2023–24 SC Cambuur season

SC Cambuur
2023–24 season
Chairman	Cees Heijboer
Head coach	Sjors Ultee; (until 9 October 2023); Henk de Jong; (from 10 October 2023)
Stadium	Cambuur Stadion
Eerste Divisie	13th
KNVB Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Milan Smit (19); All: ; Milan Smit (24)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 22 September 2023.

The 2023–24 season was the 59th season in the history of SC Cambuur and their first season back in the Eerste Divisie after a two-year absence.^[3] The club also participated in the KNVB Cup, where they reached the semi-finals.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 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
1	GK	NED	Yanick van Osch
2	DF	NED	Gabi Caschili
3	DF	NED	Floris Smand
4	DF	NED	Léon Bergsma
6	DF	NED	Jeremy van Mullem
7	FW	NED	Remco Balk
8	MF	NED	Daniël van Kaam
9	FW	LVA	Roberts Uldriķis (captain)
10	MF	NED	Fedde de Jong
11	FW	NED	Silvester van der Water
12	FW	ITA	Youns El Hilali
14	MF	NED	Michael Breij
15	DF	NED	Marco Tol


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	NED	Daan Reiziger
19	FW	NED	Milan Smit
20	MF	NED	Vincent Pichel
21	DF	NED	Milan de Koe
22	DF	HAI	Jhondly van der Meer
23	GK	NED	Brett Minnema
27	DF	GUI	Sekou Sylla
31	GK	NED	Thijmen Renkel
35	DF	NED	Myles Veldman
39	MF	NED	Tom van der Werff
49	FW	NED	Wiebe Kooistra
—	DF	NED	Thomas Poll (on loan from Almere City)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Remco Balk	Utrecht	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Mees Hoedemakers	NEC	Free	1 July 2023	^[5]

New contracts

New contracts
Position	Player	Until	Ref.
FW	Roberts Uldriķis	June 2024	^[6]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Cambuur	3–0	Jeddeloh	Koarnjum, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Kaam 6' Breij 59' Balk 74'	Report		Stadium: Martenawei

15 July 2023 Rienk Waaksma Memorial	Cambuur	4–0	Harkemase Boys	Kootstertille, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Smit 31' (pen.) Balk 47' Kooistra 49' Uldriķis 80'			Stadium: Sportpark de Tille

22 July 2023 Friendly	Cambuur	4–1	Heracles Almelo	Leeuwarden
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Uldriķis 14' Smit 77', 102' (pen.) Balk 109'	Report	Sonnenberg 12'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion

28 July 2023 Friendly	Cambuur	1–0	Jong Utrecht	Scharendijke
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Uldriķis 7'

28 July 2023 Friendly	Cambuur	2–1	Zulte Waregem	Scharendijke
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Water 46' Smit 51'	Report	Derijck 57'

4 August 2023 Friendly	Cambuur	0–2	Francs Borains	Leeuwarden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cambuur Stadion

4 August 2023 Friendly	Cambuur	3–4	Francs Borains	Leeuwarden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cambuur Stadion

6 January 2024 Friendly	Cambuur	1–0	SC Preußen Münster
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Jong 11'

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eerste Divisie	11 August 2023	10 May 2024	Matchday 1	20	9	4	7	44	38	+6	045.00
KNVB Cup	2 November 2023		First round	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Total				22	11	4	7	51	39	+12	050.00

Last updated: 22 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
11	Helmond Sport	38	14	9	15	52	55	−3	51
12	VVV-Venlo	38	13	9	16	53	58	−5	48
13	Cambuur	38	13	8	17	71	74	−3	47
14	Eindhoven	38	9	16	13	45	57	−12	43
15	Jong Ajax	38	10	10	18	54	69	−15	40	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie

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)^[7]

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	9	4	7	46	39	+7	31	4	3	3	21	18	+3	5	1	4	25	21	+4

Last updated: 22 December 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L
Position	10	3	2	6	4	3	4	9	11	13	13	12	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[8]

11 August 2023 1	Cambuur	2–2	Emmen	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET	van der Meer 45+3' Alex Bangura 53' de Jong 63' van der Water 63' Breij 66' 83' Wiebe Kooistra 90+8'	report	Scholte 38' Hardeveld 44' Burnet 53' Hoekstra 63' El Messaoudi 90+4'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alex Bos

18 August 2023 2	Telstar	2–3	Cambuur	Velsen-Zuid
20:00 CET	El Kachati 4' Apau 18' Augustijns 19' Koeman 26' Soares 33' Quinten van den Heerik 46' Eddahchouri 79' Turfkruier 85'	report	Smit 19' (pen.) 20' 34' (pen.) van Kaam 33' Breij 71' El Hilali 90+2'	Stadium: 711 Stadion Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Stan Teuben

25 August 2023 3	Cambuur	4–2	Jong Ajax	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET	van der Water 10' Breij 17' Balk 25' Caschili 45+2' Smit 58' (pen.)	report	Misehouy 8' Rida Chahid 31' Gooijer 57'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Martin Pérez

1 September 2023 4	Helmond Sport	2–1	Cambuur	Helmond
20:00 CET	Joseph Amuzu 32' Kaars 48' 90' 90+1' Van den Eynden 71'	report	Smit 70' Balk 90+11'	Stadium: GS Staalwerken Stadion Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Kevin Puts

9 September 2023 5	Cambuur	3–1	FC Den Bosch	Leeuwarden
18:45 CET	Balk 9' 16' 42' El Hilali 23' Smit 63' (pen.) 83' Caschili 68'	report	Gyamfi 3' Mulders 37' Ojrzyński 61' Nick de Groot 61' Yuya Ikeshita 73'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,411 Referee: Nick Smit

17 September 2023 6	Cambuur	1–0	Willem II	Leeuwarden
16:45 CET	van Mullem 43' Breij 49' Caschili 72' El Hilali 77' Poll 90' van der Meer 90+1'	report	Verreth 45+1' Sigurgeirsson 56' Bokila 57' Doodeman 71'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,852 Referee: Dennis Higler

22 September 2023 7	Jong FC Utrecht	3–2	Cambuur	Utrecht
20:00 CET	Rijks 4' Nazjir Held 25' van Hees 29' Tobias Augustinus-Jensen 45+1' Leliendal 66' Rafik El Arguioui 88' 88'	report	Smit 16' (pen.) Balk 50' El Hilali 59'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 468 Referee: Wouter Wiersma

29 September 2023 8	Cambuur	3–4	Jong PSV	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET	Sylla 33' Uldriķis 42' Breij 51' van der Water 63' Smit 89'	report	van Duiven 21' 88' Land 28' 67'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Clay Ruperti

6 October 2023 9	Dordrecht	5–2	Cambuur	Dordrecht
20:00 CET	Rene Kriwak 6' 30' Sebaoui 22' 85' Tsoungui 76' Suray 90+1'	report	van der Water 38' de Jong 88'	Stadium: Matchoholic Stadion Attendance: 2,313 Referee: Rob Dieperink

15 October 2023 10	Cambuur	2–3	NAC Breda	Leeuwarden
16:45 CET	Breij 56' 79' Marcel Schaapman 90+3'	report	Boere 29' 64' Kemper 37' Van den Bergh 45+2' 68' Aimé Omgba 90+2'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

20 October 2023 11	MVV	1–1	Cambuur	Maastricht
20:00 CET	Smeets 13' Kostons 19' Kleinen 63' Taşçı 78' Aktaş 79'	report	Balk 28' Smit 34' Breij 39'	Stadium: De Geusselt Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Erwin Blank

29 October 2023 12	Cambuur	2–1	Groningen	Leeuwarden
12:15 CET	Tol 8' Balk 58' 83' Breij 59'	report	Wouter Prins 43' Valente 55'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joey Kooij

6 November 2023 13	TOP Oss	1–8	Cambuur	Oss
20:00 CET	van Eijma 18' (pen.) Amine Rehmi 30' Hernández 69'	report	Uldriķis 3' Smit 33' Caschili 41' van Kaam 46' Wiebe Kooistra 59' de Jong 64' Smand 75' van Mullem 89'	Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Martin Pérez

12 November 2023 14	ADO Den Haag	1–2	Cambuur	The Hague
14:30 CET	van Hintum 12' Klas 52' Ideho 60' Esajas 63' Veerman 85' (pen.)	Report	Balk 26' de Jong 37' Uldriķis 46' van Mullem 85'	Stadium: Bingoal Stadion Attendance: 9,211 Referee: Erwin Blank

19 November 2023 15	Cambuur	1–1	Roda JC	Leeuwarden
14:30 CET	Smit 4' Poll 10' van Kaam 31' Balk 31'	Report	Ould-Chikh 13' (pen.) Bucker 43' Peña Zauner 43' Matisse Didden 58'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Martijn Vos

24 November 2023 16	VVV	1–2	Cambuur	Venlo
20:00 CET	Timber 66' Sedláček 78' 90+4'	Report	de Jong 5' Smit 18' 90' Bergsma 46' van Kaam 90+3' Brett Minnema 90+5'	Stadium: Covebo Stadion Attendance: 5,551 Referee: Alex Bos

1 December 2023 17	Cambuur	2–2	FC Eindhoven	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET	Smit 35' (pen.) Breij 69' Balk 86'	Report	Evan Rottier 30' Sleegers 83'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,625 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

8 December 2023 18	De Graafschap	2–3	Cambuur	Doetinchem
20:00 CET	Önal 16' Brittijn 39' Warmerdam 90+4'	Report	Breij 11' Bergsma 35' Tol 49' van Mullem 69' Uldriķis 79'	Stadium: Stadion De Vijverberg Attendance: 10,776 Referee: Rob Dieperink

15 December 2023 19	Cambuur	1–2	Jong AZ	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET	Breij 18' Smand 43' Stam 47' (o.g.) van Kaam 52' Tol 84'	Report	Kewal 10' 88' Maxim Dekker 18' Daal 41' Postma 90+6'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,482 Referee: Wouter Wiersma

22 December 2023 20	Den Bosch	3–1	Cambuur	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 CET	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

2 November 2023 First round	Cambuur	4–1	MVV Maastricht	Leeuwarden
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 25' Smit 28' (pen.) Breij 40' Uldriķis 45' Caschili 50'	Report	Buifrahi 18' Bryant Nieling 47' Labylle 65' Taşçı 88'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

19 December 2023 Second round	Dordrecht	0–3	Cambuur	Dordrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Shiloh 't Zand 67'	Report	Sylla 8' Balk 24' Uldriķis 58' van Mullem 71' van Kaam 79'	Stadium: Matchoholic Stadion Referee: Jannick van der Laan

References

^ "Hoofdtrainer Sjors Ultee op non-actief gesteld". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Henk de Jong keert na succesvolle operatie terug als hoofdtrainer Cambuur". NOS (in Dutch). 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Cambuur relegated from the Eredivisie following 3-0 defeat to Utrecht". OneFootball. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "TRANSFER: Remco Balk blijft bij SC Cambuur".
^ "NEC Nijmegen sign Sontje Hansen from Ajax and Mees Hoedemakers from Cambuur". OneFootball. May 9, 2023.
^ "Confirmed Transfer: Cambuur signs Roberts Uldriķis". OneFootball. June 7, 2023.
^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
^ "Competitieprogramma Keuken Kampioen Divisie definitief | Keuken Kampioen Divisie".

External links

Official website

[1] "Hoofdtrainer Sjors Ultee op non-actief gesteld". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[2] "Henk de Jong keert na succesvolle operatie terug als hoofdtrainer Cambuur". NOS (in Dutch). 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[3] "Cambuur relegated from the Eredivisie following 3-0 defeat to Utrecht". OneFootball. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[4] "TRANSFER: Remco Balk blijft bij SC Cambuur".

[5] "NEC Nijmegen sign Sontje Hansen from Ajax and Mees Hoedemakers from Cambuur". OneFootball. May 9, 2023.

[6] "Confirmed Transfer: Cambuur signs Roberts Uldriķis". OneFootball. June 7, 2023.

[rules-7] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.

[8] "Competitieprogramma Keuken Kampioen Divisie definitief | Keuken Kampioen Divisie".

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	9	4	7	46	39	+7	31	4	3	3	21	18	+3	5	1	4	25	21	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	9	4	7	46	39	+7	31	4	3	3	21	18	+3	5	1	4	25	21	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	9	4	7	46	39	+7	31	4	3	3	21	18	+3	5	1	4	25	21	+4