2017–18 Excelsior Rotterdam season

Excelsior Rotterdam
2017–18 season
StadiumVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
Eredivisie11th
KNVB Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mike van Duinen (9 goals)
All: Mike van Duinen (10 goals)
Highest home attendance4,400 (9th, 13th, 28th, 30th, 34th weeks)
Lowest home attendance1,902 (KNVB Cup 1st round)
Average home league attendance4,035
Biggest win3-1 (FC Twente (a) 10th week)
2-0 (AZ Alkmaar (a) 6th week)
(FC Groningen (h) 17th week)
Biggest defeat5-0 (Feyenoord (a) 29th week)
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2025.

The 2017–18 season was Excelsior Rotterdam's 21st season in the Eredivisie (4th consecutive).

The club competed also in the KNVB Cup. Excelsior Rotterdam lost 2-1 against SC Heerenveen in the 1st round of KNVB Cup and eliminated from the cup.

Mike van Duinen was the top scorer of the club in this season with a 10 goals; 9 goals in the Eredivisie and 1 goal in the KNVB Cup.

Hicham Faik was the most appeared player in this season with 34 appearances; 33 appearances in the Eredivisie and 1 appearance in the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Source:[1] 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  NED Alessandro Damen
2 DF  NED Khalid Karami
3 DF  USA Shane O'Neill
4 DF  BEL Wout Faes
5 DF  NED Milan Massop
6 MF  NED Hicham Faik
7 FW  NED Anouar Hadouir
8 MF  SUR Ryan Koolwijk
9 FW  NED Mike van Duinen
10 MF  NED Luigi Bruins
11 FW  NED Stanley Elbers
12 GK  NED Theo Zwarthoed
14 MF  MAR Ali Messaoud
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  NED Jurgen Mattheij
17 DF  USA Desevio Payne
18 MF  NED Kevin Vermeulen
19 FW  MAR Zakaria El Azzouzi
20 FW  TRI Levi García
21 MF  TUR Dogucan Haspolat
21 DF  CPV Jeffry Fortes
23 MF  BEL Jinty Caenepeel
25 GK  ISL Ögmundur Kristinsson
28 DF  NED Lorenzo Burnet
30 DF  NED Jordy de Wijs
33 FW  NED Marouane Afaker

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date
DF Wout Faes R.S.C. Anderlecht[2] On loan 12 July 2017
DF Jinty Caenepeel FC Eindhoven €300,000 22 July 2017
DF Shane O'Neill Apollon Limassol FC[3] Free 21 August 2017
DF Jordy de Wijs PSV Eindhoven[4] On loan 31 August 2017
GK Ögmundur Kristinsson Hammarby Fotboll[5] 31 August 2017
GK Theo Zwarthoed ASV De Dijk[6] Free 31 August 2017
FW Levi García AZ Alkmaar[7] On loan 18 January 2018

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date
DF Arghus SC Braga End of loan 30 June 2017
MF Danilo Pantic Chelsea F.C. End of loan 30 June 2017
GK Warner Hahn Feyenoord End of loan 30 June 2017
DF Elso Brito SC Telstar Free 1 July 2017
GK Filip Kurto Roda JC Kerkrade Free 1 July 2017
FW Nigel Hasselbaink Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Free 1 July 2017
MF Fredy C.F. Os Belenenses Free 1 July 2017
DF Henrico Drost RKC Waalwijk Free 5 July 2017
DF Bas Kuipers ADO Den Haag Free 6 July 2017
FW Terell Ondaan PEC Zwolle Free 30 August 2017

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 13 August 2017 6 May 2018 Week 1 11th 34 11 7 16 41 56 −15 032.35
KNVB Cup 20 September 2017 20 September 2017 1st round 1st round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 35 11 7 17 42 58 −16 031.43

Eredivisie

Main article: 2017–18 Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 PEC Zwolle 34 12 8 14 42 54 −12 44
10 Heracles Almelo 34 11 9 14 50 64 −14 42
11 Excelsior 34 11 7 16 41 56 −15 40
12 Groningen 34 8 14 12 50 50 0 38
13 Willem II 34 10 7 17 50 63 −13 37
Source: eredivisie.nl
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 if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[8]

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 11 7 16 41 57  −16 40 3 5 9 17 24  −7 8 2 7 24 33  −9

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLLWLWDWWLLLLLWDWLDLDWWLWLLWDDLL
Position11
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1st half

13 August 2017 1st week[9] Willem II Tilburg 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Tilburg
14:30 Fran Sol 65' Report Timon Wellenreuther 29' (o.g.)
Zakaria El Azzouzi 52'		 Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 12,800
20 August 2017 2nd week[10] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam
12:30 Report Jean-Paul Boëtius 18' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
26 August 2017 3rd week[11] Heracles Almelo 2-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Almelo
20:45 Brandley Kuwas 15'
Paul Gladon 52'		 Report Luigi Bruins 16'
Jinty Caenepeel 63'		 Stadium: Asito Stadion
Attendance: 10,067
9 September 2017 4th week[12] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-3 SBV Vitesse Rotterdam
20:45 Report Luc Castaignos 45'
Tim Matavz 53' (pen.)
Bryan Linssen 74'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,100
16 September 2017 5th week[13] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
18:30 Ryan Koolwijk 18' Report Arbër Zeneli 50'
Marco Rojas 70'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,034
24 September 2017 6th week[14] AZ Alkmaar 0-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Alkmaar
16:45 Report Luigi Bruins 2' (pen.) 8' (pen.) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,527
30 September 2017 7th week[15] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-2 VVV-Venlo Rotterdam
20:45 Report Clint Leemans 32'
Ralf Seuntjens 70'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,704
15 October 2017 8th week[16] ADO Den Haag 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam The Hague
16:45 Sheraldo Becker 32' Report Jinty Caenepeel 7'
Hicham Faik 81'		 Stadium: Bingoal Stadion
Attendance: 10,805
21 October 2017 9th week[17] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam
19:45 Milan Massop 54' Report Craig Goodwin 86' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
27 October 2017 10th week[18] FC Twente 1-3 Excelsior Rotterdam Enschede
20:00 Tom Boere 2' Report Hicham Faik 41'
Milan Massop 74'
Khalid Karami 80'		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 23,200
4 November 2017 11th week[19] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-0 Roda JC Kerkrade Rotterdam
19:45 Luigi Bruins 42' Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,086
19 November 2017 12th week[20] FC Utrecht 3-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Utrecht
14:30 Cyriel Dessers 8'
Yassine Ayoub 56'
Willem Janssen 64'		 Report Zakaria El Azzouzi 88' Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18,336
26 November 2017 13th week[21] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 PSV Eindhoven Rotterdam
14:30 Ryan Koolwijk 52' Report Jurgen Mattheij 13' (o.g.)
Hirving Lozano 41'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
3 December 2017 14th week[22] NAC Breda 3-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Breda
16:45 Thierry Ambrose 24' (pen.) 48' (pen.)
Paolo Fernandes 77'		 Report Mike van Duinen 66' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 18,340
9 December 2017 15th week[23] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
19:45 Mike van Duinen 48' Report Mustafa Saymak 49'
Younes Namli 65'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,069
14 December 2017 16th week[24] AFC Ajax 3-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Amsterdam
20:45 Siem de Jong 23'
Kasper Dolberg 57' (pen.)
Hakim Ziyech 86'		 Report Mike van Duinen 40' Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena
Attendance: 51,695
17 December 2017 17th week[25] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-0 FC Groningen Rotterdam
16:45 Milan Massop 8'
Stanley Elbers 83'		 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,808
23 December 2017 18th week[26] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-0 FC Twente Rotterdam
20:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,369

2nd half

21 January 2018 19th week[27] Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
12:30 Milan Massop 3' (o.g.)
Loris Brogno 42' (pen.)		 Report Ali Messaoud 5' 45'
Anouar Hadouir 86'		 Stadium: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,224
28 January 2018 20th week[28] Roda JC Kerkrade 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Kerkrade
14:30 Jorn Vancamp 45'
Dani Schahin 51'		 Report Milan Massop 16' Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 11,226
4 February 2018 21st week[29] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-2 FC Utrecht Rotterdam
12:30 Stanley Elbers 22'
Hicham Faik 77'		 Report Mark van der Maarel 25'
Zakaria Labyad 73'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,997
7 February 2018 22nd week[30] PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Eindhoven
18:30 Hirving Lozano 17' Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 32,100
11 February 2018 23rd week[31] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-0 NAC Breda Rotterdam
14:30 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,876
17 February 2018 24th week[32] SBV Vitesse 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Arnhem
18:30 Luc Castaignos 2' Report Hicham Faik 44'
Mike van Duinen 66'		 Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 15,432
24 February 2018 25th week[33] SC Heerenveen 0-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Heerenveen
19:45 Report Mike van Duinen 35' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 18,920
3 March 2018 26th week[34] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
18:30 Ali Messaoud 64' Report Theo Zwarthoed 19' (o.g.)
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 44'		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,218
10 March 2018 27th week[35] VVV-Venlo 2-3 Excelsior Rotterdam Venlo
19:45 Jurgen Mattheij 41' (o.g.)
Lennart Thy 84'		 Report Levi García 35'
Hicham Faik 61'
Mike van Duinen 81'		 Stadium: Kooi Stadion
Attendance: 6,021
16 March 2018 28th week[36] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
20:00 Milan Massop 26' Report Bjorn Johnsen 52' 79' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
1 April 2018 29th week[37] Feyenoord 5-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
16:45 Jean-Paul Boëtius 4'
Jens Toornstra 27'
Tonny Vilhena 42'
Steven Berghuis 55'
Jordy de Wijs 76' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 45,000
6 April 2018 30th week[38] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-1 Willem II Tilburg Rotterdam
20:00 Luigi Bruins 28' (pen.)
Stanley Elbers 45+1'		 Report Fran Sol 14' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
14 April 2018 31st week[39] PEC Zwolle 1-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Zwolle
20:45 Youness Mokhtar 17' Report Mike van Duinen 57' (pen.) Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Attendance: 13,028
18 April 2018 32nd week[40] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-2 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
19:45 Ali Messaoud 7'
Mike van Duinen 51' (pen.)		 Report Jamiro Monteiro 90+2' 90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,065
29 April 2018 33rd week[41] FC Groningen 4-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Groningen
14:30 Tom van Weert 42' 73'
Samir Memišević 45+1'
Ritsu Doan 71'		 Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 18,847
6 May 2018 34th week[42] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 AFC Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 Matthijs de Ligt 20' (o.g.) Report Justin Kluivert 48'
Kasper Dolberg 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 4,400

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2017–18 KNVB Cup
20 September 2017 1st round[43] SC Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
19:45 Mike van Duinen 74' (pen.) Report Arbër Zeneli 9' 15' Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 1,902
Referee: Dennis Higler

Statistics

Scorers

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Mike van Duinen 9 1 10
2 Hicham Faik 5 0 5
Luigi Bruins 5 0 5
4 Ali Messaoud 4 0 4
Milan Massop 4 0 4
6 Stanley Elbers 3 0 3
7 Jinty Caenepeel 2 0 2
Ryan Koolwijk 2 0 2
Zakaria El Azzouzi 2 0 2
10 Anouar Hadouir 1 0 1
Khalid Karami 1 0 1
Levi García 1 0 1

Appearances

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Hicham Faik 33 1 34
2 Ali Messaoud 31 1 32
Jurgen Mattheij 32 0 32
4 Mike van Duinen 29 1 30
5 Ryan Koolwijk 28 1 29
6 Jeffry Fortes 28 0 28
Khalid Karami 27 1 28
Luigi Bruins 27 1 28
9 Milan Massop 26 1 27
10 Kevin Vermeulen 25 1 26
11 Stanley Elbers 24 0 24
12 Anouar Hadouir 23 0 23
13 Jordy de Wijs 19 1 20
Wout Faes 19 1 20
15 Zakaria El Azzouzi 17 1 18
16 Jinty Caenepeel 17 0 17
17 Ögmundur Kristinsson 15 1 16
Theo Zwarthoed 16 0 16
19 Levi García 15 0 15
20 Dogucan Haspolat 7 0 7
21 Desevio Payne 4 1 5
22 Lorenzo Burnet 4 0 4
23 Alessandro Damen 3 0 3
24 Shane O'Neill 1 1 2
25 Marouane Afaker 1 0 1

Clean sheets

# Player Eredivisie Total
1 Theo Zwarthoed 4 4
2 Ögmundur Kristinsson 2 2
Total 6 6

Disciplinary record

# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Luigi Bruins 4 1 0 0 4 1
2 Stanley Elbers 2 1 0 0 2 1
3 Anouar Hadouir 1 1 0 0 1 1
4 Ryan Koolwijk 8 0 1 0 9 0
5 Jeffry Fortes 7 0 0 0 7 0
Jurgen Mattheij 7 0 0 0 7 0
Mike van Duinen 6 0 1 0 7 0
8 Ali Messaoud 5 0 0 0 5 0
Jordy de Wijs 5 0 0 0 5 0
10 Milan Massop 4 0 0 0 4 0
11 Hicham Faik 3 0 0 0 3 0
Kevin Vermeulen 3 0 0 0 3 0
Wout Faes 3 0 0 0 3 0
14 Khalid Karami 1 0 1 0 2 0
15 Dogucan Haspolat 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jinty Caenepeel 1 0 0 0 1 0


Notes


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