2023–24 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2023–24 season
Manager	Henk Fraser
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	15th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: David Min (10); All: David Min (10)
Biggest win	Vitesse 0–2 RKC Waalwijk
Biggest defeat	RKC Waalwijk 0–4 PSV
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was RKC Waalwijk's 84th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Dutch top division Eredivisie. They are also competing in the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 January 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SUR	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	NED	Julian Lelieveld
3	DF	BEL	Dario Van den Buijs
4	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
6	MF	MAR	Yassin Oukili
7	FW	NED	Denilho Cleonise
8	MF	NED	Patrick Vroegh
9	FW	NED	David Min
10	FW	SRB	Filip Stevanović (on loan from Manchester City)
11	FW	BEL	Zakaria Bakkali
13	GK	NED	Mark Spenkelink
14	MF	BEL	Chris Lokesa
15	MF	NED	Nouri El Harmazi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	NED	Richonell Margaret
20	FW	BEL	Ilias Takidine
21	GK	NED	Jeroen Houwen
23	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
24	MF	CUW	Godfried Roemeratoe
25	DF	NED	Jeffrey Bruma
27	FW	NED	Reuven Niemeijer
28	DF	NED	Aaron Meijers
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer (captain)
30	MF	FRA	Daouda Weidmann (on loan from Torino)
31	GK	NED	Joey Kesting
35	MF	CUW	Kevin Felida
—	FW	NED	Mats Seuntjens

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters (at FC Eindhoven until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Denilho Cleonise	FC Twente	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
DF	Jeffrey Bruma	SC Heerenveen	Free	17 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Filip Stevanović	Manchester City	Loan	8 August 2023	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Mats Seuntjens	FC Utrecht	Free	1 July 2023	^[5]
MF	Iliass Bel Hassani	Al-Jabalain	Free	8 July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly	Regioteam Waalwijk	0–12	RKC Waalwijk
15:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report

8 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	K.V. Kortrijk	Waalwijk, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Waalwijk

15 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	NEC Nijmegen	Waalwijk, Netherlands
13:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report	Nuytinck 2'	Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Waalwijk

19 July 2023 Friendly	NAC Breda	2-3	RKC Waalwijk	Breda, Netherlands
19:20 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Van den Bergh 60' Besselink 90'	Report	Kuijpers 6' Min 45' Lokesa 63'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

22 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–3	SC Paderborn
14:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report

27 July 2023 Friendly	Olympique Marseille	0–1	RKC Waalwijk
13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Gueye 13'	Report

5 August 2023 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Adewoye 69' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

16 November 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	3–5	Cercle Brugge
13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)

6 January 2024 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	1-1	KAC Marrakech
12:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		22	5	3	14	20	39	−19	022.73
KNVB Cup	31 October 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					23	5	3	15	22	42	−20	021.74

Last updated: 18 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Almere City	34	7	13	14	33	59	−26	34
14	Heracles Almelo	34	9	6	19	41	74	−33	33
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	8	19	38	56	−18	29
16	Excelsior (R)	34	6	11	17	50	73	−23	29	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	Volendam (R)	34	4	7	23	34	88	−54	19	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	4	1	9	14	26	−12	13	2	1	5	9	16	−7	2	0	4	5	10	−5

Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[6]

12 August 2023 1	Heerenveen	3-1	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nicolaescu 24' Bochniewicz 30' Sahraoui 43'	Report	Kramer 60' (pen.) Felida 79'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

20 August 2023 2	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	AZ	Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 41' (pen.), 58' Margaret 76'	Report	Pavlidis 54', 79' D. de Wit 59' Poku 63'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Alex Bos

26 August 2023 3	NEC	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoedemakers 16' Mattsson 23', 90' Rober 90+5'	Report	Min 60' Oukili 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

2 September 2023 4	RKC Waalwijk	0–4	PSV	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Veerman 44' Lang 53' De Jong 65' Tillman 86'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,609 Referee: Dennis Johan Higler

16 September 2023 5	Vitesse	0–2	RKC Waalwijk	Arnhem
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Manhoef 60' Boutrah 72'	Report	Roemeratoe 44' Oukili 39', 67' Margaret 78', 90+6' Van den Buijs 85' Vaessen 89'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 16,362 Referee: Allard Lindhout

24 September 2023 6	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	FC Twente	Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Oukili 18' Stevanović 89'	Report	Vlap 19'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Joey Kooij

7 October 2023 8	Almere City	1-0	RKC Waalwijk	Almere
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Robinet 32' Soh 90+5'	Report	Meijers 36'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

21 October 2023 9	RKC Waalwijk	2-1	FC Volendam	Waalwijk
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Min 43' Meijers 52' Roemeratoe 76' Oukili 90+2' Kramer 90+3'	Report	Mbuyamba 28' Payne 45+1' Benamar 89'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

28 October 2024 10	Sparta Rotterdam	2-0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Clement 39' Lauritsen 54' (pen.), 70' Verschueren 64', 67'	Report	Roemeratoe 18'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 10,341 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

4 November 2023 11	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cleonise 25' Adewoye 45+2'	Report	Timber 35' Hartman 42' Nieuwkoop 64', 90'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,186 Referee: Pol Van Boekel

11 November 2023 12	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meijers 23'	Report	Willumsson 30'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,157 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

25 November 2023 13	PEC Zwolle	1–2	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van den Berg 29' Namli 78'	Report	Stevanović 14', 42' Lokesa 50' Kramer 78'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

2 December 2023 14	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Excelsior	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oukili 22', 60'	Report	Driouech 74' Baas 81'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis

6 December 2023 7	RKC Waalwijk	2–3	Ajax	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kramer 37' Oukili 51'	Report	Brobbey 30' Berghuis 43' (pen.), 57'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Pol Van Boekel
Note: The match, which was originally played on September 30, was suspended in the 84th minute due to a collision between the home team's goalkeeper and the visiting team's striker.^[7] The remaining minutes will resume with the same score.

10 December 2023 15	Fortuna Sittard	1-0	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Voet 72' Noslin 87', 88'	Report	Lelieveld 30' Gaari 41'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 10,397 Referee: Joey Kooij

16 December 2023 16	FC Utrecht	1-1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jensen 28'	Report	Kramer 45' (pen.) Oukili 58' Adewoye 63' Felida 90+1' Lokesa 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,033 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

12 January 2024 17	RKC Waalwijk	1-2	Heracles Almelo	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kramer 53' (pen.) Van den Buijs 90'	Report	Engels 59'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,412 Referee: Rob Dieperink

21 January 2024 18	AFC Ajax	4-1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 9', 35', 70' Tahirović 38' Hlynsson 64' Berghuis 87'	Report	Kramer 15'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,514 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

27 January 2024 19	RKC Waalwijk	1-1	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gaari 7' Verschueren 53' (o.g.) Kramer 54' Van den Buijs 54' Roemeratoe 75' Vaessen 82' Meijers 87'	Report	Metinho 46' Verschueren 57' Kitolano 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,517 Referee: Alex Bos

3 February 2024 20	FC Twente	3-0	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	van Wolfswinkel 21' Boadu 79' Taha 81'	Report	Seuntjens 40'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,700 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

9 February 2024 21	RKC Waalwijk	2-0	NEC Nijmegen	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Min 7', 22' (pen.) Van den Buijs 19' Meijers 51' Lelieveld 90+4'	Report	Nuytinck 63' Sandler 67' Proper 77'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

18 February 2024 22	Feyenoord	1-0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Wieffer 84'	Report	Lelieveld 23' Vaessen 35' Niemeijer 35'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

24 February 2024 23	RKC Waalwijk	0-1	Fortuna Sittard	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sierhuis 89'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,084 Referee: Joey Kooij

2 March 2024 24	Go Ahead Eagles	1-0	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Breum 61'	Report	Lelieveld 41'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,847 Referee: Pol van Boekel

9 March 2024 25	RKC Waalwijk	3-1	Vitesse	Waalwijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Min 28' Roemeratoe 34' Niemeijer 71' Lokesa 83' Kramer 90+1'	Report	Aaronson 46'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,682 Referee: Allard Lindhout

16 March 2024 26	Excelsior	1-1	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Horemans 28' de Moes 80'	Report	Van den Buijs 69' Seuntjens 76' Roemeratoe 82'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

30 March 2024 27	RKC Waalwijk	1-1	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Felida 69' Meijers 90+2'	Report	van Amersfoort 52' Bochniewicz 61'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,733 Referee: Erwin Blank

3 April 2024 28	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	Almere City	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Roemeratoe 39' Seuntjens 60'	Report	Barbet 48'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof [nl]

7 April 2024 29	Volendam	3-2	RKC Waalwijk	Volendam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mühren 14', 22' Maulun 60' Johnson 75' Benamar 90+1' Karim 90+2'	Report	Niemeijer 55' Kramer 59' Gaari 83' Roemeratoe 90+1'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,769 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

14 April 2024 30	AZ	3-2	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sugawara 66' Sadiq 75' Pavlidis 77' Goes 83'	Report	Min 3', 41', 67' Lokesa 74' Vaessen 77'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

28 April 2024 31	RKC Waalwijk	2-2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Min 26', 65' Margaret 66'	Report	El Karouani 59' Bozdoğan 61', 69' Lammers 84'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,734 Referee: Dennis Johan Higler

5 May 2024 32	Heracles Almelo	0-5	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoogma 45+2'	Report	Min 7', 67', 82' Gaari 45', 89' Adewoye 80'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Allard Lindhout

12 May 2024 33	RKC Waalwijk	1-1	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Margaret 90+1'	Report	Thy 61' Buurmeester 89' MacNulty 90+10'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,988 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

19 May 2024 34	PSV	3-1	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	De Jong 44', 82' (pen.) Lelieveld 86' (o.g.)	Report	Margaret 16' Roemeratoe 21' Oukili 61' Gaari 75' Bruma 76' 81'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Danny Makkelie

KNVB Cup

31 October 2023 First round	Utrecht	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fraulo 7' Van der Hoorn 17' Lidberg 30' (pen.)	Report	Lokesa 44', 51'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Laurens Gerrets

References

^ "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ "RKC Waalwijk: RKC Waalwijk huurt Filip Stevanović van Manchester City".
^ "Aanwinst: Mats Seuntjens naar FC Utrecht".
^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. 30 June 2023.
^ "Ajax league match abandoned after RKC goalkeeper knocked out". Reuters. 30 September 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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[4] "RKC Waalwijk: RKC Waalwijk huurt Filip Stevanović van Manchester City".

[5] "Aanwinst: Mats Seuntjens naar FC Utrecht".

[6] "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. 30 June 2023.

[7] "Ajax league match abandoned after RKC goalkeeper knocked out". Reuters. 30 September 2023.

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