2023–24 Hertha BSC season

Hertha BSC

2023–24 season
Head coach	Pál Dárdai
Stadium	Olympiastadion
2. Bundesliga	9th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Haris Tabaković (22) All: Haris Tabaković (25)
Highest home attendance	66,113 vs FC St. Pauli
Lowest home attendance	35,291 vs Wehen Wiesbaden
Average home league attendance	50,559[1]
Biggest win	Hertha BSC 5–0 Greuther Fürth
Biggest defeat	Hamburger SV 3–0 Hertha BSC

The 2023–24 season was Hertha BSC's 132nd 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 2 DF  SVK Peter Pekarík 3 DF  URU Agustín Rogel 5 MF  GRE Andreas Bouchalakis 6 DF  POL Michał Karbownik 7 FW  GER Florian Niederlechner 8 MF  SWE Bilal Hussein 9 FW  BIH Smail Prevljak 11 MF  GER Fabian Reese 12 GK  GER Tjark Ernst 15 FW  COM Myziane Maolida 16 DF  ENG Jonjoe Kenny 17 FW  GER Nader El-Jindaoui 19 MF  TUN Jeremy Dudziak 20 DF  GER Marc-Oliver Kempf 21 DF  ANG Anderson Lucoqui

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  GER Marten Winkler 24 MF  GER Bence Dárdai 25 FW  BIH Haris Tabaković 26 FW  DEN Gustav Christensen 27 FW  HUN Palkó Dárdai 28 FW  FRA Kélian Nsona 30 MF  GER Ibrahim Maza 31 DF  HUN Márton Dárdai 34 DF  NED Deyovaisio Zeefuik 35 GK  GER Marius Gersbeck 37 DF  GER Toni Leistner (captain) 39 FW  GER Derry Scherhant 40 FW  GER Luca Wollschläger 41 DF  GER Pascal Klemens 44 DF  GER Linus Gechter

Players 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 Julian Eitschberger (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2024) — MF  GER Suat Serdar (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CIV Wilfried Kanga (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Fabian Reese	Holstein Kiel	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
GK	Marius Gersbeck	Karlsruher SC	€300,000	1 July 2023	[4]
FW	Smail Prevljak	K.A.S. Eupen	Free	1 July 2023	[5]
DF	Michał Karbownik	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	8 August 2023	[6]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Dodi Lukebakio	Sevilla FC	€10,000,000	23 August 2023	[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

RSV Eintracht 1949 v Hertha BSC

2 July 2023 Friendly	RSV Eintracht 1949	0–6	Hertha BSC
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Winkler 15', 43' Richter 17' Niederlechner 30' Kempf 38' Scherhant 58'

Hertha BSC v BFC Dynamo

7 July 2023 Friendly	Hertha BSC	2–0	BFC Dynamo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Winkler 54' Scherhant 56'

Young Boys v Hertha BSC

8 July 2023 Friendly	Young Boys	4–2	Hertha BSC	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Łakomy 5', 50' Joël Monteiro 28' Dema 87'		Dárdai 71' Kanga 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Tissot Arena

RWD Molenbeek v Hertha BSC

15 July 2023 Friendly	RWD Molenbeek	1–2	Hertha BSC	Leogang, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dailly 14'	Report	Reese 10' Richter 28'	Stadium: Steinbergstadion Referee: Arnes Talic

Antwerp v Hertha BSC

16 July 2023 Friendly	Antwerp	1–0	Hertha BSC	Saalfelden, Austria
	Balikwisha 52'			Stadium: 1508 Saalfelden Arena Attendance: 0

Standard Liège v Hertha BSC

21 July 2023 Friendly	Standard Liège	1–1	Hertha BSC	Liège, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Drăguș 85'		Kempf 58'	Stadium: Complexe Standard de Liège

Hertha Zehlendorf v Hertha BSC

8 September 2023 Friendly	Hertha Zehlendorf	1–4	Hertha BSC	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Hertha BSC

12 October 2023 Friendly	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1–6	Hertha BSC	Berlin
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mommsenstadion

Hertha BSC v VSG Altglienicke

16 November 2023 Friendly	Hertha BSC	4–0	VSG Altglienicke	Berlin
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niederlechner 13', 61' Winkler 46' Scherhant 70' (pen.)			Stadium: Olympiapark Hanns Braun

Hertha BSC v Erzgebirge Aue

6 January 2024 Friendly	Hertha BSC	2–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Berlin
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niederlechner 71', 83'			Stadium: Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz

Hertha BSC v Mechelen

10 January 2024 Friendly	Hertha BSC	0–3	Mechelen	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zeefuik  76'	Report	Pflücke 23', 29' Asante 90+1'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Hertha BSC v Rangers

13 January 2024 Friendly	Hertha BSC	1–0	Rangers	La Manga, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kempf 45'	Report		Stadium: La Manga Club Football Centre A

Competitions

Overall record

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	9th	34	13	9	12	69	59	+10	038.24
DFB-Pokal	12 August 2023	31 January 2024	First round	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	12	6	+6	050.00
Total					38	15	10	13	81	65	+16	039.47

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2023–24 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	SC Paderborn	34	15	7	12	54	54	0	52
8	Greuther Fürth	34	14	8	12	50	49	+1	50
9	Hertha BSC	34	13	9	12	69	59	+10	48
10	Schalke 04	34	12	7	15	53	60	−7	43
11	SV Elversberg	34	12	7	15	49	63	−14	43

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.^[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

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
34	13	9	12	69	59	+10	48	8	6	3	43	22	+21	5	3	9	26	37	−11

Last updated: 27 January 2024.
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	32	33	34
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	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	L
Position	14	17	18	14	17	15	9	12	9	11	9	12	12	7	8	7	7	7	10	11	8	8	8	9	11	9	9	7	6	7	8	9	8	9

Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[9][10]

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hertha BSC

29 July 2023 1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–0	Hertha BSC	Düsseldorf
20:30 UTC+2	Ginczek 51'	Report		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 40,466 Referee: Christian Dingert

Hertha BSC v SV Wehen Wiesbaden

4 August 2023 2	Hertha BSC	0–1	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	Berlin
18:30 UTC+2		Report	Günther 90+2'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 40,075 Referee: Florian Lechner

Hamburger SV v Hertha BSC

19 August 2023 3	Hamburger SV	3–0	Hertha BSC	Hamburg
20:30 UTC+2	Jatta 38' Bénes 45+4' (pen.) Glatzel 82'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Hertha BSC v Greuther Fürth

26 August 2023 4	Hertha BSC	5–0	Greuther Fürth	Berlin
13:00 UTC+2	Tabaković 23', 77' Winkler 31' Dárdai 46' Prevljak 66'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 35,291 Referee: Tobias Stieler

1. FC Magdeburg v Hertha BSC

2 September 2023 5	1. FC Magdeburg	6–4	Hertha BSC	Magdeburg
13:00 UTC+2	Gnaka 7' Schuler 37' Ceka 49' Bell Bell 58' El Hankouri 68' Arslan 90+4'	Report	Reese 2' Winkler 22' Tabaković 42', 55'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 26,872 Referee: Tom Bauer

Hertha BSC v Eintracht Braunschweig

17 September 2023 6	Hertha BSC	3–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Berlin
13:30 UTC+2	Tabaković 38', 45+2' (pen.), 71'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 43,528 Referee: Marco Fritz

Holstein Kiel v Hertha BSC

24 September 2023 7	Holstein Kiel	2–3	Hertha BSC	Kiel
13:30 UTC+2	Pichler 54' Skrzybski 57' (pen.)	Report	Prevljak 27' Bouchalakis 39' Reese 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Hertha BSC v FC St. Pauli

30 September 2023 8	Hertha BSC	1–2	FC St. Pauli	Berlin
20:30 UTC+2	Scherhant 83'	Report	Eggestein 25' Hartel 74'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 66,113 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

8 October 2023 9	Schalke 04	1–2	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 UTC+2	Kabadayı 80'	Report	Prevljak 41' Reese 52'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,887 Referee: Harm Osmers

1. FC Nürnberg v Hertha BSC

22 October 2023 10	1. FC Nürnberg	3–1	Hertha BSC	Nürnberg
13:30 UTC+2	Castrop 57' Leistner 72' (o.g.) Hayashi 84'	Report	Prevljak 15'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 37,320 Referee: Florian Exner

Hertha BSC v SC Paderborn 07

28 October 2023 11	Hertha BSC	3–1	SC Paderborn 07	Berlin
13:00 UTC+2	Tabaković 11', 55' Kenny 45+3'	Report	Muslija 47'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 35,832 Referee: Tom Bauer

Hansa Rostock v Hertha BSC

5 November 2023 12	Hansa Rostock	0–0	Hertha BSC	Rostock
13:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

Hertha BSC v Karlsruher SC

11 November 2023 13	Hertha BSC	2–2	Karlsruher SC	Berlin
20:30 UTC+1	Reese 29' Niederlechner 42'	Report	Zeefuik 10' (o.g.) Jensen 81'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 58,851 Referee: Michael Bacher

Hannover 96 v Hertha BSC

24 November 2023 14	Hannover 96	2–2	Hertha BSC	Hanover
18:30	Zeefuik 10' (o.g.) Jensen 81'	Report	Niederlechner 29' Klemens 45'	Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena Attendance: 45,100 Referee: Timo Gerach

Hertha BSC v SV Elversberg

3 December 2023 15	Hertha BSC	5–1	SV Elversberg	Berlin
13:30	Gechter 12' Niederlechner 23', 61', 67' Kenny 71'	Report	Jacobsen 15'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 33,097 Referee: Sven Jablonski

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Hertha BSC

9 December 2023 16	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–2	Hertha BSC	Kaiserslautern
13:00	Touré 16'	Report	Niederlechner 49' Kempf 81'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 45,308 Referee: Harm Osmers

Hertha BSC v VfL Osnabrück

16 December 2023 17	Hertha BSC	0–0	VfL Osnabrück	Berlin
13:00		Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 43,650 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Hertha BSC v Fortuna Düsseldorf

21 January 2024 18	Hertha BSC	2–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Berlin
13:30	Tabaković 30' Zeefuik  34' Scherhant 45+1' Bouchalakis  45+4' Kempf  49' Leistner  65' Pascal Klemens  80' Barkok  89'	Report	Bergmann Jóhannesson 44' Tzolis 50' (pen.) Engelhardt  57'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 42,902 Referee: Robert Kampka

Wehen Wiesbaden v Hertha BSC

27 January 2024 19	Wehen Wiesbaden	3–1	Hertha BSC	Wiesbaden
13:00 CET	Kovačević 24' 53' Goppel 72'	Report	Kenny 59' Leistner  76' Tabaković  83'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 10,454 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

Hertha BSC v Hamburger SV

3 February 2024 20	Hertha BSC	1–2	Hamburger SV	Berlin
20:30 CET	Tabaković 82'	Report	Muheim 77' Reis 90+13'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 58,013 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Greuther Fürth v Hertha BSC

11 February 2024 21	Greuther Fürth	1–2	Hertha BSC	Fürth
13:30 CET	Hrgota 56'	Report	Kempf 34', 63'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 13,459 Referee: Marco Fritz

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Magdeburg

16 February 2024 22	Hertha BSC	3–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Berlin
18:30 CET	Reese 33' (pen.), 59' Dárdai 39'	Report	Atik 22' Müller 51'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 52,652 Referee: Florian Exner

Eintracht Braunschweig v Hertha BSC

24 February 2024 23	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–1	Hertha BSC	Braunschweig
13:00 CET	Kaufmann 14'	Report	Maza 52'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 22,636 Referee: Patrick Alt

Hertha BSC v Holstein Kiel

1 March 2024 24	Hertha BSC	2–2	Holstein Kiel	Berlin
18:30 CET	Tabaković 10', 45'	Report	Porath 81' Becker 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 46,835 Referee: Bastian Dankert

FC St. Pauli v Hertha BSC

10 March 2024 25	FC St. Pauli	2–0	Hertha BSC	Hamburg
13:30 CET	Saliakas 16' Hartel 44'	Report		Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Harm Osmers

Hertha BSC v Schalke 04

17 March 2024 26	Hertha BSC	5–2	Schalke 04	Berlin
13:30 CET	Tabaković 2', 13' Winkler 39', 56' Niederlechner 75'	Report	Terodde 5', 27'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 69,156 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Nürnberg

30 March 2024 27	Hertha BSC	3–3	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin
20:30 UTC+1	Winkler 44' Tabaković 54', 56' (pen.)	Report	Uzun 14', 47' Schleimer 33'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alexander Sather

SC Paderborn 07 v Hertha BSC

5 April 2024 28	SC Paderborn 07	2–3	Hertha BSC	Paderborn
18:30 UTC+2	Obermair 16' Musliu 60'	Report	Barkok 17' Hussein 84' Tabaković 90'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

Hertha BSC v FC Hansa Rostock

12 April 2024 29	Hertha BSC	4–0	FC Hansa Rostock	Berlin
18:30 UTC+2	Dárdai 18', 59' Reese 31' (pen.) Tabaković 86'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 62,177 Referee: Robin Braun

Karlsruher SC v Hertha BSC

21 April 2024 30	Karlsruher SC	3–2	Hertha BSC	Karlsruhe
13:30 UTC+2	Thiede 16' Matanović 45' Wanitzek 77'	Report	Tabaković 23', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Hertha BSC v Hannover 96

26 April 2024 31	Hertha BSC	1–1	Hannover 96	Berlin
18:30 UTC+2	Kempf 13'	Report	Leopold 90+3'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 59,192 Referee: Timo Gerach

SV Elversberg v Hertha BSC

5 May 2024 32	SV Elversberg	4–2	Hertha BSC	Spiesen-Elversberg
13:30 UTC+2	Schnellbacher 18', 54' Wanner 65' Koffi 88'	Report	Reese 27' Dárdai 62'	Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 9,502 Referee: Florian Lechner

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

11 May 2024 33	Hertha BSC	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
13:00 UTC+2	Tabaković 19' (pen.) Dudziak 45+3' Reese 67'	Report	Ritter 39'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Daniel Schlager

VfL Osnabrück v Hertha BSC

19 May 2024 34	VfL Osnabrück	2–1	Hertha BSC	Osnabrück
15:30 UTC+2	Wiemann 44' Wriedt 76'	Report	Dárdai 5'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Patrick Alt

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal

Carl Zeiss Jena v Hertha BSC

12 August 2023 First round	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–5	Hertha BSC	Jena
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Dárdai 6' Tabaković 47' Richter 49', 52' Uremović 59'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Florian Heft

Hertha BSC v Mainz 05

1 November 2023 Second round	Hertha BSC	3–0	Mainz 05	Berlin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Reese 45+3' (pen.) Tabaković 50' (pen.), 61' Zeefuik  78'	Report	Ajorque  90+3'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 29,621 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Hertha BSC v Hamburger SV

6 December 2023 Round of 16	Hertha BSC	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Hamburger SV	Berlin
20:45 UTC+1	Reese 21', 90' Kenny 120'	Report	Pherai 31' Bénes 43' Königsdörffer 102'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 58,946 Referee: Sascha Stegemann
	Penalties
	Prevljak Klemens El-Jindaoui Kenny Reese		Bénes Muheim Glatzel Königsdörffer

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

31 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Hertha BSC	1–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
20:45 UTC+1	Reese 90+1'	Report	Elvedi 5' Tachie 30' Kaloč 69'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,245 Referee: Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck

References

1. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/aveger.htm
2. "Das Bundesliga-Team von Hertha BSC" [The Bundesliga Team of Hertha BSC]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
3. "Confirmed: Hertha also secure Reese on a free for next season". Bundesliga News in English. January 4, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
4. "Hertha BSC: Klausel gezogen! Marius Gersbeck erhält 3-Jahres-Vertrag". bild.de. June 13, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
5. "Smail Prevljak signs for Hertha | Hertha BSC". www.herthabsc.com. 18 July 2023.
6. "Hertha BSC sign Michał Karbownik | Hertha BSC". www.herthabsc.com. August 8, 2023.
7. "Dodi Lukebakio signs on a five-year deal". Sevilla FC. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
8. "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
9. "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.
10. "SPIELPLAN 2. BUNDESLIGA SAISON 2023/2024" (PDF). media.dfl.de. June 30, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

External links

• Official website