2021–22 Sparta Rotterdam season

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Sparta Rotterdam
2021–22 season
ChairmanLeo Ruijs
Head coachHenk Fraser
StadiumHet Kasteel
Eredivisie14th
KNVB CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bart Vriends (1)
All:
Bart Vriends (1)
Highest home attendance7,000
(vs. Heracles Almelo, 21 august 2021)
Lowest home attendance7,000
(vs. Heracles Almelo, 21 august 2021)
Average home league attendance–
Biggest win–
Biggest defeat0-4 (vs. FC Utrecht (a), 15 August 2021)
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The 2021–22 season is the 134th season in the existence of Sparta Rotterdam and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Rotterdam will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 16 August 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Nigeria NGA Maduka Okoye
— GK Netherlands NED Benjamin van Leer
— GK Netherlands NED Tim Coremans
— DF Belgium BEL Michaël Heylen
— DF Netherlands NED Bart Vriends
— DF Netherlands NED Tom Beugelsdijk
— DF Netherlands NED Augustin Drakpe
— DF Luxembourg LUX Mica Pinto
— DF Luxembourg LUX Laurent Jans
— DF Netherlands NED Dirk Abels
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Netherlands NED Adil Auassar (captain)
— MF Netherlands NED Abdou Harroui
— MF Netherlands NED Kenzo Goudmijn (on loan from AZ)
— MF Netherlands NED Sven Mijnans
— MF Netherlands NED Laros Duarte
— MF Netherlands NED Bryan Smeets
— FW Germany GER Mario Engels
— FW Netherlands NED Vito van Crooij
— FW Germany GER Lennart Thy
— FW Netherlands NED Emanuel Emegha

Players out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Netherlands NED Reda Kharchouch (at FC Emmen until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

In[]

Pos Player Transferred from Fee
DF Luxembourg Laurent Jans Belgium Standard de Liège Free Transfer
FW Netherlands Kenzo Goudmijn Netherlands AZ Loan Transfer
FW Netherlands Vito van Crooij Netherlands VVV-Venlo Undisclosed

Out[]

Pos Player Transferred from Fee
MF Netherlands Deroy Duarte Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Free Transfer
FW Netherlands Danzell Gravenberch Netherlands De Graafschap Free Transfer
GK Netherlands Michael Fabrie Netherlands VV Smitshoek Free Transfer
DF Cape Verde Jeffry Fortes Netherlands De Graafschap Free Transfer
FW Netherlands Reda Kharchouch Netherlands FC Emmen Loan Transfer
DF Netherlands Lassana Faye No club Released
DF Netherlands Aaron Meijers Netherlands ADO Den Haag End of loan
MF Netherlands Wouter Burger Netherlands Feyenoord End of loan

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2021 Friendly Heracles Almelo Netherlands 1–2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Almelo, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito
10 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–3 Belgium Gent Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 July 2021 Friendly Telstar Netherlands 0–0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly SBV Excelsior Netherlands 0–3 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
7 August 2021 Friendly Willem II Netherlands Cancelled Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 14–15 August 2021 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 000.00
KNVB Cup 14–16 December 2021 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 000.00

Last updated: 14–15 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie[]

Main article: 2021–22 Eredivisie

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
18 PEC Zwolle 18 1 3 14 9 32 −23 6
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)[1]


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 0 1 1 1 5  −4 1 0 1 0 1 1  0 0 0 1 0 4  −4

Last updated: August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round[]

Round1234
GroundAHA
ResultLD
Position1614
Updated to match(es) played on August 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[2]

15 August 2021 1 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
21 August 2021 2 Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
28 August 2021 3 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Deventer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bakker Goal 6' (pen)
Botos Goal 60'		 Report Pinto Red card 53' Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Referee: Jannick van der Laan

KNVB Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup
27 October 2021 First round GVVV 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam Veenendaal
20:00 CEST Stadium:

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Eredivisie KNVB Cup Total
1 FW 10 Netherlands Bart Vriends 1 0 1

Last updated: 29 August 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021.
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