2018-19 Excelsior Rotterdam season

Excelsior Rotterdam
2018–19 season
StadiumVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
Eredivisie16th[note 1]
KNVB Cup1st round
Biggest win2-0 (NAC Breda (a) 3rd week)
SBV Vitesse (h) 9th weekDe Graafschap (h) 19th week)
Biggest defeat7-1 (AFC Ajax (h) 12th week)
6-0 (PSV Eindhoven (a) 15th week)
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2025.

The 2018–19 season was Excelsior Rotterdam's 22nd season in the Eredivisie (5th consecutive). The club concluded the season in 16th place and was subsequently relegated to the Eerste Divisie following a play-off defeat to RKC Waalwijk, with an aggregate score of 3–2.

The club also competed in the KNVB Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round following a 3–2 extra-time defeat to NEC Nijmegen.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 11 August 2018 15 May 2019 Week 1 16th 34 9 6 19 46 79 −33 026.47
Promotion/Relegation playoffs 19 May 2019 22 May 2019 2nd round 2nd round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
KNVB Cup 25 September 2018 25 September 2018 1st round 1st round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 37 9 7 21 50 85 −35 024.32

Source: ESPN

Eredivisie

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 9 6 19 41 79  −38 33 6 4 7 25 36  −11 3 2 12 16 43  −27

Matches

1st half

11 August 2018 1st week[1] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-1 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
20:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
19 August 2018 2nd week[2] Feyenoord 3-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
14:30 Report Stadium: De Kuip
25 August 2018 3rd week[3] NAC Breda 0-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Breda
20:45 Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
1 September 2018 4th week[4] ADO Den Haag 2-4 Excelsior Rotterdam
19:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
15 September 2018 5th week[5] Willem II Tilburg 2-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Tilburg
20:45 Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
22 September 2018 6th week[6] Excelsior Rotterdam 3-3 SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
19:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
29 September 2018 7th week[7] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-0 VVV-Venlo Rotterdam
20:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
6 October 2018 8th week[8] PEC Zwolle 2-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Zwolle
19:45 Report Stadium: MAC3PARK stadion
20 October 2018 9th week[9] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-0 SBV Vitesse Rotterdam
18:30 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
27 October 2018 10th week[10] De Graafschap 4-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Doetinchem
19:45 Report Stadium: De Vijverberg
2 November 2018 11th week[11] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-4 FC Groningen Rotterdam
20:00 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
11 November 2018 12th week[12] AFC Ajax 1-7 Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
14:30 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
25 November 2018 13th week[13] FC Emmen 1-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Emmen
12:15 Report Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
30 November 2018 14th week[14] Excelsior Rotterdam 3-3 FC Utrecht Rotterdam
20:00 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
7 December 2018 15th week[15] PSV Eindhoven 6-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Eindhoven
20:45 Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
15 December 2018 16th week[16] AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Alkmaar
19:45 Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
22 December 2018 17th week[17] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-3 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
20:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

2nd half

18 January 2019 18th week[18] SBV Vitesse] 3-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Arnhem
20:00 Report Stadium: Gelredome
26 January 2019 19th week[19] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-0 De Graafschap Rotterdam
19:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
3 February 2019 20th week[20] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-1 Feyenoord Rotterdam
12:15 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
10 February 2019 21st week[21] Fortuna Sittard 4-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Sittard
12:15 Report Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
17 February 2019 22nd week[22] Excelsior Rotterdam 2-1 FC Emmen Rotterdam
14:30 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
23 February 2019 23rd week[23] FC Utrecht 0-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Utrecht
18:30 Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
2 March 2019 24th week[24] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-2 PSV Eindhoven Rotterdam
19:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
9 March 2019 25th week[25] VVV-Venlo 1-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Venlo
18:30 Report Stadium: De Koel
17 March 2019 26th week[26] Excelsior Rotterdam 0-2 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
16:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
30 March 2019 27th week[27] SC Heerenveen 1-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Heerenveen
20:45 Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
3 April 2019 28th week[28] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-2 NAC Breda Rotterdam
19:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
6 April 2019 29th week[29] FC Groningen 1-0 Excelsior Rotterdam Groningen
19:45 Report Stadium: Euroborg
13 April 2019 30th week[30] AFC Ajax 6-2 Excelsior Rotterdam Amsterdam
18:30 Report Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena
21 April 2019 31st week[31] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-1 Willem II Tilburg Rotterdam
12:15 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
25 April 2019 32nd week[32] ADO Den Haag 3-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Den Haag
18:30 Report Stadium: Bingoal Stadion
12 May 2019 33rd week[33] Heracles Almelo 4-5 Excelsior Rotterdam Almelo
14:30 Report Stadium: Asito Stadion
15 May 2019 34th week[34] Excelsior 4-2 AZ Alkmaar Rotterdam
19:30 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

19 May 2019 2nd round 1st match[35] RKC Waalwijk 2-1 Excelsior Rotterdam Waalwijk
14:30 Report Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
22 May 2019 2nd round 2nd match[36] Excelsior Rotterdam 1-1 RKC Waalwijk Rotterdam
18:30 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

RKC Waalwijk won 3–2 on aggregate.

KNVB Cup

25 September 2018 1st round[37] NEC Nijmegen 2-3 (a.e.t.) Excelsior Rotterdam Rotterdam
20:45 Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Notes

  1. ^ Relegated to Eerste Divisie via play-offs.

References

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