# 2023–24 Feyenoord season

The 2023–24 season was the 116th season in the existence of Feyenoord and the club's 102nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Feyenoord participated in this season's editions of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the KNVB Cup and the Champions League.

## Transfers
### Summer window

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NED | Bart Nieuwkoop (from Union SG) |
| 3 | DF | NED | Thomas Beelen (from PEC Zwolle) |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Ramiz Zerrouki (from FC Twente) |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Ayase Ueda (from Cercle Brugge) |
| 10 | MF | NED | Calvin Stengs (from Nice) |
| 16 | MF | NED | Thomas van den Belt (from PEC Zwolle) |
| 17 | FW | CRO | Luka Ivanušec (from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 19 | FW | GAM | Yankuba Minteh (from Newcastle United) (on loan) |
| 26 | DF | NED | Ramon Hendriks (from FC Utrecht) (return from loan) |
| 31 | GK | NED | Thijs Jansen (from TOP Oss) (return from loan) |
| 31 | GK | GRE | Kostas Lamprou (from Willem II) |
| 32 | MF | CZE | Ondřej Lingr (from Slavia Prague) (on loan) |
| 39 | GK | NED | Mikki van Sas (from Manchester City) |
| — | DF | NED | Denzel Hall (from ADO Den Haag) (return from loan) |
| — | MF | BEL | Francesco Antonucci (from FC Volendam) (return from loan) |
| — | MF | NED | Mark Diemers (from FC Emmen) (return from loan) |
| — | FW | NED | Marouan Azarkan (from Excelsior) (return from loan) |
| — | FW | MAR | Naoufal Bannis (from FC Eindhoven) (return from loan) |
| — | FW | GER | Christian Conteh (from Dynamo Dresden) (return from loan) |
| — | FW | USA | Korede Osundina (from Orange County SC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (to Sassuolo) (on loan) |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Jacob Rasmussen (to Fiorentina) (return from loan) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Danilo Pereira da Silva (to Rangers) |
| 10 | MF | TUR | Orkun Kökçü (to Benfica) |
| 17 | MF | POL | Sebastian Szymański (to Dynamo Moscow) (return from loan) |
| 21 | MF | ISR | Ofir Marciano (to Hapoel Be'er Sheva) |
| 23 | FW | SWE | Patrik Wålemark (to SC Heerenveen) (on loan) |
| 24 | DF | NED | Mimeirhel Benita (to Excelsior Rotterdam) (on loan) |
| 25 | MF | NED | Mohamed Taabouni (to Al-Arabi) |
| 26 | DF | NED | Ramon Hendriks (to Vitesse) (on loan) |
| 26 | FW | MAR | Oussama Idrissi (to Sevilla FC) (return from loan) |
| 28 | DF | NED | Neraysho Kasanwirjo (to Rapid Wien) (on loan) |
| 30 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Bullaude (to Boca Juniors) (on loan) |
| 31 | GK | NED | Thijs Jansen (to De Graafschap) (on loan) |
| — | FW | NED | Marouan Azarkan (to FC Utrecht) |
| — | FW | GER | Christian Conteh (to VfL Osnabrück) |
| — | FW | NED | Mark Diemers (Free Agent) |
| — | DF | NED | Denzel Hall (to SC Heerenveen) |
| — | MF | BEL | Francesco Antonucci (to Al Shahaniya SC) |
| — | FW | USA | Korede Osundina (to FC Dordrecht) (on loan) |

### Winter window

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | NED | Javairô Dilrosun (to Club América) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Eredivisie | 13 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 27 | +65 | 076.47 |
| KNVB Cup | 20 December 2023 | 21 April 2024 | Second round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 19 September 2023 | 13 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Europa League | 15 February 2024 | 22 February 2024 | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Johan Cruyff Shield | 4 August 2023 | 4 August 2023 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 111 | 42 | +69 | 068.75 |
Source: Soccerway

### Eredivisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven (C) | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 111 | 21 | +90 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 26 | +66 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 3 | Twente | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage |
| 5 | Ajax | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ The 2023–24 KNVB Cup winners qualified for the Europa League league stage. Since the cup winners (Feyenoord) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Eredivisie

#### 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

The preliminary league fixtures were announced on June 28, 2023. The final fixtures list was confirmed two days later.

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATM | LAZ | FEY | CEL |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Knockout phase
##### Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

## Statistics
### Player details

    As of 19 May 2024
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Eredivisie | Eredivisie | Eredivisie | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Johan Cruyff Shield | Johan Cruyff Shield | Johan Cruyff Shield | Johan Cruyff Shield | International Football | International Football | International Football | International Football | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | |
| 1 | | Justin Bijlow | GK | 17 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 24 | | 1 | |
| 2 | | Bart Nieuwkoop | DF | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | | 2 | | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | | Thomas Beelen | DF | 20 | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 26 | | 2 | |
| 4 | | Lutsharel Geertruida | DF | 34 | 8 | 2 | | 5 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 7 | | 2 | | 47 | 9 | 5 | |
| 5 | | Quilindschy Hartman | DF | 26 | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | 1 | | 38 | | 4 | |
| 6 | | Ramiz Zerrouki | MF | 26 | | 3 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 1 | 2 | | 36 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | FW | 16 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 1 | | | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Quinten Timber | MF | 31 | 7 | 4 | | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 7 | | 3 | | 44 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | | Ayase Ueda | FW | 26 | 5 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 37 | 5 | | |
| 10 | | Calvin Stengs | MF | 29 | 6 | 2 | | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 8 | 1 | 2 | | 43 | 8 | 5 | |
| 14 | | Igor Paixão | FW | 31 | 9 | 3 | | 5 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 1 | | | 44 | 12 | 3 | |
| 15 | | Marcos López | DF | 12 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 15 | | 2 | |
| 16 | | Thomas van den Belt | MF | 9 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 11 | | | |
| 17 | | Luka Ivanušec | FW | 24 | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 34 | 3 | | |
| 18 | | Gernot Trauner (c) | DF | 18 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | | Yankuba Minteh | FW | 27 | 10 | | | 3 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | | Mats Wieffer | MF | 29 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 8 | 1 | 2 | | 42 | 6 | 6 | |
| 22 | | Timon Wellenreuther | GK | 19 | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | 4 | | | | 25 | | 4 | |
| 24 | | Gjivai Zechiël | MF | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 25 | | Leo Sauer | FW | 13 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | | Givairo Read | DF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
| 27 | | Antoni Milambo | MF | 8 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 1 | | |
| 29 | | Santiago Giménez | FW | 30 | 23 | 3 | | 4 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 41 | 26 | 6 | |
| 31 | | Kostas Lamprou | GK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | | Ondřej Lingr | MF | 20 | 3 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | | | | 27 | 4 | 1 | |
| 33 | | Dávid Hancko | DF | 34 | 5 | 2 | | 5 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 48 | 7 | 3 | |
| 39 | | Mikki van Sas | GK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | | Jaden Slory$^‡$ | FW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ? | | Djomar Giersthove$^‡$ | DF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | | Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (moved to Sassuolo during the season) | DF | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| – | | Javairô Dilrosun - (Moved to Club América during the season) | FW | 8 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 12 | 1 | | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 92 | 36 | 1 | N/A | 8 | 8 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 11 | 20 | 0 | N/A | 111 | 66 | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Round | Opponent | Goals | Date | Home/Away | Score |
| Santiago Giménez | Eredivisie – 6 | Ajax | 9' 18' 59' | 24/27 September 2023 | Away | 4–0 |
| Santiago Giménez | Eredivisie – 13 | Excelsior | 6' 61' 82' | 25 November 2023 | Away | 4–2 |

### Clean sheets

A player must have played at least 60 minutes, excluding stoppage time, for a clean sheet to be awarded.
| Goalkeeper | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Johan Cruyff Shield | Total |
| Justin Bijlow | 7 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 8 |
| Timon Wellenreuther | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 12 |

## Club awards
### Player of the Month

The Speler van de Maand award is awarded to the best performing Feyenoord player in a month based on online votes.
| Month | Player |
| August | Santiago Giménez |
| September | Santiago Giménez |
| October | Calvin Stengs |
| November | Quinten Timber |
| December | Quinten Timber |
| January | Dávid Hancko |
| February | Timon Wellenreuther |
| March | Igor Paixão |
| April | Igor Paixão |
| May | Ayase Ueda |

### Goal of the Month

The Doelpunt van de Maand award is awarded to the scorer of the best Feyenoord goal in a month based on polls on Instagram.
| Month | Player | Competition | Opponent |
| August | Mats Wieffer | Eredivisie | Almere City |
| September | Santiago Giménez | Eredivisie | Ajax |
| October | Santiago Giménez | UEFA Champions League | Lazio |
| November | Quinten Timber | Eredivisie | AZ |
| December | Santiago Giménez | Eredivisie | FC Volendam |
| January | Quinten Timber | KNVB Cup | PSV |
| February | Yankuba Minteh | Eredivisie | Almere City |
| March | Igor Paixão | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht |
| April | Yankuba Minteh | Eredivisie | Ajax |