2023–24 1. FC Saarbrücken season

The 2023–24 season is 1. FC Saarbrücken's 121st season in existence and fourth consecutive in the 3. Liga. They are also currently competing in DFB-Pokal .

1. FC Saarbrücken
2023–24 season
ChairmanHartmut Ostermann
ManagerRüdiger Ziehl
StadiumLudwigsparkstadion
3. Liga6th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Saarland CupQuarter-finals
Biggest winArminia Bielefeld 2–6 1. FC Saarbrücken
2024–25 →

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 September 2023[1][2]

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 Tim Schreiber (on loan from RB Leipzig)
6 MF   GER Patrick Sontheimer
8 MF   GER Manuel Zeitz (captain)
9 FW   GER Kai Brünker
10 FW   GER Kasim Rabihic
11 MF   GER Julius Biada
14 DF   MOZ Boné Uaferro
16 DF   GER Bjarne Thoelke
17 DF   GER Dominik Becker
18 MF   GER Andy Breuer
19 DF   GER Marcel Gaus
20 FW   GER Julian Günther-Schmidt
21 DF   GER Fabio Di Michele Sanchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   GER Simon Stehle
23 MF   ALB Tim Civeja
24 FW   GER Sebastian Jacob
27 DF   GER Calogero Rizzuto
29 DF   GER Lukas Boeder
30 GK   GER Tim Paterok
31 MF   GER Richard Neudecker
33 MF   GER Luca Kerber
34 DF   GER Frederik Recktenwald
35 GK   GER Finn Kotyrba
39 FW   GER Patrick Schmidt
25 FW   FRA Amine Naïfi (on loan from Differdange)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Saarbrücken   4–0   Victoria Rosport
8 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Saarbrücken   4–1   Mainz 05 II
15 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Saarbrücken   2–1   1. FC Nürnberg Mulfingen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Arena Mulfingen-Hollenbach
Attendance: 300
19 July 2023 Friendly SV Mettlach   1–2   1. FC Saarbrücken
22 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Saarbrücken   1–2   Borussia Mönchengladbach Saarbrücken
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Brünker   85'
Stadium: Stadion Ludwigspark
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Tom Bauer
29 July 2023 Friendly 1. FC Saarbrücken   2–1   Union Titus Pétange

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
3. Liga 6 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 35 13 15 7 56 38 +18 037.14
DFB-Pokal 13 August 2023 2 April 2024 First round Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 8 5 +3 080.00
Saarland Cup 15 November 2023 Fifth round 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
Total 42 19 15 8 71 43 +28 045.24

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Jahn Regensburg (O, P) 38 17 12 9 51 42 +9 63 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 Dynamo Dresden 38 19 5 14 58 40 +18 62 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5 1. FC Saarbrücken 38 15 15 8 60 43 +17 60
6 Erzgebirge Aue 38 16 12 10 51 47 +4 60
7 Rot-Weiss Essen 38 17 8 13 60 53 +7 59
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]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
35 13 15 7 56 38  +18 54 7 7 4 26 20  +6 6 8 3 30 18  +12

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWDWDDWDLPLP
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 July 2023.[4]

6 August 2023 1 SSV Ulm 1846 1–1 1. FC Saarbrücken Ulm
13:30 UTC+2 Reichert   41' Report Brünker   3' Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 9,543
Referee: Nicolas Winter
19 August 2023 2 1. FC Saarbrücken 1–2 Viktoria Köln Saarbrücken
14:00 UTC+2 Brünker   18' Report
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Martin Speckner
23 August 2023 3 1. FC Saarbrücken 4–3 SC Verl Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 9,026
Referee: Assad Nouhoum
26 August 2023 4 FC Ingolstadt 2–2 1. FC Saarbrücken Ingolstadt
14:00 UTC+2
Report Schmidt   29', 56' Stadium: Audi-Sportpark
Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Felix Weller
1 September 2023 5 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–0 Borussia Dortmund II Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 11,065
Referee: Mario Hildenbrand
17 September 2023 6 SpVgg Unterhaching 0–0 1. FC Saarbrücken Unterhaching
19:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Felix Bickel
23 September 2023 7 1. FC Saarbrücken 1–1 Waldhof Mannheim Saarbrücken
14:00 UTC+2 Brünker   88' Report Herrmann   74' Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 14,151
Referee: Alexander Sather
29 September 2023 8 Arminia Bielefeld 2–6 1. FC Saarbrücken Bielefeld
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 17,215
Referee: Michael Bacher
3 October 2023 9 1. FC Saarbrücken 1–1 VfB Lübeck Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+2 Naïfi   90+9' Report Löhden   10' Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 10,666
Referee: Tobias Wittmann
7 October 2023 10 Erzgebirge Aue 2–0 1. FC Saarbrücken Aue
16:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Timo Ganslowitz
22 October 2023 12 Rot-Weiss Essen 2–1 1. FC Saarbrücken Essen
16:30 UTC+2
Report Naïfi   40' Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Attendance: 17,217
Referee: Assad Nouhoum
4 November 2023 14 SV Sandhausen 2–2 1. FC Saarbrücken Sandhausen
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 4,889
Referee: Robin Braun
11 November 2023 15 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–3 1860 Munich Saarbrücken
14:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 10,894
Referee: Lars Erbst
19 November 2023 13 1. FC Saarbrücken v Dynamo Dresden Saarbrücken
13:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Note: The match was suspended at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch.[5]
25 November 2023 16 Hallescher FC 0-2 1. FC Saarbrücken Halle (Saale)
14:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark
29 November 2023 11 1. FC Saarbrücken v MSV Duisburg Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Note: The match was postponed to too many assignments for the Germany under-20 football team.[6]

DFB-Pokal

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11 August 2023 First round 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–1 Karlsruher SC Saarbrücken
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stindl   65' Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Referee: Arne Aarnink
1 November 2023 Second round 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–1 Bayern Munich Saarbrücken
20:45 UTC+1
Report Müller   16' Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 16,003
Referee: Frank Willenborg
6 December 2023 Round of 16 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Saarbrücken
18:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 15,905
Referee: Daniel Siebert
12 March 2024 Quarter-finals 1. FC Saarbrücken 2-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Saarbrücken
20:45 UTC+1 Naïfi   11' Brünker   90+3' Report Hack   8' Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 15,903
Referee: Robert Hartmann

Saarland Cup

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15 November 2023 Fifth round TuS Herrensohr 0-3 1. FC Saarbrücken Püttlingen
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stadion an der Burg
Referee: Frank Distler

References

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  1. ^ "Das Team". 1. FCS Saarbrücken. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "1. FC Saarbrücken – Squad 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Drittliga-Spielplan: Arminia zum Start in Dresden - Münster gegen den BVB". kicker.
  5. ^ "Drittliga-Partie muss nachgeholt werden: Saarbrücken gegen Dresden wegen Regens abgebrochen". sportschau.de.
  6. ^ "Zwei Spiele in der 3. Liga verlegt". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
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