The 2020–21 Karlsruher SC season was the club's 69th season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Karlsruher SC participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, being eliminated in the first round. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ingo Wellenreuther | ||
| Manager | Christian Eichner | ||
| Stadium | Wildparkstadion | ||
| 2. Bundesliga | 6th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Philipp Hofmann (13 goals) All: Philipp Hofmann (13 goals) | ||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 8 October 2020[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 15 | 
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TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Out edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 15 |
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TBD | 1 July 2020 |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | LASK  | 0–2 |  Karlsruher SC | Pasching, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 0 |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 19 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 20.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 12 September 2020 | 12 September 2020 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 16.67 | |||
Last updated: September 2020
Source: Competitions
2. Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 58 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 56 |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 52 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 51 |
| 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 |
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Last updated: December 2020.
Source: Kicker
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on December 2020. Source: Kicker
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]
Matches edit
| 19 September 2020 1 | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | Karlsruher SC | Hannover |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 27 September 2020 2 | Karlsruher SC | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | Karlsruhe |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 3 October 2020 3 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–0 | Karlsruher SC | Regensburg |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 3,042 Referee: Lasse Koslowski |
| 17 October 2020 4 | Karlsruher SC | 3–0 | SV Sandhausen | Karlsruhe |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 23 October 2020 5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | Karlsruher SC | Nuremberg |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 1 November 2020 6 | Karlsruher SC | 3–4 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Karlsruhe |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 8 November 2020 7 | FC St. Pauli | 0–3 | Karlsruher SC | Hamburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexander Sather |
| 21 November 2020 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–3 | Karlsruher SC | Braunschweig |
| 13:00 | Proschwitz  31' |
Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer |
| 28 November 2020 9 | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | SC Paderborn 07 | Karlsruhe |
| 13:00 | Daniel Gordon 7' |
Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 5 December 2020 10 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Osnabrück |
| 13:00 | Beermann 28' |
Report |
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Stadium: Bremer Brücke Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Karlsruhe |
| 13:30 | Hofmann 72' |
Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 17 December 2020 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | v | Karlsruher SC | Aue |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 0 |
| 21 December 2020 13 | Karlsruher SC | v | Hamburger SV | Karlsruhe |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0 |
| 2 January 2021 14 | Würzburger Kickers | v | Karlsruher SC | Würzburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 0 |
| 8 January 2021 15 | Karlsruher SC | v | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Karlsruhe |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0 |
DFB-Pokal edit
Matches edit
| 12 September 2020 First round | Karlsruher SC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Union Berlin | Karlsruhe |
| 18:30 | Report | Schlotterbeck 118' |
Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 450 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Kader: KSC". Karlsruher SC (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures for the 2020–21 season for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 will be published on 7 August 2020". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.