2022–23 De Graafschap season

The 2022–23 De Graafschap season was the club's 69th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second-tier of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, De Graafschap participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

De Graafschap

2022–23 season
Chairman	Martin Mos
Head coach	Adrie Poldervaart
Stadium	De Vijverberg
Eerste Divisie	10th
KNVB Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Camiel Neghli (11) All: Camiel Neghli (12)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 January 2023^[1]

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  NED Hidde Jurjus 3 DF  NED Jan Lammers 4 DF  NED Xandro Schenk 6 MF  NED Lion Kaak 10 MF  NED Siem de Jong 11 FW  NED Giovanni Korte 12 DF  NED Jim van der Logt 14 MF  ALG Camiel Neghli 16 GK  NED Ties Wieggers 20 DF  NED Rio Hillen 21 FW  ECU Joel Valencia (on loan from Brentford) 22 MF  CPV Jeffry Fortes 23 MF  NED Philip Brittijn

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  NED Mees Kaandorp 25 FW  NED Levi Schoppema 26 MF  NED Sisqo Lever 27 DF  NED Robin Schouten (on loan from SønderjyskE) 28 DF  NED Alexander Büttner 29 DF  NED Joran Hardeman 30 FW  NED Pim Lukassen 32 GK  NED Mees Bakker (on loan from AZ) 33 FW  TUR Başar Önal 34 MF  NED Anis Yadir 35 FW  CUW Charlison Benschop 44 MF  NED Maas Willemsen 45 MF  NED Ezra van der Heiden

Out on loan

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 — DF  NED Milan Hilderink (at TOP Oss until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Jesse Schuurman (at Roda JC Kerkrade until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

De Graafschap v Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

9 July 2022 Friendly	De Graafschap	1–3	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	Aalten, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Villekamp

Willem II v De Graafschap

15 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	1–2	De Graafschap	Oisterwijk
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nshimirimana 75'		McCausland 70' Lammers 79'	Stadium: Taxandria-velden
Note: The match was played in four quarters 30 minutes each.

De Graafschap v FC Emmen

19 July 2022 Friendly	De Graafschap	3–2	FC Emmen	Varsseveld, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Oberink

De Graafschap v Roda JC

30 July 2022 Friendly	De Graafschap	1–0	Roda JC	Doetinchem, Netherlands
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Vijverberg

De Treffers v De Graafschap

13 August 2022 Friendly	De Treffers	1–2	De Graafschap	Groesbeek, Netherlands
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Zuid veld 1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eerste Divisie	7 August 2022	19 May 2023	Matchday 1	10th	38	15	7	16	28	32	−4	039.47
KNVB Cup	18 October 2022	2 March 2023	First round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	11	5	+6	075.00
Total					42	18	7	17	39	37	+2	042.86

Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie

Main article: 2022–23 Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
8	Eindhoven	38	16	10	12	58	54	+4	58	Qualification for promotion play-offs
9	Telstar	38	14	11	13	39	52	−13	53
10	De Graafschap	38	15	7	16	64	54	+10	52
11	Jong AZ	38	14	9	15	60	58	+2	51	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
12	ADO Den Haag	38	13	12	13	51	57	−6	51

Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
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]

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
38	15	7	16	64	54	+10	52	10	2	7	31	20	+11	5	5	9	33	34	−1

Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie

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	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W
Position

Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[3]

De Graafschap v

1	De Graafschap	v		Doetinchem
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Vijverberg

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup

Rijnsburgse Boys v De Graafschap

18 October 2022 First round	Rijnsburgse Boys	1–3	De Graafschap	Rijnsburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van der Moot 69'	Report	Gravenberch 39' Yadir 62' Neghli 90+2'	Stadium: Middelmors Referee: Robin Vereijken

HV & CV Quick v De Graafschap

10 January 2023 Second round	HV & CV Quick	1–4	De Graafschap	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Massar 22'	Report	De Jong 2' Schouten 18' Önal 34' Brittijn 73'	Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg Referee: Laurens Gerrets

De Graafschap v De Treffers

7 February 2023 Round of 16	De Graafschap	3–0	De Treffers	Doetinchem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Önal 49' Korte 57' Benschop 77'	Report		Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 8,075 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

De Graafschap v Ajax

2 March 2023 Round of 16	De Graafschap	0–3	Ajax	Doetinchem
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sánchez 12' Bergwijn 26' Brobbey 78'	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout