2014–15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

The 2014–15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season was the 116th season in the club's football history. The club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's seventh consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2014–15 season
ChairmanJochen A. Rotthaus
ManagerMarkus Gisdol
StadiumRhein-Neckar Arena,
Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Volland
(7 goals)

All:
Roberto Firmino
Sven Schipplock
Kevin Volland
(9 each)

First team squad edit

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Oliver Baumann
2 DF   GER Andreas Beck (captain)
4 DF   BIH Ermin Bičakčić
6 MF   GER Sebastian Rudy
8 MF   POL Eugen Polanski
9 FW   GER Sven Schipplock
10 MF   BRA Roberto Firmino
12 MF   GER Tobias Strobl
13 GK   GER Jens Grahl
14 MF   NOR Tarik Elyounoussi
15 DF   GER Jeremy Toljan
16 MF   SUI Pirmin Schwegler
17 MF   SUI Steven Zuber
19 DF   ARG David Abraham
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   KOR Kim Jin-su
21 DF   GER Kevin Akpoguma
22 DF   GER Nicolai Rapp
23 MF   BIH Sejad Salihović
25 DF   GER Niklas Süle
26 FW   GER Janik Haberer
27 FW   FRA Anthony Modeste
28 FW   HUN Ádám Szalai
31 FW   GER Kevin Volland
33 GK   GER Alexander Stolz
34 DF   GER Nadiem Amiri
35 GK   GER Marvin Schwäbe
38 MF   GER Kai Herdling

Players out on loan edit

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   GHA Afriyie Acquah (at Sampdoria)
MF   PER Luis Advíncula (at Sporting Cristal)
MF   BRA Guilherme Biteco (at Santa Cruz Futebol Clube)
FW   AUT Michael Gregoritsch (at VfL Bochum)
MF   ITA Vincenzo Grifo (at FSV Frankfurt)
MF   SRB Filip Malbašić (at Lechia Gdańsk)
MF   BRA Bruno Nazário (at Lechia Gdańsk)
MF   PER Junior Ponce (at Vitória de Setúbal)
MF   GER Tobias Weis (at VfL Bochum)
MF   LIE Sandro Wieser (at FC Aarau)
MF   FIN Juho Martikainen (at Hertha BSC)

Transfers edit

Summer edit

In edit

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 Oliver Baumann (from Basel)
4 DF   BIH Ermin Bičakčić (at Eintracht Braunschweig)
16 MF   SUI Pirmin Schwegler (at Eintracht Frankfurt)
17 MF   SUI Steven Zuber (from CSKA Moscow)
20 DF   KOR Kim Jin-su (from Albirex)
26 FW   GER Janik Haberer (from SpVgg Unterhaching)
28 FW   HUN Ádám Szalai (from Schalke 04)

Out edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   NED Edson Braafheid (at Lazio)
DF   GER Stefan Thesker (at Hannover 96)
DF   USA Fabian Johnson (at Borussia Mönchengladbach)
DF   GER Robin Szarka (at Energie Cottbus)
MF   GER Andreas Ludwig (at VfR Aalen)
MF   USA Joseph-Claude Gyau (at Borussia Dortmund II)
FW   ESP Joselu (at Hannover 96)
FW   SUI Eren Derdiyok (at Kasımpaşa)
FW   TUR Kenan Karaman (at Hannover 96)

Winter edit

In edit

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   GHA Afriyie Acquah (loan ended at Parma)
MF   BRA Guilherme Biteco (loan ended at Vasco de Gama)

Out edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   SWE Jiloan Hamad (transferred to Standard Liege)
29 DF   DEN Jannik Vestergaard (transferred to Werder Bremen)
30 GK   BEL Koen Casteels (transferred to VfL Wolfsburg)
41 FW   ZIM Knowledge Musona (transferred to KV Oostende)
MF   GHA Afriyie Acquah (loaned to Sampdoria)
MF   BRA Guilherme Biteco (loaned to Santa Cruz Futebol Clube)

Competitions edit

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Schalke 04 34 13 9 12 42 40 +2 48 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7 Borussia Dortmund 34 13 7 14 47 42 +5 46 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 1899 Hoffenheim 34 12 8 14 49 55 −6 44
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 11 10 13 56 62 −6 43
10 Werder Bremen 34 11 10 13 50 65 −15 43
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, VfL Wolfsburg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Schalke 04; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Borussia Dortmund.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 11 8 13 47 52  −5 41 8 3 5 29 25  +4 3 5 8 18 27  −9

Last updated: 9 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDDWDDWDWLLLWLWLWLLLWDWLWDLLLWDLLW
Position1383442344587877777777777777878998
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

23 August 2014 1 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 FC Augsburg Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Volland   15'
Szalai   33'
Elyounoussi   35'
Polanski   77'
Report Callsen-Bracker   18'
Baier   47'
Werner   53'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 23,792
Referee: Tobias Stieler
30 August 2014 2 Werder Bremen 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Selke   3'
Junuzović   36'
Gálvez   59',   60'
Report Roberto Firmino   19' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,900
Referee: Robert Hartmann
13 September 2014 3 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Modeste   55'
Polanski   72'
Report Guilavogui   84'   90'
Olić   89'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 23,813
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
20 August 2014 4 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 1899 Hoffenheim Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Modeste   15'
Rudy   70'
Elyounoussi   84'
Schipplock   89'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
23 September 2014 5 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 SC Freiburg Sinsheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Elyounoussi   40'
Beck   56'
Rudy   64',   90'
Strobl   75'
Vestergaard   90+3'
Report Frantz   32', 33'
Klaus   54'
Mujdža   56'
Schuster   60'
Darida   75' (pen.),   81'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
26 September 2014 6 FSV Mainz 05 0–0 1899 Hoffenheim Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Allagui   20' Report Polanski   56'
Rudy   71'
Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
4 October 2014 7 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 Schalke 04 Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Elyounoussi   13',   43'
Szalai   29'   33'
Schipplock   88'
Report Huntelaar   56',   83'
Aogo   69'
Matip   70'   75'
Fuchs   72'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
19 October 2014 8 Hamburger SV 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lasogga   34'
Arslan   37'
Report Modeste   15',   49'
Volland   45'
Rudy   77'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 49,003
Referee: Peter Sippel
25 October 2014 9 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 SC Paderborn Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Volland   73',   89'
Schipplock   86'
Report Heinloth   80'
Ouali   82'
Kachunga   87'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 25,712
Referee: Robert Hartmann
2 November 2014 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hahn   12'
Herrmann   32', 52',   43'
Report Strobl   9'
Modeste   30'
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,409
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
8 November 2014 11 1899 Hoffenheim 3–4 1. FC Köln Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Szalai   2'
Roberto Firmino   39', 45'
Beck   62'
Report Olkowski   5', 83'
Lehmann   12'
Ujah   35',   57'
Vogt   74'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Günter Perl
22 November 2014 12 Bayern Munich 4–0 1899 Hoffenheim Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Götze   27'
Boateng   30'
Lewandowski   39'
Robben   82'
Rode   87'
Alonso   88'
Report Schwegler   28'
Volland   54'
Szalai   90'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
29 November 2014 13 1899 Hoffenheim 4–3 Hannover 96 Sinsheim
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schwegler   19'
Volland   37'
Polanski   59'
Süle   63'
Bičakčić   75'
Report Sakai   19'
Schulz   39'
Stindl   43', 86'   84'
Joselu   52',   90+2'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 22,716
Referee: Felix Brych
5 December 2014 14 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gündoğan   17'
Kehl   23'
Report Süle   26'
Schwegler   63'
Salihović   85'
Polanski   88'
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
12 December 2014 15 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kim   35'
Volland   43'
Beck   58'
Szalai   65'
Roberto Firmino   87',   88'
Report Anderson Bamba   32'
Aigner   58'
Hasebe   73'
Seferovic   77'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 28,331
Referee: Jochen Drees
17 December 2014 16 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Strobl   4' Report Bender   44'
Boenisch   37'
Kießling   79'
Hilbert   89'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 24,731
Referee: Daniel Siebert
21 December 2014 17 Hertha BSC 0–5 1899 Hoffenheim Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hosogai   45'
Stocker   78'
Ben-Hatira   90'
Report Brooks   23' (o.g.)
Salihović   26' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
Roberto Firmino   42'
Schipplock   74'
Rudy   84'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 39,604
Referee: Peter Sippel
1 February 2015 18 FC Augsburg 3–1 1899 Hoffenheim Augsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Feulner   17'
Altıntop   39'
Werner   42'
Højbjerg   43'
Bobadilla   90+3'
Report Abraham   41'
Roberto Firmino   45',   83'
Szalai   61'
Stadium: SGL arena
Attendance: 27,090
Referee: Florian Meyer
4 February 2015 19 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 Werder Bremen Sinsheim
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bičakčić   34'
Rudy   82'
Report Di Santo   8',   72'
Kroos   47'
Bargfrede   52'
García   65'
Bartels   90+3'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 23,631
Referee: Guido Winkmann
7 February 2015 20 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1899 Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dost   3'
De Bruyne   28', 84'
Schürrle   40'
Guilavogui   80'
Report Polanski   51' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,356
Referee: Jochen Drees
14 February 2015 21 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schwegler   9'
Schipplock   25'
Roberto Firmino   30'
Abraham   61'
Rudy   90+3'
Report Werner   35'
Sakai   39'
Niedermeier   43'
Gentner   79'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 29,309
Referee: Tobias Welz
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 22 SC Freiburg 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Philipp   15'
Höhn   25'
Guédé   79'
Torrejón   90+2'
Report Schwegler   23'
Kim   31'
Volland   39'
Salihović   61'
Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
28 February 2015 23 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 Mainz 05 Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kim   13'
Salihović   41'
Volland   55'
Polanski   68',   76'
Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 24,310
Referee: Peter Sippel
7 March 2015 24 Schalke 04 3–1 1899 Hoffenheim Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Fuchs   12',   17'
Meyer   41', 53'
Report Strobl   11'
Volland   73'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,607
Referee: Bastian Dankert
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 25 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 Hamburger SV Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Polanski   22' (pen.), 81'
Schwegler   56'
Rudy   87'
Report Drobný   19'
Iličević   75'
Jiráček   81'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Günter Perl
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 26 SC Paderborn 0–0 1899 Hoffenheim Paderborn
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Bičakčić   55'   65'
Rudy   83'
Modeste   90+1'
Stadium: Benteler Arena
Attendance: 14,401
Referee: Markus Schmidt
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) 27 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schipplock   17'
Kim   45+2'
Abraham   63'
Rudy   90'
Report Kruse   26' (pen.)
Herrmann   31', 51'
Raffael   36'
Xhaka   69'
Kramer   82'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
12 April 2015 (2015-04-12) 28 1. FC Köln 3–2 1899 Hoffenheim Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lehmann   20' (pen.),   71'
Maroh   29'
Vogt   44'
Ujah   54'
Olkowski   69'
Hector   78'
Bröker   87'
Report Bičakčić   19'
Polanski   70' (pen.)
Beck   80'
Modeste   88'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 29 1899 Hoffenheim 0–2 Bayern Munich Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rudy   19'
Beck   68'
Volland   70'
Report Müller   21'
Dante   24'
Rode   38'
Rafinha   66'
Beck   90+3' (o.g.)
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Tobias Stieler
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 30 Hannover 96 1–2 1899 Hoffenheim Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stindl   24' (pen.),   90+1'
Sané   41'
Schmiedebach   64'
Zieler   70'
Joselu   89'
Report Modeste   1'
Strobl   23'
Bičakčić   41'
Schipplock   83'
Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 46,200
Referee: Günter Perl
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 31 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Roberto Firmino   26'
Volland   33'
Report Hummels   35'
Kehl   48'
Kampl   55'
Durm   72'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Jochen Drees
9 May 2015 (2015-05-09) 32 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 1899 Hoffenheim Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Oczipka   18'
Seferovic   27',   45'
Chandler   34'
Russ   50'
Aigner   69'
Report Volland   5',   51'
Polanski   45'
Roberto Firmino   90+1'
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 50,600
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) 33 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Çalhanoğlu   45+1'
Toprak   55'
Kießling   61'
Rolfes   71'
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,072
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 May 2015 (2015-05-23) 34 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 Hertha BSC Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Strobl   1'
Modeste   8'
Rudy   29'
Roberto Firmino   80'
Report Stocker   44'
Beerens   72'
Burchert   81'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Knut Kircher

DFB-Pokal edit

17 August 2014 Round 1 USC Paloma 0–9 1899 Hoffenheim Hamburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kramer   71'
Drews   77'
Report Elyounoussi   9',   31'
Bičakčić   17'
Schipplock   18', 28', 33', 45', 54'
Szalai   34'
Modeste   90'
Stadium: Stadion Hoheluft
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Sören Storks
29 October 2014 Round 2 1899 Hoffenheim 5–1 FSV Frankfurt Hoffenheim
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schipplock   23'
Vestergaard   45+3'
Roberto Firmino   51',   57', 90'
Modeste   72'
Report Oumari   20'
Balitsch   75'
Schembri   80'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 11,441
Referee: Jochen Drees
3 March 2015 Round 3 VfR Aalen 0–2 1899 Hoffenheim Aalen
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Quaner   29'
Gjasula   53'
Feick   77'
Report Polanski   16'
Beck   28'
Volland   55',   56'
Stadium: Scholz-Arena
Attendance: 8,252
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
7 April 2015 Quarterfinals Borussia Dortmund 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1899 Hoffenheim Dortmund
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Subotić   19'
Aubameyang   57'
Kehl   107',   117'
Błaszczykowski   112'
Report Volland   21',   89'
Roberto Firmino   27',   90+2'
Schipplock   53'
Schwegler   55'
Bičakčić   112'
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 80,667
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Oliver Baumann 37 0 34 0 3 0
13 GK   GER Jens Grahl 2 0 0 0 2 0
33 GK   GER Alexander Stolz 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK   GER Marvin Schwäbe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   GER Andreas Beck 36 0 33 0 3 0
4 DF   BIH Ermin Bičakčić 28 2 24 1 4 1
15 DF   GER Jeremy Toljan 8 0 6 0 2 0
19 DF   ARG David Abraham 15 0 14 0 1 0
20 DF   KOR Kim Jin-su 21 0 19 0 2 0
21 DF   NGA Kevin Akpoguma 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   GER Nicolai Rapp 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   GER Niklas Süle 17 1 15 1 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF   GER Sebastian Rudy 33 4 29 4 4 0
8 MF   POL Eugen Polanski 33 6 30 5 3 1
12 MF   GER Tobias Strobl 34 0 30 0 4 0
16 MF   SUI Pirmin Schwegler 31 1 28 1 3 0
17 MF   SUI Steven Zuber 21 0 17 0 4 0
23 MF   BIH Sejad Salihovic 13 2 13 2 0 0
26 MF   GER Janik Haberer 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   GER Nadiem Amiri 9 0 7 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW   GER Sven Schipplock 29 9 25 3 4 6
10 FW   BRA Roberto Firmino 36 10 33 7 3 3
14 FW   NOR Tarik Elyounoussi 26 5 25 4 1 1
27 FW   FRA Anthony Modeste 29 9 26 7 3 2
28 FW   HUN Ádám Szalai 27 5 26 4 1 1
31 FW   GER Kevin Volland 36 10 32 8 4 2
38 FW   GER Kai Herdling 1 0 1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
11 MF   IRQ Jiloan Hamad 1 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF   DEN Jannik Vestergaard 7 2 6 1 1 1
30 GK   BEL Koen Casteels 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW   ZIM Knowledge Musona 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 November 2021
Source: DFB

Goalscorers edit

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW 9   Sven Schipplock 0 5 5
MF 14   Tarik Elyounoussi 4 1
3 FW 27   Anthony Modeste 2 1 3
FW 28   Ádám Szalai 2 1
5 DF 4   Ermin Bičakčić 0 1 1
MF 6   Sebastian Rudy 1 0
MF 10   Roberto Firmino 1 0
DF 29   Jannik Vestergaard 1 0
TOTALS 11 9 20

Last updated on 5 October

References edit

  1. ^ First Team - Squad Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German) achtzehn99.de, accessed: 29 November 2021