2021–22 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2021–22 season
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Joseph Oosting
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	10th
KNVB Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Michiel Kramer (11); All: ; Jens Odgaard ; Michiel Kramer ; (11 each)
Highest home attendance	6,389 vs. FC Utrecht, 2 April 2022
Lowest home attendance	2,126 vs. Feyenoord, 13 February 2022
Average home league attendance	3,923
Biggest win	3–1 vs. FC Groningen (H), 1 May 2022 ; 3–1 vs. AZ (A), 15 May 2022
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs. Ajax (H), 21 November 2021
	← 2020–21 2022-23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 82nd season in the existence of RKC Waalwijk and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 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	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
3	DF	NED	Melle Meulensteen (captain)
4	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
6	MF	CUW	Vurnon Anita
7	FW	DEN	Jens Odgaard (on loan from Sassuolo)
8	MF	GER	Ayman Azhil (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
9	FW	NED	Finn Stokkers
10	MF	NED	Richard van der Venne
11	MF	MAR	Iliass Bel Hassani
12	MF	NED	Hans Mulder
13	GK	NED	Mark Spenkelink
14	MF	NED	Achraf El Bouchataoui (on loan from Feyenoord)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	NED	Lars Nieuwpoort
17	FW	NED	Roy Kuijpers
20	MF	BEL	Lennerd Daneels
21	GK	POR	Joel Castro Pereira
22	FW	COM	Saïd Bakari
24	DF	BEL	Dario Van den Buijs
26	MF	BEL	Sebbe Augustijns
27	FW	NED	David Min
28	DF	NED	Alexander Büttner
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer
31	GK	MAR	Issam El Maach
33	MF	NED	Yassin Oukili
34	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters
59	DF	ALG	Ahmed Touba

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

3 July 2021 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: three halves of 30 minutes.

17 July 2021 Friendly	N.E.C.	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: three halves of 30 minutes.

23 July 2021 Friendly	Roda JC	2–4	RKC Waalwijk	Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

30 July 2021 Friendly	Heracles Almelo	4–1	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Başaçıkoğlu 34' Vloet 59' Kiomourtzoglou 73' Quagliata 90' Fadiga 90+3'		Bakari 83' Gaari 90'	Stadium: Erve Asito

7 August 2021 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	4–2	Lommel	Waalwijk, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

23 March 2022 Friendly	Feyenoord	3–3	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord

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	14 August 2021	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	Matchday 34	34	9	11	14	40	51	−11	026.47
KNVB Cup	15 December 2021	9 February 2022	Second round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	066.67
Total					37	11	11	15	49	57	−8	029.73

Last updated: 11 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Heerenveen	34	11	8	15	37	50	−13	41	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
9	Cambuur	34	11	6	17	53	70	−17	39
10	RKC Waalwijk	34	9	11	14	40	51	−11	38
11	NEC	34	10	8	16	38	52	−14	38
12	Groningen	34	9	9	16	41	55	−14	36

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)^[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
34	9	11	14	40	51	−11	38	6	3	8	17	25	−8	3	8	6	23	26	−3

Last updated: 11 May 2022.
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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W
Position	8	8	9	12	13	14	15	14	15	13	14	13	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	10

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2022. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.^[3]

14 August 2021 1	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	AZ	Waalwijk
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 44'	Report	Guðmundsson 75' Sugawara 89'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Joey Kooij

21 August 2021 2	SC Heerenveen	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	H. Veerman 14' (pen.) Halilović 31' van Ewijk 76'	Report	Touba 13' van der Venne 43' Kramer 50' Odgaard 68' van der Venne 89'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

27 August 2021 3	Fortuna Sittard	2–2	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	S. Baghdadi 23' Seuntjens 68' Angha 71'	Report	Kramer 38', 58' Odgaard 12'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

12 September 2021 4	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Vitesse	Waalwijk
CEST (UTC+2)	Büttner 21' Bakari 27' Kramer 30' van der Venne 50' Vaessen 89'	Report	Doeki 8' Gboho 54' Wittek 77'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,989 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

18 September 2021 5	FC Utrecht	2–2	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gustafson 4' Janssen 27' Douvikas 52' (pen.)	Report	Odgaard 8', 20' Büttner 45' Kramer 69' Vaessen 90+4' Daneels 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Richard Martens

21 September 2021 6	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Willem II	Waalwijk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Büttner 14' Touba 79' Meulensteen 90+4'	Report	Wriedt 52' Köhlert 60'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,975 Referee: Dennis Higler

26 September 2021 7	Heracles Almelo	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
16:45 CEST(UTC+2)	Burgzorg 59'	Report	Gaari 23'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

2 October 2021 8	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
18:45	Büttner 60' (pen.) M. Kramer 77' Bakari 81'	Report	I. Córdoba 15' Idzes 22' J. Kramer 58' Lucassen 77' Lidberg 86'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,018 Referee: Erwin Blank

16 October 2021 9	Feyenoord	2–2	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Toornstra 34' Til 47' Nelson 90+10' Aursnes 90+10'	Report	37' Odgaard 45+1' Anita Touba 90+10' H. Mulder 90+10'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,183 Referee: Pol van Boekel

23 October 2021 10	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 89'	Report	Beugelsdijk 90+3'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

31 October 2021 11	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	SC Cambuur	Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Meulensteen 24' Vaessen 90+4'	Report	Maulun 10, 67' Kallon 63'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,754 Referee: Edwin de Graaf

7 November 2021 12	FC Groningen	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Larsen 85' van Hintum 90'	Report	Kramer 14' Touba 34'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 20,313 Referee: Kevin Blom

21 November 2021 13	RKC Waalwijk	0–5	Ajax	Waalwijk
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gaari 85'	Report	Haller 17', 83' Berghuis 42', 57' Timber 74'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

27 November 2021 14	PEC Zwolle	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kersten 22' Redan 61	Report	Kramer 23' Touba 59'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Joey Kooij

5 December 2021 15	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	N.E.C.	Waalwijk
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Odgaard 28' Augustijns 54' Adewoye 62' Azhil 90' Kuijpers 90+4'	Report	Bruijn 16' I. Márquez 47' Odenthal 65' Verdonk 84'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

12 December 2021 16	FC Twente	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	van Wolfswinkel 2' Vlap 5'	Report	Odgaard 10' Adewoye 89'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

19 December 2021 17	RKC Waalwijk	1–4	PSV	Waalwijk
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meulensteen 51' Odgaard 79'	Report	Vertessen 34', 72' Gakpo 52' (pen.) Mwene 60'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

23 December 2021 18	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Vriends 33' van Crooij 39' Auassar 41'	Report	Büttner 8' Odgaard 27' Anita 90'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

15 January 2022 19	Go Ahead Eagles	0–2	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Lidberg 30' Kuipers 87'	Report	Büttner 19' Stokkers 21' Kramer 34' Gaari 86'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

23 January 2022 20	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Fortuna Sittard	Waalwijk
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Gaari 2' Kramer 19', 64' Adewoye 52'	Report	R. Janssen 23' Tirpan 45+2' M. Seuntjens 65' (pen.) Pinto 90' Rienstra 90+1'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

6 February 2022 21	Willem II	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Tilburg
14:30 CET(UTC+1)	Oosting 8', 13' Hornkamp 43'	Report	Büttner 65' Kramer 71' van der Venne 86'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 4,686 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

13 February 2022 22	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
14:30 CET(UTC+1)		Report	45' Kökçü 89' Hendrix	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

19 February 2022 23	N.E.C.	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Odenthal 79' Okita 88' Schöne 90+1'	Report	van der Venne 18' Büttner 71' Touba 90+1' Gaari 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 11,802 Referee: Erwin Blank

25 February 2022 24	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	FC Twente	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	van der Venne 43' Odgaard 74' Bel Hassani 86'	Report	van Wolfswinkel 23' Brenet 44' Bruns 87' Limnios 90'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,364 Referee: Martin Pérez

6 March 2022 25	Ajax	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez 15' Haller 33', 37' Rensch 53' Tadić 90' (pen.), 90+4'	Report	Kramer 50' Van der Venne 57' Anita 90+3'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,467 Referee: Dennis Higler

12 March 2022 26	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gaari 35' Anita 78' Kuijpers 90+5'	Report	van Beek 47' Haye 90+3'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

20 March 2022 27	Vitesse	1–2	RKC Waalwijk	Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Openda 6' Wittek 74'	Report	Meulensteen 15' Büttner 51' Odgaard 90'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,625 Referee: Joey Kooij

2 April 2022 28	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	Utrecht	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 90+2'	Report	Timber 34'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

10 April 2022 29	PSV	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	J. Veerman 38' Ramalho 44' Teze 69' Carlos Vinícius 72' Boscagli 75'	Report	Kramer 45' Gaari 51' Adewoye 90+3'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Rob Dieperink

23 April 2022 30	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adewoye 41' Kramer 52'	Report	van den Belt 16' van Polen 50', 71'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

1 May 2022 31	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	FC Groningen	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stokkers 16', 25' van der Venne 39'	Report	Kasanwirjo 21' Larsen 58'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,348 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

6 May 2022 32	SC Cambuur	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Leeuwarden
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoedemakers 76' M. Smit 90+5'	Report	Adewoye 24' Schmidt 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joey Kooij

11 May 2022 33	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	Heracles Almelo	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 20' van der Venne 59' Oukili 76' Touba 90'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,126 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

15 May 2022 34	AZ Alkmaar	1–3	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	de Wit 45+2'	Report	Stokkers 18' Gaari 64' Kuijpers 79'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,568 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

KNVB Cup

References

^ "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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

[2] "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[3] "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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