2021–22 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam 2021–22 football season
Sparta Rotterdam
2021–22 season
ChairmanLeo Ruijs
Head coachHenk Fraser
(until 24 April)
Maurice Steijn
(from 26 April)
StadiumHet Kasteel
Eredivisie14th
KNVB CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vito van Crooij (4)

All:
Vito van Crooij (5)
Biggest winWillem II 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam
Biggest defeatUtrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 134th season in the existence of Sparta Rotterdam and the club's third 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2022[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
GK Nigeria NGA Maduka Okoye (on loan from Watford)
GK Netherlands NED Tim Coremans
DF Belgium BEL Michaël Heylen
DF Netherlands NED Bart Vriends
DF Netherlands NED Tom Beugelsdijk
DF Netherlands NED Augustin Drakpe
DF Denmark DEN Riza Durmisi (on loan from Lazio)
DF Greece GRE Giannis Masouras (on loan from Olympiacos)
DF Luxembourg LUX Mica Pinto
DF Luxembourg LUX Laurent Jans
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Netherlands NED Dirk Abels
DF Netherlands NED Aaron Meijers
MF Netherlands NED Adil Auassar (captain)
MF Netherlands NED Sven Mijnans
MF Netherlands NED Joeri de Kamps (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)
MF Belgium BEL Arno Verschueren (on loan from Lommel)
MF Denmark DEN Younes Namli (on loan from Krasnodar)
FW Germany GER Mario Engels
FW Netherlands NED Vito van Crooij
FW Germany GER Lennart Thy
FW Spain ESP Adrián Dalmau

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Netherlands NED Jomar Gomes
GK Suriname SUR Ishan Kort
GK Netherlands NED Rijk Janse
GK Netherlands NED Finn Murre
DF Togo TOG Augustin Drakpe
DF Morocco MAR Farouq Limouri
DF Netherlands NED Jeremy van Mullem
DF Netherlands NED Tariq Dilrosun
DF Netherlands NED Gaultiér Overman
DF Netherlands NED Jay den Haan
DF Netherlands NED Yanilio de Nooijer
DF Netherlands NED Joshua Adney
MF Netherlands NED Constantijn Schop
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Netherlands NED Delano Vianello
MF Netherlands NED Jason Meerstadt
MF Netherlands NED Jeremy Udenhout
MF Malaysia MAS Dylan van Wageningen
MF Netherlands NED Patrick Brouwer
MF Netherlands NED Achraf Madi
MF Netherlands NED Marcus Scholten
FW Netherlands NED Marouane Afaker
FW Netherlands NED Mohamed el Karbachi
FW Netherlands NED Mike Frimpong
FW Netherlands NED Aaron Bashir
FW Netherlands NED Shairon de Wind
FW Morocco MAR Mohammed Tahiri
FW Netherlands NED Pepijn Doesburg

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Netherlands NED Abdou Harroui (at Sassuolo until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Netherlands NED Reda Kharchouch (at Emmen until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Pos Player Transferred from Fee
DF Luxembourg Laurent Jans Belgium Standard de Liège Free Transfer
FW Netherlands Kenzo Goudmijn Netherlands AZ Loan Transfer
FW Netherlands Vito van Crooij Netherlands VVV-Venlo Undisclosed

Out

Pos Player Transferred from Fee
MF Netherlands Deroy Duarte Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Free Transfer
FW Netherlands Danzell Gravenberch Netherlands De Graafschap Free Transfer
GK Netherlands Michael Fabrie Netherlands VV Smitshoek Free Transfer
DF Cape Verde Jeffry Fortes Netherlands De Graafschap Free Transfer
FW Netherlands Reda Kharchouch Netherlands FC Emmen Loan Transfer
DF Netherlands Lassana Faye No club Released
DF Netherlands Aaron Meijers Netherlands ADO Den Haag End of loan
MF Netherlands Wouter Burger Netherlands Feyenoord End of loan

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Heracles Almelo Netherlands v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
2 July 2021 Friendly Heracles Almelo Netherlands 1–2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Almelo, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands v Belgium Gent
10 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–3 Belgium Gent Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Telstar Netherlands v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
13 July 2021 Friendly Telstar Netherlands 0–0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
SBV Excelsior Netherlands v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
31 July 2021 Friendly SBV Excelsior Netherlands 0–3 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Willem II Netherlands v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
7 August 2021 Friendly Willem II Netherlands Cancelled Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 15 August 2021 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 14th 34 8 11 15 30 48 −18 023.53
KNVB Cup 27 October 2021 15 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 36 9 11 16 33 50 −17 025.00

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Groningen 34 9 9 16 41 55 −14 36
13 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 6 18 37 51 −14 36
14 Sparta Rotterdam 34 8 11 15 30 48 −18 35
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 5 19 36 67 −31 35
16 Heracles Almelo (R) 34 9 7 18 33 49 −16 34 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
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)[2]
(R) Relegated

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
34 8 11 15 30 48  −18 35 4 7 6 16 21  −5 4 4 9 14 27  −13

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]

Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam
15 August 2021 1 Utrecht 7-0 Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles Almelo
21 August 2021 2 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
Go Ahead Eagles v Sparta Rotterdam
28 August 2021 3 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Deventer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bakker 6' (pen)
Botos 60'
Report Pinto Red card 53' Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
PSV v Sparta Rotterdam
3 October 2021 8 PSV 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Eindhoven
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Sangaré Yellow card 45+2', 82'
  • Thomas 86'
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
Sparta Rotterdam v Twente
20 November 2021 13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Twente Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax
28 November 2021 14 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
AZ v Sparta Rotterdam
5 December 2021 15 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
Sparta Rotterdam v Vitesse
18 December 2021 17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Vitesse Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht
23 January 20 20 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 Utrecht Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erwin Blank
Sparta Rotterdam v PSV
27 February 2022 24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 PSV Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion
Attendance: 10,020
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Sparta Rotterdam v Go Ahead Eagles
12 March 2022 26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles Rotterdam
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Sparta Rotterdam v Heerenveen
3 April 2022 28 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heerenveen Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam
9 April 2022 29 Ajax 2−1 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
Attendance: 54,254
Referee: Pol van Boekel
Fortuna Sittard v Sparta Rotterdam
16 April 2022 23 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam Sittard
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Vitesse v Sparta Rotterdam
19 April 2022 25 Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Twente v Sparta Rotterdam
22 April 2022 30 Twente 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Sparta Rotterdam v AZ
30 April 2022 31 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ Rotterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam
7 May 2022 32 Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam Groningen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Euroborg
Sparta Rotterdam v PEC Zwolle
11 May 2022 33 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Heracles Almelo v Sparta Rotterdam
15 May 2022 34 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam Almelo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito

KNVB Cup

GVVV v Sparta Rotterdam
27 October 2021 First round GVVV 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam Veenendaal
20:00 CEST Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis
Vitesse v Sparta Rotterdam
15 December 2021 Second round Vitesse 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
18:00 CET(UTC+1)
Stadium: GelreDome

Statistics

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Eredivisie KNVB Cup Total
1 FW 1233432569976435574318 Netherlands Alfie Zraikat 1 0 1

Last updated: 29 August 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "A-selectie | Sparta Rotterdam".
  2. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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