Editing Excelsior Rotterdam

{{short description|Dutch football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
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| fullname = Excelsior Rotterdam
| nickname = ''The Kralingers''<br />''Roodzwarten'' (red-blacks)<br />''The Wonder''<br />''Oud papier-club (Paper recycling club)''
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1902|7|23}}
| ground = [[Stadion Woudestein|Van Donge & De Roo Stadion]]
| capacity = 4,500<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/eredivisie/stadion-woudestein-krijgt-een-nieuw-gezicht~a1b73c4f/|title=Cookies op AD.nl – AD.nl|website=www.ad.nl|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312021901/http://www.ad.nl/eredivisie/stadion-woudestein-krijgt-een-nieuw-gezicht~a1b73c4f|url-status=live}}</ref>
| chairman = Bob de Lange
| manager = [[Ruben den Uil]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = {{Dutch football updater|Excelsior}}
| season = {{Dutch football updater|Excelsior2}}
| position = {{Dutch football updater|Excelsior3}}
| current = 2023–24 Excelsior Rotterdam season
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'''Excelsior Rotterdam''', commonly known as '''Excelsior''', is a Dutch professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Rotterdam]]. It plays in the [[Eerste Divisie]], the 2nd tier of [[Dutch football league system|Dutch football]] from the 2024–25 season following relegation. The club was founded on 23 July 1902 and was formerly known as "Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior" (Rotterdam Football and Athletics Club Excelsior). Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein – for sponsorship reasons known as the [[Van Donge & De Roo Stadion]] – which has a capacity of about 4,500, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands.

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==History==

===Early history===
Excelsior was officially formed on 23 July 1902 as ''Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'' ({{langx|en|Rotterdam Football and Athletics Club Excelsior}}). The initial founders of the club, a group of close friends located in the [[Kralingen]] district of [[Rotterdam]], started playing football matches on the fields of the eighteenth century [[buitenplaats]] Woudesteyn. After the actual establishment of the club, the [[municipality]] officially gave permission to use the land.<ref name="stadium">{{cite news |title=De geschiedenis van Stadion Woudestein |url=http://www.excelsioronline.nl/stadion.htm |newspaper=Supportersclub Pro Excelsior |language=nl |trans-title=The history of Stadion Woudestein |access-date=5 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526075038/http://www.excelsioronline.nl/stadion.htm |archive-date=26 May 2010}}</ref> As football was still an elite sport at the beginning of the 20th century, Excelsior became one of the first working class clubs in the Netherlands.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Excelsior Historie |url=http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/index.php?objectID=53 |website=Excelsior Rotterdam|language=nl |trans-title=Excelsior History |access-date=30 June 2010 |archive-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226085616/http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/index.php?objectID=53 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===First successes===
In the season 1945–46, Excelsior gained their first success by promoting to the Eerste Klasse, the highest tier of Dutch football before professional football was introduced in 1954. The deciding match against [[VUC (football club)|VUC]] was played in [[Feijenoord Stadion|De Kuip]] and attracted 52.000 spectators. Excelsior relegated in the next season, but managed to promote for the second time in the season 1951–52. After the introduction of professional football, Excelsior won the [[Eerste Divisie]] championship three times (1974, 1979 and 2006) and promoted to the [[Eredivisie]] various times, usually to relegate not long afterwards.

Excelsior once reached the [[KNVB Cup]] final in the season 1929–30, but lost the match to fellow Rotterdam club [[Feyenoord]] (0–1). Excelsior's biggest pre-war achievement was the win of the Zilveren Bal trophy. Excelsior beat Feyenoord (5–0) in the finals of the highly rated pre-season tournament.<ref name="history"/>

===Founding father of Dutch professional football===
In the mid-fifties, Excelsior were the leading club behind the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands. When the [[KNVB]] continued to refuse payments in football, Excelsior chairman [[Henk Zon]] and board member [[Aad Libregts]] managed to persuade association president [[Hans Hopster]], in cooperation with the directors of Feyenoord, Sparta and [[ADO Den Haag]]. In August 1954 the KNVB accepted the proposal and professional football was introduced in the Netherlands.

[[File:Elftal Excelsior (22 september 1963).png|270px|thumb|{{center|Excelsior in the 1963–64 Season}}]]

===Pioneers===
Being the smallest professional club in Rotterdam, Excelsior always had to be creative to survive. This creativity made Excelsior play a pioneering role within Dutch football. In 1958 Excelsior became the first Dutch club with covered stands. Later, in 1974, Excelsior also were the first Dutch club with shirt advertising. Against the then existing rules, the club put an 'A' on the shirt. The character was supposed to stand for 'Team A', but in reality it stood for [[Akai]], the company of main investor Rob Albers. The KNVB decided to ban the 'A' from the shirt and it would take until 1982 for shirt advertising to be introduced. Akai would adorn the shirts of Excelsior until the season [[Eerste Divisie 1999–2000|1999–00]].<ref name="history"/>

===Millennium===
In 2002, the year in which the club was officially 100 years old, Excelsior returned to the 
[[Eredivisie]]. They did this after spending more than 20 years in the [[Eerste Divisie|second tier of Dutch football]]. They were relegated after one season. In the 2005/2006 season Excelsior became champions of the [[Eerste Divisie]] and were promoted back to the Eredivisie once again.

Between 1997 and 2005 Excelsior had a partnership with Rotterdam rivals [[Feyenoord]]. Excelsior became Feyenoord's satellite club. As such, Feyenoord gave Excelsior money and players (either on loan or free transfer).

A majority of the Excelsior fans have always been against a partnership with Feyenoord. Michel van der Neut, chairman of Excelsior's supporters club, claimed: "Excelsior sold her soul with the extended partnership. Excelsior simply stops existing this way."<ref>{{cite news|title=Supportersvereniging roept op tot actie |url=http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2241/supportersvereniging_roept_op_tot_actie.html |newspaper=ERFC.nl |language=nl |trans-title=Supportersclub calls for action |date=21 May 2009 |access-date=2 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525093821/http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2241/supportersvereniging_roept_op_tot_actie.html |archive-date=25 May 2009 }}</ref>

===Recent history===
In 2010 Excelsior returned to the highest tier of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] football, after defeating crosstown rival [[Sparta Rotterdam]] in the final of the [[Eredivisie]] promotion/relegation play-offs. The team was mostly composed by Feyenoord loanees and was coached by former Feyenoord youth coach [[Alex Pastoor]]. In the [[2010–11 Eredivisie|2010–11 season]] Excelsior made a flying start in the Eredivisie, gaining ten points in its first five matches, including a home victory in the [[Rotterdam derby]] against Feyenoord (3–2). In the remainder of the season, Excelsior upset some of the larger league teams at home, winning against AZ and getting draws against Groningen and eventual league champions Ajax. In the final match of the regular season, Excelsior got a 4–1 win away at [[Vitesse Arnhem]], a result that left them one goal short of staying up. Finishing 16th, Excelsior had to face FC Den Bosch and Helmond Sport in the relegation / promotion play-offs. A 4–2 home win against Helmond sport ensured another season of Eredivisie football for Excelsior.

Excelsior finished bottom of the table in the [[Eredivisie]] at the end of the 2011–12 season, managing only four wins in 34 matches. The club was again relegated to the [[Eerste Divisie]] and has had ups and downs since. In the 2022–23 season Excelsior will be playing in the Eredivisie after being relegated in 2019.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

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==Stadium==
[[Image:Rotterdam stadion woudestein.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Excelsior's home venue [[Stadion Woudestein]]]]
{{Main|Stadion Woudestein}}
Excelsior's home venue is [[Stadion Woudestein]], which has a capacity of 4,500 seats, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands. The official name of the stadium is Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

The club had two short spells at different locations. For the season 1907–1908 Excelsior played on the [[Afrikaanderplein]]. After returning to Woudestein, Excelsior moved to the Toepad terrain for seasons 1922–1939. When the Dutch government decided to build marine barracks on the Toepad area right before the start of the [[Second World War]], Excelsior moved back to the familiar Woudestein.<ref name="history"/>

In the early nineties Excelsior went through a difficult period. The club barely survived a financial crisis, but a newly appointed board under the chairmanship of [[Martin de Jager]] had one important goal; a new Excelsior stadium. Various plans were made, one of them being a joint stadium for Excelsior and [[Sparta Rotterdam|Sparta]], but eventually none of the plans were implemented. Due to financial pressure, Excelsior decided to take the plunge and started renovating Woudestein themselves. The club built two new stands themselves and with the help of the [[municipality]] the main stand got renovated as well, including business seats and office space. On 31 July 2000, the new stadium was opened with a friendly match against [[Feyenoord]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Excelsior Stadion |url=http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/index.php?objectID=66|website=Excelsior Rotterdam |language=nl |trans-title=Excelsior Stadium |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916200848/http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/index.php?objectID=66 |url-status=live }}</ref>

When Excelsior promoted to the [[Eredivisie]] after the season [[2009–10 Eerste Divisie|2009–10]], the club decided to replace the grass surface with [[artificial turf]]. Main reason for the change was the lack of financial resources to install [[under-soil heating]], which is mandatory for clubs participating on the highest level of Dutch football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Excelsior op kunstgras in eredivisie |url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/2262767/excelsior-kunstgras-in-eredivisie.html|website=Excelsior Rotterdam|language=nl |trans-title=Excelsior on artificial turf in Eredivisie |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728194923/http://www.nu.nl/sport/2262767/excelsior-kunstgras-in-eredivisie.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Supporters and rivalries==
===Paper recycling club===
Excelsior is known as the Oud papier-club (paper recycling club), because former chairman Henk Zon often used to collect old paper in order to secure the financial position of the club.

===Mascot===
Since 2008 'Woutje Stein' is the official Excelsior mascot. He is named after the Woudestein-stadium.

===Rivalries===
Rotterdam is the city with the most professional teams in the Netherlands. Besides Excelsior there are [[Feyenoord]] and [[Sparta Rotterdam]].

====Rivalry against Sparta====
Excelsior is from the [[Kralingen]]-neighbourhood and Sparta Rotterdam is from the [[Spangen]]-neighbourhood. Both clubs are not always playing in the [[Eredivisie]], hence they play matches against each other in both the Eredivisie and the [[Eerste Divisie]]. The Feyenoord partnership Excelsior had in the past has resulted in more hatred from Sparta Rotterdam supporters.

One of the more spectacular matches between Excelsior and Sparta was the 2010 derby. Excelsior managed to gain promotion to the Eredivisie by winning against Sparta in the 94th minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Binnenland/1774/sparta---excelsior-bizar-slot-zorgde-voor-slapeloze-nachten |title=Wedstrijdverslag op ELF Voetbal |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608173541/https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Binnenland/1774/sparta---excelsior-bizar-slot-zorgde-voor-slapeloze-nachten |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Rivalry against Feyenoord====
Ever since the clubs used to work together Excelsior players and supporters have grown a more serious rivalry against Feyenoord. The majority of Excelsior supporters never wanted a cooperation with Feyenoord in the first place. On 22 May 2009, Excelsior supporters hosted a funeral as they felt like their club's identity had died due to the partnership with Feyenoord.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2241/supportersvereniging_roept_op_tot_actie.html |title=Supportersvereniging roept op tot actie - Excelsior Rotterdam FC |website=www.erfc.nl |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525093821/http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2241/supportersvereniging_roept_op_tot_actie.html |archive-date=25 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017 Excelsior won against Feyenoord (3–0), resulting in the latter not winning the Eredivisie title on that day. This resulted in riots.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nos.nl/video/2171935-rellen-in-rotterdam-na-nederlaag-feyenoord-bij-excelsior | title=Rellen in Rotterdam na nederlaag Feyenoord bij Excelsior | date=7 May 2017 | access-date=7 June 2022 | archive-date=5 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405071530/https://nos.nl/video/2171935-rellen-in-rotterdam-na-nederlaag-feyenoord-bij-excelsior | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honours==
===League===
* '''[[Eerste Divisie]]'''
**''Winners (3):'' [[Eerste Divisie 1973–74|1973–74]], [[Eerste Divisie 1978–79|1978–79]], [[Eerste Divisie 2005–06|2005–06]]
**''Promotion (7):'' [[Eerste Divisie 1969–70|1969–70]], [[Eerste Divisie 1981–82|1981–82]], [[Eerste Divisie 2001–02|2001–02]], [[Eerste Divisie 2009–10|2009–10]], [[2013–14 Eerste Divisie|2013–14]], [[2021–22 Eerste Divisie|2021–22]], [[2024–25 Eerste Divisie|2024–25]]
* '''[[Tweede Divisie]]'''
**''Promotion (1):'' [[Tweede Divisie 1968–69|1968–69]]

==Domestic results==
[[File:Excelsior League Performance.png|thumb|280px|Historical chart of league performance]]
Below is a table with Excelsior's domestic results since the introduction of the [[Eredivisie]] in 1956.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! colspan=5 | Domestic Results since 1956
|-
! width="20%"|Domestic league
! width="20%"|League result
! width="20%"|Qualification to
! width="20%"|[[KNVB Cup]] season
! width="20%"|Cup result
|-
|[[2023–24 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|16th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[2023–24 KNVB Cup|2023–24]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2022–23 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2022–23 KNVB Cup|2022–23]]
|second round
|-
|[[2021–22 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[2021–22 KNVB Cup|2021–22]]
|second round
|-
|[[2020–21 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]
|Quarter-final
|-
|[[2019–20 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2019–20 KNVB Cup|2019–20]]
|second round
|-
|[[2018–19 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|16th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[2018–19 KNVB Cup|2018–19]]
|first round
|-
|[[2017–18 Eredivisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2017–18 KNVB Cup|2017–18]]
|first round
|-
|[[2016–17 Eredivisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]]
|second round
|-
|[[2015–16 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2015–16 KNVB Cup|2015–16]]
|third round
|-
|[[2014–15 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2014–15 KNVB Cup|2014–15]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|Semi-final
|-
|[[2013–14 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[2013–14 KNVB Cup|2013–14]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2012–13 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2012–13 KNVB Cup|2012–13]]
|second round
|-
|[[2011–12 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[2011-12 KNVB Cup|2011–12]]
|third round
|-
|[[2010–11 Eredivisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)
|[[2010–11 KNVB Cup|2010–11]]
|Fourth round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2009–10|2009–10 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[2009–10 KNVB Cup|2009–10]]
|Third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2008-09|2008–09 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2008–09 KNVB Cup|2008–09]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2007–08 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[2007–08 KNVB Cup|2007–08]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)
|[[2006–07 KNVB Cup|2006–07]]
|Third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2005-06|2005–06 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[2005–06 KNVB Cup|2005–06]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2004-05|2004–05 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2004–05 KNVB Cup|2004–05]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2003-04|2003–04 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2003–04 KNVB Cup|2003–04]]
|Third round
|-
|[[2002–03 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (losing promo./releg. play-offs)
|[[2002–03 KNVB Cup|2002–03]]
|Quarter-final
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2001-02|2001–02 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[2001–02 KNVB Cup|2001–02]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 2000-01|2000–01 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2000–01 KNVB Cup|2000–01]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1999-2000|1999–00 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1999-2000 KNVB Cup|1999–00]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1998-99|1998–99 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1998–99 KNVB Cup|1998–99]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1997-98|1997–98 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1997–98 KNVB Cup|1997–98]]
|Group stage
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1996-97|1996–97 Eerste Divisie]]
|17th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1996–97 KNVB Cup|1996–97]]
|Group stage
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1995-96|1995–96 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1995–96 KNVB Cup|1995–96]]
|Group stage
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1994-95|1994–95 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1994–95 KNVB Cup|1994–95]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1993-94|1993–94 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1993–94 KNVB Cup|1993–94]]
|Third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1992-93|1992–93 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1992–93 KNVB Cup|1992–93]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1991-92|1991–92 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1991–92 KNVB Cup|1991–92]]
|Third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1990-91|1990–91 Eerste Divisie]]
|19th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1990–91 KNVB Cup|1990–91]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1989-90|1989–90 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1989–90 KNVB Cup|1989–90]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1988-89|1988–89 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1988–89 KNVB Cup|1988–89]]
|First round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1987-88|1987–88 Eerste Divisie]]
|8th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1987–88 KNVB Cup|1987–88]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1986–87 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1986–87 KNVB Cup|1986–87]]
|Quarter-final
|-
|[[1985–86 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1985–86 KNVB Cup|1985–86]]
|First round
|-
|[[1984–85 Eredivisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1984–85 KNVB Cup|1984–85]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1983–84 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1983–84 KNVB Cup|1983–84]]
|First round
|-
|[[1982–83 Eredivisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1982–83 KNVB Cup|1982–83]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1981-82|1981–82 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[1981–82 KNVB Cup|1981–82]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1980–81 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1980–81 KNVB Cup|1980–81]]
|Second round
|-
|[[1979–80 Eredivisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1979–80 KNVB Cup|1979–80]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1978-79|1978–79 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[1978–79 KNVB Cup|1978–79]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1977-78|1977–78 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1977–78 KNVB Cup|1977–78]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|Semi-final
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1976-77|1976–77 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1976–77 KNVB Cup|1976–77]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1975–76 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1975–76 KNVB Cup|1975–76]]
|Second round
|-
|[[1974–75 Eredivisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1974–75 KNVB Cup|1974–75]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1973-74|1973–74 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[1973–74 KNVB Cup|1973–74]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1972–73 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1972–73 KNVB Cup|1972–73]]
|Round of 16
|-
|[[1971–72 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1971–72 KNVB Cup|1971–72]]
|Quarter-final
|-
|[[1970–71 Eredivisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1970–71 KNVB Cup|1970–71]]
|Second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1969-70|1969–70 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|1969–70
|Second round {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1968-69|1968–69 Tweede Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (promotion)
|1968–69
|Second round {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1967-68|1967–68 Tweede Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|1967–68
|Quarter-final {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1966-67|1966–67 Tweede Divisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|1966–67
|''DNC'' {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1965-66|1965–66 Tweede Divisie]]
|9th (group B)
|&nbsp;–
|1965–66
|Group stage {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1964-65|1964–65 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|16th
|[[Tweede Divisie]] (relegation)
|1964–65
|Second round {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1963-64|1963–64 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|1963–64
|Round of 16 {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1962-63|1962–63 Eerste Divisie]]
|8th
|&nbsp;–
|1962–63
|Third round {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1961-62|1961–62 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|&nbsp;–
|1961–62
|? {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1960-61|1960–61 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th (group B)
|&nbsp;–
|1960–61
|? {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1959-60|1959–60 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|''not held''
|''not held''
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1958-59|1958–59 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th (group B)
|&nbsp;–
|1958–59
|? {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1957-58|1957–58 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th (group A)
|&nbsp;–
|1957–58
|? {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1956-57|1956–57 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th (group B)
|&nbsp;–
|1956–57
|? {{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
|}

==Current squad==
{{updated|4 February 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=NED|name=[[Calvin Raatsie]]|pos=GK}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=NED|name=[[Ilias Bronkhorst]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=NED|name=[[Kik Pierie]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=NED|name=[[Django Warmerdam]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=SWE|name=[[Casper Widell]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=BEL|name=[[Xander Blomme]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Go Ahead Eagles]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ITA|name=[[Seydou Fini]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=NED|name=[[Mathijs Tielemans]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=SWE|name=[[Richie Omorowa]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|name=[[Lance Duijvestijn]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=USA|name=[[Zach Booth]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs Player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=[[Arthur Zagré]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=CUW|name=[[Rayvien Rosario]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NED|name=[[Noah Naujoks]]|pos=MF}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NED|name=[[Jurgen Mattheij]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BEL|name=Nolan Martens|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=NED|name=Nesto Groen|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NED|name=[[Lennard Hartjes]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=BEL|name=[[Jacky Donkor]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NED|name=José de Almeida Reis|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NED|name=Cedric Hatenboer|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NED|name=[[Joshua Eijgenraam]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=NED|name=[[Mike van Duinen]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=NED|name=[[Derensili Sanches Fernandes]]|pos=FW}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=NED|name=Siem De Moes|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=NED|name=Jerolldino Armantrading|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=NED|name=Pascal Kuiper|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=NED|name=Tijmen Holla|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=NED|name=Seb Loeffen|pos=DF|other={{small|at [[SV Spakenburg]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|name=[[Serano Seymor]]|pos=DF|other={{small|at [[VVV-Venlo]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SWE|name=[[Oscar Uddenäs]]|pos=FW|other={{small|at [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs end}}

===Player of the year===
The Excelsior 'Player of the Year' award is voted for by the club's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. The annual election is organized by the supporters club ''Pro Excelsior'' since 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeffrey Altheer beste speler 2008/2009 |url=http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2362/jeffrey_altheer_beste_speler_20082009.html |newspaper=ERFC.nl |language=nl |trans-title=Jeffrey Altheer best player 2008/2009 |date=8 September 2009 |access-date=5 July 2010}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Supportersclub |url=http://www.excelsioronline.nl/supportersclub.htm |newspaper=Pro Excelsior |language=nl |access-date=5 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926003140/http://excelsioronline.nl/supportersclub.htm |archive-date=26 September 2010  }}</ref>

{{col-begin|width=70%}}
{{col-2|width=50%|align=left|valign=top}}
{| class="wikitable" width="90%" style="font-size: 100%"
!width="70" align="center"|Season
!Winner
|-
|align="center"|1995–96||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Marinus Dijkhuizen]]
|-
|align="center"|1996–97||{{flagicon|NED}} John Schuurhuizen
|-
|align="center"|1997–98||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ferry de Haan]]
|-
|align="center"|1998–99||{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van der Kruis
|-
|align="center"|1999–00||{{flagicon|IRE}} [[David Connolly]]
|-
|align="center"|2000–01||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jarda Simr]]
|-
|align="center"|2001–02||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Michel Breuer]]
|-
|align="center"|2002–03||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Steve Olfers]]
|-
|align="center"|2003–04||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Danny Buijs]]
|-
|align="center"|2004–05||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Holman]]
|-
|align="center"|2005–06||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Luigi Bruins]]
|-
|align="center"|2006–07||{{flagicon|NED}} [[René van Dieren]]
|}
{{col-break|width=50%|align=left|valign=top}}
{| class="wikitable" width="90%" style="font-size: 100%"
!width="70"|Season
!Winner
|-
|align="center"|2007–08||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Kees Luijckx]]
|-
|align="center"|2008–09||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeffrey Altheer]]
|-
|align="center"|2009–10||{{flagicon|SUR}} [[Ryan Koolwijk]]
|-
|align="center"|2010–11||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Daan Bovenberg]]
|-
|align="center"|2011–12||{{flagicon|SUR}} [[Roland Alberg]]
|-
|align="center"|2012–13||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jordy Deckers]]
|-
|align="center"|2013–14||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Lars Veldwijk]]
|-
|align="center"|2014–15||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Sander Fischer]]
|-
|align="center"|2015–16||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rick Kruys]]
|-
|align="center"|2016–17||{{flagicon|SUR}} [[Nigel Hasselbaink]]
|-
|align="center"|2017–18||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hicham Faik]]
|-
|align="center"|2018–19||{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Jerdy Schouten]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==Managers==

===Current staff===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
| Head coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruben den Uil]]
|-
| Assistant head coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[André Hoekstra]]
|-
| Assistant coach / technology strategist ||{{flagicon|JPN}} Takahisa Shiraishi
|-
| Team manager ||{{flagicon|NED}} Dennis van der Neut
|-
| Goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ronald Graafland]]
|-
| Fitness coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} Mario Meijer
|-
| Physio ||{{flagicon|NED}} Maurice de Groot
|-
| Physio ||{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Kerskes
|-
| Club doctor ||{{flagicon|NED}} Robert Jan de Vos
|-
| Kit manager ||{{flagicon|NED}} Rien van Wijk
|-
| Kit manager ||{{flagicon|NED}} John van Tilburg
|-
|Chief scout
|{{flagicon|NED}} Dave Coelers
|-
|Scout
|{{flagicon|NED}} Bert Ebbens
|}

===Former managers===
{{Category see also|Excelsior Rotterdam managers}}

{{col-begin|width=70%}}
{{col-2|width=50%|align=left|valign=top}}
{| class="wikitable" width="90%" style="font-size: 90%"
!width="70" align="center"|Season(s)
!Manager
|-
|align="center"|1954–56||{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Smits
|-
|align="center"|1956–62||{{flagicon|NED}} Bob Janse
|-
|align="center"|1962–68||{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Smits
|-
|align="center"|1968–70||{{flagicon|NED}} Bob Janse
|-
|align="center"|1970   ||{{flagicon|NED}} Jaap Kouters
|-
|align="center"|1970–71||{{flagicon|NED}} Bob Janse
|-
|align="center"|1971–73||{{flagicon|NED}} Joop Castenmiller
|-
|align="center"|1973–75||{{flagicon|NED}} Ben Peeters
|-
|align="center"|1975–76||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Thijs Libregts]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Bob Janse
|-
|align="center"|1976–80||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Thijs Libregts]]
|-
|align="center"|1980–82||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Dorjee]]
|-
|align="center"|1982–86||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Jacobs]]
|-
|align="center"|1986–88||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk Wullems]]
|-
|align="center"|1988–90||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Joop van Daele]]
|-
|align="center"|1990   ||{{flagicon|NED}} Martin van der Kooy
|-
|align="center"|1990–92||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Sándor Popovics (footballer)|Sándor Popovics]]
|-
|align="center"|1992–94||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Cor Pot]]
|-
|align="center"|1994–95||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Baan]]
|}
{{col-break|width=50%|align=left|valign=top}}
{| class="wikitable" width="90%" style="font-size: 90%"
!width="70"|Season(s)
!Manager
|-
|align="center"|1995–96||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hans van der Pluijm]]
|-
|align="center"|1996-03||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Adrie Koster]]
|-
|align="center"|2003–04||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk van Stee]]
|-
|align="center"|2004–05||{{flagicon|NED}} [[John Metgod]]
|-
|align="center"|2005–06||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Mario Been]]
|-
|align="center"|2006–09||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ton Lokhoff]]
|-
|align="center"|2009–11||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Alex Pastoor]]
|-
|align="center"|2011–12||{{flagicon|NED}} [[John Lammers (footballer)|John Lammers]]
|-
|align="center"|2012–13||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Leon Vlemmings]]
|-
|align="center"|2013–14||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]]
|-
|align="center"|2014–15||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Marinus Dijkhuizen]]
|-
|align="center"|2015–16||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Alfons Groenendijk]]
|-
|align="center"|2016–18||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Mitchell van der Gaag]]
|-
|align="center"|2018–19||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Adrie Poldervaart]]
|-
|align="center"|2019–20||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ricardo Moniz]]
|-
|align="center"|2020–24 ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Marinus Dijkhuizen]]
|-
|align="center"|2024– ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruben den Uil]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==Players==
{{further|:Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players}}

===National team players===
''The following players were called up to represent their [[List of men's national association football teams|national teams]] in [[FIFA|international football]] and received [[Cap (sport)|caps]] during their tenure with Excelsior Rotterdam:

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{{col-3}}
*;Aruba
** {{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Mishawn Molina]] (2023–2024)
** {{flagicon|Aruba}} '''[[Kymani Nedd]] (2023–present)'''
*;Cape Verde
** {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Jeffry Fortes]] (2016–2020)
** {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Toni Varela]] (2014–2015)
*;Curaçao
** {{flagicon|Curaçao}} [[Nathan Markelo]] (2022–2023)
** {{flagicon|Curaçao}} '''[[Rayvien Rosario]] (2024–present)'''
*;DR Congo
** {{flagicon|DR Congo}} [[Jordan Botaka]] (2013–2015)
*;Ghana
** {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Christian Gyan]] (1998; 2006–2007)
{{col-3}}
*;Guinea
** {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Ahmad Mendes Moreira]] (2019–2021)
*;Iceland
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Mikael Anderson]] (2018–2019)
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Ögmundur Kristinsson (footballer, born 1989)|Ögmundur Kristinsson]] (2017–2018)
** {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Árni Sveinsson]] (1978–1979)
*;Japan
** {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takafumi Ogura]] (1993–1994)
*;Netherlands
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Maarten Grobbe]] (1922–1932)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Heimen Lagerwaard]] (1950–1963)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Andwelé Slory]] (2005–2007)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie Vermeer]] (1940–1956)
{{col-3}}
*;Republic of Ireland
** {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[David Connolly]] (1999–2001)
** {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Troy Parrott]] (2023–2024)
*;Sint Maarten
** {{flagicon|Sint Maarten}} [[Len Bleeker]] (2023–2024)
** {{flagicon|Sint Maarten}} '''[[Ronan Olivacce]] (2023–present)'''
*;Trinidad & Tobago
** {{flagicon|Trinidad & Tobago}} [[Levi García]] (2018)
{{col-3}}	
{{col-end}}
* ''Players in bold actively play for Excelsior Rotterdam and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with Excelsior.''

=== National team players by Confederation ===
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former Excelsior players represented Internationally
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Total national team players by confederation<br>
|-
! scope="row" | Confederation
! scope="col" | Total
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | (Nation) Association
|-
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] (1)
|-
| [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
| 5
| {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Cape Verde]] (2), {{flagicon|DR Congo}} [[DR Congo]] (1), {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]] (1), {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinea]] (1)
|-
| [[CONCACAF]]
| 7
| {{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Aruba]] (2), {{flagicon|Curaçao}} [[Curaçao]] (2), {{flagicon|Sint Maarten}} [[Sint Maarten]] (2), {{flagicon|Trinidad & Tobago}} [[Trinidad & Tobago]] (1)
|-
| [[CONMEBOL]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[UEFA]]
| 9
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]] (4), {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]] (3), {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]] (2)
|}

==Players in international tournaments==
The following is a list of Excelsior Rotterdam players who have competed in international tournaments, including the [[Africa Cup of Nations]]. To this date no Excelsior players have participated in the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Championship]], [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]], [[AFC Asian Cup]], [[Copa América]] or the [[OFC Nations Cup]] while playing for Excelsior Rotterdam.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|- style="text-align: center"
!Cup
!Players
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Equatorial Guinea}} [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]]||{{Flag icon|Cape Verde}} [[Toni Varela]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website|http://www.excelsiorrotterdam.nl/}} {{in lang|nl}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070110124353/http://www.excelsiorfans.nl/ Excelsior fans] {{in lang|nl}} (archived 10 January 2007)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070127024325/http://www.erfc.nl/ Excelsior fansite] {{in lang|nl}} (archived 27 January 2007)

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