2021–22 Willem II season

The 2021–22 season is the 125th season in the existence of Willem II and the club's eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Willem II will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Willem II
2021–22 season
ChairmanJack Buckens
Head coachFred Grim
StadiumKoning Willem II Stadion
Eredivisie18th
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kwasi Wriedt
Ché Nunnely
Wesley Spieringhs
(1 each)

All:
Kwasi Wriedt
Ché Nunnely
Wesley Spieringhs
(1 each)
Highest home attendance9,700 (vs. Feyenoord, 15 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance9,700 (vs. Feyenoord, 15 August 2021)
Average home league attendance9,700
Biggest win3-0 (vs. Vitesse, 22 August 2021)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs. Feyenoord, 15 August 2021)

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 March 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  GER Kilian Ludewig (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
3 DF  NED Freek Heerkens (2nd captain)
4 DF  NOR Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
5 DF  SWE Emil Bergström (3rd captain, on loan from FC Utrecht)
6 DF  NED Wessel Dammers (on loan from FC Groningen)
7 FW  NED Ché Nunnely
8 MF  ESP Pol Llonch (captain)
9 FW  NED Jizz Hornkamp
10 FW  GRE Argyris Kampetsis (on loan from Panathinaikos)
11 FW  GER Mats Köhlert
12 MF  NED Rick Zuijderwijk
13 DF  NED Leeroy Owusu
14 FW  BEL Elton Kabangu
15 FW  SWE Max Svensson
16 MF  NED Ringo Meerveld
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  NED Dries Saddiki
18 DF  NED Miquel Nelom
19 MF  IRL Daniel Crowley
20 MF  NED Godfried Roemeratoe (on loan from FC Twente)
21 GK  GER Timon Wellenreuther (4th captain, on loan from Anderlecht)
22 MF  NED Wesley Spieringhs
23 MF  GER Görkem Sağlam
24 GK  NED Connor van den Berg
25 DF  GRE Nikos Michelis (on loan from Milan)
26 GK  BEL Jorn Brondeel
27 DF  GER Derrick Köhn
28 DF  NED Vincent Schippers
29 MF  NED Thijs Oosting
32 MF  NED Abdenasser El Khayati
36 FW  NED Jelte Pal

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  GER John Yeboah (at MSV Duisburg until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2021 Friendly Quick Boys 2–5 Willem II Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2021 Friendly Willem II 2–0 Excelsior Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
24 July 2021 Friendly Willem II 4–1 Lierse Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly Go Ahead Eagles Cancelled Willem II Netherlands
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
7 August 2021 Friendly Willem II Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 15 August 2021 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 31 7 5 19 26 56 −30 022.58
KNVB Cup 28 October 2021 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 32 7 5 20 26 59 −33 021.88

Last updated: 1 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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)[1]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 1 0 1 3 4  −1 3 0 0 1 0 4  −4 1 0 0 3 0  +3

Last updated: August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round123
GroundHA
ResultLW
Position179
Updated to match(es) played on August 2021. Source: Eredivisie
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 Willem II 0–4 Feyenoord Tilburg
16:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
22 August 2021 2 Vitesse 0–3 Willem II Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 11,329
Referee: Allard Lindhout
28 August 2021 3 Willem II 1–0 PEC Zwolle Tilburg
21:00 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
12 September 2021 4 NEC Nijmegen 0–0 Willem II Nijmegen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Goffert
Referee: Paulus van Boekel
18 September 2021 5 Willem II 2–1 FC Groningen Tilburg
18:45 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
21 September 2021 6 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Willem II Waalwijk
21:00CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler
25 September 2021 7 Willem II 2–1 PSV Tilburg
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,503
Referee: Kevin Blom
2 October 2021 8 Heracles Almelo 3–2 Willem II Almelo
20:00CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito
Referee: Rob Dieperink
17 October 2021 9 FC Twente 1–1 Willem II Twente
16:45CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
22 October 2021 10 Willem II 1–1 Fortuna Sittard Tilburg
20:00 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
31 October 2021 11 FC Utrecht 5–1 Willem II Utrecht
16:45CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Referee: Paulus van Boekel
6 November 2021 12 Willem II 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam Tilburg
20:00 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Joey Kooij
21 November 2021 13 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Heerenveen
14:30CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
27 November 2021 14 Willem II 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles Tilburg
21:00 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Laurens Gerrets
2 December 2021 15 Ajax 5–0 Willem II Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
10 December 2021 16 Willem II 1–3 SC Cambuur Tilburg
20:00 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Martin Van den Kerkhof
18 December 2021 17 AZ 4–1 Willem II Alkmaar
20:00CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Allard Lindhout
22 December 2021 18 Willem II 0–1 NEC Nijmegen Tilburg
18:45 CEST Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Danny Makkelie
19 February 2022 23 Willem II 0–1 Ajax Tilburg
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Pol van Boekel

KNVB Cup

28 October 2021 First round RKC Waalwijk 3–0 Willem II Waalwijk
21:00 CEST Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

References

  1. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "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.
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