2025–26 SC Cambuur season
Dutch football club season
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The 2025–26 season is the 52nd season for SC Cambuur, in the Eerste Divisie (3rd consecutive). The club finished the regular league season in 3rd place and promoted to Eredivisie
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Henk de Jong |
| Stadium | Kooi Stadion |
| Eerste Divisie | 2025–26 Eerste Divisie |
| KNVB Cup | 2025–26 KNVB Cup |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ichem Ferrah (12 goals) All: Ichem Ferrah (12 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,000 SBV Vitesse (38th week) |
| Lowest home attendance | 12,236 TOP Oss (2nd week) |
| Average home league attendance | 13,609 |
| Biggest win | 4-0 (SBV Vitesse (a) 15th week MVV Maastricht (h) 21st week) |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 VVV-Venlo (a) 34th week |
| All statistics correct as of 27 April 2026. | |
In the KNVB Cup, SC Cambuur's participation ended in 1st round following a 3–2 defeat to RKC Waalwijk.
Ichem Ferrah was the club’s top scorer during the season, scoring all his 12 goals in Eerste Divisie competitions.
Remco Balk and Thijs Jansen were the club’s most frequently featured players during the season, each recording 38 appearances in all competitions. Balk made 37 league appearances and played once in the KNVB Cup, while Jansen featured in all 38 league matches.
Players
First-team squad
Source:[1][2] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Jamal Amofa |
 Botev Plovdiv[3] |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| FW |  Nicolas Binder |
Austria Klagenfurt[4] |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| FW |  Oscar Sjöstrand |
Sandvikens IF[5] |
€450,000 | 11 July 2025 |
| DF | Rik Mulders |
FC Den Bosch[6] |
€200,000 | 23 July 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Jeredy Hilterman |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
End of loan | 30 June 2025 |
| FW |  Jonathan Afolabi |
 K.V. Kortrijk |
End of loan | 30 June 2025 |
| DF |  Tomas Galvez |
 Manchester City F.C. |
End of loan | 30 June 2025 |
| GK | Brett Minnema |
VV Workum |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| MF |  Arnau Casas |
 S.C.U. Torreense[7] |
1 July 2025 | |
| DF | Gabi Caschili |
No club | 1 July 2025 | |
| FW | Ilias Alhaft |
 Bangkok United F.C. |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| MF | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
End of career | 1 July 2025 | |
| FW | Michael de Leeuw |
GV Groen Geel |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| MF | Steyn Potma |
Harkemase Boys |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| DF |  Sturla Ottesen |
No club | 1 July 2025 | |
| GK | Thijmen Renkel |
Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| DF | Thomas Poll |
Helmond Sport[8] |
Free | 1 July 2025 |
| DF | Bryant Nieling |
 Modena FC 2018[9] |
€900,000 | 7 July 2025 |
| DF | Floris Smand |
CD Eldense[10] |
Free | 11 July 2025 |
| GK | Daan Reiziger |
SC Telstar[11] |
Free | 14 July 2025 |
| DF |  Tyrique Mercera |
FC Groningen[12] |
€663,000 | 17 July 2025 |
| FW | Benjamin Pauwels |
CD Leganés[13] |
€1,300,000 | 21 July 2025 |
| MF | Marcel Schaapman |
RKC Waalwijk[14] |
Free | 29 July 2025 |
| DF | Jeremy van Mullem |
 Omonia Aradippou |
Free | 13 August 2025 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eerste Divisie | 8 August 2025 | 24 April 2026 | Week 1 | 2nd | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 60.53 |
| KNVB Cup | 29 October 2025 | 29 October 2025 | 1st round | 1st round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 58.97 | ||||
Source: ESPN
Eerste Divisie
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 |
| 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 |
Last updated: 27 April 2026.
Source: Eerste Divisie
Results by round
Matches
1st half
| 8 August 2025 1st week[15] | FC Dordrecht | 1–0 | SC Cambuur | Dordrecht |
| 20:00 | Yannick Eduardo  28' |
Report | Stadium: M-Scores Stadion Attendance: 2,544 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 15 August 2025 2nd week[16] | SC Cambuur | 1–0 | TOP Oss | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Oscar Sjöstrand 6' |
Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 12,236 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
| 25 August 2025 3rd week[17] | Jong AZ | 0–1 | SC Cambuur | The Hague |
| 20:00 | Report | Nick Twisk  16' (o.g.) |
Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Attendance: 850 Referee: Stan Teuben |
| 31 August 2025 4th week[18] | SC Cambuur | 3–1 | VVV-Venlo | Leeuwarden |
| 16:45 | Oscar Sjöstrand 15' Tony Rölke 32'Ismaël Baouf 53' |
Report | Gabin Blancquart 64' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 12,473 Referee: Joey Kooij |
| 6 September 2025 5th week[19] | SC Cambuur | 2–2 | Willem II Tilburg | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Ichem Ferrah 50' Kian Visser 89' |
Report | Ismaël Baouf 25' (o.g.) Feliciano de Ruijeter 83' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,287 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 12 September 2025 6th week[20] | MVV Maastricht | 0–1 | SC Cambuur | Maastricht |
| 20:00 | Report | Mark Diemers 24' |
Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Richard Martens |
| 22 September 2025 7th week[21] | Jong FC Utrecht | 2–4 | SC Cambuur | Utrecht |
| 20:00 | Miliano Jonathans 39' Noah Ohio 51' |
Report | Mark Diemers 16' Oscar Sjöstrand 17' 66'Remco Balk 23' |
Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 455 Referee: Kevin Puts |
| 26 September 2025 8th week[22] | SC Cambuur | 5–3 | Jong PSV | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Jort van der Sande 15' 39' Oscar Sjöstrand 36'Jorn Berkhout 55'Nicky Souren 84' |
Report | Sami Bouhoudane 30' Tai Abed 48' (pen.) 70' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,177 Referee: Martijn Vos |
| 29 September 2025 9th week[23] | Roda JC Kerkrade | 1–1 | SC Cambuur | Kerkrade |
| 20:00 | Anthony van den Hurk 8' |
Report | Ichem Ferrah 38' |
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
| 3 October 2025 10th week[24] | SC Cambuur | 3–2 | FC Emmen | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Remco Balk 34' 55' Ichem Ferrah 73' |
Report | Romano Postema 31' Tim Geypens 81' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,121 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
| 11 October 2025 11th week[25] | SC Cambuur | 2–0 | De Graafschap | Leeuwarden |
| 21:00 | Bram Marsman 45+1' Yorem van der Veen 87' |
Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 14,215 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
| 17 October 2025 12th week[26] | Almere City FC | 1–1 | SC Cambuur | Almere |
| 20:00 | Teun Bijleveld 55' |
Report | Iwan Henstra 70' |
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 3,664 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
| 24 October 2025 13th week[27] | RKC Waalwijk | 4–2 | SC Cambuur | Waalwijk |
| 20:00 | Jesper Uneken 40' Roy Kuijpers 43'Tim van der Leij 74' 90+2' |
Report | Wiebe Kooistra 56' Remco Balk 67' |
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Robin Hensgens |
| 1 November 2025 14th week[28] | SC Cambuur | 4–1 | Jong Ajax | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Bram Marsman 8' Tony Rölke 23'Oscar Sjöstrand 66'Iwan Henstra 90+3' |
Report | Nassef Chourak 10' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 14,133 Referee: Laurens Gerrets |
| 7 November 2025 15th week[29] | SBV Vitesse | 0–4 | SC Cambuur | Arnhem |
| 20:00 | Report | Remco Balk 21' 45+1' Mark Diemers 43'Tony Rölke 79' |
Stadium: Gelredome Attendance: 17,551 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 15 November 2025 16th week[30] | FC Eindhoven | 3–3 | SC Cambuur | Eindhoven |
| 18:45 | Sven Simons 35' Thijs Muller 39'Daan Huisman 86' |
Report | Mark Diemers 45' (pen.) Ismaël Baouf 73'Jort van der Sande 90+5' |
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 21 November 2025 17th week[31] | SC Cambuur | 2–0 | ADO Den Haag | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Oscar Sjöstrand 76' Jort van der Sande 88' |
Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 14,866 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 28 November 2025 18th week[32] | SC Cambuur | 0–0 | Helmond Sport | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,132 Referee: Joey Kooij |
| 5 December 2025 19th week[33] | SC Cambuur | 2–1 | FC Den Bosch | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Oscar Sjöstrand 6' Tony Rölke 10' |
Report | Kévin Monzialo 33' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 12,315 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 12 December 2025 20th week[34] | Willem II Tilburg | 0–1 | SC Cambuur | Tilburg |
| 20:00 | Report | Ichem Ferrah 90' |
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,521 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 19 December 2025 21st week[35] | SC Cambuur | 4–0 | MVV Maastricht | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Oscar Sjöstrand 11' Ismaël Baouf 61'Tony Rölke 71'Iwan Henstra 78' |
Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,328 Referee: Stan Teuben |
2nd half
| 16 January 2026 22nd week[36] | ADO Den Haag | 1–2 | SC Cambuur | The Hague |
| 20:00 | Jesse Bal 88' |
Report | Jort van der Sande 16' Remco Balk 23' |
Stadium: WerkTalent Stadion Attendance: 12,855 Referee: Robin Hensgens |
| 2 February 2026 23rd week[37] | Jong PSV | 3–2 | SC Cambuur | Eindhoven |
| 20:00 | Joël van den Berg 17' Nicolas Verkooijen 21'Fabio Kluit 55' |
Report | Ismaël Baouf 79' Mark Diemers 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: WerkTalent Stadion Attendance: 596 Referee: Martin Fernando Perezlindo |
| 20 February 2026 24th week[38] | Jong Ajax | 1–2 | SC Cambuur | Duivendrecht |
| 20:00 | Mohamed Abdalla 84' |
Report | Mark Diemers 16' (pen.) Ismaël Baouf 88' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Thomas Hardeman |
| 20 February 2026 25th week[39] | SC Cambuur | 1–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Jort van der Sande 90+7' |
Report | Denilho Cleonise 30' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Joey Kooij |
| 24 February 2026 26th week[40] | SC Cambuur | 2–1 | FC Eindhoven | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Ismaël Baouf 64' Iwan Henstra 84' |
Report | Rangelo Janga 29' (pen.) |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,401 Referee: Martijn Vos |
| 27 February 2026 27th week[41] | TOP Oss | 1–2 | SC Cambuur | Oss |
| 20:00 | Yaid Marhoum 89' (pen.) |
Report | Ichem Ferrah 70' Nicky Souren 79' |
Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom |
| 3 March 2026 28th week[42] | SC Cambuur | 3–2 | Almere City FC | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Jort van der Sande 64' 35' Jamal Amofa 47' |
Report | Milan de Haan 24' Olivier de Nijs 86' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,450 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 8 March 2026 29th week[43] | SC Cambuur | 1–0 | Jong FC Utrecht | Leeuwarden |
| 16:45 | Oscar Sjöstrand 63' |
Report | Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 14,233 Referee: Laurens Gerrets |
| 13 March 2026 30th week[44] | SC Cambuur | 1–1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Ichem Ferrah 52' (pen.) |
Report | Michael Breij 46' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 14,236 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
| 27 February 2026 31st week[45] | Helmond Sport | 0–1 | SC Cambuur | Helmond |
| 20:00 | Report | Ichem Ferrah 2' |
Stadium: GS Staalwerken Stadion Attendance: 2,048 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
| 20 March 2026 32nd week[46] | SC Cambuur | 3–4 | Jong AZ | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Iwan Henstra 38' Ichem Ferrah 78' 81' |
Report | Jasper Hartog 10' Jesper Zwart 58'Yoël Van Den Ban 87' (pen.)Bendegúz Kovács 90+3' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Wouter Wiersma |
| 24 March 2026 33rd week[47] | FC Emmen | 2–4 | SC Cambuur | Emmen |
| 20:00 | Romano Postema 45+1' Freddy Quispel 84' |
Report | Ichem Ferrah 6' 49' Fabian Kvam 21' 23' |
Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 7,837 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 3 April 2026 34th week[48] | VVV-Venlo | 3–0 | SC Cambuur | Venlo |
| 20:00 | Dean Zandbergen 15' 80' 87' |
Report | Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 11,909 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 6 April 2026 35th week[49] | SC Cambuur | 1–1 | FC Dordrecht | Leeuwarden |
| 16:45 | Mark Diemers 64' |
Report | Diyae Jermoumi 81' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 13,885 Referee: Erwin Blank |
| 10 April 2026 36th week[50] | FC Den Bosch | 1–1 | SC Cambuur | Venlo |
| 20:00 | Jack de Vries 57' |
Report | Mark Diemers 90+4' |
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Richard Martens |
| 17 April 2026 37th week[51] | De Graafschap | 3–1 | SC Cambuur | Doetinchem |
| 20:00 | Nathan Kaninda 29' Levi Schoppema 45+1'Joran Hardeman 63' |
Report | Jort van der Sande 19' |
Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 11,909 Referee: Alex Bos |
| 24 April 2026 38th week[52] | SC Cambuur | 2–1 | SBV Vitesse | Leeuwarden |
| 20:00 | Mark Diemers 51' Ichem Ferrah 85' |
Report | Naoufal Bannis 42' |
Stadium: Kooi Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
KNVB Cup
| 29 October 2025 1st round[53] | RKC Waalwijk | 3–2 | SC Cambuur | Waalwijk |
| 20:00 | Tim van der Leij 39' Juan Castillo 50'Nazjir Held 74' |
Report | Tony Rölke 52' Mark Diemers 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Richard Martens |
Statistics
Scorers
| # | Player | Eerste Divisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ichem Ferrah |
12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Mark Diemers |
9 | 1 | 10 |
| Oscar Sjöstrand |
10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 | Jort van der Sande |
9 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Remco Balk |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Ismaël Baouf |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Rölke |
5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Iwan Henstra |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Bram Marsman |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fabian Kvam |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nicky Souren |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Jamal Amofa |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorn Berkhout |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kian Visser |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wiebe Kooistra |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Assists
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Diemers |
11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Oscar Sjöstrand |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Jamal Amofa |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ichem Ferrah |
6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Remco Balk |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tomas Galvez |
4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Iwan Henstra |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jort van der Sande |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nicolas Binder |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rik Mulders |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tony Rölke |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Daan Visser |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Diyae-Edinne Jermoumi |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ethan Apkakou |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ismaël Baouf |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kian Visser |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thijs Jansen |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remco Balk |
37 | 1 | 38 |
| Thijs Jansen |
38 | 0 | 38 | |
| 3 | Jamal Amofa |
36 | 1 | 37 |
| Tomas Galvez |
36 | 1 | 37 | |
| 5 | Ichem Ferrah |
35 | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | Jort van der Sande |
34 | 1 | 35 |
| Mark Diemers |
34 | 1 | 35 | |
| Tony Rölke |
34 | 1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Oscar Sjöstrand |
32 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Nicky Souren |
30 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Ismaël Baouf |
29 | 1 | 30 |
| Rik Mulders |
30 | 0 | 30 | |
| 13 | Wiebe Kooistra |
25 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Iwan Henstra |
25 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Bram Marsman |
24 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | Jorn Berkhout |
21 | 1 | 22 |
| 17 | Kian Visser |
21 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | Diyae-Edinne Jermoumi |
16 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Nicolas Binder |
13 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Ethan Apkakou |
11 | 0 | 11 |
| 21 | Toni Jonker |
10 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Daan Visser |
9 | 0 | 9 |
| 23 | Jochem Nap |
7 | 1 | 8 |
| Yorem van der Veen |
7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 25 | Fabian Kvam |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | Danyello Look |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Jasper Meijster |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jelte Priem |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sybrand Veldhuis |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wiebe van der Heide |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
| # | Player | Eerste Divisie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thijs Jansen |
11 |
Disciplinary record
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | | | | | ||
| 1 | Remco Balk |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Jorn Berkhout |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jamal Amofa |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Ismaël Baouf |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nicky Souren |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mark Diemers |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rik Mulders |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jort van der Sande |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tomas Galvez |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | Oscar Sjöstrand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Rölke |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Daan Visser |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ethan Apkakou |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Iwan Henstra |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kian Visser |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | Bram Marsman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fabian Kvam |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ichem Ferrah |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thijs Jansen |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yorem van der Veen |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |