2020–21 Karlsruher SC season

Karlsruher SC
2020–21 season
ChairmanIngo Wellenreuther
ManagerChristian Eichner
StadiumWildparkstadion
2. Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Philipp Hofmann
(13 goals)

All:
Philipp Hofmann
(13 goals)

The 2020–21 Karlsruher SC season was the club's 69th season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Karlsruher SC participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, being eliminated in the first round. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 October 2020

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  AUT Markus Kuster
2 DF  GER Sebastian Jung
3 DF  GER Philip Heise
4 MF  GER Lukas Fröde
5 DF  GER David Pisot
7 MF  GER Marc Lorenz
8 MF  GER Jérôme Gondorf (captain)
10 MF  GER Marvin Wanitzek
11 MF  KOR Choi Kyoung-rok
16 DF  GER Philip Heise
17 FW  AUT Marco Djuricin
18 MF  GER David Trivunic
19 FW  GER Dominik Kother
20 MF  GER Alexander Groiß
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  GER Marco Thiede
22 DF  AUT Christoph Kobald
23 DF  LUX Dirk Carlson
24 FW  SEN Babacar Guèye
25 MF  GER Janis Hanek
27 DF  GER Marlon Dinger
28 GK  GER Paul Löhr
31 FW  GER Malik Batmaz
32 DF  GER Robin Bormuth
33 FW  GER Philipp Hofmann
34 DF  GER Jannis Rabold
35 GK  GER Marius Gersbeck
39 MF  GER Benjamin Goller

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
9 FW  GER Marvin Pourié

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly LASK 0–2 Karlsruher SC Pasching, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 0
8 October 2020 Friendly Mainz 05 2–4 Karlsruher SC Mainz, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg
Attendance: 60
Referee: Robert Kampka

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 19 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 5 1 1 3 4 5 −1 020.00
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 12 September 2020 First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 6 1 1 4 4 6 −2 016.67

Last updated: September 2020
Source: Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 10 8 71 44 +27 58
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 16 8 10 55 46 +9 56
6 Karlsruher SC 34 14 10 10 51 44 +7 52
7 Darmstadt 98 34 15 6 13 63 55 +8 51
8 1. FC Heidenheim 34 15 6 13 49 49 0 51
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.

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
11 5 1 5 17 13  +4 16 2 0 3 8 7  +1 3 1 2 9 6  +3

Last updated: December 2020.
Source: Kicker

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWDDWWWWL
Position161718171517159859
Updated to match(es) played on December 2020. Source: Kicker
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 1 Hannover 96 2–0 Karlsruher SC Hannover
13:00
Report Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tobias Stieler
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 2 Karlsruher SC 0–1 VfL Bochum Karlsruhe
13:30 Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Marco Fritz
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 3 Jahn Regensburg 1–0 Karlsruher SC Regensburg
13:00
Report Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
Attendance: 3,042
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 4 Karlsruher SC 3–0 SV Sandhausen Karlsruhe
13:00
Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Frank Willenborg
23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) 5 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 Karlsruher SC Nuremberg
18:30 Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 6 Karlsruher SC 3–4 SV Darmstadt 98 Karlsruhe
13:30
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arne Aarnink
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 7 FC St. Pauli 0–3 Karlsruher SC Hamburg
13:30 Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Sather
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 8 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–3 Karlsruher SC Braunschweig
13:00 Proschwitz 31' Report
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 9 Karlsruher SC 1–0 SC Paderborn 07 Karlsruhe
13:00 Daniel Gordon 7' Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Bacher
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 10 VfL Osnabrück 1–2 Karlsruher SC Osnabrück
13:00 Beermann 28' Report Stadium: Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
 () 11 Karlsruher SC 1–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Karlsruhe
13:30 Hofmann 72' Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Reichel
17 December 2020 (2020-12-17) 12 Erzgebirge Aue v Karlsruher SC Aue
20:30 Report Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 0
21 December 2020 (2020-12-21) 13 Karlsruher SC v Hamburger SV Karlsruhe
20:30 Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 14 Würzburger Kickers v Karlsruher SC Würzburg
13:00 Report Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 0
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 15 Karlsruher SC v SpVgg Greuther Fürth Karlsruhe
18:30 Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0

DFB-Pokal

Matches

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) First round Karlsruher SC 0–1 (a.e.t.) Union Berlin Karlsruhe
18:30 Report Schlotterbeck 118' Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 450
Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Kader: KSC". Karlsruher SC (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "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.