2018–19 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk 2018–19 football season

RKC Waalwijk
2018–19 season
Manager	Fred Grim
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eerste Divisie	8th
Promotion-playoffs	Winners
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Emil Hansson (12) All: Emil Hansson (13)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was the 79th season in the existence of RKC Waalwijk and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Zulte Waregem

RKC Waalwijk

10 July 2018 Friendly	Zulte Waregem	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Deinze, Belgium
17:00	Bongonda 39' Bjørdal 76' Soisalo 80'		Bakari 87'	Stadium: Complex Gaversesteenweg

Maccabi Haifa

RKC Waalwijk

18 July 2018 Friendly	Maccabi Haifa	0–0	RKC Waalwijk
18:00

NEC

RKC Waalwijk

27 July 2018 Friendly	NEC	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Weurt
19:00	Achahbar 15' Joppen 45'		Van der Moot 19'	Stadium: Sportpark De Kamp

PEC Zwolle

RKC Waalwijk

4 August 2018 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
16:00	Van Crooij 27' Genreau 32' Leemans 90+2' (pen.)		MAC³PARK Stadion

Kozakken Boys

RKC Waalwijk

10 August 2018 Friendly	Kozakken Boys	1–2	RKC Waalwijk
20:00

RKC Waalwijk

Katwijk

5 January 2019 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	3–0	Katwijk	Waalwijk
15:00	Seys 3' Sow 70' Walian 89'			Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

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 %
Eerste Divisie	17 August 2018	3 May 2019	Matchday 1	8th	38	18	5	15	69	57	+12	047.37
Promotion play-offs	10 May 2019	28 May 2019	First round	Winners	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	050.00
KNVB Cup	25 September 2018	18 December 2018	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Total					47	23	7	17	85	69	+16	048.94

Source: Competitions

Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
6	TOP Oss	38	18	8	12	48	40	+8	62	Qualification to promotion play-offs second round
7	Almere City^[a]	38	19	5	14	60	63	−3	62	Qualification to promotion play-offs first round
8	RKC Waalwijk (O, P)	38	18	5	15	69	57	+12	59
9	NEC	38	16	10	12	73	60	+13	58
10	Cambuur	38	16	10	12	61	48	+13	58

Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
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, international competitions and play-offs qualification, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) ^[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Winner of the Fourth Period (games 30–38).

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
38	18	5	15	69	57	+12	59	9	4	6	36	30	+6	9	1	9	33	27	+6

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

RKC Waalwijk v Telstar

17 August 2018 1	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	Telstar	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Den Bosch v RKC Waalwijk

24 August 2018 2	Den Bosch	2–3	RKC Waalwijk	's-Hertogenbosch
				Stadium: De Vliert

RKC Waalwijk v Sparta Rotterdam

31 August 2018 3	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

SC Cambuur v RKC Waalwijk

7 September 2018 4	SC Cambuur	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Leeuwarden
				Stadium: Cambuur Stadion

RKC Waalwijk v Roda JC Kerkrade

14 September 2018 5	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

RKC Waalwijk v Jong AZ

21 September 2018 6	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Jong AZ	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Almere City v RKC Waalwijk

28 September 2018 7

Almere City

2–1

RKC Waalwijk

Almere

FC Volendam v RKC Waalwijk

5 October 2018 8

FC Volendam

1–0

RKC Waalwijk

Volendam

RKC Waalwijk v TOP Oss

12 October 2018 9	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	TOP Oss	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Jong Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

19 October 2018 10

Jong Ajax

2–1

RKC Waalwijk

Amsterdam

RKC Waalwijk v Jong Utrecht

26 October 2018 11	RKC Waalwijk	3–2	Jong Utrecht	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

FC Twente v RKC Waalwijk

2 November 2018 12	FC Twente	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

RKC Waalwijk v Jong PSV

9 November 2018 13	RKC Waalwijk	3–5	Jong PSV	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Helmond Sport v RKC Waalwijk

17 November 2018 14

Helmond Sport

0–2

RKC Waalwijk

Helmond

RKC Waalwijk v NEC

23 November 2018 15	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	NEC	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

FC Dordrecht v RKC Waalwijk

30 November 2018 16

FC Dordrecht

2–0

RKC Waalwijk

Dordrecht

RKC Waalwijk v MVV Maastricht

7 December 2018 17	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	MVV Maastricht	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

FC Eindhoven v RKC Waalwijk

14 December 2018 18

FC Eindhoven

1–3

RKC Waalwijk

Eindhoven

RKC Waalwijk v Go Ahead Eagles

21 December 2018 19	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

TOP Oss v RKC Waalwijk

13 January 2019 20

TOP Oss

1–2

RKC Waalwijk

Oss

RKC Waalwijk v Jong Ajax

18 January 2019 21	RKC Waalwijk	4–1	Jong Ajax	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Jong Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

28 January 2019 22

Jong Utrecht

1–2

RKC Waalwijk

Utrecht

RKC Waalwijk v Den Bosch

1 February 2019 23	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Den Bosch	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Telstar v RKC Waalwijk

8 February 2019 24	Telstar	0–3	RKC Waalwijk	Velsen-Zuid
20:00				Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion Referee: Erwin Blank

RKC Waalwijk v Almere City

15 February 2019 25	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Almere City	Waalwijk
				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

RKC Waalwijk v Volendam

22 February 2019 26	RKC Waalwijk	3–3	Volendam	Waalwijk
20:00	Meulensteen 58'			Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Stan Teuben

Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk

1 March 2019 27	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
20:00	Duarte 78' Dervişoğlu 88'		Sow 32'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Richard Martens

RKC Waalwijk v SC Cambuur

8 March 2019 28	RKC Waalwijk	0–2	SC Cambuur	Waalwijk
20:00				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

MVV Maastricht v RKC Waalwijk

15 March 2019 29	MVV Maastricht	1–4	RKC Waalwijk	Maastricht
20:00				Stadium: De Geusselt Referee: Christian Mulder

RKC Waalwijk v Helmond Sport

22 March 2019 30	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Helmond Sport	Waalwijk
20:00	Spierings 55' Bilate 90'		Respen 45+1'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Alex Bos

Jong PSV v RKC Waalwijk

29 March 2019 31	Jong PSV	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
20:00	Zakaria Aboukhlal 47' Soulas 60'		Maatsen 74' Seys 88'	Stadium: PSV Campus De Herdgang Referee: Jannick van der Laan

RKC Waalwijk v FC Twente

1 April 2019 32	RKC Waalwijk	4–1	FC Twente	Waalwijk
20:00	Bilate 14' Seys 43' Ricardinho 86' (o.g.) Maatsen 90'		Cantalapiedra 64'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Christiaan Bax

Roda JC Kerkrade v RKC Waalwijk

5 April 2019 33	Roda JC Kerkrade	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	Kerkrade
20:00				Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Referee: Clay Ruperti

Jong AZ v RKC Waalwijk

12 April 2019 34	Jong AZ	2–4	RKC Waalwijk	Wijdewormer
20:00				Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Referee: Laurens Gerrets

RKC Waalwijk v FC Dordrecht

19 April 2019 35	RKC Waalwijk	4–4	FC Dordrecht	Waalwijk
20:00				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

NEC v RKC Waalwijk

22 April 2019 36	NEC	2–1	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
14:30				Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Go Ahead Eagles v RKC Waalwijk

26 April 2019 37	Go Ahead Eagles	1–4	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
20:00				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Christian Mulder

RKC Waalwijk v FC Eindhoven

3 May 2019 38	RKC Waalwijk	3–1	FC Eindhoven	Waalwijk
20:00	Quasten 1' Hansson 33', 44'		Cicilia 30'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Edgar Bijl

Promotion play-offs

NEC v RKC Waalwijk

10 May 2019 First round First leg	NEC	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
18:30	Trésor 12' Bruijn 15'	Report		Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Christiaan Bax

RKC Waalwijk v NEC

14 May 2019 First round Second leg	RKC Waalwijk	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	NEC	Waalwijk
18:30	Seys 41' Spierings 62' Bilate 70'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Joey Kooij

RKC Waalwijk v Excelsior

19 May 2019 Second round First leg	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Excelsior	Waalwijk
14:30	Bilate 53' Gaari 81'	Report	Fortes 71'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Richard Martens

Excelsior v RKC Waalwijk

22 May 2019 Second round Second leg	Excelsior	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
18:30	Ómarsson 49'	Report	Spierings 35' , 38'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

RKC Waalwijk v Go Ahead Eagles

25 May 2019 Second round First leg	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
18:30		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Go Ahead Eagles v RKC Waalwijk

28 May 2019 Second round Second leg	Go Ahead Eagles	4–5 (4–5 agg.)	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
18:30	Veldmate 45' (pen.) Van der Venne 55' Bakx 63' Langedijk 89'	Report	Hansson 13' (pen.) Spierings 38', 90+5' Mulder 79' Bilate 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

RKC Waalwijk v NAC Breda

25 September 2018 First round	RKC Waalwijk	2–0	NAC Breda	Waalwijk
18:30	Baggerman 42' Seys 47'	Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Kevin Blom

PSV v RKC Waalwijk

30 October 2018 First round	PSV	2–3 (a.e.t.)	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
18:30	Gutiérrez 1' Júnior 76'	Report	Van Weert 29' Maatsen 90+1', 109'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

FC Twente v RKC Waalwijk

18 December 2018 Second round	FC Twente	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
19:45	Schenk 26' Oosterwijk 90+1'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Richard Martens

References

^ "Eredivisie 2018/2019 – Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

2018–19 in Dutch football

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Final Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Women's Champions League
National team	2018–19 UEFA Nations League (League A/Group 1) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Club seasons
Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Emmen Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Utrecht Vitesse VVV-Venlo Willem II
Eerste Divisie	Almere City Cambuur Den Bosch Dordrecht Eindhoven Go Ahead Eagles Helmond Sport Jong Ajax Jong AZ Jong PSV Jong Utrecht MVV NEC Nijmegen Oss Roda JC RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam Telstar Twente Volendam
Women's Eredivisie	Achilles '29 ADO Den Haag Ajax Alkmaar Excelsior SC Heerenveen PSV FC Twente PEC Zwolle