2020–21 1. FC Nürnberg season

1. FC Nürnberg 2020–21 football season

1. FC Nürnberg

2020–21 season

Board Member

Dieter Hecking (sports)
Niels Rossow (financial)

Head coach

Robert Klauß

Stadium

Max-Morlock-Stadion

2. Bundesliga

11th

DFB-Pokal

First round

Top goalscorer

League: Manuel Schäffler (10)
All: Manuel Schäffler (10)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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The 2020–21 1. FC Nürnberg season was the club's 121st season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Nürnberg participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 12 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2021^[1]^[2]

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	Patric Klandt
4	DF	DEN	Asger Sørensen
5	MF	GER	Johannes Geis
6	DF	GER	Tim Handwerker
7	FW	GER	Felix Lohkemper
9	FW	GER	Manuel Schäffler
10	MF	AUT	Nikola Dovedan
13	DF	GER	Pius Krätschmer
14	MF	GER	Tom Krauß (on loan from RB Leipzig)
15	MF	GER	Fabian Nürnberger
17	MF	GER	Robin Hack
18	MF	GER	Hanno Behrens
19	FW	GER	Dennis Borkowski (on loan from RB Leipzig)
20	FW	GER	Pascal Köpke
21	DF	GER	Kevin Goden


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	GER	Enrico Valentini (captain)
23	FW	GER	Fabian Schleusener
24	MF	NOR	Mats Møller Dæhli (on loan from KRC Genk)
25	DF	GER	Oliver Sorg
26	GK	GER	Christian Mathenia
27	FW	GER	Paul-Philipp Besong
28	DF	GER	Lukas Mühl
29	GK	GER	Christian Früchtl (on loan from Bayern Munich)
30	GK	AUT	Andreas Lukse
33	DF	AUT	Georg Margreitter (vice-captain)
35	DF	GER	Noel Knothe
40	DF	GER	Linus Rosenlöcher
43	MF	GER	Tim Latteier
44	FW	UKR	Erik Shuranov

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
—	MF	SVN	Adam Gnezda Čerin (at HNK Rijeka until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	CRO	Jakov Medić (at Wehen Wiesbaden until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	POL	Dominik Steczyk (at Piast Gliwice until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	POR	Iuri Medeiros (at S.C. Braga until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	GER	Lukas Schleimer (at 1. FC Saarbrücken until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Jahn Regensburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

11 August 2020 Friendly	Jahn Regensburg	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Regensburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Kaulbachweg Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Speckner

1. FC Nürnberg v FC Augsburg

15 August 2020 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	FC Augsburg	Nuremberg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0

1. FC Nürnberg v 1899 Hoffenheim

22 August 2020 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	5–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Rottach-Egern, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion am Birkenmoos Attendance: 0

Türkgücü München v 1. FC Nürnberg

29 August 2020 Friendly	Türkgücü München	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Rosenheim, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Bacher

Union Berlin v 1. FC Nürnberg

5 September 2020 Friendly	Union Berlin	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1. FC Nürnberg v Jahn Regensburg

9 October 2020 Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Jahn Regensburg	Nuremberg, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz Attendance: 0

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Nürnberg

12 November 2020 Friendly	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Frankfurt, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Geis 47' Lohkemper 86'	Stadium: Trainingsgelände am Waldstadion Attendance: 0

Mainz 05 v 1. FC Nürnberg

25 March 2021 Friendly	Mainz 05	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Mainz, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hack 10' Mustapha 54'	Report	Dovedan 33' Schleusener 59'	Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg

Competitions

Overview

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	18 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	11th	34	11	11	12	46	51	−5	032.35
DFB-Pokal	12 September 2020	12 September 2020	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					35	11	11	13	46	54	−8	031.43

Last updated: 27 March 2021
Source: Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	SC Paderborn	34	12	11	11	53	45	+8	47
10	FC St. Pauli	34	13	8	13	51	56	−5	47
11	1. FC Nürnberg	34	11	11	12	46	51	−5	44
12	Erzgebirge Aue	34	12	8	14	44	53	−9	44
13	Hannover 96	34	12	6	16	53	51	+2	42

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[3]

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
34	11	11	12	46	51	−5	44	5	7	5	22	23	−1	6	4	7	24	28	−4

Last updated: March 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Jahn Regensburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) 1	Jahn Regensburg	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Regensburg
18:30	Besuschkow 58' (pen.)	Report	Handwerker 43'	Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck Man of the Match: Hein

1. FC Nürnberg v SV Sandhausen

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 2	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	SV Sandhausen	Nuremberg
13:30	Mühl 77'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 6,505 Referee: Tobias Reichel Man of the Match: Fraisl

1. FC Nürnberg v SV Darmstadt 98

5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) 3	1. FC Nürnberg	2–3	SV Darmstadt 98	Nuremberg
20:30	Hack 3' Lohkemper 61'	Report	Dursun 56' Mehlem 76' Rapp 90+3'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 6,772 Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Mehlem

FC St. Pauli v 1. FC Nürnberg

19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 4	FC St. Pauli	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
20:30	Zalazar 28' (pen.) Buballa 78'	Report	Schäffler 8' Geis 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Zalazar

1. FC Nürnberg v Karlsruher SC

23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) 5	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Karlsruher SC	Nuremberg
18:30	Lohkemper 15'	Report	Wanitzek 53'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Harm Osmers Man of the Match: Fröde

Eintracht Braunschweig v 1. FC Nürnberg

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 6	Eintracht Braunschweig	3–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Braunschweig
13:00	Wiebe 21' Kobylański 52' Proschwitz 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Köpke 31', 42'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Sven Waschitzki Man of the Match: Köpke

1. FC Nürnberg v Fortuna Düsseldorf

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 7	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Nuremberg
13:00	Schäffler 15' (pen.)	Report	Karaman 30'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Robert Schröder Man of the Match: Danso

VfL Osnabrück v 1. FC Nürnberg

23 November 2020 (2020-11-23) 8	VfL Osnabrück	1–4	1. FC Nürnberg	Osnabrück
20:30	Kerk 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Schäffler 25', 71' Nürnberger 29' Lohkemper 43'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Schäffler

1. FC Nürnberg v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) 9	1. FC Nürnberg	2–3	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 8' Dovedan 78'	Report	Nielsen 3', 37' Hrgota 47'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Brych Man of the Match: Nielsen

SC Paderborn 07 v 1. FC Nürnberg

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) 10	SC Paderborn 07	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Paderborn
13:30			Hack 8' Lohkemper 49'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Robert Hartmann Man of the Match: Lohkemper

1. FC Nürnberg v Würzburger Kickers

13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 11	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	Würzburger Kickers	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 36' Sørensen 90+2'	Report	Baumann 56'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniel Schlager Man of the Match: Schäffler

Holstein Kiel v 1. FC Nürnberg

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 12	Holstein Kiel	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Kiel
18:30	Bartels 80'	Report		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Thorben Siewer Man of the Match: Bartels

1. FC Nürnberg v FC Erzgebirge Aue

20 December 2020 (2020-12-20) 13	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Nuremberg
13:30	Hack 36'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Mathenia

1. FC Heidenheim v 1. FC Nürnberg

2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 14	1. FC Heidenheim	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Heidenheim
13:00	Thomalla 45' Mainka 76'	Report		Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Michael Bacher Man of the Match: Mainka

1. FC Nürnberg v Hamburger SV

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) 15	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Hamburger SV	Nuremberg
13:00	Nürnberger 14'	Report	Terodde 33'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Brych Man of the Match: Nürnberger

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Nürnberg

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 16	VfL Bochum	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Bochum
13:00	Žulj 31' Tesche 73', 83'	Report	Schäffler 29'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Guido Winkmann Man of the Match: Tesche

1. FC Nürnberg v Hannover 96

24 January 2021 (2021-01-24) 17	1. FC Nürnberg	2–5	Hannover 96	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 35' Geis 89'	Report	Ducksch 20' (pen.) Hübers 24' Haraguchi 58' Muslija 72' Twumasi 86'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Florian Lechner Man of the Match: Haraguchi

1. FC Nürnberg v Jahn Regensburg

27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 18	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	Jahn Regensburg	Nuremberg
20:30		Report	Albers 88'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sven Waschitzki Man of the Match: Albers

SV Sandhausen v 1. FC Nürnberg

31 January 2021 (2021-01-31) 19	SV Sandhausen	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Sandhausen
13:30	Röseler 43' Keita-Ruel 90'	Report		Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck Man of the Match: Röseler

SV Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Nürnberg

6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 20	SV Darmstadt 98	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Darmstadt
13:00	Holland 90' (pen.)	Report	Schleusener 76' Rapp 90+2' (ogg.)	Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Martin Thomsen Man of the Match: Handwerker

1. FC Nürnberg v FC St. Pauli

14 February 2021 (2021-02-14) 21	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	FC St. Pauli	Nuremberg
13:30	Borkowski 77'	Report	Burgstaller 45+1' Marmoush 65'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Burgstaller

Karlsruher SC v 1. FC Nürnberg

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) 22	Karlsruher SC	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Karlsruhe
13:30		Report	Møller Dæhli 90'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Bastian Dankert Man of the Match: Gersbeck

1. FC Nürnberg v Eintracht Braunschweig

28 February 2021 (2021-02-28) 23	1. FC Nürnberg	0–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Nuremberg
13:30		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Diakhité

Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Nürnberg

7 March 2021 (2021-03-07) 24	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Düsseldorf
13:30	Hoffmann 48' Sobottka 77' Sorg 90+5' (ogg.)	Report	Borkowski 62'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Martin Petersen Man of the Match: Sobottka

1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Osnabrück

14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) 25	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	VfL Osnabrück	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 61'	Report	Heider 73'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sven Waschitzki Man of the Match: Kerk

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v 1. FC Nürnberg

21 March 2021 (2021-03-21) 26	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Fürth
13:30	Nielsen 8' Abiama 90+3'	Report	Valentini 57' Shuranov 76'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Valentini

1. FC Nürnberg v SC Paderborn 07

4 April 2021 (2021-04-04) 27	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	SC Paderborn 07	Nuremberg
13:30	Schäffler 37' Krauß 75'	Report	Antwi-Adjei 44'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Krauß

Würzburger Kickers v 1. FC Nürnberg

11 April 2021 (2021-04-11) 28	Würzburger Kickers	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Würzburg
13:30	Dietz 78'	Report	Shuranov 5'	Stadium: Flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Tobias Reichel Man of the Match: Ronstadt

1. FC Nürnberg v Holstein Kiel

27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) 29	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Holstein Kiel	Nuremberg
18:30	Borkowski 31'	Report	Serra 67'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Valentini

FC Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Nürnberg

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 30	FC Erzgebirge Aue	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Aue
18:30		Report	Hack 85'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Manuel Gräfe Man of the Match: Møller Dæhli

1. FC Nürnberg v 1. FC Heidenheim

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 31	1. FC Nürnberg	3–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Nuremberg
13:00	Geis 2' Nürnberger 26' Krauß 54'	Report	Kleindienst 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sascha Stegemann Man of the Match: Geis

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Nürnberg

10 May 2021 (2021-05-10) 32	Hamburger SV	5–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
20:30	Meißner 30' Jatta 36' Terodde 45+2', 80' (pen.) Kittel 76'	Report	Shuranov 41' Rosenlöcher 89'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Kittel

1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Bochum

16 May 2021 (2021-05-16) 33	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	VfL Bochum	Nuremberg
15:30	Margreitter 38'	Report	Žulj 76'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Markus Schmidt Man of the Match: Margreitter

Hannover 96 v 1. FC Nürnberg

23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) 34	Hannover 96	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Hannover
15:30	Ducksch 36'	Report	Shuranov 6', 74'	Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Thorben Siewer Man of the Match: Shuranov

DFB-Pokal

1. FC Nürnberg v RB Leipzig

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) First round	1. FC Nürnberg	0–3	RB Leipzig	Nuremberg
15:30		Report	Haidara 3' Poulsen 67' Hwang 90'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Marco Fritz

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

References

^ "1. FC Nürnberg – Profis". 1. FC Nürnberg. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "1. FC Nürnberg – Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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Transfers

Men	Summer 2020 Winter 2020–21
Women	Summer 2020 Winter 2020–21

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

Women's team seasons
Bundesliga	Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen SC Freiburg Eintracht Frankfurt 1899 Hoffenheim Bayer Leverkusen SV Meppen Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg