2024–25 1. FC Heidenheim season

The 2024–25 season is the 18th season in the history of 1. FC Heidenheim as a legally independent club, and the club's second consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Conference League, their first ever appearance in a major European competition.

1. FC Heidenheim
2024–25 season
PresidentHolger Sanwald
Head coachFrank Schmidt
StadiumVoith-Arena
Bundesliga16th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA Conference LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2024.

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Julian Niehues   1. FC Kaiserslautern Free 1 July 2024 [1]
MF   Paul Wanner   Bayern Munich Loan 1 July 2024 [2]
FW   Maximilian Breunig   SC Freiburg Free 1 July 2024 [3]
MF   Sirlord Conteh   SC Paderborn €730,000 1 July 2024 [3]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Eren Dinkçi   Werder Bremen Loan return 30 June 2024
FW   Kevin Sessa   Hertha BSC End of contract 1 July 2024
FW   Elidon Qenaj End of contract 1 July 2024
FW   Nikola Dovedan   Fatih Karagümrük End of contract 1 July 2024
MF   Jan-Niklas Beste   Benfica €10,000,000[4] 11 July 2024 [5]

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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13 July 2024 Friendly Schwäbisch Hall   1–3   1. FC Heidenheim Schwäbisch Hall
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Gökdemir   90'
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Stadium: Optima Sportpark
Attendance: 2,000
26 July 2024 Friendly 1. FC Heidenheim   4–0   Normannia Gmünd
10 August 2024 Friendly 1. FC Heidenheim   2–1   Espanyol Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Voith-Arena

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 25 August 2024 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 14 3 1 10 18 31 −13 021.43
DFB-Pokal 17 August 2024 30 October 2024 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
UEFA Conference League 22 August 2024 Play-off round 8 5 1 2 12 10 +2 062.50
Total 24 9 2 13 35 43 −8 037.50

Last updated: 19 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 FC St. Pauli 15 4 2 9 12 19 −7 14
15 TSG Hoffenheim 15 3 5 7 20 28 −8 14
16 1. FC Heidenheim 15 3 1 11 18 33 −15 10 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Holstein Kiel 15 2 2 11 19 38 −19 8 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfL Bochum 15 1 3 11 13 35 −22 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[6]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 3 1 10 18 31  −13 10 1 1 5 6 14  −8 2 0 5 12 17  −5

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLLWLLDLLLLLL
Position2149691010121415161616
Points366699910101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[7]

25 August 2024 1 FC St. Pauli 0–2 1. FC Heidenheim Hamburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,157
Referee: Sven Jablonski
1 September 2024 2 1. FC Heidenheim 4–0 FC Augsburg Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
13 September 2024 3 Borussia Dortmund 4–2 1. FC Heidenheim Dortmund
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Robert Schröder
21 September 2024 4 1. FC Heidenheim 0–3 SC Freiburg Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
28 September 2024 5 Mainz 05 0–2 1. FC Heidenheim Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Florian Exner
6 October 2024 6 1. FC Heidenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
19 October 2024 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 1. FC Heidenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,794
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 October 2024 8 1. FC Heidenheim 0–0 TSG Hoffenheim Heidenheim
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 November 2024 9 Holstein Kiel 1–0 1. FC Heidenheim Kiel
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 14,405
Referee: Frank Willenborg
10 November 2024 10 1. FC Heidenheim 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Heidenheim
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
23 November 2024 11 Bayer Leverkusen 5–2 1. FC Heidenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,103
Referee: Bastian Dankert
1 December 2024 12 1. FC Heidenheim 0–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Heidenheim
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Florian Exner
7 December 2024 13 Bayern Munich 4–2 1. FC Heidenheim Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sören Storks
15 December 2024 14 1. FC Heidenheim 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Christian Dingert

DFB-Pokal

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17 August 2024 First round FC 08 Villingen 0–4 1. FC Heidenheim Villingen-Schwenningen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: MS-Technologie-Arena
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Fabienne Michel
30 October 2024 Second round Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim Berlin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 44,135
Referee: Robert Kampka

UEFA Conference League

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Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.

22 August 2024 First leg BK Häcken   1–2   1. FC Heidenheim Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
29 August 2024 Second leg 1. FC Heidenheim   3–2
(5–3 agg.)
  BK Häcken Heidenheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

League phase

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The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14   Olimpija Ljubljana 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15   Real Betis 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
16   1. FC Heidenheim 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
17   Gent 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18   Copenhagen 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
ResultWWWLLD
Position139691516
Points3699910
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
3 October 2024 1 1. FC Heidenheim   2–1   Olimpija Ljubljana Heidenheim
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,887
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
24 October 2024 2 Pafos   0–1   1. FC Heidenheim Limassol, Cyprus
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Alphamega Stadium
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
Note: The match was played at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, instead of Pafos' regular stadium, the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
7 November 2024 3 Heart of Midlothian   0–2   1. FC Heidenheim Edinburgh, Scotland
20:00 GMT (UTC+0) Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,692
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
28 November 2024 4 1. FC Heidenheim   0–2   Chelsea Heidenheim
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
12 December 2024 5 İstanbul Başakşehir   3–1   1. FC Heidenheim Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
19 December 2024 6 1. FC Heidenheim   1–1   St. Gallen Heidenheim
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)

Knockout phase

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Knockout phase play-offs
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The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024.

13 February 2025 First leg Copenhagen   v   1. FC Heidenheim Copenhagen, Denmark
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parken Stadium
20 February 2025 Second leg 1. FC Heidenheim   v   Copenhagen Heidenheim
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Voith-Arena

References

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  1. ^ "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 E. V. - Erster Sommerneuzugang steht fest – Julian Niehues wechselt zum FCH!".
  2. ^ "Der FCH leiht das FC Bayern Top-Talent Paul Wanner aus!" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 e. V. - Mittelstürmer Maximilian Breunig wechselt zum FCH!". www.fc-heidenheim.de.
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  5. ^ "1. FC Heidenheim 1846 E. V. - FCH Rekordtransfer – Jan-Niklas Beste wechselt zu Benfica Lissabon".
  6. ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.