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)
Biggest win	VfL Osnabrück 2–1 Hamburger SV
Biggest defeat	Hannover 96 7–0 VfL Osnabrück
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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^[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	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. 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
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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

13 October 2023 Friendly	FC Emmen	2–4	VfL Osnabrück
13:00

Competitions

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	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

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	Relegation to 3. Liga

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.^[2]
(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.^[3]^[4]

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

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

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

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

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

DFB-Pokal

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