2023–24 VfL Bochum season
VfL Bochum 2023–24 football season
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The 2023–24 season was VfL Bochum's 86th season in existence and third consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.
ChairmanHans-Peter Villis
Head coachThomas Letsch
(until 8 April)[1]
Heiko Butscher
(from 9 April)
(until 8 April)[1]
Heiko Butscher
(from 9 April)
StadiumVonovia-Ruhrstadion
Bundesliga16th (play-off winners)
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Hans-Peter Villis | |||
| Head coach | Thomas Letsch (until 8 April)[1] Heiko Butscher (from 9 April) | |||
| Stadium | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | |||
| Bundesliga | 16th (play-off winners) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Stöger (7) All: Kevin Stöger (8) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,393[2] | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 31 January 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Matúš Bero |
 Vitesse |
Free | 1 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Lukas Daschner |
FC St. Pauli |
Free | [5] | |
| MF | Moritz Kwarteng |
1. FC Magdeburg |
€1,100,000 | [6] | |
| DF |  Noah Loosli |
Grasshoppers |
Free | [7] | |
| MF | Felix Passlack |
Borussia Dortmund |
Free | [8] | |
| GK | Niclas Thiede |
SC Verl |
Free | ||
| DF |  Bernardo |
 RB Salzburg |
€400,000 | 2 August 2023 | [9] |
| DF | Maximilian Wittek |
Vitesse |
Undisclosed | 14 August 2023 | [10] |
| DF | Keven Schlotterbeck |
SC Freiburg |
Loan | 22 August 2023 | [11] |
| FW |  Gonçalo Paciência |
 Celta Vigo |
Loan | 1 September 2023 | [12] |
| GK | Andreas Luthe |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Undisclosed | 29 January 2024 | [13] |
| MF |  Agon Elezi |
 NK Varaždin |
Undisclosed | 30 January 2024 | [14] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Silvère Ganvoula |
BSC Young Boys |
Free | 1 July 2023 | |
| GK | Paul Grave |
Wuppertaler SV |
Loan | ||
| DF | Jannes Horn |
1. FC Nürnberg |
Free | [15] | |
| DF |  Vasilios Lampropoulos |
Free | |||
| DF | Kostas Stafylidis |
Free | |||
| FW |  Gerrit Holtmann |
 Antalyaspor |
Loan | 5 August 2023 | [16] |
| MF |  Jacek Góralski |
Free | 10 August 2023 | [17] | |
| FW | Luis Hartwig |
 K.V. Oostende |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2023 | [18] |
| FW | Simon Zoller |
FC St. Pauli |
Undisclosed | [19] | |
| FW |  Lys Mousset |
Free | 9 January 2024 | [20] | |
| FW | Gerrit Holtmann |
Darmstadt 98 |
Loan | 21 January 2024 | [21] |
| DF |  Jordi Osei-Tutu |
PAS Giannina |
Loan | 22 January 2024 | [22] |
| MF | Mats Pannewig |
SC Wiedenbrück |
Loan | 31 January 2024 | [23] |
New contracts
| Position | Player | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Paul Grave | June 2025 | [24] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 11 July 2023 Friendly | Kickers Emden | 2–9 | VfL Bochum | Gevelsberg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Stefansbachtal Attendance: 1,700 |
| 15 July 2023 Friendly | SC Verl | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Verl |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportclub Arena |
| 21 July 2023 Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Düsseldorf |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion Attendance: 4,000 |
| 26 July 2023 Friendly | Spezia | 4–3 | VfL Bochum | Brixen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher | |||
| Note: Match was played in three periods of forty minutes each. | ||||
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | Parma | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Brixen |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | Luton Town | Bochum |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Ruhrstadion |
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | Luton Town | Bochum |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Ruhrstadion |
| 7 September 2023 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden | Bochum |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leichtathletik-Platz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 12 October 2023 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | Hannover 96 | Bochum |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leichtathletik-Platz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion Referee: Tobias Severins |
| Note: Match was played in two periods of sixty minutes each. | ||||
| 15 November 2023 Friendly | De Graafschap | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 0 |
| 6 January 2024 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | Groningen | |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
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| 7 January 2024 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | Vitesse | Bochum, Germany |
| 14:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 19 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 20.59 |
| Bundesliga relegation play-offs | 23 May 2024 | 27 May 2024 | First leg | Winners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 12 August 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 21.62 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Union Berlin | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 33 | |
| 16 | VfL Bochum (O) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | 1. FC Köln (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 86 | −56 | 17 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 45 | −29 |
Source: DFB
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[26]
| 19 August 2023 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–0 | VfL Bochum | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 26 August 2023 2 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Bochum |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 2 September 2023 3 | FC Augsburg | 2–2 | VfL Bochum | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,424 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 16 September 2023 4 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bochum |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 23 September 2023 5 | Bayern Munich | 7–0 | VfL Bochum | Munich |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 30 September 2023 6 | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bochum |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 7 October 2023 7 | RB Leipzig | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Munich |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,269 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 21 October 2023 8 | SC Freiburg | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,900 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 27 October 2023 9 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | Mainz 05 | Bochum |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 3 November 2023 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Darmstadt |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 11 November 2023 11 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Bochum |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 26 November 2023 12 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 2 December 2023 13 | VfL Bochum | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,350 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 8 December 2023 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 16,023 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 16 December 2023 15 | VfL Bochum | 3–0 | Union Berlin | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 20 December 2023 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | VfL Bochum | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 14 January 2024 17 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 20 January 2024 18 | VfL Bochum | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 28 January 2024 19 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Dortmund |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 3 February 2024 20 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 10 February 2024 21 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 18 February 2024 22 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | Bayern Munich | Bochum |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 24 February 2024 23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–2 | VfL Bochum | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,196 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 2 March 2024 24 | VfL Bochum | 1–4 | RB Leipzig | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 10 March 2024 25 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | SC Freiburg | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,594 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 16 March 2024 26 | Mainz 05 | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 31 March 2024 27 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | Darmstadt 98 | Bochum |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 6 April 2024 28 | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Cologne |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 13 April 2024 29 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bochum |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,414 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 20 April 2024 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,327 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 26 April 2024 31 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Bochum |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 5 May 2024 32 | Union Berlin | 3–4 | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 12 May 2024 33 | VfL Bochum | 0–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bochum |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 18 May 2024 34 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | VfL Bochum | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen |
Relegation play-offs
| 23 May 2024 First leg | VfL Bochum | 0–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bochum |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 27 May 2024 Second leg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–3 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (5–6 p) | VfL Bochum | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Deniz Aytekin | |
| Penalties | ||||
DFB-Pokal
| 12 August 2023 First round | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | VfL Bochum | Bielefeld |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Sven Jablonski | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER |
Manuel Riemann | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | GK | GER |
Andreas Luthe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | GK | GER |
Michael Esser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | GK | GER |
Niclas Thiede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  CRC |
Cristian Gamboa | 18 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | BRA |
Danilo Soares | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF |  SRB |
Erhan Mašović | 21 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | BRA |
Bernardo | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | DF | GER |
Tim Oermann | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | GER |
Felix Passlack | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF |  UKR |
Ivan Ordets | 17 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF |  EGY |
Mohammed Tolba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | GER |
Keven Schlotterbeck | 17 | 3 | 14+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | GER |
Maximilian Wittek | 13 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 41 | DF | SUI |
Noah Loosli | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER |
Patrick Osterhage | 17 | 2 | 13+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | AUT |
Kevin Stöger | 23 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | FRA |
Anthony Losilla | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | GER |
Philipp Förster | 11 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF |  JPN |
Takuma Asano | 21 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | MF | GER |
Lukas Daschner | 13 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | SVK |
Matúš Bero | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | GER |
Moritz Kwarteng | 11 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | MKD |
Agon Elezi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | POR |
Gonçalo Paciência | 16 | 3 | 7+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | FW | GHA |
Christopher Antwi-Adjei | 21 | 1 | 10+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | FW | GER |
Moritz Broschinski | 18 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | FW | GER |
Philipp Hofmann | 20 | 1 | 10+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GER |
Simon Zoller | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | DF | GHA |
Jordi Osei-Tutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF | GER |
Mats Pannewig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Last updated: 2 March 2024
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- As of 3 March 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
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| 1 | 11 | MF | |
Takuma Asano | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | |
Kevin Stöger | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | |
Gonçalo Paciência | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | DF | |
Keven Schlotterbeck | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | MF | |
Patrick Osterhage | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | FW | |
Moritz Broschinski | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | MF | |
Anthony Losilla | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | |
Simon Zoller | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | |
Lukas Daschner | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | |
Bernardo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | FW | |
Christopher Antwi-Adjei | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | |
Matúš Bero | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | FW | |
Philipp Hofmann | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | DF | |
Maximilian Wittek | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 31 | ||||