2022–23 Willem II season

The 2022–23 season was the 110th season in the history of Willem II. The club participated in the Eerste Divisie, following relegating from the Eredivisie in 2021–22, and the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Willem II
2022–23 season
ChairmanJan van der Laak
ManagerKevin Hofland
StadiumKoning Willem II Stadion
Eerste Divisie4th
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elton Kabangu (12)
All:
Elton Kabangu (12)

Players
As of 24 August 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Kostas Lamprou
3 DF Netherlands NED Freek Heerkens (2nd captain)
4 DF Netherlands NED Erik Schouten
5 DF Belgium BEL Thibaut Lesquoy
6 DF Netherlands NED Wessel Dammers
7 FW Belgium BEL Elton Kabangu
8 MF Spain ESP Pol Llonch (captain)
9 FW Netherlands NED Jizz Hornkamp
10 MF Belgium BEL Matthias Verreth
11 FW Sweden SWE Max Svensson
13 DF Netherlands NED Leeroy Owusu
14 FW Netherlands NED Joeri Schroyen
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Netherlands NED Ringo Meerveld
18 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jeremy Bokila
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daniel Crowley
21 GK Netherlands NED Joshua Smits
22 MF Netherlands NED Wesley Spieringhs
23 FW Netherlands NED Michael de Leeuw
24 GK Netherlands NED Connor van den Berg
25 DF Netherlands NED Lucas Woudenberg
27 MF Netherlands NED Dani Mathieu
29 MF Netherlands NED Thijs Oosting
32 MF Netherlands NED Jesse Bosch
37 FW Netherlands NED Nick Doodeman

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 2–0 Netherlands Telstar Loon op Zand
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Klokkenberg
15 July 2022 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 1–2 Netherlands De Graafschap Oisterwijk
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Nshimirimana 75'
Stadium: Taxandria-velden
Note: The match was played in four quarters 30 minutes each.
20 July 2022 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 0–2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Loon op Zand
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Klokkenberg
23 July 2022 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 5–0 France Lyon Tilburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
30 July 2022 Friendly Lommel Belgium 1–3 Netherlands Willem II Lommel, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Soevereinstadion
30 November 2022 Friendly Willem II Netherlands v Netherlands BSV Limburgia Brunssum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark Houserveld

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eerste Divisie 5 August 2022 19 May 2023 Matchday 1 38 19 11 8 68 40 +28 050.00
KNVB Cup 18 October 2022 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 39 19 11 9 68 41 +27 048.72

Last updated: 19 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie
Main article: 2022–23 Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
2 PEC Zwolle[lower-alpha 1] (P) 38 27 4 7 99 43 +56 85 Promotion to the Eredivisie
3 Almere City[lower-alpha 2] (O, P) 38 21 7 10 58 41 +17 70 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 +28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 0 59
6 NAC Breda 38 18 5 15 64 64 0 59
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)[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 11–19)
  2. Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 20–28)



Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 19 11 8 68 40  +28 68 13 2 4 37 17  +20 6 9 4 31 23  +8

Last updated: 19 May 2023.
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie

Results by round
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GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDLWDWDWWLLWDWLDDLWWLWLWWDWDLWWWWDWWDWD
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2023. Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[2]

5 August 2022 1 Willem II 1–1 Jong PSV Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
12 August 2022 2 FC Eindhoven 2–1 Willem II Eindhoven
CEST (UTC+2)
19 August 2022 3 Willem II 2–1 Telstar Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
29 August 2022 4 Jong Utrecht 0–0 Willem II Utrecht
CEST (UTC+2)
2 September 2022 5 Willem II 1–0 ADO Den Haag Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
9 September 2022 6 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Willem II Zwolle
CEST (UTC+2)
16 September 2022 7 Willem II 1–0 Jong AZ Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
23 September 2022 8 TOP Oss 1–3 Willem II Oss
CEST (UTC+2)
30 September 2022 9 MVV Maastricht 3–2 Willem II Maastricht
CEST (UTC+2)
7 October 2022 10 Willem II 1–2 Den Bosch Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
14 October 2022 11 Helmond Sport 1–3 Willem II Helmond
CEST (UTC+2)
21 October 2022 14 Willem II 1–1 Almere City Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
31 October 2022 15 Jong Ajax 1–2 Willem II Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Referee: Martijn Vos
3 February 2023 23 Willem II 5–1 Helmond Sport Tilburg
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
10 February 2023 24 Willem II 1–0 Dordrecht Tilburg
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
17 February 2023 25 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Willem II Almelo
CET (UTC+1)
24 February 2023 26 Willem II 2–1 Jong Ajax Tilburg
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
6 March 2023 27 Jong AZ 2–2 Willem II Alkmaar
CET (UTC+1)
10 March 2023 28 Willem II 2–3 PEC Zwolle Tilburg
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
17 March 2023 29 ADO Den Haag 1–3 Willem II The Hague
CET (UTC+1)
26 March 2023 30 Willem II 2–0 MVV Maastricht Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
2 April 2023 31 Den Bosch 0–2 Willem II 's-Hertogenbosch
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: De Vliert
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
9 April 2023 32 Willem II 2–1 VVV-Venlo Tilburg
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Allard Lindhout
21 April 2023 34 Willem II 4–0 TOP Oss Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
25 April 2023 33 NAC Breda 1–1 Willem II Breda
CEST (UTC+2)
29 April 2023 35 Willem II 3–2 De Graafschap Tilburg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
5 May 2023 36 Telstar 0-0 Willem II Velsen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: BUKO Stadion
Referee: Alex Bos
12 May 2023 37 Willem II 3-0 Jong Utrecht Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Robin Gansner
19 May 2023 38 Roda JC 2-2 Willem II Kerkrade
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Referee: Laurens Gerrets

KNVB Cup
Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup

References
  1. "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Speelschema 22/23 definitief: Sterkste KKD-seizoen ooit 5 augustus van start".
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