2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season

The 2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season was the club's 122nd season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SV Werder Bremen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 7 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Werder Bremen
2020–21 season
ChairmanMarco Bode
Chief executiveFrank Baumann
Head coachFlorian Kohfeldt
(until 16 May)
Thomas Schaaf
(caretaker, from 16 May)
StadiumWeserstadion
Bundesliga17th (relegated)
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Niclas Füllkrug
Kevin Möhwald
Josh Sargent
(5 each)

All:
Josh Sargent (7)

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 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. NationPlayer
20MF  AUTRomano Schmid
21DF  TURÖmer Toprak
23DF  CZETheodor Gebre Selassie (vice-captain)
28MF  BULIlia Gruev
29MF  GERPatrick Erras
30GK  GERMichael Zetterer
32DF  AUTMarco Friedl
34MF  GERJean-Manuel Mbom
35MF  GERMaximilian Eggestein
36DF  GERChristian Groß
38GK  GEREduardo Dos Santos Haesler
41FW  GERNick Woltemade
43FW  GEREren Dinkçi

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. NationPlayer
MF  GERNiklas Schmidt (to VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2021)
DF  GERJannes Vollert (to Hallescher FC until 30 June 2021)
FW  GHAJonah Osabutey (to Oud-Heverlee Leuven until 30 June 2021)
MF  GERThore Jacobsen (to Magdeburg until 30 June 2021)
MF  GEROle Käuper (to FC Nitra until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
16FW Oscar Schönfelder Mainz 05 youth1 July 2020[2]
17DF Felix Agu VfL OsnabrückUndisclosed1 July 2020[3]
10MF Leonardo Bittencourt 1899 Hoffenheim€7 million7 July 2020[4]
21DF Ömer Toprak Borussia DortmundUndisclosed7 July 2020[5]
29MF Patrick Erras 1. FC NürnbergFree30 July 2020[6]
22MF Tahith Chong Manchester UnitedLoan16 August 2020[7]

Out

No.PosPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
4DF Michael Lang Borussia MönchengladbachLoan return1 July 2020[8]
3DF Kevin Vogt 1899 HoffenheimLoan return2 July 2020[9]
14FW Claudio PizarroN/AFree8 July 2020[10]
22MF Fin Bartels Holstein KielFree5 August 2020[11]
17MF Nuri Şahin AntalyasporFree19 August 2020[12]
30MF Davy Klaassen Ajax€11 million5 October 2020[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Eintracht Braunschweig
9 August 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Bremen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Referee: Sven Jablonski
v Werder Bremen
19 August 2020 Friendly LASK 1–4 Werder Bremen Zell am Ziller, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Parkstadion Zell Am Ziller
Attendance: 500
Referee: Walter Altmann
v Werder Bremen
24 August 2020 Friendly SC Austria Lustenau 2–4 Werder Bremen Zell am Ziller, Austria
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Parkstadion Zell Am Ziller
v FC Groningen
29 August 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 4–0 FC Groningen Lohne, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion
v FC St. Pauli
29 August 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 1–0 FC St. Pauli Lohne, Germany
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion
v Hannover 96
5 September 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 2–0 Hannover 96 Bremen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
v BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
5 September 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 7–0 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden Bremen, Germany
15:45 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
v FC St. Pauli
7 October 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 4–1 FC St. Pauli Bremen, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
v FC St. Pauli
13 November 2020 Friendly Werder Bremen 2–4 FC St. Pauli Bremen, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
Note: Match was played in three 35-minute periods.

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bundesliga19 September 202022 May 2021Matchday 117th34710173657−21020.59
DFB-Pokal12 September 202030 April 2021First roundSemi-finals540192+7080.00
Total391110184559−14028.21

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
14Hertha BSC34811154152−1135
15Arminia Bielefeld3498172652−2635
161. FC Köln (O)3489173460−2633Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17Werder Bremen (R)34710173657−2131Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18Schalke 04 (R)3437242586−6116
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.[14]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34710173657 −21313591628 −124582029 −9

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWDDDDDLLLLWLDWLWDWDLWDLLLLLLLDLL
Position16117779991113131413141312131311111112121212121313131415151617
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[15]

19 September 2020 1 Werder Bremen 1–4 Hertha BSC Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
26 September 2020 2 Schalke 04 1–3 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
3 October 2020 3 Werder Bremen 1–0 Arminia Bielefeld Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 October 2020 4 SC Freiburg 1–1 Werder Bremen Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
25 October 2020 5 Werder Bremen 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Bremen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
31 October 2020 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
6 November 2020 7 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
21 November 2020 8 Bayern Munich 1–1 Werder Bremen Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
27 November 2020 9 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
6 December 2020 10 Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
12 December 2020 11 RB Leipzig 2–0 Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
15 December 2020 12 Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
19 December 2020 13 Mainz 05 0–1 Werder Bremen Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
2 January 2021 14 Werder Bremen 0–2 Union Berlin Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
9 January 2021 15 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
16 January 2021 16 Werder Bremen 2–0 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
19 January 2021 17 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
23 January 2021 18 Hertha BSC 1–4 Werder Bremen Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
30 January 2021 19 Werder Bremen 1–1 Schalke 04 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
13 February 2021 21 Werder Bremen 0–0 SC Freiburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
21 February 2021 22 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 Werder Bremen Sinsheim
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
26 February 2021 23 Werder Bremen 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
7 March 2021 24 1. FC Köln 1–1 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
10 March 2021 20 Arminia Bielefeld 0–2 Werder Bremen Bielefeld
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 7 February 2021, but was postponed due to heavy snow causing a waterlogged pitch.[16]
13 March 2021 25 Werder Bremen 1–3 Bayern Munich Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
20 March 2021 26 Werder Bremen 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
4 April 2021 27 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
10 April 2021 28 Werder Bremen 1–4 RB Leipzig Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 April 2021 29 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Werder Bremen Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
21 April 2021 30 Werder Bremen 0–1 Mainz 05 Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
24 April 2021 31 Union Berlin 3–1 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
8 May 2021 32 Werder Bremen 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
15 May 2021 33 FC Augsburg 2–0 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
22 May 2021 34 Werder Bremen 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 100
Referee: Felix Brych

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round Carl Zeiss Jena 0–2 Werder Bremen Jena
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Daniel Siebert
23 December 2020 Second round Hannover 96 0–3 Werder Bremen Hanover
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
2 February 2021 Round of 16 Werder Bremen 2–0 Greuther Fürth Bremen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
7 April 2021[a] Quarter-finals Jahn Regensburg 0–1 Werder Bremen Regensburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
30 April 2021[b] Semi-finals Werder Bremen 1–2 (a.e.t.) RB Leipzig Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  CZEJiří Pavlenka23020030
30GK  GERMichael Zetterer000000
38GK  GEREduardo Dos Santos Haesler000000
Defenders
5DF  SWELudwig Augustinsson17013+1030
13DF  SRBMiloš Veljković15011+2020
17DF  GERFelix Agu924+310+21
18DF  FINNiklas Moisander1304+6030
21DF  TURÖmer Toprak17214+2210
23DF  CZETheodor Gebre Selassie23220131
32DF  AUTMarco Friedl21020010
36DF  GERChristian Groß15010+4010
Midfielders
6MF  GERKevin Möhwald1548+6311
7MF  KOSMilot Rashica1104+6010
10MF  GERLeonardo Bittencourt18413+4410
16MF  GEROscar Schönfelder000000
20MF  AUTRomano Schmid1307+4020
22MF  NEDTahith Chong1514+901+11
28MF  BULIlia Gruev300+100+20
29MF  GERPatrick Erras400+201+10
34MF  GERJean-Manuel Mbom18113+301+11
35MF  GERMaximilian Eggestein23220230
Forwards
8FW  JPNYuya Osako1706+901+10
9FW  GERDavie Selke1333+9310
11FW  GERNiclas Füllkrug744+3400
19FW  USAJosh Sargent22418+1232
41FW  GERNick Woltemade801+500+20
43FW  GEREren Dinkçi310+110+20
Players transferred out during the season
27GK  GREStefanos Kapino000000
30MF  NEDDavy Klaassen40300+10
24FW  GERJohannes Eggestein300+200+10

Last updated: 13 February 2021
Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

RankNo.PosNatNameBundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
119FW Josh Sargent527
26MF Kevin Möhwald516
310MF Leonardo Bittencourt415
11FW Niclas Füllkrug505
523DF Theodor Gebre Selassie314
69FW Davie Selke303
717DF Felix Agu112
21DF Ömer Toprak202
34MF Jean-Manuel Mbom112
35MF Maximilian Eggestein202
118FW Yuya Osako011
22MF Tahith Chong011
43FW Eren Dinkçi101
Own goals202
Totals34943

Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: FBref

Notes

References

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