2023–24 RKC Waalwijk season
RKC Waalwijk 2023–24 football season
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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.
| 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 |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 19 January 2024[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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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
| 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 |
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Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Waalwijk |
| 19 July 2023 Friendly | NAC Breda | 2–3 | RKC Waalwijk | Breda, Netherlands |
| 19:20 CEST (UTC+2:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | RKC Waalwijk | 0–3 |  SC Paderborn | |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2:00) | Report |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00) | 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 | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 12 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 22.73 | |
| KNVB Cup | 31 October 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 21.74 | ||||
Last updated: 18 February 2024
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | 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
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 31 | −13 |
Last updated: 15 January 2025.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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) |
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Report | 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) | Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 26 August 2023 3 | NEC | 3–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Nijmegen |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 2 September 2023 4 | RKC Waalwijk | 0–4 | PSV | Waalwijk |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 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) | Report |
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Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 16,362 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 24 September 2023 6 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–0 | FC Twente | Waalwijk |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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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) | Report |
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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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report |
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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) | Report | 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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 6 December 2023 7 | RKC Waalwijk | 2–3 | Ajax | Waalwijk |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | 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) | Report | 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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report |
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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) | Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 18 February 2024 22 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Rotterdam |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | 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 |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,682 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 16 March 2024 26 | Excelsior | 1–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Rotterdam |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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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) | Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
| 7 April 2024 29 | Volendam | 3–2 | RKC Waalwijk | Volendam |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,769 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 14 April 2024 30 | AZ | 3–2 | RKC Waalwijk | Alkmaar |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 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) | Report |
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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) |
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Report | 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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,988 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
KNVB Cup
| 31 October 2023 First round | Utrecht | 3–2 | RKC Waalwijk | Utrecht |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Laurens Gerrets |