# 2013–14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

During the 2013–14 German football season, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim competed in the Bundesliga.

## Season summary

After the previous season's near brush with relegation, Hoffenheim was resurgent and finished in ninth, exactly 17 points from both relegation and Champions League qualification. They were also one of the division's top-scoring team, with the top two of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund scoring more than Hoffenheim's 72. However, this coincided with the league's second-worst defense, with 70 goals being conceded.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 |
| 2 | DF | GER | Andreas Beck |
| 4 | DF | GER | Stefan Thesker |
| 6 | MF | GER | Sebastian Rudy |
| 7 | MF | GER | Boris Vukčević |
| 8 | MF | POL | Eugen Polanski |
| 9 | FW | GER | Sven Schipplock |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Roberto Firmino |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Jiloan Hamad |
| 12 | DF | GER | Tobias Strobl |
| 13 | GK | GER | Jens Grahl |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Tarik Elyounoussi |
| 16 | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson |
| 19 | DF | ARG | David Abraham |
| 20 | MF | TUN | Ahmed Sassi |
| 21 | DF | GER | Kevin Akpoguma |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Bruno Nazário |
| 23 | MF | BIH | Sejad Salihović |
| 24 | DF | GER | Patrick Schorr |
| 25 | DF | GER | Niklas Süle |
| 26 | GK | GER | Tim Paterok |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste |
| 28 | GK | GER | Alexander Stolz |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels |
| 31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland |
| 33 | DF | GER | Robin Szarka |
| 34 | FW | TUR | Kenan Karaman |
| 36 | DF | GER | Jeremy Toljan |
| 38 | FW | GER | Kai Herdling |
| 40 | FW | USA | Joe Gyau |

### Left club during season

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 | Tim Wiese (released) |
| 3 | DF | GER | Matthias Jaissle |
| 11 | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok (on loan to Bayer Leverkusen) |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Delpierre (to Utrecht) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | GER | Tobias Weis (on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 32 | MF | ITA | Vincenzo Grifo (on loan to Dynamo Dresden) |
| 39 | MF | GER | Andreas Ludwig (on loan to 1860 Munich) |

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 52 | |
| 9 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 44 | |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 42 | |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 41 | |
* ↑ The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal finalists (Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich) qualified for the UEFA Champions League, thus the three Europa League places were distributed through league positions.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 April 2020. Source:

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 13 | GK | GER | Jens Grahl | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | GER | Tim Paterok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | GER | Alexander Stolz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | GER | Andreas Beck | 37 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Stefan Thesker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | David Abraham | 21 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | NGA | Kevin Akpoguma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER | Patrick Schorr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | GER | Niklas Süle | 28 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Jannik Vestergaard | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | GER | Jeremy Toljan | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | USA | Joseph-Claude Gyau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Sebastian Rudy | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POL | Eugen Polanski | 36 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Jiloan Hamad | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | GER | Tobias Strobl | 33 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | TUN | Ahmed Sassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Bruno Nazário | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BIH | Sejad Salihović | 30 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | GER | Robin Szarka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | GER | Boris Vukčević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Sven Schipplock | 27 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Roberto Firmino | 37 | 22 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Tarik Elyounoussi | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Fabian Johnson | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste | 33 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland | 37 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | FW | TUR | Kenan Karaman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | GER | Kai Herdling | 26 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Tim Wiese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | GK | GER | Matthias Jaissle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | FRA | Matthieu Delpierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Tobias Weis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ITA | Vincenzo Grifo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | GER | Andreas Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 27 November 2021 Source: DFB