2019–20 Sparta Rotterdam season

Sparta Rotterdam 2019–20 football season
Sparta Rotterdam
2019–20 season
ChairmanLeo Ruijs
ManagerHenk Fraser
StadiumHet Kasteel
Eredivisie11th
KNVB CupSecond round
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2018–19

The 2019–20 season was Sparta Rotterdam's 132nd season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Rotterdam participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 January 2020[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Netherlands NED Tim Coremans
— GK Netherlands NED Michael Fabrie
— GK Israel ISR Ariel Harush (on loan from Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
— DF Netherlands NED Dirk Abels
— DF Curaçao CUW Suently Alberto
— DF Netherlands NED Lassana Faye
— DF Netherlands NED Khalid Karami (on loan from Vitesse)
— DF Curaçao CUW Bradley Martis
— DF Cape Verde CPV Lorenzo Fonseca
— DF Netherlands NED Bart Vriends
— DF Portugal POR Mica Pinto
— MF Netherlands NED Adil Auassar (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Netherlands NED Ugur Altintas
— MF Netherlands NED Ayoub Boukhari
— MF Netherlands NED Deroy Duarte
— MF Cape Verde CPV Jeffry Fortes
— MF Netherlands NED Laros Duarte
— MF Netherlands NED Abdou Harroui
— MF Belgium BEL Dante Rigo (on loan from PSV)
— MF Netherlands NED Bryan Smeets
— FW Germany GER Ragnar Ache
— FW Cape Verde CPV Gianni dos Santos
— FW Netherlands NED Mohamed Rayhi
— FW Netherlands NED Joël Piroe (on loan from PSV)
— FW Netherlands NED Patrick Joosten (on loan from FC Utrecht)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Netherlands NED Jomar Gomes
— GK Netherlands NED Kenny Lipman
— DF Netherlands NED Tariq Dilrosun
— DF Netherlands NED Darwin Heuvelman
— DF Curaçao CUW Bradley Martis
— DF Netherlands NED Boyd Reith
— DF Cape Verde CPV Lorenzo Soares Fonseca
— DF Netherlands NED Daan van Unen
— DF Netherlands NED Leon-Cardi Wong-Si-Kwie
— MF Netherlands NED Ayoub Bukhari
— MF Netherlands NED Levi Bouwense
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Netherlands NED Jason Meerstadt
— MF Netherlands NED Sven Mijnans
— MF Netherlands NED Nino Roffelsen
— MF Netherlands NED Joshua Sanches
— FW Netherlands NED Emmanuel Emegha
— FW Netherlands NED Brad van Hoeven
— FW Netherlands NED Ouail El Merabet
— FW Cape Verde CPV Gianni dos Santos
— FW Morocco MAR Mohammed Tahiri
— FW Dominican Republic DOM Darlin van der Werff

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
14 July 2019 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 1–2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Mierlo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportpark De Ark
Attendance: 130
Willem II Netherlands v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
17 July 2019 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 0–3 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Dongen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Biezen
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands v Netherlands NAC Breda
20 July 2019 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–0 Netherlands NAC Breda Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Den Bosch Netherlands v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
24 July 2019 Friendly Den Bosch Netherlands 0–3 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Den Bosch, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Vliert
Waasland-Beveren Belgium v Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
10 January 2020 Friendly Waasland-Beveren Belgium 2–2 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 4 August 2019 8 March 2020 Matchday 1 11th 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 034.62
KNVB Cup 30 October 2019 18 December 2019 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 050.00
Total 28 10 6 12 42 48 −6 035.71

Last updated: 8 March 2020
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 27 26 +1 35
10 Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 41 41 0 33
11 Sparta Rotterdam 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 33
12 FC Emmen 26 9 5 12 32 45 −13 32
13 VVV-Venlo 26 8 4 14 24 51 −27 28
Source: eredivisie.nl
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)[2]

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
26 9 6 11 41 45  −4 33 7 3 2 30 16  +14 2 3 9 11 29  −18

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[3] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[4][5]

Feyenoord v Sparta Rotterdam
4 August 2019 1 Feyenoord 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 42,692
Referee: Danny Makkelie
Sparta Rotterdam v VVV-Venlo
9 August 2019 2 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 VVV-Venlo Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam
17 August 2019 3 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam The Hague
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 12,479
Referee: Dennis Higler
PEC Zwolle v Sparta Rotterdam
25 August 2019 4 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam Zwolle
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax
1 September 2019 5 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,599
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
AZ v Sparta Rotterdam
14 September 2019 6 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie
Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk
21 September 2019 7 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 RKC Waalwijk Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Fortuna Sittard v Sparta Rotterdam
28 September 2019 8 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam Sittard
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 7,483
Referee: Richard Martens
Sparta Rotterdam v Twente
5 October 2019 9 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Twente Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam
20 October 2019 10 Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Groningen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Euroborg
Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht
27 October 2019 11 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Utrecht Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Sparta Rotterdam v PSV
2 November 2019 12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PSV Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,387
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
SC Heerenveen v Sparta Rotterdam
9 November 2019 13 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Heerenveen
20:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam v Vitesse
24 November 2019 14 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Vitesse Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam
30 November 2019 15 Willem II 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Tilburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,250
Referee: Siemen Mulder
Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles Almelo
8 December 2019 16 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Emmen v Sparta Rotterdam
15 December 2019 17 Emmen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Emmen
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Sparta Rotterdam v AZ
21 December 2019 18 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 AZ Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,031
Referee: Kevin Blom
Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam
19 January 2020 19 Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,426
Referee: Allard Lindhout
Sparta Rotterdam v Fortuna Sittard
25 January 2020 20 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 9,821
Referee: Dennis Higler
Twente v Sparta Rotterdam
1 February 2020 21 Twente 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Enschede
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
Sparta Rotterdam v ADO Den Haag
11 February 2020 22 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 8,083
Referee: Danny Makkelie
Sparta Rotterdam v Groningen
16 February 2020 23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Groningen Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam
21 February 2020 24 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam Waalwijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam v Emmen
1 March 2020 25 Sparta Rotterdam 5–1 Emmen Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam
8 March 2020 26 Utrecht 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Sparta Rotterdam v Feyenoord
15 March 2020 27 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled Feyenoord Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]
Heracles Almelo v Sparta Rotterdam
20 March 2020 28 Heracles Almelo Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Almelo
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Erve Asito
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 20 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]
Sparta Rotterdam v SC Heerenveen
4 April 2020 29 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
PSV v Sparta Rotterdam
12 April 2020 30 PSV Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Eindhoven
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
Sparta Rotterdam v PEC Zwolle
21 April 2020 31 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 23 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
Vitesse v Sparta Rotterdam
26 April 2020 32 Vitesse Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: GelreDome
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
Sparta Rotterdam v Willem II
3 May 2020 33 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled Willem II Rotterdam
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
VVV-Venlo v Sparta Rotterdam
10 May 2020 34 VVV-Venlo Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Venlo
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

KNVB Cup

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Volendam
30 October 2019 First round Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Volendam Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Referee: Kamphuis
Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam
18 December 2019 Second round Willem II 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam Tilburg
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

References

  1. ^ "A-Selectie - Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta Rotterdam.
  2. ^ "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotiom/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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