2024–25 1. FC Heidenheim season

The 2024–25 season is the 18th season in the history of 1. FC Heidenheim as a legally independent club, and the club's second consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Conference League, their first ever appearance in a major European competition.

1. FC Heidenheim

2024–25 season
President	Holger Sanwald
Head coach	Frank Schmidt
Stadium	Voith-Arena
Bundesliga	16th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Conference League	Knockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: Marvin Pieringer (5) All: Mathias Honsak Marvin Pieringer Paul Wanner (6 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24
All statistics correct as of 23 February 2025.

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 January 2025^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Kevin Müller (vice-captain) 2 DF  GER Marnon Busch (4th captain) 3 MF  GER Jan Schöppner 4 DF  GER Tim Siersleben 5 MF  GER Benedikt Gimber 6 DF  GER Patrick Mainka (captain) 8 FW  BRA Léo Scienza 9 FW  GER Stefan Schimmer 10 MF  GER Paul Wanner (on loan from Bayern Munich) 12 FW  GEO Budu Zivzivadze 13 DF  GER Frans Krätzig (on loan from Bayern Munich) 14 FW  GER Maximilian Breunig 16 MF  GER Julian Niehues 17 MF  AUT Mathias Honsak

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  GER Marvin Pieringer 19 DF  GER Jonas Föhrenbach 20 MF  GER Luca Kerber 21 MF  GER Adrian Beck 22 GK  GER Vitus Eicher 23 DF  GER Omar Haktab Traoré 25 FW  GER Christopher Negele 27 DF  GER Thomas Keller 30 MF  GER Norman Theuerkauf (3rd captain) 31 FW  GER Sirlord Conteh 34 GK  AUT Paul Tschernuth 36 MF  GER Luka Janes 39 MF  GER Niklas Dorsch

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  DEN Mikkel Kaufmann (at Karlsruher SC until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Julian Niehues	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Free	1 July 2024	[2]
MF	Paul Wanner	Bayern Munich	Loan	1 July 2024	[3]
FW	Maximilian Breunig	SC Freiburg	Free	1 July 2024	[4]
MF	Sirlord Conteh	SC Paderborn	€730,000	1 July 2024	[4]
MF	Frans Krätzig	Bayern Munich	Loan	3 January 2025	[5]
FW	Budu Zivzivadze	Karlsruher SC	Undisclosed	3 January 2025	[6]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Eren Dinkçi	Werder Bremen	Loan return	30 June 2024
FW	Tim Kleindienst	1. FC Heidenheim	€7,000,000	1 July 2024	[7]
FW	Kevin Sessa	Hertha BSC	End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Elidon Qenaj		End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Nikola Dovedan	Fatih Karagümrük	End of contract	1 July 2024
MF	Jan-Niklas Beste	Benfica	€10,000,000[8]	11 July 2024	[9]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Schwäbisch Hall v 1. FC Heidenheim

13 July 2024 Friendly	Schwäbisch Hall	1–3	1. FC Heidenheim	Schwäbisch Hall
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gökdemir 90'	Report	Honsak 3' Breunig 47' Janeš 62'	Stadium: Optima Sportpark Attendance: 2,000

1. FC Heidenheim v Normannia Gmünd

26 July 2024 Friendly

1. FC Heidenheim

4–0

Normannia Gmünd

1. FC Heidenheim v Espanyol

10 August 2024 Friendly	1. FC Heidenheim	2–1	Espanyol	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Voith-Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	25 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		23	4	3	16	27	47	−20	017.39
DFB-Pokal	17 August 2024	30 October 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	050.00
UEFA Conference League	22 August 2024	20 February 2025	Play-off round	Knockout phase play-offs	10	6	1	3	15	14	+1	060.00
Total					35	11	4	20	47	63	−16	031.43

Last updated: 23 February 2025
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2024–25 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Union Berlin	24	6	5	13	20	37	−17	23
15	FC St. Pauli	24	6	3	15	18	29	−11	21
16	VfL Bochum	24	4	5	15	23	47	−24	17	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Holstein Kiel	24	4	4	16	35	59	−24	16	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	1. FC Heidenheim	24	4	3	17	27	50	−23	15

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Bundesliga
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.^[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

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
23	4	3	16	27	47	−20	15	2	1	8	9	20	−11	2	2	8	18	27	−9

Last updated: 23 February 2025.
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	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	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	2	1	4	9	6	9	10	10	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Points	3	6	6	6	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[11]

FC St. Pauli v 1. FC Heidenheim

25 August 2024 1	FC St. Pauli	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Hamburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Irvine  18' Wagner  28'	Report	Maloney  22' Wanner 66' Traoré  74' Gimber  78' Schöppner 90+2'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,157 Referee: Sven Jablonski

1. FC Heidenheim v FC Augsburg

1 September 2024 2	1. FC Heidenheim	4–0	FC Augsburg	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wanner 9' (pen.) Scienza 30' Beck 69' Breunig 73' Honsak  90+5'	Report	Gouweleeuw  45+7' Schlotterbeck  67' Rexhbeçaj  69' Vargas  90+5'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Heidenheim

13 September 2024 3	Borussia Dortmund	4–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Dortmund
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Malen 11' Adeyemi 17', 41' Gittens  82' Couto  86' Can 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Pieringer 39' Wanner  63' Breunig 74' (pen.) Kaufmann  83'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Robert Schröder

1. FC Heidenheim v SC Freiburg

21 September 2024 4	1. FC Heidenheim	0–3	SC Freiburg	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pieringer  74'	Report	Dōan 54' Adamu  57' Grifo 59', 65'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Mainz 05 v 1. FC Heidenheim

28 September 2024 5	Mainz 05	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hanche-Olsen  6'  28' Jenz  49' Kohr  61'	Report	Pieringer 15',  77' Traoré  48' Mainka  49' Gimber  56' Dorsch  80' Schöppner 86'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Florian Exner

1. FC Heidenheim v RB Leipzig

6 October 2024 6	1. FC Heidenheim	0–1	RB Leipzig	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Föhrenbach  18' Schimmer  85'	Report	Openda 59' Simons  72' Klostermann  90+2'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Heidenheim

19 October 2024 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Itakura 22' Hack  31' Kleindienst  53', 62', 75' (pen.) Weigl  88'	Report	Scienza 12' Schöppner  39' Gimber  71' Pieringer 80' (pen.) Kerber  83'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 50,794 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1. FC Heidenheim v TSG Hoffenheim

27 October 2024 8	1. FC Heidenheim	0–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Heidenheim
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pieringer  32'	Report	Stach  33' Berisha  90'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

Holstein Kiel v 1. FC Heidenheim

2 November 2024 9	Holstein Kiel	1–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Kiel
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Erras 28' Gigović  35' Remberg  38' Porath  59' Knudsen  84'	Report	Siersleben  17' Gimber  33' Mainka  67' Schöppner  70' Pieringer  76'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 14,405 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1. FC Heidenheim v VfL Wolfsburg

10 November 2024 10	1. FC Heidenheim	1–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Heidenheim
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dorsch  29' Föhrenbach  45+1' Pieringer 64'	Report	Gerhardt 3' Dardai 42' Fischer  48' Wimmer  70' Zesiger  74' Grabara  78' Tomás  84', 90' Behrens  90+1'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Heidenheim

23 November 2024 11	Bayer Leverkusen	5–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios 30' Schick 32', 52', 71' Xhaka 82'	Report	Dorsch 10' Honsak 21'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,103 Referee: Bastian Dankert

1. FC Heidenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

1 December 2024 12	1. FC Heidenheim	0–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Heidenheim
17:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Marmoush 22', 58' Tuta  33' Chaïbi 49' Theate  90+3' Ekitike 90+4'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Florian Exner

Bayern Munich v 1. FC Heidenheim

7 December 2024 13	Bayern Munich	4–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Upamecano 18' Musiala 56', 90+1' Goretzka 84' Peretz  87'	Report	Hosnak 50' Dorsch 85'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sören Storks

1. FC Heidenheim v VfB Stuttgart

15 December 2024 14	1. FC Heidenheim	1–3	VfB Stuttgart	Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gimber  26' Wanner 41' Dorsch  75' Kaufmann  84' Schöppner  88'	Report	Demirović  10' Mittelstadt 20' Woltemade  26', 85' (pen.) Millot 45+2' Rouault  90'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Heidenheim

22 December 2024 15	VfL Bochum	2–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Broschinski 6' Bernardo  22' Bero 38',  54'	Report	Schöppner  30' Wanner  35' Pieringer  46' Keller  50' Kerber  73' Siersleben  75' Conteh  82'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,328 Referee: Sven Jablonski

1. FC Heidenheim v Union Berlin

11 January 2025 16	1. FC Heidenheim	2–0	Union Berlin	Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Krätzig 17' Beck 83'	Report	Rothe  37' Trimmel  76'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Werder Bremen v 1. FC Heidenheim

15 January 2025 17	Werder Bremen	3–3	1. FC Heidenheim	Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grüll 1', 79' Ducksch 56',  67' Lynen  64' Stage  90+4' Alvero  90+4' Stark  90+4'	Report	Kerber  23', 61' Schöppner 30' Traoré  64' Mainka  71' Scienza 90+5'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 39,350 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

1. FC Heidenheim v FC St. Pauli

18 January 2025 18	1. FC Heidenheim	0–2	FC St. Pauli	Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kerber  84'	Report	Eggestein 25' (pen.) Sands  38' Smith  70' Guilavogui 90+2'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

FC Augsburg v 1. FC Heidenheim

25 January 2025 19	FC Augsburg	2–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Matsima 45+1' Gumny  88' Schlotterbeck 90+2'	Report	Mainka 76'	Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Florian Badstübner

1. FC Heidenheim v Borussia Dortmund

1 February 2025 20	1. FC Heidenheim	1–2	Borussia Dortmund	Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Föhrenbach  38' Honsak 64'	Report	Duranville  14' Guirassy 33',  90+3' Beier 63' Reyna  88' Kobel  90+1'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

SC Freiburg v 1. FC Heidenheim

8 February 2025 21	SC Freiburg	1–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grifo 30',  76' Eggestein  45+4' Höler  55'	Report	Gimber  18'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel

1. FC Heidenheim v Mainz 05

16 February 2025 22	1. FC Heidenheim	0–2	Mainz 05	Heidenheim
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pieringer  62'	Report	Burkardt 28' Weiper 49' Kohr  65' Caci  71' Amiri  73'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Felix Brych

RB Leipzig v 1. FC Heidenheim

23 February 2025 23	RB Leipzig	2–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumgartner  6' Orbán  12' Openda 45+2' Šeško 64' (pen.) Simons  90+8'	Report	Honsak 6' Pieringer 13' (pen.) Gimber  15' Schöppner  67' Keller  77'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal

FC 08 Villingen v 1. FC Heidenheim

17 August 2024 First round	FC 08 Villingen	0–4	1. FC Heidenheim	Villingen-Schwenningen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Liserra  88'	Report	Breunig 43', 48', 54' Wanner 52'	Stadium: MS-Technologie-Arena Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Fabienne Michel

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Heidenheim

30 October 2024 Second round	Hertha BSC	2–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Scherhant 16' Maza  28' Zeefuik  33' Niederlechner  36' Cuisance 74',  80' Winkler  90+3'	Report	Kaufmann  33' Schimmer 89'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 44,135 Referee: Robert Kampka

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League

Play-off round

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.

BK Häcken v 1. FC Heidenheim

22 August 2024 First leg	BK Häcken	1–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rygaard 36' Layouni  45+1'	Report	Conteh 31',  35' Kerber  57' Scienza 65' Maloney  90+2'	Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

1. FC Heidenheim v BK Häcken

29 August 2024 Second leg	1. FC Heidenheim	3–2 (5–3 agg.)	BK Häcken	Heidenheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pieringer  21', 30' Kaufmann  72' Scienza  75' Wanner 84',  90' Honsak 90+2'	Report	Youssef  32' Lindberg  50' Inoussa 59',  75' Romeo  62' Rygaard  73' Agbonifo 79'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
14	Olimpija Ljubljana	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15	Real Betis	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10
16	1. FC Heidenheim	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	10
17	Gent	6	3	0	3	8	8	0	9	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18	Copenhagen	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	L	D
Position	13	9	6	9	15	16
Points	3	6	9	9	9	10

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

1. FC Heidenheim v Olimpija Ljubljana

3 October 2024 1	1. FC Heidenheim	2–1	Olimpija Ljubljana	Heidenheim
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Beck 6' Wanner 83', 83',  84' Scienza  88' Kerber  90+5'	Report	Thalisson  37' Agba  65' Blanco 77'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,887 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Pafos v 1. FC Heidenheim

24 October 2024 2	Pafos	0–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Limassol, Cyprus
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Luckassen  55'	Report	Mainka 25' Dorsch  46'	Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Note: The match was played at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, instead of Pafos' regular stadium, the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Heart of Midlothian v 1. FC Heidenheim

7 November 2024 3	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Edinburgh, Scotland
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report	Maloney  42' Conteh 57' Schöppner 89'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,692 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

1. FC Heidenheim v Chelsea

28 November 2024 4	1. FC Heidenheim	0–2	Chelsea	Heidenheim
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré  42' Schöppner  85'	Report	Badiashile  1' Casadei  45'  90+6' Nkunku 51' Jörgensen  82' Veiga  85' Mudryk 86'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

İstanbul Başakşehir v 1. FC Heidenheim

12 December 2024 5	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Türüç 6' Crespo 18' Piątek 68',  73'	Report	Maloney  45' Honsak 61' Schöppner  73' Eicher  90+2'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

1. FC Heidenheim v St. Gallen

19 December 2024 6	1. FC Heidenheim	1–1	St. Gallen	Heidenheim
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Theuerkauf 30' Kaufmann  39' Wanner  66'	Report	Quintillà  66' Witzig  71' Stanić 77',  81'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024.

Copenhagen v 1. FC Heidenheim

13 February 2025 First leg	Copenhagen	1–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Copenhagen, Denmark
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Larsson 45+1',  50' Huescas  58' Gocholeishvili  83'	Report	Keller 59' Mainka  65' Siersleben 85'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 22,789 Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Greece)

1. FC Heidenheim v Copenhagen

20 February 2025 Second leg	1. FC Heidenheim	1–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.)	Copenhagen	Heidenheim
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Föhrenbach  52' Scienza 74' Beck  90+6' Schöppner  110'	Report	Chiakha 37' Diks 53' (pen.) Meling  69' Pereira  73' Huescas 114' Ramaj  120+3'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,336 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)