2022–23 Fortuna Sittard season

Fortuna Sittard 2022–23 football season

Fortuna Sittard
2022–23 season
Owner	Özgür Işıtan Gün
Chairman	Özgür Işıtan Gün
Head coach	Sjors Ultee (until 22 August) Julio Velázquez (from 12 September)
Stadium	Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Eredivisie	13th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Burak Yılmaz (9) All: Burak Yılmaz (9)
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The 2022–23 season was the 55th season in the existence of Fortuna Sittard and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Sittard participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Players

As of 17 January 2023

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	Yanick van Osch
2	DF	ESP	Ximo Navarro
4	DF	NED	Roel Janssen
5	DF	ENG	George Cox
6	MF	CPV	Deroy Duarte
7	FW	ESP	Iñigo Córdoba
8	MF	CRO	Kristijan Bistrović (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
11	FW	NED	Paul Gladon
12	DF	POR	Ivo Pinto
14	DF	BRA	Rodrigo Guth
15	MF	TUR	Oğuzhan Özyakup
17	FW	TUR	Burak Yılmaz (captain)
18	DF	NED	Mike van Beijnen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	KOS	Arianit Ferati
21	MF	TUR	Doğan Erdoğan
22	GK	NED	Tom Hendriks
28	DF	NED	Bryant Nieling
29	FW	NED	Thomas Buitink (on loan from Vitesse)
31	GK	CRO	Ivor Pandur (on loan from Hellas Verona)
33	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Siovas
34	FW	TUR	Tunahan Taşçı
55	DF	CRO	Stipe Radić
61	DF	MAD	Rémy Vita
74	FW	ITA	Gianmarco Cangiano (on loan from Bologna)
77	FW	NED	Tijjani Noslin
85	FW	POR	Umaro Embaló

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
—	GK	NED	Michael Verrips (at FC Groningen until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Richie Musaba (at TOP Oss until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Date	Source
17	FW	Burak Yılmaz	Lille	1 July 2022	^[1]
90	MF	Vasilios Sourlis	Olympiacos	7 July 2022	^[2]
7	FW	Iñigo Córdoba	Athletic Bilbao	22 July 2022	^[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Fortuna Sittard

Viktoria Köln

2 July 2022 Friendly	Fortuna Sittard	2–3	Viktoria Köln	Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Op de Hooven

Fortuna Sittard

VfL Bochum

6 July 2022 Friendly	Fortuna Sittard	1–1	VfL Bochum	Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Noslin 23'		Stöger 77'	Stadium: Sportpark Op de Hooven

OH Leuven

Fortuna Sittard

9 July 2022 Friendly	OH Leuven	1–1	Fortuna Sittard	Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Op de Hooven

Fortuna Sittard

Shakhtar Donetsk

22 July 2022 Friendly	Fortuna Sittard	3–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Vlaardingen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark 't Nieuwelant

Adana Demirspor

Fortuna Sittard

5 December 2022 Friendly	Adana Demirspor	1–2	Fortuna Sittard	Antalya, Turkey
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Onyekuru 28'		Gladon 8' Embaló 38'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

Fortuna Sittard

Livingston

8 December 2022 Friendly	Fortuna Sittard	0–3	Livingston	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

MSV Duisburg

Fortuna Sittard

22 December 2022 Friendly	MSV Duisburg	1–1	Fortuna Sittard	Duisburg, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Girth 80'		Cissé 90'	Stadium: Westender Straße Attendance: 0

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 %
Eredivisie	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	13th	34	10	6	18	39	62	−23	029.41
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					35	10	6	19	41	65	−24	028.57

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Go Ahead Eagles	34	10	10	14	46	56	−10	40
12	NEC	34	8	15	11	42	45	−3	39
13	Fortuna Sittard	34	10	6	18	39	62	−23	36
14	Volendam	34	10	6	18	42	71	−29	36
15	Excelsior	34	9	5	20	32	71	−39	32

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)

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	10	6	18	39	62	−23	36	5	4	8	21	28	−7	5	2	10	18	34	−16

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[4]

KNVB Cup

NEC v Fortuna Sittard

19 October 2022 First round	NEC	3–2	Fortuna Sittard	Nijmegen
21:00 CEST	Navarro 35' (o.g.) El Karouani 47' Marques 74'	Report	11' Bassett 61' Guth	Stadium: Goffertstadion

References

^ "Fortuna Sittard versterkt zich met Turkse topspits Burak Yilmaz" [Fortuna Sittard reinforces with Turkish top striker Burak Yilmaz]. www.fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Ivor Pandur en Vasilios Sourlis op huurbasis naar Sittard" [Ivor Pandur and Vasilios Sourlis on loan to Sittard]. www.fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Iñigo Córdoba maakt overstap naar Fortuna Sittard" [Iñigo Córdoba transfers to Fortuna Sittard]. www.fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Vierde Divisie Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Final Johan Cruyff Schaal KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Women's Champions League

Club seasons
Eredivisie	Ajax AZ SC Cambuur FC Emmen Excelsior Rotterdam Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles FC Groningen SC Heerenveen NEC PSV RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam FC Twente FC Utrecht Vitesse FC Volendam
Eerste Divisie	ADO Den Haag Almere City FC FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht FC Eindhoven De Graafschap Helmond Sport Heracles Almelo Jong Ajax Jong AZ Jong PSV Jong FC Utrecht MVV Maastricht NAC Breda PEC Zwolle Roda JC Kerkrade Telstar TOP Oss VVV-Venlo Willem II
Women's Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax VV Alkmaar Excelsior Rotterdam SC Heerenveen PEC Zwolle PSV FC Twente