SC Freiburg facts for kids
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| Full name | Sport-Club Freiburg e.V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Breisgau-Brasilianer (Breisgau Brazilians) | |||
| Founded | 30 May 1904 | |||
| Ground | Europa-Park Stadion | |||
| Capacity | 34,700 | |||
| President | Eberhard Fugmann | |||
| Head coach | Julian Schuster | |||
| League | Bundesliga | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga, 10th of 18 | |||
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Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., usually called SC Freiburg, is a professional football club from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The team plays in the Bundesliga, which is the top football league in Germany. They were promoted to this league in 2016 after winning the 2. Bundesliga.
From 1954 to 2021, Freiburg played at the Dreisamstadion. In 2021, they moved to their new home, the Europa-Park Stadion.
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Club History
How the Club Started
SC Freiburg began with two clubs founded in 1904. These were Freiburger Fußballverein 04 and FC Schwalbe Freiburg. Over time, these clubs changed their names. In 1912, Sportverein Freiburg 04 and Union Freiburg joined together to form Sportclub Freiburg. They also added the griffin head to their club symbol.
After World War I, SC Freiburg teamed up with Freiburger FC for a short time. Later, they joined FT 1844 Freiburg as their football section. They played in different leagues, including the Bezirksliga Baden and the Gauliga Baden.
After World War II, many German clubs were temporarily closed. SC Freiburg was briefly known as VfL Freiburg. By 1950, they were allowed to use their old name again.
The Finke Era: A Time of Growth (1991–2007)
SC Freiburg moved up to the 2. Bundesliga in 1978. They played there for about 15 years. In 1993, they reached the top league, the Bundesliga, for the first time. This happened under the coach Volker Finke. In their second season in the Bundesliga, they finished third. This was a great achievement.
Because of their exciting style of play, they earned the nickname Breisgau-Brasilianer. This means "Breisgau Brazilians." The club also played in the UEFA Cup in 1995 and 2001.
Freiburg was relegated from the Bundesliga in 1997. However, they often managed to get promoted back to the top league quickly. Volker Finke was the coach for 16 years. He left the club in 2007.
The Streich Era: Success and European Football
In the 2011–12 season, Christian Streich became the new coach. Under him, Freiburg had a fantastic 2012–13 season. They finished fifth in the Bundesliga. This earned them a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. They also reached the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) for the first time.
In the 2014–15 season, Freiburg was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. But they quickly bounced back. In the very next season, 2015–16, they won the 2. Bundesliga and were promoted again. In the 2016–17 season, they finished seventh. This meant they qualified for the UEFA Europa League again.
In the 2021–22 season, Freiburg finished sixth in the league. This qualified them for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, where they reached the round of 16. The next season, 2022–23, they finished fifth. This gave them another direct spot in the Europa League group stage. In the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal, they beat Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. However, they lost in the semi-finals to RB Leipzig.
After Streich
In March 2024, it was announced that Julian Schuster, who was an assistant coach, would become the new head coach. In the 2024–25 season, Freiburg nearly qualified for the UEFA Champions League. They finished fifth in the Bundesliga, which means they will play in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Reserve Team
The club also has a reserve team, called SC Freiburg II. This team helps younger players develop their skills. They have played in various amateur leagues. In 2001, they won the South Baden Cup. This allowed them to play in the first round of the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal, the main German Cup.
Stadium
SC Freiburg used to play their home games at the Dreisamstadion. This stadium was built in 1953 and could hold about 24,000 fans. The club's former manager, Volker Finke, helped make the Dreisamstadion Germany's first football stadium powered by solar power. Solar panels on the stadium generated a lot of energy each year.
In October 2021, the club moved to their new home, the Europa-Park Stadion. This modern stadium is located in the west of Freiburg. It can hold 34,700 spectators.
Sponsorship
In April 2022, SC Freiburg announced a sponsorship deal with the car retailer Cazoo. The Cazoo brand is shown on the front of the team's jerseys. Cazoo also sponsors the reserve team, the Freiburg Football School, and the SC Freiburg women's team.
UEFA Competitions
SC Freiburg has played in European club competitions several times. These competitions bring together top teams from different countries.
Matches Played
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | First round |  Slavia Prague |
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | First round |  Matador Púchov |
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Second round |  St. Gallen |
0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Third round |  Feyenoord |
2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | ||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Group H |  Sevilla |
0–2 | 0–2 | 3rd |
 Estoril |
1–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| Slovan Liberec |
2–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round |  Domžale |
1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |  Qarabağ |
2–1 | 1–1 | 1st |
 Olympiacos |
1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
 Nantes |
2–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 |  Juventus |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa League | Group A | Olympiacos |
5–0 | 3–2 | 2nd |
 West Ham United |
1–2 | 0–2 | ||||
 TSC |
5–0 | 3–1 | ||||
| Knockout round play-offs | Lens |
3–2 (aet) | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
| Round of 16 | West Ham United |
1–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 |
Overall European Record
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 41.18 |
| Total | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 41.18 |
Club Records in European Games
- Biggest win in UEFA competition:
- 9 November 2023, Freiburg 5–0 TSC, at Freiburg
- 30 November 2023, Freiburg 5–0 Olympiacos, at Freiburg
- Biggest defeat in UEFA competition:
- 14 March 2024, West Ham United 5–0 Freiburg, at London
- Club appearances in UEFA Europa League: 6 times
- Player with most UEFA appearances: Matthias Ginter – 22 appearances
- Top scorer in UEFA club competitions: Michael Gregoritsch – 8 goals
Club Records
These records are correct as of April 6, 2024.
- Most 1. Bundesliga goals scored: 69 – Nils Petersen (as of May 19, 2023)
- Highest transfer fee paid: €10 million for Baptiste Santamaria
- Highest transfer fee received: €21.1 million for Çağlar Söyüncü
- Youngest goalscorer: Matthias Ginter – 18 years, 2 days old
- Player who has scored the most against club: Claudio Pizarro – 14 goals in 17 matches
- Biggest home win: 6–0 – against Rot-Weiß Erfurt on August 24, 1991
- Biggest 1. Bundesliga home win: 5–0 – against Hansa Rostock on September 17, 1999, and against VfL Bochum on December 9, 2000
- Biggest away win: 6–0 – against Borussia Mönchengladbach on December 5, 2021
- Biggest 1. Bundesliga away win: 6–0 – against Borussia Mönchengladbach on December 5, 2021
- Biggest home loss: 0–6 – against Bayern Munich on December 16, 2003, and against Werder Bremen on December 4, 2004, and November 21, 2009
- Biggest 1. Bundesliga home loss: 0–6 – against Bayern Munich on December 16, 2003, and against Werder Bremen on December 4, 2004, and November 21, 2009
- Biggest away loss: 0–7 – against Bayern Munich on September 10, 2011
- Biggest 1. Bundesliga away loss: 0–7 – against Bayern Munich on September 10, 2011
Most Appearances
Players in bold are still playing for the club.
| Rank | Player | Position | Period | Appearances |
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| 1 |  Andreas Zeyer |
MF | 1989–1997, 1999–2004 | 441 |
| 2 | Christian Günter |
DF | 2012– | 429 |
| 3 | Nicolas Höfler |
MF | 2010– | 361 |
| 4 | Reinhard Binder |
MF | 1975–1984 | 307 |
| 5 | Karl-Heinz Schulz |
DF | 1982–1991 | 297 |
| 6 | Rolf Maier |
DF | 1980–1992 | 295 |
| 7 |  Alexander Iashvili |
FW | 1997–2007 | 281 |
| 8 | Nils Petersen |
FW | 2015–2023 | 277 |
| 9 | Vincenzo Grifo |
MF | 2015–2017, 2019– | 264 |
| 10 | Joachim Löw |
FW | 1978–1980, 1982–1984, 1985–1989 | 263 |
Top Goalscorers
Players in bold are still playing for the club.
| Rank | Player | Position | Period | Goals | Games |
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| 1 | Nils Petersen |
FW | 2015–2023 | 105 | 277 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Grifo |
MF | 2015–2017, 2019– | 84 | 264 |
| 3 | Joachim Löw |
FW | 1978–1980, 1982–1984, 1985–1989 | 83 | 263 |
| 4 | Wolfgang Schüler |
FW | 1976–1978, 1979–1980 | 67 | 103 |
| 5 | Alexander Iashvili |
FW | 1997–2007 | 63 | 281 |
| 6 |  Souleyman Sané |
FW | 1985–1988 | 58 | 113 |
| 7 | Uwe Spies |
FW | 1990–1997 | 53 | 202 |
| 8 | Andreas Zeyer |
MF | 1989–1997, 1999–2004 | 46 | 441 |
| 9 |  Soumaïla Coulibaly |
MF | 2000–2007 | 43 | 234 |
| 10 | Reinhard Binder |
MF | 1975–1984 | 39 | 307 |
| Papiss Cissé |
FW | 2010–2012 | 67 |
Honours (Trophies)
League Titles
- 2. Bundesliga (Second Division)
- Winners: 1992–93, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2015–16
- Regionalliga Südwest (Fourth Division)
- Winners: 2020–21‡
- Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (Fifth Division)
- Winners: 2008‡, 2017‡
- Amateurliga Südbaden (Third Division)
- Winners: 1965, 1968, 1978
- Verbandsliga Südbaden (Fifth Division)
- Winners: 1998‡
Cup Titles
- South Baden Cup
- Winners: 1975, 1978, 2001‡
- Runners-up: 2005‡
- DFB-Pokal (German Cup)
- Runners-up: 2021–22
Youth Team Achievements
- League
- German Under 19 championship
- Winners: 2008
- Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest
- Winners: 2005–06, 2008–09
- Cup
- German Under-19 Cup
- Winners: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018
Under-21 International
- Lev Yashin Cup
- Winners: 2011
‡ Won by the reserve team.
Players
Current Squad
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Players on Loan
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Well-Known Former Players
This list includes players who were important to the team or played for their national teams.
Altin Rraklli
Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso
Andreas Ibertsberger
Zlatan Bajramović
Mohammadou Idrissou
Rolf-Christel Guié-Mien
Austin Berry
Damir Burić- Nikola Jurčević
Michael Lumb- Alexander Iashvili
- Levan Kobiashvili
- Dennis Aogo
- Martin Braun
- Michael Frontzeck
- Richard Golz
- Jörg Heinrich
- Andreas Hinkel
- Sebastian Kehl
- Ralf Kohl
- Joachim Löw
- Stefan Müller
- Sascha Riether
- Jörg Schmadtke
- Karl-Heinz Schulz
- Martin Spanring
- Uwe Spies
- Axel Sundermann
- Jens Todt
- Uwe Wassmer
- Marco Weißhaupt
- Günther Wienhold
- Tobias Willi
- Andreas Zeyer
Ferydoon Zandi
Cha Du-ri
Roda Antar- Youssef Mohamad
- Soumaila Coulibaly
- Boubacar Diarra
- Harry Decheiver
- Papiss Cissé
- Souleyman Sané
- Miran Pavlin
Alain Sutter
Zoubeir Baya- Mehdi Ben Slimane
- Adel Sellimi
Çağlar Söyüncü
Paul Caligiuri
Club Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Sporting Director/Head of Scouting | Klemens Hartenbach |
| Head Coach | Julian Schuster |
| Assistant Coach | Lars Voßler Patrik Grolimund Florian Bruns |
| Goalkeeper coach | Michael Müller |
| Fitness coach | Daniel Wolf Maximilian Kessler |
Head Coaches
Here are the coaches of the club since 1946:
- Andreas Munkert (1946–49)
- Arthur Mattes (1949–50)
- Andreas Munkert (1950–53) (second time)
- Willi Hornung (1953–55)
- Kurt Mannschott (1956–58)
- Hans Roggow (1960–63)
- Hans Faber (1963–64)
- Hans Diehl (1964–69)
- Edgar Heilbrunner (1969–72)
- Manfred Brief (July 1, 1972 – September 30, 1978)
- Heinz Baas (September 30, 1978 – June 30, 1979)
- Norbert Wagner (July 1, 1979 – January 24, 1980)
- Jupp Becker (July 1, 1980 – January 24, 1981)
- Horst Zick (January 25, 1981 – June 30, 1981)
- Lutz Hangartner (July 1, 1981 – June 30, 1982)
- Werner Olk (July 1, 1982 – June 30, 1983)
- Fritz Fuchs (July 1, 1983 – June 30, 1984)
Antun Rudinski (July 1, 1984 – January 1, 1986)- Jupp Becker (January 25, 1986 – March 22, 1986) (second time)
- Horst Zick (March 23, 1986 – June 30, 1986) (second time)
- Jörg Berger (July 1, 1986 – December 17, 1988)
- Fritz Fuchs (January 1, 1989 – April 8, 1989) (second time)
- Uwe Ehret (April 9, 1989 – June 30, 1989)
- Lorenz-Günther Köstner (July 1, 1989 – August 26, 1989)
- Uwe Ehret (August 27, 1989 – November 26, 1989) (second time)
- Bernd Hoß (December 1, 1989 – June 30, 1990)
- Eckhard Krautzun (July 1, 1990 – June 30, 1991)
- Volker Finke (July 1, 1991 – May 20, 2007)
- Robin Dutt (June 2007 –June 30, 2011)
- Marcus Sorg (July 1, 2011 – December 29, 2011)
- Christian Streich (December 29, 2011 –March 18, 2024)
- Julian Schuster (March 22, 2024 –)
Women's Section
SC Freiburg also has a successful women's football team. You can find more information here: SC Freiburg (women)
Recent Seasons
Here's how the club has performed in recent seasons:
SC Freiburg (Men's Team)
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SC Freiburg II (Reserve Team)SC Freiburg II |
- When new leagues like the Regionalliga (in 1994) and the 3. Liga (in 2008) were created, the leagues below them shifted down one tier.
- Key
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
Notable Chairmen
- Achim Stocker † (1972–2009)
See also
In Spanish: SC Friburgo para niños
