2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season explained

Club:	Werder Bremen
Season:	2020–21
Ownertitle:	Chairman
Owner:	Marco Bode
Chrtitle:	Chief executive
Chairman:	Frank Baumann
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Florian Kohfeldt (until 16 May) Thomas Schaaf (caretaker, from 16 May)
Stadium:	Weserstadion
League:	Bundesliga
League Result:	17th (relegated)
Cup1:	DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Niclas Füllkrug Kevin Möhwald Josh Sargent (5 each)
Season Topscorer:	Josh Sargent (7)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season was the club's 122nd season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SV Werder Bremen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 7 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Players out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
16			Mainz 05 youth			^[1]
17			VfL Osnabrück	Undisclosed		^[2]
10			1899 Hoffenheim	€7 million		^[3]
21			Borussia Dortmund	Undisclosed		^[4]
29			1. FC Nürnberg	Free		^[5]
22			Manchester United	Loan		^[6]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
4			Borussia Mönchengladbach	Loan return		^[7]
3			1899 Hoffenheim	Loan return		^[8]
14			N/A	Free		^[9]
22			Holstein Kiel	Free		^[10]
17			Antalyaspor	Free		^[11]
30			Ajax	€11 million		^[12]

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.^[13]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season|-

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=120	Bundesliga	width=120	DFB-Pokal	width=120	Total
1	19	FW		Josh Sargent	5	2	7
2	6	MF		Kevin Möhwald	5	1	6
3	10	MF		Leonardo Bittencourt	4	1	5
	11	FW		Niclas Füllkrug	5	0	5
5	23	DF		Theodor Gebre Selassie	3	1	4
6	9	FW		Davie Selke	3	0	3
7	17	DF		Felix Agu	1	1	2
	21	DF		Ömer Toprak	2	0	2
	34	MF		Jean-Manuel Mbom	1	1	2
	35	MF		Maximilian Eggestein	2	0	2
11	8	FW		Yuya Osako	0	1	1
	22	MF		Tahith Chong	0	1	1
	43	FW		Eren Dinkçi	1	0	1
Own goals					2	0	2
Totals					34	9	43

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oscar Schönfelder wechselt zu Werder. Oscar Schönfelder switches to Werder. www.werder.de. SV Werder Bremen. 30 June 2020. de. 1 July 2020.
2. Web site: Werder Bremen verpflichtet Felix Agu. Werder Bremen signed Felix Agu. www.werder.de. SV Werder Bremen. 6 February 2020. de. 1 July 2020.
3. Web site: Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter. Expiring contracts, obligation to buy from Toprak, Bittencourt and Selke: This is how it continues with the Werder squad. www.sportbuzzer.de. Sportbuzzer. 7 July 2020. de. 7 July 2020.
4. Web site: Auslaufende Verträge, Kaufpflicht von Toprak, Bittencourt und Selke: So geht es mit dem Werder-Kader weiter. Expiring contracts, obligation to buy from Toprak, Bittencourt and Selke: This is how it continues with the Werder squad. www.sportbuzzer.de. Sportbuzzer. 7 July 2020. de. 7 July 2020.
5. Web site: Der SV Werder Bremen verpflichtet Patrick Erras. SV Werder Bremen sign Patrick Erras. www.werder.de. SV Werder Bremen. 30 July 2020. de. 30 July 2020.
6. Web site: Tahith Chong wechselt zu Werder Bremen. Tahith Chong moves to Werder Bremen. www.werder.de. SV Werder Bremen. 16 August 2020. de. 16 August 2020.
7. Web site: Leihe endet: Werder hat kein Interesse an Lang-Verpflichtung. Loan ends: Werder has no interest in long commitment. www.kicker.de. kicker. 15 June 2020. de. 1 July 2020.
8. Web site: Vogt zurück zur TSG. Vogt back to the TSG. www.kicker.de. kicker. 2 July 2020. de. 2 July 2020.
9. Web site: Gracias Claudio!. Thank you Claudio!. www.werder.de. SV Werder Bremen. 8 July 2020. de. 8 July 2020.
10. Web site: Fin Bartels kehrt zurück zur KSV. Fin Bartels returns to KSV. www.holstein-kiel.de. Holstein Kiel. 5 August 2020. de. 5 August 2020.
11. Web site: Sahin wechselt zu Antalyaspor. Sahin moves to Antalyaspor. www.kicker.de. kicker. 19 August 2020. de. 19 August 2020.
12. Web site: Davy Klaassen keert terug bij Ajax . Ajax . nl . 5 October 2020 .
13. Web site: 2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists. 7 August 2020. 12 August 2020. bundesliga.de.