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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox football club with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| alt | American | body1 | body2 | body3 | capacity | caption | chairman | chrtitle | clubname | coach | coordinates | current | dissolved | founded | fullname | ground | image | image_size | kit_alt1 | kit_alt2 | kit_alt3 | league | leftarm1 | leftarm2 | leftarm3 | manager | mgrtitle | nickname | owner | owntitle | pattern_b1 | pattern_b2 | pattern_b3 | pattern_la1 | pattern_la2 | pattern_la3 | pattern_name1 | pattern_name2 | pattern_name3 | pattern_ra1 | pattern_ra2 | pattern_ra3 | pattern_sh1 | pattern_sh2 | pattern_sh3 | pattern_so1 | pattern_so2 | pattern_so3 | position | rightarm1 | rightarm2 | rightarm3 | season | short name | shorts1 | shorts2 | shorts3 | socks1 | socks2 | socks3 | stadium | title | upright | website }}{{#if:| }}{{#if:| }} Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}), is a German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bundesliga in 2016.

Between 1954 and 2021, Freiburg's stadium was the Dreisamstadion. The club moved to the newly built Europa-Park Stadion in 2021. Volker Finke, who was the club's manager between 1991 and 2007, was the longest-serving manager in the history of professional football in Germany until 2023, when Frank Schmidt completed 16 years as coach of Heidenheim and became the longest-serving coach in the history of professional football in Germany. Joachim Löw, former manager of the Germany national team, is the club's third-highest all-time leading goal scorer, with 81 goals in 252 games during his three spells at the club,<ref name="autogenerated2004">Template:Cite book</ref> behind Nils Petersen and Vincenzo Grifo.

HistoryEdit

Early historyEdit

The club traces its origins to a pair of clubs founded in 1904: Freiburger Fußballverein 04 was organised in March of that year; FC Schwalbe Freiburg just two months later.Template:Citation needed Both clubs underwent name changes, with Schwalbe becoming FC Mars in 1905, Mars becoming Union Freiburg in 1906, and FV 04 Freiburg becoming Sportverein Freiburg 04 in 1909.Template:Citation needed Three years later, SV and Union formed Sportclub Freiburg, at the same time incorporating the griffin head.

In 1918, after World War I, SC Freiburg entered a temporary arrangement with Freiburger FC to be able to field a full side called KSG Freiburg.Template:Citation needed The next year, SC Freiburg associated themselves with FT 1844 Freiburg as that club's football department, until 1928 when they left to enter into a stadium-sharing arrangement with PSV (Polizeisportverein) Freiburg 1924 that lasted until 1930 and the failure of PSV.Template:Citation needed SC Freiburg then started again with FT 1844 Freiburg in 1938. The club played first in the Bezirksliga Baden in 1928, then in the Gauliga Baden, from which they were relegated in 1934.

At the end of World War II, Allied occupation authorities disbanded most existing organizations in Germany, including football and sports clubs. The clubs reconstituted themselves after about a year, but were required to take on new names in an attempt to disassociate them from Nazis. SC Freiburg was therefore briefly known as VfL Freiburg. By 1950, French-occupation authorities allowed the clubs to reclaim their old identities. Finally, in 1952, SC Freiburg left FT Freiburg behind again.

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Historical chart of Freiburg league performance

Through the 1930s, SC Freiburg played in the Bezirkliga (II), in the Gauliga Baden (I), winning local titles. After World War II, they resumed playing in the Amateurliga Südbaden (III).

The Finke era with ten Bundesliga seasons (1991–2007)Edit

SC Freiburg were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga in 1978–79, which they would compete in for a decade-and-a-half before making the breakthrough to the top-flight Bundesliga in 1993–94 under the management of Volker Finke. In their first Bundesliga season, Freiburg narrowly avoided relegation. They made a third-place finish in their second season at the top level, finishing third, just three points behind champions Borussia Dortmund. It was at this time that they were first nicknamed Breisgau-Brasilianer (literally Breisgau-Brazilians), due to their attractive style of play.

The club's reached the UEFA Cup in 1995 and 2001.

Freiburg's first Bundesliga relegation was in 1997 after they finished in 17th position. While they have been relegated four times since first making the Bundesliga, they have thrice won immediate promotion back to the top league. It was the first time since 1992 that Freiburg played in the 2. Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons.

Freiburg finished the 2006–07 season in fourth place in the 2. Bundesliga, missing out on the third automatic-promotion spot on goal difference to MSV Duisburg, although they won 12 of their last 16 league games. They were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round by VfL Wolfsburg on 24 October 2006.

On 20 May 2007, Volker Finke resigned as the club's coach after 16 years in the job. He was succeeded by Robin Dutt, who himself left the club for Bayer Leverkusen in 2011.

On 10 May 2009, Freiburg secured promotion into the Bundesliga once again, beating TuS Koblenz in an away game 5–2.

Streich eraEdit

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SC Freiburg against Borussia Dortmund in 2012

In the 2011–12 season, a coaching change by appointing Christian Streich, with the club finishing 12th. Under Christian Streich, the 2012–13 Bundesliga season saw the club finish in fifth place, their best league standing since 1994–95. The fifth-place finish secured a position in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Had Freiburg defeated Schalke 04 on the final matchday of the season, Freiburg would have advanced further in the league table against Schalke and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in club history. The 1–2 defeat to Schalke, however, saw Schalke secure fourth place in the league and qualify for the tournament instead.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the 2012–13 season, Freiburg also advanced to the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal for the first time in the club's history, but lost to local rivals VfB Stuttgart 1–2, and missed the chance to play Bayern Munich in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 2014–15 season, after six years in the top flight, Freiburg was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga by a single point after a final-day defeat at Hannover 96. This was despite beating Bayern Munich in the second-last game. In the following season, however, the club earned its fifth promotion to the Bundesliga, with two matches to spare. The first season back in the Bundesliga saw them end seventh. This saw Freiburg qualify for the Europa League, as German cupwinners Borussia Dortmund were already qualified for the Champions League. The side were eliminated in the third qualification round against NK Domžale from Slovenia. Freiburg stayed in the top flight, finishing 15th.

In the 2021–22 season, Freiburg finished sixth in the league to qualify to the next season's Europa League, where they reached the round of 16.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the following season, they finished fifth in the league to achieve another direct qualification to the Europa League group stage, despite being in the Champions League spots most of the season; however, two consecutive losses against rivals RB Leipzig and Union Berlin had them drop down in the league table with two games remaining. In the DFB-Pokal of the same season, defeated Bayern Munich 2–1 in the quarter-finals, in an away match for the first time in their history,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before losing in the semi-finals at home 1–5 to RB Leipzig.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Post-Streich yearsEdit

In March 2024, it was announced that Streich's assistant coach, Julian Schuster, would take over as head coach of the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During the 2024–25 season, Freiburg reached the Champions League spots, climbing to fourth place after a crucial away win against Wolfsburg on matchday 31.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, a 3–1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on the final matchday saw them drop to fifth place and Europa League qualification, narrowly missing out on the Champions League for the fifth time following 2001, 2013, 2022, and 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reserve teamEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The club's reserve team, formerly the SC Freiburg Amateure, now SC Freiburg II, has, for the most part of its history played in the lower amateur leagues. It made a three-season appearance in the tier four Verbandsliga Südbaden from 1983 to 1986, but then took until 1994 to return to this league. In 1998 the team won promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg after a league championship in the Verbandsliga. Freiburg II spent the next ten seasons at this level as an upper table side before another league championship took the team to the Regionalliga Süd. After four seasons at this league the team became part of the new Regionalliga Südwest in 2012. After a seventh place in its first season in the league the team finished runner-up in 2013–14.

A South Baden Cup win in 2001 qualified it for the first round of the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it lost to Schalke 04.

StadiumEdit

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Dreisamstadion interior in 2011

SC Freiburg formerly played its home games at the Dreisamstadion, named after the Dreisam River which flows through Freiburg. Because of sponsorship agreements, the stadium was known as the Schwarzwald-Stadion. The stadium has an approximate capacity of 24,000 spectators, and was built in 1953. Forty years later, then manager Volker Finke began an initiative to transform the Dreisamstadion into Germany's first solar powered football stadium. There are solar modules on the north, south, and main tribunes. These panels generate 250,000 kWh of energy per year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The new Europa-Park Stadion<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> designed by HPP Architekten, was completed in October 2021. Located in the west of the city in a part of the city called Brühl — immediately to the west of Freiburg Airport — it has a capacity of 34,700.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SponsorshipEdit

In April 2022, the team announced their sponsorship with car retailer Cazoo starting in July 2022. The Cazoo brand is visible on the front of the new jerseys as the team's main sponsor. In addition to the Bundesliga professionals, Cazoo appeared as shirt sponsor and advertising partner of the second team of SC Freiburg in the third division and as co-sponsor of the Freiburg Football School, and became visible at all matches of the SC junior teams. Cazoo also became a co-sponsor and sleeve sponsor of SC Freiburg's Bundesliga women.

UEFA competitionsEdit

MatchesEdit

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1995–96 UEFA Cup First round Template:Fbaicon Slavia Prague 1–2 0–0 1–2
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round Template:Fbaicon Matador Púchov 2–1 0–0 2–1
Second round Template:Fbaicon St. Gallen 0–1 4–1 4–2
Third round Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord 2–2 0–1 2–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Group H Template:Fbaicon Sevilla 0–2 0–2 3rd
Template:Fbaicon Estoril 1–1 0–0
Template:Fbaicon Slovan Liberec 2–2 2–1
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Template:Fbaicon Domžale 1–0 0–2 1–2
2022–23 UEFA Europa League Group G Template:Fbaicon Qarabağ 2–1 1–1 1st
Template:Fbaicon Olympiacos 1–1 3–0
Template:Fbaicon Nantes 2–0 4–0
Round of 16 Template:Fbaicon Juventus 0–2 0–1 0–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa League Group A Template:Fbaicon Olympiacos 5–0 3–2 2nd
Template:Fbaicon West Ham United 1–2 0–2
Template:Fbaicon TSC 5–0 3–1
Knockout round play-offs Template:Fbaicon Lens 3–2 Template:Aet 0–0 3–2
Round of 16 Template:Fbaicon West Ham United 1–0 0–5 1–5

Overall recordEdit

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Club records in UEFA competitionsEdit

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  • Biggest win in UEFA competition:
    • 9 November 2023, Freiburg 5–0 TSC, at Freiburg
    • 30 November 2023, Freiburg 5–0 Olympiacos, at Freiburg
  • Biggest defeat in UEFA competition:
  • Club appearances in UEFA Europa League: 6
  • Player with most UEFA appearances: Matthias Ginter – 22 appearances
  • Top scorer in UEFA club competitions: Michael Gregoritsch – 8 goals

Club recordsEdit

Statistics correct as of 6 April 2024.

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  • Youngest goalscorer: Matthias Ginter – 18 years, 2 days<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Most appearancesEdit

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  • Players marked in bold are still playing for the club.
Rank Player Position Period Appearances
1 Template:Flagicon Andreas Zeyer MF 1989–1997, 1999–2004 441
2 Template:Flagicon Christian Günter DF 2012– 392
3 Template:Flagicon Nicolas Höfler MF 2010– 337
4 Template:Flagicon Reinhard Binder MF 1975–1984 307
5 Template:Flagicon Karl-Heinz Schulz DF 1982–1991 297
6 Template:Flagicon Rolf Maier DF 1980–1992 295
7 Template:Flagicon Alexander Iashvili FW 1997–2007 281
8 Template:Flagicon Nils Petersen FW 2015–2023 277
9 Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Grifo MF 2015–2017, 2019– 264
10 Template:Flagicon Joachim Löw FW 1978–1980, 1982–1984, 1985–1989 263

Top goalscorersEdit

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Rank Player Position Period Goals Games
1 Template:Flagicon Nils Petersen FW 2015–2023 105 277
2 Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Grifo MF 2015–2017, 2019– 84 264
3 Template:Flagicon Joachim Löw FW 1978–1980, 1982–1984, 1985–1989 83 263
4 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Schüler FW 1976–1978, 1979–1980 67 103
5 Template:Flagicon Alexander Iashvili FW 1997–2007 63 281
6 Template:Flagicon Souleyman Sané FW 1985–1988 58 113
7 Template:Flagicon Uwe Spies FW 1990–1997 53 202
8 Template:Flagicon Andreas Zeyer MF 1989–1997, 1999–2004 46 441
9 Template:Flagicon Soumaïla Coulibaly MF 2000–2007 43 234
10 Template:Flagicon Reinhard Binder MF 1975–1984 39 307
Template:Flagicon Papiss Cissé FW 2010–2012 67

HonoursEdit

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CupEdit

YouthEdit

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PlayersEdit

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Out on loanEdit

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Selected notable former playersEdit

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Club staffEdit

Position Name
Sporting Director/Head of Scouting Template:Flagicon Klemens Hartenbach
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Julian Schuster
Assistant Coach Template:Flagicon Lars Voßler
Template:Flagicon Patrik Grolimund
Template:Flagicon Florian Bruns
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Michael Müller
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Daniel Wolf
Template:Flagicon Maximilian Kessler

Head coachesEdit

Coaches of the club since 1946:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Volker Finke, former coach of SCF and longest serving coach in German football history

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Women's sectionEdit

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Recent seasonsEdit

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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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SC FreiburgEdit

Season Division Tier Position
1999–2000 Bundesliga I 12th
2000–01 Bundesliga 6th
2001–02 Bundesliga 16th↓
2002–03 2. Bundesliga II 1st↑
2003–04 Bundesliga I 13th
2004–05 Bundesliga 18th↓
2005–06 2. Bundesliga II 4th
2006–07 2. Bundesliga 4th
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 5th
2008–09 2. Bundesliga 1st↑
2009–10 Bundesliga I 14th
2010–11 Bundesliga 9th
2011–12 Bundesliga 12th
2012–13 Bundesliga 5th
2013–14 Bundesliga 14th
2014–15 Bundesliga 17th↓
2015–16 2. Bundesliga II 1st↑
2016–17 Bundesliga I 7th
2017–18 Bundesliga 15th
2018–19 Bundesliga 13th
2019–20 Bundesliga 8th
2020–21 Bundesliga 10th
2021–22 Bundesliga 6th
2022–23 Bundesliga 5th
2023–24 Bundesliga 10th
2024–25 Bundesliga 5th
2025–26 Bundesliga

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SC Freiburg IIEdit

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  • With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga Süd clubs except the Bavarian ones entering the new Regionalliga Südwest.
Key
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Notable chairmenEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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