2022–23 1. FC Nürnberg season

1. FC Nürnberg
2022–23 season
Head coach	Robert Klauß / Markus Weinzierl / Dieter Hecking
Stadium	Max-Morlock-Stadion
2. Bundesliga	14th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kwadwo Duah (11); All: ; Kwadwo Duah (11)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 123rd season in the history of 1. FC Nürnberg and their fourth consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in the 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 January 2023^[1]^[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	Carl Klaus
3	DF	GER	Sadik Fofana (on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
4	DF	WAL	James Lawrence
5	MF	GER	Johannes Geis
6	MF	GER	Lino Tempelmann (on loan from SC Freiburg)
7	FW	GER	Felix Lohkemper
8	MF	GER	Taylan Duman
9	MF	GER	Danny Blum
10	MF	NOR	Mats Møller Dæhli
11	FW	GER	Erik Shuranov
13	DF	GER	Erik Wekesser
14	FW	GER	Benjamin Goller
15	DF	GER	Fabian Nürnberger
16	DF	GER	Christopher Schindler (captain)
17	MF	GER	Jens Castrop (on loan from Köln II)
19	DF	GER	Florian Hübner


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	GER	Pascal Köpke
21	MF	GER	Florian Flick (on loan from FC Schalke)
22	DF	GER	Enrico Valentini
23	FW	SUI	Kwadwo Duah
24	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta (on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
25	MF	GER	Shawn Blum
26	GK	GER	Christian Mathenia
27	FW	GER	Jermain Nischalke
28	DF	GER	Jan Gyamerah
29	DF	GER	Tim Handwerker
30	GK	DEN	Peter Vindahl Jensen (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
31	GK	GER	Jan Reichert
33	FW	GER	Christoph Daferner
35	DF	GER	Nathaniel Brown
36	FW	GER	Lukas Schleimer
38	DF	GER	Jannes Horn (on loan from VfL Bochum)

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	GER	Paul-Philipp Besong (at FC Erzgebirge Aue until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	GER	Manuel Wintzheimer (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 June 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Aschaffenburg	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Aschaffenburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion am Schönbusch

26 June 2022 Friendly	Ludogorets Razgrad	3–0	1. FC Nürnberg	St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koasastadion Sankt Johann

3 July 2022 Friendly	WSG Tirol	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Rum, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportzentrum Rum

8 July 2022 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	3–5	Arsenal	Nuremberg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Geis 24' Duah 29' Schleimer 73'		Gabriel Jesus 47', 75' Elneny 54', 59' Schindler 58' (o.g.) Handwerker 63' (o.g.) Marí 85'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 21,616 Referee: Michael Bacher

9 July 2022 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	1. FC Schweinfurt	Nuremberg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz im Sportpark Valznerweiher

22 September 2022 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	4–3	St. Gallen	Nuremberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz im Sportpark Valznerweiher

14 January 2023 Friendly	Cracovia	0–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Belek, Turkey
15:00 UST (UTC+4)				Stadium: Titanic Sports Center - Field 2

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	16 July 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	31	9	7	15	29	47	−18	029.03
DFB-Pokal	31 July 2022		First round	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Total				35	11	8	16	33	49	−16	031.43

Last updated: 13 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
12	Greuther Fürth	34	10	11	13	47	50	−3	41
13	Hansa Rostock	34	12	5	17	32	48	−16	41
14	1. FC Nürnberg	34	10	9	15	32	49	−17	39
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	9	9	16	42	59	−17	36
16	Arminia Bielefeld (R)	34	9	7	18	50	62	−12	34	Qualification for relegation play-offs

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]
(R) Relegated

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
31	9	7	15	29	47	−18	34	7	3	6	18	17	+1	2	4	9	11	30	−19

Last updated: 11 February 2023.
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	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D
Position	11	7	11	13	12	12	14	11	13	14	16	14	13	14	17	17	11	12	16	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	14

Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2023. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[4]

16 July 2022 1	FC St. Pauli	3–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Irvine 24' Paqarada 37' (pen.) Daschner 39'	Report	Duah 46' Valentini 90+3'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,582 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Paqarada

23 July 2022 2	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Greuther Fürth	Nuremberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Daferner 15' Wintzheimer 81'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 41,204 Referee: Sascha Stegemann Man of the Match: Duah

6 August 2022 3	Jahn Regensburg	0–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Regensburg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 15,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager Man of the Match: Albers

12 August 2022 4	1. FC Nürnberg	0–3	1. FC Heidenheim	Nuremberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Thomalla 44' Beck 49' Beste 80'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 27,155 Referee: Florian Lechner Man of the Match: Beck

20 August 2022 5	SV Sandhausen	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Sandhausen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajdini 33'	Report	Daferner 49' Duah 90+3'	Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 5,701 Referee: Max Burda Man of the Match: Daferner

27 August 2022 6	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	Hamburger SV	Nuremberg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vušković 37' Glatzel 90+2'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 35,713 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Meffert

2 September 2022 7	Eintracht Braunschweig	4–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Braunschweig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaufmann 13', 61' Ujah 44' Pherai 59'	Report	Castrop 10' Duah 29'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 17,173 Referee: Patrick Alt Man of the Match: Kaufmann

9 September 2022 8	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Nuremberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tempelmann 90'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,641 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Tempelmann

17 September 2022 9	SV Darmstadt 98	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kempe 8' Tietz 27'	Report		Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,500 (sell-out) Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Kempe

2 October 2022 10	Karlsruher SC	3–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schleusener 45' Heise 78' Wanitzek 82'	Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Schleusener

9 October 2022 11	1. FC Nürnberg	2–3	Holstein Kiel	Nuremberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tempelmann 39' Daferner 90+4'	Report	Skrzybski 62', 80' Reese 65'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 28,518 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Skrzybski

15 October 2022 12	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Düsseldorf
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Duah 47'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 25,750 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger Man of the Match: Schindler

22 October 2022 13	1. FC Nürnberg	0–0	Hannover 96	Nuremberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 28,422 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Schindler

29 October 2022 14	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 46,895 (sell-out) Referee: Michael Bacher Man of the Match: Mathenia

6 November 2022 15	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Nuremberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Reimann 65' (ogg.)	Report	Piccini 58', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 30,377 Referee: Nicolas Winter Man of the Match: Piccini

9 November 2022 16	FC Hansa Rostock	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Rostock
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fröling 90+1'	Report	Nürnberger 5'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Robin Braun Man of the Match: Schindler

13 November 2022 17	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	SC Paderborn 07	Nuremberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Duah 36', 55'	Report	Justvan 64'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Duah

29 January 2023 18	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	FC St. Pauli	Nuremberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Medić 33'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 30,871 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Medić

4 February 2023 19	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Fürth
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ache 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 16,626 (sell-out) Referee: Tobias Stieler Man of the Match: Griesbeck

11 February 2023 20	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	SSV Jahn Regensburg	Nuremberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Valentini 56'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 27,118 Referee: Arne Aarnink Man of the Match: Schindler

19 February 2023 21	1. FC Heidenheim	5–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Heidenheim
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kleindienst 19', 23', 39', 81' Busch 86'	Report		Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,955 Referee: Florian Exner Man of the Match: Kleindienst

25 February 2023 22	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	SV Sandhausen	Nuremberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Duah 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,260 Referee: Robin Braun Man of the Match: Duah

4 March 2023 23	Hamburger SV	3–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dompé 19' Reis 52' Königsdörffer 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel Man of the Match: Dompé

10 March 2023 24	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Nuremberg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hübner 69' Gyamerah 81'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 25,238 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Tempelmann

17 March 2023 25	Arminia Bielefeld	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Bielefeld
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Okugawa 6' Klos 23'	Report	Duah 57' Shuranov 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 23,473 Referee: Martin Petersen Man of the Match: Okugawa

31 March 2023 26	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	SV Darmstadt 98	Nuremberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Schindler 31' (ogg.)	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,545 Referee: Sven Waschitzki Man of the Match: Zimmermann

8 April 2023 27	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Karlsruher SC	Nuremberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Duah 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Kaufmann 26'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 29,422 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger Man of the Match: Duah

15 April 2023 28	Holstein Kiel	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Kiel
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Skrzybski 19' Reese 39'	Report	Lohkemper 65'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 12,931 Referee: Robin Braun Man of the Match: Reese

22 April 2023 29	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Nuremberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brown 10' Duah 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 27,682 Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Brown

29 April 2023 30	Hannover 96	3–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Hannover
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Börner 43' Köhn 49' Beier 70'	Report		Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Richard Hempel Man of the Match: Köhn

DFB-Pokal

29 July 2022 First round	1. FC Kaan-Marienborn	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Siegen^{[note 1]}
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Geis 45' Valentini 84'	Stadium: Leimbachstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

18 October 2022 Second round	Waldhof Mannheim	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Mannheim
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gohlke 63' (ogg.)	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 17,757 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Geis

Notes

^ The 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn v 1. FC Nürnberg match will take place at the Leimbachstadion instead of 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn's home stadium, the Herkules-Arena im Breitenbachtal.^[5]