2022–23 VVV-Venlo season

VVV-Venlo
2022–23 season
Chairman	Hai Berden
Manager	Rick Kruys
Stadium	De Koel
Eerste Divisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Second round
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is the 120th season in the history of VVV-Venlo and their second consecutive season in the second division of Dutch football. The club are participating in the Eerste Divisie and the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

As of 31 August 2022^[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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Ennio van der Gouw
2	DF	GER	Brian Koglin (captain)
3	DF	NED	Sem Dirks
4	DF	NED	Rick Ketting
5	DF	NED	Simon Janssen
6	MF	NED	Mitchell van Rooijen
7	MF	SWE	Carl Johansson
8	MF	NED	Kees de Boer
9	FW	NED	Sven Braken
10	FW	NED	Nick Venema
11	MF	NED	Thijme Verheijen
12	MF	NED	Joep Kluskens


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	CZE	Richard Sedláček
14	MF	NED	Levi Smans
16	MF	NED	Robert Klaasen
17	DF	NED	Tristan Dekker
19	FW	NED	Yahcuroo Roemer
21	DF	NED	Ian Hussein Ngobi
23	MF	NED	Daan Huisman (on loan from Vitesse)
25	DF	NED	Stan Henderikx
29	FW	TUR	Özcan Yaşar
30	GK	NED	Jens Craenmehr
38	GK	CZE	Lukáš Zima

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 July 2022 Friendly	Wittenhorst	0–7	VVV-Venlo	Horst, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

9 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	0–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	Swolgen, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Sporting Swolgen Tienray

15 July 2022 Friendly	SV 19 Straelen	0–1	VVV-Venlo	Straelen am Niederrhein, German
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportzentrum an der Römerstraße

19 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	2–3	Jong AZ	Horst, Netherlands
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

22 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	2–2	Vitesse	Horst, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Venema 55' De Boer 76'		Frederiksen 16' Wittek 74'	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

26 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	1–2	Atromitos	Venlo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

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 %
Eerste Divisie	6 August 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1	18	9	4	5	28	26	+2	050.00
KNVB Cup	20 October 2022		First round	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
Total				20	10	4	6	30	27	+3	050.00

Last updated: December 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
5	MVV Maastricht	38	18	5	15	65	65	0	59	Qualification for promotion play-offs
6	NAC Breda	38	18	5	15	64	64	0	59
7	VVV-Venlo	38	16	10	12	56	51	+5	58
8	Eindhoven	38	16	10	12	58	54	+4	58
9	Telstar	38	14	11	13	39	52	−13	53

Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
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)^[2]

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	16	10	12	56	51	+5	58	6	7	6	24	22	+2	10	3	6	32	29	+3

Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[3]

10 March 2023	VVV-Venlo	4–0	Den Bosch	Venlo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

13 March 2023	Almere City	1–3	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

19 March 2023	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Venlo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

31 March 2023	VVV-Venlo	1–3	NAC Breda	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

9 April 2023	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

14 April 2023	VVV-Venlo	2–2	Eindhoven	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

21 April 2023	Telstar	1–0	VVV-Venlo	Velsen-Zuid
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg

28 April 2023	VVV-Venlo	0–1	Jong Ajax	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

5 May 2023	Helmond Sport	1–1	VVV-Venlo	Helmond
CEST (UTC+2)

12 May 2023	VVV-Venlo	2–1	De Graafschap	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

19 May 2023	Jong FC Utrecht	1–1	VVV-Venlo	Utrecht
CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) First round First leg	VVV-Venlo	3–2	Willem II	Venlo
18:45	Braken 41', 45+3' (pen.) Venema 65'	Report	Hornkamp 13', 36'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 5,392 Referee: Rob Dieperink

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) First round First leg	Willem II	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 agg.)	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
16:30	Kabangu 7' Bosch 22'	Report	Venema 74' Yasar 120+1'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

30 May 2023 Semifinals First leg	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Almere City	Venlo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Rooijen 7'	Report	Limbombe 29'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

3 June 2023 Semifinals Second leg	Almere City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (2–0 p)	VVV-Venlo	Almere
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Duijvestijn 50'	Report	Allouch 62'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
	Penalties
	Van La Parra Alhaft Duijvestijn Peña		Venema Allouch Koglin De Boer