2020–21 Hertha BSC season

Hertha BSC
2020–21 season
Director of Sport	Michael Preetz
President	Werner Gegenbauer
Manager	Bruno Labbadia
Stadium	Olympiastadion
Bundesliga	Preseason
DFB-Pokal	First round
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2020–21 season is Hertha BSC's 128th season in existence and the club's eighth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Hertha BSC will participate in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 August 2020^[1]

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	Alexander Schwolow
2	DF	SVK	Peter Pekarík
4	DF	NED	Karim Rekik (3rd captain)
5	DF	GER	Niklas Stark (4th captain)
6	MF	CZE	Vladimír Darida
7	FW	POL	Krzysztof Piątek
9	FW	BRA	Matheus Cunha
10	MF	SVK	Ondrej Duda
11	MF	AUS	Mathew Leckie
12	GK	GER	Nils Körber
13	DF	GER	Lukas Klünter
14	FW	GER	Pascal Köpke
16	MF	NED	Javairô Dilrosun
17	DF	GER	Maximilian Mittelstädt
18	MF	ARG	Santiago Ascacíbar
20	DF	BEL	Dedryck Boyata
21	DF	GER	Marvin Plattenhardt
22	GK	NOR	Rune Jarstein


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	GER	Arne Maier
24	FW	GER	Palkó Dárdai
25	DF	GER	Jordan Torunarigha
27	FW	GER	Jessic Ngankam
28	FW	BEL	Dodi Lukebakio
29	MF	FRA	Lucas Tousart
31	DF	GER	Márton Dárdai
32	DF	GER	Luca Netz
33	FW	NED	Daishawn Redan
34	MF	GER	Maurice Covic
35	DF	NED	Omar Rekik
36	FW	TUR	Muhammed Kiprit
37	DF	GER	Florian Baak
38	GK	GER	Florian Palmowski
39	MF	GER	Julian Albrecht
40	MF	GER	Lazar Samardžić
42	DF	NED	Deyovaisio Zeefuik

Players 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	GER	Eduard Löwen (at FC Augsburg until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	GER	Dennis Jastrzembski (at SC Paderborn until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	GER	Davie Selke (at Werder Bremen until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
1	GK	Alexander Schwolow	SC Freiburg	€8,000,000	4 August 2020	^[2]
42	DF	Deyovaisio Zeefuik	FC Groningen	€4,000,000	6 August 2020	^[3]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
1	GK	Thomas Kraft		Retired	1 July 2020
3	DF	Per Ciljan Skjelbred	Rosenborg	Free		^[4]
9	FW	Alexander Esswein		Free
14	FW	Vedad Ibišević		Free
8	FW	Salomon Kalou	Botafogo	Free	9 July 2020	^[5]
12	GK	Dennis Smarsch	FC St. Pauli	Free	2 August 2020	^[6]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

7 August 2020 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	Cancelled	Hertha BSC	Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

14 August 2020 Friendly	Hertha BSC	2–0	Viktoria Köln	Berlin, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lukebakio 41' Redan 79'	Report		Stadium: Hanns-Braun-Stadion Referee: Florian Lechner

25 August 2020 Friendly	Hertha BSC	v	Eintracht Braunschweig	Berlin, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympiastadion

25 August 2020 Friendly	Ajax	v	Hertha BSC	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

27 August 2020 Friendly	Hertha BSC	v	PSV	Berlin, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Hanns-Braun-Stadion

27 August 2020 Friendly	Hertha BSC	v	PSV	Berlin, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Hanns-Braun-Stadion

5 September 2020 Friendly	Hamburger SV	v	Hertha BSC	TBD, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	18 September 2020	22 May 2021	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
DFB-Pokal	11 September 2020		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: September 2020
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Mainz 05	34	10	9	15	39	56	−17	39
13	FC Augsburg	34	10	6	18	36	54	−18	36
14	Hertha BSC	34	8	11	15	41	52	−11	35
15	Arminia Bielefeld	34	9	8	17	26	52	−26	35
16	1. FC Köln (O)	34	8	9	17	34	60	−26	33	Qualification for the 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.^[7]
(O) Play-off winners

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures will be announced on 7 August 2020.^[8]

DFB-Pokal

11–14 September 2020 First round	Eintracht Braunschweig	v	Hertha BSC	Braunschweig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion

Notes

References

^ "Das Bundesliga-Team von Hertha BSC" [The Bundesliga Team of Hertha BSC]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Alexander Schwolow" [Hertha BSC sign Alexander Schwolow]. Hertha BSC. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ https://bulinews.com/news/5715/hertha-confirm-the-signing-deyovaisio-zeefuik
^ "Skjelbred klar for Rosenborg". RBK (in Norwegian). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "Kalou: Former Chelsea star joins Brazil's Botafogo". Goal.com. 10 July 2020.
^ Dennis Smarsch - FC St. Pauli - FC St. Pauli official website
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "Fixtures for the 2020–21 season for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 will be published on 7 August 2020". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Das Bundesliga-Team von Hertha BSC" [The Bundesliga Team of Hertha BSC]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[2] "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Alexander Schwolow" [Hertha BSC sign Alexander Schwolow]. Hertha BSC. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[3] ttps://bulinews.com/news/5715/hertha-confirm-the-signing-deyovaisio-zeefuik

[4] "Skjelbred klar for Rosenborg". RBK (in Norwegian). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

[5] "Kalou: Former Chelsea star joins Brazil's Botafogo". Goal.com. 10 July 2020.

[6] Dennis Smarsch - FC St. Pauli - FC St. Pauli official website

[7] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[8] "Fixtures for the 2020–21 season for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 will be published on 7 August 2020". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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