2023–24 FC Den Bosch season

FC Den Bosch
2023–24 season
Manager	Tomasz Kaczmarek
Stadium	De Vliert
Eerste Divisie	17th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kacper Kostorz (3); All: ; Kacper Kostorz (3)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 22 September 2023.

The 2023–24 season is FC Den Bosch's 59th season in existence and 19th consecutive in the Eerste Divisie. They will also compete in the KNVB Cup.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 31 August 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
3	DF	NED	Victor van den Bogert
4	MF	NED	Yuya Ikeshita
6	MF	USA	Gedion Zelalem
7	MF	MAR	Anass Ahannach
8	MF	NED	Steven van der Heijden
9	FW	NED	Vieiri Kotzebue
11	FW	NED	Danny Verbeek
14	DF	NED	Nick de Groot
15	DF	NED	Teun van Grunsven
16	MF	CUW	Jaron Vicario
17	FW	LTU	Tomas Kalinauskas
18	DF	NED	Rik Mulders
19	FW	NED	Sebastiaan van Bakel
20	MF	NED	Ryan Leijten
21	GK	SUR	Joey Roggeveen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	MAR	Faris Hammouti
24	DF	NED	Stan Maas
27	DF	JAM	Ricardo Henning
30	MF	GEO	Shalva Ogbaidze
31	GK	NED	Lars Vrolijks
40	MF	NED	Ilias Boumassaoudi
41	MF	NED	Rhino Goutier
45	DF	NED	Dennis Gyamfi
47	FW	NED	Sheddy Barglan
75	GK	POL	Jakub Ojrzyński (on loan from Liverpool)
99	FW	POL	Kacper Kostorz (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin)
—	DF	ENG	Luke Mbete (on loan from Manchester City)
—	MF	NED	Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand (on loan from Arsenal)
—	FW	NED	Timo Regouin

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out[edit]

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2023 Friendly

Jong PSV

0–0

Den Bosch

21 July 2023 Friendly

Dordrecht

2–0

Den Bosch

22 July 2023 Friendly

Go Ahead Eagles

2–1

Den Bosch

28 July 2023 Friendly

Beerschot

1–0

Den Bosch

4 August 2023 Friendly

Den Bosch

2–1

De Graafschap

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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 %
Eerste Divisie	11 August 2023	10 May 2024	Matchday 1		29	5	8	16	27	52	−25	017.24
KNVB Cup	1 November 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					30	5	8	17	28	54	−26	016.67

Last updated: 8 March 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
16	Telstar	36	9	7	20	44	64	−20	34
17	Jong PSV	36	9	7	20	56	78	−22	34	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
18	TOP Oss	36	10	3	23	30	61	−31	33
19	Den Bosch	36	8	9	19	37	64	−27	33
20	Jong FC Utrecht	35	5	9	21	29	69	−40	24	Possible relegation to Tweede Divisie

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Flashscore, 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]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
29	5	8	16	27	52	−25	23	3	5	7	16	26	−10	2	3	9	11	26	−15

Last updated: 8 March 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W
Position	4	10	15	18	18	17	17	15	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[2]

11 August 2023 1	Den Bosch	1–0	TOP Oss	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kostorz 68'	Report		Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Richard Martens

18 August 2023 2	Helmond Sport	1–0	Den Bosch	Helmond「
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Botos 27'	Report		Stadium: GS Staalwerken Stadion Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

25 August 2023 3	Den Bosch	1–2	ADO Den Haag	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boumassaoudi 74'	Report	Sellouki 54' Van Mieghem 86'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 3,999 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

1 September 2023 4	Den Bosch	1–2	Jong PSV	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ikeshita 10'	Report	Bars 24' Dağaşan 26'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Wouter Wiersma

9 September 2023 5	Cambuur	3–1	Den Bosch	Leeuwarden
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Balk 9', 16' Smit 63' (pen.)	Report	Mulders 37'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,411 Referee: Nick Smit

15 September 2023 6	Den Bosch	3–2	MVV Maastricht	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vicario 67' Kostorz 83', 85'	Report	Slegers 52' El Basri 73'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)

22 September 2023 7	Roda JC Kerkrade	4–1	Den Bosch	Kerkrade
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schmid 45' Peña Zauner 76' Daneels 85' Güçlü 90+1'	Report	Didden 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Referee: Sander van der Eijk

29 September 2023 8	Groningen	0–3	Den Bosch	Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valente 10' Määttä 75' Postema 87'	Report	Ogbaidze 43' 67' Kostorz 52' 77' Yuya Ikeshita 55' Gyamfi 70' Mbete 87' Ilias Boumassaoudi 90+6' Leijten 90+7'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,962 Referee: Martin Pérez

6 October 2023 9	Den Bosch	0–1	Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kökçü 55'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 5,108 Referee: Robin Hensgens

15 October 2023 10	Willem II	3–1	Den Bosch	Tilburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sigurgeirsson 15' Hilterman 30' Bokila 68' 88' (pen.)	Report	Kostorz 11' Zelalem 44' van den Bogert 64' Ojrzyński 87'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 10,594 Referee: Martijn Vos

20 October 2023 11	Den Bosch	1–2	VVV	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ilias Boumassaoudi 14' 29' Zelalem 67' Oulad M'Hand 78'	Report	Sierra 35' Timber 47' Berden 48'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,337 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

27 October 2023 12	Dordrecht	5–1	Den Bosch	Dordrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rene Kriwak 2' Segecic 17' 25' Suray 45+1' 82' (pen.) Shein 62' Hilton 74'	Report	Mbete 24' Ogbaidze 38'	Stadium: Matchoholic Stadion Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

4 November 2023 13	Den Bosch	1–1	Jong FC Utrecht	's-Hertogenbosch
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mulders 27' Zelalem 50' Ilias Boumassaoudi 54' Yuya Ikeshita 71'	Report	Nazjir Held 68' Rafik El Arguioui 72' Adrian Blake 83'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Robin Vereijken

10 November 2023 14	Emmen	1–0	Den Bosch	Emmen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	El Messaoudi 34' Vlak 39' (pen.)	Report	van Grunsven 38' Mulders 72'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 7,234 Referee: Robin Hensgens

17 November 2023 15	Den Bosch	1–4	Telstar	's-Hertogenbosch
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kostorz 31' Maas 31' Ricardo Henning 37' Leijten 61'	Report	Eddahchouri 38' (pen.) 51' 73' Overtoom 56' Koswal 60'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,497 Referee: Michael Eijgelsheim

24 November 2023 16	NAC Breda	1–0	Den Bosch	Breda
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haugen 63'	Report	Nick de Groot 60' Mbete 65' 70' Yuya Ikeshita 90+5'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 16,758 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

1 December 2023 17	Den Bosch	3–3	Jong Ajax	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kostorz 4' 9' Mulders 39' 90+8' Roggeveen 79'	Report	Gooijer 12' 83' Godts 31' 88' (pen.) Banel 77' Dies Janse 90+7'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Martijn Vos

11 December 2023 18	Jong AZ	0–0	Den Bosch	Wijdewormer
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Zelalem 79'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Kalverhoek Attendance: 400 Referee: Robin Vereijken

15 December 2023 19	Den Bosch	0–4	De Graafschap	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Colyn 26' Schenk 45+1' Brittijn 55' Doğan 65'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 6,044 Referee: Kevin Puts

22 December 2023 20	Den Bosch	3–1	Cambuur	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kostorz 12' Nick de Groot 46' Maas 68' Mulders 69' Sebastiaan van Bakel 90+2'	Report	Smand 36' 62' Smit 81' 86'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 4,117 Referee: Richard Martens

KNVB Cup[edit]

1 November 2023 First round	Den Bosch	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Excelsior	's-Hertogenbosch
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mulders 77' Vicario 90+7' Ogbaidze 111'	Report	Horemans 37' Baas 96' (pen.)	Stadium: De Vliert Referee: Pol van Boekel

References[edit]

^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
^ "Keuken Kampioen Divisie: Het laatste nieuws, uitslagen, standen en samenvattingen". 24 August 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

[rules-1] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.

[2] "Keuken Kampioen Divisie: Het laatste nieuws, uitslagen, standen en samenvattingen". 24 August 2023.

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