2022–23 Willem II season

Willem II
2022–23 season
Chairman	Jan van der Laak
Manager	Kevin Hofland
Stadium	Koning Willem II Stadion
Eerste Divisie	4th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Elton Kabangu (12); All: ; Elton Kabangu (12)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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.

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	GRE	Kostas Lamprou
3	DF	NED	Freek Heerkens (2nd captain)
4	DF	NED	Erik Schouten
5	DF	BEL	Thibaut Lesquoy
6	DF	NED	Wessel Dammers
7	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu
8	MF	ESP	Pol Llonch (captain)
9	FW	NED	Jizz Hornkamp
10	MF	BEL	Matthias Verreth
11	FW	SWE	Max Svensson
13	DF	NED	Leeroy Owusu
14	FW	NED	Joeri Schroyen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	NED	Ringo Meerveld
18	FW	COD	Jeremy Bokila
19	MF	IRL	Daniel Crowley
21	GK	NED	Joshua Smits
22	MF	NED	Wesley Spieringhs
23	FW	NED	Michael de Leeuw
24	GK	NED	Connor van den Berg
25	DF	NED	Lucas Woudenberg
27	MF	NED	Dani Mathieu
29	MF	NED	Thijs Oosting
32	MF	NED	Jesse Bosch
37	FW	NED	Nick Doodeman

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	2–0	Telstar	Loon op Zand
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Klokkenberg

15 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	1–2	De Graafschap	Oisterwijk
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nshimirimana 75'		McCausland 70' Lammers 79'	Stadium: Taxandria-velden
Note: The match was played in four quarters 30 minutes each.

20 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Loon op Zand
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Klokkenberg

23 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	5–0	Lyon	Tilburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Heerkens 21' Hornkamp 25', 32' Bokila 48' Doodeman 60'			Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

30 July 2022 Friendly	Lommel	1–3	Willem II	Lommel, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Soevereinstadion

30 November 2022 Friendly	Willem II	v	BSV Limburgia	Brunssum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Houserveld

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 %
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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
2	PEC Zwolle^[a] (P)	38	27	4	7	99	43	+56	85	Promotion to the Eredivisie
3	Almere City^[b] (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:

^ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 11–19)
^ Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 20–28)

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	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

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D
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)			Oosting 44' Schouten 63'	Stadium: De Vliert Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

9 April 2023 32	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Hornkamp 63'		Braken 63'	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

References

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

[table_note_PEC0.14565612335953-1] Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 11–19)

[table_note_ALM0.14565612335953-2] Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 20–28)

[rules-3] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[4] "Speelschema 22/23 definitief: Sterkste KKD-seizoen ooit 5 augustus van start".

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