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Jannick van der Laan main referee

3.2

0.1

Average card count per match for 13 matches arbitrated
Charles John Schaap assistant referee
Sjoerd Nanninga VAR referee
Martin van den Kerkhof VAR assistant referee
Laurens Gerrets fourth referee
Michael Osseweijer assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Sparta Rotterdam

Giannino Felicio Vianello Unknown

Tobias Lauritsen Unknown

Vito van Crooij Knee injury

Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Unknown

Joshua Gaston Kitolano Groin Injury

NEC

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Freek Entius Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Match venue

Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 11026
Average attendance: 8542
Maximum attendance: 10606
% sold: 77

Match in live Sparta NEC

Date 17 February 2026 19:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 23
Code SPA-NEC
Area Netherlands
Home team Sparta Rotterdam
Away team NEC

FAQ

What are the official lineups for Sparta NEC?

Sparta Rotterdam : Coached by M. Steijn, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: J. Drommel, T. Quintero, B. Martins Indi (C), M. Young, L. Martes, P. Clement, J. Kitolano, S. Mito, A. Santos, M. van Bergen, T. Lauritsen

NEC : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Schreuder, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-2-1 : G. Crettaz, D. Fonville, A. Kaplan, E. Dasa, B. Önal, K. Sano, D. Nejašmić, B. Pereira, T. Chery (C), W. Willumsson, B. Linssen

Who is the referee of the match Sparta NEC ?

Jannick van der Laan is the referee for this match

Where is the match Sparta NEC?

The venue Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Sparta NEC?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 17 February 2026. Kick-off at 19:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1

- 5.0 1 J. Drommel
- 5.1 5 T. Quintero
- 5.2 4 (C) B. Martins Indi
- 5.4 3 M. Young
- 5.3 2 L. Martes
- 5.0 6 P. Clement
- 5.4 8 J. Kitolano
- 5.2 11 S. Mito
- 5.2 10 A. Santos
- 5.0 7 M. van Bergen
- 4.6 9 T. Lauritsen
- 5.0 1 G. Crettaz
- 5.0 24 D. Fonville
- 5.2 4 A. Kaplan
- 4.9 14 E. Dasa
- 4.9 11 B. Önal
- 5.0 23 K. Sano
- 4.7 6 D. Nejašmić
- 5.0 2 B. Pereira
- 4.9 10 (C) T. Chery
- 4.9 19 W. Willumsson
- 4.5 30 B. Linssen

NEC 3-4-2-1

- M. Steijn Coach
Substitutes
- S. Bakari #22 - Defender
- P. van Aanholt #14 - Defender
- P. Kuiper #30 - Goalkeeper
- A. Roaldsøy #21 - Midfielder
- M. Zonneveld #19 - Striker
- M. Kleijn #15 - Defender
- F. Bednarek #20 - Goalkeeper
- J. de Guzmán #13 - Midfielder
- J. Toornstra #18 - Midfielder
- S. Sambo #12 - Defender
- J. Baas #16 - Midfielder
- C. Terho #17 - Striker
- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- B. Nuytinck #17 - Defender
- V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- N. Lebreton #20 - Midfielder
- P. Sandler #3 - Defender
- K. Ogawa #18 - Striker
- D. Proper #71 - Midfielder
- T. Ouwejan #5 - Defender
- Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- I. Hansen-Aarøen #8 - Midfielder
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- Danilo #9 - Striker

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	59	23	19	2	2	67	28	39
2	Feyenoord	45	23	14	3	6	53	32	21
3	Ajax	42	23	11	9	3	46	30	16
4	NEC	41	22	12	5	5	57	38	19
5	Sparta	36	22	11	3	8	29	36	-7
6	AZ	36	23	10	6	7	39	37	2
7	Twente	35	23	8	11	4	37	25	12
8	Heerenveen	31	23	8	7	8	39	39	0
9	Groningen	31	23	9	4	10	30	30	0
10	Utrecht	30	23	8	6	9	35	30	5
11	Fortuna	26	23	7	5	11	34	42	-8
12	Excelsior	26	23	7	5	11	25	39	-14
13	Zwolle	26	23	7	5	11	33	49	-16
14	Volendam	24	23	6	6	11	26	38	-12
15	Go Ahead	23	23	4	11	8	33	39	-6
16	NAC	19	23	4	7	12	24	36	-12
17	Telstar	18	23	3	9	11	27	39	-12
18	Heracles	17	23	5	2	16	31	58	-27

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	26	11	8	2	1	36	16	20
2	Ajax	26	12	8	2	2	23	10	13
3	Feyenoord	25	12	8	1	3	30	18	12
4	NEC	23	11	7	2	2	30	17	13
5	Twente	19	11	5	4	2	18	11	7
6	Zwolle	19	11	6	1	4	15	15	0
7	Volendam	19	12	5	4	3	19	15	4
8	Fortuna	18	11	5	3	3	19	17	2
9	Utrecht	17	11	5	2	4	18	11	7
10	AZ	17	11	4	5	2	22	20	2
11	Sparta	17	11	5	2	4	13	18	-5
12	Heerenveen	17	12	4	5	3	22	21	1
13	Go Ahead	15	11	3	6	2	17	16	1
14	Groningen	15	12	4	3	5	17	13	4
15	Excelsior	14	12	4	2	6	13	16	-3
16	Heracles	13	11	4	1	6	20	25	-5
17	NAC	12	12	3	3	6	14	18	-4
18	Telstar	8	12	1	5	6	18	24	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	33	12	11	0	1	31	12	19
2	Feyenoord	20	11	6	2	3	23	14	9
3	Sparta	19	11	6	1	4	16	18	-2
4	AZ	19	12	6	1	5	17	17	0
5	NEC	18	11	5	3	3	27	21	6
6	Ajax	16	11	3	7	1	23	20	3
7	Groningen	16	11	5	1	5	13	17	-4
8	Twente	16	12	3	7	2	19	14	5
9	Heerenveen	14	11	4	2	5	17	18	-1
10	Utrecht	13	12	3	4	5	17	19	-2
11	Excelsior	12	11	3	3	5	12	23	-11
12	Telstar	10	11	2	4	5	9	15	-6
13	Go Ahead	8	12	1	5	6	16	23	-7
14	Fortuna	8	12	2	2	8	15	25	-10
15	NAC	7	11	1	4	6	10	18	-8
16	Zwolle	7	12	1	4	7	18	34	-16
17	Volendam	5	11	1	2	8	7	23	-16
18	Heracles	4	12	1	1	10	11	33	-22

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	47	23	14	5	4	36	13	23
2	Feyenoord	43	23	13	4	6	25	13	12
3	Ajax	42	23	12	6	5	26	14	12
4	Twente	34	23	8	10	5	12	7	5
5	Sparta	33	22	9	6	7	11	12	-1
6	Excelsior	33	23	8	9	6	14	15	-1
7	NEC	31	22	8	7	7	21	21	0
8	Zwolle	31	23	8	7	8	19	26	-7
9	AZ	31	23	7	10	6	21	19	2
10	Utrecht	30	23	8	6	9	13	13	0
11	Groningen	30	23	6	12	5	13	11	2
12	Heerenveen	28	23	7	7	9	15	18	-3
13	Fortuna	25	23	6	7	10	17	24	-7
14	Go Ahead	25	23	5	10	8	15	18	-3
15	Telstar	24	23	5	9	9	11	16	-5
16	NAC	22	23	5	7	11	10	17	-7
17	Volendam	22	23	5	7	11	10	21	-11
18	Heracles	20	23	5	5	13	15	26	-11