2020–21 Holstein Kiel season

The 2020–21 Holstein Kiel season was the club's 121st season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Holstein Kiel participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Holstein Kiel
2020–21 season
PresidentSteffen Schneekloth
Head coachOle Werner
StadiumHolstein-Stadion
2. Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexander Mühling (12)

All:
Alexander Mühling (13)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 2 February 2021[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   GRE Ioannis Gelios
2 DF   DEN Mikkel Kirkeskov
3 DF   GER Marco Komenda
5 DF   GER Stefan Thesker
6 MF   GER Ahmet Arslan
7 MF   KOR Lee Jae-sung
8 MF   GER Alexander Mühling
11 FW   GER Fabian Reese
15 DF   GER Johannes van den Bergh
19 DF   GER Simon Lorenz
20 DF   GER Jannik Dehm
21 GK   GER Thomas Dähne
22 DF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW   GER Janni Serra
24 DF   GER Hauke Wahl (captain)
25 DF   GER Phil Neumann
26 MF   GER Jonas Meffert
27 FW   GER Finn Porath
28 FW   GER Noah Awuku
29 MF   GER Joshua Mees
31 FW   GER Fin Bartels
32 MF   GER Jonas Sterner
33 FW   GER Benjamin Girth
35 GK   GER Dominik Reimann
36 MF   GER Niklas Hauptmann (on loan from 1. FC Köln)

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
MF   GHA David Atanga
FW   GER Makana Baku (at Warta Poznan)
FW   GER Daniel Hanslik (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   GER Lion Lauberbach
MF   GER Philipp Sander (at SC Verl)
GK   GER Timon Weiner (at 1. FC Magdeburg)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player From Fee Source
15 June 2020 MF   Ahmet Arslan VfB Lübeck Free [2]
23 June 2020 DF   Simon Lorenz VfL Bochum Free [3]
26 June 2020 DF   Marco Komenda SV Meppen Free [4]
30 June 2020 GK   Thomas Dähne Wisła Płock Free [5]

Loans in edit

Date from Pos Player From Date until Source
1 July 2020 MF   Niklas Hauptmann 1. FC Köln 1 July 2021 [6]

Out edit

Date Pos Player To Fee Source
24 April 2020 DF   Dominik Schmidt Released [7]
26 June 2020 DF   Seo Young-jae Daejeon Hana Citizen Released [8][9]
29 June 2020 FW   Salih Özcan 1. FC Köln Loan return [10]
29 June 2020 FW   Emmanuel Iyoha Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan return [11]
29 June 2020 DF   Darko Todorović Red Bull Salzburg Loan return [12]
29 June 2020 FW   Salim Khelifi FC Zürich Loan return [13]

Loans out edit

Date from Pos Player Transferred to Date until Source
17 July 2020 GK   Timon Weiner 1. FC Magdeburg 1 July 2022 [14]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 18 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 34 18 8 8 57 35 +22 052.94
Bundesliga promotion play-offs 26 May 2021 29 May 2021 First leg Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 050.00
DFB-Pokal 11 September 2020 1 May 2021 First round Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 13 9 +4 040.00
Total 41 21 10 10 72 49 +23 051.22

Last updated: 29 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Bochum (C, P) 34 21 4 9 66 39 +27 67 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Greuther Fürth (P) 34 18 10 6 69 44 +25 64
3 Holstein Kiel 34 18 8 8 57 35 +22 62 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 10 8 71 44 +27 58
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 16 8 10 55 46 +9 56
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.[15]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
34 18 8 8 57 35  +22 62 11 2 4 32 19  +13 7 6 4 25 16  +9

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAAHHHHAH
ResultWDWWLDDDWWWWWLDLWDWWWLWDLLWDWWWWLL
Position6722222211122222222222222222222223
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[16]

20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) 1 Holstein Kiel 1–0 SC Paderborn Kiel
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Mühling   59'
Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 1,709
Referee: Bastian Dankert
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 2 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 Holstein Kiel Braunschweig
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Martin Thomsen
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) 3 Holstein Kiel 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Kiel
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
18 October 2020 4 Würzburger Kickers 0–2 Holstein Kiel Würzburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 5 Holstein Kiel 1–3 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Kiel
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Timo Gerach
31 October 2020 6 Erzgebirge Aue 1–1 Holstein Kiel Aue
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
9 November 2020 7 Holstein Kiel 1–1 Hamburger SV Kiel
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
21 November 2020 8 Holstein Kiel 2–2 1. FC Heidenheim Kiel
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arne Aarnink
29 November 2020 9 Hannover 96 0–3 Holstein Kiel Hanover
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
4 December 2020 10 Holstein Kiel 3–1 VfL Bochum Kiel
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
12 December 2020 11 Jahn Regensburg 2–3 Holstein Kiel Regensburg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Kampka
16 December 2020 12 Holstein Kiel 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Kiel
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thorben Siewer
20 December 2020 13 SV Sandhausen 0–2 Holstein Kiel Sandhausen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
3 January 2021 14 Holstein Kiel 1–2 VfL Osnabrück Kiel
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
9 January 2021 15 FC St. Pauli 1–1 Holstein Kiel Hamburg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
17 January 2021 16 Holstein Kiel 2–3 Karlsruher SC Kiel
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
24 January 2021 17 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Holstein Kiel Darmstadt
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aarne Aarnink
27 January 2021 18 SC Paderborn 1–1 Holstein Kiel Paderborn
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
30 January 2021 19 Holstein Kiel 3–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Kiel
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
8 February 2021 20 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–2 Holstein Kiel Düsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
12 February 2021 21 Holstein Kiel 1–0 Würzburger Kickers Kiel
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thorben Siewer
22 February 2021 22 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2–1 Holstein Kiel Fürth
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
27 February 2021 23 Holstein Kiel 1–0 Erzgebirge Aue Kiel
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Thomsen
8 March 2021 24 Hamburger SV 1–1 Holstein Kiel Hamburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Reichel
3 April 2021 27 VfL Bochum 2–1 Holstein Kiel Bochum
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
6 April 2021 25 1. FC Heidenheim 1–0 Holstein Kiel Heidenheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Bacher
24 April 2021 31 VfL Osnabrück 1–3 Holstein Kiel Osnabrück
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
27 April 2021 29 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 Holstein Kiel Nuremberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
4 May 2021 30 Holstein Kiel 2–0 SV Sandhausen Kiel
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
7 May 2021 32 Holstein Kiel 4–0 FC St. Pauli Kiel
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
10 May 2021 26 Holstein Kiel 1–0 Hannover 96 Kiel
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 March 2021, but was postponed to 14 April 2021, because both teams were quarantined after players tested positive for COVID-19.[17] It was postponed again because Holstein Kiel was quarantined again after more players tested positive for COVID-19.[18][19]
13 May 2021 28 Holstein Kiel 3–2 Jahn Regensburg Kiel
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
16 May 2021 33 Karlsruher SC 3–2 Holstein Kiel Karlsruhe
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 May 2021 34 Holstein Kiel 2–3 Darmstadt 98 Kiel
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Promotion play-offs edit

As a result of their third place finish in the regular season, the club qualified for the play-off match with the 16th-place team in the 2020–21 Bundesliga to determine whether the club would be promoted to the 2021–22 Bundesliga.

26 May 2021 First leg 1. FC Köln 0–1 Holstein Kiel Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
29 May 2021 Second leg Holstein Kiel 1–5
(2–5 agg.)
1. FC Köln Kiel
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

DFB-Pokal edit

13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) First round 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen 1–7 Holstein Kiel Kiel
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Niedermann   3' Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 500
Referee: Christof Günsch
13 January 2021 Second round Holstein Kiel 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Bayern Munich Kiel
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
Penalties
2 February 2021 Round of 16 Holstein Kiel 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
Darmstadt 98 Kiel
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
Penalties
3 March 2021 Quarter-finals Rot-Weiss Essen 0–3 Holstein Kiel Essen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadion Essen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
1 May 2021 Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Holstein Kiel Dortmund
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Promotion play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GRE Ioannis Gelios 29 0 24 0 3 0 2 0
21 GK   GER Thomas Dähne 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0
35 GK   GER Dominik Reimann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   DEN Mikkel Kirkeskov 9 0 5+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
3 DF   GER Marco Komenda 19 1 9+4 1 2+2 0 2 0
5 DF   GER Stefan Thesker 14 0 12+1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF   GER Johannes van den Bergh 28 0 25 0 1+1 0 1 0
19 DF   GER Simon Lorenz 23 2 13+4 1 4 0 1+1 1
20 DF   GER Jannik Dehm 24 1 12+7 1 4+1 0 0 0
22 DF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski 12 0 5+5 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF   GER Hauke Wahl 41 2 34 0 5 2 2 0
25 DF   GER Phil Neumann 21 0 9+9 0 0+1 0 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF   GER Ahmet Arslan 18 2 2+13 2 0+3 0 0 0
7 MF   KOR Lee Jae-sung 40 8 31+2 5 5 2 2 1
8 MF   GER Alexander Mühling 36 13 27+4 12 4 1 1 0
26 MF   GER Jonas Meffert 40 0 34 0 5 0 1 0
29 MF   GER Joshua Mees 34 4 9+20 3 1+2 1 0+2 0
32 MF   GER Jonas Sterner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   GER Niklas Hauptmann 37 0 15+16 0 1+4 0 1 0
Forwards
11 FW   GER Fabian Reese 39 3 26+6 2 3+2 1 1+1 0
23 FW   GER Janni Serra 37 16 25+6 13 4+1 3 1 0
27 FW   GER Finn Porath 40 1 5+28 0 2+3 1 2 0
28 FW   GER Noah Awuku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 FW   GER Fin Bartels 38 13 29+2 11 5 2 2 0
33 FW   GER Benjamin Girth 20 0 1+16 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
18 FW   GER Lion Lauberbach 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

Notes edit

References edit

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External links edit