2020–21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2020–21 season
President	Peter Hofmann
Head coach	Sebastian Hoeneß
Stadium	PreZero Arena
Bundesliga	Preseason
DFB-Pokal	Preseason
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
	← 2019–20

The 2020–21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season is the club's 122nd season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim will participate in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 10 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	Oliver Baumann (vice-captain)
2	DF	NED	Joshua Brenet
3	DF	CZE	Pavel Kadeřábek
4	DF	BIH	Ermin Bičakčić
5	DF	GRE	Kostas Stafylidis
6	DF	NOR	Håvard Nordtveit
7	FW	DEN	Jacob Bruun Larsen
8	MF	GER	Dennis Geiger
9	FW	TOG	Ihlas Bebou
10	FW	ISR	Moanes Dabbur
11	MF	AUT	Florian Grillitsch
12	GK	GER	Philipp Pentke
14	MF	AUT	Christoph Baumgartner
15	DF	GHA	Kasim Nuhu
18	MF	MLI	Diadie Samassékou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ALG	Ishak Belfodil
20	MF	SRB	Mijat Gaćinović
21	DF	GER	Benjamin Hübner (captain)
22	DF	GER	Kevin Vogt
23	FW	ARM	Sargis Adamyan
25	DF	GER	Kevin Akpoguma
27	FW	CRO	Andrej Kramarić
29	FW	DEN	Robert Skov
32	DF	NED	Melayro Bogarde
33	MF	BRA	Klauss
35	FW	GER	Maximilian Beier
37	GK	GER	Luca Philipp
38	DF	AUT	Stefan Posch
41	MF	ISR	Ilay Elmkies

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
—	DF	NED	Justin Hoogma (at FC Utrecht until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	BRA	Bruno Nazário (at Botafogo until 31 December 2020)
—	FW	GER	David Otto (at 1. FC Heidenheim until 30 June 2021)
–	DF	BRA	Lucas Ribeiro (at Internacional until 31 December 2021.)

Transfers

Transfers in

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
20	MF	Mijat Gaćinović	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3,000,000	4 August 2020	^[2]

Transfers out

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
24	DF	Justin Hoogma	FC Utrecht	Loan	1 July 2020
13	MF	Leonardo Bittencourt	Werder Bremen	€7,000,000	8 July 2020	^[3]
	GK	Gregor Kobel	VfB Stuttgart	€4,000,000	28 July 2020	^[4]
28	GK	Michael Esser	Hannover 96	Free	30 July 2020
17	MF	Steven Zuber	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3,000,000	4 August 2020	^[2]
31	DF	Lucas Ribeiro	Internacional	Loan	10 August 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	7–1	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	Zuzenhausen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 8', 16' (pen.) Baumgartner 66', 70' Gaćinović 80' Skov 83' Bebou 90+1'	Report	Schwede 90+6'	Stadium: Akademie-Arena Rasen 1
Note: Match was played in four 25-minute quarters.

29 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	v	Mainz 05	Zuzenhausen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Akademie-Arena Rasen 1

29 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	v	Mainz 05	Zuzenhausen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Akademie-Arena Rasen 1

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	!—
Europa League	22 October 2020		Group stage	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
9	VfB Stuttgart	34	12	9	13	56	55	+1	45
10	SC Freiburg	34	12	9	13	52	52	0	45
11	1899 Hoffenheim	34	11	10	13	52	54	−2	43
12	Mainz 05	34	10	9	15	39	56	−17	39
13	FC Augsburg	34	10	6	18	36	54	−18	36

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

DFB-Pokal

UEFA Europa League

The group stage draw will be held on 2 October 2020.^[7]

Notes

References

^ "Squad First team". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter". Sportbuzzer (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ "Gregor Kobel signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "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
^ "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Squad First team". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[“FrankfurtSwap”-2] "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter". Sportbuzzer (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[4] "Gregor Kobel signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[5] "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.

[6] Fixtures for the 2020-21 season for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 will be published on 7 August 2020

[7] "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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