2023–24 FC Twente season

FC Twente
2023–24 season
Chairman	Paul van der Kraan
Manager	Joseph Oosting
Stadium	De Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 20 August 2023.

The 2023–24 season is FC Twente's 59th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Eredivisie. They are also competing in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 Augustus 2023^[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	GER	Lars Unnerstall
2	DF	NED	Mees Hilgers
3	DF	NED	Robin Pröpper (captain)
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Kjølø
5	DF	NED	Gijs Smal
6	MF	NED	Carel Eiting
7	FW	NED	Mitchell van Bergen
8	MF	NED	Youri Regeer
9	FW	NED	Ricky van Wolfswinkel
10	FW	TUR	Naci Ünüvar (on loan from Ajax)
11	FW	NED	Daan Rots
12	DF	ISL	Alfons Sampsted
14	MF	NED	Sem Steijn


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	MAR	Issam El Maach
17	DF	BEL	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (on loan from Mechelen)
18	MF	NED	Michel Vlap
19	MF	MAR	Younes Taha
20	DF	NED	Joshua Brenet
22	GK	POL	Przemysław Tytoń
23	MF	CZE	Michal Sadílek
24	DF	NED	Juliën Mesbahi
27	FW	CRC	Manfred Ugalde
30	GK	NED	Sam Karssies
38	DF	NED	Max Bruns

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Youri Regeer	Ajax	€900,000	1 July 2023	^[2]
FW	Younes Taha	PEC Zwolle	undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Manfred Ugalde	Lommel	€4,000,000	1 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	Mechelen	loan	15 August 2023	^[5]
FW	Mitchell van Bergen	Reims	undisclosed	31 August 2023	^[6]
MF	Carel Eiting	FC Volendam	€1,000,000	1 September 2023	^[7]^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Václav Černý	VfL Wolfsburg	€8,000,000	1 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Julio Pleguezuelo	Plymouth Argyle	Free	1 July 2023	^[10]
MF	Ramiz Zerrouki	Feyenoord	€7,200,000	1 July 2023	^[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly	Twente	7–1	OB	Enschede, Netherlands
15:00 UTC+2	Ugalde 1', 18' Steijk 51' Brenet 56' Rots 60', 63' (pen.), 88'	Report	Kjerrumgaard 105'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alex Bos
Note: Two halves of 45 minutes and 60 minutes each.

19 July 2023 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	2–3	Twente	Hattem, Netherlands
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Het Achterveen Referee: Luuk Timmers

22 July 2023 Friendly	Schalke 04	2–2	Twente	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

30 July 2023 Friendly	Twente	3–0	Go Ahead Eagles
12:30 UTC+2

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
KNVB Cup	TBD			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023		Second qualifying round	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	075.00
Total				6	5	1	0	14	3	+11	083.33

Last updated: 20 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven (C)	34	29	4	1	111	21	+90	91	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Feyenoord	34	26	6	2	92	26	+66	84	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
3	Twente	34	21	6	7	69	36	+33	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	AZ	34	19	8	7	70	39	+31	65	Qualification for the Europa League league stage^[a]
5	Ajax	34	15	11	8	74	61	+13	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

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)
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Feyenoord) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

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	2	0	0	7	2	+5	6	1	0	0	3	1	+2	1	0	0	4	1	+3

Last updated: 20 August 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2
Ground	A	H
Result	W	W
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[12]

13 August 2023 1	Almere City	1–4	Twente	Almere
16:45 UTC+2	Floranus 27' Van Bruggen 32' 74' Esajas 69' Post 72'	Report	Pröpper 59' Vlap 66' Van Wolfswinkel 90+2', 90+4'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

20 August 2023 2	Twente	3–1	PEC Zwolle	Enschede
14:30 UTC+2	Sadílek 18' Unnerstall 31' Hilgers 52' Steijn 76' Schendelaar 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Van Hintum 26' Druijf 33' (pen.) Reijnders 35' Lam 42' Van Polen 53' Kersten 90+7'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

KNVB Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg	Twente	1–0	Hammarby IF	Enschede
20:00 UTC+2				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

3 August 2023 Second leg	Hammarby IF	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Twente	Stockholm
20:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Tele2 Arena

References

^ "Selectie FC Twente - FC Twente". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ Twente, F. C. "Youri Regeer tekent vierjarig contract". FC Twente.
^ Twente, F. C. "Younes Taha naar FC Twente". FC Twente.
^ Twente, F. C. "Manfred Ugalde blijft bij FC Twente". FC Twente.
^ Twente, F. C. "Alec Van Hoorenbeeck naar FC Twente". FC Twente.
^ Twente, F. C. "Mitchell van Bergen naar FC Twente". FC Twente.
^ Twente, F. C. "Carel Eiting tekent contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente.
^ NOS. "Carel Eiting na maandeling geschil definitief naar FC Twente". NOS.nl.
^ "VfL sign Cerny". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "Julio Pleguezuelo Becomes First Summer Signing | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk.
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^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELLS0.091944956729163-12] The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Feyenoord) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

[1] "Selectie FC Twente - FC Twente". Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[2] Twente, F. C. "Youri Regeer tekent vierjarig contract". FC Twente.

[3] Twente, F. C. "Younes Taha naar FC Twente". FC Twente.

[4] Twente, F. C. "Manfred Ugalde blijft bij FC Twente". FC Twente.

[5] Twente, F. C. "Alec Van Hoorenbeeck naar FC Twente". FC Twente.

[6] Twente, F. C. "Mitchell van Bergen naar FC Twente". FC Twente.

[7] Twente, F. C. "Carel Eiting tekent contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente.

[8] NOS. "Carel Eiting na maandeling geschil definitief naar FC Twente". NOS.nl.

[9] "VfL sign Cerny". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[10] "Julio Pleguezuelo Becomes First Summer Signing | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk.

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[13] "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

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