2022–23 Fortuna Sittard season

The 2022–23 season was the 55th season in the existence of Fortuna Sittard and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Fortuna Sittard participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Fortuna Sittard
2022–23 season
OwnerÖzgür Işıtan Gün
ChairmanÖzgür Işıtan Gün
Head coachSjors Ultee
(until 22 August)
Julio Velázquez
(from 12 September)
StadiumFortuna Sittard Stadion
Eredivisie13th
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Burak Yılmaz (9)

All:
Burak Yılmaz (9)

Players

As of 17 January 2023

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
19MF  KOSArianit Ferati
21MF  TURDoğan Erdoğan
22GK  NEDTom Hendriks
28DF  NEDBryant Nieling
29FW  NEDThomas Buitink (on loan from Vitesse)
31GK  CROIvor Pandur (on loan from Hellas Verona)
33DF  GREDimitrios Siovas
34FW  TURTunahan Taşçı
55DF  CROStipe Radić
61DF  MADRémy Vita
74FW  ITAGianmarco Cangiano (on loan from Bologna)
77FW  NEDTijjani Noslin
85FW  PORUmaro Embaló

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  NEDRichie Musaba (at TOP Oss until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
17FW Burak Yılmaz Lille1 July 2022[1]
90MF Vasilios Sourlis Olympiacos7 July 2022[2]
7FW Iñigo Córdoba Athletic Bilbao22 July 2022[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Viktoria Köln
2 July 2022 Friendly Fortuna Sittard 2–3 Viktoria Köln Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Sportpark Op de Hooven
v VfL Bochum
6 July 2022 Friendly Fortuna Sittard 1–1 VfL Bochum Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Noslin 23'
Stadium: Sportpark Op de Hooven
v Fortuna Sittard
9 July 2022 Friendly OH Leuven 1–1 Fortuna Sittard Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Sportpark Op de Hooven
v Shakhtar Donetsk
22 July 2022 Friendly Fortuna Sittard 3–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Vlaardingen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Sportpark 't Nieuwelant
v Fortuna Sittard
5 December 2022 Friendly Adana Demirspor 1–2 Fortuna Sittard Antalya, Turkey
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
v Livingston
8 December 2022 Friendly Fortuna Sittard 0–3 Livingston Antalya, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
v Fortuna Sittard
22 December 2022 Friendly MSV Duisburg 1–1 Fortuna Sittard Duisburg, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Cissé 90'
Stadium: Westender Straße
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Eredivisie6 August 202228 May 2023Matchday 113th34106183962−23029.41
KNVB Cup19 October 2022First roundFirst round100123−1000.00
Total35106194165−24028.57

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
11Go Ahead Eagles341010144656−1040
12NEC34815114245−339
13Fortuna Sittard34106183962−2336
14Volendam34106184271−2936
15Excelsior3495203271−3932
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)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34106183962 −23365482128 −752101834 −16

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLLLLLDWWWDDLLWLDLWWDWLLWLLWLLLWLLD
Position13161718181816141110111213121312131211111011121112121212121212131313
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[4]

KNVB Cup

19 October 2022 First round NEC 3–2 Fortuna Sittard Nijmegen
21:00 CESTReport
Stadium: Goffertstadion

References