2024–25 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2024–25 season
Owner	Dietmar Hopp
President	Jörg Albrecht
Head coach	Pellegrino Matarazzo; (until 11 November); Christian Ilzer; (from 15 November)
Stadium	Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Bundesliga	14th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andrej Kramarić (5); All: ; Marius Bülter; Adam Hložek; Andrej Kramarić; (5 each)
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 4 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Oliver Baumann (captain)
2	DF	CZE	Robin Hranáč
3	DF	CZE	Pavel Kadeřábek
4	DF	GER	Tim Drexler
5	DF	TUR	Ozan Kabak
6	MF	GER	Grischa Prömel
7	MF	GER	Tom Bischof
8	MF	GER	Dennis Geiger
9	FW	TOG	Ihlas Bebou
10	FW	GER	Mërgim Berisha
11	MF	AUT	Florian Grillitsch
15	DF	FRA	Valentin Gendrey
16	MF	GER	Anton Stach
17	MF	GER	Umut Tohumcu
18	MF	MLI	Diadie Samassékou
19	DF	CZE	David Jurásek (on loan from Benfica)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	GER	Finn Ole Becker
21	FW	GER	Marius Bülter
22	MF	AUT	Alexander Prass
23	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek
24	MF	GER	Marco John
25	DF	NGA	Kevin Akpoguma
26	FW	BIH	Haris Tabaković
27	FW	CRO	Andrej Kramarić
29	FW	DEN	Jacob Bruun Larsen
32	DF	NED	Melayro Bogarde
34	DF	FRA	Stanley Nsoki
35	DF	BRA	Arthur Chaves
36	GK	ISL	Lúkas Petersson
37	GK	GER	Luca Philipp
41	DF	HUN	Attila Szalai

Players out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GER	Nahuel Noll (at Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	GER	Joshua Quarshie (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	GER	Muhammed Damar (at SV Elversberg until 30 June 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	KOS	Fisnik Asllani (at SV Elversberg until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	GER	Bambasé Conté (at Karlsruher SC until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	TUR	Erencan Yardımcı (at Sturm Graz until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Attila Szalai	SC Freiburg	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[2]
MF	Jacob Bruun Larsen	Burnley	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Diadie Samassékou	Cádiz	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Alexander Prass	Sturm Graz	€9,500,000	5 August 2024	^[3]
FW	Adam Hložek	Bayer Leverkusen	€18,000,000	17 August 2024	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	David Jurásek	Benfica	End of loan	30 June 2024
FW	Wout Weghorst	Burnley	End of loan	30 June 2024
DF	John Brooks	Hertha BSC	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[5]
MF	Kasim Nuhu		End of contract	1 July 2024
GK	Nahuel Noll	Greuther Fürth	Loan	1 July 2024
MF	Robert Skov	Union Berlin	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[6]
MF	Bambasé Conté	Karlsruher SC	Loan	3 July 2024	^[7]
FW	Fisnik Asllani	SV Elversberg	Loan	23 July 2024	^[8]
FW	Maximilian Beier	Borussia Dortmund	€28,500,000	12 August 2024	.^[9]
MF	Muhammed Damar	SV Elversberg	Loan	20 August 2024	^[10]
MF	Julian Justvan	1. FC Nürnberg	€1,000,000	20 August 2024	^[11]

Friendlies

Pre-season

13 July 2024 Friendly	FC Astoria Walldorf	1–7	TSG Hoffenheim	Walldorf
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bicki 83' (pen.)	Report	Damar 4' Bischof 19' Moerstedt 21' Justvan 58' Micheler 63' Bülter 68' (pen.) Asllani 71', 80'	Stadium: Stadion Astoria Walldorf Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Mika Forster

24 July 2024 Friendly	TSG Hoffenheim	3–1	SV Elversberg	Zuzenhausen
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Noah Kristof 16' (o.g.) Simon Kalambayi 69' Moerstedt 74'		Le Joncour 72'	Stadium: Sportanlage Häuselgrund

30 July 2024 Friendly	TSG Hoffenheim	2–2	Norwich City	St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bebou 20' Bülter 25'		Rowe 52' Hills 66'	Stadium: Koasastadion

3 August 2024 Friendly	TSG Hoffenheim	0–1	Ipswich Town	Kufstein, Austria
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Jack Taylor 43'	Stadium: Kufstein Arena

10 August 2024 Friendly	TSG Hoffenheim	0–2	Fulham	Sinsheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Smith Rowe 33' Traoré 64'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-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	24 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		14	3	5	6	19	26	−7	021.43
DFB-Pokal	16 August 2024	4 December 2024	First round	Round of 16	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	033.33
UEFA Europa League	25 September 2024		League phase		6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	016.67
Total					23	5	9	9	28	40	−12	021.74

Last updated: 15 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Union Berlin	14	4	5	5	13	15	−2	17
13	FC Augsburg	14	4	4	6	16	27	−11	16
14	TSG Hoffenheim	14	3	5	6	19	26	−7	14
15	FC St. Pauli	14	3	2	9	11	19	−8	11
16	1. FC Heidenheim	14	3	1	10	18	31	−13	10	Qualification for the relegation play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. 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.^[12]
(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	5	6	19	26	−7	14	3	1	3	15	17	−2	0	4	3	4	9	−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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	D
Position	6	11	14	15	16	16	14	15	16	15	13	14	14	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.^[13]

24 August 2024 1	TSG Hoffenheim	3–2	Holstein Kiel	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 6' (pen.), 37', 87' Hložek 14' Moerstedt 90+3'	Report	Weiner 5' Bernhardsson 63' Kelati 81' 82' Machino 89'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,503 Referee: Tobias Stieler

31 August 2024 2	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 24' Larsson 33' Marmoush 56'	Report	Drexler 11' Kramarić 54' Micheler 64' Akpoguma 72'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 57,100 Referee: Florian Badstübner

14 September 2024 3	TSG Hoffenheim	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prass 35' Berisha 37' Geiger 68' Akpoguma 90+1'	Report	Terrier 17', 39' Boniface 30', 75' Andrich 51' Wirtz 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Daniel Schlager

21 September 2024 4	Union Berlin	2–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rothe 4', 71' Jeong 6' Pefok 23' Vertessen 85'	Report	Kadeřábek 50' Bülter 67' Bischof 79' Tohumcu 89'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,831 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

29 September 2024 5	TSG Hoffenheim	3–4	Werder Bremen	Sinsheim
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bülter 5', 8' Tohumcu 10' Hložek 12' Nsoki 18' Stach 78' Drexler 90+3'	Report	Malatini 21' Köhn 22' Stage 26', 39', 49', 73' Topp 90+4'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 26,018 Referee: Tobias Reichel

6 October 2024 6	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Stuttgart
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mittelstädt 26' Demirović 90+9', 90+9'	Report	Gendrey 45' Bischof 45+3' Grillitsch 55' Kramarić 66' Chaves 71'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

19 October 2024 7	TSG Hoffenheim	3–1	VfL Bochum	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 11' Bülter 64', 82' Tabaković 90+3'	Report	Mašović 55' Gamboa 76' Daschner 89'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 19,281 Referee: Sören Storks

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	TSG Hoffenheim	0–2	FC St. Pauli	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Afolayan 20' Guilavogui 64' Albers 90+3'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 26,199 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

10 November 2024 10	FC Augsburg	0–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Giannoulis 71' Claude-Maurice 75'	Report	Kadeřábek 1' Bülter 35' Akpoguma 87'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,300 Referee: Martin Petersen

23 November 2024 11	TSG Hoffenheim	4–3	RB Leipzig	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hložek 17', 82' Bischof 50' Kramarić 75' Bruun Larsen 87' Kadeřábek 90'	Report	Orbán 15' Nusa 19' Nsoki 67' (o.g.) Lukeba 85'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,023 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1 December 2024 12	Mainz 05	2–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Burkardt 4', 24' Mwene 16'	Report	Kramarić 28' Kadeřábek 32' Stach 47'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 30,400 Referee: Daniel Siebert

8 December 2024 13	TSG Hoffenheim	1–1	SC Freiburg	Sinsheim
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bischof 73' Geiger 81'	Report	Osterhage 26' Ginter 68'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 22,027 Referee: Sven Jablonski

15 December 2024 14	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Dortmund
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Groß 26' Nmecha 44' Reyna 46', 73' Gittens 76' Adeyemi 90+5'	Report	Gendrey 21' Bruun Larsen 90+1' Geiger 90+4'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Harm Osmers

21 December 2024 15	TSG Hoffenheim	v	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

11 January 2025 16	TSG Hoffenheim	v	VFL Wolfsburg	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

15 January 2025 17	Bayern Munich	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Allianz Arena

18 January 2025 18	Holstein Kiel	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Kiel
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Holstein-Stadion

26 January 2025 19	TSG Hoffenheim	v	Eintracht Frankfurt	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

1 February 2025 20	Bayer Leverkusen	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
				Stadium: BayArena

15 February 2025 22	Werder Bremen	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Bremen
				Stadium: Weserstadion

22 February 2025 23	TSG Hoffenheim	v	VfB Stuttgart	Sinsheim
				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

8 March 2025 25	TSG Hoffenheim	v	1. FC Heidenheim	Sinsheim
				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

15 March 2025 26	FC St. Pauli	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Hamburg
				Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

29 March 2025 27	TSG Hoffenheim	v	FC Augsburg	Sinsheim
				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

5 April 2025 28	RB Leipzig	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Leipzig
				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

12 April 2025 29	TSG Hoffenheim	v	Mainz 05	Sinsheim
				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

26 April 2025 31	TSG Hoffenheim	v	Borussia Dortmund	Sinsheim
				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

3 May 2025 32	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Mönchengladbach
				Stadium: Borussia-Park

10 May 2025 33	VfL Wolfsburg	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Wolfsburg
				Stadium: Volkswagen Arena

17 May 2025 34	TSG Hoffenheim	v	Bayern Munich	Sinsheim
15:30				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

DFB-Pokal

16 August 2024 First round	Würzburger Kickers	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	TSG Hoffenheim	Würzburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Küc 11' Japaur 48' Hannemann 100', 101'	Report	Farahnak 19' (o.g.) Moerstedt 80' Bülter 107'	Stadium: Akon Arena Attendance: 9,511 Referee: Martin Petersen
	Penalties
	Hannemann Wessig Meisel Zaiser		Kramarić Berisha Bülter Stach Justvan

30 October 2024 Second round	TSG Hoffenheim	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Sinsheim
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Tabaković 27' Tohumcu 30' Stach 37' Chaves 71'	Report	Tzimas 1' Justvan 34' Emreli 47'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,001 Referee: Timo Gerach

4 December 2024 Round of 16	VfL Wolfsburg	3–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arnold 14' Dárdai 54' Vavro 63' Wind 67' Gerhardt 85'	Report	Kramarić 66' Baumann 85'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 13,909 Referee: Daniel Schlager

UEFA Europa League

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
24	IF Elfsborg	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
25	Braga	6	2	1	3	7	10	−3	7
26	TSG Hoffenheim	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	6
27	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	2	0	4	7	13	−6	6
28	Beşiktaş	6	2	0	4	6	13	−7	6

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	L	D
Position	16	11	18	19	25	26

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

25 September 2024 1	Midtjylland	1–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Herning, Denmark
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Osorio 22', 42'	Report	Moerstedt 90'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

3 October 2024 2	TSG Hoffenheim	2–0	Dynamo Kyiv	Sinsheim, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hložek 22', 60' Grillitsch 40'	Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 20,351 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

24 October 2024 3	Porto	2–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Porto, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Djaló 45+2' Pérez 54' Aghehowa 75' Varela 77' González 83'	Report	Nsoki 45'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 39,203 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

7 November 2024 4	TSG Hoffenheim	2–2	Lyon	Sinsheim, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stach 6' Gendrey 47' Chaves 79' Tohumcu 90+6'	Report	Mata 10' Abner 66' Lacazette 90+3'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,227 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

28 November 2024 5	Braga	3–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Braga, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC+0)	Bruma 2' Fernandes 8' Carvalho 90+5'	Report	Hložek 41'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 10,010 Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

12 December 2024 6	TSG Hoffenheim	0–0	FCSB	Sinsheim, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bischof 8' Moerstedt 57' Chaves 59' Geiger 82'	Report	Olaru 34' Miculescu 49' Crețu 83'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 23,223 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

23 January 2025 7	TSG Hoffenheim	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Sinsheim, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

30 January 2025 8	Anderlecht	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

References

^ "Squad First team". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Távozik a Freiburg csapatától Szalai Attila". Eurosport (in Hungarian). 12 May 2024.
^ "TSG verpflichtet österreichischen Nationalspieler Alexander Prass" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "TSG Hoffenheim verpflichtet Adam Hlozek" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "US defender John Brooks to leave German club Hoffenheim". AP News. 21 May 2024.
^ "Denmark's Skov leaves Hoffenheim after five years". Yahoo Sports. 21 May 2024.
^ "TSG verleiht Bambasé Conté zum Zweitligisten Karlsruher SC". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
^ "Stürmer Fisnik Asllani kommt auf Leihbasis aus Hoffenheim" [Striker Fisnik Asllani comes on loan from Hoffenheim] (in German). SV Elversberg. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "BVB sign Maximilian Beier". Borussia Dortmund. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "SVE leiht Muhammed Damar von der TSG Hoffenheim aus" [SVE loans Muhammed Damar from TSG Hoffenheim] (in German). SV Elversberg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Julian Justvan entscheidet sich für den FCN" [Julian Justvan chooses FCN] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.

[1] "Squad First team". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[2] "Távozik a Freiburg csapatától Szalai Attila". Eurosport (in Hungarian). 12 May 2024.

[3] "TSG verpflichtet österreichischen Nationalspieler Alexander Prass" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[4] "TSG Hoffenheim verpflichtet Adam Hlozek" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[5] "US defender John Brooks to leave German club Hoffenheim". AP News. 21 May 2024.

[6] "Denmark's Skov leaves Hoffenheim after five years". Yahoo Sports. 21 May 2024.

[7] "TSG verleiht Bambasé Conté zum Zweitligisten Karlsruher SC". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

[8] "Stürmer Fisnik Asllani kommt auf Leihbasis aus Hoffenheim" [Striker Fisnik Asllani comes on loan from Hoffenheim] (in German). SV Elversberg. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[9] "BVB sign Maximilian Beier". Borussia Dortmund. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[10] "SVE leiht Muhammed Damar von der TSG Hoffenheim aus" [SVE loans Muhammed Damar from TSG Hoffenheim] (in German). SV Elversberg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[11] "Julian Justvan entscheidet sich für den FCN" [Julian Justvan chooses FCN] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

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

[13] "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.

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