2022–23 VfL Osnabrück season

VfL Osnabrück
2022–23 season
Chairman	Manfred Hülsmann
Manager	Tobias Schweinsteiger
Stadium	Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
3. Liga	3rd (promoted)
Lower Saxony Cup	Round 3
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ba-Muaka Simakala (18); All: ; Ba-Muaka Simakala (18)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 27 May 2023.

The 2022–23 VfL Osnabrück season is the club's 124th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Osnabrück are participating in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 September 2022^[1]

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	GER	Daniel Adamczyk
3	DF	GER	Florian Kleinhansl
4	DF	GER	Maxwell Gyamfi
5	DF	LTU	Benas Šatkus
6	MF	GER	Sven Köhler
7	FW	GER	Sören Bertram
8	MF	GER	Robert Tesche
9	FW	GER	Erik Engelhardt
10	MF	GER	Oliver Wähling
11	FW	GER	Ba-Muaka Simakala
13	MF	GER	Lukas Kunze
15	MF	GER	Paterson Chato
16	DF	GER	Henry Rorig


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	GER	Felix Higl
19	FW	GER	Leandro Putaro
20	FW	GER	Marc Heider (captain)
21	GK	GER	Laurenz Beckemeyer
22	GK	GER	Philipp Kühn
23	DF	GER	Omar Haktab Traoré
24	DF	AUT	Manuel Haas
25	MF	GER	Emeka Oduah
27	FW	GER	Jannik Zahmel
28	MF	GER	Noel Niemann
29	DF	GER	Davide Itter
32	MF	GER	Jannes Wulff
33	DF	GER	Timo Beermann

Out on loan

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	GER	Luis Sprekelmeyer (at Sportfreunde Lotte)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

29 June 2022 Friendly	TSV Havelse	1–4	VfL Osnabrück	Barsinghausen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: August-Wenzel-Stadion

8 July 2022 Friendly	VfL Osnabrück	4–1	Rot Weiss Ahlen	Osnabrück
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Illoshöhe

9 July 2022 Friendly	SC Paderborn	2–0	VfL Osnabrück	Paderborn
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Trainings- und Nachwuchsleistungszentrum Platz 4

7 January 2023 Friendly	Holstein Kiel	5–3	VfL Osnabrück	Kiel, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arp 4' Skrzybski 6' Holtby 29' Bartels 62', 99'	Report	Traoré 19' Simakala 58' Putaro 74'	Stadium: Citti Fussball Park
Note: Match was played in four 30-minute periods

Competitions

Overview

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 %
3. Liga	22 July 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	3rd	38	21	7	10	70	49	+21	055.26
Lower Saxony Cup	27 July 2022		Round 1		3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Total					41	24	7	10	77	49	+28	058.54

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	SV Elversberg (C, P)	38	22	8	8	80	40	+40	74	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2	SC Freiburg II^[a]	38	21	10	7	54	34	+20	73
3	VfL Osnabrück (P)	38	21	7	10	70	49	+21	70	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
4	Wehen Wiesbaden (O, P)	38	21	7	10	71	51	+20	70	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
5	1. FC Saarbrücken	38	20	9	9	64	39	+25	69	Qualification for DFB-Pokal

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.^[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

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
38	21	7	10	70	49	+21	70	12	3	4	38	22	+16	9	4	6	32	27	+5

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	7	7	11	12	13	12	15	14	13	11	12	13	16	14	15	13	10	9	8	8	7	5	7	4	4	4	5	6	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.^[3]

Lower Rhine Cup

27 July 2022 First Round	Drochtersen/Assel	0 - 2	Osnabrück	Drochtersen
19:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Kehdinger Stadion

21 September 2022 Quarter Finals	Hildesheim	0 - 3	Osnabrück	Hildesheim
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion

26 April 2023 Semi Finals	Jeddeloh	0 - 2	Osnabrück	Edewecht
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: 53acht-Arena

3 June 2023 Final	Atlas Delmenhorst	1-2	Osnabrück	Delmenhorst
14:15 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Düsternortstraße

References

^ "VFL Osnabrück - Squad 2021/2022".
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). 30 September 2022. p. 75.
^ "Spielplan veröffentlicht: Osnabrück und Duisburg eröffnen Saison". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

External links

Official website

[table_note_DOR0.44319355787858-2] Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

[1] "VFL Osnabrück - Squad 2021/2022".

[3] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). 30 September 2022. p. 75.

[4] "Spielplan veröffentlicht: Osnabrück und Duisburg eröffnen Saison". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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