2023–24 SBV Vitesse season

The 2023–24 season was SBV Vitesse's 132nd season in existence and 35th consecutive in the Dutch top division Eredivisie. They also competed in the KNVB Cup.

SBV Vitesse
2023–24 season
ManagerPhillip Cocu
(until 11 November)
Edward Sturing
(from 20 November)
StadiumGelreDome
Eredivisie18th (relegated)
KNVB CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marco van Ginkel (7)

All:
Marco van Ginkel (7)
Biggest winNEC 1–3 Vitesse
Biggest defeatPSV 6–0 Vitesse

On 19 April, with four games remaining and occupying the bottom position with 17 points, the club incurred a penalty of 18 points – the most severe sanction of its kind in Dutch history – due to consistent violations of licensing regulations and furnishing inaccurate information to investigative bodies. Consequently, their demotion was officially confirmed.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2024[2]

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   CUW Eloy Room
2 DF   HAI Carlens Arcus
5 DF   LUX Mica Pinto
6 DF   CRO Alois Oroz
7 FW   FRA Amine Boutrah
8 MF   NED Marco van Ginkel (captain)
9 FW   SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson (on loan from Lecce)
11 FW   NED Fodé Fofana (on loan from PSV)
13 DF   NED Enzo Cornelisse
14 MF   USA Paxten Aaronson (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
15 DF   NED Ramon Hendriks (on loan from Feyenoord)
17 MF   POL Kacper Kozłowski (on loan from Brighton)
19 FW   NED Thomas Buitink
20 MF   NED Melle Meulensteen
21 MF   NED Mathijs Tielemans
22 MF   KOS Toni Domgjoni
23 MF   NED Daan Huisman
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   NED Davy Pröpper
25 FW   NED Gyan de Regt
26 MF   NED Miliano Jonathans
28 FW   ALG Anis Hadj Moussa (on loan from Patro Eisden)
29 DF   FRA Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (vice-captain)
30 FW   ROU Adrian Mazilu (on loan from Brighton)
31 GK   GER Markus Schubert
35 FW   NED Mexx Meerdink (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
43 DF   NED Giovanni van Zwam
44 MF   NED Jordi Altena
52 DF   NED Kaya Symons
55 GK   NED Tom Bramel
56 DF   NED Mats Egbring
58 FW   NED Andy Visser
59 MF   NED Naygiro Sambo

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Mathijs Tielemans   PSV U21 Free 1 July 2023
FW   Amine Boutrah   Concarneau Free 1 July 2023
MF   Kacper Kozłowski   Brighton & Hove Albion Loan 18 July 2023 [3]
GK   Eloy Room   Columbus Crew Free 18 July 2023 [4]
FW   Said Hamulić   Toulouse Loan 18 July 2023 [5]
DF   Mica Pinto   Sparta Rotterdam Free 14 August 2023 [6]
FW   Fodé Fofana   PSV U21 Loan 1 September 2023 [7]
FW   Nikolai Baden Frederiksen   Austria Lustenau Loan return 31 January 2024
FW   Mexx Meerdink   AZ Loan 31 January 2024
MF   Paxten Aaronson   Eintracht Frankfurt Loan 1 February 2024
MF   Anis Hadj Moussa   Patro Eisden Loan 1 February 2024
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW   Bartosz Białek   VfL Wolfsburg Loan return 30 June 2023
MF   Sondre Tronstad   Blackburn Rovers Free 1 July 2023 [8]
MF   Matúš Bero   VfL Bochum Free 1 July 2023 [9]
DF   Maximilian Wittek   VfL Bochum Undisclosed 14 August 2023 [10]
FW   Nikolai Baden Frederiksen   Austria Lustenau Loan 1 September 2023
MF   Carel Eiting   FC Twente €1,000,000 1 September 2023 [11]
MF   Million Manhoef   Stoke City €4,000,000 1 February 2024
FW   Nikolai Baden Frederiksen   Lyngby Free 1 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

1 August 2023 Friendly Vitsse   2–2   Patro Eisden Overbetuwe
18:30 UTC+1
Stadium: RKSV Driel Stadion
5 August 2023 Friendly Getafe   4–1   Vitesse Getafe
21:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
7 January 2024 Friendly VfL Bochum   2–0   Vitesse Bochum, Germany
14:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 11 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 18th 34 6 6 22 30 74 −44 017.65
KNVB Cup 31 October 2023 7 February 2024 First round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 4 3 +1 075.00
Total 38 9 6 23 34 77 −43 023.68

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
18 Vitesse[a] (R) 34 6 6 22 30 74 −44 6
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Vitesse were deducted eighteen points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[12]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 6 6 22 30 74  −44 24 2 6 9 15 30  −15 4 0 13 15 44  −29

Source: [citation needed]

(−18 points)

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWLLLLLWDLDLLLLWLDLLLLDWLLDLLLLWLWD
Position8101314141513121516181818181718171818181818171717171717181818181818
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[13]

11 August 2023 1 Volendam 1–2 Vitesse Volendam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kras Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler
19 August 2023 2 Vitesse 1–3 PSV Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
3 September 2023 4 Vitesse 0–2 AZ Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
16 September 2023 5 Vitesse 0–2 RKC Waalwijk Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
24 September 2023 6 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Vitesse Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
27 September 2023 3 FC Twente 1–0 Vitesse Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Note: Postponed due to European competitions.
1 October 2023 7 NEC 1–3 Vitesse Nijmegen
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
7 October 2023 8 Vitesse 0–0 Excelsior Arnhem
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
21 October 2023 9 Feyenoord 4–0 Vitesse Rotterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
27 October 2023 10 Vitesse 1–1 PEC Zwolle Arnhem
20:00 CEST Manhoef   88' Report   25' Namli Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Hensgens
4 November 2023 11 Go Ahead Eagles 5–1 Vitesse Deventer
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
11 November 2023 12 Vitesse 1–3 SC Heerenveen Arnhem
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
25 November 2023 13 Ajax 5–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
2 December 2023 14 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 Vitesse Sittard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 10,009
Referee:   Alex Bos
10 December 2023 15 Vitesse 2–0 Heracles Almelo Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 17,061
Referee:   Serdar Gözübüyük
17 December 2023 16 Almere City 5–0 Vitesse Almere
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Attendance: 4,222
Referee:   Danny Makkelie
14 January 2024 17 Vitesse 0–0 FC Utrecht Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,207
Referee: Richard Martens
21 January 2024 18 Vitesse 1–2 Feyenoord Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
26 January 2024 19 PEC Zwolle 1–0 Vitesse Zwolle
21:00 UTC+1 Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Referee: Laurence Gerets
4 February 2024 20 Vitesse 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles Arnhem
12:15 Report Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Joey Kooij
10 February 2024 21 Heracles Almelo 3–2 Vitesse Almelo
21:00 Report Stadium: Erve Asito
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
18 February 2024 22 Vitesse 1–1 Volendam Arnhem
14:30 Report Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Danny Makkelie
25 February 2024 23 Excelsior 1–2 Vitesse Rotterdam
12:15 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
2 March 2024 23 Vitesse 1–2 Twente Arnhem
20:00 Propper(o.g.) 44' van Wolfswinkel  4' Brenet  79' Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Ingmar Oostroom
28 April 2024 31 Vitesse 3–2 Fortuna Sittard Arnhem
16:45 Report Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Robin Hensgens
5 May 2024 32 FC Utrecht 1–0 Vitesse Utrecht
14:30 Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Referee: Rob Dieperink
12 May 2024 33 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Vitesse Heerenveen
14:30
Report
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 23.720
Referee: Richard Martens (Netherlands)
19 May 2024 34 Vitesse 2–2 Ajax Arnhem
14:30
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 18.796
Referee: Erwin Blank (Netherlands)

KNVB Cup

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31 October 2023 First round RKSV Groene Ster 0–1 Vitesse Heerlen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Sportpark Pronsenbroek (Heerlen)
Referee: Stan Teuben
21 December 2023 Second round Vitesse 1–0 SC Heerenveen Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Referee:   Rob Dieperink
18 January 2024 Round of 16 Vitesse 1–0 AFC Arnhem
18:45 CET
Report Stadium: GelreDome
7 February 2024 Quarter-final Cambuur 3–1 Vitesse Leeuwarden
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 9,697
Referee: Rob Dieperink

References

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  1. ^ "Vitesse is relegated from the Eredivisie after 35 years". Eredivisie. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Vitesse – Selectie". 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Vitesse en Kacper Kozlowski geven geslaagd seizoen vervolg". 17 Jul 2023.
  4. ^ "Doelman Eloy Room komt thuis bij Vitesse". 18 Jul 2023.
  5. ^ "L'Attaquant Saïd Hamulic est prêté au Vitesse Arnhem".
  6. ^ "Vitesse haalt Mica Pinto binnen als nieuwe linksback". 14 Aug 2023.
  7. ^ "Goedkeuring van Zeist: Vitesse huurt Fofana met koopoptie van PSV". Sep 2, 2023. Archived from the original on Sep 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Sondre signs!". 15 June 2023.
  9. ^ "VfL nimmt Matúš Bero unter Vertrag" (in German). VfL Bochum. 27 June 2023.
  10. ^ "VfL commits Maximilian Wittek". VfL Bochum. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Eiting na maandenlang geschil definitief naar FC Twente". September 2023.
  12. ^ "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.
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