2021–22 Heracles Almelo season
Heracles Almelo 2021–22 football season
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The 2021–22 season was the 55th season in the existence of Heracles Almelo and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Heracles Almelo participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.
ChairmanRené Neelissen
Head coachFrank Wormuth
(until 16 May)
René Kolmschot
(interim, from 16 May)
(until 16 May)
René Kolmschot
(interim, from 16 May)
StadiumErve Asito
| 2021–22 season | |
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| Chairman | René Neelissen |
| Head coach | Frank Wormuth (until 16 May) René Kolmschot (interim, from 16 May) |
| Stadium | Erve Asito |
| Eredivisie | 16th |
| Relegation play-offs | Relegation play-offs (relegated) |
| KNVB Cup | Second round |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 26 March 2022[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo  | 1–2 | Sparta Rotterdam | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | Cancelled | Go Ahead Eagles | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 15 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 2–1 |  SV Rödinghausen | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 21 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 1–2 |  PAOK | Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 25 July 2021 Friendly | FC Emmen | 4–1 | Heracles Almelo | Netherlands |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 30 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 4–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 2–2 | De Graafschap | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 4 August 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 7–0 | HSC '21 | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 7 August 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 3–1 | PEC Zwolle | Germany |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 1 September 2021 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Heracles Almelo | Bremen, Germany |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Weser-Stadion |
| 27 January 2022 Friendly | SC Cambuur | 0–1 | Heracles Almelo | Netherlands |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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| 25 March 2022 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | Heracles Almelo | Bochum, Germany |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 14 August 2021 | 15 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 26.47 |
| Eredivisie relegation play-offs | 18 May 2022 | 21 May 2022 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
| KNVB Cup | 26 October 2021 | 15 December 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 26.32 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 35 | |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 35 | |
| 16 | Heracles Almelo (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Willem II (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 27 |
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)[2]
(R) Relegated
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)[2]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 28 | −17 |
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]
| 14 August 2021 1 | Heracles Almelo | 0–2 | PSV | Almelo |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 21 August 2021 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 29 August 2021 3 | Heracles Almelo | 0–1 | N.E.C. | Almelo |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 19 September 2021 5 | Heracles Almelo | 3–2 | Alkmaar | Almelo |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 26 September 2021 7 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 2 October 2021 8 | Heracles Almelo | 3–2 | Willem II | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 30 October 2021 11 | Heracles Almelo | 0–0 | Ajax | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 20 November 2021 13 | Heracles Almelo | 3–1 | Fortuna Sittard | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 4 December 2021 15 | Heracles Almelo | 0–1 | Heerenveen | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 18 December 2021 17 | Heracles Almelo | 4–2 | Groningen | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 22 December 2021 18 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | Cambuur | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 23 January 2022 20 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 11 February 2022 22 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | Utrecht | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 26 February 2022 24 | Heracles Almelo | 2–0 | PEC Zwolle | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 13 March 2022 26 | Heracles Almelo | 0–0 | Vitesse | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 10 April 2022 29 | Heracles Almelo | 1–4 | Feyenoord | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 30 April 2022 31 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | Twente | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 15 May 2022 34 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | Sparta Rotterdam | Almelo |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |