Karlsruher SC
2021–22 season
PresidentIngo Wellenreuther
ManagerChristian Eichner
StadiumWildparkstadion
2. Bundesliga1st
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Philipp Hofmann
(3 goals)
All:
Philipp Hofmann
(3 goals)

The 2021–22 season is Karlsruher SC's 70th season in existence and the club's third consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club are also participating in the DFB-Pokal.

Background and pre-season

Karlsruher SC finished the 2020–21 season in 6th place, 10 points below the automatic promotion places and 12 points below the promotion play-off place.[1]

Friendly matches

Pre-season match details
DateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
26 June 202114:00SGV FreibergHome2–0Choi 81' o.g., Hofmann 85'500[2][3]
30 June 202118:30Bahlinger SCAway0–0—500[4][5]
3 July 202114:00Viktoria KölnNeutral[lower-alpha 1]5–1Wanitzek 56' pen., 72', 77', Kother 60', Hofmann 74'[6][7]
7 July 202118:30FC KufsteinNeutral[lower-alpha 2]4–0Kobald 11', Schleusener 19', Batmaz 65', Cueto 70'200[8][9]
11 July 202113:00Türkgücü MünchenNeutral[lower-alpha 3]0–0—0[10][11]
11 July 202116:30Zenit St. PetersburgNeutral[lower-alpha 4]1–3Gondorf 52' pen.300[12][13]
17 July 202114:001. FC SaarbrückenHome1–0Hofmann 62'350[14][15]
4 August 202115:30TSG HoffenheimAway[lower-alpha 5]0–5—[16]
2 September 202113:00Mainz 05Away0–0—500[17]
  1. ↑ Match played in Bad Wörishofen, Germany
  2. ↑ Match played at Smaragd-Arena in Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria
  3. ↑ Match played in St. Ulrich am Pillersee
  4. ↑ Match played in St. Johann in Tirol
  5. ↑ Match played at Akademie-Arena, Kunstrasen

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 11 11 12 45 42 +3 44
11 Hannover 96 34 11 9 14 35 49 −14 42
12 Karlsruher SC 34 9 14 11 54 55 −1 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 10 11 13 41 52 −11 41
14 SV Sandhausen 34 10 11 13 42 54 −12 41
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.[18]

Matches

2. Bundesliga match details
MatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position		Ref.
124 July 202113:30Hansa RostockAway3–1Kobald 42', Hofmann 44', Jung 79'14,5003rd[19]
230 July 202118:30Darmstadt 98Home3–0Hofmann 9', 79', Choi 76'9,7501st[20]
314 August 202113:30SV SandhausenAway0–0—4,9082nd[21]
421 August 202113:30Werder BremenHome0–0—10,0004th[22]
527 August 202118:301. FC NürnbergAway1–2Batmaz 82'13,1206th[23]
611 September 202113:30Holstein KielHome2–2Choi 39', Hofmann 88'10,0008th[24]
717 September 202118:30Schalke 04Away2–1Choi 1', Wanikzek 88'24,000[25]

DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round9 August 202118:30Sportfreunde LotteAway4–1Schleusener 44', Hofmann 50', Kaufmann 58', Cueto 79'2,002[26]

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNameFrom[lower-alpha 1]FeeRef.
8 June 2021MFLucas CuetoViktoria KölnUndisclosed[27]
8 June 2021MFFabio KaufmannEintracht BraunschweigUndisclosed[27]
11 June 2021DFPhilip HeiseNorwich CityFree[28]
25 June 2021FWFabian Schleusener1. FC NürnbergUndisclosed[29]
1 July 2021MFLeon Jensen(FSV Zwickau)Free[30]
20 July 2021GKNiklas Heeger(VfB Stuttgart II)Free[31]

Loans in

DatePositionNameClubReturnRef.

Transfers out

DatePositionNameTo[lower-alpha 2]FeeRef.
20 June 2021MFDavid TrivunicFC NöttingenUndisclosed[32]
30 June 2021DFDavid Pisot(SpVgg Unterhaching)Released[33][34]
30 June 2021DFAlexander Groiß(1. FC Saarbrücken)Released[33][35]
30 June 2021FWBabacar GueyeUnattachedReleased[33]
5 July 2021DFDirk CarlsonErzgebirge AueUndisclosed[36]

Loans out

DatePositionNameClubReturnRef.
7 July 2021DFLuca Bolay1. FC Nürnberg IIEnd of season[37]

Notes

  1. ↑ Brackets denote that the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Karlsruher SC.
  2. ↑ Brackets denote that the player joined that club after his Karlsruher SC contract expired

References

  1. ↑ "Tabelle – 2. Bundesliga 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Karlsruher SC — SGV Freiberg Fußball 2:0". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Bücher, Marius (26 June 2021). "KSC gewinnt sein erstes Testspiel gegen den SGV Freiberg". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bahlinger SC — Karlsruher SC 0:0". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Kaufhold, Matthias (1 July 2021). "Bahlinger SC bleibt gierig gegen den Ball – Remis gegen Karlsruher SC — F-Regionalliga — Badische Zeitung". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "FC Viktoria Köln — Karlsruher SC 1:5". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Drittes Testspiel: Torfestival in Bad Wörishofen". ksc.de (in German). Karlsruher SC. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Karlsruher SC — FC Kufstein 4:0". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Dankert, René (7 July 2021). "Testspielsieg gegen Kufstein: Der KSC bringt seine Fans wieder zum Singen". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Verletzung im Testspiel: Verdacht auf Kreuzbandriss bei Jensen". kicker (in German). 11 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Dankert, René (11 July 2021). "KSC bezahlt Testspiel-Remis gegen Türkgücü München teuer". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Karlsruher SC — Zenit St. Petersburg 1:3". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Dankert, René (11 July 2021). "KSC verliert Testspiel gegen Zenit St. Petersburg". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Karlsruher SC — 1. FC Saarbrücken 1:0". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  15. ↑ Dankert, René (17 July 2021). "Hofmann schießt KSC bei Generalprobe zum knappen Sieg" (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Hoffenheim weist Karlsruhe klar in die Schranken".
  17. ↑ "KSC dominiert: Torloser Test in Mainz".
  18. ↑ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Jung beraubt Hansa aller Hoffnung".
  20. ↑ "Weiter dezimiert, weiter ohne Punkt: Doppelter Hofmann sorgt bei Darmstadt für lange Gesichter".
  21. ↑ "Dem KSC getrotzt: Erster Punkt für Sandhausen".
  22. ↑ "Zetterer hält Werder einen Punkt in Überzahl fest".
  23. ↑ "Mit Köpfchen und einer Premiere: FCN siegt erneut im Max-Morlock-Stadion".
  24. ↑ "KSC-Goalgetter Hofmann hat das letzte Wort".
  25. ↑ "Wanitzeks Traumtor lässt KSC gegen dezimierte Schalker jubeln".
  26. ↑ "Stürmertreffer en masse: Karlsruhe steht in der zweiten Runde des DFB-Pokals".
  27. 1 2 "KSC drückt aufs Tempo: Nach Cueto kommt auch Kaufmann". kicker (in German). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  28. ↑ Freezer, David (11 June 2021). "Left-back seals permanent Canaries exit". The Pink'un. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "Relegationsheld Schleusener verlässt Club gen Karlsruhe". kicker (in German). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "Leon Jensen ist erster KSC-Neuzugang 2021/22". ksc.de (in German). Karlsruher SC. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  31. ↑ Bücher, Marius (20 July 2021). "Nach Löhrs Ausfall: KSC verpflichtet Torhüter Heeger". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  32. ↑ "David Trivunic verlässt KSC Richtung Nöttingen". ksc.de (in German). Karlsruher SC. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  33. 1 2 3 Kitter, Carsten (17 May 2021). "Vier Mal leise Servus beim KSC: Pisot, Gueye, Groiß und Amaechi verlassen den Wildpark". ka-news.de (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  34. ↑ "Reichlich Erfahrung für Haching: Pisot kommt zur SpVgg". kicker (in German). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  35. ↑ ""Ein klarer Schritt nach vorn": Groiß hofft in Saarbrücken auf Einsatzzeit". kicker (in German). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  36. ↑ "Wechsel bestätigt: KSC-Verteidiger Carlson geht zum FC Erzgebirge Aue". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  37. ↑ "Neues aus dem NLZ: Nachschub für den Nachwuchs". fcn.de (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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