2023–24 FC Twente season

FC Twente
2023–24 season
ChairmanPaul van der Kraan
Head coachJoseph Oosting
StadiumDe Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie3rd
KNVB CupSecond round
UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sem Steijn (17)

All:
Sem Steijn (19)
Biggest winTwente 7–2 Volendam
Biggest defeatFenerbahçe 5–1 Twente

The 2023–24 season was FC Twente's 59th season in existence, and fifth consecutive in the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024[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 Germany GER Lars Unnerstall
2 DF Netherlands NED Mees Hilgers
3 DF Netherlands NED Robin Pröpper (captain)
4 MF Norway NOR Mathias Kjølø
5 DF Netherlands NED Gijs Smal
6 MF Netherlands NED Carel Eiting
7 FW Netherlands NED Mitchell van Bergen
8 MF Netherlands NED Youri Regeer
9 FW Netherlands NED Ricky van Wolfswinkel
10 FW Turkey TUR Naci Ünüvar (on loan from Ajax)
11 FW Netherlands NED Daan Rots
12 DF Iceland ISL Alfons Sampsted
14 MF Netherlands NED Sem Steijn
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Morocco MAR Issam El Maach
17 DF Belgium BEL Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (on loan from Mechelen)
18 MF Netherlands NED Michel Vlap
19 MF Morocco MAR Younes Taha
20 DF Netherlands NED Joshua Brenet
21 FW Netherlands NED Myron Boadu (on loan from Monaco)
22 GK Poland POL Przemysław Tytoń
23 MF Czech Republic CZE Michal Sadílek
24 DF Netherlands NED Juliën Mesbahi
30 GK Netherlands NED Sam Karssies
34 DF Netherlands NED Anass Salah-Eddine
38 DF Netherlands NED Max Bruns

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Turkey Naci Ünüvar Netherlands Ajax Loan 1 July 2023 [2]
MF Netherlands Youri Regeer Netherlands Ajax €900,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF Morocco Younes Taha Netherlands PEC Zwolle Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [4]
FW Costa Rica Manfred Ugalde Belgium Lommel €4,000,000 1 July 2023 [5]
DF Belgium Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Belgium Mechelen Loan 15 August 2023 [6]
FW Netherlands Mitchell van Bergen France Reims Undisclosed 31 August 2023 [7]
MF Netherlands Carel Eiting Netherlands FC Volendam €1,000,000 1 September 2023 [8][9]
FW Netherlands Myron Boadu Monaco AS Monaco Loan 1 February 2024 [10]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Czech Republic Václav Černý Germany VfL Wolfsburg €8,000,000 1 July 2023 [11]
DF Spain Julio Pleguezuelo England Plymouth Argyle Free 1 July 2023 [12]
MF Algeria Ramiz Zerrouki Netherlands Feyenoord €7,200,000 1 July 2023 [13]
FW Costa Rica Manfred Ugalde Russia Spartak Moscow €13,000,000 29 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly Twente Netherlands 7–1 Denmark OB Enschede, Netherlands
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alex Bos
Note: Two halves of 45 minutes and 60 minutes each.
19 July 2023 Friendly PEC Zwolle Netherlands 2–3 Netherlands Twente Hattem, Netherlands
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Sportpark Het Achterveen
Referee: Luuk Timmers
22 July 2023 Friendly Schalke 04 Germany 2–2 Netherlands Twente Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
30 July 2023 Friendly Twente Netherlands 3–0 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles
12:30 UTC+2
10 October 2023 Friendly Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–4 Netherlands Twente Brussels, Belgium
19:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Stade Joseph Mariën
7 January 2024 Friendly Eldense Spain 0–1 Netherlands Twente Spain
12:30 UTC+2
8 January 2024 Friendly Twente Netherlands 2–2 Germany VfL Osnabrück Oliva, Spain
12:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 13 August 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 3rd 34 21 6 7 69 36 +33 061.76
KNVB Cup 17 January 2024 Second round Second round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 31 August 2023 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 050.00
Total 41 24 7 10 78 46 +32 058.54

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 29 4 1 111 21 +90 91 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Feyenoord 34 26 6 2 92 26 +66 84
3 Twente 34 21 6 7 69 36 +33 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 AZ 34 19 8 7 70 39 +31 65 Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
5 Ajax 34 15 11 8 74 61 +13 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
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)
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Feyenoord) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.


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
25 16 5 4 49 24  +25 53 10 1 2 27 14  +13 6 4 2 22 10  +12

Last updated: 9 March 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[14]

13 August 2023 1 Almere 1–4 Twente Almere
16:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Yanmar Stadion
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
20 August 2023 2 Twente 3–1 PEC Zwolle Enschede
14:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
3 September 2023 4 Volendam 0–2 Twente Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Richard Martens
17 September 2023 5 Twente 3–1 Ajax Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie
24 September 2023 6 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 Twente Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Referee: Joey Kooij
27 September 2023 3 Twente 1–0 Vitesse Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
Note: Postponed due to European competitions.
30 September 2023 7 Twente 1–0 Heerenveen Enschede
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Rob Dieperink
8 October 2023 8 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 Twente Sittard
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
22 October 2023 9 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Twente Almelo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Erve Asito
Referee: Pol van Boekel
29 October 2023 10 Twente 2–1 Feyenoord Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Dennis Higler
5 November 2023 11 Utrecht 1–1 Twente Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 17,491
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
11 November 2023 12 Twente 3–3 NEC Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
25 November 2023 13 Twente 0–3 PSV Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Allard Lindhout
3 December 2023 14 Go Ahead Eagles 1–3 Twente Deventer
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
8 December 2023 15 Twente 4–2 Excelsior Enschede
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
17 December 2023 16 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Twente Rotterdam
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
13 January 2024 17 Twente 2–1 AZ Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
20 January 2024 18 NEC 1–0 Twente Breda
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Goffert Stadium
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
28 January 2024 19 Feyenoord 0–0 Twente Rotterdam
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Allard Lindhout
3 February 2024 20 Twente 3–0 RKC Waalwijk Enschede
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
10 February 2024 21 Excelsior 0–3 Twente Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Referee: Rob Dieperink
18 February 2024 22 Twente 0–1 Utrecht Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
25 February 2024 23 Twente 3–0 Go Ahead Eagles Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
2 March 2024 24 Vitesse 1–2 Twente Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
9 March 2024 25 Twente 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Rob Dieperink
17 March 2024 26 PSV 1–0 Twente Eindhoven
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,800
Referee: Joey Kooij
31 March 2024 27 Twente 1–0 Heracles Almelo Enschede
14:30
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 30,000
6 April 2024 29 Twente 2–0 Fortuna Sittard Enschede
21:00
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Rob Dieperink
14 April 2024 30 Ajax 2–1 FC Twente Amsterdam
16:45
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,718
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
24 April 2024 31 Twente 3–1 Almere Enschede
18:45
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
5 May 2024 32 AZ 2–1 Twente Alkmaar
16:45
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Danny Makkelie
12 May 2024 33 Twente 7–2 Volendam Enschede
14:30
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referee: Allard Lindhout
19 May 2024 34 PEC Zwolle 1–2 Twente Zwolle
14:30 Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

17 January 2024 Second round PSV 3–1 Twente Eindhoven
21:00 CET Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,400
Referee: Jeroen Manschot

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.

27 July 2023 First leg Twente Netherlands 1–0 Sweden Hammarby IF Enschede
20:00
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: John Brooks (England)
3 August 2023 Second leg Hammarby IF Sweden 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)
Netherlands Twente Stockholm, Sweden
20:00
Report
Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 24,542
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Third qualifying round

10 August 2023 First leg Twente Netherlands 2–0 Latvia Riga Enschede
20:00
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
17 August 2023 Second leg Riga Latvia 0–3
(0–5 agg.)
Netherlands Twente Riga, Latvia
19:00 (20:00 EEST) Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,324
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

Play-off round

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24) First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 5–1 Netherlands Twente Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 (20:00 TRT)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 38,961
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) Second leg Twente Netherlands 0–1
(1–6 agg.)
Turkey Fenerbahçe Enschede
19:00 Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

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