2023–24 Excelsior Rotterdam season

Excelsior Rotterdam
2023–24 season
Chairman	Bob de Lange
Manager	Marinus Dijkhuizen
Stadium	Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Eredivisie	16th (relegated)
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Troy Parrott (10); All: Troy Parrott (17)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024.

The 2023–24 season was Excelsior Rotterdam's 122nd season in existence and second consecutive in the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. They also competed in the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024

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	Stijn van Gassel (captain)
2	DF	BEL	Siebe Horemans
3	DF	NED	Kik Pierie
4	DF	NED	Redouan El Yaakoubi
5	DF	SWE	Casper Widell
7	MF	GRE	Lazaros Lamprou
8	MF	BEL	Cisse Sandra (on loan from Club Brugge)
9	FW	IRL	Troy Parrott (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
10	MF	NED	Kenzo Goudmijn (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
11	FW	SWE	Oscar Uddenäs
12	DF	FRA	Arthur Zagré
14	FW	MAR	Couhaib Driouech
15	MF	NED	Noah Naujoks
16	DF	NED	Sven Nieuwpoort


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	SWE	Richie Omorowa
18	GK	NED	Norbert Alblas
20	MF	NED	Lennard Hartjes (on loan from Feyenoord)
21	FW	BEL	Jacky Donkor
22	DF	NED	Mimeirhel Benita (on loan from Feyenoord)
27	FW	NED	Raphaël Eyongo
28	DF	NED	Ian Smeulers
29	FW	NED	Mike van Duinen
30	FW	NED	Derensili Sanches Fernandes
33	MF	NED	Julian Baas
34	DF	NED	Serano Seymor
38	GK	NED	Pascal Kuiper
—	MF	NED	Yassin Ayoub
—	MF	NED	Lance Duijvestijn

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
—	MF	NED	Joshua Eijgenraam (at TOP Oss until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Source
24 August 2023	CF	Troy Parrott	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	^[1]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 July 2023 Friendly	NAC Breda	2–0	Excelsior
13:00 UTC+2	Janošek 14' Vet 19'

28 July 2023 Friendly	Heracles Almelo	2–1	Excelsior
19:00 UTC+2	Limbombe 86' Hornkamp 108'		Agrafiotis 59'
Note: Match was played in four 30-minute periods.

5 August 2023 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	0–1	Excelsior
18:00 UTC+2			Naujoks 87'

14 August 2023 Friendly	Excelsior	1–1	Quick Boys
20:00 UTC+2	35'		59'

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	13 August 2023	May 2024	Matchday 1		22	4	9	9	35	45	−10	018.18
KNVB Cup	1 November 2023	16 January 2024	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	5	5	+0	066.67
Total					25	6	9	10	40	50	−10	024.00

Last updated: 17 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Heracles Almelo	34	9	6	19	41	74	−33	33
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	8	19	38	56	−18	29
16	Excelsior (R)	34	6	11	17	50	73	−23	29	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	Volendam (R)	34	4	7	23	34	88	−54	19	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	Vitesse^[a] (R)	34	6	6	22	30	74	−44	6	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

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)
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Vitesse were deducted eighteen points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.^[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
17	3	8	6	28	35	−7	17	1	5	2	12	15	−3	2	3	4	16	20	−4

Last updated: 13 January 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L
Position	6	6	8	12	11	7	5	5	6	7	7	7	10	10	12	12	15	9	11	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	16

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[3]

13 August 2023 1	NEC	3–4	Excelsior	Nijmegen
12:15 UTC+2	Baas 36' Hansen 44' Ogawa 60' Marques 83'	Report	Agrafiotis 12' Widell 53' Omorowa 73' Seymor 84' Baas 90+9' Uddenäs 90+10'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Allard Lindhout

19 August 2023 2	Excelsior	2–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
16:30 UTC+2	Horemans 45+1' Agrafiotis 48'	Report	Brobbey 25' Klaassen 72'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler

22 October 2023 9	Excelsior Rotterdam	2–4	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Baas 39' Parrott 84'		47' Namli 66', 81' Vellios 73' Thy	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: van der Laan

2 December 2023 14	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Excelsior	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oukili 21', 60'	Report	Van den Buijs 74' (o.g.) Baas 80'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion (Waalwijk) Referee: Bas Nijhuis

8 December 2023 15	FC Twente	4–2	Excelsior	Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ugalde 45' Van Wolfswinkel 59' (pen.), 80' Taha 85'	Report	Nieuwpoort 9' Parrott 13'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

16 December 2023 16	Excelsior	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
18:45	Uddenäs 83'	Report	Amofa 54'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

13 January 2024 17	PSV	3–1	Excelsior	Eindhoven
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Jong 13', 17', 69'	Report	Fernandes 25'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

25 February 2024 23	Excelsior	v	Vitesse	Rotterdam
12:15		Report		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

3 March 2024 24	Fortuna Sittard	v	Excelsior	Sittard
16:45				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

10 March 2024 25	AZ	v	Excelsior	Alkmaar
12:15				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

16 March 2024 26	Excelsior	v	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
20:00				Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

30 March 2024 27	Go Ahead Eagles	v	Excelsior	Deventer
20:00				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

2 April 2024 28	Excelsior	v	PSV	Rotterdam
20:00		Report		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

12 April 2024 30	Excelsior	v	Volendam	Rotterdam
20:00		Report		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

6 May 2024 32	Excelsior	v	NEC	Rotterdam
20:00				Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

12 May 2024 33	Excelsior	v	Heracles Almelo	Rotterdam
16:45				Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

KNVB Cup

31 October–2 November 2023 First round	Den Bosch	v	Excelsior	's-Hertogenbosch
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Vliert

References

^ "Excelsior loan for Parrott". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_note_VIT0.80692585502142-3] Vitesse were deducted eighteen points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.^[2]

[1] "Excelsior loan for Parrott". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[2] "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[4] "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

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