# 2020–21 SV Sandhausen season

The 2020–21 SV Sandhausen season was the club's 105th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SV Sandhausen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 18 August 2020
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 | AUT | Martin Fraisl |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov |
| 3 | DF | GER | Diego Contento |
| 5 | MF | GER | Marlon Frey |
| 6 | MF | GER | Denis Linsmayer |
| 7 | MF | GER | Philip Türpitz |
| 8 | MF | GER | Mario Engels |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Daniel Keita-Ruel |
| 10 | FW | GER | Julius Biada |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Aziz Bouhaddouz |
| 13 | GK | GER | Rick Wulle |
| 14 | DF | GER | Tim Kister |
| 15 | GK | GER | Philipp Heerwagen |
| 16 | FW | GER | Kevin Behrens |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | GER | Erik Zenga |
| 18 | DF | GER | Dennis Diekmeier (captain) |
| 19 | MF | DEN | Nikolas Nartey |
| 20 | MF | GER | Emanuel Taffertshofer |
| 21 | MF | VEN | Enrique Peña Zauner |
| 22 | DF | GER | Gerrit Nauber |
| 23 | DF | GER | Nils Röseler |
| 24 | DF | GER | Philipp Klingmann |
| 26 | MF | KOS | Besar Halimi |
| 27 | MF | GER | Robin Scheu |
| 29 | MF | CRO | Ivan Paurević |
| 30 | DF | GER | Sören Dieckmann |
| 33 | DF | GER | Alexander Rossipal |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 42 | |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 38 | |
| 15 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 34 | |
| 16 | VfL Osnabrück (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 33 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 31 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

#### Matches

2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 19 September 2020 | 13:00 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 3–2 | Home | Keita-Ruel 30', 38' pen., 74' | 754 | 4th |
| 2 | 27 September 2020 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | Away | | 6,505 | 10th |
| 3 | 2 October 2020 | 18:30 | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | Home | Buballa 45' o.g. | 1,393 | 4th |
| 4 | 17 October 2020 | 13:00 | Karlsruher SC | 0–3 | Away | | 1,200 | 6th |
| 5 | 25 October 2020 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn 07 | 1–1 | Home | Scheu 37' | 0 | 8th |
| 6 | 31 October 2020 | 13:00 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–2 | Away | Behrens 61' | 0 | 12th |
| 7 | 6 November 2020 | 18:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–2 | Home | Esswein 4', Behrens 27' | 0 | 12th |
| 8 | 21 November 2020 | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | Away | | 0 | 15th |
| 9 | 28 November 2020 | 13:00 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–4 | Home | Behrens 19' pen. | 0 | 15th |
| 10 | 6 December 2020 | 13:30 | Würzburger Kickers | 3–2 | Away | Keita-Ruel 18', 70', Paurević 54' | 0 | 15th |
| 11 | 11 December 2020 | 18:30 | Greuther Fürth | 0–3 | Home | | 0 | 15th |
| 12 | 15 December 2020 | 18:30 | Hamburger SV | 0–4 | Away | | 0 | 16th |
| 13 | 20 December 2020 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | Home | | 0 | 16th |
| 14 | 3 January 2021 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | 0–4 | Away | | 0 | 16th |
| 15 | 8 January 2021 | 18:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 4–0 | Home | Biada 9', Röseler 32', Rossipal 59', Behrens 82' | 0 | 15th |
| 16 | 17 January 2021 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–3 | Away | Keita-Ruel 6' | 0 | 15th |
| 17 | 24 January 2021 | 13:30 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Home | Behrens 44' | 0 | 16th |
| 18 | 27 January 2021 | 18:30 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–2 | Away | Zhirov 1' | 0 | 17th |
| 19 | 31 January 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | Home | Röseler 43', Keita-Ruel 90+1' | 0 | 16th |
| 20 | 5 February 2021 | 18:30 | FC St. Pauli | 1–2 | Away | Behrens 74' | 0 | 16th |
| 21 | 13 February 2021 | 13:00 | Karlsruher SC | 2–3 | Home | Behrens 30', Schmidt 40' | 0 | 16th |
| 22 | 20 February 2021 | 13:00 | SC Paderborn 07 | 1–2 | Away | Halimi 15' | 0 | 17th |
| 23 | 28 February 2021 | 13:30 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–0 | Home | Esswein 6' pen., Behrens 63' pen., Klingmann 88' | 0 | 16th |
| 24 | 7 March 2021 | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–1 | Away | | 0 | 17th |
| 25 | 13 March 2021 | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–0 | Home | | 0 | 17th |
| 26 | 20 March 2021 | 13:00 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–2 | Away | | 0 | 17th |
| 27 | 4 April 2021 | 13:30 | Würzburger Kickers | 1–0 | Home | Behrens 45' pen. | 0 | 17th |
| 29 | 22 April 2021 | 20:30 | Hamburger SV | 2–1 | Home | Ambrosius 46' o.g., Keita-Ruel 52' | 0 | 17th |
| 31 | 25 April 2021 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | 4–2 | Home | Biada 26', Behrens 68' pen., 90+1', Keita-Ruel 81' | 0 | 15th |
| 28 | 28 April 2021 | 18:30 | Greuther Fürth | 2–3 | Away | Keita-Ruel 36', 52' | 0 | 17th |
| 30 | 4 May 2021 | 18:30 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | Away | | 0 | 16th |
| 32 | 9 May 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–2 | Away | Keita-Ruel 43' | 0 | 15th |
| 33 | 16 May 2021 | 15:30 | Jahn Regensburg | 2–0 | Home | Bachmann 5', Behrens 42' | 0 | 15th |
| 34 | 23 May 2021 | 15:30 | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | Away | Behrens 60' | 0 | 15th |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 13 September 2020 | 15:30 | TSV Steinbach Haiger | Away | 2–1 | Biada 23', 45+1' | 670 | |
| Second round | 23 December 2020 | 18:30 | VfL Wolfsburg | Away | 0–4 | | 0 | |