2023–24 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam
2023–24 season
Chairman	Leo Ruijs
Head coach	Jeroen Rijsdijk
Stadium	Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Eredivisie	7th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tobias Lauritsen (5); All: ; Tobias Lauritsen (5)
Highest home attendance	11,000 vs PSV
Lowest home attendance	10,111 vs NEC
Average home league attendance	10,555
Biggest win	4–1 vs FC Volendam (12 November 2023)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs PSV Eindhoven (8 October 2023)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 20 December 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Sparta Rotterdam's 136th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Eredivisie. They will also compete in the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 August 2023^[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
—	GK	NED	Nick Olij
—	DF	NED	Mike Eerdhuijzen
—	MF	NOR	Joshua Kitolano
—	MF	COD	Metinho
—	FW	NOR	Tobias Lauritsen
—	MF	BEL	Arno Verschueren
—	FW	JPN	Koki Saito (on loan from Lommel)
—	DF	NED	Dylan van Wageningen
—	MF	ALG	Camiel Neghli
—	DF	NED	Jeremy van Mullem
—	FW	NED	Mohammed Tahiri


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Pedro Alemañ
—	GK	NED	Delano van Crooij
—	GK	GER	Kaylen Reitmaier
—	DF	COM	Saïd Bakari
—	DF	SUR	Djevencio van der Kust
—	DF	ESP	Sergi Rosanas
—	DF	NED	Tijs Velthuis
—	DF	NED	Django Warmerdam
—	MF	NED	Pelle Clement
—	FW	USA	Agustin Anello
—	FW	CAN	Charles-Andreas Brym
—	FW	TUR	Mehmet Yüksel

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
—	MF	NED	Patrick Brouwer (at Emmen until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Saïd Bakari	RKC Waalwijk	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
DF	Django Warmerdam	FC Utrecht	Free	1 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Pelle Clement	RKC Waalwijk	Free	1 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Djevencio van der Kust	FC Utrecht	Undisclosed	10 August 2023	^[5]
MF	Metinho	Troyes

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Aaron Meijers	RKC Waalwijk	Free	1 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Vito van Crooij	Al-Wehda	unknown	31 August 2023	^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2023 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	3–1	PEC Zwolle
16:00 UTC+2	Van Crooij 6' Saito 32' Verschueren 48'		Vellios 103'
Note: Four periods of 30 minutes.

22 July 2023 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	4–0	Zulte Waregem	Goes, Netherlands
14:00 UTC+2	Verschueren 16' Clement 44' Saito 57' Anello 89'			Stadium: Sportpark Het Schenge

25 July 2023 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–4	Mamelodi Sundowns	Zeist
15:00 UTC+2	Yüksel 74'		Shalulile 23', 35' Ribeiro 57' Maseko 81'	Stadium: KNVB Sportcentrum

29 July 2023 Friendly	Willem II	0–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Tilburg
13:00 UTC+2			Verschueren 7' Lauritsen 87' Saito 88'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

1 August 2023 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	1–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Rijswijk
14:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Sportpark Prinses Irene

5 August 2023 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
13:00 UTC+2	69'			Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	16	6	4	6	22	22	+0	037.50
KNVB Cup	1 November 2023		First round	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Total				18	7	4	7	24	24	+0	038.89

Last updated: 20 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	AZ	17	10	3	4	36	16	+20	33	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Ajax	17	8	4	5	38	32	+6	28	Qualification for the Conference League play-off
6	Sparta Rotterdam	17	7	4	6	24	22	+2	25
7	Go Ahead Eagles	17	6	5	6	28	26	+2	23
8	NEC	17	5	7	5	33	30	+3	22

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. 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)
Notes:

↑ The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the fourth-placed team of the Eredivisie if the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top three).

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
16	6	4	6	22	21	+1	22	2	3	3	10	12	−2	4	1	3	12	9	+3

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	D
Position	7	7	1	5	6	5	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[8]

12 August 2023 1	PEC Zwolle	1–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Zwolle
21:00 UTC+2	Thy 82' Vellios 90+5' Kersten 90+7'	Report	Kersten 13' (o.g.) Warmerdam 33' De Guzmán 54' Kitolano 57' Bakari 68' Lauritsen 70'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Joey Kooij

20 August 2023 2	Sparta Rotterdam	2–2	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
14:30 UTC+2	Brym 40', 54' Van Crooij 42' Van Mullem 90+3'	Report	Giménez 77' Sauer 90+1'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

27 August 2023 3	SC Heerenveen	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Heerenveen
16:45 UTC+2	Bochniewicz 71' Haye 90+3'	Report	Lauritsen 34' Saito 53', 62'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,700 Referee: Allard Lindhout

1 September 2023 4	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	NEC	Rotterdam
20:00 UTC+2	Verschueren 16' Kitolano 81'	Report	Nuytinck 8' Proper 56' Baas 65' Netten 67' González 70'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,111 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

17 September 2023 5	AZ	2-0	Sparta Rotterdam	Alkmaar
16:45 UTC+2	de Wit 18' Pavlidis 19'	Report	Arno Verscheuren 39' Saïd Bakari 43' Djevencio van der Kust 81'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: unknown Referee: Pol van Boekel

24 September 2023 6	Sparta Rotterdam	1-0	Vitesse	Rotterdam
12:15 UTC+2	Verschueren 5' Bakari 59'	Report	Cornelisse 65' Carlens 85'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,121 Referee: Richard Martens

1 October 2023 7	Excelsior	2-1	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
14:30 UTC+2	El Yaakoubi 2' Driouech 45' Zagré 73', 75' Parrott 90+3', 90+3'	Report	de Guzmán 59' Vriends 90'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 4 400 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

8 October 2023 8	Sparta Rotterdam	0-4	PSV	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+2	de Guzmán 45+1' Brym 45+1' Neghli 54'	Report	Tillman 51' Bakayoko 59' Vertessen 80' de Jong 88', 88' Dest 90'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

22 October 2023 9	Go Ahead Eagles	0-0	Sparta Rotterdam	Deventer
16:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

28 October 2023 10	Sparta Rotterdam	2-0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
20:00 UTC+2	Clement 39' Lauritsen 54', 70' Verschueren 64', 67'	Report	Roemeratoe 18'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,341 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

5 November 2023 11	Sparta Rotterdam	1-2	Almere City	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1	Kitolano 84'	Report	Robinet 12' Hansen 76'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Allard Lindhout

12 November 2023 12	FC Volendam	1–4	Sparta Rotterdam	Volendam
14:30 UTC+1	de Haan 13'	Report	Vriends 6', 87' Velthuis 37' Kitolano 42' Verschueren 90+1'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,784 Referee: Richard Martens

26 November 2023 13	Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1	Neghli 43'	Report	Seuntjens 5' Leliendal 40' Lidberg 54' Barkas 71' Boussaid 76'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,030 Referee: Joey Kooij

2 December 2023 14	Heracles	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Almelo
21:00 UTC+1	Ouahim 44'	Report	Kitolano 62'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 11,645 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

9 December 2023 15	Ajax	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
18:45 UTC+1	Brobbey 8' Bergwijn 42' (pen.)	Report	Neghli 55' de Guzmán 68'	Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Attendance: 54,526 Referee: Danny Makkelie

17 December 2023 16	Sparta Rotterdam	2–2	Twente	Rotterdam
18:45 UTC+1	de Guzmán 35' Bakari 45+3' Lauritsen 51' (pen.), pen.' Velthuis 72'	Report	Steijn 45+4' Sadílek 53' Ünüvar 90+1'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,289 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

KNVB Cup

1 November 2023 First round	IJsselmeervogels	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Spakenburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wessel Boer 80' van der Velden 38' Bäly 90'	Report	Neghli 37' Anello 59' Brym 88'	Stadium: Sportpark De Westmaat Referee: Joey Kooij

20 December 2023 Second round	ADO Den Haag	2–0	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	van Mieghem 5' Komljenovic 42' Ideho 88'	Report	Velthuis 38' Warmerdam 40' Verschueren 62' Rosario 90+2'	Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

References

↑ "A-selectie | Sparta Rotterdam".
↑ "Sparta vindt in Bakari eerste versterking voor volgend seizoen". Sparta Rotterdam. April 25, 2023.
↑ "Django Warmerdam volgend seizoen naar Het Kasteel". Sparta Rotterdam. May 11, 2023.
↑ "Pelle Clement maakt na dit seizoen overstap naar Sparta". Sparta Rotterdam. May 6, 2023.
↑ "Verdediger Djevencio van der Kust verkocht aan Sparta Rotterdam".
↑ "RKC Waalwijk: Aaron Meijers tot medio 2024 weer RKC'er". www.rkcwaalwijk.nl.
↑ https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/204144888/vito-van-crooij-maakt-transfer-naar-saoedi-arabie-officieel. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

External links

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[table_note_res_EL2Q0.70229778331811-8] The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the fourth-placed team of the Eredivisie if the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top three).

[1] "A-selectie | Sparta Rotterdam".

[2] "Sparta vindt in Bakari eerste versterking voor volgend seizoen". Sparta Rotterdam. April 25, 2023.

[3] "Django Warmerdam volgend seizoen naar Het Kasteel". Sparta Rotterdam. May 11, 2023.

[4] "Pelle Clement maakt na dit seizoen overstap naar Sparta". Sparta Rotterdam. May 6, 2023.

[5] "Verdediger Djevencio van der Kust verkocht aan Sparta Rotterdam".

[6] "RKC Waalwijk: Aaron Meijers tot medio 2024 weer RKC'er". www.rkcwaalwijk.nl.

[7] ttps://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/204144888/vito-van-crooij-maakt-transfer-naar-saoedi-arabie-officieel. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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

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