# 2023–24 Roda JC Kerkrade season

The 2023–24 season was Roda JC Kerkrade's 62nd season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in the second tier of Dutch football. In addition to the Eerste Divisie, they participated in the KNVB Cup.
The club was managed by Bas Sibum, who was appointed on 9 May 2023, replacing Edwin de Graaf. Sibum, a former Roda JC player, was tasked with improving the team's performance following a 15th-place finish in the 2022–23 season.
Under Sibum's management, Roda JC displayed consistent form throughout the season, finishing in third place with 75 points from 38 matches, including 21 wins, 12 draws, and 5 losses. This marked a significant improvement from the previous campaign and positioned the team as contenders for promotion to the Eredivisie.
On 3 May 2024, Roda JC defeated Cambuur 2–0 at home in a match that momentarily sparked premature celebrations among supporters, who believed the result had secured direct promotion. However, a late equaliser in a concurrent fixture between Groningen and Telstar meant that the promotion race remained open until the final matchday. Roda JC faced Groningen in their last match but suffered a defeat, relegating them to the promotion play-offs.
In the first round of the play-offs, Roda JC were eliminated by NAC Breda with an 8–1 aggregate defeat, ensuring their continued participation in the Eerste Divisie for the following season. Despite the disappointing conclusion, individual performances were noteworthy, with midfielders Walid Ould-Chikh and Enrique Peña Zauner finishing as the club's joint top scorers with 12 league goals each. Sibum's impact on the team was recognised when he was awarded the Eerste Divisie Manager of the Season on 15 May 2024.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 2 February 2024
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 | Koen Bucker |
| 2 | DF | GER | Joey Müller |
| 3 | DF | BEL | Matisse Didden |
| 4 | DF | GER | Brian Koglin |
| 5 | MF | NED | Teun Bijleveld |
| 6 | MF | NED | Wesley Spieringhs |
| 7 | MF | VEN | Enrique Peña Zauner |
| 8 | MF | NED | Niek Vossebelt |
| 9 | FW | GER | Maximilian Schmid (on loan from 1. FC Köln II) |
| 10 | MF | NED | Walid Ould-Chikh (on loan from Volendam) |
| 11 | FW | CZE | Václav Sejk |
| 13 | DF | GER | Nils Röseler (captain) |
| 14 | MF | BEL | Lennerd Daneels |
| 15 | DF | BEL | Lucas Beerten |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | NED | Calvin Raatsie |
| 17 | MF | NED | Orhan Džepar |
| 18 | MF | BEL | Fabio Sposito |
| 19 | DF | KOS | Laurit Krasniqi (on loan from Antwerp) |
| 21 | MF | NED | Rodney Kongolo |
| 22 | GK | NED | Loek Hamers |
| 23 | GK | NED | Jordy Steins |
| 25 | MF | NED | Sami Ouaissa |
| 26 | FW | NED | Arjen van der Heide |
| 27 | FW | NED | Saydou Bangura |
| 29 | FW | TUR | Metehan Güçlü |
| 30 | FW | GER | Marvin Pourié |
| 44 | DF | NED | Boyd Reith |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Eerste Divisie | 11 August 2023 | 10 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 085.71 |
| KNVB Cup | TBD | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 085.71 |
Last updated: 22 September 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Eerste Divisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Willem II (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 79 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Groningen (P) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 75 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 3 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 75 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Dordrecht | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 69 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | ADO Den Haag | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
* ↑ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
* ↑ Winner of the Third and Fourth Period (Rounds 20–29 and 30–38)
* ↑ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 January 2024. Source:

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.