2023–24 Almere City FC season

Almere City FC
2023–24 season
Manager	Alex Pastoor
Stadium	Yanmar Stadion
Eredivisie	13th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Thomas Robinet (11); All: Thomas Robinet (12)
Highest home attendance	4,332 (vs. PSV Eindhoven,; 23 September 2023; Eredivisie)
Lowest home attendance	3,616 (vs. FC Twente,; 13 August 2023; Eredivisie)
Biggest win	8–1 (vs. OJC Rosmalen (A) ; 31 October ; KNVB Cup)
Biggest defeat	1–6 (vs. Feyenoord (A) ; 27 August 2023 ; Eredivisie) ; 0–5 (vs. Heracles (H); 26 November 2023 ; Eredivisie)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Almere City FC's 23rd season in existence and first ever in the Eredivisie. They competed in the KNVB Cup, reaching the round of 16.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024

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	Nordin Bakker
2	DF	CUW	Sherel Floranus
3	DF	NED	Joey Jacobs
4	DF	NED	Damian van Bruggen (captain)
5	DF	FRA	Loïc Mbe Soh (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
6	MF	ESP	Álvaro Peña
7	FW	NED	Jason van Duiven (on loan from PSV Eindhoven)
8	MF	NED	Danny Post
9	FW	FRA	Thomas Robinet
11	FW	COD	Yann Kitala (on loan from Le Havre)
14	MF	ESP	Pascu
15	MF	NED	Peer Koopmeiners (on loan from AZ)
16	MF	BIH	Adi Nalić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NOR	Kornelius Normann Hansen
18	GK	AUT	Samuel Şahin-Radlinger (on loan from Austria Wien)
19	FW	FRA	Yoann Cathline (on loan from Lorient)
20	DF	NED	Hamdi Akujobi
21	MF	BEL	Milan Corryn
22	DF	FRA	Théo Barbet
24	FW	COM	Faiz Mattoir
25	DF	NED	Christopher Mamengi
26	GK	SUI	Stijn Keller
27	FW	NED	Rajiv van La Parra
28	MF	NED	Stije Resink
36	MF	NED	Marcelencio Esajas
39	MF	NED	Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp

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.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Thomas Poll (at Cambuur until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	SUR	Jeredy Hilterman (at Willem II until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NED	Bradly van Hoeven (at Emmen until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Yoann Cathline	FC Lorient	Loan
DF	Sherel Floranus	Antalyaspor
FW	Bradly van Hoeven	TOP Oss	End of loan
FW	Yann Kitala	Le Havre AC	Loan
MF	Peer Koopmeiners	AZ Alkmaar	Loan
FW	Pim Lukassen	De Graafschap
DF	Christopher Mamengi	FC Utrecht
DF	Loïc Mbe Soh	Nottingham Forest	Loan
FW	Thomas Robinet	KV Oostende
GK	Samuel Şahin-Radlinger	Austria Wien	Loan
FW	Jason van Duiven	Jong PSV	Loan	8 January 2024	^[1]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ilias Alhaft	FC Noah	Undisclosed	3 August 2023	^[2]
GK	Agil Etemadi	Retired		June 2023	^[3]
DF	Niciano Grootfaam	Unattached
FW	Jeredy Hilterman	Willem II	Loan
FW	Anthony Limbombe	SK Beveren	Undisclosed	6 September 2023	^[4]
DF	Thomas Poll	SC Cambuur	Loan (to be transferred on 1 July 2024)
MF	Tim Receveur	FC Dordrecht	Undisclosed
MF	Jorrit Smeets	FC Emmen	Undisclosed

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

15 July 2023 Friendly	Almere City	3–0	Blau-Weiß Lohne	Almere
15:00 UTC+2	Westerhoff 19' (og) Pascu 33' van La Parra 58'	Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 1,200

22 July 2023 Friendly	SC Verl	0–1	Almere City	Garderen
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Duijvestijn 22'	Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng Attendance: 0

29 July 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Köln	2–2	Almere City	Cologne
14:00 UTC+2	May 2' Becker 12'	Report	Robinet 48' Beaumont 69'	Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg

1 August 2023 Friendly	Willem II	2–1	Almere City	Tilburg
13:00 UTC+2	de Waal 24' Schroijen 82'	Report	Duijvestijn 71'	Stadium: Sportpark Prinsenhoeve Attendance: 0

5 August 2023 Friendly	K.V. Oostende	2–2	Almere City	Oostende
16:00 UTC+2	Jung 27' Van Daele 45+4'	Report	Limbombe 60' (pen.) 75'	Stadium: Diaz Arena

6 January 2024 Friendly	SC Heerenveen	2–4	Almere City	Tegelen
13:30 UTC+1	Olsson 88' van Amersfoort 90'		van La Parra 17' Kromah 45+2' 45+7' Pinas 80'	Stadium: Sportpark de Bakenbos Attendance: 0

20 March 2024 Friendly	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–2	Almere City	Düsseldorf
12:00 UTC+1			Pascu 15' Corryn 38'	Stadium: Arena-Sportpark Attendance: 0 Referee: Lars Aarts

Competitions

Overall record

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 %
Eredivisie	August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	13th	34	7	13	14	33	59	−26	020.59
KNVB Cup	31 October 2023	17 January 2024	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	066.67
Total					37	9	13	15	44	63	−19	024.32

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Heerenveen	34	10	7	17	53	70	−17	37
12	PEC Zwolle	34	9	9	16	45	67	−22	36
13	Almere City	34	7	13	14	33	59	−26	34
14	Heracles Almelo	34	9	6	19	41	74	−33	33
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	8	19	38	56	−18	29

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	7	13	14	33	59	−26	34	3	7	7	18	30	−12	4	6	7	15	29	−14

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	D
Position	16	15	18	17	17	18	16	15	14	15	11	13	14	16	16	14	12	13	14	12	13	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[5]

13 August 2023 1	Almere	1–4	Twente	Almere
16:45 UTC+2	Floranus 27' Van Bruggen 32' 74' Esajas 69' Post 72'	Report	Pröpper 59' Vlap 66' Van Wolfswinkel 90+2', 90+4'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

19 August 2023 2	Fortuna Sittard	2–1	Almere	Sittard
--:-- UTC+2	Akujobi 8' (og) Rosier 24'	Report	Robinet 33'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,893 Referee: Jannick van der Laan [nl]

27 August 2023 3	Feyenoord	6–1	Almere	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Giménez 4', 65' (pen.) Paixão 10' Geertruida 19' Wieffer 50' Timber 90+4'	Report	Ritmeester van de Kamp 89'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

2 September 2023 4	Almere	1–2	PEC Zwolle	Almere
	Jacobs 90+1'	Report	van den Berg 4' Vellios 90+7'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal [nl]

17 September 2023 5	Excelsior Rotterdam	0–0	Almere	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof [nl]

23 September 2023 6	Almere	0–4	PSV Eindhoven	Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Akujobi 28'	Report	Til 26' Lozano 42' Veerman 66' Boscagli 77' Pepi 90+3'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Alex Bos

30 September 2023 7	FC Utrecht	0–2	Almere City	Utrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Flamingo 38' Novoa 60' 63' Fraulo 89'	Report	Van Bruggen 22' Mbe Soh 26' Kitala 45+3' Robinet 80' Van La Parra 89' Koopmeiners 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,177 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

7 October 2023 8	Almere	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Almere
	Robinet 32'	Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

21 October 2023 9	NEC Nijmegen	1–1	Almere	Nijmegen
	Mattsson 69'	Report	Kitala 35'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie

28 October 2023 10	Almere	0–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Almere
		Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

5 November 2023 11	Sparta Rotterdam	1-2	Almere	Rotterdam
16:45 UTC+1	Kitolano 84'	Report	Robinet 12' Hansen 76'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

12 November 2023 12	Almere	2−2	AFC Ajax	Almere
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jacobs 7' Van Bruggen 15' Robinet 15', 90+3' (pen.) Ritmeester van de Kamp 67' Resink 75' Koopmeiners 90+5'	Report	Brobbey 15' Akpom 68' Tahirović 82' Rensch 90+1'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis

26 November 2023 13	Almere	0−5	Heracles Almelo	Almere
12:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sankoh 4' 64' 87' Roosken 19' Ouahim 62' Nankishi 71' 78' Wieckhoff 90+1'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Jannick van der Laan [nl]

1 December 2023 14	SC Heerenveen	3−0	Almere	Heerenveen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pelle van Amersfoort 15' 70' van Beek 39' Haye 68'	Report	Royo 39' Van Bruggen 43'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 20,555 Referee: Richard Martens [nl]

9 December 2023 15	AZ Alkmaar	4–1	Almere	Alkmaar
21:00 UTC+1	Pavlidis 7', 90+2' De Wit 66' Møller Wolfe 80'	Report	Mbe Soh 56'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,429 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

17 December 2023 16	Almere	5–0	Vitesse Arnhem	Almere
12:15 UTC+1	Cathline 28' Kitala 43' Jacobs 82' Peña 87' Robinet 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Dannie Makkelie

14 January 2024 17	FC Volendam	0–1	Almere	Volendam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Cox 78'	Report	Robinet 12' Floranus 78'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

24 January 2024 18	Almere	0–0	Fortuna Sittard	Almere
17:45 UTC+1	van La Parra 83'	Report	Siovas 83' Barbet 84'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,122 Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Note: Fixture was postponed from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24 due to bad pitch condition.^[6]

27 January 2024 19	PSV Eindhoven	2–0	Almere	Eindhoven
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	De Jong 45', 63' (pen.)	Report	Floranus 5' Peña 40'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Rob Dieperink

2 February 2024 20	Almere	2−1	Excelsior Rotterdam	Almere
	Resink 43' Widell 68' (o.g.)	Report	Parrott 26'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Robin Hensgens

10 February 2024 21	Almere	0–0	AZ Alkmaar	Almere
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: A. Bos

17 February 2024 22	PEC Zwolle	0–1	Almere	Zwolle
21:00 UTC+1		Report	Robinet 69'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 13,714 Referee: Martijn Vos

25 February 2024 23	Almere	0–2	Feyenoord	Almere
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	77', 90+2' Minteh	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,223 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

3 March 2024 24	Heracles Almelo	2–2	Almere	Almelo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hornkamp 48' (pen.) Hrustic 65'	Report	Cathline 19' Robinet 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 11,381 Referee: Dennis Higler

9 March 2024 25	Almere	1–1	FC Utrecht	Almere
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cathline 3'	Report	Lammers 14'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Jannick van der Laan

16 March 2024 26	Vitesse	1–1	Almere	Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hadj Moussa 87'	Report	Hansen 19'	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Erwin Blank

31 March 2024 27	Almere	1–1	FC Volendam	Almere
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nalić 71'	Report	Muhren 90+4'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Joey Kooij

3 April 2024 28	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	Almere	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof [nl]

7 April 2024 29	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Almere	Deventer
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Edvardsen 11'	Report	Robinet 23'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,827 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

13 April 2024 30	Almere	2–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Almere
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cathline 5' Robinet 87'	Report	Lauritsen 19' van der Kust 28' Verschueren 88'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

24 April 2024 31	FC Twente	3–1	Almere	Enschede
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kjølø 10' Regeer 19' Steijk 52' Rots 84'	Report	Akujobi 29' Hansen 73'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

03 May 2024 32	Almere	1–1	SC Heerenveen	Almere
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hansen 47' Resink 77' Cathline 87' Koopmeiners 90+1'	Report	Sahraoui 80'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Martijn Vos

12 May 2024 33	Ajax	3-0	Almere	Amsterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mannsverk 26' Bergwijn 29', 34', 38' Kaplan 45+3' Hato 62'	Report	Akujobi 10' Van Bruggen 52'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,697 Referee: Danny Makkelie

19 May 2024 34	Almere	1-4	NEC Nijmegen	Almere
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	van La Parra 19' Resink 21'	Report	Sano 32' Proper 45+2' Ogawa 63' Chery 80'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

KNVB Cup

31 October 2023 First round	OJC Rosmalen	1–8	Almere	Rosmalen
20:00 CET	Hassan 26'	Report	Hansen 4', 16', 50' Robinet 41' Royo 55' Cathline 63' Duijvestijn 84' Corryn 89'	Stadium: Sportpark De Groote Wielen

21 December 2023 Second round	VV Katwijk	1–2	Almere	Katwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Doesburg 16'	Report	18' 24' Peña 28' Cathline 39' Hansen	Stadium: Sportpark De Krom Referee: Nick Smit

17 January 2024 Round of 16	Almere	1–2	Fortuna Sittard	Almere
20:00 CET	Hansen 90+2'	Report	Sierhuis 25', 42'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Allard Lindhout

References

^ [1]
^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ". facebook.com/noah.footballclub (in Armenian). FC Noah Facebook. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Etemadi wordt keeperstrainer van Almere City". www.almeredezeweek.nl. 27 June 2023.
^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ANTHONY LIMBOMBE! - SK Beveren - #wearebeveren". www.skbeveren.be. 6 September 2023.
^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.
^ "Almere City FC - Fortuna Sittard afgelast - Almere City FC". Almere City FC. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] [1]

[Ilias_Alhaft-2] "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ". facebook.com/noah.footballclub (in Armenian). FC Noah Facebook. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[3] "Etemadi wordt keeperstrainer van Almere City". www.almeredezeweek.nl. 27 June 2023.

[4] "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ANTHONY LIMBOMBE! - SK Beveren - #wearebeveren". www.skbeveren.be. 6 September 2023.

[5] "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.

[6] "Almere City FC - Fortuna Sittard afgelast - Almere City FC". Almere City FC. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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