2018–19 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2018–19 season
Manager	Fred Grim
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eerste Divisie	8th
Promotion-playoffs	Winners
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Emil Hansson (12); All: ; Emil Hansson (13)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was the 79th season in the existence of RKC Waalwijk and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

10 July 2018 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Deinze, Belgium
17:00	Bongonda 39' Bjørdal 76' Soisalo 80'		Bakari 87'	Stadium: Complex Gaversesteenweg

18 July 2018 Friendly	Maccabi Haifa	0–0	RKC Waalwijk
18:00

27 July 2018 Friendly	NEC	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Weurt
19:00	Achahbar 15' Joppen 45'		Van der Moot 19'	Stadium: Sportpark De Kamp

4 August 2018 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
16:00	Van Crooij 27' Genreau 32' Leemans 90+2' (pen.)		MAC³PARK Stadion

10 August 2018 Friendly	Kozakken Boys	1–2	RKC Waalwijk
20:00

5 January 2019 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	3–0	Katwijk	Waalwijk
15:00	Seys 3' Sow 70' Walian 89'			Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eerste Divisie	17 August 2018	3 May 2019	Matchday 1	8th	38	18	5	15	69	57	+12	047.37
Promotion play-offs	10 May 2019	28 May 2019	First round	Winners	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	050.00
KNVB Cup	25 September 2018	18 December 2018	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Total					47	23	7	17	85	69	+16	048.94

Source: Competitions

Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
6	TOP Oss	38	18	8	12	48	40	+8	62	Qualification to promotion play-offs second round
7	Almere City^[a]	38	19	5	14	60	63	−3	62	Qualification to promotion play-offs first round
8	RKC Waalwijk (O, P)	38	18	5	15	69	57	+12	59
9	NEC	38	16	10	12	73	60	+13	58
10	Cambuur	38	16	10	12	61	48	+13	58

Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
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, international competitions and play-offs qualification, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) ^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Winner of the Fourth Period (games 30–38).

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
38	18	5	15	69	57	+12	59	9	4	6	36	30	+6	9	1	9	33	27	+6

Source: Soccerway

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	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W
Position	8	3	8	12	13	12	14	14	15	16	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	13	14	12	10	10	8	7	8	10	11	12	11	6	9	7	8	8	7	10	10	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 August 2018 1	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	Telstar	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

24 August 2018 2	Den Bosch	2–3	RKC Waalwijk	's-Hertogenbosch
				Stadium: De Vliert

31 August 2018 3	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

7 September 2018 4	SC Cambuur	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Leeuwarden
				Stadium: Cambuur Stadion

14 September 2018 5	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

21 September 2018 6	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Jong AZ	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

28 September 2018 7

Almere City

2–1

RKC Waalwijk

Almere

5 October 2018 8

FC Volendam

1–0

RKC Waalwijk

Volendam

12 October 2018 9	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	TOP Oss	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

19 October 2018 10

Jong Ajax

2–1

RKC Waalwijk

Amsterdam

26 October 2018 11	RKC Waalwijk	3–2	Jong Utrecht	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

2 November 2018 12	FC Twente	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

9 November 2018 13	RKC Waalwijk	3–5	Jong PSV	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

17 November 2018 14

Helmond Sport

0–2

RKC Waalwijk

Helmond

23 November 2018 15	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	NEC	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

30 November 2018 16

FC Dordrecht

2–0

RKC Waalwijk

Dordrecht

7 December 2018 17	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	MVV Maastricht	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

14 December 2018 18

FC Eindhoven

1–3

RKC Waalwijk

Eindhoven

21 December 2018 19	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

13 January 2019 20

TOP Oss

1–2

RKC Waalwijk

Oss

18 January 2019 21	RKC Waalwijk	4–1	Jong Ajax	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

28 January 2019 22

Jong Utrecht

1–2

RKC Waalwijk

Utrecht

1 February 2019 23	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Den Bosch	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

8 February 2019 24	Telstar	0–3	RKC Waalwijk	Velsen-Zuid
20:00				Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion Referee: Erwin Blank

15 February 2019 25	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Almere City	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

22 February 2019 26	RKC Waalwijk	3–3	Volendam	Waalwijk
20:00	Meulensteen 58'			Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Stan Teuben

1 March 2019 27	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
20:00	Duarte 78' Dervişoğlu 88'		Sow 32'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Richard Martens

8 March 2019 28	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	SC Cambuur	Waalwijk
20:00				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

15 March 2019 29	MVV Maastricht	1–4	RKC Waalwijk	Maastricht
20:00				Stadium: De Geusselt Referee: Christian Mulder

22 March 2019 30	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Helmond Sport	Waalwijk
20:00	Spierings 55' Bilate 90'		Respen 45+1'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

29 March 2019 31	Jong PSV	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
20:00	Zakaria Aboukhlal 47' Soulas 60'		Maatsen 74' Seys 88'	Stadium: PSV Campus De Herdgang Referee: Jannick van der Laan

1 April 2019 32	RKC Waalwijk	4–1	FC Twente	Waalwijk
20:00	Bilate 14' Seys 43' Ricardinho 86' (o.g.) Maatsen 90'		Cantalapiedra 64'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Christiaan Bax

5 April 2019 33	Roda JC Kerkrade	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Kerkrade
20:00				Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Referee: Clay Ruperti

12 April 2019 34	Jong AZ	2–4	RKC Waalwijk	Wijdewormer
20:00				Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Referee: Laurens Gerrets

19 April 2019 35	RKC Waalwijk	4–4	FC Dordrecht	Waalwijk
20:00				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

22 April 2019 36	NEC	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
14:30				Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Sander van der Eijk

26 April 2019 37	Go Ahead Eagles	1–4	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
20:00				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Christian Mulder

3 May 2019 38	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	FC Eindhoven	Waalwijk
20:00	Quasten 1' Hansson 33', 44'		Cicilia 30'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Edgar Bijl

Promotion play-offs

10 May 2019 First round First leg	NEC	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
18:30	Trésor 12' Bruijn 15'	Report		Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Christiaan Bax

14 May 2019 First round Second leg	RKC Waalwijk	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	NEC	Waalwijk
18:30	Seys 41' Spierings 62' Bilate 70'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Joey Kooij

19 May 2019 Second round First leg	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Excelsior	Waalwijk
14:30	Bilate 53' Gaari 81'	Report	Fortes 71'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Richard Martens

22 May 2019 Second round Second leg	Excelsior	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
18:30	Ómarsson 49'	Report	Spierings 35' , 38'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

25 May 2019 Second round First leg	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
18:30		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

28 May 2019 Second round Second leg	Go Ahead Eagles	4–5 (4–5 agg.)	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
18:30	Veldmate 45' (pen.) Van der Venne 55' Bakx 63' Langedijk 89'	Report	Hansson 13' (pen.) Spierings 38', 90+5' Mulder 79' Bilate 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

25 September 2018 First round	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	NAC Breda	Waalwijk
18:30	Baggerman 42' Seys 47'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Kevin Blom

30 October 2018 First round	PSV	2–3 (a.e.t.)	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
18:30	Gutiérrez 1' Júnior 76'	Report	Van Weert 29' Maatsen 90+1', 109'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

18 December 2018 Second round	FC Twente	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
19:45	Schenk 26' Oosterwijk 90+1'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Richard Martens

References

^ "Eredivisie 2018/2019 – Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[table_note_ALM0.11091742064381-1] Winner of the Fourth Period (games 30–38).

[2] "Eredivisie 2018/2019 – Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

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