The 2023–24 season is Excelsior Rotterdam's 122nd season in existence and second consecutive in the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. They will also compete in the KNVB Cup.
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Chairman | Bob de Lange | ||
| Manager | Marinus Dijkhuizen | ||
| Stadium | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | ||
| Eredivisie | 6th | ||
| KNVB Cup | First round | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 23 September 2023. | |||
Players
First-team squad
- As of 13 August 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
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| 24 August 2023 | CF |  Troy Parrott |
 Tottenham Hotspur |
Loan | [1] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 July 2023 Friendly | Heracles Almelo  | 2–1 | Excelsior | |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
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| Note: Match was played in four 30-minute periods. | ||||
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | Zulte Waregem  | 0–1 | Excelsior | |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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| 14 August 2023 Friendly | Excelsior | 1–1 | Quick Boys | |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eredivisie | 13 August 2023 | May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 33.33 |
| KNVB Cup | 31 October–2 November 2023 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 33.33 | |||
Last updated: 23 September 2023
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 33 | |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 29 | |
| 16 | Excelsior (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 17 | Volendam (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 88 | −54 | 19 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | Vitesse[a] (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 74 | −44 | 6 |
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)
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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)
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Vitesse were deducted eighteen points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[2]
Results summary
| Overall | Startseite | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Last updated: 2 September 2023.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[3]
| 13 August 2023 1 | NEC | 3–4 | Excelsior | Nijmegen |
| 12:15 UTC+2 | Bericht | Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 19 August 2023 2 | Excelsior | 2–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 16:30 UTC+2 |
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Bericht | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Referee: Dennis Higler |
KNVB Cup
| 31 October–2 November 2023 First round | Den Bosch | v | Excelsior | 's-Hertogenbosch |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: De Vliert |
References
- ^ "Excelsior loan for Parrott". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. June 30, 2023.