2023–24 FC Utrecht season
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2023–24 season | |
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Owner | Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (99%) Stichting Continuïteit FC Utrecht (1%) overige aandeelhouders (41%) |
Chairman | Steef Klop |
Head coach | Michael Silberbauer[1] (until 29 August 2023) Rob Penders (a.i.) (29 Aug'23 - 11 Sept'23) Ron Jans[2] (from 11 September 2023) |
Stadium | Stadion Galgenwaard |
Eredivisie | 16th |
KNVB Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Ryan Flamingo (2) All: Ryan Flamingo (2) |
Highest home attendance | 22,198 (vs. Ajax, 22 October 2023) |
Lowest home attendance | 19,878 (vs. sc Heerenveen, 20 August 2023) |
Average home league attendance | 21,155 |
Biggest win | 1–3 (vs. Heracles Almelo, 16 September 2023) |
Biggest defeat | 1–5 (vs. Feyenoord, 3 September 2023) |
The 2023–24 season is the 54th season in the existence of FC Utrecht and the club's 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Utrecht participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 13 October 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Summer
Transfers in
Nat. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Particularities | Ref. |
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NED | FW | Marouan Azarkan | Feyenoord | Purchased | [3] |
IRQ | MF | Zidane Iqbal | Manchester United | Purchased | [4] |
SWE | FW | Isac Lidberg | Go Ahead Eagles | Purchased | [5] |
GER | MF | Can Bozdoğan | FC Schalke 04 | Buy option lifted | [6] |
FRA | DF | Modibo Sagnan | Real Sociedad | Buy option lifted | [7] |
NED | DF | Ryan Flamingo | US Sassuolo | On loan (+option to buy) | [8] |
DEN | MF | Oscar Fraulo | Borussia Mönchengladbach | On loan (+option to buy) | [9] |
ESP | DF | Hugo Novoa | RB Leipzig | On loan | [10] |
GRE | GK | Vasilis Barkas | Celtic | Transfer free | [11] |
ENG | FW | Adrian Blake | Watford FC | Transfer free | [12] |
NED | GK | Mattijs Branderhorst | N.E.C. | Transfer free | [13] |
MAR | DF | Souffian El Karouani | N.E.C. | Transfer free | [14] |
NED | FW | Ole Romeny | FC Emmen | Transfer free | [15] |
NED | FW | Mats Seuntjens | RKC Waalwijk | Transfer free | [16] |
SUR | DF | Djevencio van der Kust | Houston Dynamo | Terminated the loan earlier | [17] |
NED | FW | Remco Balk | SC Cambuur | Back from loan | [18] |
MAR | FW | Mimoun Mahi | SC Cambuur | Back from loan | [19] |
Transfers out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
7 July 2023 Friendly | Regioteam Amersfoort | 0–6 | FC Utrecht | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Nimmerdor Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gerbert Stegeman |
12 July 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 0–2 | KAA Gent | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Overdie Attendance: 0 Referee: Thijs Dogterom | ||
Note: Behind closed doors. |
15 July 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 1–2 | Sporting Charleroi | Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark van Zuijen Attendance: 0 Referee: Luc Tissingh | |
Note: Behind closed doors. |
22 July 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 2–4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark 't Nieuwelant Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Smit | ||
Note: Behind closed doors and the encounter consisted of four half-hour halves. |
28 July 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 1–1 | AE Kifisia | Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark van Zuijen Attendance: 125 Referee: Jazzy Hindriks |
29 July 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 2–0 | OFI Crete | Utrecht, Netherlands |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
2 August 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 1–2 | Bologna FC | Utrecht, Netherlands |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
5 August 2023 Friendly | FC Utrecht | 3–0 | RCD Espanyol | Utrecht, Netherlands |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 7,224 Referee: Joey Kooij |
12 October 2023 Friendly | N.E.C. | 1–2 | FC Utrecht | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric van der Vaart | |
Note: Behind closed doors. |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Eredivisie | 12 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 22.22 |
KNVB Cup | First round | — | |||||||||
Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 22.22 |
Last updated: 23 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Ajax | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
6 | NEC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 53 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
7 | Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 50 | |
8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 49 | |
9 | Go Ahead Eagles (O) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 46 |
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)
(O) Play-off winners
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)
(O) Play-off winners
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
Last updated: 23 October 2023.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.[39]
12 August 2023 1 | PSV | 2–0 | FC Utrecht | Eindhoven |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 32,486 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
20 August 2023 2 | FC Utrecht | 0–2 | sc Heerenveen | Utrecht |
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,878 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom |
27 August 2023 3 | PEC Zwolle | 1–0 | FC Utrecht | Zwolle |
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: MAC³PARK stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Laurens Gerrets |
3 September 2023 4 | FC Utrecht | 1–5 | Feyenoord | Utrecht |
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,366 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
16 September 2023 5 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | FC Utrecht | Almelo |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 11,831 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
23 September 2023 6 | N.E.C. | 3–0 | FC Utrecht | Nijmegen |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Dennis Higler |
30 September 2023 7 | FC Utrecht | 0–2 | Almere City FC | Utrecht |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,177 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
6 October 2023 8 | FC Volendam | 1–0 | FC Utrecht | Volendam |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,525 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
22 October 2023 9 | FC Utrecht | 4–3 | Ajax | Utrecht |
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,198 Referee: Dennis Higler |
KNVB Cup
31 October 2023 First round | FC Utrecht | v | RKC Waalwijk | Utrecht |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Friendlies
No. | Name | |
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1. | Tasos Douvikas | 3 |
2. | Can Bozdoğan | 2 |
Anthony Descotte | 2 | |
Mats Seuntjens | 2 | |
5. | Taylor Booth | 1 |
Othmane Boussaid | 1 | |
Luuk Brouwers | 1 | |
Tommy St. Jago | 1 | |
Sean Klaiber | 1 | |
Zakaria Labyad | 1 | |
Bart Ramselaar | 1 | |
Jens Toornstra | 1 | |
Own goals opponent | 1 | |
Totals | 18 |
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Assists
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Attendance
Home games
Round | Opponent | Attendance | Total attendance | Average |
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Friendlies | ||||
N/A | KAA Gent | 0[a][b] | 0 | 0 |
N/A | Sporting Charleroi | 0[a][c] | 0 | 0 |
N/A | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0[a][d] | 0 | 0 |
N/A | AE Kifisia | 125[c] | 125 | 125 |
N/A | OFI Crete | 1,100[e] | 1,225 | 613 |
N/A | Bologna FC | 1,100[e] | 2,325 | 775 |
N/A | RCD Espanyol | 7,224[f] | 9,549 | 2,387 |
Eredivisie | ||||
2 | sc Heerenveen | 19,878 | 19,878 | 19,878 |
4 | Feyenoord | 20,366 | 40,244 | 20,122 |
7 | Almere City FC | 22,177 | 62,421 | 20,807 |
9 | Ajax | 22,198 | 84,619 | 21,155 |
KNVB Cup | ||||
First round | RKC Waalwijk | , | , | , |
- ^ a b c Behind closed doors.
- ^ Match played at VV Alkmaarsche Boys.
- ^ a b Match played at FC De Westhoek.
- ^ Match played at SV CWO.
- ^ a b Match played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.
- ^ Match played in Stadion Galgenwaard.
Away supporters
Round | Opponent | Attendance | Total attendance | Average |
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Eredivisie | ||||
1 | PSV | 500 | 500 | 500 |
3 | PEC Zwolle | 500 | 1,000 | 500 |
5 | Heracles Almelo | 500 | 1,500 | 500 |
6 | N.E.C. | 500 | 2,000 | 500 |
8 | FC Volendam | 0[40] | 2,000 | 500 |
KNVB Cup | ||||
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