2022–23 FC Emmen season

The 2022–23 season was the 98th season in the existence of FC Emmen and the club's first season back in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Emmen participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

FC Emmen

2022–23 season
Manager	Dick Lukkien
Stadium	De Oude Meerdijk
Eredivisie	16th (relegated)
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

As of 17 February 2023^[1][2]

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 Eric Oelschlägel 2 DF  NED Keziah Veendorp 3 DF  NED Jeff Hardeveld 4 DF  NED Jeroen Veldmate (captain) 5 DF  PER Miguel Araujo 6 MF  NED Maikel Kieftenbeld 7 FW  POR Rui Mendes 8 MF  FRA Lucas Bernadou 9 FW  NED Richairo Živković 10 MF  NED Mark Diemers (on loan from Feyenoord) 11 FW  FIN Jasin-Amin Assehnoun 13 DF  BEL Michaël Heylen 14 DF  NED Dennis Vos 16 GK  NED Kyan van Dorp 17 DF  NED Mike te Wierik 18 DF  NED Lorenzo Burnet

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  NED Ben Scholte 20 MF  NED Jari Vlak 21 FW  NED Danny Hoesen 23 MF  MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi 24 DF  NED Julius Dirksen 26 GK  NED Max Wolfs 27 MF  FRA Azzeddine Toufiqui 28 FW  ALG Oussama Darfalou 29 DF  FRA Arnaud Luzayadio 30 FW  NED Mart Lieder 32 GK  NED Mickey van der Hart 34 DF  BEL Mohamed Bouchouari (on loan from Anderlecht) 57 FW  CUW Jeremy Antonisse (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) 77 FW  NED Ole Romeny 99 FW  TUR Metehan Güçlü

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Hoogezand v Emmen

2 July 2022 Friendly	Hoogezand	0–11	Emmen	Hoogezand
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Kalkwijck

PEC Zwolle v Emmen

8 July 2022 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	0–0	Emmen	Zwolle
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

Groningen v Emmen

17 July 2022 Friendly	Groningen	2–1	Emmen	Rolde
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Boerbos

Werder Bremen v Emmen

23 July 2022 Friendly	Werder Bremen	0–0	Emmen	Bremen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Platz 12 Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.

Twente v Emmen

22 September 2022 Friendly	Twente	0–1	Emmen	Enschede
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Dirksen 59'	Stadium: FC Twente-trainingscentrum Attendance: 0

Emmen v SV Meppen

9 December 2022 Friendly	Emmen	Cancelled	SV Meppen	Emmen
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk

Emmen v NEC

17 December 2022 Friendly	Emmen	3–2	NEC	Estepona, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Arroyo Enmedio

Emmen v FC Dordrecht

23 December 2022 Friendly	Emmen	4–0	FC Dordrecht	Emmen
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk

Feyenoord v Emmen

28 December 2022 Friendly	Feyenoord	5–0	Emmen	Rotterdam
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Kuip

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	16th	34	6	10	18	33	65	−32	017.65
Eredivisie relegation play-offs	31 May 2023	11 June 2023	Semi-finals	Runners-up	4	2	0	2	5	5	+0	050.00
KNVB Cup	19 October 2023	8 February 2023	Semi-finals	Roud of 16	3	2	0	1	6	6	+0	066.67
Total					41	10	10	21	44	76	−32	024.39

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Volendam	34	10	6	18	42	71	−29	36
15	Excelsior	34	9	5	20	32	71	−39	32
16	Emmen (R)	34	6	10	18	33	65	−32	28	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17	Cambuur (R)	34	5	4	25	26	69	−43	19	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	Groningen (R)	34	4	6	24	31	75	−44	18

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)
(R) Relegated

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
34	6	10	18	33	65	−32	28	3	9	5	16	23	−7	3	1	13	17	42	−25

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L
Position	18	14	9	13	15	15	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[3]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup

References

1. "FC Emmen - Squad 2019/2020" (in Dutch). Worldfootball. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
2. "Selectie FC Emmen – FC Emmen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
3. "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.