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)
Average home league attendance14,586[1]
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

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023[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  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

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  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

In

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

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

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

Main article: 2023–24 2. Bundesliga

League table

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

Matches

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

2. Bundesliga match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position		 Ref.
1 29 July 2023 13:00 Karlsruher SC Home 2–3 Engelhardt 13', Tesche 71' 15,741 12th [6]
2 4 August 2023 18:30 SC Paderborn 07 Away 1–1 Kleinhansl 80' 14,789 12th [7]
3 20 August 2023 13:30 1. FC Nuremberg Home 2–3 Conteh 86', 88' 15,741 16th [8]
4 26 August 2023 13:00 Hansa Rostock Away 1–2 Gnaase 45+3' 25,500 17th [9]
5 3 September 2023 13:30 SV 07 Elversberg Home 0–1 14,478 18th [10]
6 17 September 2023 13:30 Hannover 96 Away 0–7 37,000 18th [11]
7 22 September 2023 18:30 Hamburger SV Home 2–1
8 1 October 2023 13:30 1. FC Kaiserslautern Home 2–2
9 6 October 2023 18:30 Fortuna Düsseldorf Away 1–1
10 21 October 2023 13:00 SV Wehen Wiesbaden Home 0–2
11 27 October 2023 18:30 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Away 0–4
12 4 November 2023 13:00 Holstein Kiel Home 1–1
13 11 November 2023 13:00 Eintracht Braunschweig Away 2–3
14 25 November 2023 13:00 1. FC Magdeburg Home 0–2
15 1 December 2023 18:30 FC Schalke 04 Away 0–4
16 9 December 2023 20:30 FC St. Pauli Home 1–1
17 16 December 2023 13:00 Hertha BSC Away 0–0
18 19 January 2024 18:30 Karlsruher SC Away 1–2
19 27 January 2024 13:00 SC Paderborn 07 Home 0–0
20 3 February 2024 13:00 1. FC Nuremberg Away 2–2
21 11 February 2024 13:30 Hansa Rostock Home 0–0
22 18 February 2024 13:30 SV 07 Elversberg Away 1–3
23 24 February 2024 13:00 Hannover 96 Home 1–0
24 3 March 2024 13:30 Hamburger SV Away 2–1
25 10 March 2024 13:30 1. FC Kaiserslautern Away 2–3
26 15 March 2024 18:30 Fortuna Düsseldorf Home 0–4
27 31 March 2024 13:30 SV Wehen Wiesbaden Away 1–0
28 7 April 2024 13:30 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Home 2–0
29 13 April 2024 13:00 Holstein Kiel Away 0–4
30 20 April 2024 13:00 Eintracht Braunschweig Home 0–3
31 28 April 2024 13:30 1. FC Magdeburg Away 1–1
32 7 May 2024 18:30 Schalke 04 Home 0–4
33 12 May 2024 13:30 FC St. Pauli Away 1–3 Kehl 90+1' 29,546 18th [12]
34 19 May 2024 15:30 Hertha BSC Home 2–1 Wiemann 44', Makridis 76' 15,741 18th [13]

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 14 August 2023 20:45 1. FC Köln Home 1–3 (a.e.t.) Makridis 73' 15,741 [14]

References

  1. ^ worldfootball.net
  2. ^ "VFL Osnabrück – Team 2023/2024".
  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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  6. ^ "Burnics Distanzschuss lässt Karlsruhe spät jubeln". kicker (in German). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  7. ^ "Punkteteilung in Paderborn: Kleinhansl sichert Osnabrück das Remis". kicker (in German). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  8. ^ "Osnabrücks Aufholjagd wird nicht belohnt - FCN feiert ersten Saisonsieg". kicker (in German). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  9. ^ "Pröger trifft im Nachschuss: Rostock fährt dritten Saisonsieg ein". kicker (in German). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  10. ^ "Wanner legt vor, Faghir nickt ein: Elversberg gewinnt das Aufsteiger-Duell". kicker (in German). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  11. ^ "Doppelpacker Nielsen und Teuchert: Hannover deklassiert Osnabrück". kicker (in German). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  12. ^ "Drei Scorerpunkte für Afolayan: St. Pauli macht den Aufstieg perfekt". kicker (in German). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  13. ^ "Nach früher Führung: Hertha verliert letztes Spiel unter Dardai". kicker (in German). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  14. ^ "Doppelschlag in der Verlängerung: Köln bezwingt Osnabrück nach intensivem Kampf". kicker (in German). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
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