2020–21 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2020–21 season
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Fred Grim
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	15th
KNVB Cup	First round
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was RKC Waalwijk's second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football, the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First team squad

As of 9 February 2021^[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	NED	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
3	DF	NED	Melle Meulensteen
4	MF	CUW	Vurnon Anita
5	DF	CZE	Paul Quasten
7	FW	BEL	Cyril Ngonge
8	MF	MAR	Anas Tahiri (captain)
9	FW	NED	Finn Stokkers
10	MF	NED	Richard van der Venne
11	MF	NED	Ola John
12	MF	NED	Hans Mulder
15	DF	NED	Lars Nieuwpoort
16	MF	MAR	Ayman Azhil (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
17	FW	NED	Morad El Haddouti
19	FW	NED	Sylla Sow
20	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda (on loan from Anderlecht)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	BEL	Lennerd Daneels
22	GK	NED	Mike Grim
25	MF	NED	Thijs Oosting (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
26	MF	BEL	Sebbe Augustijns
27	FW	NED	David Min
28	FW	COM	Saïd Bakari
30	FW	GRE	James Efmorfidis
31	GK	GRE	Kostas Lamprou
32	DF	NED	Nigel Langras
33	MF	NED	Yassin Oukili
34	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters
59	DF	ALG	Ahmed Touba
99	FW	MDA	Vitalie Damașcan (on loan from Torino)
—	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	GK	Kostas Lamprou	SBV Vitesse	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2020	MF	James Efmorfidis	Almere City	Free transfer	^[3]
10 August 2020	MF	Nico Olsak	Maccabi Netanya	Free transfer	^[4]
29 August 2020	DF	Ahmed Touba	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	^[5]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
9 July 2020	DF	Thierry Lutonda	Anderlecht	30 June 2020	^[6]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	FW	Jari Koenraat	Blauw Geel '38	Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2020	DF	Henrico Drost	ASWH	Free transfer	^[8]^[9]
1 July 2020	GK	Kees Heemskerk	Unattached	Free transfer	^[8]
1 July 2020	DF	Fabian Sporkslede	Unattached	Free transfer	^[8]
1 July 2020	DF	Ingo van Weert	Stomil Olsztyn	Free transfer	^[8]^[10]
30 July 2020	MF	Daan Rienstra	Volos	Mutual consent	^[11]^[12]

Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	PEC Zwolle	34	9	11	14	44	53	−9	38
14	Willem II	34	8	7	19	40	68	−28	31
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	9	18	33	55	−22	30
16	Emmen (R)	34	7	9	18	40	68	−28	30	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs^[a]
17	VVV-Venlo (R)	34	6	5	23	43	91	−48	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: Eredivisie,^[13] Soccerway^[14]
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)^[15]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

Matches

13 September 2020 1	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	SBV Vitesse	Waalwijk
16:45		Report	Darfalou 45+2'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 1,967 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

20 September 2020 2	AFC Ajax	3−0	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
16:45	Tadić 10' Labyad 34' Martínez 73'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 11,948 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

27 September 2020 3	FC Utrecht	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
14:30	Mahi 40' Kerk 74' Van de Streek 85'	Report	Damașcan 59'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 4,944 Referee: Siemen Mulder

17 October 2020 5	Heracles Almelo	0–1	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
18:45		Report	Bakari 26'	Stadium: Erve Asito

21 October 2020 4	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
17:30	Stokkers 86'	Report	Reijnders 65'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Rob Dieperink

25 October 2020 6	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
16:45	Ngonge 50' John 80'	Report	62' Jørgensen 84' Haps	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

1 November 2020 7	AZ Alkmaar	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
20:00	Stengs 5' Guðmundsson 72', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

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

22 November 2020 9	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Damașcan 82'	Report	H. Veerman 19'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

27 November 2020 10	FC Twente	0–2	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ngonge 22' Stokkers 30'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

5 December 2020 11	RKC Waalwijk	3–2	VVV-Venlo	Waalwijk
16:30	Stokkers 30' Touba 75' Daneels 87'	Report	Giakoumakis 35' (pen.) Van Crooij 51'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

12 December 2020 12	FC Groningen	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	El Messaoudi 54' Van Kaam 76'	Report		Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

19 December 2020 13	RKC Waalwijk	1–4	PSV Eindhoven	Waalwijk
20:00	Stokkers 86'	Report	Gakpo 11' Ihattaren 14' Dumfries 71' (pen.) Madueke 90+5'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

22 December 2020 14	Fortuna Sittard	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard
16:30	Polter 45' Semedo 90+2'	Report	Stokkers 15'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

9 January 2021 15	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	ADO Den Haag	Waalwijk
16:30		Report	Kemper 17'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

14 January 2021 16	SC Heerenveen	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
18:45	H. Veerman 7'	Report	Van der Venne 56'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

17 January 2021 17	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	Willem II	Waalwijk
12:15	Tahiri 47'	Report	Wriedt 59'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

23 January 2021 18	PSV Eindhoven	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zahavi 45+1' Rosario 73'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

27 January 2021 19	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Fortuna Sittard	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Min 84'	Report	Seuntjens 54' Semedo 63'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

30 January 2021 20	SBV Vitesse	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Arnhem
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bazoer 71'	Report	Van der Venne 75'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

6 February 2021 21	PEC Zwolle	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Saymak 72'	Report	Touba 4'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

12 February 2021 22	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	FC Emmen	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Touba 90'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

21 February 2021 23	RKC Waalwijk	3–0	Heracles Almelo	Waalwijk
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	John 11' Daneels 23' Van der Venne 75'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

27 February 2021 24	ADO Den Haag	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

6 March 2021 25	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van der Venne 53'	Report	Mahi 12' Van de Streek 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

13 March 2021 26	Sparta Rotterdam	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beugelsdijk 57' Smeets 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

20 March 2021 27	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	FC Groningen	Waalwijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oosting 5', 15' Sow 86'	Report	El Messaoudi 33'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

4 April 2021 28	FC Emmen	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Emmen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakker 10' Adžić 17' Peña 32'	Report	Ngonge 90+2'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

11 April 2021 29	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	AFC Ajax	Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Haller 14'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

23 April 2021 30	Willem II	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlidis 54'	Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

1 May 2021 31	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	AZ Alkmaar	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oosting 17'	Report	Guðmundsson 28' Boadu 63' Stengs 82'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

8 May 2021 32	VVV-Venlo	3–3	RKC Waalwijk	Venlo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Giakoumakis 3' John 44' Van Crooij 79'	Report	Oosting 14' Ngonge 33', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

13 May 2021 33	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	FC Twente	Waalwijk
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sow 48', 54'	Report	Danilo 47'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

16 May 2021 34	Feyenoord	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jørgensen 37' Toornstra 43' Berghuis 49'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

KNVB Cup

28 October 2020	RKC Waalwijk	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	SC Cambuur (2)	Waalwijk
19:45	Daneels 85' Gaari 90+4'	Report	31' Pouwels 40' Jacobs	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martens
	Penalties
	Tahiri Meultensteen Damașcan Azhil		Gootjes Hoedemakers Paulissen Nieuwpoort Maulun

References

^ "RKC Waalwijk – Squad 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (30 June 2020). "Doelman Kostas Lamprou (28) tekent bij RKC Waalwijk". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (19 June 2020). "James Efmorfidis tekent bij RKC Waalwijk". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (10 August 2020). "RKC Waalwijk heeft beet en legt 'karakterjongen' Nicolas Olsak (28) vast". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "RKC Waalwijk legt Belgische verdediger Touba vast". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (9 July 2020). "RKC huurt linksback Thierry Lutonda (19) van Anderlecht". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ van Beek, Yvonne (27 April 2020). "Koenraat vertrekt bij RKC en speelt volgend seizoen bij Blauw Geel'38". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "RKC Waalwijk neemt afscheid van elf spelers". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^ "Henrico Drost tekent bij ASWH". VoetbalRotterdam (in Dutch). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (5 August 2020). "Ingo van Weert aan de slag in Polen". Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (30 July 2020). "RKC Waalwijk en Daan Rienstra in goed overleg uit elkaar". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ Hack, Wilber (31 July 2020). "Daan Rienstra tekent twee jaar bij Volos". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[table_note_res_RPO0.16233568785821-13] Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

[1] "RKC Waalwijk – Squad 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[2] Hack, Wilber (30 June 2020). "Doelman Kostas Lamprou (28) tekent bij RKC Waalwijk". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[3] Hack, Wilber (19 June 2020). "James Efmorfidis tekent bij RKC Waalwijk". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[4] Hack, Wilber (10 August 2020). "RKC Waalwijk heeft beet en legt 'karakterjongen' Nicolas Olsak (28) vast". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[5] "RKC Waalwijk legt Belgische verdediger Touba vast". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[6] Hack, Wilber (9 July 2020). "RKC huurt linksback Thierry Lutonda (19) van Anderlecht". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[7] van Beek, Yvonne (27 April 2020). "Koenraat vertrekt bij RKC en speelt volgend seizoen bij Blauw Geel'38". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[released-8] "RKC Waalwijk neemt afscheid van elf spelers". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

[9] "Henrico Drost tekent bij ASWH". VoetbalRotterdam (in Dutch). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[10] Hack, Wilber (5 August 2020). "Ingo van Weert aan de slag in Polen". Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[11] Hack, Wilber (30 July 2020). "RKC Waalwijk en Daan Rienstra in goed overleg uit elkaar". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[12] Hack, Wilber (31 July 2020). "Daan Rienstra tekent twee jaar bij Volos". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[14] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[15] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[rules2020-21-16] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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