2022–23 FC Utrecht season

FC Utrecht

2022–23 season
Owner	Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (99%) Stichting Beheer Aandelen FC Utrecht (1%)
Chairman	Pieter Leyssius
Head coach	Henk Fraser[1] (until 14 December 2022) Michael Silberbauer[2] (from 28 December 2022)
Stadium	Stadion Galgenwaard
Eredivisie	7th
KNVB Cup	Quarter-final
Play-offs	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: Anastasios Douvikas (19) All: Anastasios Douvikas (22)
Highest home attendance	22,065 (vs. FC Emmen, 28 May 2023)
Lowest home attendance	15,807 (vs. Vitesse, 11 September 2022)
Average home league attendance	19,769
Biggest win	0–4 (vs. FC Volendam, 12 November 2022)
Biggest defeat	6–1 (vs. PSV, 16 October 2022)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2022–23 season is the 53rd season in the existence of FC Utrecht and the club's 53rd 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. In the regular season, they have qualified for the play-offs, for this they played for a place in the second round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 May 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GRE Vasilis Barkas (on loan from Celtic) 2 DF  NED Mark van der Maarel 3 DF  NED Tommy St. Jago 5 DF  NED Hidde ter Avest 6 MF  GER Can Bozdogan (on loan from FC Schalke 04) 7 MF  DEN Victor Jensen 7 FW  NED Daishawn Redan[a] (on loan from Hertha BSC) 8 MF  NED Luuk Brouwers 9 FW  GRE Anastasios Douvikas 10 MF  USA Taylor Booth 11 FW  MAR Mimoun Mahi[a] 11 FW  GER Amin Younes (on loan from Ettifaq FC) 14 DF  NED Ramon Hendriks (on loan from Feyenoord) 15 DF  NED Djevencio van der Kust[a] 16 GK  NED Fabian de Keijzer 17 DF  SUR Sean Klaiber 18 MF  NED Jens Toornstra 19 FW  BEL Anthony Descotte (on loan from RSC Charleroi) 19 MF  FRA Albert Lottin[a] 20 MF  MAR Zakaria Labyad 20 FW  FRA Arthur Zagre[a] (on loan from AS Monaco)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  NED Django Warmerdam 22 MF  NED Sander van de Streek 23 MF  NED Bart Ramselaar 24 DF  NED Nick Viergever (captain) 25 DF  NED Ruben Kluivert 26 MF  BEL Othmane Boussaid 27 DF  FRA Modibo Sagnan (on loan from Real Sociedad) 28 FW  NED Bas Dost 29 FW  FRA Moussa Sylla[a] 30 FW  JPN Naoki Maeda (on loan from Nagoya Grampus) 31 GK  NED Thijmen Nijhuis 32 GK  NED Calvin Raatsie 33 DF  NED Mike van der Hoorn 34 DF  NED Christopher Mamengi 37 FW  NED Derensili Sanches Fernandes 38 MF  EST Rocco Robert Shein 39 MF  NED Lynden Edhart 39 FW  NED Jesse van de Haar 46 DF  NED Rick Meissen[a] 51 GK  NED Sep van der Heijden 61 GK  NED Kevin Gadellaa

1. Left during the season.

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities	Ref.
NED	MF	Luuk Brouwers	Go Ahead Eagles	Purchased	[3]
NED	DF	Mike van der Hoorn	Arminia Bielefeld	Purchase obligation	[4]
EST	MF	Rocco Robert Shein	FC Flora	Buy option lifted	[5]
USA	MF	Taylor Booth	Bayern München II	Transfer free	[6]
NED	FW	Bas Dost	Club Brugge	Transfer free	[7]
SUR	DF	Sean Klaiber	Ajax	Transfer free	[8]
NED	GK	Calvin Raatsie	Jong Ajax	Transfer free	[9]
NED	MF	Jens Toornstra	Feyenoord	Transfer free	[10]
NED	DF	Nick Viergever	Greuther Fürth	Transfer free	[11]
GRE	GK	Vasilis Barkas	Celtic	On loan	[12]
GER	MF	Can Bozdogan	FC Schalke 04	On loan (+option to buy)	[13]
NED	DF	Ramon Hendriks	Feyenoord	On loan (+option to buy with repurchase option)	[14]
JPN	FW	Naoki Maeda	Nagoya Grampus	On loan (+option to buy)	[15]
NED	FW	Daishawn Redan	Hertha BSC	On loan (+option to buy)	[16]
FRA	DF	Modibo Sagnan	Real Sociedad	On loan (+option to buy, if lifted contract till 2026)	[17]
GER	FW	Amin Younes	Ettifaq FC	On loan	[18]
NED	DF	Ruben Kluivert	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
NED	DF	Djevencio van der Kust	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
NED	MF	Davy van den Berg	Roda JC Kerkrade	Back from loan	[19]
SWE	DF	Emil Bergström	Willem II	Back from loan	[20]
MAR	DF	Benaissa Benamar	FC Volendam	Back from loan (with promotion final transfer)	[21]
NED	GK	Maarten Paes	FC Dallas	Back from loan (+option to buy)	[22]

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities	Ref.
NED	MF	Urby Emanuelson	End of career
NED	DF	Willem Janssen	End of career		[23]
NED	MF	Adam Maher	Damac FC	Sold	[24]
NED	DF	Sylian Mokono	Heracles Almelo	Sold	[25]
NED	MF	Quinten Timber	Feyenoord	Sold	[26]
NED	FW	Henk Veerman	FC Volendam	Sold	[27]
SWE	FW	Pontus Almqvist	FK Rostov	Was a transfer due to special Russia/Ukraine rule	[28]
MAR	DF	Benaissa Benamar	FC Volendam	Final transfer through promotion	[29]
NED	GK	Maarten Paes	FC Dallas	Buy option lifted	[29]
SWE	DF	Emil Bergström	Without club	Transfer free
SWE	MF	Simon Gustafson	BK Häcken	Transfer free	[30]
GER	GK	Eric Oelschlägel	FC Emmen	Transfer free	[31]
NED	MF	Joris van Overeem	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Transfer free	[32]
NED	FW	Remco Balk	SC Cambuur	On loan	[33]
NED	MF	Davy van den Berg	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
NED	DF	Christopher Mamengi	Jong FC Utrecht	Internal transfer
JPN	FW	Naoki Maeda	Nagoya Grampus	Back from loan	[34]
NED	DF	Mike van der Hoorn	Arminia Bielefeld	Back from loan (+purchase obligation)	[4]

Winter

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities	Ref.
DEN	MF	Victor Jensen	Ajax	Purchased	[35]
MAR	MF	Zakaria Labyad	Without club	Transfer free	[36]
BEL	FW	Anthony Descotte	RSC Charleroi	On loan (+option extra season rent and option to buy)	[37]

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities	Ref.
FRA	FW	Moussa Sylla	SM Caen	Sold	[38]
NED	FW	Daishawn Redan	Hertha BSC	Terminated the loan earlier	[39]
FRA	FW	Arthur Zagre	AS Monaco	Terminated the loan earlier	[40]
MAR	FW	Mimoun Mahi	SC Cambuur	On loan	[41]
NED	DF	Djevencio van der Kust	Houston Dynamo FC	On loan (+option to buy)	[42]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FC Utrecht v Queen's Park

2 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–4	Queen's Park	Utrecht, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Veerman 30' El Azrak 58' Booth	Report	Murray 12', 56' Savoury 73' Trialist 77'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

KRC Genk v FC Utrecht

6 July 2022 Friendly	KRC Genk	2–1	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Németh 30' El Khannous 56'	Report	Van de Streek 15'	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie Attendance: 0 Referee: Preston Henshuijs
Note: Behind closed doors.

sc Heerenveen v FC Utrecht

8 July 2022 Friendly	sc Heerenveen	0–1	FC Utrecht	Jubbega, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Van der Hoorn 90+1'	Stadium: Sportpark 't Heidefjild Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gerbert Stegeman

Club Brugge v FC Utrecht

13 July 2022 Friendly	Club Brugge	4–2	FC Utrecht	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lang 13' Viergever 20' (o.g.) Jutglà 68', 73'	Report	Douvikas 28' Mahi 88' Van der Hoorn	Stadium: Belfius Basecamp Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Debeuckelaere
Note: Behind closed doors.

KV Kortrijk v FC Utrecht

16 July 2022 Friendly	KV Kortrijk	2–1	FC Utrecht	Kortrijk, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Benchaib 39' Gueye 84' Radovanovic	Report	Boussaid 84' Redan	Stadium: Guldensporenstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Unknown

FC Utrecht v OFI Crete

20 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	4–0	OFI Crete	Utrecht, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 9' Veerman 29' Redan 79', 90'	Report		Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,000[a] Referee: Stan Teuben

FC Utrecht v De Graafschap

23 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–1	De Graafschap	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 65', 78'	Report	Gravenberch 8' Fortes	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v AEK Athens

27 July 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–1	AEK Athens	Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Maarel	Report	García 50' Szymański	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v Shakhtar Donetsk

30 July 2022 Shakhtar Global Tour for Peace	FC Utrecht	2–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Utrecht, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 7' Kryvtsov 65' (o.g.) Bozdogan	Report	Bondarenko 41' Kryskiv 47' Sudakov	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 8,511 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

Ajax v FC Utrecht

20 September 2022 Friendly	Ajax	1–2	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Unknown CEST (UTC+2)	Lucca 11' Magallan   64' Pierie	Report	Brouwers 33' Meissen 45+1' Redan Younes	Stadium: De Toekomst Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v Servette FC

17 December 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–1	Servette FC	Campoamor, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Van de Streek 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort Attendance: Unknown Referee: Pablo Pérez Alcocer

FC Utrecht v FC Groningen

23 December 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–3	FC Groningen	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Suslov 7' Pepi 23', 57'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: Unknown Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

ADO Den Haag v FC Utrecht

23 December 2022 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	4–4	FC Utrecht	The Hague, Netherlands
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	De Waal 13' Severina 38' Werker 68' Broekhuizen 77'	Report	Klaiber 30' Sylla 34' Bozdogan 49' Redan 59'	Stadium: Bingoal Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht

30 December 2022 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk, Netherlands
Unknown CET (UTC+1)		Report	Dost 37' Boussaid 54'	Stadium: Unknown Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

1. According to VI 30, page 78.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	7th	34	15	9	10	55	50	+5	044.12
KNVB Cup	20 October 2022	28 February 2023	First round	Quarter-final	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	075.00
Play-offs	1 June 2023	4 June 2023	Semi-final	Semi-final	2	0	0	2	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					40	18	9	13	66	58	+8	045.00

Last updated: 5 June 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Twente (O)	34	18	10	6	66	27	+39	64	Qualification to European competition play-offs
6	Sparta Rotterdam	34	17	8	9	60	37	+23	59
7	Utrecht	34	15	9	10	55	50	+5	54
8	Heerenveen	34	12	10	12	44	50	−6	46
9	RKC Waalwijk	34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	41

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 Winner

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	15	9	10	55	50	+5	54	8	5	4	20	15	+5	7	4	6	35	35	0

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	U	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W
Position	7	9	12	15	11	8	9	7	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[43]

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht

6 August 2022 1	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van den Buijs 15' Bel Hassani 45' Oukili  79'	Report	Dost 52', 85'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Rob Dieperink

FC Utrecht v SC Cambuur

13 August 2022 2	FC Utrecht	0–0	SC Cambuur	Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Booth  14' Brouwers  47' Van der Maarel  86'	Report	Uldrikis  31'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,019 Referee: Erwin Blank

FC Emmen v FC Utrecht

20 August 2022 3	FC Emmen	3–2	FC Utrecht	Emmen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Romeny 27'` Mendes 59' Vlak 79'	Report	Douvikas 10' Dost 34'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8,024 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

FC Utrecht v Ajax

28 August 2022 4	FC Utrecht	0–2	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Boussaid  53' Dost  88'	Report	Berghuis 10' Timber  35' Rensch  36' Brobbey 45+1' Tadic  70'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,471 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Fortuna Sittard v FC Utrecht

2 September 2022 5	Fortuna Sittard	3–4	FC Utrecht	Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guth 67' Tirpan  71' Yilmaz 82' (pen.) Noslin 90+7'	Report	Dost 64' Douvikas 70' (pen.), 77', 86' Toornstra  81' Van der Maarel  83'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,763 Referee: Allard Lindhout

FC Utrecht v Vitesse

11 September 2022 6	FC Utrecht	1–0	Vitesse	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Dost 84'	Report	Wittek  79'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,807 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v N.E.C. Nijmegen

16 September 2022 7	FC Utrecht	0–0	N.E.C. Nijmegen	Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Kust  40' Bozdogan  71' Boussaid  90'	Report	Schöne  73'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,547 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Excelsior Rotterdam v FC Utrecht

2 October 2022 8	Excelsior Rotterdam	0–1	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Horemans  19' El Yaakoubi  90'	Report	Van de Streek 31' Bozdogan  39'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Richard Martens

FC Utrecht v AZ

9 October 2022 9	FC Utrecht	1–2	AZ	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brouwers  34' Redan  67' Sagnan  77' Sylla 90+3'	Report	Van Brederode 31' Sugawara 68'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,873 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

PSV v FC Utrecht

16 October 2022 10	PSV	6–1	FC Utrecht	Eindhoven
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Simons 8', 60' Til 33', 38' El Ghazi 86', 89'	Report	Van de Streek 24' Klaiber  29' Dost  41' Van der Maarel  55'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 30,646 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

23 October 2022 11	FC Utrecht	3–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 6' Douvikas 48' Klaiber 79'	Report	Kitolano 84' Van Crooij  90+3' Eerdhuijzen  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,048 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

sc Heerenveen v FC Utrecht

29 October 2022 12	sc Heerenveen	1–2	FC Utrecht	Heerenveen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Hooijdonk 33' Tahiri  45+1' Haye  81'	Report	Douvikas 44' Toornstra  58' Sagnan 66' Brouwers  77' Van de Streek  77' Boussaid  87'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 22,150 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

FC Utrecht v FC Groningen

6 November 2022 13	FC Utrecht	2–1	FC Groningen	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Klaiber  45+1' Booth 62',  79' Sagnan  68' Van de Streek 84'	Report	Krüger 40' Valente  45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,904 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

FC Volendam v FC Utrecht

12 November 2022 14	FC Volendam	0–4	FC Utrecht	Volendam
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zeefuik  57'	Report	Booth 14' Van de Streek  52', 84' Dost 73' Bozdogan 90+2'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,650 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

FC Utrecht v Feyenoord

8 January 2023 15	FC Utrecht	1–1	Feyenoord	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Toornstra 3' Van der Hoorn  45+1' Van der Maarel  60'	Report	Idrissi  45+1' Jahanbakhsh 90'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,857 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Go Ahead Eagles v FC Utrecht

15 January 2023 16	Go Ahead Eagles	2–2	FC Utrecht	Deventer
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Adekanye 10' Willumsson  26' Tekie  31' Amofa  56' Sow 90'	Report	Willumsson 3' (o.g.) Van de Streek 13' Klaiber  88'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,793 Referee: Joey Kooij

FC Twente v FC Utrecht

22 January 2023 17	FC Twente	2–0	FC Utrecht	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Černý 45+1' Misidjan 64' Salah-Eddine  80'	Report	Booth  50'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

FC Utrecht v Excelsior Rotterdam

25 January 2023 18	FC Utrecht	1–0	Excelsior Rotterdam	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas 6' Booth  57'	Report	Koopmeiners  45+1' Azarkan  86' Dijkhuizen  86'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,058 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

AZ v FC Utrecht

28 January 2023 19	AZ	5–5	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dekker 20' Pavlidis 31', 34', 78' M. de Wit 70'	Report	Douvikas 12', 16', 65' Viergever 41',  90+2' Van de Streek 80'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,765 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

FC Utrecht v sc Heerenveen

4 February 2023 20	FC Utrecht	1–0	sc Heerenveen	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas 69' (pen.) Toornstra  84'	Report	Bochniewicz  66' Van Ottele  86'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,444 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Vitesse v FC Utrecht

12 February 2023 21	Vitesse	2–0	FC Utrecht	Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Oroz  40' Arcus  51' Manhoef 63' Wittek 90+4'	Report	Bozdogan  53' Toornstra  84'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,211 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

FC Utrecht v PSV

19 February 2023 22	FC Utrecht	2–2	PSV	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boussaid 33' Van de Streek 60'	Report	Bakayoko 41' De Jong 57' Branthwaite  63'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,043 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Utrecht

24 February 2023 23	Sparta Rotterdam	0–3	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sambo  38' Auassar  49' De Guzmán  71' Namli  90+2'	Report	Brouwers  27' Sagnan  45+1' Jensen 74' Boussaid 88' Descotte 89' Ramselaar  90+5'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joey Kooij

FC Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard

3 March 2023 24	FC Utrecht	1–2	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas 59' Toornstra  85' Van de Streek  90+6'	Report	Bistrovic 69',  77' Noslin 87'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,634 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

N.E.C. Nijmegen v FC Utrecht

12 March 2023 25	N.E.C. Nijmegen	2–2	FC Utrecht	Nijmegen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dimata 31', 48' Van Rooij  80'	Report	Labyad  53' Van der Hoorn  59' Dost 63' Boussaid 67' Van der Maarel  80'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

FC Utrecht v Go Ahead Eagles

18 March 2023 26	FC Utrecht	1–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kluivert  20' Toornstra  21' Douvikas 41'	Report	Adekanye  33' Edvardsen 45+3' Amofa  86' Willumsson 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,006 Referee: Alex Bos

FC Utrecht v FC Volendam

2 April 2023 27	FC Utrecht	0–0	FC Volendam	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Hoorn  39' Klaiber  86'	Report	Veerman  64'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,050 Referee: Richard Martens

FC Groningen v FC Utrecht

7 April 2023 28	FC Groningen	1–2	FC Utrecht	Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Antman 45+10' Hove  75' Chalus  80' Krüger  80' Määttä  82'	Report	Douvikas 45+7' Van de Streek  69' Dost 76'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,659 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

FC Utrecht v FC Twente

16 April 2023 29	FC Utrecht	1–0	FC Twente	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Streek 70'	Report	Misidjan  36' Van Wolfswinkel  81'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,324 Referee: Dennis Higler

Feyenoord v FC Utrecht

23 April 2023 30	Feyenoord	3–1	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Szymanski 15' Gimenez 54' Jahanbakhsh 82'	Report	Brouwers  20' Dost 89' Kluivert  90+2'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

SC Cambuur v FC Utrecht

6 May 2023 31	SC Cambuur	0–3	FC Utrecht	Leeuwarden
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Van de Streek 37' Douvikas 41', 64' (pen.) Booth  45+1'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

FC Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

13 May 2023 32	FC Utrecht	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 20', 60' Toornstra  65' Labyad 90+3'	Report	Adewoye  18' Gaari  54'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,926 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Ajax v FC Utrecht

21 May 2023 33	Ajax	3–1	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bergwijn 20' Brobbey 68' Klaassen 90+3'	Report	Douvikas 49',  75'	Stadium: Johan Cruijff ArenA Attendance: 54,627 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v FC Emmen

28 May 2023 34	FC Utrecht	3–2	FC Emmen	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Hoorn 2',  63' Douvikas 53' Viergever 79'	Report	Romeny 35' Diemers 58' Zivkovic  72'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,065 Referee: Richard Martens

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup

Sportlust '46 v FC Utrecht

20 October 2022 First round	Sportlust '46	0–3	FC Utrecht	Woerden
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Van de Streek 18', 70' Klaiber 90+3'	Stadium: Sportpark Cromwijck Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rob Dieperink

Blauw Geel '38 v FC Utrecht

12 January 2023 Second round	Blauw Geel '38	1–3	FC Utrecht	Veghel
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van den Nieuwenhof 69'	Report	Van de Streek 2' Toornstra 32' Douvikas 42'	Stadium: Sportpark Prins Willem Alexander Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

AZ v FC Utrecht

7 February 2023 Round of 16	AZ	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pavlidis  80' Karlsson 86', 86' Kerkez  105+2'	Report	Viergever 58' Maeda 93',  110' Barkas  118'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

FC Utrecht v SV Spakenburg

28 February 2023 Quarter-final	FC Utrecht	1–4	SV Spakenburg	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas 64'	Report	Vink 12' Verhagen  36' Van der Linden  38', 75' Admiraal 59' Artien 66'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,733 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Play-offs

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie § European competition play-offs

Semi-final

FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

1 June 2023 First leg	FC Utrecht	1–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas  28', 70' Klaiber  34'	Report	V. van Crooij 29' (pen.) Olij  34' Lauritsen 39' Sambo  45+3'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,841 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Utrecht

4 June 2023 Second leg	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	V. van Crooij  90+1'	Report	Van der Maarel  59' Viergever 80' Bozdogan  90+6'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
	Penalties
	V. van Crooij Verschueren Abels Kitolano Auassar Sambo		Dost Booth Van de Streek Brouwers Bozdogan Van der Hoorn

Statistics

Goalscorers

Friendlies

No.	Name
1.	Daishawn Redan	6
2.	Othmane Boussaid	2
	Anastasios Douvikas	2
	Henk Veerman	2
5.	Rayan El Azrak	1
	Can Bozdogan	1
	Luuk Brouwers	1
	Bas Dost	1
	Mike van der Hoorn	1
	Sean Klaiber	1
	Mimoun Mahi	1
	Rick Meissen	1
	Sander van de Streek	1
	Moussa Sylla	1
Own goals opponent		1
Totals		23

Eredivisie No. Name 1. Anastasios Douvikas 19 2. Bas Dost 9 Sander van de Streek 9 4. Othmane Boussaid 3 5. Taylor Booth 2 Nick Viergever 2 7. Can Bozdogan 1 Anthony Descotte 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Victor Jensen 1 Sean Klaiber 1 Zakaria Labyad 1 Daishawn Redan 1 Modibo Sagnan 1 Moussa Sylla 1 Jens Toornstra 1 Own goals opponent 1 Totals 55

KNVB Cup No. Name 1. Sander van de Streek 3 2. Anastasios Douvikas 2 3. Sean Klaiber 1 Naoki Maeda 1 Jens Toornstra 1 Nick Viergever 1 Own goals opponent - Totals 9

Play-offs No. Name 1. Anastasios Douvikas 1 Nick Viergever 1 Own goals opponent – Totals 2

Assists

Eredivisie No. Name 1. Othmane Boussaid 5 Can Bozdogan 5 Jens Toornstra 5 4. Taylor Booth 4 Anastasios Douvikas 4 Sean Klaiber 4 7. Bas Dost 2 Sander van de Streek 2 Amin Younes 2 10. Luuk Brouwers 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Victor Jensen 1 Moussa Sylla 1 Totals 37

KNVB Cup No. Name 1. Othmane Boussaid 2 2. Sean Klaiber 1 Sander van de Streek 1 Totals 4

Play-offs No. Name 1. Sander van de Streek 1 Totals 1

Monthly Awards

Month	Type of award	Player	Ref.
November	Player of the Month	Taylor Booth	1
	Team of the Month		2
January		Anastasios Douvikas	3
May			4

Attendance

Home games

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Friendlies
N/A	Queen's Park FC	1,200[a]	1,200	1,200
N/A	OFI Crete	1,000[a][b]	2,200	1,100
N/A	De Graafschap	0[a]	0	1,100
N/A	AEK Athens	0[c]	0	1,100
N/A	Shakhtar Donetsk	8,511[d]	10,711	3,570
N/A	Servette FC	Unknown[e]	10,711	3,570
N/A	FC Groningen	Unknown[a]	10,711	3,570
Eredivisie
2	SC Cambuur	21,019	21,019	21,019
4	Ajax	21,471	42,490	21,245
6	Vitesse	15,807	58,297	19,432
7	N.E.C. Nijmegen	17,547	75,844	18,961
9	AZ	20,873	96,717	19,343
11	Sparta Rotterdam	20,048	116,765	19,461
13	FC Groningen	19,904	136,669	19,524
15	Feyenoord	20,857	157,526	19,691
18	Excelsior Rotterdam	17,058	174,584	19,398
20	sc Heerenveen	19,444	194,028	19,403
22	PSV	22,043	216,071	19,643
24	Fortuna Sittard	18,634	234,705	19,559
26	Go Ahead Eagles	20,006	254,711	19,593
27	FC Volendam	22,050	276,761	19,769
29	FC Twente	18,324	295,085	19,672
32	RKC Waalwijk	18,926	314,011	19,626
34	FC Emmen	22,065	336,076	19,769
KNVB Cup
Quarter-final	SV Spakenburg	21,733	21,733	21,733
Play-offs
Semi-final	Sparta Rotterdam	16,841	16,841	16,841

1. Match played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.
2. According to VI 30, page 78.
3. Match played at the sports park of VV Alkmaarsche Boys.
4. Match played in Stadion Galgenwaard.
5. Match played in Campoamor, Spain.

Away supporters

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Eredivisie
1	RKC Waalwijk	542	542	542
3	FC Emmen	375	917	459
5	Fortuna Sittard	389	1,306	435
8	Excelsior Rotterdam	400	1,706	427
10	PSV	621	2,327	465
12	sc Heerenveen	321	2,648	441
14	FC Volendam	400	3,048	435
16	Go Ahead Eagles	400	3,448	431
17	FC Twente	0[44]	3,448	431
19	AZ	584	4,032	448
21	Vitesse	0[45]	4,032	448
23	Sparta Rotterdam	650	4,682	468
25	N.E.C. Nijmegen	500	5,182	471
28	FC Groningen	510	5,692	474
30	Feyenoord	788	6,480	498
31	SC Cambuur	0[46]	6,480	498
33	Ajax	775	7,255	518
KNVB Cup
First round	Sportlust '46	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Second round	Blauw Geel '38	297	297	297
Round of 16	AZ	750	1,047	524
Play-offs
Semi-final	Sparta Rotterdam	650	650	650

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External links

• Official website