2018–19 SV Werder Bremen season

Werder Bremen
2018–19 season
President	Klaus-Dieter Fischer
Manager	Florian Kohfeldt
Stadium	Weser-Stadion
Bundesliga	8th
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Max Kruse; (11 goals); All: ; Max Kruse; (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	42,100
Lowest home attendance	39,100
Average home league attendance	41,403
Biggest win	Worms 1–6 Bremen
Biggest defeat	[Bremen 2–6 Leverkusen
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →
	All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

The 2018–19 SV Werder Bremen season is the 120th season in the football club's history and 38th consecutive and 55th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1981. In addition to the domestic league, Werder Bremen also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 72nd season for Bremen in the Weser-Stadion, located in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

As of 1 April 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Jiří Pavlenka
2	MF	BEL	Olivier Deman
3	DF	GER	Anthony Jung
4	DF	GER	Niklas Stark (4th captain)
5	DF	GER	Amos Pieper
6	MF	DEN	Jens Stage
7	FW	GER	Marvin Ducksch
8	DF	GER	Mitchell Weiser
9	FW	POL	Dawid Kownacki
10	MF	GER	Leonardo Bittencourt
13	DF	SRB	Miloš Veljković (vice-captain)
14	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen
17	FW	GER	Justin Njinmah


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	GUI	Naby Keïta
20	MF	AUT	Romano Schmid
21	FW	NOR	Isak Hansen-Aarøen
22	DF	ARG	Julián Malatini
26	FW	USA	Joel Imasuen
27	DF	GER	Felix Agu
28	MF	FRA	Skelly Alvero (on loan from Lyon)
29	FW	GER	Nick Woltemade
30	GK	GER	Michael Zetterer
32	DF	AUT	Marco Friedl (captain)
35	MF	GER	Leon Opitz
36	MF	GER	Christian Groß (3rd captain)
38	GK	GER	Dudu

Transfers In[edit]

Position	Player	Transferred from	Date	Source
DF	Felix Beijmo	Djurgårdens IF	1 July 2018
FW	Martin Harnik	Hannover 96	1 July 2018
MF	Kevin Möhwald	1. FC Nürnberg	1 July 2018
FW	Yuya Osako	1. FC Köln	1 July 2018
DF	Jan-Niklas Beste	Borussia Dortmund	4 July 2018	^[2]
MF	Davy Klaassen	Everton	27 July 2018	^[3]
FW	Claudio Pizarro		29 July 2018
GK	Stefanos Kapino	Nottingham Forest	1 August 2018
MF	Nuri Şahin	Borussia Dortmund	31 August 2018	^[4]
MF	Romano Schmid	Red Bull Salzburg	3 January 2019

Transfers Out[edit]

Position	Player	Transferred to	Date
MF	Thomas Delaney	Borussia Dortmund	1 July 2018
DF	Ulisses Garcia	Young Boys	1 July 2018
MF	Jérôme Gondorf	SC Freiburg	1 July 2018
DF	Leon Guwara	Utrecht	1 July 2018
MF	Zlatko Junuzović	Red Bull Salzburg	1 July 2019
MF	László Kleinheisler	Astana	1 July 2018
MF	Sambou Yatabaré	Antwerp	1 July 2019
FW	Lennart Thy	BB Erzurumspor	23 July 2019
DF	Fallou Diagne	Konyaspor	2 August 2019
GK	Jaroslav Drobný	Fortuna Düsseldorf	13 January 2019
MF	Florian Kainz	1. FC Köln	18 January 2019
DF	Luca Caldirola	Benevento	30 January 2019

Friendly matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Friendly	Příbram	1–1	Werder Bremen	Zillertal
	Matousek 69'	Report	Sargent 8'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 800

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	25 August 2018	18 May 2019	Matchday 1		34	14	11	9	58	49	+9	041.18
DFB-Pokal	18 August 2018	24 April 2019	First round	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	18	8	+10	060.00
Total					39	17	12	10	76	57	+19	043.59

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	VfL Wolfsburg	34	16	7	11	62	50	+12	55	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	15	9	10	60	48	+12	54	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
8	Werder Bremen	34	14	11	9	58	49	+9	53
9	1899 Hoffenheim	34	13	12	9	70	52	+18	51
10	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	13	5	16	49	65	−16	44

Source: DFB
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^[5]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	11	9	58	49	+9	53	8	6	3	35	26	+9	6	5	6	23	23	0

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W
Position	9	6	7	4	3	5	4	3	4	6	7	7	9	8	9	9	10	9	11	10	10	10	9	10	9	8	6	8	7	8	9	9	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1	Werder Bremen	1–1	Hannover 96	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gebre Selassie 85'	Report	Weydandt 76'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Felix Brych

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	Werder Bremen	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haller 54' (pen.)	Report	Osako 20' Rashica 90+6'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sören Storks

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) 3	Werder Bremen	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Eggestein 26'	Report	Misidjan 90+2'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Daniel Schlager

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4	FC Augsburg	2–3	Werder Bremen	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Koo 45+3' Max 47'	Report	Kruse 34' M. Eggestein 36' Klaassen 75'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,434 Referee: Felix Zwayer

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) 5	Werder Bremen	3–1	Hertha BSC	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Harnik 11' Veljković 45' Kruse 66' (pen.)	Report	Dilrosun 53'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Guido Winkmann

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Werder Bremen	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Donis 19' Castro 75'	Report	Zieler 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,569 Referee: Tobias Welz

5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) 7	Werder Bremen	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen 35' J. Eggestein 86'	Report		Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8	Schalke 04	0–2	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	M. Eggestein 43', 66'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Christian Dingert

28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 9	Werder Bremen	2–6	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pizarro 60' Osako 62'	Report	Volland 8' Brandt 38' Bellarabi 45' Havertz 67', 77'^[6] Dragović 72'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,400 Referee: Marco Fritz

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04) 10	Mainz 05	2–1	Werder Bremen	Mainz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mateta 25' Gbamin 51'	Report	Pizarro 78'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 25,105 Referee: Guido Winkmann

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 11	Werder Bremen	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Şahin 59'	Report	Pléa 39', 48', 52'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Sören Storks

25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 12	SC Freiburg	1–1	Werder Bremen	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Waldschmidt 42' (pen.)	Report	Augustinsson 90+2'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 13	Werder Bremen	1–2	Bayern Munich	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osako 33'	Report	Gnabry 20', 50'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Christian Dingert

7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) 14	Werder Bremen	3–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Möhwald 20' Harnik 71' Sargent 78'	Report	Lukebakio 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Marco Fritz

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 15	Borussia Dortmund	2–1	Werder Bremen	Dortmund
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Alcácer 19' Reus 27'	Report	Kruse 35'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Guido Winkmann

19 December 2018 (2018-12-19) 16	Werder Bremen	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gebre Selassie 57'	Report	Bittencourt 31'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,003 Referee: Markus Schmidt

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17	RB Leipzig	3–2	Werder Bremen	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Klostermann 22' Werner 44' Bruma 87'	Report	Kruse 67' Sargent 77'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,455 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18	Hannover 96	0–1	Werder Bremen	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rashica 32'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 44,300 Referee: Marco Fritz

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19	Werder Bremen	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	M. Eggestein 27' Harnik 52'	Report	Rebić 35' Haller 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Markus Schmidt

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Werder Bremen	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ishak 86'	Report	J. Eggestein 63'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 35,753 Referee: Robert Kampka

10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) 21	Werder Bremen	4–0	FC Augsburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rashica 5', 28' J. Eggestein 27' Möhwald 83'	Report		Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,138 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 22	Hertha BSC	1–1	Werder Bremen	Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Selke 25'	Report	Pizarro 90+6'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 49,627 Referee: Sören Storks

22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) 23	Werder Bremen	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Klaassen 45'	Report	Zuber 1'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 24	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	Werder Bremen	Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brooks 54'	Report	Kruse 74'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,101 Referee: Daniel Siebert

8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 25	Werder Bremen	4–2	Schalke 04	Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rashica 31', 73' Kruse 51' (pen.) Harnik 90+4'	Report	Embolo 26', 85'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen

17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 26	Bayer Leverkusen	1–3	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bailey 75'	Report	Kruse 13', 90+5' Rashica 37'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 27	Werder Bremen	3–1	Mainz 05	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rashica 3' Kruse 36', 63'	Report	Quaison 52'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,711 Referee: Marco Fritz

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 28	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Werder Bremen	Mönchengladbach
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Neuhaus 49'	Report	Klaassen 79'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Daniel Schlager

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 29	Werder Bremen	2–1	SC Freiburg	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen 76' Gebre Selassie 84'	Report	Waldschmidt 90+3'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30	Bayern Munich	1–0	Werder Bremen	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Süle 75'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 31	Fortuna Düsseldorf	4–1	Werder Bremen	Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Raman 1' Karaman 22' Hennings 56' Suttner 73'	Report	Kruse 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,500 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 32	Werder Bremen	2–2	Borussia Dortmund	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Möhwald 70' Pizarro 75'	Report	Pulisic 6' Alcácer 41'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Marco Fritz

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	Werder Bremen	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	J. Eggestein 39'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Bastian Dankert

18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34	Werder Bremen	2–1	RB Leipzig	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rashica 35' Pizarro 89'	Report	Mukiele 86'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Felix Brych

DFB-Pokal[edit]

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) First round	Wormatia Worms	1–6	Werder Bremen	Worms
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mimbala 44'	Report	Osako 9' Kainz 21' Bargfrede 31' Kruse 41' (pen.) M. Eggestein 45+1' J. Eggestein 79'	Stadium: EWR-Arena Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes

31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Second round	Weiche Flensburg	1–5	Werder Bremen	Lübeck
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ilídio 27'	Report	Pizarro 8' Kainz 38' Klaassen 44' (pen.) Harnik 76', 81'	Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle Attendance: 8,637 Referee: Tobias Reichel

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Round of 16	Borussia Dortmund	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Werder Bremen	Dortmund
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Reus 45+3' Pulisic 105' Hakimi 113'	Report	Rashica 5' Pizarro 108' Harnik 119'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Felix Brych
	Penalties
	Alcácer Philipp Witsel Weigl		Pizarro M. Eggestein Klaassen Kruse

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) Quarter-finals	Schalke 04	0–2	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rashica 65' Klaassen 72'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,597 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) Semi-finals	Werder Bremen	2–3	Bayern Munich	Bremen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Osako 74' Rashica 75'	Report	Lewandowski 36', 80' (pen.) Müller 63'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CZE	Jiří Pavlenka	39	0	34	0	5	0
27	GK	GRE	Stefanos Kapino	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	GK	GER	Luca Plogmann	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	SWE	Felix Beijmo	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	SWE	Ludwig Augustinsson	39	1	34	1	5	0
13	DF	SRB	Miloš Veljković	27	1	21+2	1	4	0
15	DF	GER	Sebastian Langkamp	23	0	15+6	0	1+1	0
18	DF	FIN	Niklas Moisander	34	0	30	0	4	0
23	DF	CZE	Theodor Gebre Selassie	36	3	32	3	4	0
32	DF	AUT	Marco Friedl	9	0	5+2	0	2	0
36	DF	GER	Thore Jacobsen	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	GER	Jan-Niklas Beste	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	GER	Kevin Möhwald	27	3	7+16	3	1+3	0
11	MF	KOS	Milot Rashica	30	12	19+7	9	3+1	3
17	MF	TUR	Nuri Şahin	23	1	19+1	1	3	0
22	MF	GER	Fin Bartels	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
30	MF	NED	Davy Klaassen	38	7	33	5	5	2
34	MF	GER	Jean-Manuel Mbom	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	GER	Maximilian Eggestein	39	6	34	5	5	1
44	MF	GER	Philipp Bargfrede	17	1	13+2	0	2	1
Forwards
4	FW	PER	Claudio Pizarro	30	7	3+23	5	1+3	2
8	FW	JPN	Yuya Osako	23	5	15+6	3	2	2
9	FW	AUT	Martin Harnik	22	7	10+8	4	0+4	3
10	FW	GER	Max Kruse	36	12	32	11	4	1
19	FW	USA	Josh Sargent	10	2	1+9	2	0	0
20	FW	USA	Aron Jóhannsson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	FW	GER	Johannes Eggestein	28	5	12+11	4	2+3	1
Players transferred out during the season
16	GK	GER	Michael Zetterer	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	CZE	Jaroslav Drobný	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	AUT	Florian Kainz	10	2	5+3	0	2	2
14	MF	GER	Ole Käuper	1	0	0	0	0+1	0

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

References[edit]

^ "Spieler" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Beste wechselt vom BVB an die Weser" (in German). Werder Bremen. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
^ "Klaassen moves to Werder Bremen". Everton F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^ "Sahin to Bremen – Nuri will always be a part of our club!". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.
^ "6:2! Havertz und Co. nehmen Bremens Abwehr auseinander" [6–2! Havertz and co. take Bremen's defence apart]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.70229778331811-5] Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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[2] "Beste wechselt vom BVB an die Weser" (in German). Werder Bremen. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[3] "Klaassen moves to Werder Bremen". Everton F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[4] "Sahin to Bremen – Nuri will always be a part of our club!". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[6] "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.

[7] "6:2! Havertz und Co. nehmen Bremens Abwehr auseinander" [6–2! Havertz and co. take Bremen's defence apart]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

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