2022–23 Willem II season

The 2022–23 season was the 110th season in the history of Willem II. The club participated in the Eerste Divisie, following relegating from the Eredivisie in 2021–22, and the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Willem II

2022–23 season
Chairman	Jan van der Laak
Manager	Kevin Hofland
Stadium	Koning Willem II Stadion
Eerste Divisie	4th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Elton Kabangu (12) All: Elton Kabangu (12)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

As of 24 August 2022

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 Kostas Lamprou 3 DF  NED Freek Heerkens (2nd captain) 4 DF  NED Erik Schouten 5 DF  BEL Thibaut Lesquoy 6 DF  NED Wessel Dammers 7 FW  BEL Elton Kabangu 8 MF  ESP Pol Llonch (captain) 9 FW  NED Jizz Hornkamp 10 MF  BEL Matthias Verreth 11 FW  SWE Max Svensson 13 DF  NED Leeroy Owusu 14 FW  NED Joeri Schroyen

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  NED Ringo Meerveld 18 FW  COD Jeremy Bokila 19 MF  IRL Daniel Crowley 21 GK  NED Joshua Smits 22 MF  NED Wesley Spieringhs 23 FW  NED Michael de Leeuw 24 GK  NED Connor van den Berg 25 DF  NED Lucas Woudenberg 27 MF  NED Dani Mathieu 29 MF  NED Thijs Oosting 32 MF  NED Jesse Bosch 37 FW  NED Nick Doodeman

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Willem II v Telstar

9 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	2–0	Telstar	Loon op Zand
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Klokkenberg

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.

Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam

20 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	0–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Loon op Zand
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Klokkenberg

Willem II v Lyon

23 July 2022 Friendly	Willem II	5–0	Lyon	Tilburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Heerkens 21' Hornkamp 25', 32' Bokila 48' Doodeman 60'			Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Lommel v Willem II

30 July 2022 Friendly	Lommel	1–3	Willem II	Lommel, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Soevereinstadion

Willem II v BSV Limburgia

30 November 2022 Friendly	Willem II	v	BSV Limburgia	Brunssum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Houserveld

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eerste Divisie	5 August 2022	19 May 2023	Matchday 1		38	19	11	8	68	40	+28	050.00
KNVB Cup	18 October 2022		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					39	19	11	9	68	41	+27	048.72

Last updated: 19 May 2023
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
2	PEC Zwolle[a] (P)	38	27	4	7	99	43	+56	85	Promotion to the Eredivisie
3	Almere City[b] (O, P)	38	21	7	10	58	41	+17	70	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Willem II	38	19	11	8	68	40	+28	68
5	MVV Maastricht	38	18	5	15	65	65	0	59
6	NAC Breda	38	18	5	15	64	64	0	59

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)^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 11–19)
2. Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 20–28)

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	19	11	8	68	40	+28	68	13	2	4	37	17	+20	6	9	4	31	23	+8

Last updated: 19 May 2023.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2023. Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[2]

Willem II v Jong PSV

5 August 2022 1	Willem II	1–1	Jong PSV	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

FC Eindhoven v Willem II

12 August 2022 2	FC Eindhoven	2–1	Willem II	Eindhoven
CEST (UTC+2)

Willem II v Telstar

19 August 2022 3	Willem II	2–1	Telstar	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Jong Utrecht v Willem II

29 August 2022 4	Jong Utrecht	0–0	Willem II	Utrecht
CEST (UTC+2)

Willem II v ADO Den Haag

2 September 2022 5	Willem II	1–0	ADO Den Haag	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

PEC Zwolle v Willem II

9 September 2022 6	PEC Zwolle	2–2	Willem II	Zwolle
CEST (UTC+2)

Willem II v Jong AZ

16 September 2022 7	Willem II	1–0	Jong AZ	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

TOP Oss v Willem II

23 September 2022 8	TOP Oss	1–3	Willem II	Oss
CEST (UTC+2)

MVV Maastricht v Willem II

30 September 2022 9	MVV Maastricht	3–2	Willem II	Maastricht
CEST (UTC+2)

Willem II v Den Bosch

7 October 2022 10	Willem II	1–2	Den Bosch	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Helmond Sport v Willem II

14 October 2022 11	Helmond Sport	1–3	Willem II	Helmond
CEST (UTC+2)

Willem II v Almere City

21 October 2022 14	Willem II	1–1	Almere City	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Jong Ajax v Willem II

31 October 2022 15	Jong Ajax	1–2	Willem II	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Referee: Martijn Vos

Willem II v Helmond Sport

3 February 2023 23	Willem II	5–1	Helmond Sport	Tilburg
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Willem II v Dordrecht

10 February 2023 24	Willem II	1–0	Dordrecht	Tilburg
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Heracles Almelo v Willem II

17 February 2023 25	Heracles Almelo	1–1	Willem II	Almelo
CET (UTC+1)

Willem II v Jong Ajax

24 February 2023 26	Willem II	2–1	Jong Ajax	Tilburg
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Jong AZ v Willem II

6 March 2023 27	Jong AZ	2–2	Willem II	Alkmaar
CET (UTC+1)

Willem II v PEC Zwolle

10 March 2023 28	Willem II	2–3	PEC Zwolle	Tilburg
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

ADO Den Haag v Willem II

17 March 2023 29	ADO Den Haag	1–3	Willem II	The Hague
CET (UTC+1)

Willem II v MVV Maastricht

26 March 2023 30	Willem II	2–0	MVV Maastricht	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Den Bosch v Willem II

2 April 2023 31	Den Bosch	0–2	Willem II	's-Hertogenbosch
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Oosting 44' Schouten 63'	Stadium: De Vliert Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Willem II v VVV-Venlo

9 April 2023 32	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Hornkamp 63'		Braken 63'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Referee: Allard Lindhout

Willem II v TOP Oss

21 April 2023 34	Willem II	4–0	TOP Oss	Tilburg
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

NAC Breda v Willem II

25 April 2023 33	NAC Breda	1–1	Willem II	Breda
CEST (UTC+2)

Willem II v De Graafschap

29 April 2023 35	Willem II	3–2	De Graafschap	Tilburg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Telstar v Willem II

5 May 2023 36	Telstar	0-0	Willem II	Velsen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: BUKO Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

Willem II v Jong Utrecht

12 May 2023 37	Willem II	3-0	Jong Utrecht	Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Referee: Robin Gansner

Roda JC v Willem II

19 May 2023 38	Roda JC	2-2	Willem II	Kerkrade
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Referee: Laurens Gerrets

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup