2024–25 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2024–25 season
Manager	Henk Fraser
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	18th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
	← 2024–25 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season was RKC Waalwijk's 85th season in existence and sixth consecutive in the Dutch top division Eredivisie. They are also competing in the KNVB Cup.

Squad information

As of 2 September 2024^[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	Jeroen Houwen
2	DF	NED	Julian Lelieveld
3	DF	BEL	Dario Van den Buijs
4	DF	SUR	Liam van Gelderen
5	DF	NED	Juan Castillo
6	MF	MAR	Yassin Oukili
7	FW	SUR	Denilho Cleonise
8	MF	NED	Patrick Vroegh
9	FW	POL	Oskar Zawada (captain)
10	FW	NED	Reuven Niemeijer
11	FW	EGY	Alexander Jakobsen
13	GK	NED	Joey Kesting
14	MF	BEL	Chris Lokesa
15	MF	NED	Nouri El Harmazi
16	GK	NED	Luuk Vogels


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	CUW	Roshon van Eijma
18	FW	NED	Silvester van der Water
19	FW	SUR	Richonell Margaret
20	FW	BEL	Ilias Takidine
21	GK	NED	Yanick van Osch
22	MF	NED	Tim van de Loo
23	MF	NED	Richard van der Venne
24	MF	CUW	Godfried Roemeratoe
28	DF	NED	Aaron Meijers (vice-captain)
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer
30	MF	FRA	Daouda Weidmann
33	DF	MAR	Faissal Al Mazyani
34	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters
35	MF	CUW	Kevin Felida
52	MF	NED	Mohamed Ihattaren

Competitions

Eredivisie

10 August 2024 1	PSV	5–1	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
	Bakayoko 9' Schouten 28' Tillman 37' Lozano 72', 79'	Report	Van der Venne 77'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,600 Referee: Joey Kooij

17 August 2024 2	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	FC Groningen	Waalwijk
	van der Venne 48', 89' Cleonise 55' Zawada 90+6'	Report	Schreuders 11' Bacuna 67' van Bergen 77' Stam 90+3'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,492 Referee: Robin Hensgens

25 August 2024 3	Go Ahead Eagles	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
	Adekanye 3' Kramer 32' James 41' Nauber 49' Stokkers 60'	Report	Oukili 11' 17'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,813 Referee: Joey Kooij

30 August 2024 4	RKC Waalwijk	0–3	AZ	Waalwijk
	Niemeijer 21' Weidmann 26' Van den Buijs 44' Kramer 73' Lokesa 90+2'	Report	van Bommel 31', 36', 77' Goes 46' Meerdink 87' Belić 90+2'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,066 Referee: Rob Dieperink

15 September 2024 5	Willem II	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Tilburg
	Vaesen 8' (pen.) Meerveld 30' van Eijma 52' (o.g.) Behounek 55' Kehrer 90+1'	Report	van Gelderen 81'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

21 September 2024 6	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
	Margaret 66'	Report	Verschueren 26' Nassoh 32' Neghli 55'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,179 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

29 September 2024 7	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	Ajax	Waalwijk
	van Gelderen 20' Meijers 57'	Report	Brobbey 36' Traoré 76' Godts 90+4'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,254 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

5 October 2024 8	FC Utrecht	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
	Viergever 28' Aaronson 51' Min 52' Ohio 85'	Report	Cleonise 2' Meijers 26' Margaret 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 23,750 Referee: Alex Bos

19 October 2024 9	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	FC Twente	Waalwijk
	Margaret 23' van der Water 47' Lelieveld 67'	Report	Steijn 11' Vlap 27' Regeer 76' Eiting 90+1'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,674 Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie

26 October 2024 10	NAC Breda	4–1	RKC Waalwijk	Breda
	Leemans 13', 37' Van den Bergh 29' Greiml 40', 90' Sauer 60' (pen.)	Report	Roemeratoe 11' Jensen 45+2' (o.g.) Castillo 50' Al Mazyani 66'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 18,644 Referee: Joey Kooij

3 November 2024 11	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	Almere City	Waalwijk
	van der Venne 41' van der Water 58'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,721 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

9 November 2024 12	RKC Waalwijk	0–3	NEC Nijmegen	Waalwijk
	Weidmann 45+1' 45+2'	Report	van Crooij 45+1' Ogawa 68' Ouaissa 74' Márquez 90'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,911 Referee: Erwin Blank

23 November 2024 13	Heracles Almelo	2–2	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
	Kulenović 29' De Keersmaecker 38' Hornkamp 80' (pen.)	Report	van der Venne 57' Zawada 90+4'	Stadium: Asito Stadion Attendance: 11,635 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

29 November 2024 14	SC Heerenveen	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
	Smans 27'	Report	Ihattaren 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 22,196 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

7 December 2024 15	RKC Waalwijk	2–3	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
	Zawada 12' Oukili 72'	Report	Oukili 24' (o.g.) Moussa 49' Paixão 74'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,481 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

14 December 2024 16	Fortuna Sittard	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard-Geleen
	da Cruz 19' Peterson 30' Bullaude 35' Michut 90+4'	Report	Zawada 45+1', 66' Roemeratoe 56'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 10,441 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

20 December 2024 17	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
	Zawada 10' Oukili 84' Felida 85'	Report	Vente 41' (pen.) Fichtinger 53'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,152 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

11 January 2025 18	AFC Ajax	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
	Berghuis 4' (pen.) Taylor 41' Wijndal 90+2'	Report	Ihattaren 86'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,055 Referee: Alex Bos

19 January 2025 19	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
	Bakari 24'	Report	Zawada 10' Kramer 88'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 9,030 Referee: Pol van Boekel

26 January 2025 20	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	Willem II	Waalwijk
	St. Jago 22' (o.g.) Ihattaren 38' van de Loo 46' Castillo 57' Oukili 68'	Report	St. Jago 1' Bosch 37' Tırpan 73'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,639 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

2 February 2025 21	Almere City FC	1–4	RKC Waalwijk	Almere
	Kadile 17' Jacobs 46'	Report	Felida 51' Ihattaren 58' Zawada 66', 85' Oukili 85' Bakker 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 3,146 Referee: Allard Lindhout

9 February 2025 22	RKC Waalwijk	5–0	NAC Breda	Waalwijk
	Margaret 6' Oukili 14' Zawada 28', 73' Lokesa 90'	Report	Sauer 48'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,792 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

16 February 2025 23	FC Twente	v	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

28 February 2025 24	RKC Waalwijk	v	Fortuna Sittard	Waalwijk
		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

9 March 2025 25	AZ	v	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
		Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion

15 March 2025 26	RKC Waalwijk	v	PSV	Waalwijk
		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

29 March 2025 27	PEC Zwolle	v	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
		Report		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

6 April 2025 28	RKC Waalwijk	v	Heracles Almelo	Waalwijk
		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

11 April 2025 29	NEC Nijmegen	v	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
		Report		Stadium: Goffertstadion

25 April 2025 30	RKC Waalwijk	v	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

3 May 2025 31	FC Groningen	v	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
		Report		Stadium: Euroborg

10 May 2025 32	RKC Waalwijk	v	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

14 May 2025 33	Feyenoord	v	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

18 May 2025 34	RKC Waalwijk	v	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

KNVB Cup

30 October 2024 First round	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	SBV Vitesse	Waalwijk
	Margaret 10' Zawada 30' Van den Buijs 34'	Report	Yegoian 60'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

17 December 2024 Second round	RKC Waalwijk	4–1	SC Cambuur	Waalwijk
	Zawada 14' van der Water 52' Oukili 73' Al Mazyani 84'	Report	Rölke 28'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Richard Wilhelmus Martens

15 January 2025 Round of 16	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
	Margaret 18'	Report	Iqbal 38' Haller 46', 80' Jensen 87'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

References

^ "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[1] "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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