2013–14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2013–14 season
Manager Germany Markus Gisdol
Stadium Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Bundesliga 9th
DFB-Pokal Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer Roberto Firmino (16)

During the 2013–14 German football season, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

After the previous season's near brush with relegation, Hoffenheim was resurgent and finished in ninth, exactly 17 points from both relegation and Champions League qualification. They were also one of the division's top-scoring team, with the top two of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund scoring more than Hoffenheim's 72. However, this coincided with the league's second-worst defense, with 70 goals being conceded.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Position Player
2 Germany DF Andreas Beck
4 Germany DF Stefan Thesker
6 Germany MF Sebastian Rudy
7 Germany MF Boris Vukčević[notes 1]
8 Poland MF Eugen Polanski[notes 2]
9 Germany FW Sven Schipplock
10 Brazil MF Roberto Firmino
11 Sweden FW Jiloan Hamad[notes 3]
12 Germany DF Tobias Strobl
13 Germany GK Jens Grahl
14 Norway FW Tarik Elyounoussi[notes 4]
16 United States DF Fabian Johnson[notes 5]
19 Argentina DF David Abraham
20 Tunisia MF Ahmed Sassi
21 Germany DF Kevin Akpoguma
No. Position Player
22 Brazil MF Bruno Nazário
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Sejad Salihović
24 Germany DF Patrick Schorr
25 Germany DF Niklas Süle
26 Germany GK Tim Paterok
27 France FW Anthony Modeste
28 Germany GK Alexander Stolz
29 Denmark DF Jannik Vestergaard
30 Belgium GK Koen Casteels
31 Germany FW Kevin Volland
33 Germany DF Robin Szarka
34 Turkey FW Kenan Karaman[notes 6]
36 Germany DF Jeremy Toljan
38 Germany FW Kai Herdling
40 United States FW Joe Gyau

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Tim Wiese (released)
3 Germany DF Matthias Jaissle
11 Switzerland FW Eren Derdiyok (on loan to Bayer Leverkusen)
13 France DF Matthieu Delpierre (to Utrecht)
No. Position Player
17 Germany MF Tobias Weis (on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt)
32 Italy MF Vincenzo Grifo[notes 7] (on loan to Dynamo Dresden)
39 Germany MF Andreas Ludwig (on loan to 1860 Munich)

References

  1. ↑ "FootballSquads - 1899 Hoffenheim - 2013/14". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

Notes

  1. ↑ Vukčević was born in Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualifies to represent Germany internationally and has represented them at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
  2. ↑ Polanski was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, but also qualifies to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Poland in August 2011.
  3. ↑ Hamad was born in Baku, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan), but was raised in Sweden from the age of 2 and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before making his international debut for Sweden in January 2011.
  4. ↑ Elyounoussi was born in Al Hoceima, Morocco, but was raised in Norway from the age of 11 and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Norway in May 2008.
  5. ↑ Johnson was born in Munich, West Germany (now Germany), and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-21, but also qualifies to represent the United States internationally through his father and made his international debut for the United States in November 2011.
  6. ↑ Karaman was born in Stuttgart, Germany, but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at every age level between U-18 and U-21 before making his international debut for Turkey in November 2017.
  7. ↑ Grifo was born in Pforzheim, Germany, but also qualifies to represent Italy internationally through his parents and has represented them at U-20 level.
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