2023–24 VfL Osnabrück season

VfL Osnabrück

2023–24 season
Chairman	Holger Elixmann
Manager	Uwe Koschinat (from 27 November)
Stadium	Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
2. Bundesliga	18th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Erik Engelhardt (5) All: Erik Engelhardt (5)
Average home league attendance	14,586[1]
Biggest win	VfL Osnabrück 2–1 Hamburger SV
Biggest defeat	Hannover 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

Sportfreunde Lotte v VfL Osnabrück

2 July 2023 Friendly	Sportfreunde Lotte	0–5	VfL Osnabrück
14:00

VfL Osnabrück v Eintracht Braunschweig

8 July 2023 Friendly	VfL Osnabrück	0–0	Eintracht Braunschweig
14:00

Fortuna Düsseldorf v VfL Osnabrück

8 July 2023 Friendly	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–1	VfL Osnabrück
16:00

VfL Osnabrück v Emmen

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.

VfL Osnabrück v Milton Keynes Dons

21 July 2023 Friendly	VfL Osnabrück	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons
16:00

VfL Osnabrück v Viktoria Köln

22 July 2023 Friendly	VfL Osnabrück	1–0	Viktoria Köln
13:00

FC Emmen v VfL Osnabrück

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 v t e	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

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
23	2	9	12	20	45	−25	15	2	5	5	11	16	−5	0	4	7	9	29	−20

Last updated: 24 February 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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	W
Position	12	12	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

VfL Osnabrück v Karlsruher SC

29 July 2023 1	VfL Osnabrück	2–3	Karlsruher SC	Osnabrück
13:00				Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke

SC Paderborn v VfL Osnabrück

4 August 2023 2	SC Paderborn	1–1	VfL Osnabrück	Paderborn
18:30				Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

VfL Osnabrück v 1. FC Nürnberg

20 August 2023 3	VfL Osnabrück	2–3	1. FC Nürnberg	Osnabrück
13:00				Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke

VfL Osnabrück v FC St. Pauli

9 December 2023 16	VfL Osnabrück	v	FC St. Pauli	Osnabrück
20:30				Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke

Hamburger SV v VfL Osnabrück

3 March 2024 24	Hamburger SV	v	VfL Osnabrück	Hamburg
13:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Volksparkstadion

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal

VfL Osnabrück v 1. FC Köln

14 August 2023 First round	VfL Osnabrück	1–3 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Osnabrück
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Conteh  25' Kleinhansl  32' Wriedt  45+1' Makridis 73', 73'	Report	Schmitz 43' Chabot  45+1', 96' Hübers  50' Adamyan 93'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Florian Badstübner

References

1. https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/2-bundesliga-2023-2024/1/
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.
5. [1]

External links

• Official website