2023–24 FC Utrecht season

FC Utrecht

2023–24 season
Owner	Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (99%) Stichting Continuïteit FC Utrecht (1%) overige aandeelhouders (41%)
Chairman	Steef Klop
Head coach	Michael Silberbauer[1] (until 29 August 2023) Rob Penders (a.i.) (29 Aug'23 - 11 Sept'23) Ron Jans[2] (from 11 September 2023)
Stadium	Stadion Galgenwaard
Eredivisie	7th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Play-offs	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Lammers (10) All: Sam Lammers (11)
Highest home attendance	22,676 (vs. Go Ahead Eagles, 14 April 2024)
Lowest home attendance	10,291 (vs. RKC Waalwijk, 31 October 2023)
Average home league attendance	20,099
Biggest win	5–1 (vs. PEC Zwolle, 3 April 2024)
Biggest defeat	1–5 (vs. Feyenoord, 3 September 2023)

The 2023–24 season was the 54th season in the existence of FC Utrecht and the club's 54th 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 qualified for the play-offs; for this they played for a place in the second round of the UEFA Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 April 2024

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 2 DF  NED Mark van der Maarel 3 DF  NED Mike van der Hoorn 5 DF  NED Hidde ter Avest 6 MF  GER Can Bozdoğan 7 MF  DEN Victor Jensen 8 MF  DEN Oscar Fraulo (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) 9 FW  GRE Tasos Douvikas[a] 9 FW  NED Sam Lammers (on loan from Rangers FC) 10 FW  USA Taylor Booth 11 FW  NED Marouan Azarkan 14 MF  IRQ Zidane Iqbal 15 FW  ENG Adrian Blake 16 DF  MAR Souffian El Karouani 17 DF  SUR Sean Klaiber[a] 17 DF  DEN Jeppe Okkels 18 MF  NED Jens Toornstra 19 FW  BEL Anthony Descotte (on loan from RSC Charleroi) 20 FW  MAR Zakaria Labyad[a] 21 FW  NED Mats Seuntjens[a] 22 DF  ESP Hugo Novoa[a] (on loan from RB Leipzig) 23 FW  NED Bart Ramselaar[a] 23 DF  DEN Niklas Vesterlund

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  NED Nick Viergever (captain) 26 FW  BEL Othmane Boussaid 27 DF  FRA Modibo Sagnan[a] 29 DF  GER Tim Handwerker (on loan from 1. FC Nürnberg) 31 GK  NED Mattijs Branderhorst 32 GK  NED Calvin Raatsie[a] 32 GK  NED Thijmen Nijhuis 33 DF  NED Tommy St. Jago[a] 33 DF  NED Wessel Kooy 34 DF  NED Ryan Flamingo (on loan from US Sassuolo) 35 DF  USA Rickson van Hees 36 DF  NED Yannick Leliendal 37 FW  SWE Isac Lidberg 38 MF  IDN Ivar Jenner 41 GK  NED Devin Remie 44 DF  NED Joshua Mukeh 45 DF  CUW Nazjir Held 46 MF  DEN Silas Andersen 47 MF  NED Lynden Edhart 49 FW  NED Jesse van de Haar 51 GK  DEN Andreas Dithmer (on loan from FC Copenhagen) 61 GK  NED Kevin Gadellaa 77 FW  NED Ole Romeny

1. Left during the season.

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities	Ref.
NED	FW	Marouan Azarkan	Feyenoord	Purchased	[3]
IRQ	MF	Zidane Iqbal	Manchester United	Purchased	[4]
SWE	FW	Isac Lidberg	Go Ahead Eagles	Purchased	[5]
GER	MF	Can Bozdoğan	FC Schalke 04	Buy option lifted	[6]
FRA	DF	Modibo Sagnan	Real Sociedad	Buy option lifted	[7]
NED	DF	Ryan Flamingo	US Sassuolo	On loan (+option to buy)	[8]
DEN	MF	Oscar Fraulo	Borussia Mönchengladbach	On loan (+option to buy)	[9]
ESP	DF	Hugo Novoa	RB Leipzig	On loan	[10]
GRE	GK	Vasilis Barkas	Celtic	Transfer free	[11]
ENG	FW	Adrian Blake	Watford FC	Transfer free	[12]
NED	GK	Mattijs Branderhorst	N.E.C.	Transfer free	[13]
MAR	DF	Souffian El Karouani	N.E.C.	Transfer free	[14]
NED	FW	Ole Romeny	FC Emmen	Transfer free	[15]
NED	FW	Mats Seuntjens	RKC Waalwijk	Transfer free	[16]
SUR	DF	Djevencio van der Kust	Houston Dynamo	Terminated the loan earlier	[17]
NED	FW	Remco Balk	SC Cambuur	Back from loan	[18]
MAR	FW	Mimoun Mahi	SC Cambuur	Back from loan	[19]

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities	Ref.
NED	FW	Remco Balk	SC Cambuur	Sold	[20]
GRE	FW	Tasos Douvikas	Celta de Vigo	Sold	[21]
NED	GK	Fabian de Keijzer	Heracles Almelo	Sold	[22]
SUR	DF	Sean Klaiber	Brøndby IF	Sold	[23]
NED	DF	Ruben Kluivert	FC Dordrecht	Sold	[24]
SUR	DF	Djevencio van der Kust	Sparta Rotterdam	Sold	[25]
EST	MF	Rocco Robert Shein	FC Dordrecht	Sold	[26]
NED	DF	Tommy St. Jago	Willem II	Sold	[27]
NED	FW	Bas Dost	N.E.C.	Transfer free	[28]
MAR	FW	Mimoun Mahi	De Graafschap	Transfer free	[29]
NED	GK	Thijmen Nijhuis	Without club	Transfer free
NED	MF	Sander van de Streek	Antalyaspor	Transfer free	[30]
NED	DF	Django Warmerdam	Sparta Rotterdam	Transfer free	[31]
NED	MF	Luuk Brouwers	sc Heerenveen	On loan (+obligation to buy)	[32]
GRE	GK	Vasilis Barkas	Celtic	Back from loan	[33]
GER	MF	Can Bozdoğan	FC Schalke 04	Back from loan (+option to buy)	[34]
NED	DF	Ramon Hendriks	Feyenoord	Back from loan (+option to buy with repurchase option)	[35]
JPN	FW	Naoki Maeda	Nagoya Grampus	Back from loan (+option to buy)	[36]
FRA	DF	Modibo Sagnan	Real Sociedad	Back from loan (+option to buy, if lifted contract till 2026)	[37]
GER	FW	Amin Younes	Ettifaq FC	Back from loan	[38]

Winter

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities	Ref.
DEN	FW	Jeppe Okkels	IF Elfsborg	Purchased	[39]
DEN	DF	Niklas Vesterlund	Tromsø IL	Purchased	[40]
NED	GK	Thijmen Nijhuis	Without club	Transfer free	[41]
GER	DF	Tim Handwerker	1. FC Nürnberg	On loan (+option to buy)	[42]
NED	FW	Sam Lammers	Rangers FC	On loan	[43]

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities	Ref.
NED	FW	Bart Ramselaar	Lion City Sailors FC	Sold	[44]
FRA	DF	Modibo Sagnan	Montpellier HSC	Sold	[45]
MAR	FW	Zakaria Labyad	Yunnan Yukun FC	Transfer free	[46]
NED	FW	Mats Seuntjens	RKC Waalwijk	Contract terminated	[47]
ESP	DF	Hugo Novoa	RB Leipzig	Terminated the loan earlier	[48]
NED	GK	Calvin Raatsie	Roda JC Kerkrade	On loan	[49]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Regioteam Amersfoort v FC Utrecht

7 July 2023 Friendly	Regioteam Amersfoort	0–6	FC Utrecht	Amersfoort, Netherlands
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	St. Jago 4' Seuntjens 14' (pen.), 30' Brouwers 39' Den Daas 56' (o.g.) Ramselaar 84'	Stadium: Sportpark Nimmerdor Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gerbert Stegeman

FC Utrecht v KAA Gent

12 July 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–2	KAA Gent	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hjulsager 8' Fofana 54' Kums	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie Attendance: 0 Referee: Thijs Dogterom
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v Sporting Charleroi

15 July 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	1–2	Sporting Charleroi	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Toornstra 29'	Report	Dabbagh 11' Heymans 37'	Stadium: Sportpark van Zuijen Attendance: 0 Referee: Luc Tissingh
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v Shakhtar Donetsk

22 July 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–4	Shakhtar Donetsk	Vlaardingen, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaiber 79' Boussaid 82'	Report	Traoré 2' Viunnyk 30' Sudakov 58' Rakitskyi 84' Kryskiv	Stadium: Sportpark 't Nieuwelant Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Smit
Note: Behind closed doors and the encounter consisted of four half-hour halves.

FC Utrecht v AE Kifisia

28 July 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	1–1	AE Kifisia	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 5'	Report	Ožegović 36' Capan	Stadium: Sportpark van Zuijen Attendance: 125 Referee: Jazzy Hindriks

FC Utrecht v OFI Crete

29 July 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–0	OFI Crete	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bozdoğan 59' Booth 79' St. Jago	Report	Karo Toral	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Allard Lindhout

FC Utrecht v Bologna FC

2 August 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	1–2	Bologna FC	Utrecht, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Descotte 56'	Report	Zirkzee 76' De Silvestri 80' Schouten Corazza Moro	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rob Dieperink

FC Utrecht v RCD Espanyol

5 August 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	3–0	RCD Espanyol	Utrecht, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 2', 34' (pen.) Labyad 66' Seuntjens	Report	Óscar Gil Bare Calero Cabrera	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 7,224 Referee: Joey Kooij

N.E.C. v FC Utrecht

12 October 2023 Friendly	N.E.C.	1–2	FC Utrecht	Nijmegen, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dost 33'	Report	Descotte 10' Bozdoğan 42'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric van der Vaart
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v PEC Zwolle

16 November 2023 Friendly	FC Utrecht	3–1	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jensen 42', 72', 86'	Report	Thy 30' Fichtinger	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0 Referee: Niels Boel
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v SK Beveren

7 January 2024 Friendly	FC Utrecht	4–4	SK Beveren	Campoamor, Spain
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Romeny 25' Bozdoğan 33' El Karouani 59' Andersen 97'	Report	Ismaheel 23' Koyalipou 39', 57' Ertürk 62' Everton Luiz	Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort Attendance: Unknown Referee: Carlos Guitérrrez Baeza
Note: The match lasted 105 minutes in total.

FC Utrecht v FC Groningen

12 February 2024 Friendly	FC Utrecht	1–2	FC Groningen	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Labyad 68'	Report	Mendes 35' Bouland 58'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht v Helmond Sport

21 March 2024 Friendly	FC Utrecht	3–0	Helmond Sport	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Blake 35' Azarkan 38' Lidberg 60'	Report		Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 275 Referee: Nurettin Eren

FC Utrecht v Heracles Almelo

18 April 2024 Friendly	FC Utrecht	0–0	Heracles Almelo	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo	Report	Vejinović Bruns	Stadium: FC Utrecht Topsportcentrum Attendance: 0 Referee: Nurettin Eren
Note: Behind closed doors.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	7th	34	13	11	10	49	47	+2	038.24
KNVB Cup	31 October 2023	20 December 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Play-offs	23 May 2024	26 May 2024	Semi-final	Final	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					38	15	11	12	57	54	+3	039.47

Last updated: 27 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2023–24 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Ajax	34	15	11	8	74	61	+13	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	NEC	34	14	11	9	68	51	+17	53	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
7	Utrecht	34	13	11	10	49	47	+2	50
8	Sparta Rotterdam	34	14	7	13	51	48	+3	49
9	Go Ahead Eagles (O)	34	12	10	12	47	46	+1	46

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 winners

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	13	11	10	49	47	+2	50	8	5	4	29	23	+6	5	6	6	20	24	−4

Last updated: 20 May 2024.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	D
Position	15	18	15	16	15	16	17	18	17	18	17	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	13	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2024. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.[50]

PSV v FC Utrecht

12 August 2023 1	PSV	2–0	FC Utrecht	Eindhoven
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lang 45+3' Ramalho  48' Teze  55' Vertessen 77'	Report	Van der Hoorn  47'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 32,486 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

FC Utrecht v sc Heerenveen

20 August 2023 2	FC Utrecht	0–2	sc Heerenveen	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Van Ottele  45+2' Sahraoui 69' Karlsbakk 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,878 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

PEC Zwolle v FC Utrecht

27 August 2023 3	PEC Zwolle	1–0	FC Utrecht	Zwolle
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Lam  39' Druijf 69' (pen.) Van den Berg  76'	Report	Azarkan  34' Seuntjens  48' Viergever  84'	Stadium: MAC³PARK stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

FC Utrecht v Feyenoord

3 September 2023 4	FC Utrecht	1–5	Feyenoord	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo 19' Toornstra  57'	Report	Giménez 8', 46' Stengs 28' Ueda 71' Minteh 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,366 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Heracles Almelo v FC Utrecht

16 September 2023 5	Heracles Almelo	1–3	FC Utrecht	Almelo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Limbombe  25' Willems  60' Nankishi 62' Vejinović  73'	Report	Romeny 5' Bozdoğan  34' Jensen 45+6' Fraulo  58' Barkas  89' Bakboord 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 11,831 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

N.E.C. v FC Utrecht

23 September 2023 6	N.E.C.	3–0	FC Utrecht	Nijmegen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Verdonk  17' Proper 31' Mattsson 34' Dost 52' (pen.)	Report	Jensen  44' Van der Maarel  58'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

FC Utrecht v Almere City FC

30 September 2023 7	FC Utrecht	0–2	Almere City FC	Utrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo  38' Novoa  60'  63' Fraulo  89'	Report	Van Bruggen  22' Mbe Soh  26' Kitala  45+3' Robinet 80' Van La Parra 89' Koopmeiners  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,177 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

FC Volendam v FC Utrecht

6 October 2023 8	FC Volendam	1–0	FC Utrecht	Volendam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Twigt  35' Mühren 57' Douiri  83' Ould-Chikh  90+4'	Report	Viergever  5' Lidberg  20' Fraulo  20'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,525 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

FC Utrecht v Ajax

22 October 2023 9	FC Utrecht	4–3	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo 44' Van der Hoorn 48' Toornstra 71' Fraulo 90' Seuntjens  90+4'	Report	Hlynsson 52', 55' Bergwijn 65' (pen.) Sosa  75' Tahirović  83'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,198 Referee: Dennis Higler

Fortuna Sittard v FC Utrecht

28 October 2023 10	Fortuna Sittard	0–0	FC Utrecht	Sittard
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Halilović 51' Belkheir  70'	Report	Descotte  77'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 10,102 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v FC Twente

5 November 2023 11	FC Utrecht	1–1	FC Twente	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Fraulo 23' Flamingo  30' Van der Hoorn  35' Azarkan  41'	Report	Steijn 31' (pen.) Ugalde  45+3' Sadílek  45+6'  66' Hilgers  90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,491 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

FC Utrecht v Excelsior

12 November 2023 12	FC Utrecht	2–2	Excelsior	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bozdoğan 70' Sagnan 90+3',  90+4'	Report	Driouech 53' Lamprou 62' Baas  83'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,235 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Utrecht

26 November 2023 13	Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Neghli 43'	Report	Seuntjens 5' Leliendal  40' Lidberg 54' Barkas  71' Boussaid  76'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,030 Referee: Joey Kooij

FC Utrecht v AZ

3 December 2023 14	FC Utrecht	1–1	AZ	Utrecht
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Jensen 49'	Report	Pavlidis 40' Møller Wolfe  56'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,267 Referee: Erwin Blank

Go Ahead Eagles v FC Utrecht

10 December 2023 15	Go Ahead Eagles	0–2	FC Utrecht	Deventer
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Jensen 10' Ramselaar 28'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,873 Referee: Allard Lindhout

FC Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

16 December 2023 16	FC Utrecht	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jensen 28'	Report	Kramer 45' (pen.) Oukili  58' Adewoye  63' Felida  90+1' Lokesa  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,033 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Vitesse v FC Utrecht

14 January 2024 17	Vitesse	0–0	FC Utrecht	Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kozłowski  43'	Report	El Karouani  59'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 14,207 Referee: Richard Martens

FC Utrecht v PSV

21 January 2024 18	FC Utrecht	1–1	PSV	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Toornstra  27' Boussaid 53' Fraulo  89'	Report	Bakayoko 7' De Jong  54'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,727 Referee: Joey Kooij

Excelsior v FC Utrecht

27 January 2024 19	Excelsior	1–1	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Horemans 65'	Report	Toornstra 63'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Pol van Boekel

FC Utrecht v FC Volendam

4 February 2024 20	FC Utrecht	4–2	FC Volendam	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boussaid  35' Van der Hoorn  38' Booth 38', 57', 84' Viergever 45'	Report	Booth 9' Flint  50', 54'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,161 Referee: Allard Lindhout

FC Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard

11 February 2024 21	FC Utrecht	4–0	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Booth 21', 75' Boussaid 70' Lammers 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,463 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

FC Twente v FC Utrecht

18 February 2024 22	FC Twente	0–1	FC Utrecht	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Toornstra 29' El Karouani  90+3'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

FC Utrecht v Heracles Almelo

23 February 2024 23	FC Utrecht	1–0	Heracles Almelo	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Toornstra  41' El Karouani  74' Jensen 79' Van der Hoorn  87'	Report	Sonnenberg  89' Vejinović  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v FC Utrecht

3 March 2024 24	Ajax	2–0	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Brobbey 39' Mannsverk  65' Taylor 77' Rensch  83'	Report	Azarkan  36' Flamingo  42'	Stadium: Johan Cruijff ArenA Attendance: 53,159 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Almere City FC v FC Utrecht

9 March 2024 25	Almere City FC	1–1	FC Utrecht	Almere
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cathline 3' Jacobs  39'	Report	Lammers 14' Ter Avest  44' Flamingo  74'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

FC Utrecht v N.E.C.

17 March 2024 26	FC Utrecht	1–0	N.E.C.	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bozdoğan  42' Lammers 61' Van der Hoorn  90+2'	Report	Nuytinck  19'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,147 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Feyenoord v FC Utrecht

31 March 2024 27	Feyenoord	4–2	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hartman  30' Paixão 36' Nieuwkoop  49' Fraulo 65' (o.g.) Hancko 71' Geertruida  73' Sauer 85'	Report	Boussaid 2' Lammers 32' (pen.) Bozdoğan  51' Vesterlund  59'	Stadium: Allard Lindhout Attendance: 47,500 Referee: De Kuip

FC Utrecht v PEC Zwolle

3 April 2024 28	FC Utrecht	5–1	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lammers 47' Toornstra 49' Lidberg 77', 79' Blake 87'	Report	Van den Berg  32' Thy 60'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

sc Heerenveen v FC Utrecht

7 April 2024 29	sc Heerenveen	2–3	FC Utrecht	Heerenveen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2))	Braude  70'  77' Wålemark 90', 90+4'	Report	Lidberg 37' Jensen  39' Lammers 48', 83'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 20,417 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

FC Utrecht v Go Ahead Eagles

14 April 2024 30	FC Utrecht	2–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lammers 4' Van der Maarel  55' Bozdoğan 90+3'	Report	Nauber 42'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,676 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht

28 April 2024 31	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Min 26',  65' Margaret 66'	Report	El Karouani  59' Bozdoğan 61',  69' Lammers 84'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,734 Referee: Dennis Higler

FC Utrecht v Vitesse

5 May 2024 32	FC Utrecht	1–0	Vitesse	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jensen 48'	Report	Boutrah  45+2' Tielemans  58' Hadj-Moussa  78'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Rob Dieperink

FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

12 May 2024 33	FC Utrecht	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ter Avest  23'	Report	Neghli 68'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,270 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

AZ v FC Utrecht

19 May 2024 34	AZ	2–2	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	M. de Wit 15' Van Bommel 16' Pavlidis 37',  38' Sadiq  51' D. de Wit  60'	Report	Boussaid 55' Lammers 71' Jensen 81'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,937 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2023–24 KNVB Cup

FC Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

31 October 2023 First round	FC Utrecht	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fraulo 7' Van der Hoorn 17' Lidberg 30' (pen.),  71' Leliendal  47' Toornstra  90+2'	Report	Kramer  21' Lokesa 44', 51' Oukili  53' Gaari  69' Bruma  71'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

Feyenoord v FC Utrecht

20 December 2023 Second round	Feyenoord	2–1	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stengs 7' Paixão 26'	Report	Booth 41'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Play-offs

Main article: 2023–24 Eredivisie § European competition play-offs

FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

23 May 2024 Semi-final	FC Utrecht	3–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo 41' Lammers 70' Jensen 90+3',  90+3'	Report	Clement  35' Lauritsen 38' Metinho  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,092 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Utrecht v Go Ahead Eagles

26 May 2024 Final	FC Utrecht	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Booth  20' Viergever 31',  44' Fraulo  86' El Karouani  117'	Report	Edvarsen  37' De Lange  87' Viergever 90+1' (o.g.) Kramer  90+4', 117' Baeten  114' Stokkers  120+6'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,574 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Statistics

Goalscorers

Friendlies

No.	Name
1.	Can Bozdoğan	3
	Tasos Douvikas	3
	Victor Jensen	3
4.	Anthony Descotte	2
	Zakaria Labyad	2
	Mats Seuntjens	2
7.	Silas Andersen	1
	Marouan Azarkan	1
	Adrian Blake	1
	Taylor Booth	1
	Othmane Boussaid	1
	Luuk Brouwers	1
	Tommy St. Jago	1
	Souffian El Karouani	1
	Sean Klaiber	1
	Isac Lidberg	1
	Bart Ramselaar	1
	Ole Romeny	1
	Jens Toornstra	1
Own goals opponent		1
Totals		29

Eredivisie No. Name 1. Sam Lammers 10 2. Victor Jensen 7 3. Taylor Booth 5 4. Othmane Boussaid 4 Isac Lidberg 4 Jens Toornstra 4 7. Can Bozdoğan 3 8. Ryan Flamingo 2 Oscar Fraulo 2 10. Adrian Blake 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Bart Ramselaar 1 Ole Romeny 1 Modibo Sagnan 1 Mats Seuntjens 1 Nick Viergever 1 Own goals opponent 1 Totals 49

KNVB Cup No. Name 1. Taylor Booth 1 Oscar Fraulo 1 Mike van der Hoorn 1 Isac Lidberg 1 Own goals opponent - Totals 4

Play-offs No. Name 1. Ryan Flamingo 1 Victor Jensen 1 Sam Lammers 1 Nick Viergever 1 Own goals opponent – Totals 4

Assists

Eredivisie No. Name 1. Jens Toornstra 5 2. Oscar Fraulo 4 3. Othmane Boussaid 3 Souffian El Karouani 3 Victor Jensen 3 Sam Lammers 3 Isac Lidberg 3 8. Hidde ter Avest 1 Marouan Azarkan 1 Adrian Blake 1 Can Bozdoğan 1 Ryan Flamingo 1 Zakaria Labyad 1 Jeppe Okkels 1 Bart Ramselaar 1 Mats Seuntjens 1 Totals 33

KNVB Cup No. Name 1. Jens Toornstra 2 2. Souffian El Karouani 1 Totals 3

Play-offs No. Name 1. Hidde ter Avest 1 Totals 1

Monthly Awards

Month	Type of award	Player	Ref.
December	Team of the Month	Vasilis Barkas	1
	VI Player of the Month		2
January	Team of the Month	Othmane Boussaid	3
April	Player of the Month	Sam Lammers	4 5
	Team of the Month		6

Attendance

Home games

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Friendlies
N/A	KAA Gent	0[a][b]	0	0
N/A	Sporting Charleroi	0[a][c]	0	0
N/A	Shakhtar Donetsk	0[a][d]	0	0
N/A	AE Kifisia	125[c]	125	125
N/A	OFI Crete	1,100[e]	1,225	613
N/A	Bologna FC	1,100[e]	2,325	775
N/A	RCD Espanyol	7,224[f]	9,549	2,387
N/A	PEC Zwolle	0[a][e]	9,549	2,387
N/A	SK Beveren	Unknown[g]	9,549	2,387
N/A	FC Groningen	0[a][e]	9,549	2,387
N/A	Helmond Sport	275[e]	9,824	1,965
N/A	Heracles Almelo	0[a][h]	9,824	1,965
Eredivisie
2	sc Heerenveen	19,878	19,878	19,878
4	Feyenoord	20,366	40,244	20,122
7	Almere City FC	22,177	62,421	20,807
9	Ajax	22,198	84,619	21,155
11	FC Twente	17,491	102,110	20,429
12	Excelsior	20,235	122,345	20,391
14	AZ	18,267	140,612	20,087
16	RKC Waalwijk	22,033	162,645	20,331
18	PSV	21,727	184,372	20,486
20	FC Volendam	20,161	204,533	20,453
21	Fortuna Sittard	18,463	222,996	20,272
23	Heracles Almelo	20,012	243,008	20,251
26	N.E.C.	21,147	264,155	20,320
28	PEC Zwolle	19,606	283,761	20,269
30	Go Ahead Eagles	22,676	306,437	20,429
32	Vitesse	20,314	326,751	20,422
33	Sparta Rotterdam	22,270	349,021	20,531
KNVB Cup
First round	RKC Waalwijk	10,291	10,291	10,291
Play-offs
Semi-final	Sparta Rotterdam	20,092	20,092	20,092
Final	Go Ahead Eagles	22,574	42,666	21,333

1. Behind closed doors.
2. Match played at VV Alkmaarsche Boys.
3. Match played at FC De Westhoek.
4. Match played at SV CWO.
5. Match played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.
6. Match played in Stadion Galgenwaard.
7. Match played in Campoamor, Spain.
8. Match played at FC Utrecht Topsportcentrum.

Away supporters

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Eredivisie
1	PSV	500	500	500
3	PEC Zwolle	500	1,000	500
5	Heracles Almelo	500	1,500	500
6	N.E.C.	500	2,000	500
8	FC Volendam	0[51]	2,000	500
10	Fortuna Sittard	576	2,576	515
13	Sparta Rotterdam	325	2,901	484
15	Go Ahead Eagles	400	3,301	472
17	Vitesse	500	3,801	475
19	Excelsior	400	4,201	467
22	FC Twente	500	4,701	470
24	Ajax	1,000	5,701	518
25	Almere City FC	400	6,101	508
27	Feyenoord	400	6,501	500
29	sc Heerenveen	573	7,074	505
31	RKC Waalwijk	600	7,674	512
34	AZ	750	8,424	527
KNVB Cup
Second round	Feyenoord	+1,000	+1,000	+1,000

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External links

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