2023–24 VfL Osnabrück season

VfL Osnabrück
2023–24 season
ChairmanHolger Elixmann
ManagerUwe Koschinat
(from 27 November)
StadiumStadion an der Bremer Brücke
2. Bundesliga18th (relegated)
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

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

Players

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First-team squad

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

Out on loan

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

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions

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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 18th 34 6 10 18 31 69 −38 017.65
DFB-Pokal 14 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 35 6 10 19 32 72 −40 017.14

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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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 (R) 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.)
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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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

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLLWDDLLDLLLDDLDDDLW
Position1212161718181818171717171818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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

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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

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  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]
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