2023–24 1. FC Saarbrücken season

1. FC Saarbrücken 2023–24 football season

1. FC Saarbrücken
2023–24 season
Chairman	Hartmut Ostermann
Manager	Rüdiger Ziehl
Stadium	Ludwigsparkstadion
3. Liga	6th
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
Saarland Cup	Quarter-finals
Biggest win	Arminia Bielefeld 2–6 1. FC Saarbrücken
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is 1. FC Saarbrücken's 121st season in existence and fourth consecutive in the 3. Liga. They are also currently competing in DFB-Pokal .

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 September 2023^[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	Tim Schreiber (on loan from RB Leipzig)
6	MF	GER	Patrick Sontheimer
8	MF	GER	Manuel Zeitz (captain)
9	FW	GER	Kai Brünker
10	FW	GER	Kasim Rabihic
11	MF	GER	Julius Biada
14	DF	MOZ	Boné Uaferro
16	DF	GER	Bjarne Thoelke
17	DF	GER	Dominik Becker
18	MF	GER	Andy Breuer
19	DF	GER	Marcel Gaus
20	FW	GER	Julian Günther-Schmidt
21	DF	GER	Fabio Di Michele Sanchez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	GER	Simon Stehle
23	MF	ALB	Tim Civeja
24	FW	GER	Sebastian Jacob
27	DF	GER	Calogero Rizzuto
29	DF	GER	Lukas Boeder
30	GK	GER	Tim Paterok
31	MF	GER	Richard Neudecker
33	MF	GER	Luca Kerber
34	DF	GER	Frederik Recktenwald
35	GK	GER	Finn Kotyrba
39	FW	GER	Patrick Schmidt
25	FW	FRA	Amine Naïfi (on loan from Differdange)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1. FC Saarbrücken

Victoria Rosport

1 July 2023 Friendly

1. FC Saarbrücken

4–0

Victoria Rosport

1. FC Saarbrücken

Mainz 05 II

8 July 2023 Friendly

1. FC Saarbrücken

4–1

Mainz 05 II

1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FC Nürnberg

15 July 2023 Friendly	1. FC Saarbrücken	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Mulfingen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Arena Mulfingen-Hollenbach Attendance: 300

SV Mettlach

1. FC Saarbrücken

19 July 2023 Friendly

SV Mettlach

1–2

1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FC Saarbrücken

Borussia Mönchengladbach

22 July 2023 Friendly	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Saarbrücken
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brünker 85'		Čvančara 3' Ngoumou 10' Neuhaus 38'	Stadium: Stadion Ludwigspark Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Tom Bauer

1. FC Saarbrücken

Union Titus Pétange

29 July 2023 Friendly

1. FC Saarbrücken

2–1

Union Titus Pétange

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 %
3. Liga	6 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1		35	13	15	7	56	38	+18	037.14
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023	2 April 2024	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	8	5	+3	080.00
Saarland Cup	15 November 2023		Fifth round		2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Total					42	19	15	8	71	43	+28	045.24

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Jahn Regensburg (Q)	38	17	12	9	51	42	+9	63	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4	Dynamo Dresden	38	19	5	14	58	40	+18	62	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5	1. FC Saarbrücken	38	15	15	8	60	43	+17	60
6	Erzgebirge Aue	38	16	12	10	51	47	+4	60
7	Rot-Weiss Essen	38	17	8	13	60	53	+7	59

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.^[3]
(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
35	13	15	7	56	38	+18	54	7	7	4	26	20	+6	6	8	3	30	18	+12

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 July 2023.^[4]

SSV Ulm 1846 v 1. FC Saarbrücken

6 August 2023 1	SSV Ulm 1846	1–1	1. FC Saarbrücken	Ulm
13:30 UTC+2	Reichert 41'	Report	Brünker 3'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 9,543 Referee: Nicolas Winter

1. FC Saarbrücken v Viktoria Köln

19 August 2023 2	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–2	Viktoria Köln	Saarbrücken
14:00 UTC+2	Brünker 18'	Report	Schultz 31' Marseiler 52'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 9,233 Referee: Martin Speckner

1. FC Saarbrücken v SC Verl

23 August 2023 3	1. FC Saarbrücken	4–3	SC Verl	Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+2	Rabihic 4' (pen.) Schmidt 60' Brünker 76' Becker 90+1'	Report	Paetow 34' Lokotsch 36' Batista Meier 54'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 9,026 Referee: Assad Nouhoum

FC Ingolstadt v 1. FC Saarbrücken

26 August 2023 4	FC Ingolstadt	2–2	1. FC Saarbrücken	Ingolstadt
14:00 UTC+2	Kanuric 28' Mause 60'	Report	Schmidt 29', 56'	Stadium: Audi-Sportpark Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Felix Weller

1. FC Saarbrücken v Borussia Dortmund II

1 September 2023 5	1. FC Saarbrücken	2–0	Borussia Dortmund II	Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+2	Rabihic 37' Brünker 58'	Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 11,065 Referee: Mario Hildenbrand

SpVgg Unterhaching v 1. FC Saarbrücken

17 September 2023 6	SpVgg Unterhaching	0–0	1. FC Saarbrücken	Unterhaching
19:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Felix Bickel

1. FC Saarbrücken v Waldhof Mannheim

23 September 2023 7	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–1	Waldhof Mannheim	Saarbrücken
14:00 UTC+2	Brünker 88'	Report	Herrmann 74'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 14,151 Referee: Alexander Sather

Arminia Bielefeld v 1. FC Saarbrücken

29 September 2023 8	Arminia Bielefeld	2–6	1. FC Saarbrücken	Bielefeld
19:00 UTC+2	Klos 41' Yıldırım 81'	Report	Neudecker 43' Kerber 51' Brünker 68' Gaus 80' Stehle 89' Boeder 90+3'	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 17,215 Referee: Michael Bacher

1. FC Saarbrücken v VfB Lübeck

3 October 2023 9	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–1	VfB Lübeck	Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+2	Naïfi 90+9'	Report	Löhden 10'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 10,666 Referee: Tobias Wittmann

Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Saarbrücken

7 October 2023 10	Erzgebirge Aue	2–0	1. FC Saarbrücken	Aue
16:30 UTC+2	Tashchy 65' Seitz 74'	Report		Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,006 Referee: Timo Ganslowitz

Rot-Weiss Essen v 1. FC Saarbrücken

22 October 2023 12	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–1	1. FC Saarbrücken	Essen
16:30 UTC+2	Young 7' Vonić 18'	Report	Naïfi 40'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 17,217 Referee: Assad Nouhoum

SV Sandhausen v 1. FC Saarbrücken

4 November 2023 14	SV Sandhausen	2–2	1. FC Saarbrücken	Sandhausen
14:00 UTC+1	Hennings 45+1' Ben Balla 90+4'	Report	Zeitz 24' Rabihic 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Robin Braun

1. FC Saarbrücken v 1860 Munich

11 November 2023 15	1. FC Saarbrücken	2–3	1860 Munich	Saarbrücken
14:00 UTC+1	Zeitz 39' Naïfi 41'	Report	Schröter 4', 16' Lang 82'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 10,894 Referee: Lars Erbst

1. FC Saarbrücken v Dynamo Dresden

19 November 2023 13	1. FC Saarbrücken	v	Dynamo Dresden	Saarbrücken
13:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Note: The match was suspended at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch.^[5]

Hallescher FC v 1. FC Saarbrücken

25 November 2023 16	Hallescher FC	0-2	1. FC Saarbrücken	Halle (Saale)
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Brunker 19' Uaferro 41'	Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark

1. FC Saarbrücken v MSV Duisburg

29 November 2023 11	1. FC Saarbrücken	v	MSV Duisburg	Saarbrücken
19:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Note: The match was postponed to too many assignments for the Germany under-20 football team.^[6]

DFB-Pokal

1. FC Saarbrücken v Karlsruher SC

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

1. FC Saarbrücken v Bayern Munich

1 November 2023 Second round	1. FC Saarbrücken	2–1	Bayern Munich	Saarbrücken
20:45 UTC+1	Sontheimer 45+1' Gaus 90+6'	Report	Müller 16'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1. FC Saarbrücken v Eintracht Frankfurt

6 December 2023 Round of 16	1. FC Saarbrücken	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Saarbrücken
18:00 UTC+1	Brünker 64' Kerber 78'	Report		Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1. FC Saarbrücken v Borussia Mönchengladbach

12 March 2024 Quarter-finals	1. FC Saarbrücken	2-1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Saarbrücken
20:45 UTC+1	Naïfi 11' Brünker 90+3'	Report	Hack 8'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 15,903 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Saarland Cup

TuS Herrensohr v 1. FC Saarbrücken

15 November 2023 Fifth round	TuS Herrensohr	0-3	1. FC Saarbrücken	Püttlingen
19:00 UTC+1		Report	Luca Kerber 9' Julian Günther-Schmidt 27' Kai Brünker 53'	Stadium: Stadion an der Burg Referee: Frank Distler

References

^ "Das Team". 1. FCS Saarbrücken. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "1. FC Saarbrücken – Squad 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Drittliga-Spielplan: Arminia zum Start in Dresden - Münster gegen den BVB". kicker.
^ "Drittliga-Partie muss nachgeholt werden: Saarbrücken gegen Dresden wegen Regens abgebrochen". sportschau.de.
^ "Zwei Spiele in der 3. Liga verlegt". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.

External links

Official website

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Seasons	2012–13 2021–22
Matches	1943 German football championship Final 1952 German football championship Final
Related	Internationaler Saarlandpokal

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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