2022–23 NEC Nijmegen season

NEC Nijmegen
2022–23 season
Chairman	Ron van Oijen
Head coach	Rogier Meijer
Stadium	Goffertstadion
Eredivisie	12th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Landry Dimata (8); All: ; Landry Dimata; Pedro Marques; (8 each)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 NEC Nijmegen season was the club's 123rd season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, NEC participated in the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 January 2023^[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	Mattijs Branderhorst
2	DF	NED	Ilias Bronkhorst
3	DF	NED	Philippe Sandler
4	DF	ESP	Iván Márquez
5	DF	NED	Joris Kramer
6	MF	NED	Jordy Bruijn
7	MF	NED	Elayis Tavşan
8	MF	ISL	Andri Baldursson (on loan from Bologna)
9	FW	POR	Pedro Marques
11	MF	DEN	Magnus Mattsson
14	MF	MAR	Oussama Tannane
16	DF	MAR	Souffian El Karouani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	BEL	Mathias De Wolf
19	FW	BEL	Landry Dimata (on loan from Espanyol)
20	MF	DEN	Lasse Schöne (captain)
21	FW	NED	Ibrahim Cissoko
22	GK	NED	Jasper Cillessen
24	DF	NED	Calvin Verdonk
28	DF	NED	Bart van Rooij
31	GK	NED	Robin Roefs
34	DF	NED	Terry Lartey Sanniez
71	MF	NED	Dirk Proper
77	FW	NED	Anthony Musaba (on loan from Monaco)

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	NED	Daan Maas (to TOP Oss until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	BEL	Thibo Baeten (to K Beerschot VA until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NED	Joep van der Sluijs (to TOP Oss until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

9 July 2022 Friendly	NEC	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Heino
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Kampen

16 July 2022 Friendly	NEC	4–0	1. FC Bocholt	Weurt
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Kamp

22 July 2022 Friendly	1. FC Köln	5–0	NEC	Troisdorf
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Duda 22' (pen.) Maina 40' Adamyan 47' Lemperle 75', 79'			Stadium: Aggerstadion Attendance: 0

29 July 2022 Friendly	Heracles Almelo	1–3	NEC	Almelo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Erve Asito

17 December 2022 Friendly	Emmen	3–2	NEC	Estepona, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Arroyo Enmedio

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	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	12th	34	8	15	11	42	45	−3	023.53
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022	8 February 2023	First round	Round of 16	3	2	1	0	11	6	+5	066.67
Total					37	10	16	11	53	51	+2	027.03

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Vitesse	34	10	10	14	45	50	−5	40
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

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	8	15	11	42	45	−3	39	3	9	5	28	28	0	5	6	6	14	17	−3

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D
Position	14	7	8	8	9	10	11	10	10	11	12	15	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	10	9	10	9	8	10	9	10	8	10	10	11	12

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.^[2]

7 August 2022 Match 1	NEC	0 - 1	Twente	Nijmegen
14:30 CEST	Duelund 53'	Report	Sadílek 50' Steijn 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,256 Referee: Danny Makkelie

14 August 2022 Match 2	Volendam	1 - 4	NEC	Volendam
12:15 CEST	van Mieghem 11' 34' Eiting 56'	Report	Tavşan 17' Tannane 19' Duelund 76' Bruijn 90'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,375 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

26 August 2022 Match 4	NEC	1 - 1	Groningen	Nijmegen
20:00 CEST	Tannane 63' Cissoko 88' Tavşan 90+3'	Report	Suslov 58' Kasanwirjo 63' Duarte 75'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

1 September 2022 Match 3	AZ	1 - 1	NEC	Alkmaar
20:00 CEST	de Wit 31' Odgaard 57'	Report	Iván Márquez 54' Pedro Marques 90+3' Bruijn 90+4'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 14,945 Referee: Dennis Higler

4 September 2022 Match 5	Heerenveen	0 - 0	NEC	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST	Halilović 62' Haye 79'	Report	El Karouani 87'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 18,066 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

10 September 2022 Match 6	NEC	1 - 1	Fortuna Sittard	Nijmegen
16:30 CEST	Pedro Marques 90+5'	Report	Deroy Duarte 55' Özyakup 71' 87' Ferati 76' Erdoğan 85' 89' Siovas 90+3'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Rob Dieperink