2022–23 SV Werder Bremen season

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Werder Bremen
2022–23 season
PresidentHubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coachOle Werner
StadiumWeser-Stadion
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Niclas Füllkrug (16)

All:
Niclas Füllkrug (16)

The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the history of SV Werder Bremen and their first season back in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 30 January 2023[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Jiří Pavlenka
3 DF Germany GER Anthony Jung
4 DF Germany GER Niklas Stark
5 DF Germany GER Amos Pieper
6 MF Denmark DEN Jens Stage
7 FW Germany GER Marvin Ducksch
8 DF Germany GER Mitchell Weiser
10 MF Germany GER Leonardo Bittencourt
11 FW Germany GER Niclas Füllkrug
13 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Veljković
17 FW Germany GER Maximilian Philipp (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
19 MF Togo TOG Dikeni Salifou
20 MF Austria AUT Romano Schmid
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Germany GER Eren Dinkçi
22 MF Germany GER Niklas Schmidt
26 DF England ENG Lee Buchanan
27 DF Germany GER Felix Agu
28 MF Bulgaria BUL Ilia Gruev
30 GK Germany GER Michael Zetterer
32 DF Austria AUT Marco Friedl (captain)
34 MF Germany GER Jean-Manuel Mbom
36 DF Germany GER Christian Groß
37 GK Germany GER Mio Backhaus
38 GK Germany GER Dudu
39 DF Italy ITA Fabio Chiarodia
40 GK Germany GER Louis Lord

Players out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF South Korea KOR Park Kyu-hyun (to Dynamo Dresden until 30 June 2023)
DF Germany GER Dominik Becker (to 1. FC Saarbrücken until 30 June 2023)
MF Germany GER Oscar Schönfelder (to Jahn Regensburg until 30 June 2023)
MF Germany GER Yannik Engelhardt (to SC Freiburg II until 30 June 2023)
MF Germany GER Nicolai Rapp (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Scotland SCO Oliver Burke (to Millwall until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Nick Woltemade (to SV Elversberg until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Justin Njinmah (to Borussia Dortmund II until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Abdenego Nankishi (to Heracles Almelo until 30 June 2023)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
5 DF Germany Amos Pieper Arminia Bielefeld Free 1 July 2022 [3]
4 DF Germany Niklas Stark Hertha BSC Free 1 July 2022 [4]
6 MF Denmark Jens Stage Copenhagen €4–6 million 1 July 2022 [5][6]
9 FW Scotland Oliver Burke Sheffield United Free 1 July 2022 [7]
26 DF England Lee Buchanan Derby County Free 4 July 2022 [8]
8 DF Germany Mitchell Weiser Bayer Leverkusen Free 18 July 2022 [9]
17 FW Germany Maximilian Philipp VfL Wolfsburg Loan 30 January 2023 [10]

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
40 GK Germany Luca Plogmann 1 July 2022
21 DF Turkey Ömer Toprak 1 July 2022
15 FW Ivory Coast Roger Assalé Dijon Loan return 1 July 2022
26 DF Germany Lars Lukas Mai Bayern Munich Loan return 1 July 2022
8 DF Germany Mitchell Weiser Bayer Leverkusen Loan return 1 July 2022
24 MF Germany Benjamin Goller 1. FC Nürnberg 1 January 2023
23 MF Germany Nicolai Rapp 1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan 2 January 2023
9 FW Scotland Oliver Burke Millwall Loan 30 January 2023 [11]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 June 2022 Friendly Werder Bremen Germany 1–3 Germany VfB Oldenburg Verden an der Aller, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Goller 26'
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Berliner Ring
3 July 2022 Friendly Karlsruher SC Germany 1–2 Germany Werder Bremen Zell am Ziller, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
9 July 2022 Friendly Beşiktaş Turkey 2–1 Germany Werder Bremen Innsbruck, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
16 July 2022 Friendly Twente Netherlands 3–3 Germany Werder Bremen Enschede, Netherlands
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: FC Twente-Trainingscentrum
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves. Match was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.
23 July 2022 Friendly Werder Bremen Germany 6–1 Netherlands Groningen Bremen, Germany
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Platz 12
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.
23 July 2022 Friendly Werder Bremen Germany 0–0 Netherlands Emmen Bremen, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Platz 12
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to security concerns.
22 September 2022 Friendly Hannover 96 Germany 2–0 Germany Werder Bremen Hanover, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Referee: Harm Osmers
15 November 2022 Friendly Heeslinger SC Germany 1–3 Germany Werder Bremen Heeslingen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Waldstadion
15 December 2022 Friendly Werder Bremen Germany 1–0 Germany SV Meppen Bremen, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
4 January 2023 Friendly Real Murcia Spain 0–2 Germany Werder Bremen San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Pinatar Arena
8 January 2023 Friendly Werder Bremen Germany 2–2 Switzerland St. Gallen San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Pinatar Arena
14 January 2023 Friendly Schalke 04 Germany 0–1 Germany Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen, Germany
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Füllkrug 4' Stadium: VELTINS-Arena
Attendance: 18,464
Referee: Florian Exner

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 6 August 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 13th 34 10 6 18 51 64 −13 029.41
DFB-Pokal 1 August 2022 19 October 2022 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 36 11 7 18 55 67 −12 030.56

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 1. FC Köln 34 10 12 12 49 54 −5 42
12 1899 Hoffenheim 34 10 6 18 48 57 −9 36
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 6 18 51 64 −13 36
14 VfL Bochum 34 10 5 19 40 72 −32 35
15 FC Augsburg 34 9 7 18 42 63 −21 34
Source: DFB
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]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 6 18 51 64  −13 36 5 2 10 26 28  −2 5 4 8 25 36  −11

Source: DFB

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDDWLWLDWWLLWWLLLLWWLLWLLDLDLWLLLDL
Position8109108910859118779101110811119111111111112121212121213
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[13]

6 August 2022 1 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 28,015
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
13 August 2022 2 Werder Bremen 2–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
20 August 2022 3 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Werder Bremen Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Florian Badstübner
28 August 2022 4 Werder Bremen 3–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
3 September 2022 5 VfL Bochum 0–2 Werder Bremen Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,800
Referee: Robert Schröder
9 September 2022 6 Werder Bremen 0–1 FC Augsburg Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
17 September 2022 7 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Welz
1 October 2022 8 Werder Bremen 5–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
7 October 2022 9 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 Werder Bremen Hoffenheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 25,410
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
15 October 2022 10 Werder Bremen 0–2 Mainz 05 Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
22 October 2022 11 SC Freiburg 2–0 Werder Bremen Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,700
Referee: Bastian Dankert
28 October 2022 12 Werder Bremen 1–0 Hertha BSC Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Tobias Reichel
5 November 2022 13 Werder Bremen 2–1 Schalke 04 Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Brych
8 November 2022 14 Bayern Munich 6–1 Werder Bremen Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
12 November 2022 15 Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
21 January 2023 16 1. FC Köln 7–1 Werder Bremen Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
25 January 2023 17 Werder Bremen 1–2 Union Berlin Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
28 January 2023 18 Werder Bremen 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
5 February 2023 19 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 47,700
Referee: Frank Willenborg
11 February 2023 20 Werder Bremen 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Felix Brych
18 February 2023 21 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
25 February 2023 22 Werder Bremen 3–0 VfL Bochum Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Florian Badstübner
4 March 2023 23 FC Augsburg 2–1 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Felix Zwayer
12 March 2023 24 Werder Bremen 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
17 March 2023 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,042
Referee: Tobias Reichel
2 April 2023 26 Werder Bremen 1–2 1899 Hoffenheim Bremen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
8 April 2023 27 Mainz 05 2–2 Werder Bremen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 33,305
Referee: Benjamin Brand
16 April 2023 28 Werder Bremen 1–2 SC Freiburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Florian Badstübner
22 April 2023 29 Hertha BSC 2–4 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,667
Referee: Robert Schröder
29 April 2023 30 Schalke 04 2–1 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,981
Referee: Bastian Dankert
6 May 2023 31 Werder Bremen 1–2 Bayern Munich Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Christian Dingert
14 May 2023 32 RB Leipzig 2–1 Werder Bremen Leipzig
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Florian Badstübner
20 May 2023 33 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Köln Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,846
Referee: Robert Hartmann
27 May 2023 34 Union Berlin 1–0 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Patrick Ittrich

DFB-Pokal[edit]

1 August 2022 First round FC Energie Cottbus 1–2 Werder Bremen Cottbus
18:01 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Daniel Siebert
19 October 2022 Second round SC Paderborn 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Werder Bremen Paderborn
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Penalties

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spieler". Werder.de (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "New numbers". SV Werder Bremen. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Klimburg, Jannis; Kalkreuter, Kerstin (18 May 2022). "Arminia-Verteidiger Pieper zieht es zum SV Werder Bremen". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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  6. ^ Schmidt, Martin (29 June 2022). "Avis: FCK kan få 60 millioner for Jens Stage". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Transfer fix! Werder Bremen holt diesen Stürmer aus England!". Kreiszeitung (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Tinte trocken: Werder schnappt sich Buchanan". kicker (in German). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Weiser-Wechsel kommt doch noch zustande". kicker (in German). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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  11. ^ Cawley, Richard (30 January 2023). "Millwall confirm loan deal for Werder Bremen's Oliver Burke". South London News. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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