2020–21 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam

2020–21 season
Chairman	Leo Ruijs
Manager	Henk Fraser
Stadium	Het Kasteel
Eredivisie	10th
KNVB Cup	First round
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 4 December 2020.

The 2020–21 season is Sparta Rotterdam's 133rd season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Rotterdam participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 October 2020

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	IDN	Benjamin van Leer
—	GK	NED	Tim Coremans
—	GK	NGA	Maduka Okoye
—	GK	NED	Michael Fabrie
—	DF	NED	Tom Beugelsdijk
—	DF	NED	Bart Vriends
—	DF	BEL	Michaël Heylen
—	DF	CPV	Lorenzo Fonseca
—	DF	NED	Augustin Drakpe
—	DF	NED	Aaron Meijers (on loan from ADO Den Haag)
—	DF	LUX	Mica Pinto
—	DF	CPV	Jeffry Fortes
—	DF	NED	Dirk Abels

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Adil Auassar (captain)
—	MF	NED	Abdou Harroui
—	MF	NED	Deroy Duarte
—	MF	NED	Wouter Burger (on loan from Feyenoord)
—	MF	NED	Laros Duarte
—	MF	NED	Sven Mijnans
—	MF	NED	Bryan Smeets
—	FW	GER	Lennart Thy
—	FW	GER	Mario Engels
—	FW	NED	Reda Kharchouch
—	FW	NED	Danzell Gravenberch
—	FW	NED	Emanuel Emegha

Reserve squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NED	Jomar Gomes
—	GK	NED	Kenny Lipman
—	DF	NED	Tariq Dilrosun
—	DF	NED	Darwin Heuvelman
—	DF	NED	Boyd Reith
—	DF	NED	Daan van Unen
—	DF	NED	Leon-Cardi Wong-Si-Kwie
—	MF	NED	Ayoub Bukhari

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Levi Bouwense
—	MF	NED	Jason Meerstadt
—	MF	NED	Sven Mijnans
—	MF	NED	Nino Roffelsen
—	FW	NED	Brad van Hoeven
—	FW	NED	Ouail El Merabet
—	FW	CPV	Gianni dos Santos
—	FW	MAR	Mohammed Tahiri

Players out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Lassana Faye (on loan to ADO Den Haag)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Feyenoord v Sparta Rotterdam

9 August 2020 Friendly	Feyenoord	3–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boženík 13', 15' Summerville 22'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 3,000

Lens v Sparta Rotterdam

15 August 2020 Friendly	Lens	Cancelled	Sparta Rotterdam	Lens, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Telstar v Sparta Rotterdam

18 August 2020 Friendly	Telstar	0–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion

Sparta Rotterdam v NAC

22 August 2020 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	NAC	Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gravenberch 4'	Report	Schouten 82'	Stadium: Het Kasteel

RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam

27 August 2020 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tahiri 63'	Report	Vriends 53'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Sparta Rotterdam v ADO Den Haag

4 September 2020 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fortes 88'	Report	Kramer 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0

Borussia Dortmund v Sparta Rotterdam

7 September 2020 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Dortmund, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reus 63' Pherai 66'	Report	Emegha 81'	Stadium: BVB-Fußballpark Hohenbuschei Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	13 September 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 1		20	6	5	9	29	32	−3	030.00
KNVB Cup	28 October 2020		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					21	6	6	9	30	33	−3	028.57

Last updated: 31 January 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2020–21 Eredivisie

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
20	6	5	9	29	32	−3	23	2	3	5	19	21	−2	4	2	4	10	11	−1

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	D
Position	12	16	18	18	18	17	17	13	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	12

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

13 September 2020 1	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Heylen  54' Pinto  57'	Report	Gravenberch  17' Tagliafico  27' Blind  28' Antony 37' Onana  86'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 3,934 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Vitesse v Sparta Rotterdam

19 September 2020 2	Vitesse	2–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Arnhem
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tannane 27' Darfalou  44' Hájek  53' Broja 82'	Report	Harroui  6' Heylen  20'  42' Pinto  54'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 4,914 Referee: Björn Kuipers

PEC Zwolle v Sparta Rotterdam

26 September 2020 3	PEC Zwolle	4–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Zwolle
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nakayama  33', 71' Ghoochannejhad 45+5' (pen.), 47' Leemans 54'	Report	Auassar  45+2' Pinto  45+4'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam v AZ

4 October 2020 4	Sparta Rotterdam	4–4	AZ	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Harroui 57' Abels 64' Thy 88' (pen.) Mijnans 90',  90+5'	Report	Aboukhlal 9', 19',  67' De Wit 14', 33' Bizot  55'  85' Boadu  56'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Feyenoord v Sparta Rotterdam

18 October 2020 5	Feyenoord	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Haps 44'	Report	Thy 52'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles Almelo

25 October 2020 6	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	Heracles Almelo	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Het Kasteel

Sparta Rotterdam v SC Heerenveen

1 November 2020 7	Sparta Rotterdam	1–4	SC Heerenveen	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam

7 November 2020 8	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Thy 59' Harroui 90+2'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Sparta Rotterdam v ADO Den Haag

22 November 2020 9	Sparta Rotterdam	6–0	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Smeets  24' Thy 43', 59' Mijnans 53' Harroui 56' Engels 80', 85'	Report	Pinas  24' Pascu  79'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

PSV v Sparta Rotterdam

29 November 2020 10	PSV	1–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Eindhoven
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ledezma  30' Malen 78'	Report	Mijnans  66' Engels  81' Meijers  83'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Emmen

4 December 2020 11	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	FC Emmen	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Duarte 22' Harroui 58' Gravenberch  80'	Report	Peña  5' Jansen  6' Araujo 52' Ben Moussa  79'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam

13 December 2020 12	Willem II	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Tilburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Groningen

19 December 2020 13	Sparta Rotterdam	2–3	FC Groningen	Rotterdam
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

22 December 2020 14	FC Twente	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pierie  82'	Report	Engels 45+1' Duarte 63'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Van Den Kerkhof

Sparta Rotterdam v Feyenoord

10 January 2021 15	Sparta Rotterdam	0–2	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
12:15		Report	Geertruida 27' Jørgensen 90+4'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

Fortuna Sittard v Sparta Rotterdam

13 January 2021 16	Fortuna Sittard	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Sittard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam v PSV

16 January 2021 17	Sparta Rotterdam	3–5	PSV	Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Smeets 4' Beugelsdijk  45+2' Gravenberch 75' Kharchouch 87' (pen.)	Report	Mauro Júnior 24' Malen 47', 90+3' Madueke 49' Max 71'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

24 January 2021 18	FC Utrecht	1–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Maher  56' Boussaid 88'	Report	Auassar  76'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Twente

28 January 2021 19	Sparta Rotterdam	0–0	FC Twente	Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Abels  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam

31 January 2021 20	ADO Den Haag	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gomelt 45' Del Fabro  73' Castillo  77' Pinas  78' Besuijen  90+4'	Report	Heylen  36' Kharchouch 68'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

VVV-Venlo v Sparta Rotterdam

7 February 2021 21	VVV-Venlo	v	Sparta Rotterdam	Venlo
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2020–21 KNVB Cup

ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam

28 October 2020 First round	ADO Den Haag	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Koopmans 90+4'	Report	Gravenberch 39'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder
	Penalties
	Kramer Karelis Pinas Goossens Ould-Chikh		Heylen Abels Vriends Engels

External links

• Official website