2023–24 SC Freiburg season


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The 2023–24 season was SC Freiburg's 120th season in existence and eighth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League.

SC Freiburg
2023–24 season
PresidentEberhard Fugmann
Head coachChristian Streich
StadiumEuropa-Park Stadion
Bundesliga10th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vincenzo Grifo (8)
All:
Michael Gregoritsch
Vincenzo Grifo
(12 each)

On 17 March 2024, Christian Streich announced that this would be his last season at the helm, ending an era that lasted twelve years.[1]

As of 24 January 2024.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 10th 34 11 9 14 45 58 −13 032.35
DFB-Pokal 13 August 2023 1 November 2023 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 14 March 2024 Group stage Round of 16 10 6 1 3 21 14 +7 060.00
Total 46 18 10 18 69 75 −6 039.13
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 1. FC Heidenheim 34 10 12 12 50 55 −5 42 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
9 Werder Bremen 34 11 9 14 48 54 −6 42
10 SC Freiburg 34 11 9 14 45 58 −13 42
11 FC Augsburg 34 10 9 15 50 60 −10 39
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 10 7 17 41 56 −15 37

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.[16]
Notes:

  1. ^ Since the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal winners, Bayer Leverkusen, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the spot reserved for the DFB-Pokal winners (Europa League league phase) was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the eighth-placed team.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 9 14 45 58  −13 42 5 7 5 28 30  −2 6 2 9 17 28  −11
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWLLDWLWLDLDWWWLDWLLLDLDWLWLWDLDDL
Position658109898888988687777789989898777810

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[17]

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU FRE OLY TSC
1   West Ham United 6 5 0 1 10 4 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 — 2–0 1–0 3–1
2   SC Freiburg 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 — 5–0 5–0
3   Olympiacos 6 2 1 3 11 14 −3 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–1 2–3 — 5–2
4   TSC 6 0 1 5 6 19 −13 1 0–1 1–3 2–2 —
Knockout round play-offs

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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Noah Atubolu 33 0 24 0 1 0 8 0
21 GK   GER Florian Müller 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK   GER Benjamin Uphoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   AUT Philipp Lienhart 21 1 14 1 1+1 0 5 0
4 DF   GER Kenneth Schmidt 7 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 DF   GER Manuel Gulde 25 1 14+4 1 1 0 5+1 0
6 DF   HUN Attila Szalai 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   GER Lukas Kübler 26 1 15+3 1 0+1 0 4+3 0
25 DF   FRA Kiliann Sildillia 31 1 17+5 0 2 0 5+2 1
28 DF   GER Matthias Ginter 30 0 20+1 0 2 0 6+1 0
30 DF   GER Christian Günter 7 2 3+2 1 0+1 1 0+1 0
33 DF   FRA Jordy Makengo 17 0 9+3 0 0 0 4+1 0
37 DF   GER Max Rosenfelder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   GER Noah Weisshaupt 29 2 6+15 1 1 0 2+5 1
8 MF   GER Maximilian Eggestein 34 2 24 0 2 1 8 1
11 MF   GHA Daniel-Kofi Kyereh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   GER Yannik Keitel 8 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
22 MF   HUN Roland Sallai 27 8 15+4 3 1 1 6+1 4
23 MF   KOS Florent Muslija 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 MF   GER Maximilian Philipp 16 2 1+11 1 0 0 1+3 1
27 MF   GER Nicolas Höfler 29 1 17+2 1 1+1 0 8 0
32 MF   ITA Vincenzo Grifo 32 11 21+1 7 2 0 6+2 4
34 MF   GER Merlin Röhl 26 2 14+4 1 1+1 0 3+3 1
35 MF   GER Fabian Rüdlin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   JPN Ritsu Dōan 29 4 15+4 2 2 0 6+2 2
Forwards
9 FW   GER Lucas Höler 34 7 19+5 7 1+1 0 6+2 0
20 FW   AUT Junior Adamu 19 1 0+12 0 1 0 1+5 1
38 FW   AUT Michael Gregoritsch 30 8 11+11 4 2 0 2+4 4
44 FW   GER Maximilian Breunig 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
31 DF   GER Keven Schlotterbeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 1 March 2024
Source: Competitions

As of 1 March 2024
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Total
1 MF 32   Vincenzo Grifo 7 0 4 11
2 MF 22   Roland Sallai 3 1 4 8
FW 38   Michael Gregoritsch 4 0 4 8
4 FW 9   Lucas Höler 7 0 0 7
5 MF 42   Ritsu Dōan 2 0 2 4
6 MF 7   Noah Weißhaupt 1 0 1 2
MF 8   Maximilian Eggestein 0 1 1 2
MF 26   Maximilian Philipp 1 0 1 2
MF 34   Merlin Röhl 1 0 1 2
DF 30   Christian Günter 1 1 0 2
11 DF 3   Philipp Lienhart 1 0 0 1
DF 5   Manuel Gulde 1 0 0 1
FW 20   Junior Adamu 0 0 1 1
DF 25   Kiliann Sildillia 0 0 1 1
MF 27   Nicolas Höfler 1 0 0 1
DF 17   Lukas Kübler 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 32 3 20 55
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