2023–24 SV Werder Bremen season

The 2023–24 season was SV Werder Bremen's 125th season in existence and second consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

SV Werder Bremen

2023–24 season
President	Hubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coach	Ole Werner
Stadium	Weserstadion
Bundesliga	9th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Marvin Ducksch (12) All: Marvin Ducksch (13)
Highest home attendance	42,358 (24 February vs Darmstadt)
Lowest home attendance	41,000 (five times)
Average home league attendance	41,695
Biggest win	4–0 (v. Mainz 05, 5 August)
Biggest defeat	0–5 (v. Bayer Leverkusen, 14 April)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 April 2024^[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  CZE Jiří Pavlenka 2 MF  BEL Olivier Deman 3 DF  GER Anthony Jung 4 DF  GER Niklas Stark (4th captain) 5 DF  GER Amos Pieper 6 MF  DEN Jens Stage 7 FW  GER Marvin Ducksch 8 DF  GER Mitchell Weiser 9 FW  POL Dawid Kownacki 10 MF  GER Leonardo Bittencourt 13 DF  SRB Miloš Veljković (vice-captain) 14 MF  BEL Senne Lynen 17 FW  GER Justin Njinmah

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  GUI Naby Keïta 20 MF  AUT Romano Schmid 21 MF  NOR Isak Hansen-Aarøen 22 DF  ARG Julián Malatini 26 FW  USA Joel Imasuen 27 DF  GER Felix Agu 28 MF  FRA Skelly Alvero (on loan from Lyon) 29 FW  GER Nick Woltemade 30 GK  GER Michael Zetterer 32 DF  AUT Marco Friedl (captain) 35 MF  GER Leon Opitz 36 MF  GER Christian Groß (3rd captain) 38 GK  GER Dudu

Players 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 — GK  GER Mio Backhaus (to FC Volendam until 30 June 2024) — MF  TOG Dikeni Salifou (to Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2024) — FW  GER Eren Dinkçi (to 1. FC Heidenheim until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GER Abdenego Nankishi (to Heracles Almelo until 30 June 2024) — FW  SCO Oliver Burke (to Birmingham City until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Naby Keïta	Liverpool	Free	1 July 2023	[2]
FW	Dawid Kownacki	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Free		[3]
MF	Senne Lynen	Union SG	€2,000,000	8 August 2023	[4]
MF	Olivier Deman	Cercle Brugge	€4,000,000	31 August 2023	[5]
FW	Rafael Santos Borré	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loan	1 September 2023	[6]
MF	Skelly Alvero	Lyon	Loan	31 January 2024	[7]
MF	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	Manchester United U21		1 February 2024	[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Fabio Chiarodia	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€2,100,000	1 July 2023	[9]
FW	Eren Dinkçi	1. FC Heidenheim	Loan		[10]
MF	Yannik Engelhardt	SC Freiburg II	€900,000
DF	Park Kyu-hyun	Dynamo Dresden	€155,000		[11]
MF	Oscar Schönfelder	Jahn Regensburg	€260,000		[12]
GK	Mio Backhaus	FC Volendam	Loan	5 July 2023
DF	Lee Buchanan	Birmingham City	€1,300,000	26 July 2023	[13]
DF	Niklas Schmidt	Toulouse	€2,500,000	4 August 2023	[14]
MF	Jean-Manuel Mbom	Viborg	Undisclosed	24 August 2023	[15]
FW	Niclas Füllkrug	Borussia Dortmund	€13,000,000	31 August 2023	[16]
MF	Ilia Gruev	Leeds United	€4,650,000		[17]
FW	Oliver Burke	Birmingham City	Loan	1 September 2023	[18]
MF	Dikeni Salifou	Juventus Next Gen	Loan		[19]
FW	Rafael Santos Borré	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loan	4 March 2024	[20]

New contracts

Position	Player	Until	Ref.
FW	Marvin Ducksch	June 2026	[21]
DF	Mitchell Weiser	TBD	[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Werder Bremen v SV Drochtersen/Assel

9 July 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	2–1	SV Drochtersen/Assel	Verden an der Aller
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kownacki 48' Burke 79'	Report	Göttel 34'	Stadium: Stadion am Berliner Ring

Werder Bremen v VfB Oldenburg

16 July 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	3–1	VfB Oldenburg	Westerstede
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Njinmah 23' Rapp  36' Kownacki 62' Mbom 64'	Report	Herbst  31' Wegner 33' Krasniqi  44'	Stadium: Hössen-Sportzentrum A-Platz

Werder Bremen v Toulouse

22 July 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	5–2	Toulouse	Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schmid 36' Füllkrug 50' 73' Kownacki 62' 82'		Bangré 15' Onaiwu 57'	Stadium: Parkstadion de Zell

RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen

28 July 2023 Friendly	RB Leipzig	0–0	Werder Bremen	Innsbruck, Austria
15:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol

Werder Bremen v Ipswich Town

28 July 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	1–1	Ipswich Town	Innsbruck, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kownacki 12'		Leigh 54'	Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol

Strasbourg v Werder Bremen

5 August 2023 Friendly	Strasbourg	3–3	Werder Bremen	Strasbourg, France
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Aholou 6' Senaya 18' Mothiba 45+1'		Schmid 27' Woltemade 34' (pen.) Njinmah 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Strasbourg v Werder Bremen

5 August 2023 Friendly	Strasbourg	2–1	Werder Bremen	Strasbourg, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diallo 64' Sylla 86'		Stage 34'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen

7 September 2023 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–1	Werder Bremen	Willingen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Njinmah 85'	Stadium: Uplandstadion

Werder Bremen v St. Pauli

12 October 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	3–3	St. Pauli	Bremen
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Njinmah 3' Stage 54' Kownacki 58' (pen.)	Report	Hartel 12' (pen.) Saad 50', 65'	Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 Attendance: 0 Referee: Christoph Kluge

Werder Bremen v Hansa Rostock

16 November 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	1–2	Hansa Rostock	Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)				Attendance: 0

Eintracht Braunschweig v Werder Bremen

7 January 2024 Friendly	Eintracht Braunschweig	3–1	Werder Bremen	Braunschweig
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kaufmann 10' Philippe 41' Helgason 47'	Report	Woltemade 83'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion

Hannover 96 v Werder Bremen

21 March 2024 Friendly	Hannover 96	3–1	Werder Bremen	Hanover
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gindorf 43' Damar 47' Dehm 82'	Report	Imasuen 62'	Stadium: Eilenriedestadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	18 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1	9th	34	11	9	14	48	54	−6	032.35
DFB-Pokal	12 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					35	11	9	15	50	57	−7	031.43

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2023–24 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	TSG Hoffenheim	34	13	7	14	66	66	0	46	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[lower-alpha 1]
8	1. FC Heidenheim	34	10	12	12	50	55	−5	42	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
9	Werder Bremen	34	11	9	14	48	54	−6	42
10	SC Freiburg	34	11	9	14	45	58	−13	42
11	FC Augsburg	34	10	9	15	50	60	−10	39

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.^[23]
Notes:

1. Since the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal winners, Bayer Leverkusen, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the spot reserved for the DFB-Pokal winners (Europa League league phase) was passed to the seventh-placed team, and the Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the eighth-placed team.

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	9	14	48	54	−6	42	7	4	6	29	26	+3	4	5	8	19	28	−9

Source: DFB

Results by round

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W
Position	17	18	11	12	11	12	14	14	12	12	12	12	13	12	14	13	13	13	9	9	10	7	7	8	10	10	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	9

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[24]

Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich

18 August 2023 1	Werder Bremen	0–4	Bayern Munich	Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ducksch  20' Lynen  56'	Report	Sané 4', 90' Kim  55' Kane 74' Tel 90+4'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Felix Zwayer

SC Freiburg v Werder Bremen

26 August 2023 2	SC Freiburg	1–0	Werder Bremen	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kübler  38' Höfler  45' Philipp 90+6'	Report	Schmid  6' Friedl  55'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Werder Bremen v Mainz 05

2 September 2023 3	Werder Bremen	4–0	Mainz 05	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ducksch 3' (pen.) Stage  10', 53' Stark  45+3' Friedl  55' Bittencourt 82' Njinmah 83'	Report	Hanche-Olsen  2' Van den Berg  65'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

1. FC Heidenheim v Werder Bremen

17 September 2023 4	1. FC Heidenheim	4–2	Werder Bremen	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kleindienst 5' (pen.) Dinkçi 44', 68' Traoré  50' Beste 76'	Report	Ducksch 49', 49' Weiser 64' Stark  90+5'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln

23 September 2023 5	Werder Bremen	2–1	1. FC Köln	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Borré 38' Njinmah 67' Weiser  79' Veljković  88'	Report	Selke 31' Alidou  73'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Darmstadt 98 v Werder Bremen

1 October 2023 6	Darmstadt 98	4–2	Werder Bremen	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bader 5' Skarke 25' Mehlem  40', 50' Holland  52' Kempe 62' (pen.) Franjić  90+4'	Report	Lynen  31' Deman 70',  90+3' Veljković 79'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Martin Petersen

Werder Bremen v 1899 Hoffenheim

7 October 2023 7	Werder Bremen	2–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schmid 17' Keïta  32' Ducksch  45+1' Weiser  56' Rapp  58' Stage 90+1' Jung  90+2'	Report	Beier 8' Prömel 29',  69' Akpoguma  72' Baumann  90' Bülter 90+2' Vogt  90+5'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen

20 October 2023 8	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	Werder Bremen	Dortmund
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nmecha  44' Brandt 67'	Report	Bittencourt  61' Stage  75' Veljković  83' Deman  90+5'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Felix Brych

Werder Bremen v Union Berlin

28 October 2023 9	Werder Bremen	2–0	Union Berlin	Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Knoche 38' (o.g.) Stage  73' Ducksch 75'	Report	Gosens  56' Khedira  60' Leite  80' Hollerbach  85' Laïdouni  90+6'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler

VfL Wolfsburg v Werder Bremen

5 November 2023 10	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	Werder Bremen	Wolfsburg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lacroix  6'  88' Černý 37' Paredes 59',  66' Wind  80'	Report	Ducksch 7' Bittencourt  64' Borré 65'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Werder Bremen v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 November 2023 11	Werder Bremen	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bremen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ducksch 45+2' (pen.) Jung  46' Borré 50'	Report	Chaïbi  25' Max  37' Knauff  45+1' Skhiri 65' Smolčić 75'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen

25 November 2023 12	Werder Bremen	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bittencourt  14' Friedl  36' Deman  54'	Report	Deman 9' (o.g.) Frimpong 43' Grimaldo 76',  76'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen

VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen

2 December 2023 13	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Werder Bremen	Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Undav 17' Guirassy 75' (pen.) Stenzel  86'	Report		Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Werder Bremen v FC Augsburg

9 December 2023 14	Werder Bremen	2–0	FC Augsburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stark 39' Ducksch 65' Zetterer  78'	Report	Demirović  27' Dorsch  80'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen

15 December 2023 15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	Werder Bremen	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wöber  34' Reitz 45', 49' Honorat  45+5' Weigl  66' Kramer  90+4'	Report	Borré 7' Weiser  45+5' Schmid  51' Ducksch 76'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 50,660 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig

19 December 2023 16	Werder Bremen	1–1	RB Leipzig	Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Groß  59' Bittencourt  66' Njinmah 75',  84' Ducksch  90+1'	Report	Openda 47' Kampl  69' Haidara  90+1'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel

VfL Bochum v Werder Bremen

14 January 2024 17	VfL Bochum	1–1	Werder Bremen	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gamboa  3' Stöger  25' Osterhage 64' Bero  72' Losilla  75' Riemann  90+5' Bernardo  90+6'	Report	Jung  25' Stage  35' Bittencourt  42' Stark  66', 90+3' Ducksch  82'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen

21 January 2024 18	Bayern Munich	0–1	Werder Bremen	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kimmich  17' De Ligt  74'	Report	Weiser 59' Schmid  70'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

Werder Bremen v SC Freiburg

27 January 2024 19	Werder Bremen	3–1	SC Freiburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ducksch 9' (pen.) Stark  51' Njinmah 53' Lynen  89' Malatini 90+3'	Report	Grifo 28' (pen.) Gregoritsch  90'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen

3 February 2024 20	Mainz 05	0–1	Werder Bremen	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Krauß  67' Amiri  80' Richter  87' Caci  88'	Report	Ducksch 2' Stark  35' Friedl  45+1' Bittencourt  88'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Werder Bremen v 1. FC Heidenheim

10 February 2024 21	Werder Bremen	1–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schmid 19' Deman  45'	Report	Kleindienst  2' Maloney 12',  43' Beste 18'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

1. FC Köln v Werder Bremen

16 February 2024 22	1. FC Köln	0–1	Werder Bremen	Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kainz  26' Thielmann  77' Huseinbašić  90+2' Hübers  90+5'	Report	Schmid  26' Njinmah 70' Weiser  77' Malatini  88'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Werder Bremen v Darmstadt 98

24 February 2024 23	Werder Bremen	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zimmerman 8' (o.g.) Ducksch  20' Lynen  35' Jung  38'	Report	Justvan 33' Holland  52' Gjasula  56' Maglica  67' Karić  89'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,358 Referee: Florian Badstübner

1899 Hoffenheim v Werder Bremen

3 March 2024 24	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	Werder Bremen	Hoffenheim
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Beier 8', 44' Grillitsch  49' Stach  51' Bülter  61'  73' Kadeřábek  78'	Report	Deman  85' Alvero 90+2'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund

9 March 2024 25	Werder Bremen	1–2	Borussia Dortmund	Bremen
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Njinmah 70' Schmid  77'	Report	Malen 21' Sancho 38' Sabitzer  45+1' Schlotterbeck  78' Adeyemi  90+5'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Union Berlin v Werder Bremen

16 March 2024 26	Union Berlin	2–1	Werder Bremen	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vogt  26' Gosens  27' Tousart  30' Vertessen 50' Aaronson 52'	Report	Weiser  38', 63' Ducksch  41' Stage  72' Keïta  90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Werder Bremen v VfL Wolfsburg

30 March 2024 27	Werder Bremen	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Agu  14' Jung  43' Ducksch  45+4' Alvero  72' Hansen-Aarøen  89'	Report	Lacroix 45+4',  76' Baku  51' Bornauw  70' Zesiger  80' Majer 84' Paredes  90+2'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen

5 April 2024 28	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	Werder Bremen	Frankfurt
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Marmoush  24' Dina Ebimbe  45' Tuta 77',  83',  89'	Report	Veljković 62' Friedl  69' Stage  73' Ducksch  77'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen

14 April 2024 29	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 25' (pen.) Adli  31' Hincapié  47' Xhaka 60' Wirtz 68', 83', 90'	Report	Bittencourt  47'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Harm Osmers

Werder Bremen v VfB Stuttgart

21 April 2024 30	Werder Bremen	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ducksch 28' (pen.), 49' Bittencourt  51' Zetterer  68' Agu  74'	Report	Leweling  27' Millot  35' Stiller  53' Undav 71'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Robert Schröder

FC Augsburg v Werder Bremen

27 April 2024 31	FC Augsburg	0–3	Werder Bremen	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jakić  64'	Report	Friedl  5' Schmid 52' Ducksch 61' (pen.) Woltemade  63' Deman 90'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Tobias Welz

Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

4 May 2024 32	Werder Bremen	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Woltemade 45', 65'	Report	Hack 8' Neuhaus 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Timo Gerach

RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen

11 May 2024 33	RB Leipzig	1–1	Werder Bremen	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Henrichs  28' Šeško 61'	Report	Seiwald 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Werder Bremen v VfL Bochum

18 May 2024 34	Werder Bremen	4–1	VfL Bochum	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Griedl 6' Lynen  36' Jung 78' Stage 80' Schmid 87'	Report	Wittek  37' Antwi-Adjei 85'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal

Viktoria Köln v Werder Bremen

12 August 2023 First round	Viktoria Köln	3–2	Werder Bremen	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Fritz  70' Philipp 72', 79' Bogićević 90+4'	Report	Pieper  11' Ducksch 43' Stage  70' Bittencourt  70' Füllkrug 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CZE	Jiří Pavlenka	8	0	7	0	1	0
2	MF	BEL	Olivier Deman	28	2	15+13	2	0	0
3	DF	GER	Anthony Jung	32	1	30+1	1	1	0
4	DF	GER	Niklas Stark	19	2	14+4	2	1	0
5	DF	GER	Amos Pieper	7	0	6	0	1	0
6	MF	DEN	Jens Stage	30	3	25+4	3	1	0
7	FW	GER	Marvin Ducksch	34	13	32+1	12	1	1
8	DF	GER	Mitchell Weiser	31	3	30	3	0+1	0
9	FW	POL	Dawid Kownacki	21	0	4+17	0	0	0
10	MF	GER	Leonardo Bittencourt	30	1	19+10	1	1	0
13	DF	SRB	Miloš Veljković	24	2	21+2	2	1	0
14	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen	32	0	20+12	0	0	0
17	FW	GER	Justin Njinmah	24	6	11+13	6	0	0
18	MF	GUI	Naby Keïta	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
19	FW	COL	Rafael Santos Borré	19	4	11+8	4	0	0
20	MF	AUT	Romano Schmid	34	4	30+3	4	1	0
21	MF	NOR	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
22	DF	ARG	Julián Malatini	11	1	6+5	1	0	0
23	MF	GER	Nicolai Rapp	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
26	FW	USA	Joel Imasuen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	DF	GER	Felix Agu	24	0	19+5	0	0	0
28	MF	FRA	Skelly Alvero	6	1	1+5	1	0	0
29	FW	AUT	Nick Woltemade	30	2	12+18	2	0	0
30	GK	GER	Michael Zetterer	27	0	27	0	0	0
32	MF	AUT	Marco Friedl	26	1	25	1	0+1	0
35	MF	GER	Leon Opitz	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	MF	GER	Christian Groß	21	0	9+11	0	0+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
24	FW	SCO	Oliver Burke	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:
11	FW	GER	Niclas Füllkrug	3	1	2	0	1	1
28	MF	BUL	Ilia Gruev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW		7	Marvin Ducksch	12	1	13
2	FW		17	Justin Njinmah	6	0	6
3	FW		19	Rafael Santos Borré	4	0	4
	MF		20	Romano Schmid	4	0	4
5	DF		8	Mitchell Weiser	3	0	3
	MF		6	Jens Stage	3	0	3
7	DF		4	Niklas Stark	2	0	2
	DF		13	Miloš Veljković	2	0	2
	FW		2	Olivier Deman	2	0	2
	FW		29	Nick Woltemade	2	0	2
11	MF		10	Leonardo Bittencourt	1	0	1
	DF		4	Niklas Stark	1	0	1
	DF		22	Julián Malatini	1	0	1
	MF		28	Skelly Alvero	1	0	1
	DF		3	Anthony Jung	1	0	1
	MF		28	Marco Friedl	1	0	1
Opponent Own goals					2	0	2
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:
	FW		11	Niclas Füllkrug	0	1	1
Total					47	2	49

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	GK		30	Michael Zetterer	6	0	6
2	GK		1	Jiří Pavlenka	1	0	1
Total					7	0	7

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			Total
2		FW	Olivier Deman	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3		DF	Anthony Jung	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
4		DF	Niklas Stark	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5		DF	Amos Pieper	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
6		MF	Jens Stage	5	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1
7		FW	Marvin Ducksch	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
8		DF	Mitchell Weiser	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10		MF	Leonardo Bittencourt	9	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0
13		DF	Miloš Veljković	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14		MF	Senne Lynen	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
17		FW	Justin Njinmah	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18		MF	Naby Keïta	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20		MF	Romano Schmid	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
21		MF	Isak Hansen-Aarøen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22		DF	Julián Malatini	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23		MF	Nicolai Rapp	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27		DF	Felix Agu	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
28		MF	Skelly Alvaro	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29		FW	Nick Woltemade	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30		GK	Michael Zetterer	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
32		DF	Marco Friedl	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
36		MF	Christian Groß	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				72	0	2	2	0	1	74	0	3

Home attendance

Competition	Total	Matches	Average
Bundesliga	708,808	17	41,695
DFB-Pokal	0	0	0
Total	708,808	17	41,695

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External links

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