2023–24 VfL Osnabrück season

The 2023–24 season is VfL Osnabrück's 125th season in existence and first one back in the 2. Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

VfL Osnabrück
2023–24 season
ChairmanHolger Elixmann
ManagerUwe Koschinat
(from 27 November)
StadiumStadion an der Bremer Brücke
2. Bundesliga18th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erik Engelhardt (5)

All:
Erik Engelhardt (5)
Biggest winVfL Osnabrück 2–1 Hamburger SV
Biggest defeatHannover 96 7–0 VfL Osnabrück
2024–25 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 September 2023[1]

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   GER Lennart Grill (on loan from Union Berlin)
3 DF   GER Florian Kleinhansl
4 DF   GER Maxwell Gyamfi
5 DF   KOS Bashkim Ajdini
6 MF   GER Maximilian Thalhammer
7 MF   GER Noel Niemann
8 MF   GER Robert Tesche
9 FW   GER Erik Engelhardt
10 FW   GHA Kwasi Okyere Wriedt (on loan from Holstein Kiel)
11 MF   GER Charalambos Makridis
13 MF   GER Lukas Kunze
14 DF   SEN Oumar Diakhité
15 MF   COD Paterson Chato
16 DF   GER Henry Rorig
17 FW   GER Christian Conteh
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   GER Lars Kehl
22 GK   GER Philipp Kühn
23 FW   NED John Verhoek
24 DF   AUT Manuel Haas
25 DF   GER Niklas Wiemann
26 MF   GER Dave Gnaase
27 MF   FRA Michaël Cuisance (on loan from Venezia)
28 DF   GER Florian Bähr
29 MF   GER Oliver Wähling
30 MF   GER Emeka Oduah
32 MF   GER Jannes Wulff
33 DF   GER Timo Beermann (captain)
34 GK   GER Daniel Adamczyk
36 GK   GER Luca Böggemann
38 FW   GER Kevin Wiethaup

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   TUR Yiğit Karademir (at SV Meppen until 30 June 2024)
FW   GER Leandro Putaro (at Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   GER Jannik Zahmel (at Blau-Weiß Lohne until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF   Bashkim Ajdini   SV Sandhausen Free 1 July 2023
MF   Maximilian Thalhammer   Jahn Regensburg Free 1 July 2023
MF   Christian Conteh   Feyenoord Free 6 July 2023

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2023 Friendly Sportfreunde Lotte   0–5   VfL Osnabrück
14:00
8 July 2023 Friendly VfL Osnabrück   0–0   Eintracht Braunschweig
14:00
8 July 2023 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf   1–1   VfL Osnabrück
16:00
14 July 2023 Friendly VfL Osnabrück   5–0   Emmen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: Match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.
21 July 2023 Friendly VfL Osnabrück   1–0   Milton Keynes Dons
16:00
22 July 2023 Friendly VfL Osnabrück   1–0   Viktoria Köln
13:00
13 October 2023 Friendly FC Emmen   2–4   VfL Osnabrück
13:00

Competitions edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 28 July 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 23 2 9 12 20 45 −25 008.70
DFB-Pokal 14 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 24 2 9 13 21 48 −27 008.33

Last updated: 24 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 9 11 14 46 54 −8 38
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 11 5 18 37 53 −16 38
16 Wehen Wiesbaden (Q) 34 8 8 18 36 50 −14 32 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 Hansa Rostock (R) 34 9 4 21 30 57 −27 31 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 VfL Osnabrück (R) 34 6 10 18 31 69 −38 28
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 2 9 12 20 45  −25 15 2 5 5 11 16  −5 0 4 7 9 29  −20

Last updated: 24 February 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round edit

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ResultLDLLLLWDDLLDLLLDDLDDDLW
Position1212161718181818171717171818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[3][4]

29 July 2023 1 VfL Osnabrück 2–3 Karlsruher SC Osnabrück
13:00 Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
4 August 2023 2 SC Paderborn 1–1 VfL Osnabrück Paderborn
18:30 Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
20 August 2023 3 VfL Osnabrück 2–3 1. FC Nürnberg Osnabrück
13:00 Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
9 December 2023 16 VfL Osnabrück v FC St. Pauli Osnabrück
20:30 Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
3 March 2024 24 Hamburger SV v VfL Osnabrück Hamburg
13:30 UTC+1 Stadium: Volksparkstadion

DFB-Pokal edit

14 August 2023 First round VfL Osnabrück 1–3 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Osnabrück
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 15,741
Referee: Florian Badstübner

References edit

  1. ^ "VFL Osnabrück – Team 2023/2024".
  2. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.
  4. ^ [1]

External links edit