2024–25 1. FC Heidenheim season

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 (4); All: ; Marvin Pieringer (5)
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 19 December 2024.

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 is participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Conference League, their first ever appearance in a major European competition.

Transfers

In

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

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Eren Dinkçi	Werder Bremen	Loan return	30 June 2024
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^[6]	11 July 2024	^[7]

Friendlies

Pre-season

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

26 July 2024 Friendly

1. FC Heidenheim

4–0

Normannia Gmünd

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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	25 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		21	4	2	15	25	43	−18	019.05
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		Play-off round		9	6	1	2	14	11	+3	066.67
Total					32	11	3	18	44	56	−12	034.38

Last updated: 19 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	FC St. Pauli	22	6	3	13	18	25	−7	21
15	TSG Hoffenheim	22	5	6	11	29	45	−16	21
16	VfL Bochum	22	4	4	14	22	45	−23	16	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	1. FC Heidenheim	22	4	2	16	25	45	−20	14	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	Holstein Kiel	22	3	4	15	34	57	−23	13	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 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.^[8]
(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
14	3	1	10	18	31	−13	10	1	1	5	6	14	−8	2	0	5	12	17	−5

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
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
Position	2	1	4	9	6	9	10	10	12	14	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

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[9]

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

22 December 2024 15	VfL Bochum	2–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	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

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

DFB-Pokal

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

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

Play-off round

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

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)

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

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	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)

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

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)

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.

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)

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)

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)

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

Knockout phase play-offs

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

13 February 2025 First leg	Copenhagen	v	1. FC Heidenheim	Copenhagen, Denmark
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Parken Stadium

20 February 2025 Second leg	1. FC Heidenheim	v	Copenhagen	Heidenheim
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Voith-Arena

References

^ "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 E. V. - Erster Sommerneuzugang steht fest – Julian Niehues wechselt zum FCH!".
^ "Der FCH leiht das FC Bayern Top-Talent Paul Wanner aus!" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 e. V. - Mittelstürmer Maximilian Breunig wechselt zum FCH!". www.fc-heidenheim.de.
^ "Official: Bayern loan Krätzig out to Heidenheim". Bundesliga News in English. January 3, 2025.
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^ "Jan-Niklas Beste wechselt von Heidenheim zu Benfica". Sky Sport.
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[1] "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 E. V. - Erster Sommerneuzugang steht fest – Julian Niehues wechselt zum FCH!".

[2] "Der FCH leiht das FC Bayern Top-Talent Paul Wanner aus!" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[auto-3] "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 e. V. - Mittelstürmer Maximilian Breunig wechselt zum FCH!". www.fc-heidenheim.de.

[4] "Official: Bayern loan Krätzig out to Heidenheim". Bundesliga News in English. January 3, 2025.

[5] "Heidenheim sign second division's top striker". Bundesliga News in English. January 3, 2025.

[6] "Jan-Niklas Beste wechselt von Heidenheim zu Benfica". Sky Sport.

[7] "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 E. V. - FCH Rekordtransfer – Jan-Niklas Beste wechselt zu Benfica Lissabon".

[8] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[9] "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.

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