Excelsior Rotterdam (women)

Excelsior Rotterdam is a Dutch women's football team from Rotterdam which competes in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands.

Excelsior Rotterdam
Founded2017
Ground
Capacity
  • 4,500 (Van Donge & De Roo)
  • 2,100 (De Bongerd)
Head coachRichard Mank
LeagueEredivisie
2022–2311th
WebsiteClub website

Established in 2017 as a result of a three seasons partnership between professional club Excelsior Rotterdam and amateur club BVV Barendrecht to create a women's team from the Rotterdam area. The team uses Barendrecht training facilities and host its matches at either Excelsior's Van Donge & De Roo Stadion or Barendrecht's Sportpark De Bongerd.[2]

Seasons
9
8
8
7
9
11
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Women's eredivisie
Season Division Position W – D – L = Pts GF – GA Top scorer KNVB Cup
2017–18 Eredivisie 09 / 09 01 – 02 – 22 = 05 21–77 Henriquez (6) Round of 16
2018–19 Eredivisie 08 / 09 05 – 04 – 16 = 19 27–58 Quarterfinals
2019–20 Eredivisie a 08 / 08 00 – 03 – 09 = 03 10–40
2020–21 Eredivisie 07 / 08 02 – 06 – 09 = 12 15–48
2021–22 Eredivisie 09 / 09 02 – 05 – 17 = 11 28–83

a = season abandoned due to Covid

Current squad
As of May 2023[2]

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 Netherlands NED Isa Pothof
2 DF Netherlands NED Lieke de With
3 DF Netherlands NED Rachel Kleine
4 DF Netherlands NED Yara Helderman
5 DF Netherlands NED Yentl van Goch
6 MF Netherlands NED Lynn Groenewegen
7 FW Netherlands NED Dana Breewel
8 MF Netherlands NED Kim Hendriks
9 FW Tunisia TUN Sabrine Ellouzi
10 MF Netherlands NED Kathelyn Hendriks
11 FW Netherlands NED Wendy Balfoort
12 DF Netherlands NED Jikke de Raaf
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Netherlands NED Lieve van Vlier
15 DF Netherlands NED Fleur Mol
16 FW Netherlands NED Bonny Lammers
18 DF Netherlands NED Kimberley Smit
19 FW Netherlands NED Veerle van Spijk
20 GK Netherlands NED Nikki de Haan
21 GK Netherlands NED Floor Oussoren
22 FW Netherlands NED Chelsea Homan
23 DF Netherlands NED Robine de Ridder
24 MF Netherlands NED Stephanie Aurélio

Former players

Head coaches
  • Sander Luiten (2017–2018)
  • Richard Mank (2018–)

Broadcasting

As of the 2020–21 season, league matches played on Sunday are broadcast on ESPN. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally broadcasts some Sunday games live and provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.[3]

References
  1. Pronk, Mitchel. "Vertrekkende speelsters beslissend voor ADO Vrouwen". The Hague: ADO Den Haag. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "Vrouwenvoetbal". SBV Excelsior (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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