2020–21 SV Darmstadt 98 season

SV Darmstadt 98 2020–21 football season

SV Darmstadt 982020–21 season

Chairman| Klaus Rüdiger Fritsch
Manager| Dimitrios Grammozis
Stadium| Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
2\. Bundesliga| 10th
DFB-Pokal| Round of 16
Top goalscorer| League:
Serdar Dursun (21)
All:
Serdar Dursun (23)

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The 2020–21 SV Darmstadt 98 season is the 123rd season in the football club's history and their 21st overall season in the second tier of German football, the 2\. Bundesliga. It is the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division, since relegation from the Bundesliga in 2016–17. In addition to the domestic league, Darmstadt also participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Squad

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### Squad information

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As of 6 September 2020[1]

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

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1  | GK |  GER | Marcel Schuhen
4  | MF |  ISL | Victor Pálsson
5  | DF |  GER | Patric Pfeiffer
6  | MF |  GER | Marvin Mehlem
7  | FW |  GER | Felix Platte
8  | MF |  GER | Fabian Schnellhardt
11  | MF |  GER | Tobias Kempe
13  | GK |  GER | Carl Klaus
14  | MF |  KOR | Paik Seung-ho
15  | DF |  GER | Mathias Wittek
17  | DF |  GER | Lars Lukas Mai (on loan from Bayern Munich)
18  | MF |  AUT | Mathias Honsak
19  | FW |  TUR | Serdar Dursun
21  | DF |  GER | Immanuel Höhn
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22  | FW |  GER | Aaron Seydel
23  | DF |  GER | Nicolai Rapp (on loan from Union Berlin)
26  | DF |  GER | Matthias Bader
27  | MF |  GER | Tim Skarke
29  | FW |  GER | Henry Crosthwaite
30  | MF |  POL | Adrian Stanilewicz
31  | GK |  GER | Florian Stritzel
32  | DF |  GER | Fabian Holland (Captain)
33  | MF |  GER | Braydon Manu
36  | DF |  GER | Silas Zehnder
37  | DF |  GER | Patrick Herrmann
39  | FW |  GER | Ensar Arslan
40  | FW |  GER | Erich Berko

## Transfers

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## Pre-season and friendlies

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Win Draw Loss Fixtures

## Competitions

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### Overview

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
2\. Bundesliga | 31 July 2020  | May 2021  | Matchday 1  |  | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | −4  | 031.58
DFB-Pokal | 13 September 2020  | 2 February 2021  | First round  | Round of 16  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4  | 066.67
Total  | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 37 | +0  | 036.36

Last updated: 2 February 2021
Source: Competitions

### Bundesliga

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Main article: 2020–21 2. Bundesliga

#### League table

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5  | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34  | 16  | 8  | 10  | 55  | 46  | +9  | 56
6  | Karlsruher SC | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 51  | 44  | +7  | 52
7  | Darmstadt 98 | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 63  | 55  | +8  | 51
8  | 1\. FC Heidenheim | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 49  | 49  | 0  | 51
9  | SC Paderborn | 34  | 12  | 11  | 11  | 53  | 45  | +8  | 47

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]

#### Results summary

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 63  | 55  |  +8  | 51  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 29  | 23  |  +6  | 8  | 3  | 6  | 34  | 32  |  +2

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

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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

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Ground| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| L| D| W| D| D| W| L| L| W| L| L| W| W| L| L| L| L| W| D| L| W| L| L| W| W| D| L| W| D| W| W| W| W| W
Position| 13| 14| 10| 10| 11| 11| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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SV Sandhausen v SV Darmstadt 98 19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 1|  SV Sandhausen | 3–2|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Sandhausen

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13:00 |

* Keita-Ruel 30', 38' (pen.), 74'

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* Honsak 19'
* Skarke 90+4'

| Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 754
Referee: Guido Winkmann

Darmstadt 98 v Jahn Regensburg 26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 2|  Darmstadt 98 | 0–0|  Jahn Regensburg | Darmstadt

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13:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Patrick Alt

1\. FC Nürnberg v SV Darmstadt 98 5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) 3|  1\. FC Nürnberg | 2–3|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Nuremberg

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20:30 |

* Hack 3'
* Lohkemper 61'

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* Dursun 55'
* Mehlem 76'
* Rapp 90+3'

| Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 6,772
Referee: Sören Storks

Darmstadt 98 v FC St. Pauli 24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 5|  Darmstadt 98 | 2–2|  FC St. Pauli | Darmstadt

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13:00 |

* Dursun 45' (pen.), 76'

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* Benatelli 80'
* Zalazar 90+5' (pen.)

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Osnabrück v SV Darmstadt 98 28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) 4|  VfL Osnabrück | 1–1|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Osnabrück

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18:30 |

* Ihorst 78'

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* Pálsson 30'

| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks

Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98 1 November 2020 6|  Karlsruher SC | 3–4|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Karlsruhe

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13:30 CET |

* Hofmann 22' 81'
* Wanitzek 44' (pen.)
* Fröde 54'
* Kobald 59' 90+2'

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* Kempe 9' 90+3' (pen.)
* Rapp 43'
* Pálsson 65'
* Dursun 77'

| Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Aarne Aarnink
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

SV Darmstadt 98 v Paderborn 8 November 2020 7|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 0–4|  Paderborn | Darmstadt

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13:30 CET |

* Rapp 6' 40'
* Mehlem 8'
* Mai 27'
* Stanilewicz 34'

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* Schallenberg 13' 76'
* Führich 22'
* Srbeny 25' 35' 61' (pen.)
* Ananou 90+3'

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Florian Heft
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Erzgebirge Aue v SV Darmstadt 98 22 November 2020 8|  Erzgebirge Aue | 3–0|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Aue

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13:30 CET |

* Testroet 7' 56' (pen.)
* Rizzuto 70'
* Nazarov 90+3'

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* Mai 55'
* Skarke 70'

| Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Martin Thomsen
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

SV Darmstadt 98 v Eintracht Braunschweig 27 November 2020 9|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 4–0|  Eintracht Braunschweig | Darmstadt

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18:30 CET |

* Kempe 6' (pen.) 36' (pen.)
* Dursun 7' 33'

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* Wiebe 15'
* Kammerbauer 25'
* Schultz 35'
* Otto 72'

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Alexander Sather
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Fortuna Düsseldorf v SV Darmstadt 98 4 December 2020 10|  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Düsseldorf

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18:30 CET |

* Hennings 56'
* Morales 59'
* Karaman 77'
* Kownacki 89'

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* Dursun 50'
* Schnellhardt 55'
* Kempe 67' (pen.)
* Mai 80'

| Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Patrick Alt
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

SV Darmstadt 98 v Hamburger SV 12 December 2020 11|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–2|  Hamburger SV | Darmstadt

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13:00 CET |

* Hermann 29' 74'
* Kempe 78'
* Holland 89'

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* Wintzheimer 7'
* Gjasula 36'
* Ulreich 40'
* Terodde 70' 87'

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Nicolas Winter
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Greuther Fürth v SV Darmstadt 98 15 December 2020 12|  Greuther Fürth | 0–4|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Fürth

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18:30 CET |

* Sarpei 18'

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* Skarke 17'
* Mai 24' 83'
* Dursun 45' 49'
* Schnellhardt 52'
* Höhn 76'
* Rapp 84'

| Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Christian Dingert
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

SV Darmstadt 98 v Würzburger Kickers 19 December 2020 13|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 2–0|  Würzburger Kickers | Darmstadt

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13:00 CET |

* Holland 19'
* Kempe 55'
* Skarke 90+3'
* Platte 90+4'

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* Lotrič 49'
* Hoffmann 84'

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Patrick Ittrich
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98 2 January 2021 14|  Bochum | 2–1|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Bochum

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13:00 CET |

* Gamboa 10'
* Bella-Kotchap 13'
* Kempe 82' (o.g.)
* Pantović 83'
* Ganvoula 90+2'

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* Kempe 80'

| Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Sven Waschitzki
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

SV Darmstadt 98 v Hannover 96 10 January 2021 15|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–2|  Hannover 96 | Darmstadt

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13:30 CET |

* Seydel 68'
* Höhn 84'
* Skarke 86'

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* Ducksch 45' 50'
* Franke 57'

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Patrick Alt
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

Heidenheim v SV Darmstadt 98 17 January 2021 16|  Heidenheim | 3–0|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Heidenheim an der Brenz

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13:30 CET |

* Kühlwetter 49'
* Mainka 59'
* Busch 61'
* Thomalla 83'

| Report |  | Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Robert Hartmann (referee)
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

SV Darmstadt 98 v Holstein Kiel 24 January 2021 17|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 0–2|  Holstein Kiel | Darmstadt

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13:30 CET |

* Rapp 34'
* Pfeiffer 49'
* Schnellhardt 78'
* Dursun 79'
* Kempe 84'

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* Höhn 55' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Aarne Aarnink
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

SV Darmstadt 98 v Sandhausen 27 January 2021 18|  SV Darmstadt 98 | 2–1|  Sandhausen | Darmstadt

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18:30 CET |

* Mehlem 36' 48'
* Pálsson 89'

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* Zhirov 1'
* Kister 43'
* Diekmeier 45+1'
* Taffertshofer 82'
* Peña 90+4'

| Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Tobias Reichel
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

Jahn Regensburg v SV Darmstadt 98 30 January 2021 19|  Jahn Regensburg | 1–1|  SV Darmstadt 98 | Regensburg

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13:00 CET |

* Nachreiner 43'
* Stolze 69'
* Saller 79'
* Wekesser 88'
* Caliskaner 90+7'

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* Sharke 30'
* Holland 60'
* Platte 87'
* Schuhen 90'

| Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
Attendance: 0
Referee:  Florian Heft
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

### DFB-Pokal

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Main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal

1\. FC Magdeburg v Darmstadt 98 13 September 2020 (2020-09-13) First round|  1\. FC Magdeburg | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  Darmstadt 98 | Magdeburg

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Müller 14'
* Beck 26'

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* Mehlem 53'
* Kempe 66'
* Honsak 100'

| Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Dynamo Dresden v Darmstadt 98 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) Second round|  Dynamo Dresden | 0–3|  Darmstadt 98 | Dresden

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |  | Report |

* Schnellhardt 24'
* Paik 59'
* Dursun 71'

| Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski

Holstein Kiel v Darmstadt 98 2 February 2021 Round of 16|  Holstein Kiel | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)|  Darmstadt 98 | Kiel

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18:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Serra 58'
* Mühling 71'

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* Skarke 79'
* Mehlem 85'
* Dursun 86'

| Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
| Penalties|

* Wahl
* Arslan
* Serra
* Porath
* Lee
* Bartels
* Hauptmann
* Kirkeskov
* Lorenz

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* Mehlem
* Dursun
* Holland
* Mai
* Paik
* Höhn
* Honsak
* Rapp
* Skarke

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Kader: Darmstadt 98" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

## External links

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League competitions|

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| Levels 1–3|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* 3\. Liga

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Level 4|

* Bayern
* Nord
* Nordost
* Südwest
* West

Level 5|

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bayern
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* Hamburg
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Women|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* Regionalliga

Cup competitions|

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* DFB-Pokal (Final)
* DFL-Supercup
* Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)

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* DFB-Pokal
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European competitions|

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* Champions League
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* Super Cup

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Women|

* Champions League

Related to national teams|

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* UEFA Euro 2020 (Group F)
* 2020–21 UEFA Nations League (League A)
* 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification: Group J)
* Joachim Löw

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Women|

* UEFA Women's Euro 2022 (Qualifying: Group I)
* Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Transfers|

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* Summer 2020
* Winter 2020–21

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Women|

* Summer 2020
* Winter 2020–21

Men's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* FC Augsburg
* Hertha BSC
* Union Berlin
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Werder Bremen
* Borussia Dortmund
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* 1899 Hoffenheim
* 1\. FC Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Mainz 05
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Bayern Munich
* Schalke 04
* VfB Stuttgart
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* Erzgebirge Aue
* VfL Bochum
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Darmstadt 98
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Greuther Fürth
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* Karlsruher SC
* Holstein Kiel
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* VfL Osnabrück
* SC Paderborn
* Jahn Regensburg
* SV Sandhausen
* FC St. Pauli
* Würzburger Kickers

3\. Liga|

* Dynamo Dresden
* MSV Duisburg
* Hallescher FC
* FC Ingolstadt
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Viktoria Köln
* VfB Lübeck
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Waldhof Mannheim
* SV Meppen
* 1860 Munich
* Bayern Munich II
* Türkgücü München
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* KFC Uerdingen
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* SC Verl
* Wehen Wiesbaden
* FSV Zwickau

Women's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* Werder Bremen
* MSV Duisburg
* SGS Essen
* SC Freiburg
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* 1899 Hoffenheim
* Bayer Leverkusen
* SV Meppen
* Bayern Munich
* Turbine Potsdam
* SC Sand
* VfL Wolfsburg

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*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
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*[GF]: Goals for
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