2023–24 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam
2023–24 season
Chairman	Leo Ruijs
Head coach	Jeroen Rijsdijk
Stadium	Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Eredivisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tobias Lauritsen (3); All: ; Tobias Lauritsen (3)
	All statistics correct as of 5 November 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	12	5	3	4	17	16	+1	041.67
KNVB Cup	1 November 2023		First round	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total				13	6	3	4	19	16	+3	046.15

Last updated: 12 November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Twente	14	9	3	2	28	15	+13	30	Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Go Ahead Eagles	14	6	4	4	25	20	+5	22	Qualification for Conference League play-off
6	Sparta Rotterdam	14	6	3	5	19	18	+1	21
7	SC Heerenveen	14	6	1	7	23	26	−3	19
8	Ajax	13	5	3	5	28	25	+3	18

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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
12	5	3	4	17	16	+1	18	2	2	2	7	9	−2	3	1	2	10	7	+3

Last updated: 12 November 2023.
Source:

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 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 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	v	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

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

19 December 2023 Second round	ADO Den Haag	v	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
TBD CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium

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.
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↑ "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

Official website

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[table_note_res_EL2Q0.38576728263207-8] 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] ↑

[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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