2024–25 FC Ingolstadt 04 season

FC Ingolstadt 04
2024–25 season
ChairmanPeter Jackwerth
ManagerSabrina Wittmann
StadiumAudi Sportpark
3. Liga10th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Bavarian CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sebastian Grønning (17)

All:
Sebastian Grønning (21)
Highest home attendance12,965 vs 1860 Munich,
31 August 2024, 3. Liga
Lowest home attendance3,306 vs VfB Stuttgart II,
15 February 2025, 3. Liga
Average home league attendance5,731
Biggest win11–0 vs TSV Lohr (A),
7 August 2024, Bavarian Cup
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Alemannia Aachen (H),
11 March 2025, 3. Liga

0–3 vs Arminia Bielefeld (H),
27 April 2025, 3. Liga

The 2024–25 season was the 21st season in the history of FC Ingolstadt 04 and their third consecutive campaign in the 3. Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal and the Bavarian Cup. Ingolstadt finished 10th in the 3. Liga, were eliminated in the DFB-Pokal first round by 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and reached the semi-finals of the Bavarian Cup.[1][2][3] The season was the first under head coach Sabrina Wittmann, appointed in June 2024 as the first woman to lead a men's team in Germany's top three divisions.[4]

Transfers

In

Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Niclas Dühring FC St. Pauli II Undisclosed 15 May 2024 [5]
FW Dennis Borkowski RB Leipzig Undisclosed 7 June 2024 [6]
GK Simon Simoni Eintracht Frankfurt Loan 5 July 2024 [7][8]
MF Max Besuschkow Hannover 96 Undisclosed 2 September 2024 [9][10]

Out

Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Jannik Mause 1. FC Kaiserslautern Undisclosed 3 July 2024 [11]
GK Markus Ponath FV Illertissen (loan) Loan 13 June 2024 [12][13]
FW Jeroen Krupa 1. FC Nürnberg II Free transfer 18 June 2024 [14]
MF Bryang Kayo VfL Osnabrück (loan) Loan 12 August 2024 [15]
DF Tobias Schröck — (released) Contract expired 30 June 2024 [16]
GK Simon Simoni 1. FC Kaiserslautern Recalled 15 January 2025 [17][18]

Friendlies

Pre-season

6 July 2024 Friendly FC Ingolstadt 1–1 VfB Eichstätt
12 July 2024 Friendly FC Ingolstadt 3–1 VfR Mannheim
20 July 2024 Friendly Empoli 0–0 FC Ingolstadt
27 July 2024 Friendly FC Ingolstadt 1–1 SSV Ulm
4 September 2024 Friendly FC Ingolstadt 1–2 WSG Tirol
14 November 2024 Friendly FC Augsburg 7–0 FC Ingolstadt
14:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
3. Liga 4 August 2024 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Bavarian Cup 17 August 2024 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00

Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Rot-Weiss Essen 38 16 8 14 55 54 +1 56
9 Wehen Wiesbaden 38 15 10 13 59 60 −1 55
10 FC Ingolstadt 38 14 12 12 72 63 +9 54
11 1860 Munich 38 15 8 15 57 61 −4 53
12 Alemannia Aachen 38 12 14 12 44 44 0 50
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.[19]

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
30 13 9 8 58 46  +12 48 9 5 2 30 21  +9 4 4 6 28 25  +3

Last updated: 30 March 2025.
Source: soccerway

Matches

The match schedule was released on 9 July 2024.[20]

4 August 2024 1 FC Ingolstadt 2–1 Waldhof Mannheim
19:30
10 August 2024 2 Unterhaching 2–1 FC Ingolstadt Unterhaching
14:00 CET
  • Knipping 38'
  • Stiefler  44' 65'
  • Nils Ortel  45'
  • Waidner  45+3'
  • Julian Kügel  86'
Report
Stadium: Uhlsport Park
Attendance: 7,566
Referee: Tobias Wittmann
24 August 2024 3 Saarbrücken 2–3 FC Ingolstadt Saarbrücken
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 10,736
Referee: Christian Dingert
31 August 2024 4 FC Ingolstadt 1–2 1860 Munich Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 12,965
Referee: Felix Bickel
14 September 2024 5 Stuttgart II 3–2 FC Ingolstadt Aspach
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena
Attendance: 810
Referee: Yannick Rupert
21 September 2024 6 FC Ingolstadt 2–2 Rot-Weiss Essen Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Fabienne Michel
24 September 2024 7 Sandhausen 4–3 FC Ingolstadt Sandhausen
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: GP Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Richard Hempel
29 September 2024 8 FC Ingolstadt 2–1 Hansa Rostock Ingolstadt
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 6,097
Referee: Konrad Oldhafer
5 October 2024 9 Alemannia Aachen 1–1 FC Ingolstadt Aachen
16:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Tivoli
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Nico Fuchs
19 October 2024 10 FC Ingolstadt 1–1 Verl Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 5,291
Referee: Timon Schulz
22 October 2024 11 Viktoria Köln 4–4 FC Ingolstadt Köln
19:00 CET
  • Henning 20'
  • Saïd El Mala 24'
  • Enrique Lofolomo  36'
  • Florian Engelhardt  38'
  • Dietz  45+4'
  • Lobinger 51'
  • Serhat-Semih Güler 71'
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Kevin Behrens
25 October 2024 12 FC Ingolstadt 5–3 Borussia Dortmund II Ingolstadt
19:00 CET
Report
  • Rodney Elongo-Yombo 19'
  • Franz Roggow  20'
  • Babis Drakas 25'
  • David Lelle  59'
  • Felix Paschke  81'
  • Eberwein 85'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Justin Hasmann
2 November 2024 13 FC Ingolstadt 1–1 Dynamo Dresden Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 8,712
Referee: Florian Exner
10 November 2024 14 Hannover 96 II 0–4 FC Ingolstadt Hanover
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Michael Näther
24 November 2024 15 FC Ingolstadt 4–2 Osnabrück Ingolstadt
16:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 4,819
Referee: Fabienne Michel
29 November 2024 16 Arminia Bielefeld 1–0 FC Ingolstadt Bielefeld
19:00 CET
Report
  • Felix Keidel  68'
  • Elias Decker  70'
Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 18,750
Referee: Felix Bickel
7 December 2024 17 FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Erzgebirge Aue Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Mario Hildenbrand
14 December 2024 18 Wehen Wiesbaden 2–5 FC Ingolstadt Wiesbaden
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Brita-Arena
Attendance: 3,084
Referee: Nico Fuchs
20 December 2024 19 FC Ingolstadt 1–1 Energie Cottbus Ingolstadt
19:00 CET
Report
  • Slamar  19'
  • Phil Halbauer 23'  58'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 6,593
Referee: Sören Storks
19 January 2025 20 Waldhof Mannheim 0–0 FC Ingolstadt Mannheim
19:30 CET Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 8,146
Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann
26 January 2025 21 FC Ingolstadt 3–1 Unterhaching Ingolstadt
16:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Timon Schulz
1 February 2025 22 FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Saarbrücken Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Florian Lechner
8 February 2025 23 1860 Munich 1–1 FC Ingolstadt München
16:30 CET
  • Philipp Maier  1'
  • Wolfram  42' 64'
Report
Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Patrick Schwengers
15 February 2025 24 FC Ingolstadt 1–1 Stuttgart II Ingolstadt
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 3,306
Referee: Nico Fuchs

Bavarian Cup

7 August 2024 First Round Lohr 0-11 Ingolstadt Lohr am Main
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Sportgelände Jahnstraße Loh
20 August 2024 Second Round Hain 0-4 Ingolstadt Laufach
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Sportgelände Seebachtal Laufach Platz 2
3 September 2024 Third Round Würzburger Kickers 1-3 Ingolstadt Würzburg
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Akon Arena
9 October 2024 Quarter Finals Türkgücü München 0-3 Ingolstadt München
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
22 March 2025 Semi Finals Illertissen 1-0 Ingolstadt Illertissen
14:00 CET Report Stadium: Voehlin-Stadium

DFB-Pokal

17 August 2024 First round FC Ingolstadt 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern
15:30

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