2022–23 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam

2022–23 season
Chairman	Leo Ruijs
Head coach	Maurice Steijn
Stadium	Het Kasteel
Eredivisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Vito van Crooij (9) All: Arno Verschueren Vito van Crooij (9 each)

The 2022–23 is the 135th season in the existence of Sparta Rotterdam and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Rotterdam participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 August 2022^[1]

As of 22 July 2022^[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Nick Olij — GK  NED Tim Coremans — GK  NED Youri Schoonderwaldt 12 DF  NED Dirk Abels — DF  NED Mike Eerdhuijzen — DF  LUX Laurent Jans — DF  NED Aaron Meijers — DF  LUX Mica Pinto — DF  NED Bart Vriends — MF  NED Adil Auassar (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  NED Jonathan de Guzmán — MF  NOR Joshua Kitolano — MF  NED Sven Mijnans — MF  DEN Younes Namli 16 MF  JPN Koki Saito (on loan from Lommel) 10 MF  BEL Arno Verschueren — MF  ESP Pedro Alemañ — FW  CAN Charles-Andreas Brym 11 FW  NED Vito van Crooij 9 FW  NOR Tobias Lauritsen — FW  COD Jason Lokilo

Reserve squad

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 — GK  NED Jomar Gomes — GK  SUR Ishan Kort — GK  NED Finn Murre — DF  TOG Augustin Drakpe — DF  MAR Farouq Limouri — DF  NED Jeremy van Mullem — DF  NED Tariq Dilrosun — DF  NED Gaultiér Overman — DF  NED Jay den Haan — DF  NED Yanilio de Nooijer — DF  NED Joshua Adney — MF  NED Constantijn Schop — MF  NED Delano Vianello

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Jason Meerstadt — MF  NED Jeremy Udenhout — MF  MAS Dylan van Wageningen — MF  NED Patrick Brouwer — MF  NED Achraf Madi — MF  NED Marcus Scholten — FW  NED Marouane Afaker — FW  NED Mohamed el Karbachi — FW  NED Mike Frimpong — FW  NED Aaron Bashir — FW  NED Shairon de Wind — FW  MAR Mohammed Tahiri — FW  NED Pepijn Doesburg

Players 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

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee
MF	Joshua Kitolano	Odds BK	€610,000
FW	Tobias Lauritsen	Odds BK	€450,000
FW	Charles-Andreas Brym	FC Eindhoven	€250,000
MF	Younes Namli	FC Krasnodar	Free transfer
DF	Mike Eerdhuijzen	FC Volendam	Free transfer
MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	OFI	Free transfer
GK	Youri Schoonderwaldt	ADO Den Haag	Undisclosed
GK	Nick Olij	NAC Breda	Undisclosed
MF	Arno Verschueren	Lommel SK	Undisclosed
FW	Jason Lokilo	GKS Górnik Łęczna	Undisclosed
DF	Omar Rekik	Arsenal	Loan transfer
FW	Koki Saito	Lommel SK	Loan transfer
DF	Shurandy Sambo	PSV	Loan transfer

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee
MF	Abdou Harroui	Sassuolo	€3,000,000
FW	Lennart Thy	PEC Zwolle	Free transfer
DF	Tom Beugelsdijk	PEC Zwolle	Free transfer
DF	Michaël Heylen	FC Emmen	Free transfer
FW	Reda Kharchouch	Excelsior	Undisclosed
FW	Adrián Dalmau	Released	Free transfer
GK	Benjamin van Leer	Released	Free transfer

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Quick '20 v Sparta Rotterdam

12 July 2022 Friendly	Quick '20	0–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Oldenzaal
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report

Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles Almelo

15 July 2022 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	Heracles Almelo	Rotterdam
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report

Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam

20 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Tilburg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Beerschot v Sparta Rotterdam

23 July 2022 Friendly	Beerschot	1–0	Sparta Rotterdam
CEST (UTC+2)

VOC v Sparta Rotterdam

26 July 2022 Friendly	VOC	1–5	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Emmen

30 July 2022 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	3–1	FC Emmen	Rotterdam
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Het Kasteel

ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam

4 December 2022 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	0–3	Sparta Rotterdam
13:00 CET (UTC+1)			Eyenga-Lokilo 2', 88' Tahiri 24'

FC Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

10 December 2022 Friendly	FC Twente	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	van Wolfswinkel 38' Clonise 84'		Meijers 16'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

Spezia v Sparta Rotterdam

17 December 2022 Friendly	Spezia	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Oliva
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gyasi 90+10'		Verschueren 31' Saito 67' Tahiri 90+12'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort

Sparta Rotterdam v Vitesse

22 December 2022 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	Vitesse	Rotterdam
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

Westerlo v Sparta Rotterdam

30 December 2022 Friendly	Westerlo	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Belgium
20:00 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	5 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	6th	34	17	8	9	60	37	+23	050.00
KNVB Cup	21 October 2022	10 January 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					36	18	8	10	64	40	+24	050.00

Last updated: 28 May 2023
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
4	AZ	34	20	7	7	68	35	+33	67	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Twente (O)	34	18	10	6	66	27	+39	64	Qualification to European competition play-offs
6	Sparta Rotterdam	34	17	8	9	60	37	+23	59
7	Utrecht	34	15	9	10	55	50	+5	54
8	Heerenveen	34	12	10	12	44	50	−6	46

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)
(O) Play-off Winner

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	17	8	9	60	37	+23	59	10	2	5	32	18	+14	7	6	4	28	19	+9

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W
Position	12	11	14	11	7	11	7	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6

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.^[3]

SC Heerenveen v Sparta Rotterdam

5 August 2022 1	SC Heerenveen	0–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Heerenveen
CEST (UTC+2)	van Hooijdonk  25'	Report	Verschueren  49'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Sparta Rotterdam v AZ

14 August 2022 2	Sparta Rotterdam	2–3	AZ	Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	van Crooij 1',  38', 59' Verschueren  36'	Report	Bruno Martins Indi  38' de Wit  38', 57' Kerkez 65' Pavlidis 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9.631 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

21 August 2022 3	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	de Guzmán  14'	Report	Álvarez  32' Bergwijn 37'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.606 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Go Ahead Eagles v Sparta Rotterdam

27 August 2022 4	Go Ahead Eagles	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Deventer
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rashaan Fernandes  57' Bakker  90+1'	Report	Lauritsen 18' Sambo  57' Mica Pinto  88'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9.317 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Volendam

3 September 2022 5	Sparta Rotterdam	4–0	FC Volendam	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	van Crooij 14' Lauritsen 68', 72' Mijnans 85'	Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.050 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Feyenoord v Sparta Rotterdam

11 September 2022 6	Feyenoord	3–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kökcü 5' Dilrosun 35' Giménez 73'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47.500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Sparta Rotterdam v Groningen

17 September 2022 7	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	Groningen	Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mijnans 73' van Crooij 90' (pen.)	Report	Balker  28' Pepi 61' Šverko  79' Verrips  84'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9.657 Referee: Danny Makkelie

RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam

2 October 2022 8	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 10' Bel Hassani 60',  67' Adewoye  90'	Report	Verschueren 35', 75' Sambo  62' Šverko  79'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5.647 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Emmen

8 October 2022 9	Sparta Rotterdam	3–1	FC Emmen	Rotterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	van Crooij 13' Abels  21' Lauritsen  47' Vriends 82' Verschueren  90+1' Engels 90+5',  90+5'	Report	Romeny 51' Araujo  61'  69' Assehnoun  90+7'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.087 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Sparta Rotterdam v N.E.C.

16 October 2022 10	Sparta Rotterdam	2–0	N.E.C.	Rotterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Abels 7' de Guzmán 29' van Crooij  79' Lauritsen  85'	Report	El Karouani  25' Tannane  62' Verdonk  79'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.420 Referee: Robin Hensgens

Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

23 October 2022 11	Utrecht	3–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 6' Douvikas 48' Klaiber 80'	Report	Kitolano 84' van Crooij  90+2' Eerdhuijzen  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 10.048 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Sparta Rotterdam v Fortuna Sittard

29 October 2022 12	Sparta Rotterdam	3–1	Fortuna Sittard	Rotterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vriends  18' Verschueren 26' van Crooij 54', 83'	Report	Nosliin 19' Navarro  53' Yılmaz  72'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.221 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Vitesse v Sparta Rotterdam

5 November 2022 13	Vitesse	0–4	Sparta Rotterdam	Arnhem
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tronstad  7'	Report	Lauritsen 69', 88' Mijnans 72' Verschueren 90+1'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 16.493 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Twente

11 November 2022 14	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	FC Twente	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verschueren  60', 71' Van Mullem  62'	Report	Steijn 63'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.606 Referee: Alex Bos

PSV v Sparta Rotterdam

8 January 2023 15	PSV	0–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Eindhoven
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Madueke  51'	Report	Vriends  45+1' van Crooij  52' Verschueren  70'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior

14 January 2023 16	Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	Excelsior	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van Mullem  23' Kitolano 90+1'	Report	Van Duinen  90'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

SC Cambuur v Sparta Rotterdam

21 January 2023 17	SC Cambuur	0–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Cambuur
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schmidt  53'	Report	Lauritsen 9' Saito 18' van Crooij 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,841 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk

24 January 2023 18	Sparta Rotterdam	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Danny Makkelie

N.E.C. v Sparta Rotterdam

28 January 2023 19	N.E.C.	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Nijmegen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Márquez  76' Marques 80'	Report	Eerdhuijzen  56' Verschueren 58' Kitolano  84'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

Fortuna Sittard v Sparta Rotterdam

3 February 2023 20	Fortuna Sittard	0–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Limburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 10,278 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam v Go Ahead Eagles

12 February 2023 21	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	van Crooij 4' de Guzmán  26' Lauritsen 58'	Report	Amofa  49' Lidberg  51' Stokkers 53' Idzes  90+3'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.130 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

19 February 2023 22	Ajax	4–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Tadić 6', 64' (pen.) Kudus 84' Taylor 27'	Report	Rosario  90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54.410 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Utrecht

24 February 2023 23	Sparta Rotterdam	0–3	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Shurandy Sambo  38' Adil Auassar  49' de Guzmán  71' Namli  90+2'	Report	Brouwers  27' Sagnan  45+1' Jensen 74' Boussaid 88' Descotte 89' Ramselaar  90+5'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.321 Referee: Joey Kooij

Excelsior v Sparta Rotterdam

5 March 2023 24	Excelsior	1–4	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Driouech 45'	Report	El Yaakoubi 20' (o.g.) Saito 49' Lauritsen 56' Vriends 60'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 4.400 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Sparta Rotterdam v Vitesse

11 March 2023 25	Sparta Rotterdam	3–1	Vitesse	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verschueren 11' Saito 45' Kitolano 87'	Report	Oroz 7' Maximilian Wittek  18',  80'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10.531 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

Emmen v Sparta Rotterdam

18 March 2023 26	Emmen	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Emmen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Saito 44' Kitolano  86' van Crooij 89' Eerdhuijzen  90+2'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8.274 Referee: Sander van den Eijk

Sparta Rotterdam v Feyenoord

2 April 2023 27	Sparta Rotterdam	1–3	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Verschueren  28' Pinto 33' van Crooij  45+3'	Report	Paixão 12' Giménez 70' Hancko 76' Wieffer  78'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Dennis Higler

AZ v Sparta Rotterdam

8 April 2023 28	AZ	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Alkmaar
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Meerdink  45+3' Lahdo  87'	Report	Lauritsen  22', 45+1' Abels  83'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Sparta Rotterdam v SC Heerenveen

15 April 2023 29	Sparta Rotterdam	4–0	SC Heerenveen	Rotterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pinto 39' Namli 51' Sambo 68' Eerdhuijzen  73' van Crooij 76'	Report	van Otelle  55' Nunnely  90'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,420 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

FC Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

23 April 2023 30	FC Twente	3–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Brenet 22' Abels 65' (o.g.) Černý 67' Pröpper  90'	Report	Sambo  25'  Lauritsen 32', 42',  72' van Mullem  52'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Joey Kooij

Sparta Rotterdam v PSV

6 May 2023 31	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1	PSV	Rotterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	de Guzman  90+2'	Report	El Ghazi 74' Simons  90+5'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

FC Volendam v Sparta Rotterdam

13 May 2023 32	FC Volendam	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Volendam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	mbuyamba 37', 90+1' Antonucci  67' Benamar  70'	Report	Saito 5' Eerdhuijzen  57' Sambo  89'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,807 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

Sparta Rotterdam v SC Cambuur

21 May 2023 33	Sparta Rotterdam	4–1	SC Cambuur	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Saito 30' Pinto 38',  62' Kitolano 42' Namli 50'	Report	Uldriķis  8' Tol 9' Bergsma  36'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Richard Martens

FC Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam

28 May 2023 34	FC Groningen	0–5	Sparta Rotterdam	Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Musampa  24' Määttä  26'	Report	Vriends  15' de Guzmán 25' Saito 58' Verschueren 75' Lauritsen 79' van Crooij 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: TBA Referee: Rob Dieperink

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup

OFC Oostzaan v Sparta Rotterdam

21 October 2022 First round	OFC Oostzaan	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Butter 19' (pen.) Frimpong  38' Bäly  64' Walberg  75'	Report	Lokilo 3' Sambo  19' Lauritsen 82', 85'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Robin Gansner

Sparta Rotterdam v PSV

10 January 2023 Second round	Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	PSV	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verschueren 61' Sambo  81'	Report	Simons 34' Madueke 45+1' Teze  80'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,712 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Statistics

Clean sheets

Rank	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	ECL play-offs	Total
1	1	GK		Nick Olij	14	0	0	14
Total					14	0	0	14

Last updated: 28 May 2023
Source: Competitive matches

References

1. "A-selectie | Sparta Rotterdam".
2. "A-selectie | Sparta Rotterdam".
3. "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 17 June 2022.