2023–24 FC Volendam season

The 2023–24 season is FC Volendam's 47th season in existence and second consecutive in the Eredivisie. They also competed in the KNVB Cup, being eliminated from the first round.

FC Volendam

2023–24 season
Chairman	Piet Kemper
Manager	Matthias Kohler
Stadium	Kras Stadion
Eredivisie	17th (relegated)
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Robert Muhren (8) All: Robert Muhren (8)
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 July 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  GER Mio Backhaus (on loan from Werder Bremen) 2 DF  DEN Oskar Buur 3 DF  NED Brian Plat 4 DF  NED Damon Mirani 6 DF  MAR Benaissa Benamar 7 MF  USA Zach Booth (on loan from Leicester City) 11 MF  NED Bilal Ould-Chikh 14 FW  AUS Garang Kuol (on loan from Newcastle United) 16 MF  NED Imran Nazih 17 MF  NED Calvin Twigt 18 MF  BRA Diego Gustavo 19 FW  NED Koen Blommestijn 20 GK  NED Kayne van Oevelen 21 FW  NED Robert Mühren 22 GK  NED Barry Lauwers

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  NED Billy van Duijl 24 DF  NED Achraf Douiri 25 FW  NED Lequincio Zeefuik 26 DF  NED Déron Payne 27 FW  BOE Quincy Hoeve 28 DF  ENG Josh Flint 30 MF  NED Flip Klomp 31 DF  NED Xavier Mbuyamba 34 FW  MAR Ibrahim El Kadiri 35 DF  DOM Francisco Reyes Marizán 37 MF  NED Joey Antonioli 38 FW  GRN Darius Johnson — MF  RSA Luke Le Roux — DF  ENG George Cox

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 Walid Ould-Chikh (at Roda JC until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NED Henk Veerman (at ADO Den Haag until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Mio Backhaus	Werder Bremen	Loan	5 July 2023	[2]
MF	Garang Kuol	Newcastle United	Loan	8 August 2023	[3]
DF	George Cox	Unattached	Free	18 September 2023	[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Walid Ould-Chikh	Roda JC Kerkrade	Loan	7 July 2023	[5]
DF	Dean James	Go Ahead Eagles	Free	18 July 2023	[6]
FW	Henk Veerman	ADO Den Haag	Loan	29 July 2023	[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Volendam v Gent

15 July 2023 Friendly	Volendam	1–2	Gent	Alkmaar
13:30 UTC+2	Fiemawhle 87'		Cuypers 22' Hjulsager 44'	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie

Kortrijk v Volendam

22 July 2023 Friendly	Kortrijk	2–1	Volendam
	Bruno 24' Mbayo 77'		Mühren 5' (pen.)

Volendam v Lamia

29 July 2023 Friendly	Volendam	2–0	Lamia	Volendam
15:30 UTC+2	Fiemawhle 74' Zeefuik 89'			Stadium: Kras Stadion

Volendam v Alanyaspor

1 August 2023 Friendly	Volendam	1–1	Alanyaspor	Alkmaar
18:30 UTC+2	Twigt 11'		Karaca 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark Overdie

Heracles Almelo v Volendam

5 August 2023 Friendly	Heracles Almelo	1–3	Volendam	Almelo
14:30 UTC+2	Hornkamp 41'		Mühren 26' Eiting 32' Nazih 46'	Stadium: Erve Asito

Volendam v FK Partizani

5 January 2024 Friendly	Volendam	1–1	FK Partizani	Belek
13:00 UTC+1	Booth 73'	Report	Bircay 68'	Stadium: Calista Sports Center

Volendam v Winterthur

8 January 2024 Friendly	Volendam	2–0	Winterthur	Belek
	Twigt 65' de Haan 85'	Report		Stadium: Calista Sports Center - Field A

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	11 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	17th	32	4	7	21	31	79	−48	012.50
KNVB Cup	16 November 2023	16 November 2023	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					33	4	7	22	31	80	−49	012.12

Last updated: 5 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
14	Heracles Almelo	34	9	6	19	41	74	−33	33
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	8	19	38	56	−18	29
16	Excelsior (R)	34	6	11	17	50	73	−23	29	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	Volendam (R)	34	4	7	23	34	88	−54	19	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	Vitesse[a] (R)	34	6	6	22	30	74	−44	6

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)
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Vitesse were deducted eighteen points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.^[8]

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
32	4	7	21	31	79	−48	19	3	2	11	15	42	−27	1	5	10	16	37	−21

Last updated: 5 May 2024.
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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	L
Position	12	16	16	15	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	18

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[9]

Volendam v Vitesse

11 August 2023 1	Volendam	1–2	Vitesse	Volendam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mühren 10',  45+1' Murkin  38' Ould-Chikh  78'	Report	Tielemans 60',  78' Van Ginkel 86' Plat  90+3'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler

Go Ahead Eagles v Volendam

19 August 2023 2	Go Ahead Eagles	4–1	Volendam	Deventer
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kuipers 13' Edvardsen 36' Willumsson 40' Adekanye  45' Kramer  84' Rommens 86'	Report	Zeefuik  56' Van Mieghem 61' Payne  84' Hoeve  90'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Volendam v Twente

3 September 2023 4	Volendam	0–2	Twente	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Benamar  75' Backhaus  76'	Report	Steijn 36' Kjølø  41' Rots  74' van Wolfswinkel 79'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Richard Martens

Fortuna Sittard v Volendam

16 September 2023 5	Fortuna Sittard	3–1	Volendam	Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dijks  16' Özyakup 59' Noslin 66' Halilović 89'	Report	Kuol 40'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 9,238 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Volendam v Heracles Almelo

23 September 2023 6	Volendam	2–2	Heracles Almelo	Volendam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kuol  31' Benamar 71' Mühren 87'	Report	De Keersmaecker  45+1' 51' Hansson 57'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

PSV Eindhoven v Volendam

30 September 2023 7	PSV Eindhoven	3–1	Volendam	Eindhoven
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lang 12' Til 47' Pepi  79' Tillman 90+6'	Report	Benamar  63'  88' Twigt 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Volendam v FC Utrecht

6 October 2023 8	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

RKC Waalwijk v Volendam

21 October 2023 9	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Volendam	Waalwijk
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Min 43' Meijers  52' Roemeratoe  76' Oukili 90+2' Kramer  90+3'	Report	Mbuyamba  28' Payne  45+1' Benamar 89'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Volendam v Excelsior

29 October 2023 10	Volendam	3–1	Excelsior	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Benamar 53' Mühren 57' Milan de Haan 71' Ould-Chikh  76'	Report	Driouech 33' Parrott  70' Horemans  89'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Alex Bos

AFC Ajax v Volendam

2 November 2023 3	AFC Ajax	2–0	Volendam	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bergwijn 57' Akpom 89'	Report	Twigt  85'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 54,177 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 September 2023, but was postponed due to Ajax playing in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League play-off round and rescheduled for 27 September.[10] The postponement was extended following the rescheduling of the postponed Ajax v Feyenoord match.[11]

NEC v Volendam

5 November 2023 11	NEC	3–3	Volendam	Nijmegen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ogawa 6' 90+8' Tavşan  8'  38' Mattsson  41' 90+1' (pen.) Schöne  86'	Report	Mühren 34' Milan de Haan 78' Twigt  87' 90+6' Backhaus  90'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Volendam v Sparta Rotterdam

12 November 2023 12	Volendam	1–4	Sparta Rotterdam	Volendam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Milan de Haan 13'	Report	Vriends 6' 87' Velthuis  37' Kitolano 42' Verschueren 90+1'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,784 Referee: Richard Martens

AZ v Volendam

26 November 2023 13	AZ	3–0	Volendam	Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	van Bommel 5' Pavlidis 48' Martens Indi 57'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,261 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Volendam v PEC Zwolle

2 December 2023 14	Volendam	0–5	PEC Zwolle	Volendam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Twigt  71' Zeefuik  88'	Report	Velanas 59' Druijf 62' 67' 87' Thy 82'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Dennis Higler

Feyenoord v Volendam

7 December 2023 15	Feyenoord	3–1	Volendam	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Timber 13' Igor Paixão  76' 90+6' Giménez 90+4'	Report	Zeefuik 31' Backhaus  90'	Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Heerenveen v Volendam

16 December 2023 16	Heerenveen	1–2	Volendam	Heerenveen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nicolaescu 65' Olsson  76'	Report	Ould-Chikh 28' Milan de Haan  46' Zeefuik 51' Hoeve  90+7'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Volendam v Almere City

14 January 2024 17	Volendam	0–1	Almere City	Volendam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Cox  78'	Report	Robinet 12' Floranus  78'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Volendam v Ajax

5 May 2024 32	Volendam	1–4	Ajax	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Kras Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

FC Twente v Volendam

12 May 2024 33	FC Twente	v	Volendam	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Volendam v Go Ahead Eagles

19 May 2024 34	Volendam	v	Go Ahead Eagles	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Kras Stadion

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2023–24 KNVB Cup

Excelsior Maassluis v Volendam

16 November 2023	Excelsior Maassluis	1–0	Volendam	Maassluis
20:00 CET	Ouali 20'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Dijkpolder