# 2022–23 SV Sandhausen season

The 2022–23 season was the 107th in the history of SV Sandhausen and their 11th consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in the 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

## Players

    As of 31 January 2023
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 | Patrick Drewes |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov |
| 3 | DF | BIH | Dario Đumić |
| 5 | MF | GER | Marcel Mehlem (on loan from SC Paderborn) |
| 6 | MF | GER | Abu-Bekir El-Zein |
| 8 | MF | GER | Christian Kinsombi |
| 9 | FW | CZE | Matěj Pulkrab |
| 10 | MF | GER | David Kinsombi |
| 11 | FW | GER | Philipp Ochs |
| 14 | FW | MAR | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui |
| 15 | DF | GER | Immanuel Höhn |
| 17 | MF | GER | Erik Zenga |
| 18 | DF | GER | Dennis Diekmeier (captain) |
| 19 | DF | KOS | Bashkim Ajdini |
| 20 | MF | GER | Kerim Çalhanoğlu (on loan from FC Schalke 04) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | AUT | Marcel Ritzmaier |
| 23 | FW | TUR | Ahmed Kutucu (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) |
| 24 | MF | GER | Merveille Papela (on loan from Mainz 05) |
| 25 | DF | SEN | Oumar Diakhité |
| 26 | MF | GER | Janik Bachmann |
| 27 | DF | GER | Arne Sicker |
| 29 | FW | SUI | Kemal Ademi (on loan from Khimki) |
| 30 | FW | GER | Alexander Esswein |
| 32 | DF | GER | Raphael Framberger (on loan from Augsburg) |
| 33 | GK | GER | Nikolai Rehnen |
| 36 | DF | GER | Chima Okoroji |
| 37 | MF | ISR | Joseph Ganda |
| 38 | FW | CMR | Franck Evina |
| 40 | GK | GER | Benedikt Grawe |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | MF | GER | Vincent Schwab (at Eintracht Trier until 30 June 2023) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 2. Bundesliga | 16 July 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 020.59 |
| DFB-Pokal | 31 July 2022 | 7 February 2023 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 021.62 |
Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 39 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 36 | |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 34 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 31 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | SV Sandhausen (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 28 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: DFB

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | |
| Position | 5 | 10 | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.
2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 16 July 2022 | 13:00 | Arminia Bielefeld | Home | 2–1 | Kinsombi 11', 63' | 4,709 |
| 2 | 22 July 2022 | 18:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Away | 1–2 | Zhirov 24' | 13,620 |
| 3 | 5 August 2022 | 18:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Home | 1–0 | Bachmann 46' | 4,671 |
| 4 | 13 August 2022 | 13:00 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 2–3 | Kinsombi 10', Kutucu 61' | 14,778 |
| 5 | 20 August 2022 | 13:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 1–2 | Ajdini 33' | 5,701 |
| 6 | 28 August 2022 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | Away | 0–1 | | 10,006 |
| 7 | 4 September 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Home | 0–0 | | 11,378 |
| 8 | 11 September 2022 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 1–1 | Kinsombi 71' | 29,546 |
| 9 | 16 September 2022 | 18:30 | Hannover 96 | Home | 2–3 | Kinsombi 56' pen., Ajdini 73' | 4,137 |
| 10 | 1 October 2022 | 13:00 | Greuther Fürth | Away | 1–1 | Esswein 12' | 8,637 |
| 11 | 9 October 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Home | 1–0 | Kinsombi 74' | 5,211 |
| 12 | 16 October 2022 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Away | 0–3 | | 9,663 |
| 13 | 22 October 2022 | 13:00 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 1–2 | Esswein 12' | 8,123 |
| 14 | 30 October 2022 | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Home | 2–2 | Bachmann 65', Kinsombi 80' | 4,729 |
| 15 | 4 November 2022 | 18:30 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 1–0 | Kinsombi 45' | 24,500 |
| 16 | 9 November 2022 | 18:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Home | 3–4 | Papela 50', Kinsombi 76', Esswein 80' | 3,471 |
| 17 | 12 November 2022 | 13:00 | Hamburger SV | Away | 2–4 | Soukou 50', Kinsombi 68' | 55,246 |
| 18 | 29 January 2023 | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | Away | 2–1 | Kinsombi 13', Esswein 33' | 18,300 |
| 19 | 3 February 2023 | 18:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Home | 0–4 | | 7,254 |
| 20 | 12 February 2023 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Away | 0–2 | | 22,125 |
| 21 | 19 February 2023 | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 0–3 | | 7,876 |
| 22 | 25 February 2023 | 13:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 0–1 | | 26,260 |
| 23 | 4 March 2023 | 13:00 | Holstein Kiel | Home | 1–1 | Evina 90+5' | 3,603 |
| 24 | 10 March 2023 | 18:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Away | 2–2 | Kutucu 8', Evina 80' | 39,779 |
| 25 | 19 March 2023 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 0–5 | | 7,642 |
| 26 | 1 April 2023 | 13:00 | Hannover 96 | Away | 1–3 | Kinsombi 14' | 22,400 |
| 27 | 9 April 2023 | 13:30 | Greuther Fürth | Home | 0–2 | | 4,951 |
| 28 | 15 April 2023 | 13:00 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Away | 2–1 | Đumić 25', 66' | 23,156 |
| 29 | 23 April 2023 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 2–2 | Ademi 31', Evina 48' | 3,806 |
| 30 | 30 April 2023 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 2–1 | Papela 16', Đumić 52' | 5,243 |
| 31 | 7 May 2023 | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Away | 1–2 | Zhirov 88' | 20,000 |
| 32 | 12 May 2023 | 18:30 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 1–2 | Bachmann 54' | 7,013 |
| 33 | 20 May 2023 | 13:00 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Away | 0–1 | | 14,300 |
| 34 | 28 May 2023 | 15:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 0–1 | | 12,320 |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 31 July 2022 | 13:00 | Schwarz-Weiß Rehden | Away | 4–0 | Bachmann 23', 45', Kutucu 32', Zhirov 51' | 1,500 |
| Second round | 19 October 2022 | 18:00 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Ambrosius 8' o.g., Zhirov 44' | 8,644 |
| Round of 16 | 7 February 2023 | 18:00 | SC Freiburg | Home | 0–2 | | 11,782 |