2023–24 SC Paderborn 07 season

SC Paderborn 07
2023–24 season
Head coach	Lukas Kwasniok
Stadium	Home Deluxe Arena
2. Bundesliga	7th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Adriano Grimaldi (9); All: ; Filip Bilbija; Adriano Grimaldi; (9 each)
Average home league attendance	13,128
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 SC Paderborn 07 season was the club's 117th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 January 2024^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Pelle Boevink
4	DF	GER	Calvin Brackelmann
6	MF	GER	Marco Schuster
7	FW	GER	Filip Bilbija
8	MF	GER	David Kinsombi
10	FW	NED	Koen Kostons
11	FW	GER	Sirlord Conteh
12	GK	GER	Florian Pruhs
13	MF	GER	Robert Leipertz
16	DF	MKD	Visar Musliu
17	DF	GER	Laurin Curda
19	MF	GER	Kimberly Ezekwem (on loan from SC Freiburg)
20	DF	GER	Justus Henke
21	GK	GER	Jannik Huth (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	GER	Mattes Hansen
23	DF	GER	Raphael Obermair
24	DF	GER	Jannis Heuer
25	DF	GER	Jesse Tugbenyo
26	MF	GER	Sebastian Klaas
27	MF	GER	Kai Klefisch
29	FW	GER	Ilyas Ansah
31	DF	GER	Maximilian Rohr
32	DF	GER	Aaron Zehnter
33	DF	GER	Marcel Hoffmeier
34	DF	GER	Dawyn-Paul Donner
35	GK	GER	Arne Schulz
36	FW	GER	Felix Platte
39	FW	GER	Adriano Grimaldi

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SUI	Jasper van der Werff (at Hansa Rostock until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Niclas Nadj (at SC Verl until 30 June 2024)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	29 July 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		22	10	4	8	34	37	−3	045.45
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023	6 December 2023	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	066.67
Total					25	12	4	9	45	41	+4	048.00

Last updated: 17 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Karlsruher SC	34	15	10	9	68	48	+20	55
6	Hannover 96	34	13	13	8	59	44	+15	52
7	SC Paderborn	34	15	7	12	54	54	0	52
8	Greuther Fürth	34	14	8	12	50	49	+1	50
9	Hertha BSC	34	13	9	12	69	59	+10	48

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.^[3]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	10	4	8	34	37	−3	34	5	2	4	18	18	0	5	2	4	16	19	−3

Last updated: 17 February 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W
Position	18	15	12	13	16	14	15	10	7	8	12	9	11	12	10	9	6	6	7	7	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[4]^[5]

30 July 2023 1	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	5–0	SC Paderborn	Fürth
13:30 UTC+2	Hrgota 35', 45+3' Lemperle 43' Sieb 65' Michalski 77'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 10,547 Referee: Richard Hempel

4 August 2023 2	SC Paderborn	1–1	VfL Osnabrück	Paderborn
				Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

19 August 2023 3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–2	SC Paderborn	Düsseldorf
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Wijs 57'	Report	Muslija 5' Conteh 59'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 30,312 Referee: Robert Hartmann

25 August 2023 4	SC Paderborn	1–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Paderborn
18:30 UTC+2	Muslija 73'	Report	Ritter 59' Ache 65'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 13,475 Referee: Robin Braun

2 September 2023 5	Holstein Kiel	2–1	SC Paderborn	Kiel
13:00 UTC+2	Rothe 31' Skrzybski 61'	Report	Leipertz 12'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

15 September 2023 6

SC Paderborn

2–1

SV Wehen Wiesbaden

Paderborn

22 September 2023 7

1. FC Magdeburg

1–1

SC Paderborn

Magdeburg

29 September 2023 8

SC Paderborn

3–1

FC Schalke 04

Paderborn

8 October 2023 9

Eintracht Braunschweig

1–3

SC Paderborn

Braunschweig

21 October 2023 10

SC Paderborn

2–2

FC St. Pauli

Paderborn

28 October 2023 11

Hertha BSC

3–1

SC Paderborn

Berlin

5 November 2023 12

Karlsruher SC

0–3

SC Paderborn

Karlsruhe

11 November 2023 13

SC Paderborn

1–3

1. FC Nürnberg

Paderborn

25 November 2023 14

SV Elversberg

4–1

SC Paderborn

Elversberg

3 December 2023 15	SC Paderborn	1–0	Hannover 96	Paderborn
				Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

9 December 2023 16	Hamburger SV	1–2	SC Paderborn	Hamburg
13:00	Bénes 11', 86' Muheim 78' Heyer 90+5'		Bilbija 21', 69' Ansah 62' Boevenik 85'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 52,244 Referee: Christian Dingert

15 December 2023 17	SC Paderborn	3–0	Hansa Rostock	Paderborn
				Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

21 January 2024 18	SC Paderborn	0–1	Greuther Fürth	Paderborn
13:30			Sieb 33'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 10,975 Referee: Max Burda

27 January 2024 19	VfL Osnabrück	0–0	SC Paderborn	Osnabrück
13:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Michael Bacher

4 February 2024 20	SC Paderborn	4–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Paderborn
13:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 12,852 Referee: Tobias Welz

10 February 2024 21	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–2	SC Paderborn	Kaiserslautern
20:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

17 February 2024 22	SC Paderborn	0–4	Holstein Kiel	Paderborn
13:00 UTC+1	Ens 90+1'	Report	Porath 16' Skrzybski 33' Schulz 52' Niehoff 90+10'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Patrick Alt

23 February 2024 23	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–2	SC Paderborn	Wiesbaden
18:30 UTC+1	Kovačević 30'	Report	Kostons 39' Bilbija 82'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 6,119 Referee: Florian Lechner

3 March 2024 24	SC Paderborn	0–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Paderborn
13:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 13,566 Referee: Nicolas Winter

9 March 2024 25	FC Schalke 04	3–3	SC Paderborn	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 UTC+1	Karaman 32' Lasme 50' Topp 90+2'	Report	Zehnter 60' Kinsombi 78' Klaas 86'	Stadium: Veltins Arena Attendance: 61,475 Referee: Robert Kampka

15 March 2024 26	SC Paderborn	1–2	Eintracht Braunschweig	Paderborn
18:30 UTC+1	Grimaldi 61'	Report	Kurucay 59' Philippe 80'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 14,093 Referee: Daniel Siebert

31 March 2024 27

FC St. Pauli

2–1

SC Paderborn

Hamburg

5 April 2024 28

SC Paderborn

2–3

Hertha BSC

Paderborn

13 April 2024 29

SC Paderborn

1–1

Karlsruher SC

Paderborn

19 April 2024 30

1. FC Nürnberg

0–2

SC Paderborn

Nürnberg

27 April 2024 31

SC Paderborn

3–1

SV Elversberg

Paderborn

5 May 2024 32

Hannover 96

3–2

SC Paderborn

Hannover

10 May 2024 33

SC Paderborn

1–0

Hamburger SV

Paderborn

19 May 2024 34

FC Hansa Rostock

1–2

SC Paderborn

Rostock

DFB-Pokal

13 August 2023 First round	Energie Cottbus	0–7	SC Paderborn	Cottbus
18:00		Report	Pelivan 4' (pen.) Musliu 11' Bilbija 20', 51' Muslija 64' Klaas 83' Hansen 85'	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 12,469 Referee: Robert Schröder

1 November 2023 Second round	SC Freiburg	1–3	SC Paderborn	Freiburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gulde 32' Eggestein 69'	Report	Bilbija 4', 56', 82' Muslija 18', 33' Conteh 45+3' Obermair 64' Leipertz 73' Boevink 77' Nadj 90+7'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Christian Dingert

6 December 2023 Round of 16	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	SC Paderborn	Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boniface 12' Palacios 28' Schick 87'	Report	Bilbija 44' Klaas 83' Kinsombi 85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,249 Referee: Tobias Stieler

References

^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ger/aveger24.htm
^ "Spieler – Mannschaft – Profis – SC Paderborn 07" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
^ "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.
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[2] "Spieler – Mannschaft – Profis – SC Paderborn 07" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[3] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.

[4] "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.

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