2021–22 Willem II season

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Willem II
2021–22 season
ChairmanJack Buckens
Head coachFred Grim
StadiumKoning Willem II Stadion
Eredivisie9th
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kwasi Wriedt
Ché Nunnely
Wesley Spieringhs
(1 each)
All:
Kwasi Wriedt
Ché Nunnely
Wesley Spieringhs
(1 each)
Highest home attendance9,700 (vs. Feyenoord, 15 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance9,700 (vs. Feyenoord, 15 August 2021)
Average home league attendance9,700
Biggest win3-0 (vs. Vitesse, 22 August 2021)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs. Feyenoord, 15 August 2021)
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The 2021–22 season is the 125th season in the existence of Willem II and the club's eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Willem II will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 3 June 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
1 GK Netherlands NED Robbin Ruiter
3 DF Netherlands NED Freek Heerkens (2nd captain)
4 DF Netherlands NED Jordens Peters (captain)
5 DF Netherlands NED Ian Smeulers (on loan from Feyenoord)
6 DF Netherlands NED Jan-Arie van der Heijden
7 FW Netherlands NED Ché Nunnely
8 MF Spain ESP Pol Llonch
10 FW Greece GRE Vangelis Pavlidis
11 FW Germany GER Mats Köhlert
13 DF Netherlands NED Leeroy Owusu
14 FW Belgium BEL Elton Kabangu
15 FW Netherlands NED Ole Romeny (on loan from NEC)
16 MF Netherlands NED Rick Zuijderwijk
17 MF Morocco MAR Dries Saddiki
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Suriname SUR Miquel Nelom
20 FW Ghana GHA Kwasi Okyere Wriedt
21 MF Belgium BEL Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye
22 DF Netherlands NED Victor van den Bogert
23 MF Germany GER Görkem Sağlam
24 GK Netherlands NED Connor van den Berg
26 GK Belgium BEL Jorn Brondeel
27 DF Germany GER Derrick Köhn
32 DF Netherlands NED Sven van Beek (on loan from Feyenoord)
43 MF Netherlands NED Wesley Spieringhs
46 DF Netherlands NED Jop van den Avert
48 DF Netherlands NED Vincent Schippers
49 GK Kosovo KVX Arijanet Muric (on loan from Manchester City)

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2021 Friendly Quick Boys Netherlands 2–5 Netherlands Willem II Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2021 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 2–0 Netherlands Excelsior Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
24 July 2021 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 4–1 Belgium Lierse Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands Cancelled Netherlands Willem II Netherlands
19:30 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 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
KNVB Cup 14–16 December 2021 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00

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
12 Groningen 18 4 7 7 20 27 −7 19
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
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 1 0 1 3 4  −1 3 0 0 1 0 4  −4 1 0 0 3 0  +3

Last updated: August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round[]

Round123
GroundHA
ResultLW
Position179
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 Willem II 0–4 Feyenoord Tilburg
16:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
22 August 2021 2 Vitesse 0–3 Willem II Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 11,329
Referee: Allard Lindhout

KNVB Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup
28 October 2021 First round RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Willem II Waalwijk
21:00 CEST Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

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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