2019–20 Willem II season

The 2019–20 season was Willem II's 124th season in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. They participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup.

Willem II

2019–20 season
Chairman	Jack Buckens
Head coach	Adrie Koster
Stadium	Koning Willem II Stadion
Eredivisie	5th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Vangelis Pavlidis (11) All: Vangelis Pavlidis (13)
Home colours Away colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 September 2019

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 Timon Wellenreuther 2 DF  NED Fernando Lewis 3 DF  NED Freek Heerkens (2nd captain) 4 DF  NED Jordens Peters (captain) 7 FW  NED Ché Nunnely 8 MF  ESP Pol Llonch 9 FW  NED Paul Gladon 10 FW  GRE Vangelis Pavlidis 11 FW  GER Mats Köhlert 12 GK  NZL Michael Woud 13 GK  GRE Giorgos Strezos 14 FW  BEL Elton Kabangu 15 DF  NED Damil Dankerlui 16 FW  GRE Marios Vrousai (on loan from Olympiacos)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  NED Dries Saddiki 18 DF  NED Miquel Nelom 20 FW  FRA Karim Coulibaly 21 FW  BEL Mike Trésor (on loan from NEC) 22 DF  POR João Queirós (on loan from FC Köln) 24 DF  NZL James McGarry 25 DF  SWE Sebastian Holmén 26 DF  NED Bart Nieuwkoop (on loan from Feyenoord) 27 DF  NED Victor van den Bogert 28 MF  ECU Jhonny Quiñónez 29 DF  CUW Justin Ogenia 32 DF  AUS Dylan Ryan 33 MF  NED Rick Zuijderwijk

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 — MF  GER Atakan Akkaynak (at Caykur Rizespor until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Willem II v KV Oostende

6 July 2019 Friendly	Willem II	2–1	KV Oostende	Rijen, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Vijf Eiken

Willem II v TOP Oss

13 July 2019 Friendly	Willem II	2–0	TOP Oss	Oisterwijk, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Den Donk

Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam

17 July 2019 Friendly	Willem II	0–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Dongen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Biezen

Zulte Waregem v Willem II

20 July 2019 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	1–1	Willem II	Waregem, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Willem II v OFI

27 July 2019 Friendly	Willem II	2–1	OFI	Tilburg, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	2 August 2019	24 May 2020	Matchday 1	5th	26	13	5	8	37	34	+3	050.00
KNVB Cup	30 October 2019	22 January 2020	First round	Round of 16	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	066.67
Total					29	15	6	8	46	36	+10	051.72

Last updated: 8 March 2020
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Feyenoord	25	14	8	3	50	35	+15	50	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4	PSV Eindhoven	26	14	7	5	54	28	+26	49	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Willem II	26	13	5	8	37	34	+3	44	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	FC Utrecht	25	12	5	8	50	34	+16	41
7	Vitesse	26	12	5	9	45	35	+10	41

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)^[1]

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	13	5	8	37	34	+3	44	7	4	2	17	9	+8	6	1	6	20	25	−5

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	5	9	7	4	6	8	6	9	10	7	6	6	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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.^[2] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.^[3][4]

PEC Zwolle v Willem II

2 August 2019 1	PEC Zwolle	1–3	Willem II	Zwolle
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,824 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Willem II v Vitesse

10 August 2019 2	Willem II	0–2	Vitesse	Tilburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 12,825 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Fortuna Sittard v Willem II

18 August 2019 3	Fortuna Sittard	2–3	Willem II	Sittard
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 7,273 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Willem II v Emmen

24 August 2019 4	Willem II	2–1	Emmen	Tilburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Willem II v Feyenoord

1 September 2019 5	Willem II	0–1	Feyenoord	Tilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,875 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Heracles Almelo v Willem II

15 September 2019 6	Heracles Almelo	4–1	Willem II	Almelo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 11,254 Referee: Joey Kooij

Willem II v VVV-Venlo

21 September 2019 7	Willem II	1–0	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,227 Referee: Rob Dieperink

Utrecht v Willem II

29 September 2019 8	Utrecht	2–0	Willem II	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,419 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Willem II v AZ

6 October 2019 9	Willem II	1–1	AZ	Tilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Köhlert 31'	Report	Koopmeiners 22'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 12,707 Referee: Dennis Higler

Twente v Willem II

19 October 2019 10	Twente	0–1	Willem II	Enschede
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Willem II v RKC Waalwijk

26 October 2019 11	Willem II	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Tilburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,877 Referee: Kevin Blom

Groningen v Willem II

3 November 2019 12	Groningen	2–0	Willem II	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 16,590 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Willem II v PSV

10 November 2019 13	Willem II	2–1	PSV	Tilburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nunnely 7', 64' Heerkens  30'	Report	Gutiérrez  66' Mitroglou  67' Pereiro  70', 85' Doan  73' Viergever  90'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,400 Referee: Björn Kuipers

ADO Den Haag v Willem II

23 November 2019 14	ADO Den Haag	3–3	Willem II	The Hague
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,889 Referee: Allard Lindhout

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

Ajax v Willem II

6 December 2019 16	Ajax	0–2	Willem II	Amsterdam
20:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dest  40'	Report	Llonch  3' Trésor 42' (pen.) Dankerlui 78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Heerenveen v Willem II

13 December 2019 17	Heerenveen	1–2	Willem II	Heerenveen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 18,121 Referee: Dennis Higler

Willem II v Fortuna Sittard

21 December 2019 18	Willem II	0–0	Fortuna Sittard	Tilburg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,587 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

AZ v Willem II

18 January 2020 19	AZ	1–3	Willem II	Alkmaar
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Wuytens  11' Idrissi 27' Wijndal  71'	Report	Peters  56' Köhlert 65' Pavlidis 78' Trésor 83'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 15,442 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Willem II v PEC Zwolle

26 January 2020 20	Willem II	0–0	PEC Zwolle	Tilburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Llonch  28' Heerkens  38' Holmén  90+5'	Report	Paal  43' Lam  79' Van Polen  85'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,337 Referee: Erwin Blank

Willem II v Heracles Almelo

2 February 2020 21	Willem II	1–0	Heracles Almelo	Tilburg
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Holmén 26'	Report	Merkel  60' Kiomourtzoglou  67'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,417 Referee: Kevin Blom

PSV v Willem II

8 February 2020 22	PSV	3–0	Willem II	Eindhoven
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dumfries 32',  58' Thomas 70' Trésor 90+4'	Report	Llonch  64'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Willem II v Utrecht

16 February 2020 23	Willem II	1–1	Utrecht	Tilburg
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nieuwkoop  78' Gladon 90+1'	Report	Bahebeck 4' Gustafson  90+2'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,107 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Emmen v Willem II

22 February 2020 24	Emmen	4–2	Willem II	Emmen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Araujo 20' De Leeuw 60' Adžić 61' Heylen  71' Peña 79'	Report	Llonch 58' Trésor 72' (pen.) Saddiki  86'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8,190 Referee: Martin Pérez

Willem II v Groningen

28 February 2020 25	Willem II	3–1	Groningen	Tilburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nunnely 27' Pavlidis 40' Köhlert 64'	Report	Van Hintum  34' El Messaoudi 74' Matusiwa  80' Poll  82' Zeefuik  84'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,607 Referee: Richard Martens

Feyenoord v Willem II

8 March 2020 26	Feyenoord	2–0	Willem II	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Toornstra 30',  89' Berghuis 35' (pen.) Karsdorp  67' Özyakup  84' Botteghin  87'	Report	Peters  64'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Willem II v Heerenveen

14 March 2020 27	Willem II	Cancelled	Heerenveen	Tilburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 14 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[5]

Vitesse v Willem II

21 March 2020 28	Vitesse	Cancelled	Willem II	Arnhem
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[5]

VVV-Venlo v Willem II

4 April 2020 29	VVV-Venlo	Cancelled	Willem II	Venlo
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Willem II v ADO Den Haag

11 April 2020 30	Willem II	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Tilburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 11 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

RKC Waalwijk v Willem II

22 April 2020 31	RKC Waalwijk	Cancelled	Willem II	Waalwijk
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Willem II v Ajax

26 April 2020 32	Willem II	Cancelled	Ajax	Tilburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

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.[6]

Willem II v Twente

10 May 2020 34	Willem II	Cancelled	Twente	Tilburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup

Quick v Willem II

30 October 2019 First round	Quick	0–4	Willem II	The Hague
19:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Trésor 2', 25', 73' Gladon 77'	Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Evian Cantineau

Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam

18 December 2019 Second round	Willem II	3–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Tilburg
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 19' Trésor 24' Nunnely 31'	Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

SC Heerenveen v Willem II

22 January 2020 Round of 16	SC Heerenveen	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Willem II	Heerenveen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Faik 48' (pen.) Saddiki 76' (o.g.)	Report	Pavlidis 20' Dankerlui 81'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 7,102 Referee: Pol van Boekel
	Penalties
	Faik Drešević Espejord Halilović Ejuke		Heerkens Trésor Nelom Vrousai Holmén

References

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

External links

• Official website