2023–24_NEC_Nijmegen_season
2023–24 NEC Nijmegen season
NEC Nijmegen 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season is NEC Nijmegen's 84th season in existence and third consecutive in the Dutch top division Eredivisie. They are also competing in the KNVB Cup.
Quick Facts Manager, Stadium ...
| 2023–24 season | ||
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| Manager | Rogier Meijer | |
| Stadium | Goffertstadion | |
| Eredivisie | 6th | |
| KNVB Cup | Final | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Magnus Mattsson (11) All: Magnus Mattsson (13) | |
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2024–25 → | ||
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First-team squad
- As of 27 October 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Rober González |
Real Betis |
Loan | 14 July 2023 | |
| DF |  Mathias Ross |
 Galatasaray |
Loan + €250,000 | 21 July 2023 | |
| MF |  Alexis Tibidi |
Troyes |
Loan | 1 September 2023 |
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More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Souffian El Karouani |
 FC Utrecht |
1 July 2023 | [2] | |
| MF | Ibrahim Cissoko |
Toulouse |
1 July 2023 | [3] | |
| MF |  Thibo Baeten |
Go Ahead Eagles |
6 July 2023 | [4] | |
| MF | Elayis Tavşan |
 Hellas Verona |
€500,000 | 23 January 2024 | [5] |
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
NEC Nijmegen 
v 
Altrincham
v 
Altrincham
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | NEC Nijmegen | 4–0 | Altrincham | Weurt |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Sportpark De Kamp |
NEC Nijmegen v 
Al Taawoun
v 
Al Taawoun
| 28 July 2023 Friendly | NEC Nijmegen | 3–1 | Al Taawoun | Overasselt |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark De Passelegt |
NEC v 
Venezia
v Venezia
| 4 August 2023 Friendly | NEC | 3–1 | Venezia | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Goffertstadion |
NEC Nijmegen v FC Utrecht
v FC Utrecht
| 12 October 2023 Friendly | NEC Nijmegen | 1–2 | FC Utrecht | Nijmegen |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
NEC Nijmegen v 
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 5 January 2024 Friendly | NEC Nijmegen | 2–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Coín, Spain |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana |
Overall record
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eredivisie | 13 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 040.00 |
| KNVB Cup | 2 November 2023 | First round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 041.94 | |||
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Last updated: 26 November 2023
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
Main article: 2023–24 Eredivisie
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | AZ (X) | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Ajax (Q) | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | NEC (Q) | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 50 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off |
| 7 | Utrecht (Q) | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 49 | |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam (Q) | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 46 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 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)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of least Europa League league stage
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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)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of least Europa League league stage
Notes:
- 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
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 |
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Last updated: 14 January 2024.
Source: soccerway
Results by round
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| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | ||||||||||||
| Result | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | |
| Position | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
NEC v Excelsior
| 13 August 2023 1 | NEC | 3–4 | Excelsior | Nijmegen |
| 12:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
Heracles Almelo v NEC
| 18 August 2023 2 | Heracles Almelo | 2–1 | NEC | Almelo |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
NEC v RKC Waalwijk
| 26 August 2023 3 | NEC | 3–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Nijmegen |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
Sparta Rotterdam v NEC
| 1 September 2023 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | NEC | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
NEC v FC Utrecht
| 23 September 2023 6 | NEC | 3–0 | FC Utrecht | Nijmegen |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
SC Heerenveen v NEC
| 7 October 2023 8 | SC Heerenveen | 1–1 | NEC | Heerenveen |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
NEC v Almere City
| 21 October 2023 9 | NEC | 1–1 | Almere City | Nijmegen |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
NEC v FC Volendam
| 5 November 2023 11 | NEC | 3–3 | FC Volendam | Nijmegen |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
NEC v Go Ahead Eagles
| 26 November 2023 13 | NEC | 1–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Nijmegen |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
NEC v Ajax
| 3 December 2023 14 | NEC | 1–2 | Ajax | Nijmegen |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Goffertstadion |
AZ v NEC
| 6 December 2023 10 | AZ | 1–2 | NEC | Alkmaar |
| CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,773 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
PEC Zwolle v NEC
| 9 December 2023 15 | PEC Zwolle | 1–3 | NEC | Zwolle |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,324 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
NEC v Fortuna Sittard
| 15 December 2023 16 | NEC | 4–1 | Fortuna Sittard | Nijmegen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
Feyenoord v NEC
| 14 January 2024 17 | Feyenoord | 2–2 | NEC | Rotterdam |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
NEC v Twente
| 20 January 2024 18 | NEC | 1–0 | Twente | Nijmegen |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
Go Ahead Eagles v NEC
| 28 January 2024 19 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2–2 | NEC | Deventer |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: I. Oostrom |
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KNVB Cup
Main article: 2023–24 KNVB Cup
NEC v Roda JC Kerkrade
| 2 November 2023 First round | NEC | 5–3 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Nijmegen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
GVVV v NEC
| 20 December 2023 Second round | GVVV | 1–6 | NEC | Veenendaal |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Jesse Rozendal |
NEC v Go Ahead Eagles
| 17 January 2024 Round of 16 | NEC | 2–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Nijmegen |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
- "Selectie N.E.C. Nijmegen". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.