2024–25 1. FC Heidenheim season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| President | Holger Sanwald | |||
| Head coach | Frank Schmidt | |||
| Stadium | Voith-Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 16th (play-off winners) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Knockout phase play-offs | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marvin Pieringer (7 goals) All: Mathias Honsak (9 goals) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 26 May 2025. | ||||
The 2024–25 season was 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 participated in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Conference League, their first appearance in a major European competition.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 21 January 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Free | 1 July 2024 | [2] | ||
| MF | Loan | 1 July 2024 | [3] | ||
| FW | Free | 1 July 2024 | [4] | ||
| MF | €730,000 | 1 July 2024 | [4] | ||
| MF | Loan | 3 January 2025 | [5] | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 3 January 2025 | [6] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |||
| FW | €7,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [7] | ||
| FW | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |||
| FW | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |||
| FW | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |||
| MF | €10,000,000[8] | 11 July 2024 | [9] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Schwäbisch Hall | 1–3 | | Schwäbisch Hall |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Optima Sportpark Attendance: 2,000 |
| 26 July 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Heidenheim | 4–0 | |
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–1 | | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Voith-Arena |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 25 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 16.00 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2024 | 30 October 2024 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 22 August 2024 | 20 February 2025 | Play-off round | Knockout phase play-offs | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 60.00 |
| Total | 37 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 29.73 | ||||
Last updated: 9 March 2025
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 32 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Heidenheim (O) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | VfL Bochum (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 25 |
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.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 |
Last updated: 19 April 2025.
Source: DFB
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[11]
| 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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) | Report |
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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) |
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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) | Report | 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) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 22 December 2024 15 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,328 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 11 January 2025 16 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–0 | Union Berlin | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 15 January 2025 17 | Werder Bremen | 3–3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bremen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 39,350 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 18 January 2025 18 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–2 | FC St. Pauli | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 25 January 2025 19 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 1 February 2025 20 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 8 February 2025 21 | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 16 February 2025 22 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–2 | Mainz 05 | Heidenheim |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 23 February 2025 23 | RB Leipzig | 2–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 1 March 2025 24 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 9 March 2025 25 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Sinsheim |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 16 March 2025 26 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 3–1 | Holstein Kiel | Heidenheim |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 29 March 2025 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,545 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 5 April 2025 28 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 13 April 2025 29 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 19 April 2025 30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 25 April 2025 31 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: MHPArena |
| 2 May 2025 32 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Heidenheim |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Voith-Arena |
| 10 May 2025 33 | Union Berlin | 0–3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 17 May 2025 34 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–4 | Werder Bremen | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Voith-Arena |
Relegation play-offs
| 22 May 2025 First leg | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–2 | SV Elversberg | Voith-Arena, Heidenheim |
| 20:30 |
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Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 26 May 2025 Second leg | SV Elversberg | 1–2 (3–4 agg.) | 1. FC Heidenheim | Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde, Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 20:30 |
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Report | Attendance: 9,105 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
DFB-Pokal
| 17 August 2024 First round | FC 08 Villingen | 0–4 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | 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) | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 44,135 Referee: Robert Kampka |
UEFA Conference League
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.
| 22 August 2024 First leg | BK Häcken | 1–2 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine) |
| 29 August 2024 Second leg | 1. FC Heidenheim | 3–2 (5–3 agg.) | | Heidenheim |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia) |
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) | |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) | |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 |
| 3 October 2024 1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–1 | | Heidenheim |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,887 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 24 October 2024 2 | Pafos | 0–1 | | Limassol, Cyprus |
| 22:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | Heidenheim |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain) |
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 20 December 2024.
| 13 February 2025 First leg | Copenhagen | 1–2 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 22,789 Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Greece) |
| 20 February 2025 Second leg | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) | | Heidenheim |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,336 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
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