2022–23 Almere City FC season

The 2022–23 season was Almere City FC's 22nd season in the existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the Eerste Divisie, the second division of Dutch football. The club participated also in the KNVB Cup. The season spans a period between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.

Almere City FC
2022–23 season
ChairmanJohn Bes
ManagerAlex Pastoor
StadiumYanmar Stadion
Eerste Divisie3rd
Play-offsWinners (promoted)
KNVB CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jeredy Hilterman (14)

All:
Jeredy Hilterman (14)
Biggest winTOP Oss 0–5 Almere City
Biggest defeatAlmere City 0–4 NEC

First-team squad

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As of 11 February 2023

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   NED Nordin Bakker
3 DF   NED Joey Jacobs
4 DF   NED Damian van Bruggen (captain)
5 DF   NED Thomas Poll
7 FW   BEL Anthony Limbombe
8 MF   NED Danny Post
9 FW   SUR Jeredy Hilterman
10 MF   NED Lance Duijvestijn
11 FW   NED Ilias Alhaft
14 DF   ESP Pascu
17 FW   NOR Kornelius Normann Hansen
18 MF   ESP Álvaro Peña
19 FW   NED Maarten Pouwels
20 DF   NED Hamdi Akujobi
22 DF   FRA Théo Barbet
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   ESP Manel Royo
24 MF   COM Faiz Mattoir
25 MF   NED Jorrit Smeets
26 GK   SUI Stijn Keller
28 MF   NED Stije Resink
32 FW   NED Jeffry Puriel
34 FW   NED Tijmen Wildeboer
35 DF   NED Jordy Rullens
36 MF   NED Marcelencio Esajas
37 FW   NED Layee Kromah
38 DF   NED Jaden Pinas
39 MF   NED Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp
40 GK   IRN Agil Etemadi
46 DF   NED Niciano Grootfaam
MF   BEL Milan Corryn

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NED Tim Receveur (at FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   NED Bradly van Hoeven (at TOP Oss until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 July 2022 Friendly Almere City   1–1   Ajax Almere
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Jacobs   47'
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
3 December 2022 Friendly Almere City   1–1   FC Twente Almere
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
30 December 2022 Friendly FC Groningen   0–2   Almere City Groningen
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn
23 March 2023 Friendly RKC Waalwijk   0–6   Almere City Waalwijk
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eerste Divisie 5 August 2022 12 February 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 38 21 7 10 58 41 +17 055.26
Eerste Divisie play-offs 22 May 2023 11 June 2023 First round Winners 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 050.00
KNVB Cup 18 October 2022 11 January 2023 Fifth round Sixth round 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 46 25 9 12 69 50 +19 054.35

Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Heracles Almelo[a] (C, P) 38 27 4 7 103 42 +61 85 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 PEC Zwolle[b] (P) 38 27 4 7 99 43 +56 85
3 Almere City[c] (O, P) 38 21 7 10 58 41 +17 70 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 +28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 0 59
Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of the First and Fourth Period (Rounds 1–10 and 29–38)
  2. ^ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 11–19)
  3. ^ Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 20–28)




Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 7 10 58 41  +17 70 10 4 5 29 21  +8 11 3 5 29 20  +9

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWLLWDWWLDWWWLWWLWDWLWDWWWWLDWWDWLDW
Position
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

5 August 2022 1 VVV-Venlo 3–0 Almere City Venlo
CET (UTC+1)
12 August 2022 2 Almere City 3–0 TOP Oss Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
22 August 2022 3 Jong AZ 3–2 Almere City Alkmaar
CET (UTC+1)
26 August 2022 4 Almere City 2–0 Den Bosch Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
2 September 2022 5 Helmond Sport 3–0 Almere City Helmond
CET (UTC+1)
9 September 2022 6 Almere City 0–1 Telstar Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
16 September 2022 7 De Graafschap 1–2 Almere City Doetinchem
CET (UTC+1)
12 September 2022 8 Almere City 1–1 FC Eindhoven Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
30 September 2022 9 Almere City 2–1 Roda JC Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
7 October 2022 10 Jong Utrecht 0–2 Almere City Utrecht
CET (UTC+1)
14 October 2022 11 Almere City 2–3 Jong Ajax Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
21 October 2022 12 Willem II 1–1 Almere City
CET (UTC+1)
28 October 2022 13 Almere City 3–2 Heracles Almelo Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
7 November 2022 14 Jong PSV 0–1 Almere City Eindhoven
CET (UTC+1)
13 November 2022 15 Almere City 2–1 Dordrecht Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
19 November 2022 16 MVV Maastricht 1–0 Almere City Maastricht
CET (UTC+1)
11 December 2022 17 Almere City 4–1 ADO Den Haag Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
16 December 2022 18 NAC Breda 0–1 Almere City Breda
CET (UTC+1)
6 January 2023 19 PEC Zwolle 3–2 Almere City Zwolle
CET (UTC+1)
15 January 2023 20 Almere City 1–0 Willem II Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
20 January 2023 21 Almere City 2–2 De Graafschap Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
27 January 2023 22 Telstar 0–1 Almere City Velsen
CET (UTC+1)
3 February 2023 23 Almere City 1–2 Jong PSV Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
10 February 2023 24 FC Eindhoven 0–1 Almere City Eindhoven
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
17 February 2023 25 Almere City 0–0 Helmond Sport Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
24 February 2023 26 Roda JC 0–2 Almere City Kerkrade
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
3 March 2023 27 Dordrecht 0–1 Almere City Dordrecht
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Matchoholic Stadion
13 March 2023 30 Almere City 1–3 VVV-Venlo Almere
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
17 March 2023 29 Jong Ajax 0–2 Almere City Amsterdam
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
31 March 2023 31 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Almere City Almelo
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito
3 April 2023 28 Almere City 1–0 Jong Utrecht Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Referee: Rob Dieperink
7 April 2023 32 Almere City 2–1 Jong AZ Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Referee: Wouter Wiersma
16 April 2023 33 ADO Den Haag 2–3 Almere City The Hague
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bingoal Stadion
Referee: Danny Makkelie
21 April 2023 33 Almere City 1–1 PEC Zwolle Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
28 April 2023 35 TOP Oss 0–5 Almere City Oss
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
7 May 2023 36 Almere City 0–2 NAC Breda Almere
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
12 May 2023 37 Den Bosch 2–2 Almere City 's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Vliert
Referee: Luuk Timmer
19 May 2023 38 Almere City 1–0 MVV Maastricht Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Referee: Martin Perez

Promotion play-offs

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22 May 2023 First round
First leg
Eindhoven 1–0 Almere City Eindhoven
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
Attendance: 3,518
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
26 May 2023 First round
Second leg
Almere City 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Eindhoven Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
30 May 2023 Semifinals
First leg
VVV-Venlo 1–1 Almere City Venlo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
3 June 2023 Semifinals
Second leg
Almere City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(2–0 p)
VVV-Venlo Almere
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
Penalties
6 June 2023 Final
First leg
Almere City 2–0 Emmen Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
11 June 2023 Final
Second leg
Emmen 1–2
(1–4 agg.)
Almere City Emmen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Referee: Allard Lindhout

KNVB Cup

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18 October 2022 First round Almere City 2–0 TOP Oss Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
11 January 2023 Second round Almere City 0–4 NEC Almere
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

References

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  1. ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Speelschema 22/23 definitief: Sterkste KKD-seizoen ooit 5 augustus van start".