2015–16 Excelsior Rotterdam season

Excelsior Rotterdam
2015–16 season
StadiumVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
Eredivisie15th
KNVB Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom van Weert (11 goals)
All: Tom van Weert (15 goals)
Highest home attendance3,750 (6th, 14th, 17th, 30th, 31st, 33rd weeks)
Lowest home attendance3,394 (2nd week)
Average home league attendance3,592
Biggest win3-0 (De Graafschap(h) 4th week)
Biggest defeat3-0 (PEC Zwolle (a) 5th week)
(SBV Vitesse (h) 11th week)
(AFC Ajax (a) 23rd week)
(Feyenoord (a) 28th week)
4-1 (SC Cambuur (a) 17th week)
All statistics correct as of 28 June 2025.

The 2015–16 season was Excelsior Rotterdam's 19th season in the Eredivisie (2nd consecutive).

The club competed also in the KNVB Cup. Excelsior Rotterdam lost 4-3 against Excelsior '31 in the 3rd round of KNVB Cup and eliminated from the cup.[1]

Tom van Weert was the top scorer of the club in this season with a 15 goals; 11 goals in the Eredivisie and 4 goals in the KNVB Cup.

Adil Auassar and Brandley Kuwas were the most appeared players in this season with 36 appearances; 34 appearances in the Eerste Divisie and 2 appearances in the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POL Filip Kurto
2 DF  NED Khalid Karami
3 DF  SUR Danilho Doekhi
3 DF  NED Kevin van Diermen
4 MF  NED Rick Kruys
5 DF  NED Bas Kuipers
6 DF  NED Sander Fischer
7 FW  BEL Jordan Botaka
8 DF  NED Adil Auassar
9 FW  NED Tom van Weert
10 MF  NED Jeff Stans
11 FW  NED Daryl van Mieghem
12 DF  NED Jurgen Mattheij
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  NED Cedric Badjeck
15 FW  SUR Nigel Hasselbaink
17 FW  CUW Brandley Kuwas
18 MF  NED Kevin Vermeulen
19 MF  NED Tom Overtoom
21 DF  NED Henrico Drost
22 GK  BEL Tom Muyters
23 MF  NED Luigi Bruins
24 DF  NED Daan Bovenberg
25 FW  NED Michiel Hemmen
27 FW  NED Stanley Elbers
27 MF  NED Yoell van Nieff

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date
DF Bas Kuipers Jong Ajax[2] Free 1 July 2015
FW Brandley Kuwas FC Volendam Free 1 July 2015
GK Filip Kurto FC Dordrecht[3] Free 1 July 2015
FW Nigel Hasselbaink Hamilton Academical FC[4] Free 14 July 2015
MF Tom Overtoom FC Volendam[5] Free 23 July 2024
GK Mike Havekotte Jong Utrecht Free 28 July 2015
MF Yoëll van Nieff FC Groningen[6] On loan 26 August 2015
DF Henrico Drost NAC Breda[7] Free 31 August 2015
FW Stanley Elbers Helmond Sport[8] €200,000 31 August 2015

Out

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 12 August 2015 8 May 2016 Week 1 34 7 9 18 34 60 −26 020.59
KNVB Cup 23 September 2015 28 October 2015 3rd Round 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Total 36 8 9 19 39 64 −25 022.22

Source: ESPN

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Twente[a] 34 12 7 15 49 64 −15 40
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 8 10 16 34 55 −21 34
15 Excelsior 34 7 9 18 34 60 −26 30
16 Willem II (O) 34 6 11 17 35 53 −18 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 De Graafschap (R) 34 5 8 21 39 66 −27 23
Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[11]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Twente were deducted three points for breaking the financial standards set by the Royal Dutch Football Association. In May 2016 Twente had their licence for the Eredivisie revoked by KNVB and was relegated to the Eerste Divisie,[9] but they successfully appealed this decision and stayed in the league.[10]

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 9 18 34 60  −26 30 4 5 8 21 31  −10 3 4 10 13 29  −16

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultLDLWLLDWDWLWDLDLLLLLDDLLWLWLLLDLDW
Position15
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1st half

12 August 2015 1st week[12] NEC Nijmegen 1-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Nijmegen
20:45 Navarone Foor 88' Report Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 10,240
15 August 2015 2nd week[13] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-2 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
20:45 Jeff Stans 9'
Tom van Weert 32'
Report Markus Henriksen 14'
Robert Mühren 64'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,394
21 August 2015 3rd week[14] FC Groningen 2-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Groningen
20:00 Mimoun Mahi 70' 86' Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19,277
29 August 2015 4th week[15] Excelsior Rotterdam 3-0 De Graafschap Rotterdam
19:45 Sander Fischer 47'
Brandley Kuwas 63'
Daryl van Mieghem 84'
Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,400
12 September 2015 5th week[16] PEC Zwolle 3-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Zwolle
20:45 Lars Veldwijk 13' 25' 57' Report Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 11,800
20 September 2015 6th week[17] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-2 AFC Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 Report Anwar El Ghazi 33'
Arkadiusz Milik 42'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,750
27 September 2015 7th week[18] ADO Den Haag 3-3 Excelsior Rotterdam Den Haag
14:30 Mike Havenaar 7' 65'
Gianni Zuiverloon 49'
Report Adil Auassar 44' 62'
Brandley Kuwas 81'
Stadium: Bingoal Stadion
Attendance: 10,667
3 October 2015 8th week[19] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-0 FC Utrecht Rotterdam
20:45 Jeff Stans 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,430
17 October 2015 9th week[20] PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Eindhoven
20:45 Davy Propper 62' Report Nigel Hasselbaink 90+2' Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32,800
24 October 2015 10th week[21] Roda JC Kerkrade 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Kerkrade
20:45 Tomi Juric 13' Report Sander Fischer 41'
Jeff Stans 67'
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 13,907
31 October 2015 11th week[22] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-3 SBV Vitesse Rotterdam
19:45 Report Dominic Solanke 16' (pen.)
Kevin Diks 49'
Milot Rashica 54'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,600
7 November 2015 12th week[23] Willem II Tilburg 2-3 Excelsior Rotterdam Tilburg
19:45 Richairo Zivkovic 1'
Dries Wuytens 19'
Report Tom van Weert 3'
Jeff Stans 29' (pen.)
Daryl van Mieghem 57'
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 11,200
22 November 2015 13th week[24] Heracles Almelo 0-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Almelo
12:30 Report Stadium: Asito Stadion
Attendance: 11,721
28 November 2015 14th week[25] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-4 Feyenoord Rotterdam
19:45 Daryl van Mieghem 44'
Tom van Weert 86'
Report Dirk Kuyt 2'
Michiel Kramer 36' 55' 71'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,750
5 December 2015 15th week[26] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-1 FC Twente Rotterdam
18:30 Tom van Weert 38' Report Hakim Ziyech 75' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,400
11 December 2015 16th week[27] SC Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Heerenveen
20:00 Kenny Otigba 22'
Sam Larsson 55'
Report Jeff Stans 90+2' (pen.) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 22,150
20 December 2015 17th week[28] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-4 SC Cambuur Rotterdam
12:30 Kevin Vermeulen 90+2' Report Bartholomew Ogbeche 34' 71'
Jack Byrne 88'
Jamiro Monteiro 90+1'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,750

2nd half

16 January 2016 18th week[29] De Graafschap 2-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Doetinchem
20:45 Cas Peters 71'
Vincent Vermeij 90+1'
Report Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 10,253
23 January 2016 19th week[30] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-1 Roda JC Kerkrade Rotterdam
19:45 Report Hicham Faik 83' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,500
27 January 2016 20th week[31] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-3 PSV Eindhoven Rotterdam
20:45 Jeffrey Bruma 90' (o.g.) Report Luuk de Jong 8'
Jorrit Hendrix 48'
Luciano Narsingh 59'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,700
30 January 2016 21st week[32] SBV Vitesse 0-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Arnhem
18:30 Report Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 20,112
5 February 2016 22nd week[33] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-0 Willem II Tilburg Rotterdam
20:00 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,500
14 February 2016 23rd week[34] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-4 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
14:30 Tom van Weert 24' 69' Report Kevin Jansen 9'
Dennis van der Heijden 78' 86'
Mike Havenaar 89'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,519
21 February 2016 24th week[35] AFC Ajax 3-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Amsterdam
14:30 Arkadiusz Milik 41' 55'
Davy Klaassen 85'
Report Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance: 48,800
26 February 2016 25th week[36] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-0 NEC Nijmegen Rotterdam
20:00 Tom van Weert 13' 81' Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,523
6 March 2016 26th week[37] AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Alkmaar
14:30 Derrick Luckassen 57'
Vincent Janssen 77' (pen.)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,050
12 March 2016 27th week[38] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-1 FC Groningen Rotterdam
20:45 Tom van Weert 49'
Jeff Stans 54' (pen.)
Report Michael de Leeuw 71' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,605
18 March 2016 28th week[39] FC Utrecht 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Utrecht
20:00 Sébastien Haller 33' (pen.) 45' Report Rick Kruys 5' Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,081
2 April 2016 29th Week[40] Feyenoord 3-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
20:45 Dirk Kuyt 21' 59'
Eljero Elia 33'
Report Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 46,500
9 April 2016 30th week[41] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-3 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
18:30 Brandley Kuwas 46' Report Wout Weghorst 6' 37'
Ramon Zomer 60'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,750
17 April 2016 31st week[42] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-1 SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
16:45 Brandley Kuwas 37' Report Sam Larsson 41' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,750
20 April 2016 32nd week[43] FC Twente 2-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Enschede
20:45 Jerson Cabral 85'
Zakaria El Azzouzi 90'
Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 24,500
1 May 2016 33rd week Excelsior Rotterdam 2-2 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
14:30 Tom van Weert 61'
Daan Bovenberg 80'
Lars Veldwijk 16'
Queensy Menig 65'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
8 May 2016 34th week[44] SC Cambuur 0-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Leeuwarden
14:30 Report Tom van Weert 4'
Kevin Vermeulen 59'
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 8,650

KNVB Cup

23 September 2015 2nd round[45] BVV Barendrecht 0-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Barendrecht
20:00 Report Tom van Weert 3'
Daryl van Mieghem 90+1'
Stadium: Sportpark De Bongerd
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
28 October 2015 3rd round[46] Excelsior '31 4-3 Excelsior Rotterdam Rijssen
20:00 Cem Köse 24'
Patrick Gerritsen 30' 61'
Hakim Ezafzafi 89'
Report Tom van Weert 7' 10' 64' Stadium: Sportpark de Koerbelt
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers

Statistics

Scorers

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Tom van Weert 11 4 15
2 Jeff Stans 6 0 6
3 Brandley Kuwas 4 0 4
Daryl van Mieghem 3 1 4
5 Adil Auassar 2 0 2
Kevin Vermeulen 2 0 2
Sander Fischer 2 0 2
8 Daan Bovenberg 1 0 1
Nigel Hasselbaink 1 0 1
Rick Kruys 1 0 1

Appearances

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Adil Auassar 34 2 36
Brandley Kuwas 34 2 36
3 Jeff Stans 32 2 34
Sander Fischer 32 2 34
Tom van Weert 32 2 34
6 Rick Kruys 32 0 32
7 Khalid Karami 30 1 31
8 Daryl van Mieghem 29 1 30
9 Tom Muyters 25 2 27
10 Bas Kuipers 24 1 25
11 Kevin Vermeulen 23 1 24
12 Jurgen Mattheij 21 2 23
13 Luigi Bruins 18 1 19
Nigel Hasselbaink 17 2 19
Stanley Elbers 18 1 19
16 Daan Bovenberg 16 2 18
17 Henrico Drost 13 0 13
18 Filip Kurto 11 0 11
19 Yoell van Nieff 5 0 5
20 Jordan Botaka 4 0 4
Kevin van Diermen 4 0 4
Michiel Hemmen 4 0 4
Tom Overtoom 2 2 4
24 Cedric Badjeck 1 0 1
Danilho Doekhi 1 0 1

Clean sheets

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Tom Muyters 2 1 3

Disciplinary record

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Sander Fischer 3 2 0 0 3 2
2 Jurgen Mattheij 4 1 0 0 4 1
Tom van Weert 4 1 0 0 4 1
4 Bas Kuipers 5 0 0 0 5 0
Rick Kruys 5 0 0 0 5 0
6 Khalid Karami 4 0 0 0 4 0
Luigi Bruins 4 0 0 0 4 0
Nigel Hasselbaink 4 0 0 0 4 0
9 Adil Auassar 3 0 0 0 3 0
Brandley Kuwas 3 0 0 0 3 0
Daan Bovenberg 2 0 1 0 3 0
Kevin Vermeulen 3 0 0 0 3 0
13 Daryl van Mieghem 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jeff Stans 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kevin van Diermen 1 0 0 0 1 0
Stanley Elbers 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tom Overtoom 1 0 0 0 1 0

Notes


References

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