2022–23 FC Twente season

The 2022–23 season was the 58th season in the history of FC Twente, and their fourth consecutive season in the Dutch top flight. The club participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

FC Twente

2022–23 season
Chairman	Paul van der Kraan
Head coach	Ron Jans
Stadium	De Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie	5th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Václav Černý (13) All: Václav Černý (15)
Home colours
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Players

First-team squad

As of 26 July 2022^[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 1 GK  GER Lars Unnerstall 2 DF  NED Mees Hilgers 3 DF  NED Robin Pröpper (vice-captain) 4 DF  ESP Julio Pleguezuelo 5 DF  NED Gijs Smal 6 MF  NED Wout Brama (captain) 7 FW  CZE Václav Černý 8 MF  ALG Ramiz Zerrouki 9 FW  NED Ricky van Wolfswinkel 10 FW  NED Virgil Misidjan 11 FW  NED Daan Rots 14 MF  NED Sem Steijn 16 GK  MAR Issam El Maach

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  NED Michel Vlap 19 MF  GRE Christos Tzolis (on loan from Norwich City) 20 DF  NED Joshua Brenet 21 MF  NOR Mathias Kjølø 22 GK  POL Przemysław Tytoń 23 MF  CZE Michal Sadílek 24 DF  NED Luca Everink 26 FW  NED Denilho Cleonise 27 FW  CRC Manfred Ugalde (on loan from Lommel) 30 GK  NED Sam Karssies 32 MF  NED Casper Staring 37 MF  NED Thijs van Leeuwen 38 MF  NED Max Bruns

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Twente v Nordsjælland

3 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	1–0	Nordsjælland	Goor
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Steijn 5'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Twente

8 July 2022 Friendly	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–5	Twente	Düsseldorf, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hennings 8'		Černý 32' Rots 73', 90+' Staring 79' Vlap 90+' (pen.)	Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion

Twente v Werder Bremen

16 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	3–3	Werder Bremen	Enschede
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ugalde 45' Van Wolfswinkel 65' Cleonise 89' Černý 105'	Report	Ducksch 26' Weiser 79' Schmidt 100'	Stadium: FC Twente-Trainingscentrum Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Smit
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves. Match was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.

Twente v Schalke 04

22 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	3–1	Schalke 04	Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlap 13' Steijn 83' Ugalde 89'	Report	Kamiński 9' Latza  45+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Twente v Bologna

29 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	4–1	Bologna	Enschede
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rots 2' Misidjan  30' Brenet 32' Vlap 36' Smal 47' Pleguezuelo  58' Zerrouki  72'		Medel  31' Soumaoro 45' Domínguez  57'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Almere City v Twente

3 December 2022 Friendly	Almere City	1–1	Twente	Almere
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Duijvestijn 44'	Report	Bruns 86'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

10 December 2022 Friendly	Twente	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

Alajuelense v Twente

17 December 2022 Friendly	Alajuelense	2–2	Twente	Costa Rica
23:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report

Alajuelense v Twente

21 December 2022 Friendly	Alajuelense	3–2	Twente	Costa Rica
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	5th	34	18	10	6	66	27	+39	052.94
Eredivisie Play-offs	1 June 2023	11 June 2023	Semi-finals	Winners	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	075.00
KNVB Cup	10 January 2023	9 February 2023	Second round	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	4 August 2022	25 August 2022	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	050.00
Total					44	24	12	8	85	33	+52	054.55

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Ajax	34	20	9	5	86	38	+48	69	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4	AZ	34	20	7	7	68	35	+33	67	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Twente (O)	34	18	10	6	66	27	+39	64	Qualification to European competition play-offs
6	Sparta Rotterdam	34	17	8	9	60	37	+23	59
7	Utrecht	34	15	9	10	55	50	+5	54

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)
(O) Play-off Winner

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W
Position	6	4	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[2]

NEC v Twente

7 August 2022 1	NEC	0–1	Twente	Nijmegen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Duelund  53'	Report	Sadilek  50' Steijn 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,256 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Twente v Fortuna Sittard

14 August 2022 2	Twente	3–0	Fortuna Sittard	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	van Wolfswinkel 22',  74' Brenet 44' Misidjan 53'	Report	Duarte  73' Seuntjens  80' Yılmaz  90+2'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

FC Volendam v Twente

28 August 2022 3	FC Volendam	1–0	Twente	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Douiri  45' van Mieghem  61' Zeefuik 83'	Report		Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Alex Bos

Twente v Excelsior

31 August 2022 4	Twente	4–0	Excelsior	Enschede
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cleonise 1' Tzolis 8' Černý 62' 90+3'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Twente v PSV

3 September 2022 5	Twente	2–1	PSV	Enschede
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Černý 17' 24' Pröpper  27'	Report	Til 55' Max  74' Sangaré  76'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

AZ v Twente

11 September 2022 6	AZ	1–1	Twente	Enschede
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Claise  46' Odgaard 54'	Report	Ugalde 81' Hilgers  89' Misidjan  90+2'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 16,269 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Heerenveen v Twente

18 September 2022 7	Heerenveen	2–1	Twente	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	van Ewijk 28' Bochniewicz 36' Tahiri  55' Kaib  79' van Ottele  90+5'	Report	Misidjan 2' Smal  14' Pröpper  15'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21,039 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Twente v Vitesse

1 October 2022 8	Twente	3–0	Vitesse	Enschede
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brenet 37' Pröpper  45+4' Misidjan 74' Smal 90+3'	Report	Wittek  52'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Feyenoord v Twente

9 October 2022 9	Feyenoord	2–0	Twente	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kökçü  30' 43' Hancko 64' Igor Paixão  73'	Report	Brenet  41' Černý  45+2'	Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

Twente v Groningen

16 October 2022 10	Twente	3–0	Groningen	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Misidjan  25' 48' Brenet 55' van Wolfswinkel 84'	Report	Kalley  88' te Wierik  90+2'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Cambuur v Twente

23 October 2022 11	Cambuur	0–1	Twente	Leeuwarden
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	van der Water  29' Schmidt  32' Uldriķis  35'	Report	Misidjan  3' Brenet  62' van Wolfswinkel 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Twente v RKC Waalwijk

30 October 2022 12	Twente	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Steijn 34' 45' Pröpper  46' van Wolfswinkel 89'	Report	Lelieveld  6' Augustijns  85'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,100 Referee: Rob Dieperink

Twente v Go Ahead Eagles

6 November 2022 13	Twente	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hilgers  18' van Wolfswinkel 34' (pen.) Pröpper  45+1' Everink  90+1' Zerrouki  90+2'	Report	Adekanye  37' Stokkers  86' Willumsson 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Sparta Rotterdam v Twente

11 November 2022 14	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	Twente	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verschueren  60' 71' Jeremy van Mullem  62'	Report	Steijn 63'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Alex Bos

Twente v FC Emmen

6 January 2023 15	Twente	2–0	FC Emmen	Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	van Wolfswinkel 5' Hilgers  31' Sadílek 67'	Report	Assehnoun  87' Heylen  90+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29.500 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Ajax v Twente

14 January 2023 16	Ajax	0–0	Twente	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rensch  35' Tadić  55'	Report	Sampsted  13' van Wolfswinkel  45+6' Zerrouki  61' Tzolis  73'	Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena Attendance: 53.649 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Twente v FC Utrecht

22 January 2023 17	Twente	2–0	FC Utrecht	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Černý 45+1' Misidjan 64' Salah-Eddine  80'	Report	Booth  50'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 28.500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Vitesse v Twente

25 January 2023 18	Vitesse	2–2	Twente	Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vidović 44' Bero 52' Oroz  90+6' Domgjoni  90+7'	Report	van Wolfswinkel 33' (pen.) Černý 59'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 14.699 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Twente v Feyenoord

29 January 2023 19	Twente	1–1	Feyenoord	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

FC Groningen v Twente

5 February 2023 20	FC Groningen	1–1	Twente	Groningen
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Euroborg

Twente v FC Volendam

12 February 2023 21	Twente	3–0	FC Volendam	Enschede
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

Go Ahead Eagles v Twente

19 February 2023 22	Go Ahead Eagles	2–0	Twente	Deventer
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

PSV v Twente

26 February 2023 23	PSV	3–1	Twente	Eindhoven
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Philips Stadion

Twente v Heerenveen

4 March 2023 24	Twente	3–3	Heerenveen	Enschede
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

Fortuna Sittard v Twente

11 March 2023 25	Fortuna Sittard	0–3	Twente	Sittard
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

Twente v AZ

19 March 2023 26	Twente	2–1	AZ	Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

Excelsior v Twente

1 April 2023 27	Excelsior	0–0	Twente	Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Twente v Cambuur

9 April 2023 28	Twente	4–0	Cambuur	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

FC Utrecht v Twente

16 April 2023 29	FC Utrecht	1–0	Twente	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

23 April 2023 30	Twente	3–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

FC Emmen v Twente

7 May 2023 31	FC Emmen	0–3	Twente	Emmen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk

Twente v NEC

12 May 2023 32	Twente	4–0	NEC	Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

RKC Waalwijk v Twente

21 May 2023 33	RKC Waalwijk	0–5	Twente	Waalwijk
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Twente v Ajax

28 May 2023 34	Twente	3–1	Ajax	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

European competition play-offs

SC Heerenveen v Twente

1 June 2023 Semi-finals First leg	SC Heerenveen	1–2	Twente	Heerenveen
18:45	Haye 45+1'	Report	19' Černý 90+3' Ugalde	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 21,360 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Twente v SC Heerenveen

4 June 2023 Semi-finals Second leg	Twente	4–0	SC Heerenveen	Enschede
14:30	Vlap 11' Pröpper 22' Brenet 45' Misidjan 68'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Sparta Rotterdam v Twente

8 June 2023 Final First leg	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	Twente	Rotterdam
20:00	Van Crooij 47' (pen.)	Report	90+3' Zerrouki	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,349 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

11 June 2023 Final Second leg	Twente	1–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
14:30		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Danny Makkelie

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup

Twente v Telstar

10 January 2023 Second round	Twente	3–1	Telstar	Enschede
CET (UTC+1)	Rots 37', 42' Misidjan 67'	Report	Blackson  31' Giousis  33' Oude Kotte 68'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 20,000

Twente v Ajax

9 February 2023 Round of 16	Twente	0–1	Ajax	Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Kudus 70'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

Čukarički v Twente

4 August 2022 First leg	Čukarički	1–3	Twente	Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Badamosi  48' Kovač 59'	Report	Rots 8' Vlap 31' Brenet 43' Smal  65' Sadilek  85'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium, Belgrade[note 1] Attendance: 2,374 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Twente v Čukarički

11 August 2022 Second leg	Twente	4–1 (7–2 agg.)	Čukarički	Enschede, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	R. Pröpper 16' Vlap 34' Tzolis 84', 90+2'	Report	Adžić 7' Badamosi  54' Ivanović  62'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

Fiorentina v Twente

18 August 2022 First leg	Fiorentina	2–1	Twente	Florence, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	González 2' Cabral 31' Milenković  39' Amrabat  90+1' Maleh  90+5'	Report	Smal  33' Pröpper  55' Vlap  62' Černý 64',  70'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 16,674 Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)

Twente v Fiorentina

25 August 2022 Second leg	Twente	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Fiorentina	Enschede, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pröpper  45+1' Sadílek  58' Zerrouki  63' Hilgers  77'	Report	Ikoné  30' Maleh  43' Gollini  76' Igor  83'  90+3'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Notes

1. Čukarički will play their third qualifying round home match at the Partizan Stadium, instead of their regular venue, the Čukarički Stadium

References

1. "Selectie 2021-2022" [Selection 2021-2022]. FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
2. "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld" [Competition program 2022/’23 definitively established]. Eredivisie.nl (in Dutch).