2022–23 FC Twente season

FC Twente
2022–23 season
Chairman	Paul van der Kraan
Head coach	Ron Jans
Stadium	De Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 25 August 2022.

The 2022–23 season is the 58th season in the history of FC Twente and their fourth consecutive season in the top flight. The club are participating in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

Squad

As of 26 July 2022^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Lars Unnerstall
2	DF	NED	Mees Hilgers
3	DF	NED	Robin Pröpper (vice-captain)
4	DF	ESP	Julio Pleguezuelo
5	DF	NED	Gijs Smal
6	MF	NED	Wout Brama (captain)
7	FW	CZE	Václav Černý
8	MF	ALG	Ramiz Zerrouki
9	FW	NED	Ricky van Wolfswinkel
10	FW	NED	Virgil Misidjan
11	FW	NED	Daan Rots
14	MF	NED	Sem Steijn
16	GK	MAR	Issam El Maach


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	NED	Michel Vlap
19	MF	GRE	Christos Tzolis (on loan from Norwich City)
20	DF	NED	Joshua Brenet
21	MF	NOR	Mathias Kjølø
22	GK	POL	Przemysław Tytoń
23	MF	CZE	Michal Sadílek
24	DF	NED	Luca Everink
26	FW	NED	Denilho Cleonise
27	FW	CRC	Manfred Ugalde (on loan from Lommel)
30	GK	NED	Sam Karssies
32	MF	NED	Casper Staring
37	MF	NED	Thijs van Leeuwen
38	MF	NED	Max Bruns

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

3 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	1–0	Nordsjælland	Goor
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Steijn 5'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

8 July 2022 Friendly	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–5	Twente	Düsseldorf
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hennings 8'		Černý 32' Rots 73', 90+' Staring 79' Vlap 90+' (pen.)	Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion

16 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	3–3	Werder Bremen	Enschede
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ugalde 45' Van Wolfswinkel 65' Cleonise 89' Černý 105'	Report	Ducksch 26' Weiser 79' Schmidt 100'	Stadium: FC Twente-Trainingscentrum Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Smit
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves. Match was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.

22 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	3–1	Schalke 04	Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlap 13' Steijn 83' Ugalde 89'	Report	Kamiński 9' Latza 45+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

29 July 2022 Friendly	Twente	4–1	Bologna	Enschede
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rots 2' Misidjan 30' Brenet 32' Vlap 36' Smal 47' Pleguezuelo 58' Zerrouki 72'		Medel 31' Soumaoro 45' Domínguez 57'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1		10	6	1	3	18	7	+11	060.00
KNVB Cup	January 2023		Second round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa Conference League	4 August 2022	25 August 2022	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	050.00
Total					14	8	2	4	26	11	+15	057.14

Last updated: 16 October 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	PSV Eindhoven	12	9	0	3	40	18	+22	27	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	AZ	12	8	2	2	23	13	+10	26	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4	Twente	12	8	1	3	22	7	+15	25	Qualification to European competition play-offs
5	Feyenoord	11	7	3	1	27	12	+15	24
6	Sparta Rotterdam	12	6	2	4	20	15	+5	20

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2022. 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 by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W
Position	6	4

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2022. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

7 August 2022 1	NEC	0–1	Twente	Nijmegen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Duelund 53'	Report	Sadilek 50' Steijn 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,256 Referee: Danny Makkelie

14 August 2022 2	Twente	3–0	Fortuna Sittard	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	van Wolfswinkel 22', 74' Brenet 44' Misidjan 53'	Report	Duarte 73' Seuntjens 80' Yılmaz 90+2'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

28 August 2022 3	FC Volendam	v	Twente	Volendam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kras Stadion

KNVB Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

4 August 2022 First leg	Čukarički	1–3	Twente	Belgrade, Serbia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Badamosi 48' Kovač 59'	Report	Rots 8' Vlap 31' Brenet 43' Smal 65' Sadilek 85'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium, Belgrade^{[note 1]} Attendance: 2,374 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

11 August 2022 Second leg	Twente	4–1 (7–2 agg.)	Čukarički	Enschede
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	R. Pröpper 16' Vlap 34' Tzolis 84', 90+2'	Report	Adžić 7' Badamosi 54' Ivanović 62'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

18 August 2022 First leg	Fiorentina	2–1	Twente	Florence, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	González 2' Cabral 31' Milenković 39' Amrabat 90+1' Maleh 90+5'	Report	Smal 33' Pröpper 55' Vlap 62' Černý 64', 70'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 16,674 Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)

25 August 2022 Second leg	Twente	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Fiorentina	Enschede, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pröpper 45+1' Sadílek 58' Zerrouki 63' Hilgers 77'	Report	Ikoné 30' Maleh 43' Gollini 76' Igor 83' 90+3'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Notes

^ Čukarički will play their third qualifying round home match at the Partizan Stadium, instead of their regular venue, the Čukarički Stadium

References

^ "Selectie 2021-2022" [Selection 2021-2022]. FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld" [Competition program 2022/’23 definitively established]. Eredivisie.nl (in Dutch).

[3] Čukarički will play their third qualifying round home match at the Partizan Stadium, instead of their regular venue, the Čukarički Stadium

[1] "Selectie 2021-2022" [Selection 2021-2022]. FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[2] "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld" [Competition program 2022/’23 definitively established]. Eredivisie.nl (in Dutch).

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