List of Excelsior Rotterdam seasons

This is a list of the seasons played by Excelsior Rotterdam from 1965.

Summary of Excelsior Rotterdam seasons

1960s Excelsior Rotterdam competed in the Tweede Divisie for most of the decade. They earned promotion to the Eerste Divisie in the 1968–69 season after finishing second. Their best KNVB Cup performance was reaching the quarter-finals in the 1967–68 season.

1970s The club frequently moved between divisions during the 1970s. They were promoted to the Eredivisie in 1970, 1974, and 1979, and relegated in 1973 and 1976. Excelsior had a notable cup run in the 1977–78 season, reaching the semi-finals.

1980s Excelsior Rotterdam continued to experience promotions and relegations throughout the 1980s. They were promoted to the Eredivisie in 1982 and relegated again in 1981 and 1987. Their best Eredivisie finish was 9th place in the 1982–83 season. The team reached the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup in 1986–87.

1990s The club spent the entire decade in the Eerste Divisie. They had mostly mid- to lower-table finishes, with their best league performance being 3rd place in the 1994–95 season. Their cup performances included several appearances in the round of 16.

2000s Excelsior achieved multiple promotions to the Eredivisie in 2002, 2006, and 2010. They were relegated in 2003 and 2008. The club's best KNVB Cup performance during the decade was a quarter-final appearance in 2002–03.

2010s This decade saw several promotions and relegations. Excelsior were promoted in 2010 and 2014, and relegated in 2012 and 2019. Their best Eredivisie result was 11th place in the 2017–18 season. The team reached the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup in 2014–15.

2020s In the early 2020s, Excelsior played in both the Eerste Divisie and Eredivisie. They were promoted in 2022 and 2025, and relegated in 2023. Their most notable cup run was a quarter-final appearance in 2020–21.

Seasons Key to KNVB Cup rounds: 2R – Second round 3R – Third round GS – Group stage QF – Quarter-final R16 – 1/8 Final (round of 16) R32 – 1/16 Final (round of 32) SF – Semi-final

+ Seasons of Excelsior Rotterdam#SeasonLeagueKNVB CupTop scorer(s)DivisionTotalConsecutivePtsPosPlayer(s)Goals11965–66Tweede Divisie Group B1st1st259thGS21966–67Tweede Divisie1st1st519th31967–68Tweede Divisie2nd2nd3316thQF41968–69Tweede Divisie3rd3rd482nd2R51969–70Eerste Divisie1st1st482nd2R61970–71Eredivisie1st1st2016th2R71971–72Eredivisie2nd2nd2015thQF81972–73Eredivisie3rd3rd1817th3R91973–74Eerste Divisie2nd1st521st3R101974–75Eredivisie4th1st2614th2R111975–76Eredivisie5th2nd1918th2R121976–77Eerste Divisie3rd1st474thR16131977–78Eerste Divisie4th2nd454thSF141978–79Eerste Divisie5th3rd511st2R151979–80Eredivisie6th1st2713th2R161980–81Eredivisie7th2nd2117th2R171981–82Eerste Divisie6th1st443rdR16181982–83Eredivisie8th1st329th2R191983–84Eredivisie9th2nd3113th1R201984–85Eredivisie10th3rd3012thR16211985–86Eredivisie11th4th2515th1R221986–87Eredivisie12th5th1918thQF231987–88Eerste Divisie7th1st388thR16241988–89Eerste Divisie8th2nd493rd1R251989–90Eerste Divisie9th3rd3314th2R261990–91Eerste Divisie10th4th2319th2R271991–92Eerste Divisie11th5th3415th3R281992–93Eerste Divisie12th6th2414thR16291993–94Eerste Divisie13th7th3012th3R301994–95Eerste Divisie14th8th443rdR32311995–96Eerste Divisie15th9th2916thGS321996–97Eerste Divisie16th10th2417thGS331997–98Eerste Divisie17th11th3016thGS341998–99Eerste Divisie18th12th546thR32351999–00Eerste Divisie19th13th594thR16362000–01Eerste Divisie20th14th662ndR16372001–02Eerste Divisie21st15th702ndR16382002–03Eredivisie13th1st2317thQF392003–04Eerste Divisie22nd1st742ndR32402004–05Eerste Divisie23rd2nd4412th2R412005–06Eerste Divisie24th3rd751st2R422006–07Eredivisie14th1st3016th3R432007–08Eredivisie15th2nd2718thR16442008–09Eerste Divisie25th1st615thR16452009–10Eerste Divisie26th2nd653rdR32462010–11Eredivisie16th1st3516thR32472011–12Eredivisie17th2nd1918thR32482012–13Eerste Divisie27th1st2115th2R492013–14Eerste Divisie28th2nd663rdR16502014–15Eredivisie18th1st3215thSF512015–16Eredivisie19th2nd3015thR32 Tom van Weert15522016–17Eredivisie20th3rd3712thR32 Nigel Hasselbaink11532017–18Eredivisie21st4th4011th1R Mike van Duinen10542018–19Eredivisie22nd5th3316th1R Elías Már Ómarsson8552019–20Eerste Divisie29th1st477thR32 Rai Vloet14562020–21Eerste Divisie30th2nd489thQF Elías Már Ómarsson21572021–22Eerste Divisie31st3rd666thR32 Thijs Dallinga36582022–23Eredivisie23rd1st3215thR32 Lazaros Lamprou6592023–24Eredivisie24th2nd2916thR16 Troy Parrott17602024–25Eerste Divisie32nd1st722ndR16 Lance Duijvestijn12612025–26Eredivisie25th1st

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