# 2014–15 Eintracht Braunschweig season

The 2014–15 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 121st season in the club's football history. In 2014–15 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the club's first season in this league since having been relegated from the Bundesliga in 2014.

## Review and events

The 2014–15 season of Eintracht Braunschweig began on 16 June with their first training session.
The draw for the first round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal happened on 1 June and paired Braunschweig with Bremen-Liga team Bremer SV.
On 12 July 2014, the team headed for a week-long pre-season training camp in Leogang, Salzburg, Austria.
The draw for the second round of the DFB-Pokal happened on 23 August and paired Braunschweig with Regionalliga Bayern team Würzburger Kickers.
On 16 January 2015, the team headed for a week-long winter training camp in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain.

## Matches and results
### Legend

Win  Tie  Loss

### 2. Bundesliga
#### League fixtures and results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 56 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 50 |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 50 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 47 |
| 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 46 |

### DFB-Pokal
## Squad
### Current squad

As of 28 April 2015
Squad Season 2014–15 :
| No. | Player | Birthday | at BTSV since | previous club | League matches | League goals | Cup matches | Cup goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Marjan Petković | 22 May 1979 | 2009 | FSV Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rafał Gikiewicz | 26 Oct 1987 | 2014 | Śląsk Wrocław | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad | 26 Jun 1991 | 2014 | SC Freiburg | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Saulo Decarli | 4 Feb 1992 | 2014 | Livorno | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthias Henn | 28 Apr 1985 | 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Benjamin Kessel | 1 Oct 1987 | 2010 | FSV Mainz 05 II | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Deniz Doğan | 20 Oct 1979 | 2007 | VfB Lübeck | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ken Reichel | 19 Dec 1986 | 2007 | Hamburger SV II | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Washausen | 2 Oct 1988 | 2007 | Youth system | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Maximilian Sauer | 15 May 1994 | 2014 | Youth system | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcel Correia | 16 May 1989 | 2011 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Mohammad Baghdadi | 30 Oct 1996 | 2014 | Youth system | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Damir Vrančić | 4 Oct 1985 | 2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mirko Boland | 23 Apr 1987 | 01/09 | MSV Duisburg II | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Hochscheidt | 4 Oct 1987 | 2013 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Nik Omladič | 21 Aug 1989 | 01/15 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Raffael Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Norman Theuerkauf | 24 Jan 1987 | 2009 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerrit Holtmann | 25 Mar 1995 | 04/15 | Youth system | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Salim Khelifi | 26 Jan 1994 | 01/14 | Lausanne-Sport | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Marc Pfitzner | 28 Aug 1984 | 2007 | Youth system | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Strikers ||||||||||
| 7 | Håvard Nielsen | 15 Jul 1993 | 01/14 | RB Salzburg | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Emil Berggreen | 10 May 1993 | 01/15 | Hobro IK | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ryu Seung-woo | 17 Dec 1993 | 2014 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Torsten Oehrl | 7 Jan 1986 | 2013 | FC Augsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Julius Düker | 4 Jan 1996 | 2014 | Youth system | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Hendrick Zuck | 21 Jul 1990 | 2014 | SC Freiburg | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Dennis Kruppke (captain) | 1 Apr 1980 | 01/08 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Haris Hyseni | 14 Sep 1992 | 04/15 | Youth system | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No longer at the club ||||||||||
| 9 | Orhan Ademi | 28 Oct 1991 | 2012 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Björn Kluft | 11 Jan 1990 | 2012 | SC Preußen Münster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mushaga Bakenga | 8 Aug 1992 | 2014 | Club Brugge | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Gianluca Korte | 29 Aug 1990 | 2011 | TuS Mechtersheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last updated: 25 May 2015 ||||||||||

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (on loan from SC Freiburg) |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Saulo Decarli (from Livorno, previously on loan at Avellino) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Raffael Korte (loan return from 1. FC Saarbrücken) |
| 14 | FW | KOR | Ryu Seung-woo (on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Björn Kluft (loan return from SV Sandhausen) |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Mushaga Bakenga (on loan from Club Brugge, previously on loan at Esbjerg) |
| 24 | DF | GER | Maximilian Sauer (from Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 26 | FW | GER | Julius Düker (from Eintracht Braunschweig U19) |
| 30 | FW | GER | Hendrick Zuck (on loan from SC Freiburg) |
| 33 | GK | POL | Rafał Gikiewicz (from Śląsk Wrocław) |
| 36 | DF | GER | Mohammad Baghdadi (from Eintracht Braunschweig U19) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BIH | Ermin Bičakčić (to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 12 | FW | COD | Domi Kumbela (to Karabükspor) |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Omar Elabdellaoui (to Olympiacos F.C.) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Kevin Kratz (to SV Sandhausen) |
| 22 | FW | GER | Jonas Erwig-Drüppel (to SSV Jahn Regensburg) |
| 24 | MF | GER | Timo Perthel (to VfL Bochum) |
| 26 | GK | IRN | Daniel Davari (to Grasshopper Club Zürich) |
| 33 | MF | GER | Marco Caligiuri (to SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
| 35 | GK | GER | Benjamin Later (released) |
| 38 | MF | GER | Karim Bellarabi (loan return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Emil Berggreen (from Hobro IK) |
| 12 | MF | SVN | Nik Omladič (from Olimpija Ljubljana) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Gerrit Holtmann (from Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 35 | FW | GER | Haris Hyseni (from Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | SUI | Orhan Ademi (on loan to VfR Aalen) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Björn Kluft (to Rot-Weiss Essen) |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Mushaga Bakenga (to Molde FK, on loan from Club Brugge) |
| 27 | FW | GER | Gianluca Korte (on loan to VfR Aalen) |

## Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.
| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Torsten Lieberknecht |
| Assistant manager | Darius Scholtysik |
| Assistant manager/athletic trainer | Jürgen Rische |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexander Kunze |
| Sporting director | Marc Arnold |
| Chief physiotherapist | Patrick Bick |

## Reserve team

Eintracht Braunschweig II plays in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord for the 2014–15 season.

### Current squad

As of 3 November 2014
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 | Marcel Engelhardt |
| 2 | DF | GER | Marcel Schreyer |
| 3 | DF | GER | Dennis Slamar |
| 4 | DF | GER | Maurice Fiolka |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Ilter Tashkin |
| 8 | FW | GER | Morten Rüdiger |
| 9 | MF | GER | Gerrit Holtmann |
| 10 | MF | GER | Sven Hartwig |
| 11 | FW | GER | Haris Hyseni |
| 12 | GK | GER | Hendrik Hilpert |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Kierdorf |
| 14 | DF | IRQ | Umed Zandi |
| 15 | MF | GER | Jenni Marquardt |
| 16 | FW | GER | Brian Behrens |
| 17 | MF | GER | Niclas Erlbeck |
| 18 | MF | GER | Felix Drinkuth |
| 19 | MF | GER | Marcel Bär |
| 20 | MF | GER | Nils Göwecke |
| 22 | DF | GER | Maximilian Sauer |

### Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Henning Bürger |
| Assistant manager | Markus Unger |