2019–20 Arminia Bielefeld season explained

Club:Arminia Bielefeld
Season:2019–20
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Hans-Jürgen Laufer
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Uwe Neuhaus
Stadium:Bielefelder Alm
League:2. Bundesliga
League Result:1st
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Fabian Klos (21)
Season Topscorer:
Fabian Klos (22)
Highest Attendance:26,515 vs Hamburger SV, 2. Bundesliga, 21 October 2019
Lowest Attendance:15,021 vs Erzgebirge Aue, 2. Bundesliga, 17 August 2019
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Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Arminia Bielefeld season was the 115th season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 28 June 2020. On 16 June, the club was promoted to the 2020–21 Bundesliga, returning to Germany's top tier for the first time since 2008–09.[1]

Background

The 2018–19 season was Arminia's 4th consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, following promotion from the 3. Liga in the 2014–15 season. On 10 December 2018, manager Jeff Saibene was sacked with the club 14th in the 2. Bundesliga.[2] [3] Bielefeld appointed Uwe Neuhaus as their new head coach.[4] He led them to a 7th-placed finish on 49 points.[5]

Season summary

Bielefeld began the season with a 1–1 draw at St. Pauli, thanks to a 90th minute Manuel Prietl header rescuing a point for Bielefeld.[6] They also drew their second game, a 3–3 draw at home to VfL Bochum, before recording their first win of the season with a 3–1 victory at home to Erzgebirge Aue.[7] [8] Bielefeld picked up 10 points from their next 4 league games before, their unbeaten run was broken with a 1–0 defeat at home to VfB Stuttgart, with a 91st minute Hamadi Al Ghaddioui strike consigning Arminia Bielefeld to their first league defeat of the season.[9] However, Bielefeld bounced back from this defeat with a 1–0 away victory at VfL Osnabrück.[10] Following a draw at home to Hamburger SV,[11] They won their next three league games against Dynamo Dresden, Holstein Kiel and 1. FC Nürnberg to move to the top of the 2. Bundesliga.[12] Though a 1–1 draw at home to SV Sandhausen meant Hamburger SV returned to the top of the table,[13] Bielefeld returned to the top of the league with two goals from Fabian Klos and one from Andreas Voglsammer securing a 3–1 win at SV Darmstadt 98.[14] Arminia Bielefeld entered the winter break top of the 2. Bundesliga on 34 points.[15] During the January transfer window, Bielefeld signed goalkeeper Oscar Linnér from AIK Fotboll[16] and young forward Sebastian Müller from 1. FC Köln,[17] whilst no players left the club.

Following the winter break, Bielefeld beat VfL Bochum 2–0 at home on 28 January 2020, before drawing 0–0 at Erzgebirge Aue on 31 January 2020.[18] [19] Bielefeld scored 10 goals in their following two games, recording a 6–0 win at home to Jahn Regensburg with six different goalscorers,[20] followed by a 4–2 victory away at Greuther Fürth.[21] Bielefeld's next two matches were both 1–0 home victories, first against Hannover 96 and then against Wehen Wiesbaden.[22] [23] Despite going 1–0 down to 2nd placed VfB Stuttgart, a left-footed goal from Cebio Soukou in the 76th minute ensured Bielefeld retain their 6-point league at the top of the 2. Bundesliga.[24] However, the 2. Bundesliga season was postponed later in March due to fears over the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Bielefeld's chances of promotion in doubt.[25]

After two months without football, it was announced on 7 May 2020 that German football could resume behind closed doors from 16 May 2020, meaning Bielefeld's promotion prospects were strong.[26] Bielefeld returned to action on 17 May 2020, and took the lead against VfL Osnabrück through a 17th minuteFabian Klos penalty before conceding a 94th-minute equaliser, though still extended their lead over second place to 7 points.[27] Bielefeld's form was inconsistent, with the club winning one and drawing three of their following four matches.[28] A 4–0 win at home to Dynamo Dresden on 15 June 2020 meant that Bielefeld would secure promotion to the Bundesliga if either Hamburger SV or VfB Stuttgart failed to win in their matches on 16 and 17 June respectively.[29] On 16 June 2020, Bielefeld's promotion to the 2020–21 Bundesliga was secured after second-placed Hamburger SV drew 1–1 at home to VfL Osnabrück, rendering it impossible for Bielefeld to finish below second place. Two days later, on 18 June 2020, Bielefeld won the 2. Bundesliga title following a 1–0 win over SV Darmstadt 98.[30] Their final two matches saw a 3–3 draw away at Karlsruher SC followed by a 3–0 victory at home to 1. FC Heidenheim.[31] [32]

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2020[33]

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionPlayerFrom
1 July 2019MF Cebio SoukouHansa RostockTransfer[34]
1 July 2019MF Fabian KunzeSV RödinghausenTransfer[35]
5 July 2019GK Ágoston KissHaladás SzombathelyLoan[36]
11 July 2019DF Joakim NilssonIF ElfsborgTransfer[37]
27 July 2019MF Marcel HartelUnion BerlinTransfer[38]
31 August 2019DF Alejandro Pérez NavarroSporting GijónTransfer[39]
7 January 2020GK Oscar LinnérAIKTransfer[40]
9 January 2020FW Sebastian Müller1. FC KölnTransfer[41]

Transfers out

DatePositionPlayerTo
20 May 2019FW Christopher NötheN/AReleased[42]
30 June 2019MF Sören BrandyN/ARetired[43]
30 June 2019MF Can ÖzkanAlemannia AachenLoan[44]
8 July 2019GK Nikolai RehnenAlemannia AachenLoan[45]
10 July 2019DF Julian BörnerSheffield WednesdayTransfer[46]
21 July 2019GK Baboucarr GayeSG Wattenscheid 09Transfer[47]
24 July 2019MF Cerruti SiyaFC Differdange 03Transfer[48]
26 July 2019MF Max ChristiansenSV Waldhof MannheimTransfer[49]
6 August 2019MF Semir UcarAdanasporTransfer[50]
31 August 2019FW Prince Osei OwusuTSV 1860 MunichLoan[51]

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

Matches

DFB-Pokal

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes and References

  1. News: 16 June 2020. Arminia Bielefeld return to Bundesliga after 11 years. en. Reuters. 16 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Arminia stellt Saibene und Rump frei DSC Arminia Bielefeld. 10 December 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010232/https://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2018/12/10/arminia-stellt-saibene-und-rump-frei/ . 2018-12-11 . 30 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Tabelle 16. Spieltag 2. Bundesliga 2018/19. kicker. de-DE. 30 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Uwe Neuhaus wird neuer DSC-Cheftrainer . German . arminia-bielefeld.de . 10 December 2018 . 30 January 2020 . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127181120/https://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2018/12/10/uwe-neuhaus-wird-neuer-dsc-cheftrainer/ . dead .
  5. Web site: 2. Bundesliga - Tabelle . kicker . 30 January 2020 . de-DE.
  6. Web site: Starkes Solo, VAR, später Kopfball: Aufregendes Remis in Bielefeld . . de-DE . live . 30 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730071933/https://www.kicker.de/4588652/analyse/arminia-bielefeld-10/fc-st-pauli-18 . 30 July 2019 .
  7. Web site: 90.+1: Losilla setzt dem Wahnsinn die Krone auf . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Nilsson, Klos, Voglsammer: Bielefeld knackt blasse Veilchen . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Al Ghaddioui entscheidet hitziges Spitzenspiel auf der Alm spät . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Voglsammer schießt Bielefeld zum Derbysieg . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Klos erzielt umstrittenen Ausgleich gegen den HSV . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Tabelle 13. Spieltag 2. Bundesliga 2019/20 . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Nur Ortega glänzt: Sandhausen holt Bielefeld von der Spitze . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Dank Doppelpacker Klos: Bielefeld grüßt wieder von der Tabellenspitze . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  15. Web site: Tabelle 18. Spieltag 2. Bundesliga 2019/20 . . de-DE . 30 January 2020.
  16. Web site: DSC Arminia verpflichtet Oscar Linnér . 7 January 2020 . arminia-bielefeld.de . . de-DE . dead . 2 March 2020 . 25 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200125232048/https://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2020/01/07/dsc-arminia-verpflichtet-oscar-linner/ .
  17. Web site: Investition in die Zukunft: Arminia holt Kölns Talent Müller . 9 January 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109162008/https://www.kicker.de/766735/artikel . 9 January 2020 .
  18. Web site: Riemann fliegt, Klos überwindet Aushilfskeeper Janelt . 28 January 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200207042245/https://www.kicker.de/4589111/analyse/arminia-bielefeld-10/vfl-bochum-8 . 7 February 2020 .
  19. Web site: Männel rettet gegen Klos: DSC torlos in Aue . 31 January 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203091514/https://www.kicker.de/4589124/analyse/erzgebirge-aue-64/arminia-bielefeld-10 . 3 February 2020 .
  20. Web site: 6:0! Arminia bleibt dank Schützenfest an der Spitze . 9 February 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216042433/https://www.kicker.de/4589129/analyse/arminia-bielefeld-10/jahn-regensburg-1377 . 16 February 2020 .
  21. Web site: 4:2 - Bielefeld marschiert und bezwingt auch Fürth . 15 February 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224071238/https://www.kicker.de/4589141/analyse/spvgg-greuther-fuerth-82/arminia-bielefeld-10 . 24 February 2020 .
  22. Web site: Bielefeld schüttelt den HSV ab: Joker Yabo bringt Schwung und sticht . 23 February 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200307223448/https://www.kicker.de/4589148/analyse/arminia-bielefeld-10/hannover-96-58 . 7 March 2020 .
  23. Web site: Klos-Kopfball erlöst die Arminen . 1 March 2020 . . de-DE . live . 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200302172401/https://www.kicker.de/4589154/analyse/arminia-bielefeld-10/sv-wehen-wiesbaden-122 . 2 March 2020 .
  24. Web site: Eiskalter Joker Soukou vermiest VfB die Party . 9 March 2020 . . de . 4 April 2020.
  25. News: Christenson . Marcus . 13 March 2020 . Bundesliga matches this weekend postponed due to coronavirus . en-GB . The Guardian . 5 April 2020 . 0261-3077.
  26. Web site: Coronavirus: Germany's Bundesliga to resume behind closed doors on 16 May . 7 May 2020 . BBC Sport . en-gb . 7 May 2020.
  27. Web site: Last-Minute-Schock: Alvarez macht Bielefeld den perfekten Spieltag kaputt . 17 May 2020 . . de . 19 May 2020.
  28. Web site: 12 June 2020 . Nicht zu knacken: Sandhausen trotzt Bielefeld ein 0:0 ab . 16 June 2020 . . de-DE.
  29. Web site: 15 June 2020 . Traumtor als Wegbereiter: Bielefeld fast am Ziel . 16 June 2020 . . de-DE.
  30. Web site: 18 June 2020 . Prietl lässt die Bielefelder Party weitergehen . 18 June 2020 . . de-DE.
  31. Web site: 21 June 2020 . Hofmann-Dreierpack macht Hoffnung: KSC holt Drei-Tore-Rückstand auf . 29 June 2020 . . de-DE.
  32. Web site: 28 June 2020 . Trotz 0:3: Heidenheim zittert sich in die Relegation . 29 June 2020 . . de-DE.
  33. Web site: DSC Arminia Bielefeld . Bundesliga.com . 16 June 2020 . German . 16 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200616202210/https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/clubs/dsc-arminia-bielefeld/squad . dead .
  34. Web site: 31 May 2019 . "Dynamik und Mentalität": Bielefeld holt Soukou . 16 June 2020 . kicker . German.
  35. News: Kreutzer . Philipp . 19 June 2019 . Arminia verpflichtet Fabian Kunze vom SVR . 16 June 2020 . Neue Westfälische . German.
  36. News: Kreutzer . Philipp . 5 July 2019 . Neu-Armine Agoston Kiss und der Traum von der Bundesliga . German . Neue Weatfälische . 16 June 2020.
  37. News: 11 July 2019 . Joakim Nilsson ist Arminias Neuer . 16 June 2020 . Westfalen-Blatt . German.
  38. Web site: 27 July 2019 . Marcel Hartel verlässt Union Berlin . 16 June 2020 . rbb24.de . German . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730033934/https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2019/07/fussball-bundesliga-union-berlin-marcel-hartel-wechselt-nach-bielefeld.html . dead .
  39. News: 31 August 2019 . Arminia verpflichtet Spanier Álex Pérez . 16 June 2020 . Westfalen-Blatt . German.
  40. Web site: 7 January 2020 . DSC Arminia verpflichtet Oscar Linnér . 16 June 2020 . Arminia Bielefeld . 15 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815074842/https://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2020/01/07/dsc-arminia-verpflichtet-oscar-linner/ . dead .
  41. Web site: 9 January 2020 . Investition in die Zukunft: Arminia holt Kölns Talent Müller . 16 June 2020 . kicker . de-DE.
  42. Web site: 20 May 2019 . Arminia verabschiedet ein Quintett . 16 June 2020 . Arminia Bielefeld . German . 25 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525011853/https://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2019/05/20/arminia-verabschiedet-ein-quintett/ . dead .
  43. News: 19 April 2019 . DAS WARS! ARMINIAS BRANDY MUSS PROFI-KARRIERE AN DEN NAGEL HÄNGEN . German . Tag 24 . 16 June 2020.
  44. News: 17 June 2019 . Arminia leiht Can Özkan ein Jahr an Alemannia Aachen aus . de . Neue Westfälische . 16 June 2020.
  45. Web site: 8 July 2019 . Bielefeld verleiht Keeper Rehnen nach Aachen . 16 June 2020 . welt.de . German.
  46. Web site: 10 July 2019 . Julian Borner: Sheffield Wednesday sign Arminia Bielefeld centre-back . 16 June 2020 . BBC Sport.
  47. Web site: 21 July 2019 . Keeper Baboucarr Gaye kommt von Arminia Bielefeld . 16 June 2020 . SG Wattenscheid 09 . de-DE.
  48. News: 24 July 2019 . Vertrag bis 2022 für Müller – Siya nach Luxemburg . de-DE . Westfalen-Blatt . 16 June 2020.
  49. Web site: 26 July 2019 . SVW verpflichtet Christiansen . 16 June 2020 . SV Waldhof Mannheim . German . 26 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726084613/https://www.svw07.de/aktuelles/svw-verpflichtet-christiansen . dead .
  50. News: 6 August 2019 . Semir Ucar wechselt zu Adanaspor . de-DE . Westfalen-Blatt . 16 June 2020.
  51. Web site: 31 August 2019 . 1860 München leiht Owusu erneut aus . 16 June 2020 . kicker . de-DE.

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