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2021–22 Fortuna Sittard season

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Fortuna Sittard
2021–22 season
ChairmanÖzgür Işıtan Gün
ManagerSjors Ultee
StadiumFortuna Sittard Stadion
Eredivisie15th
KNVB CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mats Seuntjens (8)

All:
Mats Seuntjens (8)
Highest home attendance8,333 (vs. AFC Ajax, 21 September 2021)
Lowest home attendance6,300 (vs. FC Twente, 14 August 2021)
Average home league attendance6,997
Biggest win2–1 (vs. FC Twente (h), 14 August 2021)
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The 2021–22 season will be the 54th season in the existence of Fortuna Sittard and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Sittard will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 13 February 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 Netherlands NED Yanick van Osch
2 DF Switzerland SUI Martin Angha
4 DF Netherlands NED Roel Janssen
6 MF Cape Verde CPV Deroy Duarte
7 MF Cape Verde CPV Lisandro Semedo
8 FW Netherlands NED Zian Flemming
9 FW Curaçao CUW Charlison Benschop
10 MF Netherlands NED Mats Seuntjens (vice-captain)
11 FW Netherlands NED Paul Gladon
12 DF Portugal POR Ivo Pinto (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
14 MF Sweden SWE Tesfaldet Tekie
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jordan Botaka (on loan from Gent)
18 DF Netherlands NED Nigel Lonwijk (on loan from Wolverhampton)
19 MF Germany GER Arianit Ferati
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Greece GRE Andreas Samaris
23 MF Netherlands NED Ben Rienstra (captain)
24 FW France FRA Samy Baghdadi
25 MF Belgium BEL Mickaël Tirpan
27 DF Netherlands NED Ronan Pluijmen
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Johansson (on loan from Sevilla Atlético)
29 MF Netherlands NED Richie Musaba
32 GK Germany GER Felix Dornebusch
33 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Siovas
34 GK Netherlands NED Michael Verrips (on loan from Sheffield United)
35 DF England ENG George Cox
41 GK Netherlands NED Tom Hendriks
77 FW Netherlands NED Tijjani Noslin

Out on loan

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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 Netherlands NED Ruben van Kouwen (at MVV Maastricht)
GK Germany GER Joshua Wehking (at MVV Maastricht)
DF Netherlands NED Mike van Beijnen (at Den Bosch)
MF Turkey TUR Yiğit Emre Çeltik (at Podbeskidzie)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Belgium BEL Adnan Ugur (at Fatih Karagümrük)
FW Kosovo KOS Arian Kastrati (at MVV Maastricht)
FW Netherlands NED Toshio Lake (at MVV Maastricht)

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 GK Felix Dornebusch Eintracht Braunschweig Free [1]
27 July 2021 MF Yigit Emre Celtik Altinordu Free [2]
29 July 2021 MF Arianit Ferati Waldhof Mannheim Free [3]
3 August 2021 FW Samy Baghdadi RC Grasse Free [4]
11 August 2021 FW Tijjani Noslin TOP Oss Free [5]
12 August 2021 MF Deroy Duarte Sparta Rotterdam Free [6]
26 August 2021 GK Ruben van Kouwen NEC Nijmegen Free [7]
27 August 2021 DF Mickaël Tirpan Kasimpasa Undisclosed [8]
19 November 2021 MF Andreas Samaris N/A Free [9]

Loans in

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Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
13 August 2021 End of season MF Ryan Johansson Sevilla Atlético [10]
16 August 2021 End of season DF Ivo Pinto Dinamo Zagreb [11]
31 August 2021 End of season DF Nigel Lonwijk Wolves U23 [12]

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
10 June 2021 FW André Vidigal Marítimo Undisclosed [13]
16 June 2021 FW Djibril Dianessy Pau FC Free [14]
1 July 2021 DF Grégoire Amiot Released N/A [15]
1 July 2021 MF Nassim el Ablak Released N/A [16]
1 July 2021 GK Piet Velthuizen Released N/A [17]
17 July 2021 FW Rasmus Karjalainen Helsingborg Undisclosed [18]
27 July 2021 MF Dimitrios Ioannidis Rot Weiss Ahlen Free [19]
5 August 2021 DF Özgür Aktas Telstar Free [20]
13 August 2021 FW Sebastian Polter VfL Bochum Free [citation needed]
24 August 2021 FW Jacky Donkor FC Dordrecht Free [21]
27 August 2021 FW Leroy George De Treffers Free [22]
31 August 2021 DF Clint Essers MVV Maastricht Free [23]
2 September 2021 DF Lazaros Rota AEK Athens Free [24]
3 September 2021 FW Thibaud Verlinden Dunajska Streda Free [25]

Loans out

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Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
5 August 2021 End of season DF Mike van Beijnen FC Den Bosch [26]
18 August 2021 2022 GK Joshua Wehking MVV Maastricht [27]
31 August 2021 End of season FW Arian Kastrati NK Dekani [28]
6 September 2021 End of season MF Adnan Ugur Karagümrük [29]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2021 Friendly Fortuna Sittard Belgium Cancelled Netherlands MVV Maastricht Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
14 July 2021 Friendly OH Leuven Belgium Cancelled Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Belgium
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2021 Friendly Beerschot Belgium 1–1 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
21 July 2021 Friendly Fortuna Sittard Netherlands 1–1 Greece OFI Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
7 August 2021 Friendly FC Utrecht Netherlands 2–3 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch
Attendance: 200
7 August 2021 Friendly FC Utrecht Netherlands 7–0 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Utrecht, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch
Attendance: 200

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 14 August 2021 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 15th 34 10 5 19 36 67 −31 029.41
KNVB Cup 27 October 2021 15 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 36 11 5 20 39 69 −30 030.56

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 6 18 37 51 −14 36
14 Sparta Rotterdam 34 8 11 15 30 48 −18 35
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 5 19 36 67 −31 35
16 Heracles Almelo (R) 34 9 7 18 33 49 −16 34 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
17 Willem II (R) 34 9 6 19 32 57 −25 33 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
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)[30]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 5 19 36 67  −31 35 6 2 9 20 31  −11 4 3 10 16 36  −20

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLDLLLDLWDLLLLLWDLLLWWWLLWLLDWLWLW
Position57913161717171416161717171716161717171616151516141516151415151615
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[31]

14 August 2021 1 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 FC Twente Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
1 December 2021 2 AZ 2-1 Fortuna Sittard Alkmaar
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 6,645
Referee: Dennis Higler
27 August 2021 3 Fortuna Sittard 2-2 RKC Waalwijk Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 6470
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
12 September 2021 4 Sparta Rotterdam 3-1 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6623
Referee: Erwin Blank
18 September 2021 5 SC Heerenveen 1-0 Fortuna Sittard Heerenveen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 16400
Referee: Laurens Gerrets
21 September 2021 6 Fortuna Sittard 0-5 Ajax Sittard
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 8333
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
25 September 2021 7 Vitesse 1-1 Fortuna Sittard Arnhem
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 11631
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
2 October 2021 8 Fortuna Sittard 1-3 N.E.C. Nijmegen Sittard
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 7011
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
16 October 2021 9 Fortuna Sittard 1-0 SC Cambuur Sittard
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 6873
Referee: Dennis Higler
22 October 2021 10 Willem II 1-1 Fortuna Sittard Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14057
Referee: Annick Van Der Laan

KNVB Cup

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27 October 2021 First round Fortuna Sittard 3–0 TOP Oss Sittard
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 3,053
Referee: Kevin Blom
15 December 2021 Second round PSV 2–0 Fortuna Sittard Eindhoven
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

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