2023–24 FC Volendam season

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 →

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

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	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

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:

^ 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KNVB Cup

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

References

^ "Selectie". fcvolendam.nl. FC Volendam. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "Mio Backhaus joins FC Volendam on loan | SV Werder Bremen".
^ "Kuol joins FC Volendam on loan". 8 August 2023.
^ "Linkervleugelverdediger Cox tekent voor twee jaar bij FC Volendam".
^ "WIJ ZIJN RODA JC | Roda JC huurt Walid Ould-Chikh van FC Volendam".
^ "Transfervrije Dean James duikt op bij Go Ahead Eagles".
^ "ADO den Haag versterkt zich met spits Henk Veerman". 31 July 2023.
^ "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.
^ Bulthuis, Ronald (August 16, 2023). "Competitieschema Eredivisie op de schop na PSV-overwinning". Soccernews.nl.
^ "Ajax – Feyenoord wordt 27 september uitgespeeld". www.knvb.nl.

External links

Official website

[table_note_VIT0.13867907372242-9] Vitesse were deducted eighteen points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.^[8]

[1] "Selectie". fcvolendam.nl. FC Volendam. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[2] "Mio Backhaus joins FC Volendam on loan | SV Werder Bremen".

[3] "Kuol joins FC Volendam on loan". 8 August 2023.

[4] "Linkervleugelverdediger Cox tekent voor twee jaar bij FC Volendam".

[5] "WIJ ZIJN RODA JC | Roda JC huurt Walid Ould-Chikh van FC Volendam".

[6] "Transfervrije Dean James duikt op bij Go Ahead Eagles".

[7] "ADO den Haag versterkt zich met spits Henk Veerman". 31 July 2023.

[8] "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[10] "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

[11] Bulthuis, Ronald (August 16, 2023). "Competitieschema Eredivisie op de schop na PSV-overwinning". Soccernews.nl.

[12] "Ajax – Feyenoord wordt 27 september uitgespeeld". www.knvb.nl.

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