2020–21 1. FC Nürnberg season

1. FC Nürnberg
2020–21 season
Board Member	Dieter Hecking (sports); Niels Rossow (financial)
Head coach	Robert Klauß
Stadium	Max-Morlock-Stadion
2. Bundesliga	14th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Manuel Schäffler (7); All: Manuel Schäffler (7)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 1. FC Nürnberg season is the club's 121st season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Nürnberg will participate in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 12 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 22 January 2021^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Patric Klandt
4	DF	DEN	Asger Sørensen
5	MF	GER	Johannes Geis
6	DF	GER	Tim Handwerker
7	FW	GER	Felix Lohkemper
9	FW	GER	Manuel Schäffler
10	MF	AUT	Nikola Dovedan
11	FW	SVK	Adam Zreľák
13	DF	GER	Pius Krätschmer
14	MF	GER	Tom Krauß (on loan from RB Leipzig)
15	MF	GER	Fabian Nürnberger
17	MF	GER	Robin Hack
18	MF	GER	Hanno Behrens
19	FW	GER	Dennis Borkowski (on loan from RB Leipzig)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	GER	Pascal Köpke
21	DF	GER	Kevin Goden
22	DF	GER	Enrico Valentini (captain)
23	FW	GER	Fabian Schleusener
24	MF	NOR	Mats Møller Dæhli (on loan from KRC Genk)
25	DF	GER	Oliver Sorg
26	GK	GER	Christian Mathenia
27	FW	GER	Paul-Philipp Besong
28	DF	GER	Lukas Mühl
29	GK	GER	Christian Früchtl (on loan from Bayern Munich)
30	GK	AUT	Andreas Lukse
33	DF	AUT	Georg Margreitter (vice-captain)
35	DF	GER	Noel Knothe

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SVN	Adam Gnezda Čerin (at HNK Rijeka until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	CRO	Jakov Medić (at Wehen Wiesbaden until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	POL	Dominik Steczyk (at Piast Gliwice until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	POR	Iuri Medeiros (at S.C. Braga until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	GER	Lukas Schleimer (at 1. FC Saarbrücken until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

11 August 2020 Friendly	SSV Jahn Regensburg	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Regensburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Kaulbachweg Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Speckner

15 August 2020 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	FC Augsburg	Nuremberg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0

22 August 2020 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	5–2	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Rottach-Egern, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion am Birkenmoos Attendance: 0

29 August 2020 Friendly	Türkgücü München	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Rosenheim, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Bacher

5 September 2020 Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert

9 October 2020 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	SSV Jahn Regensburg	Nuremberg, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz Attendance: 0

12 November 2020 Friendly	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Frankfurt, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Geis 47' Lohkemper 86'	Stadium: Trainingsgelände am Waldstadion Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	18 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1		16	5	5	6	23	23	+0	031.25
DFB-Pokal	12 September 2020	12 September 2020	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					17	5	5	7	23	26	−3	029.41

Last updated: 30 December 2020
Source: Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Template:2020–21 2. Bundesliga table

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
18	5	5	8	25	29	−4	20	3	3	4	13	16	−3	2	2	4	12	13	−1

Last updated: September 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L
Position	9	6	11	9	12	15	16	10	13	12	8	9	7	11	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) 1	Jahn Regensburg	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Regensburg
18:30	Besuschkow 58' (pen.)	Report	Handwerker 43'	Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck Man of the Match: Hein

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 2	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	SV Sandhausen	Nuremberg
13:30	Mühl 77'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 6,505 Referee: Tobias Reichel Man of the Match: Fraisl

5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) 3	1. FC Nürnberg	2–3	SV Darmstadt 98	Nuremberg
20:30	Hack 3' Lohkemper 61'	Report	Dursun 56' Mehlem 76' Rapp 90+3'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 6,772 Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Mehlem

19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 4	FC St. Pauli	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
20:30	Zalazar 28' (pen.) Buballa 78'	Report	Schäffler 8' Geis 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Zalazar

23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) 5	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Karlsruher SC	Nuremberg
18:30	Lohkemper 15'	Report	Wanitzek 53'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Harm Osmers Man of the Match: Fröde

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 6	Eintracht Braunschweig	3–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Braunschweig
13:00	Wiebe 21' Kobylański 52' Proschwitz 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Köpke 31', 42'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Sven Waschitzki Man of the Match: Köpke

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 7	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Nuremberg
13:00	Schäffler 15' (pen.)	Report	Karaman 30'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Robert Schröder Man of the Match: Danso

23 November 2020 (2020-11-23) 8	VfL Osnabrück	1–4	1. FC Nürnberg	Osnabrück
20:30	Kerk 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Schäffler 25', 71' Nürnberger 29' Lohkemper 43'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Schäffler

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) 9	1. FC Nürnberg	2–3	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 8' Dovedan 78'	Report	Nielsen 3', 37' Hrgota 47'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Brych Man of the Match: Nielsen

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) 10	SC Paderborn 07	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Paderborn
13:30			Hack 8' Lohkemper 49'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Robert Hartmann Man of the Match: Lohkemper

13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 11	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	Würzburger Kickers	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 36' Sørensen 90+2'	Report	Baumann 56'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Schlager Man of the Match: Schäffler

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 12	Holstein Kiel	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Kiel
18:30	Bartels 80'	Report		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Thorben Siewer Man of the Match: Bartels

20 December 2020 (2020-12-20) 13	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Nuremberg
13:30	Hack 36'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Mathenia

2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 14	1. FC Heidenheim	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Heidenheim
13:00	Thomalla 45' Mainka 76'	Report		Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Michael Bacher Man of the Match: Mainka

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) 15	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Hamburger SV	Nuremberg
13:00	Nürnberger 14'	Report	Terodde 33'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Brych Man of the Match: Nürnberger

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 16	VfL Bochum	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Bochum
13:00	Žulj 31' Tesche 73', 83'	Report	Schäffler 29'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Guido Winkmann Man of the Match: Tesche

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) First round	1. FC Nürnberg	0–3	RB Leipzig	Nuremberg
15:30		Report	Haidara 3' Poulsen 67' Hwang 90'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Marco Fritz

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

References

^ "1. FC Nürnberg – Profis". 1. FC Nürnberg. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "1. FC Nürnberg – Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

External links

Official website

[Behind_closed_doors-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

[1] "1. FC Nürnberg – Profis". 1. FC Nürnberg. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[2] "1. FC Nürnberg – Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

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