2023–24 De Graafschap season

The 2023–24 season was De Graafschap's 70th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. They also competed in the KNVB Cup.

De Graafschap

2023–24 season
Manager	Jan Vreman
Stadium	De Vijverberg
Eerste Divisie	6th
Promotion play-offs	First round
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Başar Önal (9) All: Başar Önal (9)
Average home league attendance	10,178[1]
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[2]

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 Mees Bakker 3 DF  NED Jan Lammers 4 DF  NED Xandro Schenk 6 MF  NED Lion Kaak 7 FW  SVN David Flakus Bosilj (on loan from Verona) 8 MF  NED Donny Warmerdam 9 FW  NED Devin Haen 10 FW  MAR Mimoun Mahi 11 FW  CAN Simon Colyn 12 DF  NED Jim van der Logt 14 DF  NED Joran Hardeman 15 FW  NED Ralf Seuntjens 16 GK  NED Ties Wieggers 17 FW  NED Elie Raterink 18 FW  NED Giovanni Büttner 19 FW  NED Hüseyin Doğan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  NED Rio Hillen 22 MF  CPV Jeffry Fortes 23 MF  NED Philip Brittijn 24 MF  NED Maas Willemsen 25 DF  NED Levi Schoppema 26 FW  IRQ Blnd Hassan 28 DF  NED Alexander Büttner 30 FW  NED Tristan van Gilst 31 FW  NED Sam Bisselink 33 FW  TUR Başar Önal 34 MF  NED Anis Yadir 35 GK  NED Thijs Jansen (on loan from Feyenoord) 42 MF  NED Stan Wevers 45 MF  NED Ezra van der Heiden 48 GK  NED Edwin Danquah — MF  SWE Jardell Kanga (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

De Graafschap v Quick Boys

8 July 2023 Friendly	De Graafschap	3–2	Quick Boys
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

De Graafschap v 1. FC Bocholt

22 July 2023 Friendly	De Graafschap	5–1	1. FC Bocholt
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: Match was played in two periods of sixty minutes each.

Groningen v De Graafschap

28 July 2023 Friendly	Groningen	1–0	De Graafschap
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

MSV Duisburg v De Graafschap

29 July 2023 Friendly	MSV Duisburg	2–1	De Graafschap
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Den Bosch v De Graafschap

4 August 2023 Friendly	Den Bosch	2–1	De Graafschap
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

De Graafschap v De Treffers

5 August 2023 Friendly	De Graafschap	3–1	De Treffers
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eerste Divisie	11 August 2023	10 May 2024	Matchday 1	6th	38	19	6	13	61	52	+9	050.00
Promotion play-offs	14 May 2024	18 May 2024	First round	First round	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	000.00
KNVB Cup	31 October 2023	19 December 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Total					42	20	7	15	67	59	+8	047.62

Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie

Main article: 2023–24 Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
4	Dordrecht	38	18	15	5	74	51	+23	69	Qualification for promotion play-offs
5	ADO Den Haag	38	17	12	9	72	50	+22	63
6	De Graafschap	38	19	6	13	61	52	+9	63
7	Emmen	38	17	6	15	59	60	−1	57
8	NAC Breda (O, P)	38	15	11	12	63	56	+7	56

Source: Flashscore, 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)^[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	6	13	61	52	+9	63	11	4	4	33	19	+14	8	2	9	28	33	−5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L
Position	13	5	11	16	14	8	6	7	7	12	11	7	5	5	5	6	5	7	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[4]

De Graafschap v ADO Den Haag

11 August 2023 1	De Graafschap	0–0	ADO Den Haag	Doetinchem
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Vijverberg Referee: Jannick van der Laan

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2023–24 KNVB Cup