2021–22 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2021–22 season
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Joseph Oosting
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	8th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Michiel Kramer; Jens Odgaard; Richard van der Venne; (1 each); All: ; Michiel Kramer ; Jens Odgaard; Richard van der Venne; (1 each)
Highest home attendance	3,860 (vs. AZ, 14 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance	3,860 (vs. AZ, 14 August 2021)
Average home league attendance	3,860
Biggest win	1–0 ; (vs. AZ (h), 14 August 2021)
Biggest defeat	2-3 ; (vs. SC Heerenveen (a), 21 August 2021)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is 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 will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 24 July 2021^[1]

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	NED	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
3	DF	NED	Melle Meulensteen
4	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
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
14	MF	NED	Achraf El Bouchataoui (on loan from Feyenoord)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	NED	Lars Nieuwpoort
20	MF	BEL	Lennerd Daneels
21	GK	POR	Joel Pereira
22	FW	COM	Saïd Bakari
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 Fixtures

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

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	14 August 2021	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
KNVB Cup	14–16 December 2021		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00

Last updated: 14 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Heracles Almelo	18	5	3	10	21	26	−5	18
14	Willem II	18	5	3	10	18	36	−18	18
15	RKC Waalwijk	18	3	7	8	19	30	−11	16
16	Sparta Rotterdam	18	2	7	9	15	27	−12	13	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17	Fortuna Sittard	18	3	4	11	19	46	−27	13	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. 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
2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	0	1	2	3	−1

Last updated: 14 August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round[]

Round	1	2
Ground	H	A
Result	W	L
Position	7	8

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2021. 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'	Report	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'	Report	Kramer 38', 58'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

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.

[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.

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