2019–20 RKC Waalwijk season

The 2019–20 season was RKC Waalwijk's 80th season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

RKC Waalwijk

2019–20 season
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Fred Grim
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	18th
KNVB Cup	First round
Home colours Away colours

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2020[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 Hannes Delcroix (on loan from Anderlecht) 5 DF  CZE Paul Quasten 6 MF  NED Daan Rienstra (captain) 7 MF  NED Tijjani Reijnders (on loan from AZ) 8 MF  MAR Anas Tahiri 9 FW  NED Mario Bilate 10 MF  NED Richard van der Venne 11 FW  NED Darren Maatsen 12 MF  NED Hans Mulder 13 GK  NED Kees Heemskerk 14 DF  NED Henrico Drost

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  NED Lars Nieuwpoort 16 DF  NED Ingo van Weert 17 FW  NED Stanley Elbers (on loan from PEC Zwolle) 18 MF  BEL Nando Nöstlinger 19 FW  NED Sylla Sow 21 MF  BEL Lennerd Daneels 22 GK  NED Mike Grim 23 MF  NED Clint Leemans (on loan from PEC Zwolle) 24 FW  NED Dylan Vente (on loan from Feyenoord) 25 DF  BUL Stefan Velkov (on loan from Den Bosch) 26 MF  NED Nikki Baggerman 27 FW  SWE Emil Hansson (on loan from Hannover 96) 28 FW  COM Saïd Bakari 29 DF  NED Fabian Sporkslede

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

SDC Putten v RKC Waalwijk

9 July 2019 Friendly	SDC Putten	0–8	RKC Waalwijk	Putten, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Puttereng

RKC Waalwijk v KV Mechelen

12 July 2019 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	KV Mechelen	Garderen, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng

TOP Oss v RKC Waalwijk

16 July 2019 Friendly	TOP Oss	0–1	RKC Waalwijk	Herpen, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Wilgendaal

NAC Breda v RKC Waalwijk

23 July 2019 Friendly	NAC Breda	0–2	RKC Waalwijk	Sint Willebrord, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Gagelrijzen

NEC Nijmegen v RKC Waalwijk

26 July 2019 Friendly	NEC Nijmegen	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Weurt, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Kamp

Servette v RKC Waalwijk

8 January 2020 Friendly	Servette	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Vilamoura, Portugal
16:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Browns Sport & Leisure Club

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	3 August 2019	8 March 2020	Matchday 1	18th	26	4	3	19	27	60	−33	015.38
KNVB Cup	30 October 2019		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Total					27	4	3	20	30	64	−34	014.81

Last updated: 8 March 2020

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	FC Twente	26	7	6	13	34	46	−12	27
15	PEC Zwolle	26	7	5	14	37	55	−18	26
16	Fortuna Sittard	26	6	8	12	29	52	−23	26
17	ADO Den Haag	26	4	7	15	25	54	−29	19
18	RKC Waalwijk	26	4	3	19	27	60	−33	15

Source: eredivisie.nl
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
26	4	3	19	27	60	−33	15	3	2	8	13	20	−7	1	1	11	14	40	−26

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	16	17	14	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[3] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[4] It was declared void the following day.[5]

VVV-Venlo v RKC Waalwijk

3 August 2019 1	VVV-Venlo	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Venlo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

RKC Waalwijk v AZ

11 August 2019 2	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	AZ	Waalwijk
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Idrissi  35', 48'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Twente v RKC Waalwijk

18 August 2019 3	Twente	3–3	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Martin Pérez

RKC Waalwijk v ADO Den Haag

25 August 2019 4	RKC Waalwijk	0–3	ADO Den Haag	Waalwijk
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

RKC Waalwijk v PSV

1 September 2019 5	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	PSV	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Drost  34' Meulensteen  43' Bakari  75'	Report	Gakpo  29' Gutiérrez  51' Quasten  65' (o.g.) Baumgartl  76' Mitroglou  78'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Kevin Blom

PEC Zwolle v RKC Waalwijk

15 September 2019 6	PEC Zwolle	6–2	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk

21 September 2019 7	Sparta Rotterdam	4–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Het Kasteel

RKC Waalwijk v Vitesse

29 September 2019 8	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Vitesse	Waalwijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Groningen v RKC Waalwijk

4 October 2019 9	Groningen	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Euroborg

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

19 October 2019 10	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Ajax	Waalwijk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakari  63' Spierings  79'	Report	Tadić  46' Promes  76'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Willem II v RKC Waalwijk

26 October 2019 11	Willem II	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Tilburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,877 Referee: Kevin Blom

RKC Waalwijk v Heracles Almelo

2 November 2019 12	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	Heracles Almelo	Waalwijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Feyenoord v RKC Waalwijk

10 November 2019 13	Feyenoord	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Jørgensen  25' Larsson  40' Senesi  85'	Report	Maatsen  14' Sow  19'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,431 Referee: Danny Makkelie

RKC Waalwijk v Emmen

24 November 2019 14	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	Emmen	Waalwijk
12:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

1 December 2019 15	Utrecht	0–1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

RKC Waalwijk v SC Heerenveen

8 December 2019 16	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
20:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Fortuna Sittard v RKC Waalwijk

14 December 2019 17	Fortuna Sittard	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Diemers  13' Damașcan  45', 58'	Report	Mulder  8' Leemans  31'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,391 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

RKC Waalwijk v Twente

20 December 2019 18	RKC Waalwijk	3–0	Twente	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tahiri  12' Bilate  37' Spierings  47', 60'	Report	Verdonk  82'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,154 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

ADO Den Haag v RKC Waalwijk

19 January 2020 19	ADO Den Haag	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,433 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

RKC Waalwijk v VVV-Venlo

25 January 2020 20	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	VVV-Venlo	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

AZ v RKC Waalwijk

31 January 2020 21	AZ	4–0	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Idrissi  29', 51' Boadu  36' Stengs  65'	Report	Mulder  4'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 14,712 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

RKC Waalwijk v PEC Zwolle

8 February 2020 22	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

16 February 2020 23	Ajax	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tadić  13' (pen.) Eiting  50' Traoré  52' Huntelaar  90'	Report	Meulensteen  76' Gaari  78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,291 Referee: Dennis Higler

RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam

21 February 2020 24	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

RKC Waalwijk v Utrecht

1 March 2020 25	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Utrecht	Waalwijk
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Heracles Almelo v RKC Waalwijk

8 March 2020 26	Heracles Almelo	4–2	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
16:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Erve Asito

RKC Waalwijk v Groningen

15 March 2020 27	RKC Waalwijk	Cancelled	Groningen	Waalwijk
16:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

SC Heerenveen v RKC Waalwijk

21 March 2020 28	SC Heerenveen	Cancelled	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

RKC Waalwijk v Feyenoord

5 April 2020 29	RKC Waalwijk	Cancelled	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 5 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

Vitesse v RKC Waalwijk

11 April 2020 30	Vitesse	Cancelled	RKC Waalwijk	Arnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 11 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

RKC Waalwijk v Willem II

22 April 2020 31	RKC Waalwijk	Cancelled	Willem II	Waalwijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

Emmen v RKC Waalwijk

25 April 2020 32	Emmen	Cancelled	RKC Waalwijk	Emmen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

RKC Waalwijk v Fortuna Sittard

3 May 2020 33	RKC Waalwijk	Cancelled	Fortuna Sittard	Waalwijk
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

PSV v RKC Waalwijk

10 May 2020 34	PSV	Cancelled	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup

Heracles Almelo v RKC Waalwijk

30 October 2019 First round	Heracles Almelo	4–3	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dessers  7', 55' Van der Water  35', 70'	Report	Maatsen  45' Sow  53' Leemans  62' (pen.)	Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Christiaan Bax

References

1. "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
2. "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
3. "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
4. "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotiom/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
5. "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
6. "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
7. "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

External links

• Official website