2019–20 Excelsior Rotterdam season
| 2019–20 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ricardo Moniz (until 28 January 2020)[1] Marinus Dijkhuizen (from 29 January 2020)[2]  | 
| Stadium | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| Eerste Divisie | 7th | 
| KNVB Cup | 2nd round | 
| Average home league attendance | 3,134[3] | 
| Biggest win | 5-2 Jong PSV (h) 8th week 4-1 Roda JC Kerkrade (a) 17th week 3-0 MVV Maastricht (h) 29th week  | 
| Biggest defeat | 4-0 SC Cambuur (a) 9th week | 
| All statistics correct as of 00:23, 10 July 2025 (UTC+2). | |
The 2019–20 season was Excelsior Rotterdam's 29th season in the Eerste Divisie (1st consecutive). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eredivisie season was abandoned with Excelsior Rotterdam in 7th place.[4]
The club also competed in the KNVB Cup, where they were eliminated in the second round following a 2-0 defeat to FC Eindhoven.
Competitions
Eerste Divisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | NAC Breda[a] | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 50 | 
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 48 | 
| 7 | Excelsior | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 47 | 
| 8 | NEC Nijmegen | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 45 | 
| 9 | Almere City FC | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 44 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2020. Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Fewest 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)[5]
Notes:
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Fewest 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)[5]
Notes:
- ^ Winner of the First Period (games 1-9).
 
Matches
1st half
| 10 August 2019 1st week[6] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-0 | Jong FC Utrecht | Rotterdam | 
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 19 August 2019 2nd week[7] | Jong AZ | 1-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | The Hague | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex | 
| 23 August 2019 3rd week[8] | SC Telstar | 3-0 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Velsen-Zuid | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: BUKO Stadion | 
| 30 August 2019 4th week[9] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-1 | Helmond Sport | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 7 September 2019 5th week[10] | Go Ahead Eagles | 2-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Deventer | 
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst | 
| 13 September 2019 6th week[11] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 4-2 | Almere City FC | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 20 September 2019 7th week[12] | NAC Breda | 2-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Breda | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion | 
| 27 September 2019 8th week[13] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 5-2 | Jong PSV | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 4 October 2019 9th week[14] | SC Cambuur | 4-0 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Leeuwarden | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Cambuur Stadion | 
| 13 October 2019 10th week[15] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-2 | FC Dordrecht | Rotterdam | 
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 18 October 2019 11th week[16] | MVV Maastricht | 0-0 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Maastricht | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: De Geusselt | 
| 25 October 2019 12th week[17] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 1-3 | Jong Ajax | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 1 November 2019 13th week[18] | De Graafschap | 0-0 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Doetinchem | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: De Vijverberg | 
| 8 November 2019 14th week[19] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 5-4 | FC Eindhoven | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 17 November 2019 15th week[20] | FC Den Bosch | 3-3 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Den Bosch | 
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion De Vliert | 
| 22 November 2019 16th week[21] | FC Volendam | 1-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 29 November 2019 17th week[22] | Roda JC Kerkrade | 1-4 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Kerkrade | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 
| 6 December 2019 18th week[23] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-1 | NEC Nijmegen | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 13 December 2019 19th week[24] | TOP Oss | 0-2 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Oss | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion | 
| 22 December 2019 20th week[25] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 1-3 | SC Cambuur | Rotterdam | 
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
2nd half
| 10 January 2020 21st week[26] | FC Dordrecht | 1-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Dordrecht | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: M-Scores Stadion | 
| 17 January 2020 22nd week[27] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-3 | SC Telstar | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 27 January 2020 23rd week[28] | Jong PSV | 2-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eindhoven | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: PSV Campus De Herdgang | 
| 31 January 2020 24th week[29] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2-2 | NAC Breda | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 7 February 2020 25th week[30] | Helmond Sport | 1-4 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Helmond | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion De Braak | 
| 14 February 2020 26th week[31] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-3 | Jong AZ | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 21 February 2020 27th week[32] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 6-4 | FC Den Bosch | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
| 28 February 2020 28th week[33] | FC Eindhoven | 3-1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eindhoven | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion | 
| 6 March 2020 29th week[34] | Excelsior Rotterdam | 3-0 | MVV Maastricht | Rotterdam | 
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 
KNVB Cup
| 29 October 2019 1st round | Excelsior Rotterdam | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | NEC Nijmegen | Rotterdam | 
| 19:45 CET | Oude Kotte  Verhaar  | 
Report | Musaba  | 
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf  | 
| 17 December 2019 2nd round | Excelsior Rotterdam | 0–2 | FC Eindhoven | Rotterdam | 
| 19:45 CET | Report | Van der Sande  Bourard  | 
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 1,902 Referee: Edgar Bijl  | 
Player Transfers
Players In
| Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [35] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | FW | 
  | 
Transfer | Free | [36] | |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Free | [37] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [38] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Free | [39] | ||
| 2 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Undisclosed | [40] | ||
| 8 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [41] | ||
| 13 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [42] | 
Players Out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | MF | N/A | Retired | N/A | [43] | |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Free | [44] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Free | [45] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [46] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Transfer | Free | [47] | ||
| 1 July | MF | Released | Transfer | Free | [48] | |
| 4 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Undisclosed | [49] | ||
| 20 July 2019 | MF | Transfer | Free | [50] | ||
| 23 July 2019 | GK | Transfer | Undisclosed | [51] | 
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 31 May 2020
 
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eerste Divisie | KNVB Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Alessandro Damen | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Siebe Horemans | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Hervé Matthys | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Thomas Oude Kotte | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | Robin van der Meer | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Doğucan Haspolat | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Abdallah Aberkane | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Stijn Meijer | 22 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Kyle Ebecilio | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Elías Már Ómarsson | 30 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Luigi Bruins | 27 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Joël Zwarts | 30 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Cameron Humphreys | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Sander Fischer | 29 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Thomas Verhaar | 26 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | FW | Ahmad Mendes Moreira | 29 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Arsenio Valpoort | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Rai Vloet | 31 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Jeffry Fortes | 22 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | Maarten de Fockert | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | Wouter Burger | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source: [52]
 
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