# 2014–15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

The 2014–15 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season was the 116th season in the club's football history. The club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's seventh consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.

## First team squad

Squad at end of season
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 | GER | Oliver Baumann |
| 2 | DF | GER | Andreas Beck (captain) |
| 4 | DF | BIH | Ermin Bičakčić |
| 6 | MF | GER | Sebastian Rudy |
| 8 | MF | POL | Eugen Polanski |
| 9 | FW | GER | Sven Schipplock |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Roberto Firmino |
| 12 | MF | GER | Tobias Strobl |
| 13 | GK | GER | Jens Grahl |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Tarik Elyounoussi |
| 15 | DF | GER | Jeremy Toljan |
| 16 | MF | SUI | Pirmin Schwegler |
| 17 | MF | SUI | Steven Zuber |
| 19 | DF | ARG | David Abraham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Kim Jin-su |
| 21 | DF | GER | Kevin Akpoguma |
| 22 | DF | GER | Nicolai Rapp |
| 23 | MF | BIH | Sejad Salihović |
| 25 | DF | GER | Niklas Süle |
| 26 | FW | GER | Janik Haberer |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste |
| 28 | FW | HUN | Ádám Szalai |
| 31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland |
| 33 | GK | GER | Alexander Stolz |
| 34 | DF | GER | Nadiem Amiri |
| 35 | GK | GER | Marvin Schwäbe |
| 38 | MF | GER | Kai Herdling |

### Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GHA | Afriyie Acquah (at Sampdoria) |
| — | MF | PER | Luis Advíncula (at Sporting Cristal) |
| — | MF | BRA | Guilherme Biteco (at Santa Cruz Futebol Clube) |
| — | FW | AUT | Michael Gregoritsch (at VfL Bochum) |
| — | MF | ITA | Vincenzo Grifo (at FSV Frankfurt) |
| — | MF | SRB | Filip Malbašić (at Lechia Gdańsk) |
| — | MF | BRA | Bruno Nazário (at Lechia Gdańsk) |
| — | MF | PER | Junior Ponce (at Vitória de Setúbal) |
| — | MF | GER | Tobias Weis (at VfL Bochum) |
| — | MF | LIE | Sandro Wieser (at FC Aarau) |
| — | MF | FIN | Juho Martikainen (at Hertha BSC) |

## Transfers
### Summer
#### In

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 | GER | Oliver Baumann (from Basel) |
| 4 | DF | BIH | Ermin Bičakčić (at Eintracht Braunschweig) |
| 16 | MF | SUI | Pirmin Schwegler (at Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 17 | MF | SUI | Steven Zuber (from CSKA Moscow) |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Kim Jin-su (from Albirex) |
| 26 | FW | GER | Janik Haberer (from SpVgg Unterhaching) |
| 28 | FW | HUN | Ádám Szalai (from Schalke 04) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | NED | Edson Braafheid (at Lazio) |
| — | DF | GER | Stefan Thesker (at Hannover 96) |
| — | DF | USA | Fabian Johnson (at Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
| — | DF | GER | Robin Szarka (at Energie Cottbus) |
| — | MF | GER | Andreas Ludwig (at VfR Aalen) |
| — | MF | USA | Joseph-Claude Gyau (at Borussia Dortmund II) |
| — | FW | ESP | Joselu (at Hannover 96) |
| — | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok (at Kasımpaşa) |
| — | FW | TUR | Kenan Karaman (at Hannover 96) |

### Winter
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GHA | Afriyie Acquah (loan ended at Parma) |
| — | MF | BRA | Guilherme Biteco (loan ended at Vasco de Gama) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Jiloan Hamad (transferred to Standard Liege) |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Jannik Vestergaard (transferred to Werder Bremen) |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels (transferred to VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 41 | FW | ZIM | Knowledge Musona (transferred to KV Oostende) |
| — | MF | GHA | Afriyie Acquah (loaned to Sampdoria) |
| — | MF | BRA | Guilherme Biteco (loaned to Santa Cruz Futebol Clube) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 43 | |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 43 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, VfL Wolfsburg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Schalke 04; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Borussia Dortmund.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |

#### 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 ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Oliver Baumann | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | GER | Jens Grahl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER | Alexander Stolz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | GER | Marvin Schwäbe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | GER | Andreas Beck | 36 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BIH | Ermin Bičakčić | 28 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Jeremy Toljan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | David Abraham | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Kim Jin-su | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NGA | Kevin Akpoguma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GER | Nicolai Rapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | GER | Niklas Süle | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Sebastian Rudy | 33 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POL | Eugen Polanski | 33 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | GER | Tobias Strobl | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SUI | Pirmin Schwegler | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SUI | Steven Zuber | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BIH | Sejad Salihovic | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | GER | Janik Haberer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | GER | Nadiem Amiri | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GER | Sven Schipplock | 29 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Roberto Firmino | 36 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Tarik Elyounoussi | 26 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Anthony Modeste | 29 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | HUN | Ádám Szalai | 27 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland | 36 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | FW | GER | Kai Herdling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | IRQ | Jiloan Hamad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Jannik Vestergaard | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ZIM | Knowledge Musona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 29 November 2021 Source: DFB

### Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | | Sven Schipplock | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | MF | 14 | | Tarik Elyounoussi | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 27 | | Anthony Modeste | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 28 | | Ádám Szalai | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | | Ermin Bičakčić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | | Sebastian Rudy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | | Roberto Firmino | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 29 | | Jannik Vestergaard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 9 | 20 |
Last updated on 5 October