2020–21 RKC Waalwijk season
# 2020–21 RKC Waalwijk season

The 2020–21 season was RKC Waalwijk's second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football, the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players

### First team squad

    As of 9 February 2021

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 | NED | Etienne Vaessen |
| 2 | DF | CUW | Juriën Gaari |
| 3 | DF | NED | Melle Meulensteen |
| 4 | MF | CUW | Vurnon Anita |
| 5 | DF | CZE | Paul Quasten |
| 7 | FW | BEL | Cyril Ngonge |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Anas Tahiri (captain) |
| 9 | FW | NED | Finn Stokkers |
| 10 | MF | NED | Richard van der Venne |
| 11 | MF | NED | Ola John |
| 12 | MF | NED | Hans Mulder |
| 15 | DF | NED | Lars Nieuwpoort |
| 16 | MF | MAR | Ayman Azhil (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) |
| 17 | FW | NED | Morad El Haddouti |
| 19 | FW | NED | Sylla Sow |
| 20 | DF | BEL | Thierry Lutonda (on loan from Anderlecht) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | BEL | Lennerd Daneels |
| 22 | GK | NED | Mike Grim |
| 25 | MF | NED | Thijs Oosting (on loan from AZ Alkmaar) |
| 26 | MF | BEL | Sebbe Augustijns |
| 27 | FW | NED | David Min |
| 28 | FW | COM | Saïd Bakari |
| 30 | FW | GRE | James Efmorfidis |
| 31 | GK | GRE | Kostas Lamprou |
| 32 | DF | NED | Nigel Langras |
| 33 | MF | NED | Yassin Oukili |
| 34 | DF | NED | Luuk Wouters |
| 59 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Touba |
| 99 | FW | MDA | Vitalie Damașcan (on loan from Torino) |
| — | DF | BEL | Shawn Adewoye |

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Kostas Lamprou | SBV Vitesse | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | James Efmorfidis | Almere City | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2020 | MF | Nico Olsak | Maccabi Netanya | Free transfer |
| 29 August 2020 | DF | Ahmed Touba | Club Brugge | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 July 2020 | DF | Thierry Lutonda | Anderlecht | 30 June 2020 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | Jari Koenraat | Blauw Geel '38 | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Henrico Drost | ASWH | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Kees Heemskerk | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Fabian Sporkslede | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Ingo van Weert | Stomil Olsztyn | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2020 | MF | Daan Rienstra | Volos | Mutual consent |

## Competitions

### Eredivisie

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 38 | |
| 14 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 31 | |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 30 | |
| 16 | Emmen (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo (R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 91 | −48 | 23 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |

* ↑ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.
