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
PresidentHubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coachOle Werner
StadiumWeserstadion
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marvin Ducksch (12)

All:
Marvin Ducksch (13)
Highest home attendance42,358 (24 February vs Darmstadt)
Lowest home attendance41,000 (five times)
Average home league attendance41,695
Biggest win4–0 (v. Mainz 05, 5 August)
Biggest defeat0–5 (v. Bayer Leverkusen, 14 April)

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

PositionPlayerUntilRef.
FW Marvin DuckschJune 2026[21]
DF Mitchell WeiserTBD[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen 2–1 SV Drochtersen/Assel Verden an der Aller
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Berliner Ring
16 July 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen 3–1 VfB Oldenburg Westerstede
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hössen-Sportzentrum A-Platz
22 July 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen 5–2 Toulouse Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parkstadion de Zell
28 July 2023 Friendly RB Leipzig 0–0 Werder Bremen Innsbruck, Austria
15:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
28 July 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen 1–1 Ipswich Town Innsbruck, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
5 August 2023 Friendly Strasbourg 3–3 Werder Bremen Strasbourg, France
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
5 August 2023 Friendly Strasbourg 2–1 Werder Bremen Strasbourg, France
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
7 September 2023 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Werder Bremen Willingen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Uplandstadion
12 October 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen 3–3 St. Pauli Bremen
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christoph Kluge
16 November 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen 1–2 Hansa Rostock Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Attendance: 0
7 January 2024 Friendly Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 Werder Bremen Braunschweig
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
21 March 2024 Friendly Hannover 96 3–1 Werder Bremen Hanover
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
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

League table

Pos Team 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLLWLWLLLWDDLLWDDDWWWLWDLLLLDLWWDDW
Position17181112111214141212121213121413131399107781010101212111111119
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

18 August 2023 1 Werder Bremen 0–4 Bayern Munich Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
26 August 2023 2 SC Freiburg 1–0 Werder Bremen Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,700
Referee: Benjamin Brand
2 September 2023 3 Werder Bremen 4–0 Mainz 05 Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 September 2023 4 1. FC Heidenheim 4–2 Werder Bremen Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
23 September 2023 5 Werder Bremen 2–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Bastian Dankert
1 October 2023 6 Darmstadt 98 4–2 Werder Bremen Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Martin Petersen
7 October 2023 7 Werder Bremen 2–3 1899 Hoffenheim Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
20 October 2023 8 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Werder Bremen Dortmund
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Felix Brych
28 October 2023 9 Werder Bremen 2–0 Union Berlin Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Tobias Stieler
5 November 2023 10 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 28,917
Referee: Tobias Reichel
12 November 2023 11 Werder Bremen 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Benjamin Brand
25 November 2023 12 Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Martin Petersen
2 December 2023 13 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 54,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 December 2023 14 Werder Bremen 2–0 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
15 December 2023 15 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,660
Referee: Felix Zwayer
19 December 2023 16 Werder Bremen 1–1 RB Leipzig Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Tobias Reichel
14 January 2024 17 VfL Bochum 1–1 Werder Bremen Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 January 2024 18 Bayern Munich 0–1 Werder Bremen Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
27 January 2024 19 Werder Bremen 3–1 SC Freiburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann
3 February 2024 20 Mainz 05 0–1 Werder Bremen Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Benjamin Brand
10 February 2024 21 Werder Bremen 1–2 1. FC Heidenheim Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
16 February 2024 22 1. FC Köln 0–1 Werder Bremen Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
24 February 2024 23 Werder Bremen 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,358
Referee: Florian Badstübner
3 March 2024 24 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 Werder Bremen Hoffenheim
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
9 March 2024 25 Werder Bremen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
16 March 2024 26 Union Berlin 2–1 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Daniel Schlager
30 March 2024 27 Werder Bremen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
5 April 2024 28 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
14 April 2024 29 Bayer Leverkusen 5–0 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Harm Osmers
21 April 2024 30 Werder Bremen 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Robert Schröder
27 April 2024 31 FC Augsburg 0–3 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Tobias Welz
4 May 2024 32 Werder Bremen 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Timo Gerach
11 May 2024 33 RB Leipzig 1–1 Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
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

12 August 2023 First round Viktoria Köln 3–2 Werder Bremen Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Fritz  70'
Philipp 72' (Schultz) 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

As of Complete

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  CZE Jiří Pavlenka 807010
2 MF  BEL Olivier Deman 28215+13200
3 DF  GER Anthony Jung 32130+1110
4 DF  GER Niklas Stark 19214+4210
5 DF  GER Amos Pieper 706010
6 MF  DEN Jens Stage 30325+4310
7 FW  GER Marvin Ducksch 341332+11211
8 DF  GER Mitchell Weiser 3133030+10
9 FW  POL Dawid Kownacki 2104+17000
10 MF  GER Leonardo Bittencourt 30119+10110
13 DF  SRB Miloš Veljković 24221+2210
14 MF  BEL Senne Lynen 32020+12000
17 FW  GER Justin Njinmah 24611+13600
18 MF  GUI Naby Keïta 501+4000
19 FW  COL Rafael Santos Borré 19411+8400
20 MF  AUT Romano Schmid 34430+3410
21 MF  NOR Isak Hansen-Aarøen 300+3000
22 DF  ARG Julián Malatini 1116+5100
23 MF  GER Nicolai Rapp 301+100+10
26 FW  USA Joel Imasuen 100+1000
27 DF  GER Felix Agu 24019+5000
28 MF  FRA Skelly Alvero 611+5100
29 FW  AUT Nick Woltemade 30212+18200
30 GK  GER Michael Zetterer 27027000
32 MF  AUT Marco Friedl 2612510+10
35 MF  GER Leon Opitz 100+1000
36 MF  GER Christian Groß 2109+1100+10
Players away from the club on loan:
24 FW  SCO Oliver Burke 200+1010
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:
11 FW  GER Niclas Füllkrug 312011
28 MF  BUL Ilia Gruev 100+1000

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1FW7Marvin Ducksch12113
2FW17Justin Njinmah606
3FW19Rafael Santos Borré404
MF20Romano Schmid404
5DF8Mitchell Weiser303
MF6Jens Stage303
7DF4Niklas Stark202
DF13Miloš Veljković202
FW2Olivier Deman202
FW29Nick Woltemade202
11MF10Leonardo Bittencourt101
DF4Niklas Stark101
DF22Julián Malatini101
MF28Skelly Alvero101
DF3Anthony Jung101
MF28Marco Friedl101
Opponent Own goals202
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:
FW11Niclas Füllkrug011
Total 47249

Clean sheets

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1GK30Michael Zetterer606
2GK1Jiří Pavlenka101
Total 707

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
     
2FWOlivier Deman500000500
3DFAnthony Jung401000401
4DFNiklas Stark400000400
5DFAmos Pieper000001001
6MFJens Stage501100601
7FWMarvin Ducksch800000800
8DFMitchell Weiser500000500
10MFLeonardo Bittencourt9001001000
13DFMiloš Veljković200000200
14MFSenne Lynen600000600
17FWJustin Njinmah100000100
18MFNaby Keïta200000200
20MFRomano Schmid500000500
21MFIsak Hansen-Aarøen100000100
22DFJulián Malatini100000100
23MFNicolai Rapp100000100
27DFFelix Agu200000200
28MFSkelly Alvaro100000100
29FWNick Woltemade100000100
30GKMichael Zetterer200000200
32DFMarco Friedl600000600
36MFChristian Groß100000100
Total 72022017403

Home attendance

As of Complete
Competition Total Matches Average
Bundesliga708,8081741,695
DFB-Pokal000
Total708,8081741,695

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