2023–24 Feyenoord season

Feyenoord
2023–24 season
Chairman	Toon van Bodegom
Manager	Arne Slot
Stadium	De Kuip
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Quarter-finals
Johan Cruyff Shield	Runners-up
Champions League	Group stage
Europa League	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Santiago Giménez (19); All: ; Santiago Giménez (21)
Highest home attendance	47,500; (multiple matches)
Average home league attendance	47,500
Biggest win	6–1 (vs. Almere City, 27 August 2023 & vs. SC Heerenveen, 16 September 2023)
Biggest defeat	1–3 (vs. Atlético Madrid, 28 November 2023)
	All statistics correct as of 4 February 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 116th season in the existence of Feyenoord and the club's 102nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Feyenoord are participating in this season's editions of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the KNVB Cup and the Champions League.

Transfers

Summer window

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	NED	Bart Nieuwkoop (from Union SG)
3	DF	NED	Thomas Beelen (from PEC Zwolle)
6	MF	ALG	Ramiz Zerrouki (from FC Twente)
9	FW	JPN	Ayase Ueda (from Cercle Brugge)
10	MF	NED	Calvin Stengs (from Nice)
16	MF	NED	Thomas van den Belt (from PEC Zwolle)
17	FW	CRO	Luka Ivanušec (from Dinamo Zagreb)
19	FW	GAM	Yankuba Minteh (from Newcastle United) (on loan)
26	DF	NED	Ramon Hendriks (from FC Utrecht) (return from loan)
31	GK	NED	Thijs Jansen (from TOP Oss) (return from loan)
31	GK	GRE	Kostas Lamprou (from Willem II)
32	MF	CZE	Ondřej Lingr (from Slavia Prague) (on loan)
39	FK	NED	Mikki van Sas (from Manchester City)
—	DF	NED	Denzel Hall (from ADO Den Haag) (return from loan)
—	MF	BEL	Francesco Antonucci (from FC Volendam) (return from loan)
—	MF	NED	Mark Diemers (from FC Emmen) (return from loan)
—	FW	NED	Marouan Azarkan (from Excelsior) (return from loan)
—	FW	MAR	Naoufal Bannis (from FC Eindhoven) (return from loan)
—	FW	GER	Christian Conteh (from Dynamo Dresden) (return from loan)
—	FW	USA	Korede Osundina (from Orange County SC)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	NOR	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (to Sassuolo) (on loan)
6	DF	DEN	Jacob Rasmussen (to Fiorentina) (return from loan)
9	FW	BRA	Danilo Pereira da Silva (to Rangers)
10	MF	TUR	Orkun Kökçü (to Benfica)
17	MF	POL	Sebastian Szymański (to Dynamo Moscow) (return from loan)
21	MF	ISR	Ofir Marciano (to Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
23	FW	SWE	Patrik Wålemark (to SC Heerenveen) (on loan)
24	DF	NED	Mimeirhel Benita (to Excelsior Rotterdam) (on loan)
25	MF	NED	Mohamed Taabouni (to Al-Arabi)
26	DF	NED	Ramon Hendriks (to Vitesse) (on loan)
26	FW	MAR	Oussama Idrissi (to Sevilla FC) (return from loan)
28	DF	NED	Neraysho Kasanwirjo (to Rapid Wien) (on loan)
30	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Bullaude (to Boca Juniors) (on loan)
31	GK	NED	Thijs Jansen (to De Graafschap) (on loan)
—	FW	NED	Marouan Azarkan (to FC Utrecht)
—	FW	GER	Christian Conteh (to VfL Osnabrück)
—	FW	NED	Mark Diemers (Free Agent)
—	DF	NED	Denzel Hall (to SC Heerenveen)
—	MF	BEL	Francesco Antonucci (to Al Shahaniya SC)
—	FW	USA	Korede Osundina (to FC Dordrecht) (on loan)

Summer window

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	NED	Javairô Dilrosun (to Club América)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	3–1	PEC Zwolle	Barendrecht
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danilo 30' Bullaude 39' Minteh 79' (pen.)	Report	60' Vellios	Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek Referee: Joey Kooij

12 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	2–0	Club Brugge	Barendrecht
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danilo 35' Paixão 38'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek Referee: Richard Martens

15 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Barendrecht
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Smitshoek

22 July 2023 Friendly	Hoffenheim	4–2	Feyenoord	Austria
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kadeřábek 6' Kramarić 44' Bruun Larsen 89' Stiller 113'	Report	72' Milambo 78' Danilo
Note: Match played with two halves of 60 minutes each

27 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	1–1	Villarreal	Rotterdam
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jahanbakhsh 52' (pen.)	Report	42' Capoue	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Jeroen Manschot

30 July 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	2–1	Benfica	Rotterdam
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Paixão 12' Giménez 34'	Report	85' Musa	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Dennis Higler

5 August 2023 Friendly	FC Dordrecht	0–2	Feyenooord	Dordrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	12', 36' Sauer	Stadium: Stadion Krommedijk Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

22 August 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	3–0	Willem II	Rotterdam
	Zechiël 11' López 22' Ueda 48'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0

6 September 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	1–1	Excelsior	Rotterdam
	Dilrosun 12'	Report	45+2' L. Lamprou	Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord Attendance: 0

11 October 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–0	Excelsior	Rotterdam
		Report		Attendance: 0

15 November 2023 Friendly	Feyenoord	2–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
	Dilrosun 29', 43'	Report	39' Serra	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0

6 January 2024 Friendly	Feyenoord	1–2	1. FSV Mainz 05	Marbella
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Van den Belt 108'		26' Burkardt 47' Widmer	Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Note: Match played with two halves of 60 minutes each

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	TBD	20	14	4	2	53	17	+36	070.00
KNVB Cup	20 December 2023	TBD	Second round	TBD	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Champions League	19 September 2023	13 December 2023	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	0	4	9	10	−1	033.33
Europa League	15 February 2024	TBD	Knockout round play-offs	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—
Johan Cruyff Shield	4 August 2023		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					29	18	4	7	65	29	+36	062.07

Last updated: 4 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Johan Cruyff Shield

4 August 2023 Final	Feyenoord	0–1	PSV	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	79' Lang	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven	20	18	2	0	63	9	+54	56	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Feyenoord	20	14	4	2	53	17	+36	46	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
3	Twente	20	12	5	3	39	21	+18	41	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	AZ	20	10	5	5	40	21	+19	35	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Ajax	20	10	5	5	47	36	+11	35	Qualification for the Conference League play-off

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2024. 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)
Notes:

The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the fourth-placed team of the Eredivisie if the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top three).

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
20	14	4	2	53	17	+36	46	6	3	1	26	8	+18	8	1	1	27	9	+18

Last updated: 4 February 2024.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W
Position	9	12	6	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2024. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The preliminary league fixtures were announced on June 28, 2023. The final fixtures list was confirmed two days later.

13 August 2023 1	Feyenoord	0–0	Fortuna Sittard	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Rob Dieperink

20 August 2023 2	Sparta Rotterdam	2–2	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brym 40', 54'	Report	77' Giménez 90+1' Sauer	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Danny Makkelie

27 August 2023 3	Feyenoord	6–1	Almere City	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Giménez 4', 65' (pen.) Paixão 10' Geertruida 19' Wieffer 50' Timber 90+4'	Report	89' Ritmeester van de Kamp	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

3 September 2023 4	FC Utrecht	1–5	Feyenoord	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo 19'	Report	9', 46' Giménez 28' Stengs 72' Ueda 90+3' Minteh	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,366 Referee: Pol van Boekel

16 September 2023 5	Feyenoord	6–1	SC Heerenveen	Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ivanušec 12' Wieffer 16' Paixão 20' Giménez 60' Minteh 66' Lingr 72'	Report	25' Olsson	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

24, 27 September 2023 6	Ajax	0–4	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	9', 18', 59' Giménez 37' Paixão	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
Note: Match originally abandoned in the 55th minute, resumed on 27 September 2023

30 September 2023 7	Feyenoord	3–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Minteh 45+2' Stengs 56' Giménez 76'	Report	85' Sow	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

8 October 2023 8	PEC Zwolle	0–2	Feyenoord	Zwolle
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	21', 54' Giménez	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

21 October 2023 9	Feyenoord	4–0	Vitesse	Rotterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stengs 9' Giménez 37' Geertruida 49' Milambo 85'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

29 October 2023 10	FC Twente	2–1	Feyenoord	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Ugalde 10' Van Wolfswinkel 76'	Report	86' Geertruida	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

4 November 2023 11	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cleonise 25'	Report	35' Timber 64' Nieuwkoop	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,186 Referee: Pol van Boekel

12 November 2023 12	Feyenoord	1–0	AZ	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Timber 24'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

25 November 2023 13	Excelsior	2–4	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Parrott 16' Lamprou 72'	Report	6', 61', 82' Giménez 66' Timber	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

3 December 2023 14	Feyenoord	1–2	PSV	Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Giménez 81'	Report	65' Saibari 68' Boscagli	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

7 December 2023 15	Feyenoord	3–1	FC Volendam	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Timber 13' Giménez 90+4' Paixão 90+6'	Report	31' Zeefuik	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

17 December 2023 16	Heracles Almelo	0–4	Feyenoord	Almelo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	4', 18' Stengs 48' Geertruida 60' Timber	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

14 January 2024 17	Feyenoord	2–2	NEC	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dilrosun 17' Giménez 28'	Report	45+1' Proper 53' Mattsson	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

21 January 2024 18	Vitesse	1–2	Feyenoord	Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Boutrah 76'	Report	22' Geertruida 83' Lingr	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

28 January 2024 19	Feyenoord	0–0	FC Twente	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

4 February 2024 20	AZ	0–1	Feyenoord	Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	6' Wieffer	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,414 Referee: Danny Makkelie

11 February 2024 21	Feyenoord	v	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

18 February 2024 22	Feyenoord	v	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

25 February 2024 23	Almere City	v	Feyenoord	Almere
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

3 March 2024 24	PSV	v	Feyenoord	Eindhoven
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Phillips Stadion

KNVB Cup

20 December 2023 Second round	Feyenoord	2–1	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stengs 7' Paixão 26'	Report	41' Booth	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Pol van Boekel

24 January 2024 Round of 16	Feyenoord	1–0	PSV	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Timber 31'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

7 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Feyenoord	v	AZ	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ATM	LAZ	FEY	CEL
1	Atlético Madrid	6	4	2	0	17	6	+11	14	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	3–2	6–0
2	Lazio	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	10	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	1–0	2–0
3	Feyenoord	6	2	0	4	9	10	−1	6	Transfer to Europa League	1–3	3–1	—	2–0
4	Celtic	6	1	1	4	5	15	−10	4		2–2	1–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 September 2023 1	Feyenoord	2–0	Celtic	Rotterdam
21:00 CEST(UTC+2)	Stengs 45+2' Jahanbakhsh 76'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 44,008 Referee: Irfan Peljto

4 October 2023 2	Atlético Madrid	3–2	Feyenoord	Madrid
18:45 CEST(UTC+2)	Morata 12', 47' Griezmann 45+4'	Report	7' (o.g) Hermoso 34' Hancko	Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Attendance: 61,742 Referee: François Letexier

25 October 2023 3	Feyenoord	3–1	Lazio	Rotterdam
18:45 CEST(UTC+2)	Giménez 31', 74' Zerrouki 45+2'	Report	83' (pen.) Pedro	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 44,031 Referee: Tobias Stieler

7 November 2023 4	Lazio	1–0	Feyenoord	Rome
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Immobile 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Szymon Marciniak

28 November 2023 5	Feyenoord	1–3	Atlético Madrid	Rotterdam
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Wieffer 77'	Report	14' (o.g.) Geertruida 57' Hermoso 81' (o.g.) Giménez	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 43,992 Referee: Anthony Taylor

13 December 2023 6	Celtic	2–1	Feyenoord	Glasgow
21:00 CET(UTC+1)	Palma 33' (pen.) Lagerbielke 90+1'	Report	82' Minteh	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,391 Referee: Benoît Bastien

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg	Feyenoord	v	Roma	Rotterdam
18:45 CET(UTC+1)				Stadium: De Kuip

22 February 2024 Second leg	Roma	v	Feyenoord	Rome
21:00 CET(UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Statistics

Player details

As of 4 February 2024

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
^‡= Has been part of the matchday squad for an official match, but is not an official member of the first team.
Squad numbers are not yet confirmed and are based on the numbers used during the previous season and pre-season.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Eredivisie				KNVB Cup				Johan Cruyff Shield				Champions League				Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		Justin Bijlow	GK	13		1		2				1				4				20		1
2		Bart Nieuwkoop	DF	11	1	1	1	1								3		2		15	1	3	1
3		Thomas Beelen	DF	7												1				8
4		Lutsharel Geertruida	DF	20	5			1				1		1		6		1		28	5	2
5		Quilindschy Hartman	DF	19		2		2				1				6		1		28		3
6		Ramiz Zerrouki	MF	14		1						1				5	1	2		20	1	3
7		Alireza Jahanbakhsh	FW	8								1				4	1			13	1
8		Quinten Timber	MF	20	6	2		2	1	1		1				6		2		29	7	5
9		Ayase Ueda	FW	13	1			1								5				19	1
10		Calvin Stengs	MF	18	5			2	1			1				6	1	1		27	7	1
14		Igor Paixão	FW	19	4	3		2	1			1				6				28	5	3
15		Marcos López	DF	6								1				1		1		8		1
16		Thomas van den Belt	MF	5								1				1				7
17		Luka Ivanušec	FW	12	1			1								5				18	1
18		Gernot Trauner - (C)	DF	13		1		2								4				19		1
19		Yankuba Minteh	FW	14	3			1				1				4	1	1		20	4	1
20		Mats Wieffer	MF	19	3	2		2		1		1				6	1	1		28	4	4
22		Timon Wellenreuther	GK	8		1								1		2				10		2
24		Gjivai Zechiël	FW	2																2
25		Leo Sauer	FW	8	1											2				10	1
27		Antoni Milambo	MF	3	1											2				5	1
29		Santiago Giménez	FW	20	19	3		2		1		1				4	2	1		27	21	5
31		Kostas Lamprou	GK
32		Ondřej Lingr	MF	10	2			1								4				15	2
33		Dávid Hancko	DF	20		1		2				1				6	1			29	1	1
39		Mikki van Sas	GK
–		Marcus Pedersen - (Moved to Sassuolo during the season)	DF									1								1
–		Javairô Dilrosun - (Moved to Club América during the season)	FW	8	1			2				1				1				12	1
Own goals				N/A	0	N/A			0	N/A			0	N/A			1	N/A			1	N/A
Totals					53	18	1	N/A	3	3	0	N/A	0	2	0	N/A	9	13	0	N/A	65	36	1

Hat-tricks

Player	Round	Opponent	Goals	Date	Home/Away	Score
Santiago Giménez	Eredivisie – 6	Ajax	9' 18' 59'	24/27 September 2023	Away	4–0
Santiago Giménez	Eredivisie – 13	Excelsior	6' 61' 82'	25 November 2023	Away	4–2

Clean sheets

A player must have played at least 60 minutes, excluding stoppage time, for a clean sheet to be awarded.

Goalkeeper	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup	Champions League	Johan Cruyff Shield	Total
Justin Bijlow	5	1	0	0	6
Timon Wellenreuther	2	N/A	1	N/A	3

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.41448441958729-30] The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the fourth-placed team of the Eredivisie if the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top three).

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	14	4	2	53	17	+36	46	6	3	1	26	8	+18	8	1	1	27	9	+18

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	14	4	2	53	17	+36	46	6	3	1	26	8	+18	8	1	1	27	9	+18

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	14	4	2	53	17	+36	46	6	3	1	26	8	+18	8	1	1	27	9	+18