2021–22 Sparta Rotterdam season
The 2021–22 season is the 134th season in the existence of Sparta Rotterdam and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Rotterdam will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.
2021–22 season | |
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Chairman | Leo Ruijs |
Head coach | Henk Fraser (until 24 April) Maurice Steijn (from 26 April) |
Stadium | Het Kasteel |
Eredivisie | 17th |
KNVB Cup | Second Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Vito van Crooij (3) All: Vito van Crooij (4) |
Biggest defeat | 0-4 (vs. FC Utrecht (a), 15 August 2021) |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 16 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
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DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan Transfer |
FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed |
Out
Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
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MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
GK | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan Transfer |
DF | ![]() |
No club | Released |
DF | ![]() |
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End of loan |
MF | ![]() |
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End of loan |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Almelo, Netherlands |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
31 July 2021 Friendly | SBV Excelsior ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Netherlands |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Eredivisie | 14–15 August 2021 | 15 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
KNVB Cup | 14–16 December 2021 | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
Last updated: 14–15 August 2021
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | RKC Waalwijk | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 31 | |
15 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 29 | |
16 | PEC Zwolle | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 26 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
18 | Willem II | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 26 |
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]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
Last updated: August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[2]
15 August 2021 1 | FC Utrecht | 4–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Utrecht |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
21 August 2021 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1-1 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
28 August 2021 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Deventer |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bakker ![]() Botos ![]() |
Report | Pinto ![]() |
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
KNVB Cup
27 October 2021 First round | GVVV | 0–2 | Sparta Rotterdam | Veenendaal |
20:00 CEST | Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis |
Statistics
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 29 August 2021.
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References
- "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.