2020–21 MSV Duisburg season

The 2020–21 MSV Duisburg season was the 121st season in the club's football history. In 2020–21 the club played in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football alongside the DFB-Pokal and the Lower Rhine Cup.[1]

MSV Duisburg
2020–21 season
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
(until 10 November)
Gino Lettieri
(from 15 November until 27 January 2021)
Uwe Schubert
(from 27 January 2021 until 2 February 2021)
Pavel Dochev
(from 2 February 2021)
3. Liga15th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Lower Rhine CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Moritz Stoppelkamp (10)

All:
Moritz Stoppelkamp (14)
Highest home attendance3,462
(vs Zwickau, 26 September 2020)
Average home league attendance182[note 1]
Biggest winDuisburg 4–1 Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden 0–3 Duisburg
Biggest defeatDuisburg 0–4 Verl
Duisburg 1–5 Ingolstadt

Team

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20FW  GERLeroy-Jacques Mickels
21MF  GERMaximilian Jansen
22GK  GERJonas Brendieck
23DF  GERJoshua Bitter
24FW  NEDVincent Vermeij (Vice-captain)
26DF  GERVincent Gembalies
27DF  GERNiko Bretschneider
28MF  GERDavid Tomić
29FW  SUIOrhan Ademi
30GK  SUISteven Deana
31FW  GERFederico Palacios Martínez
35FW  GERCem Sabancı
36MF  CODWilson Kamavuaka
37MF  GERMarlon Frey
39FW  MARAziz Bouhaddouz

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromTypeRef.
27 July 2020DF Niko BretschneiderHertha BSC IITransfer[2]
31 July 2020DF Dominic VolkmerCarl Zeiss Jena[3]
7 August 2020DF Maximilian SauerGreuther Fürth[4]
14 August 2020MF Mirnes PepićHansa Rostock[5]
18 August 2020DF Dominik SchmidtHolstein Kiel[6]
24 August 2020DF Tobias FlecksteinHolstein Kiel[7]
31 August 2020MF Wilson KamavuakaGKS Tychy[8]
1 September 2020FW Orhan AdemiEintracht Braunschweig[9]
3 September 2020MF David TomićVfB Stuttgart II[10]
20 January 2021FW Federico Palacios MartínezJahn RegensburgLoan[11]
21 January 2021MF Marlon FreySV SandhausenTransfer[12]
23 January 2021DF Stefan VelkovKFC Uerdingen[13]
1 February 2021FW Aziz BouhaddouzSV Sandhausen[14]

Out

DatePos.NameToTypeRef.
6 July 2020DF Migel SchmelingBorussia Dortmund IIEnd of contract[15]
8 July 2020DF Matthias RahnEnergie Cottbus[16]
24 July 2020DF Lukas BoederHallescher FC[17]
28 July 2020MF Yassin Ben BallaEintracht Braunschweig[18]
1 August 2020DF Marvin CompperRetired[19]
2 August 2020MF Tim AlbutatKFC UerdingenTransfer[20]
14 August 2020MF Lukas DaschnerFC St. Pauli[21]
29 August 2020FW Petar SliškovićTürkgücü München[22]
3 February 2021MF Arnold BudimbuTSV Steinbach Haiger[23]

New contracts

DatePos.NameContract lengthContract endRef.
7 July 2020MFDarius Ghindovean1-year2021[24]
FWCem Sabanci
28 July 2020MFConnor Krempicki[25]

Friendlies

8 August 2020 1 MSV Duisburg 1–0 Preußen Münster Duisburg
11:00Stoppelkamp 36'ReportStadium: BSA Westender Straße
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Ulankiewicz
Note: The match was played over 2 x 35 minutes and behind closed doors.
15 August 2020 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 MSV Duisburg Mönchengladbach
14:00ReportStadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
22 August 2020 3 MSV Duisburg 1–5 Borussia Dortmund Duisburg
15:30Engin 28'Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played over 2x30 minutes and behind closed doors.
v Feyenoord
22 August 2020 4 MSV Duisburg 1–2 Feyenoord Duisburg
18:00Karweina 57'ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played over 2x30 minutes and behind closed doors.
v MSV Duisburg
29 August 2020 5 Heracles Almelo 1–1 MSV Duisburg Almelo
18:00Pröpper 52'ReportKarweina 70'Stadium: Erve Asito
Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
2 September 2020 6 Arminia Bielefeld 3–2 MSV Duisburg Bielefeld
15:30
ReportStadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Thomsen
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
v MSV Duisburg
8 September 2020 7 PSV Eindhoven Cancelled MSV Duisburg Eindhoven
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: The game was cancelled, as PSV Eindhoven had several players on international duty.[26]
3 January 2021 8 MSV Duisburg 0–2 Wehen Wiesbaden Duisburg
14:00Report
Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
6 January 2021 9 MSV Duisburg 1–1 SV Rödinghausen Duisburg
14:00Hettwer 26'ReportBudimbu 54' (o.g.)Attendance: Thibaut Scheer
Referee: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
21 February 2021 10 MSV Duisburg 2–1 Preußen Münster Duisburg
ReportSchwadorf 40'Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
25 March 2021 11 SC Paderborn 4–1 MSV Duisburg Paderborn
ReportAdemi 77'Attendance: 0
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

Competitions

Times from 1 July to 25 October 2020 and from 28 March to 30 June 2021 are UTC+2, from 26 October 2020 to 27 March 2021 UTC+1.

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
3. Liga19 September 202022 May 2021Matchday 1381110175267−15028.95
DFB-Pokal14 September 202014 September 2020Round 1Round 1100105−5000.00
Lower Rhine Cup12 May 202119 May 2021QuarterfinalsSemifinals210176+1050.00
Total411210195978−19029.27

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
13Türkgücü München381211154555−1047
141. FC Kaiserslautern38819114752−543
15MSV Duisburg381110175267−1543
16KFC Uerdingen[a] (R)381111163850−1241Relegation to Regionalliga[b]
17SV Meppen38125213761−2441
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.[29]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
381110175266 −14436582634 −85592632 −6

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: DFB

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAHAHA
ResultLDDWLWLLLDLDLDWDLWLLLWWWLWLDWWDDWLDLLL
Position1815171517161617181818181919191920191919201917141413151514121314131314141415
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 September 2020 1 Hansa Rostock 3–1 MSV Duisburg Rostock
14:00ReportScepanik 32'Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 7,125
Referee: Max Burda
26 September 2020 2 MSV Duisburg 1–1 FSV Zwickau Duisburg
14:00Mickels 74'ReportKönig 67'Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Florian Heft
3 October 2020 3 VfB Lübeck 1–1 MSV Duisburg Lübeck
14:00Deichmann 61'ReportVermeij 74'Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle
Attendance: 1,860
Referee: Eric Müller
21 October 2020 4 SpVgg Unterhaching 0–1 MSV Duisburg Unterhaching
19:00ReportAdemi 36'Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Timo Gerach
24 October 2020 5 MSV Duisburg 0–2 KFC Uerdingen Duisburg
14:00ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer
31 October 2020 6 1860 Munich 0–2 MSV Duisburg Munich
14:00ReportStadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Max Burda
4 November 2020 7 MSV Duisburg 2–3 1. FC Saarbrücken Duisburg
19:00ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Glaser
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 9 October 2020, was postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Duisburg players.[30]
9 November 2020 8 MSV Duisburg 1–3 Viktoria Köln Duisburg
19:00Stoppelkamp 21'Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Eric Müller
14 November 2020 9 Türkgücü München 2–1 MSV Duisburg Munich
14:00Slišković 48', 66'ReportVermeij 89' (pen.)Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Benjamin Brand
17 November 2020 10 MSV Duisburg 0–0 Hallescher FC Duisburg
19:00ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Schwengers
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 19 October 2020, was postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Duisburg players as well as other players in quarantine.[31]
20 November 2020 11 MSV Duisburg 0–4 SC Verl Duisburg
19:00Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Robert Kampka
24 November 2020 12 Waldhof Mannheim 2–2 MSV Duisburg Mannheim
19:00Ferati 3', 60'ReportStadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger
29 November 2020 13 MSV Duisburg 0–3 Dynamo Dresden Duisburg
13:00ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Franz Bokop
5 December 2020 14 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–2 MSV Duisburg Kaiserslautern
14:00Pourié 89', 90+1'ReportStadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tobias Fritsch
12 December 2020 15 MSV Duisburg 4–1 Wehen Wiesbaden Duisburg
14:00
ReportGuthörl 83'Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Kessel
16 December 2020 16 Bayern Munich II 1–1 MSV Duisburg Munich
19:00Kern 39' (pen.)ReportVermeij 65'Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Florian Exner
10 January 2021 17 FC Ingolstadt 2–1 MSV Duisburg Ingolstadt
13:00
ReportEngin 4'Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger
17 January 2021 18 MSV Duisburg 1–0 SV Meppen Duisburg
14:00Kamavuaka 21'ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Alt
20 January 2021 19 MSV Duisburg 1–2 1. FC Magdeburg Duisburg
19:00Engin 22'ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Robert Kampka
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 21 December 2020, was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test by a Magdeburg player, which put the whole team in quarantine.[32]
23 January 2021 20 MSV Duisburg 1–2 Hansa Rostock Duisburg
14:00Sicker 34' (pen.)ReportFarrona-Pulido 6', 30'Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Konrad Oldhafer
26 January 2021 21 FSV Zwickau 3–1 MSV Duisburg Zwickau
19:00
ReportHettwer 56'Stadium: Stadion Zwickau
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tobias Schultes
31 January 2021 22 MSV Duisburg 3–1 VfB Lübeck Duisburg
13:00ReportOkungbowa 83'Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Mitja Stegemann
20 February 2021 23 MSV Duisburg 2–1 SpVgg Unterhaching Duisburg
14:00ReportAnspach 19'Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Steven Greif
28 February 2021 24 KFC Uerdingen 1–2 MSV Duisburg Lotte
14:00Lukimya 6'ReportStadium: Stadion am Lotter Kreuz
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Christian Dingert
3 March 2021 25 1. FC Saarbrücken 4–1 MSV Duisburg Saarbrücken
17:00ReportStoppelkamp 52'Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tobias Reichel
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 8 February 2021, was postponed due to an unplayable pitch.[33]
6 March 2021 26 MSV Duisburg 1–0 1860 Munich Duisburg
14:00Stoppelkamp 53' (pen.)ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Kessel
13 March 2021 27 Viktoria Köln 3–1 MSV Duisburg Cologne
14:00ReportTomić 41'Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Max Burda
16 March 2021 28 Hallescher FC 1–1 MSV Duisburg Halle
19:00Shcherbakovski 33'ReportBouhaddouz 52'Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Lukas Benen
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 13 February 2021, was postponed due to an unplayable pitch.[34]
20 March 2021 29 MSV Duisburg 3–2 Türkgücü München Duisburg
14:00ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tobias Fritsch
3 April 2021 30 SC Verl 1–2 MSV Duisburg Paderborn
14:00Eilers 55'ReportStoppelkamp 27', 78'Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Konrad Oldhafer
10 April 2021 31 MSV Duisburg 1–1 Waldhof Mannheim Duisburg
14:00Stoppelkamp 24'ReportMartinović 20'Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Franz Bokop
20 April 2021 32 MSV Duisburg 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Duisburg
19:00ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Jonas Weickenmeier
25 April 2021 33 Wehen Wiesbaden 0–3 MSV Duisburg Wiesbaden
14:00ReportStadium: Brita-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer
28 April 2021 34 Dynamo Dresden 1–0 MSV Duisburg Dresden
19:00Daferner 77'ReportStadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Asmir Osmanagic
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 17 April 2021, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests several Dresden players, which put the whole team in quarantine.[35]
5 May 2021 35 MSV Duisburg 2–2 Bayern Munich II Duisburg
19:00
Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Steven Greif
8 May 2021 36 1. FC Magdeburg 3–2 MSV Duisburg Magdeburg
14:00ReportStadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tom Bauer
15 May 2021 37 MSV Duisburg 1–5 FC Ingolstadt Duisburg
14:00Sauer 10'Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Eric Müller
22 May 2021 38 SV Meppen 2–1 MSV Duisburg Meppen
13:30Tankulić 35', 53'ReportPalacios Martínez 75'Stadium: Hänsch-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Robert Kampka

DFB-Pokal

14 September 2020 Round 1 MSV Duisburg 0–5 Borussia Dortmund Duisburg
20:45Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Robert Kampka

Lower Rhine Cup

The tournament will be played by the seven highest-ranked teams in the german football league system.

12 May 2021 Quarterfinals KFC Uerdingen 0–5 MSV Duisburg Velbert
15:00Report
Stadium: Stadion Velbert
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Thibaut Scheer
19 May 2021 Semifinals Wuppertaler SV 6–2 MSV Duisburg Wuppertal
19:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Zoo
Referee: Robin Delfs

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotal3. LigaDFB-PokalLower Rhine Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  GERLeo Weinkauf3903801000
2DF  GERMaximilian Sauer3313111010
3DF  GERDominik Schmidt2612610000
4DF  GERDominic Volkmer1201101000
5MF  MNEMirnes Pepić70700000
6MF  GERConnor Krempicki3313011020
7MF  GERLukas Scepanik2722421020
8MF  ROUDarius Ghindovean1611511000
9MF  GERAhmet Engin3142841020
10MF  GERMoritz Stoppelkamp341432100024
13FW  GERJulian Hettwer91910000
14DF  BULStefan Velkov40300010
15DF  GERTobias Fleckstein2812511020
17DF  GERArne Sicker3423321000
19FW  GERSinan Karweina2011811010
20FW  GERLeroy-Jacques Mickels1911710020
21DF  GERMaximilian Jansen1901701010
22GK  GERJonas Brendieck00000000
23DF  GERJoshua Bitter2102000010
24FW  NEDVincent Vermeij2582381010
26DF  GERVincent Gembalies2402301000
27DF  GERNiko Bretschneider70601000
28MF  GERDavid Tomić1931720021
29FW  SUIOrhan Ademi2632321021
30GK  SUISteven Deana20000020
31FW  GERFederico Palacios Martínez1331130020
35FW  GERCem Sabanci00000000
36MF  CODWilson Kamavuaka2832631010
37MF  GERMarlon Frey2101900020
39FW  MARAziz Bouhaddouz1751650010
MF  GERArnold Budimbu81810000

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

  • Player left the club mid-season

Goals

As of 22 May 2021
RankPlayer3. LigaDFB-PokalLR CupTotal[36]
1 Moritz Stoppelkamp100414
2 Vincent Vermeij8008
3 Aziz Bouhaddouz5005
4 Ahmet Engin4005
5 Orhan Ademi2013
Federico Palacios Martínez300
Wilson Kamavuaka300
David Tomić201
9 Lukas Scepanik2002
Arne Sicker200
11 Arnold Budimbu1001
Tobias Fleckstein100
Darius Ghindovean100
Julian Hettwer100
Sinan Karweina100
Connor Krempicki100
Leroy-Jacques Mickels100
Maximilian Sauer100
Dominik Schmidt100
Own goals2013
Total510758

Clean sheets

As of 22 May 2021
RankPlayer3. LigaDFB-PokalLR CupTotal[36]
1 Leo Weinkauf6006
2 Steven Deana0011
Total6017

Disciplinary record

NPNat.Name3. LigaDFB-PokalLR CupTotalNotes
17DF Arne Sicker8181
4DF Dominic Volkmer5151
3DF Dominik Schmidt102102
36MF Wilson Kamavuaka111111
7MF Lukas Scepanik11121
2DF Maximilian Sauer1010
6MF Connor Krempicki55
8MF Darius Ghindovean44
10MF Moritz Stoppelkamp44
19FW Sinan Karweina314
21MF Maximilian Jansen44
26DF Vincent Gembalies44
37MF Marlon Frey44
15DF Tobias Fleckstein33
39FW Aziz Bouhaddouz33
9MF Ahmet Engin22
23DF Joshua Bitter22
24FW Vincent Vermeij22
28MF David Tomić112
29FW Orhan Ademi22
14DF Stefan Velkov11
20FW Leroy-Jacques Mickels11
27DF Niko Bretschneider11
31FW Federico Palacios Martínez11

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes

References