2022–23 VVV-Venlo season

The 2022–23 season is the 120th season in the history of VVV-Venlo and their second consecutive season in the second division of Dutch football. The club are participating in the Eerste Divisie and the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

VVV-Venlo

2022–23 season
Chairman	Hai Berden
Manager	Rick Kruys
Stadium	De Koel
Eerste Divisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Second round
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

As of 31 August 2022^[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 Ennio van der Gouw 2 DF  GER Brian Koglin (captain) 3 DF  NED Sem Dirks 4 DF  NED Rick Ketting 5 DF  NED Simon Janssen 6 MF  NED Mitchell van Rooijen 7 MF  SWE Carl Johansson 8 MF  NED Kees de Boer 9 FW  NED Sven Braken 10 FW  NED Nick Venema 11 MF  NED Thijme Verheijen 12 MF  NED Joep Kluskens

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  CZE Richard Sedláček 14 MF  NED Levi Smans 16 MF  NED Robert Klaasen 17 DF  NED Tristan Dekker 19 FW  NED Yahcuroo Roemer 21 DF  NED Ian Hussein Ngobi 23 MF  NED Daan Huisman (on loan from Vitesse) 25 DF  NED Stan Henderikx 29 FW  TUR Özcan Yaşar 30 GK  NED Jens Craenmehr 38 GK  CZE Lukáš Zima

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wittenhorst v VVV-Venlo

5 July 2022 Friendly	Wittenhorst	0–7	VVV-Venlo	Horst, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

VVV-Venlo v Borussia Mönchengladbach II

9 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	0–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	Swolgen, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Sporting Swolgen Tienray

SV 19 Straelen v VVV-Venlo

15 July 2022 Friendly	SV 19 Straelen	0–1	VVV-Venlo	Straelen am Niederrhein, German
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportzentrum an der Römerstraße

VVV-Venlo v Jong AZ

19 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	2–3	Jong AZ	Horst, Netherlands
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

VVV-Venlo v Vitesse

22 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	2–2	Vitesse	Horst, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Venema 55' De Boer 76'		Frederiksen 16' Wittek 74'	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

VVV-Venlo v Atromitos

26 July 2022 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	1–2	Atromitos	Venlo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eerste Divisie	6 August 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1	18	9	4	5	28	26	+2	050.00
KNVB Cup	20 October 2022		First round	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
Total				20	10	4	6	30	27	+3	050.00

Last updated: December 2022
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
5	MVV Maastricht	38	18	5	15	65	65	0	59	Qualification for promotion play-offs
6	NAC Breda	38	18	5	15	64	64	0	59
7	VVV-Venlo	38	16	10	12	56	51	+5	58
8	Eindhoven	38	16	10	12	58	54	+4	58
9	Telstar	38	14	11	13	39	52	−13	53

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	16	10	12	56	51	+5	58	6	7	6	24	22	+2	10	3	6	32	29	+3

Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
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]

VVV-Venlo v Den Bosch

10 March 2023	VVV-Venlo	4–0	Den Bosch	Venlo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

Almere City v VVV-Venlo

13 March 2023	Almere City	1–3	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

VVV-Venlo v Roda JC Kerkrade

19 March 2023	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Venlo
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

VVV-Venlo v NAC Breda

31 March 2023	VVV-Venlo	1–3	NAC Breda	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

Willem II v VVV-Venlo

9 April 2023	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

VVV-Venlo v Eindhoven

14 April 2023	VVV-Venlo	2–2	Eindhoven	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

Telstar v VVV-Venlo

21 April 2023	Telstar	1–0	VVV-Venlo	Velsen-Zuid
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg

VVV-Venlo v Jong Ajax

28 April 2023	VVV-Venlo	0–1	Jong Ajax	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

Helmond Sport v VVV-Venlo

5 May 2023	Helmond Sport	1–1	VVV-Venlo	Helmond
CEST (UTC+2)

VVV-Venlo v De Graafschap

12 May 2023	VVV-Venlo	2–1	De Graafschap	Venlo
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

Jong FC Utrecht v VVV-Venlo

19 May 2023	Jong FC Utrecht	1–1	VVV-Venlo	Utrecht
CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs

VVV-Venlo v Willem II

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) First round First leg	VVV-Venlo	3–2	Willem II	Venlo
18:45	Braken 41', 45+3' (pen.) Venema 65'	Report	Hornkamp 13', 36'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 5,392 Referee: Rob Dieperink

Willem II v VVV-Venlo

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) First round First leg	Willem II	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 agg.)	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
16:30	Kabangu 7' Bosch 22'	Report	Venema 74' Yasar 120+1'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

VVV-Venlo v Almere City

30 May 2023 Semifinals First leg	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Almere City	Venlo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Rooijen 7'	Report	Limbombe 29'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Almere City v VVV-Venlo

3 June 2023 Semifinals Second leg	Almere City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (2–0 p)	VVV-Venlo	Almere
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Duijvestijn 50'	Report	Allouch 62'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
	Penalties
	Van La Parra Alhaft Duijvestijn Peña		Venema Allouch Koglin De Boer

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup