2023–24 TSV 1860 Munich season

The 2023–24 TSV 1860 Munich season is the sixth consercutive season in the 3. Liga. 1860 Munich won promotion to the 3. Liga after winning their Regionalliga playoff against 1. FC Saarbrücken. 1860 Munich's pre–season started on 24 June 2023 and their first pre–season match was a 0–0 draw against TSV Wasserburg. 1860 Munich's pre–season schedule finished with a 2–0 loss to VfB Stuttgart. 1860 Munixch's first match was a 5–1 win against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup on 2 August 2023 and their first league match was a 2–0 win against Waldhof Mannheim three days later.

Pre–season review
1860 Munich's pre–season started on 24 June 2023. 1860 Munich's first pre–season match was on 25 June 2023 against TSV Wasserburg. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. In their next two pre–season matches, 1860 Munich lost to Austrian clubs SV Ried and LASK. 1860 Munich failed to score against either club. The 3. Liga schedule came out on 7 July 2023. On 9 July 2023, 1860 Munich defeated FC Memmingen 4–0 to win their first pre–season match. On 21 July 2023, Jesper Verlaat was named the new captain of the club. Marco Hiller, Tim Rieder, and Albion Vrenezi were named vice–captains of the club. On 22 July 2023, 1860 Munich first faced 1. FC Nürnberg then they faced SpVgg Unterhaching. In the first game, Nürnberg defeated 1860 Munich 3–0. In the second game, 1860 Munich lost 1–0 to Unterhaching. Michael Glück and Daniel Winkler were injured during pre–season. 1860 Munich responded by signing central defender Leroy Kwadwo. On 29 July 2023, 1860 Munich faced Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart. In the first match, 1860 Munich lost 2–1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the second match, 1860 Munich lost 2–0 to VfB Stuttgart. Maurizio Jacobacci wanted to loan out Fynn Lakenmacher. However, Lakenmacher decided against being loaned out.

August
1860 Munich's opening league match of the season was against Waldhof Mannheim. Maurizio Jacobacci stated that Michael Glück will miss the opening match against Waldhof Mannheim; will be out until August 15, 2023; and is unclear if he will play in the second league match against MSV Duisburg. On5 August 2023, 1860 Munich defeated Waldhof Mannheim 2–0 with an own goal from Jan-Christoph Bartels and a goal from Fynn Lakenmacher. Kaan Kurt, Leroy Kwadwo, Julian Guttau, Manfred Starke, Morris Schröter, and Valmir Sulejmani made their league debuts for 1860 Munich. 1860 Munich finished matchday one in third place. Five days after their opening 3. Liga match, 1860 Munich signed Joël Zwarts from Jahn Regensburg. 1860 Munich played MSV Duisburg on 19 August 2023, which 1860 Munich won 3–0. 1860 Munich got two goals from Joël Zwarts and a goal from Manfred Starke. 1860 Munich finished matchday two in first place. On 22 August 2023, on matchday three, 1860 Munich suffered their first loss and gave up their first goals against of the league season. They lost 2–1 to VfB Lübeck. 1860 Munich got a goal from Julian Guttau. VfB Lübeck got an own goal from Fabian Greilinger and a goal from Tarik Gözüsirin. On matchday three, 1860 Munich dropped back down to third place. They had been in third place after matchday one was completed. On 26 August 2011, 1860 Munich lost their second straight match after losing 3–0 to SV Sandhausen. SV Sandhausen's goalscorers were Lion Schuster, Christoph Ehlich, and Sebastian Stolze. 1860 Munich finished matchday four in sixth place.

September
1860 Munich started September with a match against Erzgebirge Aue, which took place on 2 September 2023 at Grünwalder Stadion in Munich. Joël Zwarts scored for 1860 Munich. Marcel Bär, who transferred away from 1860 Munich during the summer, and Maximilian Thiel scored for Erzgebirge Aue. This was 1860 Munich's third loss in a row. 1860 Munich finished matchday five in 12th place. On 16 September 2023, 1860 Munich lost their fourth consecutive match. FC Ingolstadt 04 won the match 2–1. Julian Guttau scored for 1860 Munich and Jannik Mause and David Kopacz scored for FC Ingolstadt 04. 1860 Munich dropped down to 16th place, one place above the relegation zone. On 23 September 2023, 1860 Munich took on Hallescher FC at Leuna Chemie Stadion in Halle. 1860 Munich won 2–0 with goals from Morris Schröter and Julian Guttau. Manfred Starke was sent–off during the match. 1860 Munich moved up to 11th place. 1860 Munich finished September with a match against SC Verl. the match took place on 30 September at Grünwalder Stadion in Munich. 1860 Munich won the match 1–0 with an own goal from Torge Paetow. Manfred Starke was suspended for the match. 1860 Munich finished matchday eight in 10th place.

October
1860 Munich started October with a match against SSV Ulm 1846. The match took place on 3 October 2023 at Donaustadion in Ulm. SSV Ulm 1846 won 1–0 with a goal from Bastian Allgeier. 1860 Munich and Preußen Münster finished matchday nine tied for 11th place. 1860 Munich's next match happened against Dynamo Dresden on 7 October 2023 at Grünwalder Stadion in Munich. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. 1860 Munich supporters were critical of Maurizio Jacobacci during the match. They held a banner saying "if the fireworks only crack in the stands, the coach is out of place". 1860 Munich finished matchday 10 in 13th place. 1860 Munich face Preußen Münster on 15 October 2023 at Preußenstadion in Münster. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Joël Zwarts scored for 1860 Munich and Simon Scherder scored for Preußen Münster. 1860 Munich finished matchday 11 in 14th place. 1860 Munich faced SC Freiburg II on 21 October 2023 at Grünwalder Stadion in Munich. 1860 Munich won 2–0 with an own goal from Ryan Johansson and a goal from Eroll Zejnullahu. 1860 Munich finished matchday 12 in eighth place. 1860 Munich finished October with a 2–1 loss to Viktoria Köln. Morris Schröter scored for 1860 Munich and Luca Marseiler and Michael Schultz scored for Viktoria Köln. Leroy Kwadwo, Morris Schröter, and Head Coach Maurizio Jacobacci were all sent–off during the match. The match took place on 28 October 2023 in front of 4,683 spectators. 1860 Munich finished October in 13th place.

November
1860 Munich started November with a match against Jahn Regensburg The match took place on 4 November 2023 in Munich. 1860 Munich lost the match 1–0. Tobias Eisenhuth scored Jahn Regensburg. 1860 Munich finished matchday 14 in 14th place. On matchday 15, 1860 Munich defeated 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–2. 1860 Munich got two goals from Morris Schröter and a goal from Niklas Lang. 1860 Munich finished matchday 15 in 12th place. 1860 Munich finished November with a match against SpVgg Unterhaching. SpVgg Unterhaching won 1–0 with a goal from Mathias Fetsch. 1860 Munich finished November in 14th place.

December
1860 Munich started December with a match against Borussia Dortmund II. The match took place at Stadion Rote Erde in Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund II won the match 3–0 with goals from Ole Pohlmann, Julian Hettwer, and Ayman Azhil. 1860 Munich finished matchday 17 in 15th place. Maurizio Jacobacci was sacked as head coach two days later. Frank Schmöller immediately took over as interim head coach.

Bavarian Cup review
In the draw for the first round of the Bavarian Cup, 1860 Munich were drawn against 1. FC Stockheim, and the match was played on 2 August 2023 which 1860 Munich won 5–1. 1860 Munich got goals from Fynn Lakenmacher; Eroll Zejnullahu; Valmir Sulejmani; and Marlon Frey, who scored two goals. René Schubart scored for Stockheim. Leroy Kwadwo was sent–off after receiving a second yellow card. On 3 August 2023, 1860 Munich were drawn against TSV Aindling. 1860 Munich won the match 6–0 with a goal from Niklas Lang, a goal from Eroll Zejnullahu and two goals each from Miloš Ćoćić and Valmir Sulejmani. 1860 Munich faced DJK Hain in the Bavarian Cup on 5 September 2023. 1860 Munich won 8–0 with two goals from Fynn Lakenmacher, four goals from Tarsis Bonga, and a goal each from Marlon Frey and Miloš Ćoćić. On 18 November 2023, 1860 Munich were knocked out of the Bavarian Cup after a 1–0 loss to FC Pipinsried.

Roster, appearances, and goals

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1860 Munich II
1860 Munich II is participating in the 2023–24 Bayernliga Süd. Their opening match of the season was against VfR Garching on 23 July 2023, which 1860 Munich II won 3–2.