2022–23 Go Ahead Eagles season

Go Ahead Eagles
2022–23 season
Chairman	Jan Willem van Dop
Head coach	René Hake
Stadium	De Adelaarshorst
Eredivisie	11th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Willum Þór Willumsson (8); All: Willum Þór Willumsson (8)
	All statistics correct as of 28 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season was the 121st season in the existence of Go Ahead Eagles and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Go Ahead Eagles participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Players

As of 31 October 2022^[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	Jeffrey de Lange
2	DF	MAS	Mats Deijl
3	DF	GER	Gerrit Nauber
4	DF	ESP	José Fontán (on loan from Celta)
5	DF	NED	Bas Kuipers (captain)
6	DF	NED	Jay Idzes
7	FW	NED	Rashaan Fernandes
8	MF	NED	Evert Linthorst
9	FW	SWE	Isac Lidberg
10	MF	BEL	Philippe Rommens
11	FW	NED	Bobby Adekanye
14	DF	ARM	Aventis Aventisian
15	MF	SWE	Tesfaldet Tekie
16	GK	NED	Sven Jansen
17	FW	NED	Martijn Berden


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ISL	Willum Þór Willumsson
19	FW	NED	Sylla Sow
20	MF	BEL	Xander Blomme
21	MF	NED	Enric Llansana
22	GK	NED	Erwin Mulder
23	FW	NOR	Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
24	FW	NED	Jahnoah Markelo
25	DF	NED	Jamal Amofa
26	DF	NED	Justin Bakker
27	FW	NED	Finn Stokkers
28	DF	NED	Pim Saathof
33	DF	ITA	Federico Mattiello
35	MF	NED	Zakaria Eddahchouri
40	GK	GER	Luca Plogmann

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29 June 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	0–4	PAOK	Terwolde, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Oliveira 29' 47' (o.g.) André Ricardo 63' Konstantelias 73'	Stadium: Sportpark De Woldermarck

2 July 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	2–0	Lokomotiva Zagreb	Terwolde, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark De Woldermarck

9 July 2022 Friendly	VfB Oldenburg	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Oldenburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion

16 July 2022 Friendly	Helmond Sport	1–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Helmond, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GS Staalwerken Stadion

23 July 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	2–0	Roda JC	Wenum-Wiesel, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel

23 July 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	0–2	Jong FC Utrecht	Wenum-Wiesel, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Sanches Fernandes 17' Rijks 33'	Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel

29 July 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	4–1	OFI	Deventer, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

22 September 2022 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund II	2–4	Go Ahead Eagles	Dortmund, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fußballpark BVB Hohenbuschei

23 December 2022 Friendly	Feyenoord	7–4	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kökcü 15' (pen.) Szymański 18' Wålemark 30', 65' Paixão 39' Bullaude 96' Jahanbakhsh 121'	Report	Lidberg 6' Llansana 125' Markelo 130' Stokkers 151' Fontán	Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord 1
Note: Match was played in four 38-minute halves.

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 %
Eredivisie	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	RKC Waalwijk	34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	41
10	Vitesse	34	10	10	14	45	50	−5	40
11	Go Ahead Eagles	34	10	10	14	46	56	−10	40
12	NEC	34	8	15	11	42	45	−3	39
13	Fortuna Sittard	34	10	6	18	39	62	−23	36

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	10	10	14	46	56	−10	40	7	6	4	28	23	+5	3	4	10	18	33	−15

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	L
Position	15	18	16	17	17	17	13	13	13	13	15	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[2]

KNVB Cup

19 October 2022 First round	Go Ahead Eagles	3–1	Helmond Sport	Deventer
20:00 CEST	Idzes 7' Rommens 34' Sow 42'	Report	37' Lorentzen	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

12 January 2023 Second round	Heracles Almelo	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Almelo
18:45 CET		Report	48' Lidberg	Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Jannick van der Laan

9 February 2023 Round of 16	ADO Den Haag	1–0	Go Ahead Eagles	The Hague
21:00 CET	70' Zwarts	Report		Stadium: Bingoal Stadion Attendance: 6,625 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

References

^ "Selectie". www.ga-eagles.nl. Go Ahead Eagles. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[1] "Selectie". www.ga-eagles.nl. Go Ahead Eagles. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[2] "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

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