2024–25 Karlsruher SC season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Manager | Christian Eichner | |||
| Stadium | Wildparkstadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 8th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Budu Zivzivadze (12) All: Budu Zivzivadze (14) | |||
| Biggest win | Sportfreunde Lotte 0–5 Karlsruher SC | |||
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The 2024–25 season is the 130th season in the history of Karlsruher SC and the sixth consecutive season in 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Stefano Marino | Astoria Walldorf | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Noah Rupp | FC Luzern | Free | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| DF | Benedikt Bauer | SpVgg Unterhaching | Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | David Herold | Bayern Munich | Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Robin Heußer | Wehen Wiesbaden | Free | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| FW | Andrin Hunziker | FC Basel | Loan | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF | Bambasé Conté | TSG Hoffenheim | Loan | 3 July 2024 | [4] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Paul Nebel | Mainz 05 | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Igor Matanović | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Lars Stindl | Retired | 1 July 2024 | ||
| DF | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | HJK Helsinki | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Daniel Brosinski | FV Fortuna Kirchfeld | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Philip Heise | Dynamo Dresden | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Jérôme Gondorf | Retired | 1 July 2024 | ||
| MF | Tim Rossmann | Fortuna Düsseldorf | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| GK | Kai Eisele | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| DF | Marco Thiede | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| GK | Patrick Drewes | VfL Bochum | Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| FW | Budu Zivzivadze | 1. FC Heidenheim | Undisclosed | 3 January 2025 | [6] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | FSV Kappelrodeck-Waldulm | 0–24 | Karlsruher SC | Kappelrodeck |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Rodeck-Stadion Attendance: 2,000 |
| 3 July 2024 Friendly | SV Schluchtern | 0–16 | Karlsruher SC | Schluchtern |
| Report | Stadium: GESSMANN-Sportpark |
| 5 July 2024 Friendly | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | Karlsruher SC | Kufstein, Austria |
| 13:30 |
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Stadium: Kufstein-Arena |
| 9 July 2024 Friendly | Karlsruher SC | 0–3 | Górnik Zabrze | Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Austria |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Sportplatz Neukirchen |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | HNK Rijeka | 0–1 | Karlsruher SC | Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße, Austria |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Schloßbadarena | |
| Note: Two periods of 60 minutes | ||||
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Karlsruher SC | 4–1 | TSG Hoffenheim | Karlsruhe |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arthur Beier-Stadion Referee: Roy Dingler |
| 24 July 2024 Friendly | Karlsruher SC | 2–0 | 1860 Munich | Karlsruhe |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Arthur Beier-Stadion Attendance: 963 Referee: Marc Heiker |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Karlsruher SC | 4–1 | RC Strasbourg | Karlsruhe |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Lars Erbst |
Mid-season
| 7 January 2025 Friendly | St. Gallen | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC | |
| 15:00 |
| 10 January 2025 Friendly | Karlsruher SC | 1–3 | Servette FC | |
| 14:30 |
| 20 March 2025 Friendly | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | |
| 13:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 40.63 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2024 | 4 December 2024 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 42.86 | ||||
Last updated: 4 May 2025
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 53 |
| 7 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 53 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 52 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 51 |
| 10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 48 |
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.[7]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[7]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 |
Last updated: 4 May 2025.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[8]
| 3 August 2024 1 | Karlsruher SC | 3–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 10 August 2024 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–0 | Karlsruher SC | Düsseldorf |
| Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
| 23 August 2024 3 | Karlsruher SC | 3–2 | SV Elversberg | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 1 September 2024 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Braunschweig |
| Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion |
| 13 September 2024 5 | Karlsruher SC | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 22 September 2024 6 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–2 | Karlsruher SC | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Stadium: MDCC-Arena |
| 29 September 2024 7 | 1. FC Köln | 4–4 | Karlsruher SC | Cologne |
| 13:30 | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion |
| 4 October 2024 8 | Karlsruher SC | 3–3 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Karlsruhe |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 20 October 2024 9 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 0–1 | Karlsruher SC | Ulm |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Donaustadion |
| 26 October 2024 10 | Karlsruher SC | 1–3 | Hertha BSC | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 2 November 2024 11 | Hannover 96 | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC | Hanover |
| 10 November 2024 12 | Karlsruher SC | 1–1 | Preußen Münster | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 23 November 2024 13 | Greuther Fürth | 2–3 | Karlsruher SC | Fürth |
| 1 December 2024 14 | Karlsruher SC | 1–3 | Hamburger SV | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 7 December 2024 15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | Karlsruher SC | Kaiserslautern |
| 13 December 2024 16 | Karlsruher SC | 4–2 | Jahn Regensburg | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 21 December 2024 17 | SC Paderborn | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Paderborn |
| 19 January 2025 18 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC | Nuremberg |
| 25 January 2025 19 | Karlsruher SC | 2–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 31 January 2025 20 | SV Elversberg | 2–2 | Karlsruher SC | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 9 February 2025 21 | Karlsruher SC | 0–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 16 February 2025 22 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC | Gelsenkirchen |
| 22 February 2025 23 | Karlsruher SC | 3–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 1 March 2025 24 | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | 1. FC Köln | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 7 March 2025 25 | Darmstadt 98 | 3–0 | Karlsruher SC | Darmstadt |
| 16 March 2025 26 | Karlsruher SC | 0–0 | SSV Ulm 1846 | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 29 March 2025 27 | Hertha BSC | 3–1 | Karlsruher SC | Berlin |
| 4 April 2025 28 | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | Hannover 96 | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 13 April 2025 29 | Preußen Münster | 1–1 | Karlsruher SC | Münster |
| Referee: Robin Braun |
| 20 April 2025 30 | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | Greuther Fürth | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: Wildparkstadion Referee: Florian Heft |
| 27 April 2025 31 | Hamburger SV | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Hamburg |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Referee: Florian Lechner |
| 4 May 2025 32 | Karlsruher SC | 2–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Karlsruhe |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 11 May 2025 33 | Jahn Regensburg | v | Karlsruher SC | Regensburg |
| 13:30 |
DFB-Pokal
| 18 August 2024 First round | Sportfreunde Lotte | 0–5 | Karlsruher SC | Lotte |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stadion am Lotter Kreuz Referee: Konrad Oldhafer |
| 29 October 2024 Second round | Kickers Offenbach | 0–2 | Karlsruher SC | Offenbach |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg |
| 4 December 2024 Round of 16 | Karlsruher SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | FC Augsburg | Karlsruhe |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
References
- ^ "Erster Neuzugang steht fest: KSC verstärkt sich mit Noah Rupp". Badische Neueste Nachrichten. 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Ablösefrei: Heußer geht nach Karlsruhe". kicker.
- ^ "Vom FC Basel: Andrin Hunziker kommt auf Leihbasis zum KSC". www.ksc.de.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Bochum complete Drewes capture". Bulinews.Com. 27 June 2024.
- ^ Heidenheim sign second division's top striker
- ^ "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.com. 7 June 2024.