The 2024–25 season is Willem II's 129th season in existence and marks a return to the Eredivisie after relegation to the Eerste Divisie following the 2023–24. They will also compete in the KNVB Cup.
Off-Season personnel changes began shortly before the 2023–24 season ended, with the appointment of Merijn Goris as the new general manager of the club, taking over for Martin van Geel who announced in February 2024 that he would be leaving the position on 1 July 2024.[1]
On 14 May Tom Caluwé was announced as the new technical director of the club, replacing Van Geel who was acting in the role following the resignation of Teun Jacobs in September 2023.[2] Shortly after the Caluwé appointment, the team took care of its first offseason priority by signing Peter Maes, the trainer who led the team back into the Eredivisie, to a new contract that runs through the summer of 2026.[3] The team further addressed to its technical staff by hiring Kristof Aelbrecht as assistant-trainer and Stefan Winters as performance coach.[4] Aelbrecht replacing Peter van den Berg, who departed to become the head trainer of the Netherlands Under-17 national team,[5] and Winters replacing departing performance coach, Nils Thörner.[6] Golkeeper coach, Peter den Otter remained with the club, extending his contract by two years.[7] The technical staff changes were completed with the hiring of Hessel Verhoven as video analyst for the club, replacing Rick Mennes who departed the club after seven years for a similar position with Feyenoord.[8]
Willem II kicked off the season on 10 August 2024 with a 1-1 draw against 2023-24 KNVB Cup winners Feyenoord at De Kuip, followed by the first win of their return to the Eredivisie, 2-0 at home over Go Ahead Eagles.
As the primary transfer window was running down, the club added a few more desired pieces in preparation for the Eredivisie competition: attacking midfielder Amar Fatah and defenders Boris Lambert and Miodrag Pivaš. They closed out the period by sending midfielder Max de Waal to VVV Venlo on loan.
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. 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)
The initial slate of league fixtures were unveiled on 19 June 2024.[25] Matches through matchday 21[26] as well as the final two matchdays are definitively scheduled (though some dates have been rescheduled from the initial release), while the remaining matches are tentatively scheduled and will be given exact dates and times later in the season.
Appearances () numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances. Red card numbers denote:numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal. Source for all stats:[27]
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.
1914–15 Koninklijke HFC (3/3)
1915–16 Quick Den Haag (4/4)
1916–17 Ajax (1/19)
1917–18 RHC (1/2)
1918–19 not played
1919–20 CVV
1920–21 Schoten
1921–22 not played
1922–23 not played
1923–24 not played
1924–25 ZFC
1925–26 LONGA
1926–27 VUC Den Haag
1927–28 RHC (2/2)
1928–29 not played
1929–30 Feyenoord (1/13)
1930–31 not played
1931–32 DFC (2/2)
1932–33 not played
1933–34 Velocitas 1897
1934–35 Feyenoord (2/13)
1935–36 Roermond
1936–37 EVV
1937–38 VSV
1938–39 FC Wageningen (1/2)
1939–40 not played
1940–41 not played
1941–42 not played
1942–43 Ajax (2/19)
1943–44 Willem II (1/2)
1944–45 not played
1945–46 not played
1946–47 not played
1947–48 FC Wageningen (2/2)
1948–49 Quick 1888
1949–50 PSV (1/11)
1950–51 not played
1951–52 not played
1952–53 not played
1953–54 not played
1954–55 not played
1955–56 not played
1956–57 Fortuna '54 (1/2)
1957–58 Sparta (1/3)
1958–59 VVV
1959–60 not played
Jan van der Laak
Peter Maes
Thomas Didillon-Hödl
Emilio Kehrer
Amar Fatah
Brescia
) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances.
Rúnar Sigurgeirsson
Miodrag Pivaš
Jeremy Bokila
Raffael Behounek
