2020–21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2020–21 season
President	Peter Hofmann
Head coach	Sebastian Hoeneß
Stadium	PreZero Arena
Bundesliga	11th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andrej Kramarić (20); All: ; Andrej Kramarić (25)
Highest home attendance	6,030 vs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in the existence of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and in the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. On 27 September 2020, on matchday 2 of Bundesliga season, Hoffenhiem ended Bayern Munich's 32 match winning run.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 1 February 2021^[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 (vice-captain)
2	DF	NED	Joshua Brenet
3	DF	CZE	Pavel Kadeřábek
4	DF	BIH	Ermin Bičakčić
5	DF	GRE	Kostas Stafylidis
6	DF	NOR	Håvard Nordtveit
8	MF	GER	Dennis Geiger
9	FW	TOG	Ihlas Bebou
10	FW	ISR	Mu'nas Dabbur
11	MF	AUT	Florian Grillitsch
12	GK	GER	Philipp Pentke
14	MF	AUT	Christoph Baumgartner
15	DF	GHA	Kasim Nuhu
16	MF	GER	Sebastian Rudy (on loan from Schalke 04)
17	DF	ENG	Ryan Sessegnon (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
18	MF	MLI	Diadie Samassékou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ALG	Ishak Belfodil
20	MF	SRB	Mijat Gaćinović
21	DF	GER	Benjamin Hübner (captain)
22	DF	GER	Kevin Vogt
23	FW	ARM	Sargis Adamyan
25	DF	GER	Kevin Akpoguma
27	FW	CRO	Andrej Kramarić
28	DF	USA	Chris Richards (on loan from Bayern Munich)
29	FW	DEN	Robert Skov
30	MF	GER	Marco John
32	DF	NED	Melayro Bogarde
33	FW	FRA	Georginio Rutter
35	FW	GER	Maximilian Beier
37	GK	GER	Luca Philipp
38	DF	AUT	Stefan Posch

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	ISR	Ilay Elmkies (at ADO Den Haag until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	NED	Justin Hoogma (at FC Utrecht until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	BRA	Klauss (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	DEN	Jacob Bruun Larsen (at Anderlecht until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	BRA	Bruno Nazário (at Botafogo until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	GER	David Otto (at Jahn Regensburg until 30 June 2022)
–	DF	BRA	Lucas Ribeiro (at Internacional until 31 December 2021)

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
20	MF	Mijat Gaćinović	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3,000,000	4 August 2020	^[2]
	DF	Aleksandar Borković	FK Austria Wien	Undisclosed	26 August 2020	^[3]
16	MF	Sebastian Rudy	Schalke 04	Loan	5 October 2020	^[4]
17	DF	Ryan Sessegnon	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	5 October 2020	^[5]
28	DF	Chris Richards	Bayern Munich	Loan	1 February 2021	^[6]
33	FW	Georginio Rutter	Rennes	€500,000	1 February 2021	^[7]

Transfers out[edit]

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
24	DF	Justin Hoogma	FC Utrecht	Loan	1 July 2020
13	MF	Leonardo Bittencourt	Werder Bremen	€7,000,000	8 July 2020	^[8]
	GK	Gregor Kobel	VfB Stuttgart	€4,000,000	28 July 2020	^[9]
28	GK	Michael Esser	Hannover 96	Free	30 July 2020
17	MF	Steven Zuber	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3,000,000	4 August 2020	^[2]
31	DF	Lucas Ribeiro	Internacional	Loan	10 August 2020	^[10]
	FW	Felipe Pires	Moreirense	Undisclosed	12 September 2020	^[11]
41	MF	Ilay Elmkies	ADO Den Haag	Loan	18 September 2020	^[12]
33	FW	Klauss	Standard Liège	Loan	13 January 2021	^[13]
26	FW	David Otto	Jahn Regensburg	Loan	20 January 2021	^[14]
7	FW	Jacob Bruun Larsen	Anderlecht	Loan	23 January 2021	^[15]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	7–1	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	Zuzenhausen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 8', 16' (pen.) Baumgartner 66', 70' Gaćinović 80' Skov 83' Bebou 90+1'	Report	Schwede 90+6'	Stadium: Akademie-Arena Rasen 1
Note: Match was played in four 25-minute quarters.

22 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	1–0	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Rottach-Egern, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baumgartner 48'			Stadium: Sportplatz Birkenmoos

22 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	2–5	1. FC Nürnberg	Rottach-Egern, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klauss 3', 71'	Report	Sørensen 31' Lohkemper 54', 69' Knothe 56' Celebi 77'	Stadium: Sportplatz Birkenmoos

29 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	Mainz 05	Zuzenhausen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Posch 55' Skov 63'		Mateta 51'	Stadium: Akademie-Arena Rasen 1

29 August 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	Mainz 05	Zuzenhausen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klauss 10' Bebou 86'		Öztunalı 22'	Stadium: Akademie-Arena Rasen 1

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

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 %
Bundesliga	19 September 2020	22 May 2021	Matchday 1	11th	34	11	10	13	52	54	−2	032.35
DFB-Pokal	13 September 2020	22 December 2020	First round	Second round	2	0	2	0	4	4	+0	000.00
UEFA Europa League	22 October 2020	25 February 2021	Group stage	Round of 32	8	5	2	1	20	7	+13	062.50
Total					44	16	14	14	76	65	+11	036.36

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	VfB Stuttgart	34	12	9	13	56	55	+1	45
10	SC Freiburg	34	12	9	13	52	52	0	45
11	1899 Hoffenheim	34	11	10	13	52	54	−2	43
12	Mainz 05	34	10	9	15	39	56	−17	39
13	FC Augsburg	34	10	6	18	36	54	−18	36

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.^[16]

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
34	11	10	13	52	54	−2	43	8	3	6	32	24	+8	3	7	7	20	30	−10

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	W
Position	6	1	6	8	9	12	13	12	12	10	12	13	12	13	14	14	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.^[17]

19 September 2020 1	1. FC Köln	2–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Andersson 22' Bornauw 33' Duda 69' Hector 85' Drexler 86'	Report	Kramarić 4', 45+3' (pen.), 90+2' Bičakčić 45+5' Bebou 90' Baumann 90' Kadeřábek 90+5'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert

27 September 2020 2	1899 Hoffenheim	4–1	Bayern Munich	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bičakčić 16' Geiger 21' Dabbur 24' Baumgartner 28' Kramarić 45+1', 77', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Kimmich 36' Boateng 90+1' Neuer 90+1'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 6,030 Referee: Benjamin Brand

3 October 2020 3	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rode 35' Zuber 52' Kamada 55' Dost 71'	Report	Kramarić 18' Geiger 41' Grillitsch 56' Posch 83'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

17 October 2020 4	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	Borussia Dortmund	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Posch 58'	Report	Reus 76' Reyna 90'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 6,030 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

25 October 2020 5	Werder Bremen	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Bremen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eggestein 5' Friedl 79' Gebre Selassie 90+2'	Report	Geiger 22' Posch 59' Gaćinović 89'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager

2 November 2020 6	1899 Hoffenheim	1–3	Union Berlin	Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Skov 58' Dabbur 80' Baumgartner 90'	Report	Kruse 59' (pen.) Luthe 63' Griesbeck 71' Pohjanpalo 85' Teuchert 90+4'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Hartmann

8 November 2020 7	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Steffen 5' Weghorst 26', 84' Brooks 48'	Report	Baumgartner 30' Rudy 45+3' Vogt 82' Adamyan 88' Dabbur 90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski

21 November 2020 8	1899 Hoffenheim	3–3	VfB Stuttgart	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sessegnon 4', 48' Baumgartner 16' Kramarić 70' (pen.) Posch 77' Geiger 90+5'	Report	González 18' Silas 27' Castro 30' Kempf 89', 90+3'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert

29 November 2020 9	Mainz 05	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Mainz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Quaison 33'	Report	Bebou 62' Geiger 80'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

7 December 2020 10	1899 Hoffenheim	3–1	FC Augsburg	Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grillitsch 17', 46' Bebou 50'	Report	Caligiuri 31' Gumny 74'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Badstübner

13 December 2020 11	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bailey 4', 27' Diaby 31' Sinkgraven 35' Wirtz 55' Amiri 74' Alario 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Grillitsch 38' 64' Baumgartner 50' Posch 58' 79' Vogt 74' Nordtveit 90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Petersen

16 December 2020 12	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	RB Leipzig	Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vogt 50' Sessegnon 56'	Report	Poulsen 60'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager

19 December 2020 13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stindl 34' (pen.) Thuram 79' Ginter 90+3'	Report	Geiger 38' Kramarić 75' Posch 79' Sessegnon 86' Rudy 87'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Willenborg

2 January 2021 14	1899 Hoffenheim	1–3	SC Freiburg	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Akpoguma 16' Bebou 58' Vogt 82'	Report	Santamaria 7' Kwon 24' Grifo 34' (pen.) Höfler 36' Kasim 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Hartmann

9 January 2021 15	Schalke 04	4–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kabak 24' Hoppe 42', 57', 63' Uth 71' Harit 80'	Report	Bogarde 13' Kramarić 42' Gaćinović 50' Baumgartner 52'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer

16 January 2021 16	1899 Hoffenheim	0–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	John 37'	Report	Nilsson 77'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

19 January 2021 17	Hertha BSC	0–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Piątek 12' Lukebakio 66'	Report	Gaćinović 25' Rudy 33' Kramarić 68', 88'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers

24 January 2021 18	1899 Hoffenheim	3–0	1. FC Köln	Sinsheim
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kramarić 7' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Bebou 13' Baumgartner 28' Posch 52'	Report	Čestić 6' Skhiri 56' Meré 63' Modeste 78'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski

30 January 2021 19	Bayern Munich	4–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boateng 32' Müller 43' Roca 53' Lewandowski 57' Gnabry 63'	Report	Kramarić 44'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

7 February 2021 20	1899 Hoffenheim	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bebou 47'	Report	Kostić 15' Hinteregger 43' Younes 56' Ndicka 62' Silva 64' Tuta 88'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert

13 February 2021 21	Borussia Dortmund	2–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Delaney 21' Sancho 24' Akanji 67' Haaland 81' Dahoud 81'	Report	Rudy 27' Dabbur 31', 85' Bebou 51' Grillitsch 57' Vogt 59' Posch 60' Samassékou 65' Gaćinović 90+2'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastian Dankert

21 February 2021 22	1899 Hoffenheim	4–0	Werder Bremen	Sinsheim
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rudy 16' Bebou 26' Baumgartner 44' Dabbur 49' Kadeřábek 51' Rutter 90'	Report	Toprak 8' Friedl 69'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder

28 February 2021 23	Union Berlin	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Berlin
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kruse 9' (pen.)	Report	Schlotterbeck 29' (o.g.) Richards 79' Vogt 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler

6 March 2021 24	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumgartner 8' Kramarić 41' Sessegnon 70' Dabbur 80'	Report	Weghorst 23' Steffen 30' Lacroix 65' Schlager 72' Paulo Otávio 88', 90+4'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt

14 March 2021 25	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kasim 15' (o.g.) Kalajdžić 64'	Report	Sessegnon 11' Grillitsch 58'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert

21 March 2021 26	1899 Hoffenheim	1–2	Mainz 05	Sinsheim
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bebou 39'	Report	Glatzel 1' Kohr 41'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

3 April 2021 27	FC Augsburg	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vargas 8' Hahn 23', 90+1'	Report	Samassékou 37' Skov 86'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann

12 April 2021 28	1899 Hoffenheim	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Baumgartner 89'	Report	Wendell 81'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

16 April 2021 29	RB Leipzig	0–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Posch 46' Baumgartner 79'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

21 April 2021 30	1899 Hoffenheim	3–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Grillitsch 10' Kramarić 49', 65' Posch 53' Bebou 60' Kadeřábek 90'	Report	Pléa 25' Lazaro 45+1'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert

24 April 2021 31	SC Freiburg	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schlotterbeck 50' Grifo 81' (pen.)	Report	Kramarić 40' Bebou 48' Samassékou 59'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

8 May 2021 32	1899 Hoffenheim	4–2	Schalke 04	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 47' Akpoguma 52' Baumgartner 60' Adamyan 62' Bebou 64'	Report	Uth 12', 56' Serdar 35' Mustafi 42'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann

15 May 2021 33	Arminia Bielefeld	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Bielefeld
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Voglsammer 23' Lucoqui 85'	Report	Kramarić 5' Adamyan 12' Gaćinović 90+1'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager

22 May 2021 34	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	Hertha BSC	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Adamyan 49' Kramarić 90+1'	Report	Darida 43'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Frank Willenborg

DFB-Pokal[edit]

13 September 2020 First round	Chemnitzer FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	1899 Hoffenheim	Chemnitz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Freiberger 59' Kurt 90' Bickel 100', 101' Schimmel 110' Grym 117'	Report	Kramarić 48', 111' (pen.) Posch 64' Geiger 70'	Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer
	Penalties
	Grym Müller Freiberger Campulka Bickel		Kramarić Belfodil Gaćinović Bičakčić Baumgartner

22 December 2020 Second round	1899 Hoffenheim	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Greuther Fürth	Sinsheim
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumgartner 5' Kramarić 13' Akpoguma 49', 115' Bebou 62' Kasim 102' Gaćinović 105'	Report	Stach 10' Ernst 21' Meyerhöfer 46' Jaeckel 80' Seguin 90+4' Hrgota 101'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks
	Penalties
	Kramarić Rudy Skov Adamyan Vogt Bogarde Akpoguma Sessegnon Kasim		Bauer Raum Seguin Sarpei Hrgota Ernst Jaeckel Tillman Meyerhöfer

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.^[18]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HOF	ZVE	LIB	GNT
1	1899 Hoffenheim	6	5	1	0	17	2	+15	16	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	5–0	4–1
2	Red Star Belgrade	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	5–1	2–1
3	Slovan Liberec	6	2	1	3	4	13	−9	7		0–2	0–0	—	1–0
4	Gent	6	0	0	6	4	15	−11	0		1–4	0–2	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 October 2020 1	1899 Hoffenheim	2–0	Red Star Belgrade	Sinsheim, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baumgartner 64' Dabbur 90+3'	Report	Falcinelli 44' Sanogo 68'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

29 October 2020 2	Gent	1–4	1899 Hoffenheim	Ghent, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Ngadeu-Ngadjui 35' Kleindienst 90+3'	Report	Belfodil 36' (pen.) Rudy 51' Grillitsch 52' Vogt 72' Gaćinović 73' Baumgartner 90+4'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

5 November 2020 3	1899 Hoffenheim	5–0	Slovan Liberec	Sinsheim, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dabbur 22', 30' Bogarde 36' Grillitsch 59' Adamyan 71', 76'	Report	Pourzitidis 28' Koscelník 52'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

26 November 2020 4	Slovan Liberec	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Liberec, Czech Republic
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Mikula 13' Mara 88' Koscelník 90+2'	Report	Bogarde 17' Gaćinović 65' Nordtveit 69' Baumgartner 77' Skov 81' Kramarić 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

3 December 2020 5	Red Star Belgrade	0–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Belgrade, Serbia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Kanga 24' Milunović 87'	Report	Bogarde 67' Vogt 69'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

10 December 2020 6	1899 Hoffenheim	4–1	Gent	Sinsheim, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beier 21', 49' Skov 26' John 44' Kramarić 64' Amade 90+3'	Report	Bezus 73' Fortuna 81'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.^[19]

18 February 2021 First leg	Molde	3–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ellingsen 41' Gregersen 62' Andersen 70' Fofana 74'	Report	Dabbur 8', 28', 63' Baumgartner 45+3'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Note: The match, originally to be played at the Aker Stadion in Molde, was moved to Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, due to restrictions imposed by Norway on travelers from Germany out of concern of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.^[20]

25 February 2021 Second leg	1899 Hoffenheim	0–2 (3–5 agg.)	Molde	Sinsheim, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rudy 83'	Report	Andersen 20', 90+5', 90+5' Linde 73' Ellingsen 83'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Oliver Baumann	40	0	31	0	2	0	7	0
12	GK	GER	Philipp Pentke	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
37	GK	GER	Luca Philipp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Joshua Brenet	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	CZE	Pavel Kadeřábek	23	0	17+3	0	1	0	1+1	0
4	DF	BIH	Ermin Bičakčić	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
5	DF	GRE	Kostas Stafylidis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	NOR	Håvard Nordtveit	17	0	6+6	0	1	0	2+2	0
15	DF	GHA	Kasim Nuhu	18	0	11+1	0	0+2	0	3+1	0
17	DF	ENG	Ryan Sessegnon	29	2	17+6	2	1	0	3+2	0
21	DF	GER	Benjamin Hübner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	GER	Kevin Vogt	32	0	20+4	0	2	0	6	0
25	DF	NGA	Kevin Akpoguma	22	2	14+2	1	2	1	4	0
28	DF	USA	Chris Richards	13	0	11	0	0	0	2	0
32	DF	NED	Melayro Bogarde	14	0	2+7	0	0+1	0	3+1	0
38	DF	AUT	Stefan Posch	30	0	25+1	0	1	0	3	0
42	DF	GER	Alfons Amade	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	GER	Dennis Geiger	14	1	9	1	1	0	2+2	0
11	MF	AUT	Florian Grillitsch	34	4	22+4	2	1	0	4+3	2
14	MF	AUT	Christoph Baumgartner	41	9	28+3	6	2	0	5+3	3
16	MF	GER	Sebastian Rudy	33	1	21+4	1	1	0	7	0
18	MF	MLI	Diadie Samassékou	37	0	31	0	0	0	3+3	0
20	MF	SRB	Mijat Gaćinović	32	1	7+16	0	1+1	0	6+1	1
30	MF	GER	Marco John	18	0	12+2	0	0	0	4	0
Forwards
9	FW	TOG	Ihlas Bebou	40	9	23+9	9	2	0	4+2	0
10	FW	ISR	Mu'nas Dabbur	30	10	11+11	4	1	0	6+1	6
19	FW	ALG	Ishak Belfodil	20	1	7+7	0	0+2	0	2+2	1
23	FW	ARM	Sargis Adamyan	23	4	3+15	2	0+1	0	0+4	2
27	FW	CRO	Andrej Kramarić	34	25	26+2	20	2	3	0+4	2
29	FW	DEN	Robert Skov	30	2	13+10	1	0+1	0	4+2	1
33	FW	FRA	Georginio Rutter	11	1	2+7	1	0	0	0+2	0
35	FW	GER	Maximilian Beier	5	2	0+3	0	0	0	2	2
Players transferred out during the season
7	FW	DEN	Jacob Bruun Larsen	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
33	FW	BRA	Klauss	10	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
41	MF	ISR	Ilay Elmkies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

As of matches played until 22 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Europa League	Total
1	27	MF	Andrej Kramarić	20	3	2	25
2	10	FW	Mu'nas Dabbur	4	0	6	10
3	9	FW	Ihlas Bebou	9	0	0	9
3	14	MF	Christoph Baumgartner	6	0	3	9
5	11	MF	Florian Grillitsch	2	0	2	4
5	23	FW	Sargis Adamyan	2	0	2	4
7	17	DF	Ryan Sessegnon	2	0	0	2
	25	DF	Kevin Akpoguma	1	1	0	2
	29	FW	Robert Skov	1	0	1	2
	35	FW	Maximilian Beier	0	0	2	2
11	4	DF	Ermin Bičakčić	1	0	0	1
	8	MF	Dennis Geiger	1	0	0	1
	16	MF	Sebastian Rudy	1	0	0	1
	19	FW	Ishak Belfodil	0	0	1	1
	20	MF	Mijat Gaćinović	0	0	1	1
	33	FW	Georginio Rutter	1	0	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	1
TOTAL				52	4	20	76

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References[edit]

^ "Squad First team". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "FK Austria Wien - Borkovic wechselt zur TSG Hoffenheim" (in German). FK Austria Wien. Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
^ "Sebastian Rudy joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.
^ "Ryan Sessegnon: Tottenham defender completes loan move to Hoffenheim". www.skysports.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "RICHARDS JOINS TSG ON LOAN FROM BAYERN". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ Vice, Peter (February 1, 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
^ "Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter". Sportbuzzer (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ "Gregor Kobel signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "RIBEIRO JOINS SC INTERNACIONAL ON LOAN". 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "FELIPE PIRES JOINS MOREIRENSE FC". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "ELMKIES JOINS DEN HAAG ON LOAN". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "KLAUSS TO JOIN STANDARD LIÈGE ON LOAN". 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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External links[edit]

Official website

[Behind_closed_doors-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

[1] "Squad First team". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[FrankfurtSwap-2] "Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber swap clubs". BuLi News. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[3] "FK Austria Wien - Borkovic wechselt zur TSG Hoffenheim" (in German). FK Austria Wien. Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-27.

[4] "Sebastian Rudy joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.

[5] "Ryan Sessegnon: Tottenham defender completes loan move to Hoffenheim". www.skysports.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[6] "RICHARDS JOINS TSG ON LOAN FROM BAYERN". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[7] Vice, Peter (February 1, 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

[8] "Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter". Sportbuzzer (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[9] "Gregor Kobel signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[10] "RIBEIRO JOINS SC INTERNACIONAL ON LOAN". 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[11] "FELIPE PIRES JOINS MOREIRENSE FC". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[12] "ELMKIES JOINS DEN HAAG ON LOAN". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[13] "KLAUSS TO JOIN STANDARD LIÈGE ON LOAN". 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[14] "OTTO JOINS SSV JAHN ON LOAN". 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[15] Irfan, Muhammad (23 January 2021). "Hoffenheim's Danish Winger Bruun Larsen Loaned To Anderlecht". UrduPoint. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[16] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[17] "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.de. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[18] "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[20] "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 14 December 2020.

[21] "UEFA confirms Molde vs Hoffenheim venue change". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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