2023–24 FC Hansa Rostock season

The 2023–24 season was FC Hansa Rostock's 58th season in existence and third consecutive in the 2. Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

FC Hansa Rostock

2023–24 season
Chairman	Robert Marien
Manager	Alois Schwartz (until 13 December) Uwe Speidel (caretaker, 14–17 December) Mersad Selimbegović (from 18 December)
Stadium	Ostseestadion
2. Bundesliga	17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Júnior Brumado Juan José Perea Kai Pröger (4 each) All: Júnior Brumado (5)
Average home league attendance	26,215[1]
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Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023^[2]

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 Markus Kolke (captain) 4 DF  GER Damian Roßbach 5 DF  GER Oliver Hüsing 6 MF  GER Dennis Dressel 7 DF  GER Nico Neidhart 8 MF  GER Simon Rhein 9 FW  GER Kai Pröger 10 MF  SWE Nils Fröling 11 FW  GER Serhat-Semih Güler 13 FW  GER Kevin Schumacher 14 MF  SWE Svante Ingelsson 16 FW  AUT Lukas Hinterseer 17 DF  GER Jonas David (on loan from Hamburger SV) 18 FW  COL Juan José Perea (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) 19 MF  GRE Sebastian Vasiliadis 20 MF  GER Lukas Scherff

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  GER Alexander Rossipal 22 DF  SUI Jasper van der Werff (on loan from SC Paderborn 07) 23 GK  GER Nils Körber 24 DF  PHI John-Patrick Strauß 25 DF  GER Thomas Meißner 26 MF  GER Janik Bachmann 27 MF  GER Christian Kinsombi 28 MF  NZL Sarpreet Singh 29 DF  GER Felix Ruschke 30 GK  GER Max Hagemoser 33 DF  CMR Salomon Patrick Amougou Nkoa 35 MF  GER Joshua Krüger 36 MF  POL Miłosz Brzozowski 37 MF  GER Louis Köster 38 GK  GER Elias Höftmann 49 FW  BRA Júnior Brumado (on loan from Midtjylland)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Sarpreet Singh	Bayern Munich	Free	5 July 2023	[3]
FW	Juan José Perea	VfB Stuttgart	Loan	4 August 2023	[4]
DF	Jonas David	Hamburger SV	Loan	29 August 2023
FW	Júnior Brumado	FC Midtjylland	Loan	1 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hansa Rostock v BFC Dynamo

19 July 2023 Friendly

Hansa Rostock

1–1

BFC Dynamo

Hansa Rostock v Sevilla

22 July 2023 Friendly	Hansa Rostock	2–1	Sevilla	Rostock, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pröger 10' Schumacher  18' Bachmann 33' Roßbach  46'		Mir 63'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Hansa Rostock v Næstved BK

12 October 2023 Friendly

Hansa Rostock

1–0

Næstved BK

Werder Bremen v Hansa Rostock

16 November 2023 Friendly	Werder Bremen	1–2	Hansa Rostock	Bremen
13:30 UTC+1				Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	28 July 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	17th	34	9	4	21	30	57	−27	026.47
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023	1 November 2023	First round	Second round	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Total					36	9	5	22	33	61	−28	025.00

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2023–24 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	1. FC Magdeburg	34	9	11	14	46	54	−8	38
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	11	5	18	37	53	−16	38
16	Wehen Wiesbaden (R)	34	8	8	18	36	50	−14	32	Qualification for relegation play-offs
17	Hansa Rostock (R)	34	9	4	21	30	57	−27	31	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	VfL Osnabrück (R)	34	6	10	18	31	69	−38	28

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.^[5]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(R) Relegated

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
34	9	4	21	30	57	−27	31	6	2	9	20	27	−7	3	2	12	10	30	−20

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L
Position	3	1	4

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[6][7]

Hansa Rostock v 1. FC Nürnberg

30 July 2023 1	Hansa Rostock	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

SV Elversberg v Hansa Rostock

5 August 2023 2	SV Elversberg	1–2	Hansa Rostock	Saarbrücken
13:00 UTC+2	Sickinger 56'	Report	Perea 90+10', 90+13'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 8,371 Referee: Robert Kampka

Hansa Rostock v Hannover 96

19 August 2023 3	Hansa Rostock	1–2	Hannover 96	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v VfL Osnabrück

26 August 2023 4	Hansa Rostock	2–1	VfL Osnabrück	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hamburger SV v Hansa Rostock

3 September 2023 5	Hamburger SV	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Hamburg
13:30 UTC+2	Reis 45+6' Bénes 48' Jatta  57' Van Der Brempt  80'	Report	Pröger  19' Ingelsson  32' Schumacher  40' Neidhart  83' Kinsombi  84'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Hansa Rostock v Fortuna Düsseldorf

16 September 2023 7	Hansa Rostock	1–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v Eintracht Braunschweig

30 September 2023 9	Hansa Rostock	1–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v Holstein Kiel

22 October 2023 11	Hansa Rostock	1–3	Holstein Kiel	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v Hertha BSC

5 November 2023 13	Hansa Rostock	0–0	Hertha BSC	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v FC St. Pauli

25 November 2023 15	Hansa Rostock	2–3	FC St. Pauli	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04

10 December 2023 17	Hansa Rostock	0–2	Schalke 04	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hansa Rostock v SV Elversberg

27 January 2024 19	Hansa Rostock	2–1	SV Elversberg	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

VfL Osnabrück v Hansa Rostock

11 February 2024 21	VfL Osnabrück	0–0	Hansa Rostock	Osnabrück
				Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke

Hansa Rostock v Hamburger SV

17 February 2024 22	Hansa Rostock	2–2	Hamburger SV	Rostock
13:00 UTC+1	Perea 50' Roßbach  55' Guðjohnsen 82' Ingelsson  86' Kolke  87' Lang  90+2'	Report	Ambrosius  28' Dompé 34' Ramos  43' Glatzel 86'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Hansa Rostock

25 February 2024 23	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Düsseldorf
				Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

Hansa Rostock v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

2 March 2024 24	Hansa Rostock	0–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Eintracht Braunschweig v Hansa Rostock

8 March 2024 25	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–1	Hansa Rostock	Braunschweig
				Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion

Hansa Rostock v Greuther Fürth

16 March 2024 26	Hansa Rostock	1–0	Greuther Fürth	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Holstein Kiel v Hansa Rostock

30 March 2024 27	Holstein Kiel	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Kiel
				Stadium: Holstein-Stadion

Hansa Rostock v Wehen Wiesbaden

5 April 2024 28	Hansa Rostock	3–1	Wehen Wiesbaden	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Hertha BSC v Hansa Rostock

12 April 2024 29	Hertha BSC	4–0	Hansa Rostock	Berlin
				Stadium: Olympiastadion

Hansa Rostock v 1. FC Magdeburg

21 April 2024 30	Hansa Rostock	0–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

FC St. Pauli v Hansa Rostock

26 April 2024 31	FC St. Pauli	1–0	Hansa Rostock	Hamburg
				Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

Hansa Rostock v Karlsruher SC

4 May 2024 32	Hansa Rostock	1–2	Karlsruher SC	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock

11 May 2024 33	Schalke 04	2–1	Hansa Rostock	Gelsenkirchen
13:00				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

Hansa Rostock v SC Paderborn

19 May 2024 34	Hansa Rostock	1–2	SC Paderborn	Rostock
15:30				Stadium: Ostseestadion

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal

FSV Frankfurt v Hansa Rostock

13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) First round	FSV Frankfurt	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Hansa Rostock	Frankfurt
18:00	McLemore 29'	Report	Güler 83'	Stadium: PSD Bank Arena Attendance: 7,374 Referee: Christian Dingert
	Penalties
	Azaouagh Falaye Emmerling		Bachmann Rossipal Güler

1. FC Nürnberg v Hansa Rostock

1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) Second round	1. FC Nürnberg	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Hansa Rostock	Nuremberg
20:45	Okunuki 63' Lohkemper 90+5', 99'	Report	Brumado 58' Kinsombi 74'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 28,489 Referee: Arne Aarnink