# 2018–19 Hamburger SV season

The 2018–19 Hamburger SV season was the 100th season in the football club's history and their first season in the 2. Bundesliga, where they were relegated from the Bundesliga the previous season after spending 55 seasons in the league. In addition to the domestic league, Hamburger SV also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 66th season for Hamburg in the Volksparkstadion, located in Hamburg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Players

    As of 26 July 2018
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Joined | Previous Club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Julian Pollersbeck | GK | (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | Kaiserslautern | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Morten Behrens | GK | (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Tom Mickel | GK | (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Greuther Fürth | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 4 | Rick van Drongelen | DF | (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25) | 2017 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | David Bates | DF | (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Rangers | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Douglas Santos | DF | (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) | 2016 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 0 |
| 9 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | DF | (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 44 | 3 |
| 22 | Stephan Ambrosius | DF | (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25) | 2017 | Hamburger SV II | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Gōtoku Sakai | DF | (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) | 2015 | Stuttgart | 83 | 1 |
| 26 | Tobias Knost | DF | (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) | 2018 | Hamburger SV Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Josha Vagnoman | DF | (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 23) | 2018 | Hamburger SV Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Gideon Jung | CB | (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30) | 2014 | Hamburger SV II | 59 | 1 |
| 36 | Patric Pfeiffer | CB | (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jonas Behounek | CB | (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 7 | Khaled Narey | RM | (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | Greuther Fürth | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lewis Holtby | AM | (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34) | 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | 79 | 10 |
| 13 | Christoph Moritz | CM | (1990-01-27) 27 January 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | Kaiserslautern | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Aaron Hunt | AM | (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 38) | 2015 | Wolfsburg | 72 | 8 |
| 16 | Vasilije Janjičić | DM | (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25) | 2016 | Zürich | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Filip Kostić | LW | (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 31) | 2016 | Stuttgart | 61 | 9 |
| 18 | Bakery Jatta | RW | (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26) | 2016 | Hamburger SV II | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Albin Ekdal | CM | (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | Cagliari | 54 | 1 |
| 21 | Moritz Kwarteng | AM | (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 26) | 2017 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Mats Köhlert | LW | (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26) | 2016 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ville Matti Steinmann | DM | (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Arianit Ferati | AM | (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Aaron Opoku | LM | (1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Marco Drawz | RM | (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jonas David | MF | (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24) | 2018 | Hamburger SV II | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Finn Porath | MF | (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) | 2015 | Hamburger SV II | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 10 | Pierre-Michel Lasogga | SS | (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32) | 2014 | Hertha BSC | 96 | 26 |
| 11 | Tatsuya Ito | ST | (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | Hamburger SV II | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | Jann-Fiete Arp | ST | (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) | 2017 | Hamburger SV II | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | Manuel Wintzheimer | ST | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | FC Bayern Munich II | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jairo | ST | (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Batuhan Altıntaş | ST | (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) | 2015 | Bursaspor | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Age | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee |
| 5 | DF | David Bates | 21 | Rangers | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Khaled Narey | 24 | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €1.5M |
| 10 | FW | Pierre-Michel Lasogga | 26 | Leeds United | Loan return | Summer | 2019 | — |
| 13 | MF | Christoph Moritz | 28 | Kaiserslautern | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Manuel Wintzheimer | 19 | Bayern Munich II | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free |
| 21 | MF | Moritz Kwarteng | 20 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Youth system |
| 22 | DF | Stephan Ambrosius | 19 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Youth system |
| 23 | FW | Jairo Samperio | 24 | Las Palmas | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | |
| 26 | MF | Tobias Knost | 18 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Youth system |
| 27 | DF | Josha Vagnoman | 17 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Youth system |
| 29 | MF | Ville Matti Steinmann | 23 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Youth system |
| 30 | GK | Morten Behrens | 21 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Youth system |
| 31 | MF | Arianit Ferati | 20 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Youth system |
| 32 | MF | Aaron Opoku | 19 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Youth system |
| 33 | MF | Marco Drawz | 19 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Youth system |
| 34 | MF | Jonas David | 18 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Youth system |
| 36 | DF | Patric Pfeiffer | 18 | Hamburger SV II | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Youth system |
| 52 | FW | Batuhan Altıntaş | 22 | Giresunspor | Loan return | Summer | 2019 | — |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Age | To | Type | Window | Ends | Fee |
| 1 | GK | Christian Mathenia | 26 | Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €0.5M |
| 2 | DF | Dennis Diekmeier | 28 | | Released | Summer | | |
| 5 | DF | Mërgim Mavraj | 32 | Retired | Transfer | Summer | | Retired |
| 7 | FW | Bobby Wood | 25 | Hannover 96 | Loan | Summer | 2019 | €1.2M |
| 12 | MF | Walace | 23 | Hannover 96 | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €6.0M |
| 11 | FW | André Hahn | 27 | Augsburg | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €3.0M |
| 15 | FW | Luca Waldschmidt | 22 | Freiburg | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €5.0M |
| 19 | FW | Sven Schipplock | 29 | Arminia Bielefeld | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| 22 | DF | Bjarne Thoelke | 26 | Admira Wacker | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free |
| 23 | MF | Alen Halilović | 22 | Milan | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| 23 | MF | Sejad Salihović | 33 | Retired | Transfer | Summer | | Retired |
| 27 | MF | Nicolai Müller | 30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free |
| 30 | GK | Andreas Hirzel | 25 | Vaduz | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free |
Income: €15.7M

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | SC Paderborn (P) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 57 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | Union Berlin (O, P) | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 56 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 55 | |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 49 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: bundesliga.de

#### Match reports
### 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 | Julian Pollersbeck | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | GER | Tom Mickel | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Morten Behrens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | SUI | Léo Lacroix | 17 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Rick van Drongelen | 39 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | David Bates | 28 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Douglas | 38 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | GRE | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GER | Stephan Ambrosius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Gotoku Sakai | 35 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER | Tobias Knost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Josha Vagnoman | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | GER | Gideon Jung | 17 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | GER | Patric Pfeiffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | GER | Khaled Narey | 37 | 7 | 28+4 | 7 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Lewis Holtby | 31 | 5 | 23+3 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Tatsuya Ito | 17 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GER | Aaron Hunt | 24 | 5 | 19+3 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SUI | Vasilije Janjičić | 27 | 0 | 14+8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GAM | Bakery Jatta | 29 | 5 | 19+6 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | BEL | Orel Mangala | 34 | 1 | 28+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Arianit Ferati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | GER | Jonas David | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | GER | Mats Köhlert | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | TUR | Berkay Özcan | 17 | 2 | 11+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | GER | Pierre-Michel Lasogga | 31 | 19 | 17+10 | 13 | 3+1 | 6 |
| 15 | FW | GER | Jann-Fiete Arp | 20 | 2 | 5+12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | GER | Manuel Wintzheimer | 7 | 3 | 3+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KOR | Hwang Hee-chan | 21 | 2 | 15+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Jairo Samperio | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 13 | MF | GER | Christoph Moritz | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | GER | Ville Matti Steinmann | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 19 May 2019 Source: Competitions

### Goal scorers

| Name | League | Cup | Total |

### Disciplinary record

| Name | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| Ville Matti Steinmann | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| Totals | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |