2022–23 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk 2022–23 football season

RKC Waalwijk
2022–23 season
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Joseph Oosting
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	9th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Michiel Kramer (12) All: Michiel Kramer (12)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 83rd season in the existence of RKC Waalwijk and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Players

As of 1 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	NED	Julian Lelieveld
4	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
6	MF	CUW	Vurnon Anita
7	FW	ESP	Julen Lobete (on loan from Celta)
8	MF	NED	Patrick Vroegh
9	FW	DEN	Mika Biereth (on loan from Arsenal)
10	MF	SUR	Florian Jozefzoon
11	MF	MAR	Iliass Bel Hassani
12	MF	NED	Hans Mulder
13	GK	NED	Mark Spenkelink
14	MF	NED	Pelle Clement
15	DF	NED	Lars Nieuwpoort


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NED	Roy Kuijpers
19	MF	BEL	Zakaria Bakkali
20	FW	NED	Mats Seuntjens
21	GK	POR	Joel Castro Pereira
22	FW	COM	Saïd Bakari
23	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
24	DF	BEL	Dario Van den Buijs
26	MF	BEL	Sebbe Augustijns
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer (captain)
31	GK	NED	Joey Kesting
33	MF	NED	Yassin Oukili
34	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters
35	MF	CUW	Kevin Felida
37	MF	BEL	Chris Lokesa

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NED	David Min (at SC Telstar)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Borussia Mönchengladbach

RKC Waalwijk

20 July 2022 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Velbert
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pléa 30' Stindl 53'		Daneels 19'	Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 1,100

RKC Waalwijk

SC Cambuur

30 July 2022 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	SC Cambuur	Waalwijk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Sint-Truiden

RKC Waalwijk

13 December 2022 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Geel, Belgium
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Konaté 11' Hayashi 27' Okazaki 78'	Report		Stadium: De Leunen

Roma

RKC Waalwijk

22 December 2022 Friendly	Roma	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Albufeira, Portugal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

RKC Waalwijk

Almere City

23 March 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–6	Almere City	Waalwijk
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	9th	34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	032.35
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					35	11	8	16	50	66	−16	031.43

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Utrecht	34	15	9	10	55	50	+5	54	Qualification to European competition play-offs
8	Heerenveen	34	12	10	12	44	50	−6	46	Qualification to European competition play-offs
9	RKC Waalwijk	34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	41
10	Vitesse	34	10	10	14	45	50	−5	40
11	Go Ahead Eagles	34	10	10	14	46	56	−10	40

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)

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
34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	41	9	3	5	34	26	+8	2	5	10	16	38	−22

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	10	8	13	14	8	12	8	9	7	7	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	8	10	8	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht

6 August 2022 1	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
	Van den Buijs 15' Hassani 45' Oukili 79'	Report	Dost 52', 85'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Rob Dieperink

FC Emmen v RKC Waalwijk

13 August 2022 2	FC Emmen	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Emmen
	Araujo 45+4' Bernadou 48', 58' Veldmate 90+2'	Report	Kramer 12' Lobete 89'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 7,829 Referee: Dennis Johan Higler

RKC Waalwijk v Feyenoord

21 August 2022 3	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
	Hassani 27' Gaari 89'	Report	Danilo 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,578 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Vitesse v RKC Waalwijk

27 August 2022 4	Vitesse	2–2	RKC Waalwijk	Arnhem
	Bero 61' (pen.) Flamingo 71' Yapi 73'	Report	Jozefzoon 35' Oukili 45' Hassani 50'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 10,598 Referee: Pol van Boekel

RKC Waalwijk v Excelsior

4 September 2022 5	RKC Waalwijk	5–2	Excelsior	Waalwijk
	Adewoye 38' Gaari 45+4' Clement 50' Lutonda 60' Anita 80' Kramer 90+1'	Report	Baas 15' El Yaakoubi 43' Eijgenraam 81'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

PSV v RKC Waalwijk

11 September 2022 6	PSV	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
	Gutiérrez 64' Gakpo 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Gaari 23' Adewoye 45' Van den Buijs 74' Kramer 85' Vaessen 90+4'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 28,432 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

RKC Waalwijk v Cambuur

17 September 2022 7	RKC Waalwijk	5–1	Cambuur	Waalwijk
	Lobete 22' Kramer 32' (pen.) Lelieveld 57' Tol 77' (o.g.) Bakkali 82' Hassani 86'	Report	Hoedemakers 8' Jacobs 17', 31' Paulissen 23' Bangura 45+1'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,555 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam

2 October 2022 8	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
	Kramer 10' Hassani 60', 67' Adewoye 90'	Report	Verschueren 35', 75' Sambo 63'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,647 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

FC Groningen v RKC Waalwijk

7 October 2022 9	FC Groningen	2–3	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
	Pepi 14' (pen.) te Wierik 35' Balker 36'	Report	Van den Buijs 38' (pen.) Biereth 61', 80', 83' Oukili 83'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,835 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Fortuna Sittard v RKC Waalwijk

15 October 2022 10	Fortuna Sittard	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard
	Embaló 30' Navarro 32' Özyakup 38'	Report	Kuijpers 71' Kramer 90+8'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Joey Kooij

RKC Waalwijk v AFC Ajax

22 October 2022 11	RKC Waalwijk	1–4	AFC Ajax	Waalwijk
	Gaari 2' Oukili 18' Clement 40' Adewoye 58'	Report	Berghuis 22', 53' Blind 43' Grillitsch 55' Brobbey 62', 81'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

FC Twente v RKC Waalwijk

30 October 2022 12	FC Twente	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
	Steijn 34', 45' Pröpper 46' van Wolfswinkel 89'	Report	Lelieveld 6' Augustijns 85'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,100 Referee: Rob Dieperink

RKC Waalwijk v AZ

6 November 2022 13	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	AZ	Waalwijk
	Anita 22' Hassani 32' Bakkali 87', 90+2'	Report	Karlsson 9', 90+6' Clasie 65' de Wit 83'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

NEC v RKC Waalwijk

13 November 2022 14	NEC	6–1	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
	El Karouani 36', 50' Dimata 38' (pen.) Mattsson 73' Marques 78', 90+2' Tavşan 88'	Report	Van den Buijs 4' (pen.) Hassani 11' Gaari 58' Anita 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Martin Perez

RKC Waalwijk v SC Heerenveen

7 January 2023 15	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
	Adewoye 40'	Report	Haye 26'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,143 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

FC Volendam v RKC Waalwijk

14 January 2023 16	FC Volendam	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Volendam
	Murkin 31' Mbuyamba 69' Da Silva 81'	Report	Seuntjens 63'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,604 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk

24 January 2023 18	Sparta Rotterdam	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
		Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie

RKC Waalwijk v FC Emmen

28 January 2023 19	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	FC Emmen	Waalwijk
	Kramer 3', 55' Hassani 50' Anita 64' Augustijns 89' Oukili 90+4'	Report	Bouchouari 5'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,562 Referee: Robin Hensgens

RKC Waalwijk v Go Ahead Eagles

1 February 2023 17	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
	Seuntjens 23' Clement 41' Lelieveld 47' Kramer 71' Oukili 78'	Report	Fontán 45+1', 69' Amofa 69'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Alex Bos

Excelsior v RKC Waalwijk

4 February 2023 20	Excelsior	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
	Horemans 90+3'	Report	Seuntjens 40' Vaessen 90'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

AFC Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

12 February 2023 21	AFC Ajax	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
	Klaassen 41' Brobbey 50' Timber 78' Kudus 81' Berghuis 84'	Report	Seuntjens 17' Lelieveld 77' Oukili 77'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,809 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

RKC Waalwijk v Fortuna Sittard

17 February 2023 22	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	Fortuna Sittard	Waalwijk
	Kramer 76' Lobete 86' Jozefzoon 90' Nieuwpoort 90+8'	Report	Yılmaz 49', 90+1' Embaló 59' Córdoba 71'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,692 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

SC Heerenveen v RKC Waalwijk

25 February 2023 23	SC Heerenveen	1–4	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
	van Hooijdonk 35' Olsson 57' Bruma 62'	Report	Jozefzoon 61', 90+4', 72' Adewoye 68' Lelieveld 75' Oukili 77'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 20, 109 Referee: Rob Dieperink

RKC Waalwijk v PSV

5 March 2023 24	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	PSV	Waalwijk
	Van den Buijs 45' Gaari 82'	Report	Bakayoko 35' Silva 70' van Aanholt 72' El Ghazi 85' Sangaré 90+1'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,419 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

RKC Waalwijk v NEC

18 March 2023 26	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	NEC	Waalwijk
	Oukili 29' Vaessen 46' Anita 61'	Report	Tannane 18', 31', 71' Tavşan 26' El Karouani 76'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Dennis Johan Higler

RKC Waalwijk v Vitesse

1 April 2023 27	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	Vitesse	Waalwijk
	Kramer 27', 83'	Report	Kozłowski 60' Jonathans 90'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,147 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Feyenoord v RKC Waalwijk

9 April 2023 28	Feyenoord	5–1	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
	Oukili 29' (o.g.) Paixão 31', 53' Hartman 39' Hancko 51' Giménez 61'	Report	Lobete 68', 83'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

RKC Waalwijk v FC Groningen

15 April 2023 29	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	FC Groningen	Waalwijk
	Kramer 64', 86' (pen.)	Report	Chaluš 43' Pepi 67'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Go Ahead Eagles v RKC Waalwijk

19 April 2023 25	Go Ahead Eagles	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
	Linthorst 15' Deijl 23' Willumsson 45' Lidberg 90+5'	Report	Kramer 8', 55' Lutonda 40'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,723 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

AZ Alkmaar v RKC Waalwijk

23 April 2023 30	AZ Alkmaar	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
	Mijnans 8' Lahdo 50' van Brederode 63'	Report	Van den Buijs 90+2'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,787 Referee: Allard Lindhout

RKC Waalwijk v FC Volendam

5 May 2023 31	RKC Waalwijk	4–1	FC Volendam	Waalwijk
	Oukili 4' Jozefzoon 35' Seuntjens 49' Adewoye 82' Lobete 88'	Report	Antonucci 52' Mbuyamba 84'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,924 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

13 May 2023 32	FC Utrecht	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
	Bakasetas 20', 60' Toornstra 65' Labyad 90+3'	Report	Adewoye 18' Gaari 54'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,926 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

RKC Waalwijk v FC Twente

21 May 2023 33	RKC Waalwijk	0–5	FC Twente	Waalwijk
	Gaari 30' Kramer 49' Oukili 61'	Report	Smal 10' Ugalde 34' Zerrouki 50', 60' Sadílek 74' Pleguezuelo 86'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,833 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

SC Cambuur v RKC Waalwijk

28 May 2023 34	SC Cambuur	4–0	RKC Waalwijk	Leeuwarden
	Uldriķis 40', 45+5' Sambissa 45+7', 50' Foor 55' Smit 67'	Report	Oukili 6'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup De Treffers v RKC Waalwijk

19 October 2022 Round 1	De Treffers	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Groesbeek
	Vlijter 17' Campman 67'	Report

References

"RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
"Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

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Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Final Johan Cruyff Schaal KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Women's Champions League

Club seasons
Eredivisie	Ajax AZ SC Cambuur FC Emmen Excelsior Rotterdam Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles FC Groningen SC Heerenveen NEC PSV RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam FC Twente FC Utrecht Vitesse FC Volendam
Eerste Divisie	ADO Den Haag Almere City FC FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht FC Eindhoven De Graafschap Helmond Sport Heracles Almelo Jong Ajax Jong AZ Jong PSV Jong FC Utrecht MVV Maastricht NAC Breda PEC Zwolle Roda JC Kerkrade Telstar TOP Oss VVV-Venlo Willem II
Women's Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax VV Alkmaar Excelsior Rotterdam SC Heerenveen PEC Zwolle PSV FC Twente

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