2023–24 Karlsruher SC season

Karlsruher SC 2023–24 football season

Karlsruher SC
2023–24 season
President	Holger Siegmund-Schultze
Head coach	Christian Eichner
Stadium	Wildparkstadion
2. Bundesliga	5th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Igor Matanović (14) All: Igor Matanović (14)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Karlsruher SC's 130th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the 2. Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

First-team squad

As of 23 January 2024^[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	Kai Eisele
2	DF	GER	Sebastian Jung
4	DF	GER	Marcel Beifus
5	DF	FIN	Daniel O'Shaughnessy
6	MF	GER	Leon Jensen
8	MF	GER	Jérôme Gondorf (captain)
9	FW	CRO	Igor Matanović (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
10	MF	GER	Marvin Wanitzek
11	FW	GEO	Budu Zivzivadze
13	FW	GER	Lars Stindl
15	MF	BIH	Dženis Burnić
16	DF	GER	Philip Heise
17	MF	GER	Nicolai Rapp


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	GER	Daniel Brosinski
20	DF	GER	David Herold (on loan from Bayern Munich II)
21	DF	GER	Marco Thiede
22	DF	AUT	Christoph Kobald
23	GK	GER	Patrick Drewes
24	FW	GER	Fabian Schleusener
26	FW	GER	Paul Nebel (on loan from Mainz 05)
28	DF	GER	Marcel Franke
29	GK	GER	Max Weiß
30	MF	TUR	Eren Öztürk
31	MF	GER	Tim Rossmann
32	DF	GER	Robin Bormuth
39	MF	TUR	Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu

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
—	FW	GER	Stefano Marino (at FC Astoria Walldorf until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Patrick Drewes	SV Sandhausen	Free	1 July 2023
DF	Robin Bormuth	SC Paderborn		5 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Lars Stindl	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Free	31 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Igor Matanović	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loan	17 August 2023	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Marius Gersbeck	Hertha BSC	€300,000	1 July 2023	^[5]
MF	Tim Breithaupt	FC Augsburg	€2,500,000	1 July 2023
DF	Lazar Mirković	Released		1 July 2023
FW	Malik Batmaz	Preußen Münster	Undisclosed	6 July 2023
FW	Simone Rapp	Neuchâtel Xamax	Undisclosed	18 July 2023
MF	Kelvin Arase	Waldhof Mannheim	Undisclosed	11 August 2023
FW	Stefano Marino	Astoria Walldorf	Loan	1 September 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Türkgücü München

Karlsruher SC

2 July 2023 Friendly	Türkgücü München	2–3	Karlsruher SC	Munich
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Rasenplatz BSA Heinrich-Wieland-Straße

Karlsruher SC

AEZ Zakakiou

6 July 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	6–0	AEZ Zakakiou	Neukirchen am Großvenediger
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Neukirchen am Großvenediger

Viktoria Plzeň

Karlsruher SC

10 July 2023 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	3–0	Karlsruher SC	Westendorf, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf

Karlsruher SC

TSG Balingen

15 July 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	4–0	TSG Balingen	Karlsruhe
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion

Karlsruher SC

Liverpool

19 July 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	2–4	Liverpool	Karlsruhe
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stindl 38' Jung 50' Gondorf 62'		Núñez 3' Gakpo 69' Jota 90+2', 90+3'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Lars Erbst (Germany)

Karlsruher SC

Darmstadt 98

22 July 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	0–0	Darmstadt 98	Karlsruhe
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion

Karlsruher SC

FC 08 Homburg

30 July 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	1–1	FC 08 Homburg	Karlsruhe
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion

Karlsruher SC

SC Freiburg

7 September 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	0–1	SC Freiburg	Karlsruhe
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Grifo 39'	Stadium: GRENKE Stadion

Karlsruher SC

Strasbourg

12 October 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	3–0	Strasbourg	Karlsruhe
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Matanović 16' Schleusener 47' Stindl 62'		88'	Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion

Karlsruher SC

SSV Ulm

16 November 2023 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	0–2	SSV Ulm	Karlsruhe
14:00 CET (UTC+1)			Jann 56' (pen.) Rösch 67'	Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion

Karlsruher SC

SSV Ulm

5 January 2024 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	4–0	SSV Ulm
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dettling 94' Ben Farhat 112' Wanitzek 113' Matanović 114'
Note: Match was played in two periods of 60 minutes.

Karlsruher SC

Luzern

9 January 2024 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	3–1	Luzern	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zivzivadze 8' Dettling 84' Schleusener 90'		Ademi 66'	Stadium: Banús Football Center

Karlsruher SC

1. FC Nürnberg

13 January 2024 Friendly	Karlsruher SC	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Estepona, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zivzivadze 24' Matanović 54', 76'		Uzun 42'	Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Arroyo Enmedio
Note: Match was played in four periods of 30 minutes.

1. FC Heidenheim

Karlsruher SC

21 March 2024 Friendly	1. FC Heidenheim	0–1	Karlsruher SC	Heidenheim
13:30 CET (UTC+1)			Ersungur 20'	Stadium: Voith-Arena

Competitions

Overall record

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	29 July 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		32	14	10	8	64	46	+18	043.75
DFB-Pokal	11 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					33	14	10	9	65	48	+17	042.42

Last updated: 4 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Fortuna Düsseldorf (Q)	34	18	9	7	72	40	+32	63	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Hamburger SV	34	17	7	10	64	44	+20	58
5	Karlsruher SC	34	15	10	9	68	48	+20	55
6	Hannover 96	34	13	13	8	59	44	+15	52
7	SC Paderborn	34	15	7	12	54	54	0	52

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.^[6]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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
32	14	10	8	63	45	+18	52	9	5	2	38	20	+18	5	5	6	25	25	0

Last updated: 4 May 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[7]^[8]

VfL Osnabrück v Karlsruher SC

29 July 2023 1	VfL Osnabrück	2–3	Karlsruher SC	Osnabrück
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Michael Bacher

Karlsruher SC v Hamburger SV

6 August 2023 2	Karlsruher SC	2–2	Hamburger SV	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Felix Brych

Wehen Wiesbaden v Karlsruher SC

18 August 2023 3	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–0	Karlsruher SC	Wiesbaden
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lee Hyun-ju 22'	Report		Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 10,626 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

Karlsruher SC v Eintracht Braunschweig

27 August 2023 4	Karlsruher SC	2–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jensen 25' Schleusener 67'	Report	Wahl 37'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 23,590 Referee: Robert Kampka

Karlsruher SC v Greuther Fürth

2 March 2024 24	Karlsruher SC	4–0	Greuther Fürth	Karlsruhe
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wildparkstadion

Holstein Kiel v Karlsruher SC

9 March 2024 25	Holstein Kiel	1–0	Karlsruher SC	Kiel
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Holstein-Stadion

Karlsruher SC v 1. FC Magdeburg

17 March 2024 26	Karlsruher SC	7–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wildparkstadion

Schalke 04 v Karlsruher SC

31 March 2024 27	Schalke 04	0–0	Karlsruher SC	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61475

Karlsruher SC v FC St. Pauli

6 April 2024 28	Karlsruher SC	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Karlsruhe
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Franke 2' Nebel 69'	Report	Irvine 37' Wahl 24' 77'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 34,302 Referee: Michael Bacher

SC Paderborn v Karlsruher SC

13 April 2024 29	SC Paderborn	1–1	Karlsruher SC	Paderborn
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Conteh 20'	Report	Matanović 25'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 12,387 Referee: Alexander Sather

Karlsruher SC v Hertha BSC

21 April 2024 30	Karlsruher SC	3–2	Hertha BSC	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiede 16' Matanović 45' Wanitzek 77'	Report	Tabaković 23', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

1. FC Nürnberg v Karlsruher SC

28 April 2024 31	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	Karlsruher SC	Nuremberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Matanović 37'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion

Hansa Rostock v Karlsruher SC

4 May 2024 32	Hansa Rostock	1–2	Karlsruher SC	Rostock
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Neidhart 33'		Zivzivadze 52' Wanitzek 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Ostseestadion

Karlsruher SC v Hannover 96

12 May 2024 33	Karlsruher SC	v	Hannover 96	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wildparkstadion

SV Elversberg v Karlsruher SC

19 May 2024 34	SV Elversberg	v	Karlsruher SC	Spiesen-Elversberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde

DFB-Pokal

1. FC Saarbrücken v Karlsruher SC

11 August 2023 First round	1. FC Saarbrücken	2–1	Karlsruher SC	Saarbrücken
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Civeja 47' Brünker 90+1'	Report	Stindl 65'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Referee: Arne Aarnink

References

^ "Kader: KSC". Karlsruher SC (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ "Robin Bormuth kehrt zum KSC zurück".
^ "Official: Stindl returns to Karlsruhe". Bulinews. April 28, 2023.
^ "Per Leihe: Igor Matanović wechselt in den KSC-Sturm".
^ "Marius Gersbeck kommt nach Hause | Hertha BSC". 13 June 2023.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
^ "Spielpläne 2023/24: DFL kündigt Veröffentlichung für Ende Juni an". kicker.
^ [1]

External links

Official website

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Matches	1909 German football championship Final 1955 DFB-Pokal Final 1956 German football championship Final 1956 DFB-Pokal Final 1960 DFB-Pokal Final 1996 DFB-Pokal Final

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League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Bayern Nord Nordost Südwest West
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niederrhein Niedersachsen Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
Regionalliga

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)
Women	DFB-Pokal Verbandspokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Women	Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2024 Hansi Flick Rudi Völler (caretaker) Julian Nagelsmann
Women	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League (League A) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying (League A) Martina Voss-Tecklenburg Horst Hrubesch (caretaker)

Transfers

Men	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24
Women	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Union Berlin VfL Bochum Werder Bremen Darmstadt 98 Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1. FC Heidenheim 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Eintracht Braunschweig Hertha BSC Fortuna Düsseldorf SV Elversberg Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV Hannover 96 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Osnabrück SC Paderborn Hansa Rostock Schalke 04 FC St. Pauli Wehen Wiesbaden
3. Liga	Erzgebirge Aue Arminia Bielefeld Borussia Dortmund II Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Rot-Weiss Essen SC Freiburg II Hallescher FC FC Ingolstadt Viktoria Köln VfB Lübeck Waldhof Mannheim 1860 Munich Preußen Münster Jahn Regensburg 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Sandhausen SSV Ulm SpVgg Unterhaching SC Verl

Women's team seasons
Bundesliga	Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	SG Andernach Eintracht Frankfurt II FSV Gütersloh Hamburger SV 1899 Hoffenheim II FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena SV Meppen Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich II Turbine Potsdam SC Sand SV 67 Weinberg VfL Wolfsburg II