List of SC Freiburg seasons

This is a list of the seasons played by SC Freiburg, from their entry into the Kreisliga Südwest in 1920 until the present day. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions are listed.

Freiburg's greatest league successes are its four 2. Bundesliga titles, which came in 1993, 2003, 2009 and 2016. Since the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963, Freiburg has spent 24 seasons in this top division, with a best result of 3rd in 1995. The club also spent 22 seasons in the second tier 2. Bundesliga, and the remaining 15 seasons in the third tier Amateruliga.

Season Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank SDFM Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank
1920–21 Kreisliga Südwest (1) 18 6 5 7 22 26 -4 17 6th
1921–22 Kreisliga Südwest (1) 14 8 1 5 33 18 15 17 4th
1922–23 Kreisliga Südwest (1) 14 6 1 7 22 29 -7 13 6th
The structure of the Southern German football championship was reorganised in 1923, and Freiburg did not qualify for the new top division. They returned in 1924.
1924–25 Bezirksliga Württemberg-
Baden
(1)
14 2 4 8 13 31 -18 8 7th
1925–26 ? (2)
1926–27 Bezirksliga Württemberg-
Baden
(1)
18 8 1 9 49 44 5 17 5th
1927–28 Bezirksliga Baden (1) 14 8 3 3 32 17 15 19 3rd 2nd/3rd
Grp Südost
14 5 5 4 25 29 -4 15 5th
1928–29 Bezirksliga Baden (1) 14 7 1 6 28 32 -4 15 5th
1929–30 Bezirksliga Baden (1) 14 3 2 9 23 38 -15 8 7th
1930–31 Bezirksliga Baden (1) 14 4 3 7 19 35 -16 11 7th
1931–32 Bezirksliga Baden (1) 18 8 2 8 51 50 1 18 4th
1932–33 Bezirksliga Baden (1) 18 8 2 8 33 37 -4 18 6th
Season Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank DFM/
P-O
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank
1933–34 Gauliga Baden (1) 18 2 2 14 21 54 -33 6 10th
1934–35 Bezirksliga Freiburg (2)
1935–36 Bezirksliga Freiburg (2) 1st Play-offs 6 0 2 4 6 17 -11 2 4th
1936–37 Bezirksliga Oberbaden-Süd
(2)
1st Play-offs 12 3 1 8 20 34 -14 7 6th
1937–38 Bezirksliga Oberbaden-Süd
(2)
1st Play-offs
Grp Süd
4 2 0 2 14 8 6 4 2nd
1938–39 Bezirksliga Oberbaden-Süd
(2)
Due to the outbreak of World War II, the structure of the German football championship was reorganised in 1939. Freiburg was reassigned to the new top division.
1939–40 Gauliga Freiburg (1) 8 5 2 1 22 16 6 12 2nd
1940–41 Klasse Breisgau (2) 1st Play-offs
Grp Süd
4 3 1 0 8 3 5 7 1st
1941–42 Gauliga Südbaden (1) 10 3 0 7 23 34 -11 6 6th
1942–43 Klasse Breisgau (2) 1st Play-offs
Grp Süd
2 1 0 1 9 3 6 2 1st
1943–44 Gauliga Südbaden (1) 10 1 3 6 14 36 -22 5 5th
No football took place in 1944–45 due to World War II. In 1945, Freiburg was reassigned to the new second division, and renamed VfL Freiburg.
1945–46 Oberklasse Südbaden West
(2)
16 44 26 18 22 3rd
1946–47 Oberliga Südwest Süd (1) 14 5 2 7 32 30 2 12 7th
1947–48 Oberliga Südwest Süd (1) 22 8 5 9 30 31 -1 21 9th
1948–49 Oberliga Südwest Süd (1) 23 8 4 11 31 39 -8 20 9th
In 1949, VfL Freiburg returned to its original name of SC Freiburg.
1949–50 Oberliga Südwest Süd (1) 30 9 6 15 52 63 -11 24 12th
The structure of the German football championship was reorganised in 1950, and Freiburg was reassigned to the new third division.
1950–51 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 73 51 22 36 5th
1951–52 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 34 81 48 33 44 4th
1952–53 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 57 56 1 30 7th
1953–54 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 62 58 4 36 5th
1954–55 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 50 70 -20 21 14th
1955–56 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 56 58 -2 28 8th
1956–57 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 41 56 -15 23 14th
1957–58 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 56 63 -7 28 9th
1958–59 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 32 53 -21 23 12th
1959–60 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 57 69 -12 25 12th
1960–61 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 69 80 -11 26 10th
1961–62 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 59 59 0 31 7th
1962–63 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 47 54 -7 24 14th

Bundesliga (1963–present)

Season Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank Cup Other Res. Top scorer(s)
1963–64 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 36 73 −37 16 15th
1964–65 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 64 31 33 44 1st Play-offs 3rd
1965–66 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 32 50 59 −9 30 9th
1966–67 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 54 51 3 29 10th
1967–68 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 61 32 29 61 1st Play-offs 3rd
1968–69 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 34 42 −8 26 12th
1969–70 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 46 35 11 34 4th
1970–71 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 53 37 16 37 3rd
1971–72 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 45 46 −1 28 8th
1972–73 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 55 40 15 31 7th
1973–74 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 62 35 27 37 6th
1974–75 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 30 87 36 51 61 2nd
1975–76 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 34 67 46 21 38 6th R2
1976–77 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 34 79 40 39 47 2nd R1
1977–78 Amateurliga Südbaden (3) 34 78 28 50 52 1st Play-offs 1st
1978–79 2. Bundesliga Süd (2) 38 11 10 17 51 75 −24 32 15th R3 Paul Dörflinger, 20
1979–80 2. Bundesliga Süd (2) 40 18 10 12 68 54 14 46 6th R1 Joachim Löw, 14
Wolfgang Schüler, 14
1980–81 2. Bundesliga Süd (2) 38 16 9 13 57 50 7 41 7th R4 Robert Birner, 10
1981–82 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 11 12 15 49 54 −5 34 15th R2 Robert Birner, 12
1982–83 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 13 16 9 50 45 5 42 8th R1 Hans Meisel, 10
1983–84 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 13 17 8 50 49 1 43 7th R2 Joachim Löw, 17
1984–85 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 14 10 14 45 49 −4 38 8th R1 Milorad Pilipović, 10
1985–86 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 12 9 17 54 62 −8 33 16th R1 Souleyman Sané, 18
1986–87 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 13 13 12 59 56 3 39 8th R2 Joachim Löw, 17
Souleyman Sané, 17
1987–88 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 13 12 13 61 63 −2 38 10th R2 Souleyman Sané, 21
1988–89 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 17 8 13 66 52 14 42 5th R1 Marek Majka, 11
1989–90 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 11 12 15 53 52 1 34 13th R2 Holger Janz, 11
Marek Majka, 11
Dimitrios Moutas, 11
1990–91 2. Bundesliga (2) 38 15 10 13 54 48 6 40 9th R1 Niels Schlotterbeck, 16
1991–92 2. Bundesliga Süd (2) 32 13 11 8 52 41 11 37 3rd R2 Uwe Spies, 11
1992–93 2. Bundesliga (2) 46 27 11 8 102 57 45 65 1st R2 Altin Rraklli, 16
1993–94 Bundesliga (1) 34 10 8 16 54 57 −3 28 15th QF Rodolfo Cardoso, 12
1994–95 Bundesliga (1) 34 20 6 8 66 44 22 46 3rd R1 Rodolfo Cardoso, 16
From 1995, 3 points were awarded for a win.
1995–96 Bundesliga (1) 34 11 9 14 30 41 −11 42 11th R3 UEFA Cup R1 Harry Decheiver, 11
1996–97 Bundesliga (1) 34 8 5 21 43 67 −24 29 17th QF Uwe Wassmer, 7
1997–98 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 18 7 9 57 36 21 61 2nd R1 Marco Weißhaupt, 16
1998–99 Bundesliga (1) 34 10 9 15 36 44 −8 39 12th R2 Zoubeir Baya, 6
Alexander Iashvili, 6
Marco Weißhaupt, 6
1999–2000 Bundesliga (1) 34 10 10 14 45 50 −5 40 12th QF Adel Sellimi, 11
2000–01 Bundesliga (1) 34 15 10 9 54 37 17 55 6th QF Adel Sellimi, 10
2001–02 Bundesliga (1) 34 7 9 18 37 64 −27 30 16th R2 UEFA Cup R3 Soumaila Coulibaly, 6
2002–03 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 20 7 7 58 32 26 67 1st R3 Zlatan Bajramović, 15
2003–04 Bundesliga (1) 34 10 8 16 42 67 −25 38 13th R3 Alexander Iashvili, 9
2004–05 Bundesliga (1) 34 3 9 22 30 75 −45 18 18th QF Soumaila Coulibaly, 6
2005–06 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 16 8 10 41 33 8 56 4th R3 Soumaila Coulibaly, 7
2006–07 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 17 9 8 55 39 16 60 4th R2 Roda Antar, 10
Alexander Iashvili, 10
2007–08 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 15 10 9 49 44 5 55 5th R2 Jonathan Pitroipa, 7
2008–09 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 21 5 8 60 36 24 68 1st R3 Mohammadou Idrissou, 13
2009–10 Bundesliga (1) 34 9 8 17 35 59 −24 35 14th R2 Mohammadou Idrissou, 9
2010–11 Bundesliga (1) 34 13 5 16 41 50 −9 44 9th R2 Papiss Cissé, 22
2011–12 Bundesliga (1) 34 10 10 14 45 61 −16 40 12th R1 Papiss Cissé, 9
2012–13 Bundesliga (1) 34 14 9 11 45 40 5 51 5th SF Max Kruse, 11
Jonathan Schmid, 11
2013–14 Bundesliga (1) 34 9 9 16 43 61 −18 36 14th R3 Europa League Grp Admir Mehmedi, 12
2014–15 Bundesliga (1) 34 7 13 14 36 47 −11 34 17th QF Nils Petersen, 9
2015–16 2. Bundesliga (2) 34 22 6 6 75 39 36 72 1st R2 Nils Petersen, 21
2016–17 Bundesliga (1) 34 14 6 14 42 60 −18 48 7th R2 Florian Niederlechner, 11
2017–18 Bundesliga (1) 34 8 12 14 32 56 −24 36 15th R3 Europa League 3QR Nils Petersen, 15
2018–19 Bundesliga (1) 34 8 12 14 46 61 −15 36 13th R2 Nils Petersen, 10
2019–20 Bundesliga (1) 34 13 9 12 48 47 1 48 8th R2 Nils Petersen, 11
2020–21 Bundesliga (1) 34 12 9 13 52 52 0 45 10th R2 Vincenzo Grifo, 9
2021–22 Bundesliga (1) 34 15 10 9 58 46 12 55 6th RU Vincenzo Grifo, 9
2022–23 Bundesliga (1) 34 17 8 9 51 44 7 59 5th SF Europa League R16 Vincenzo Grifo, 15
2023–24 Bundesliga (1) 34 11 9 14 45 58 −13 42 10th R2 Europa League R16 Vincenzo Grifo, 8
2024–25 Bundesliga (1) 34 16 7 11 49 53 −4 55 5th R16 Ritsu Dōan, 10

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