The 2013–14

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

season was the 121st season in club history.

Background

Hertha won the

2012–13 2. Bundesliga The 2012–13 2. Bundesliga was the 39th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Football in Germany, Germany's second-level Association football, football league. The season began on 3 August 2012 and ended with the last games on 19 May 2013, with a winte ...

, therefore securing promotion for the

2013–14 Bundesliga The 2013–14 Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 9 August 2013 and the final matchday was on 10 May 2014. The winter break started on 23 December 2013 and ended on 24 January 2 ...

. The club's pre-season began on 23 June, with 500 fans showing up to the first pre-season training session. For the season, Hertha signed

Hajime Hosogai is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Thespa Gunma. He is a flexible player, able to play as a full-back or defensive midfielder. He made 30 appearances for the Japan national team scoring once. Club career Hosogai was amongst ...

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, Sebastian Langkamp, and Johannes van den Bergh. Hertha also brought in on loan

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and

Tolga Ciğerci Tolga Ciğerci (; born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sivasspor. He represented Germany at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allegiance to Turkey. Club career Ciğerci ...

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, Marvin Knoll,

Shervin Radjabali-Fardi Shervin Radjabali-Fardi (Persian: شروین رجبعلی‌فردی; born 17 May 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Born in Berlin, Germany, Radjabali-Fardi began his career with Hertha Zehl ...

Daniel Beichler Daniel Beichler (born 13 October 1988) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former striker. He is the manager of FC Liefering. Career After three years playing in Germany, in 2013 he returned to Austria to sign with SK Sturm Graz. ...

Marco Djuricin Marco Djuricin (, ; born 12 December 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian 2. Liga club First Vienna. Djuricin came to prominence in his native Austria with Sturm Graz, scoring 24 goals in 44 appear ...

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all departed Hertha, while

Felix Bastians Felix Bastians (born 9 May 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or left-back. Club career Early career Bastians began his career with SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Bochum before moving to Borussia Dortmund. ...

was loaned out.

Transfers

In

Out

Bundesliga

Bundesliga review

Hertha began their

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

campaign against

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

on 10 August. Hertha BSC won 6–1.

Adrián Ramos Gustavo Adrián Ramos Vásquez (; born 22 January 1986), commonly known as Adrián Ramos, is a former Colombian footballer who played as a striker. He made his debut for the Colombia national football team in 2008 and has represented them 37 ...

, John Brooks, Sami Allagui and

Ronny Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ronald. It may refer to: * Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo * Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva ...

scored for Hertha; Ramos and Allagui scored two goals each.

Alexander Meier Alexander Meier (born 17 January 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He was the 2014–15 Bundesliga top scorer with 19 goals in 26 games. Career Early career Meier began his prof ...

scored for Eintracht. Hertha finished the matchday in first place. Hertha then faced 1. FC Nürnberg on 18 August on matchday two of the Bundesliga, with the match ending in a 2–2 draw. Allagui and Ronny scored for Hertha, while Josip Drmić and

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scored for Nürnberg. Hertha finished the matchday in sixth place. Hertha then faced

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

on matchday three, on 24 August, where Hertha won 1–0 through a Ramos goal. Hertha finished the matchday in fifth place. Hertha finished August with matchday four on 31 August against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

, falling 2–0 through

Ivica Olić Ivica Olić (; born 14 September 1979) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team. During his career, Olić played for German Bundesliga clubs such as Hamburger SV, VfL W ...

and

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goals for Wolfsburg. Hertha ended August in sixth place. Hertha BSC faced

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

on matchday five on 13 September. Stuttgart won 1–0 with a goal from

Christian Gentner Christian Gentner (born 14 August 1985) is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder. He works as a head of the professional player department at VfB Stuttgart. He won the Bundesliga twice, with VfB S ...

. Hertha finished the matchday in eighth place. Hertha played

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

on matchday six on 22 September; the match ended in a 1–1 draw.

scored for Hertha while

Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a second striker or centre forward. Born in North Macedonia, Mehmedi represented the Switzerland national team. He was most recently the sporting director ...

scored for Freiburg. Hertha finished the matchday in 10th place. Hertha finished September against

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

on matchday seven on 28 September; Hertha BSC won 3–1. Sami Allagui (2) and

Änis Ben-Hatira Änis Ben-Hatira (born 18 July 1988) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Regionalliga club Hertha BSC II. Between 2012 and 2016 he made 12 appearances for the Tunisia national team scoring one ...

scored for Hertha, while

Nicolai Müller Nicolai Müller (born 25 September 1987) is a former German professional footballer who currently coaches Bulls FC Academy in the NSW NPL League One. Club career Early career Müller began his career with TSV Wernfeld aged 11. In 1998, he ...

scored for Mainz. Hertha BSC finished September in fifth place. Hertha started October with matchday eight against

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

on 4 October. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Ronny scored for Hertha and

Christian Schulz Christian Schulz (born 1 April 1983) is a German former professional Association football, footballer and current manager who played as a centre back or left-back. He is currently the interim manager of Hannover 96. Club career Schulz joined ...

scored for Hannover. Hertha finished the matchday in sixth place. Hertha faced

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

on matchday nine on 19 October. Hertha won 1–0 with a goal from Adrián Ramos. Hertha finished the matchday in fourth place. Hertha finished October against

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

on matchday 10 on 26 October. Bayern won 3–2. Ramos and Änis Ben-Hatira scored for Hertha.

Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian association football, football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a for ...

(2) and

Mario Götze Mario Götze (; born 3 June 1992) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays for club Eintracht Frankfurt. Although his favoured position is that of an attacking or central midfielder, he has also played as a Winger (f ...

scored for Bayern. Hertha finished October in fifth place. Hertha started November against

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

on matchday 11 on 2 November, where Schalke won 2–0 through goals from

Ádám Szalai Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Germany, signing in 2004 with VfB Stuttgart and going on to represent Mainz 05, Schalke 04, 1899 H ...

and Julian Draxler. Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place. Hertha faced

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern for ...

on matchday 12 on 9 November. Hertha won 3–2. Ben-Hatira and Ramos (2) scored for Hertha

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scored two goals for Hoffenheim. Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place. Hertha faced

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

on matchday 13 on 23 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from

Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, B ...

. Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place. Hertha finished November against

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

on matchday 14 on 30 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw. Hertha finished November in seventh place. Hertha started December against

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

on matchday 15 on 8 December. Hertha won 2–0 with goals from Adrián Ramos and

. Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place. Hertha faced

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

on matchday 16 on 13 December. Hertha won 3–2. Ramos (2) and Ronny scored for Hertha, while

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and

Aaron Hunt Aaron Hunt (born 4 September 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career at Werder Bremen, making his first-team debut at the age of 18. In the Bundesliga, he also represe ...

scored for Bremen. Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place. Hertha finished December with matchday 17 against

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

on 21 December, winning 2–1. Ramos and Sami Allagui scored for Hertha.

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scored for Borussia Dortmund. Hertha finished December in sixth place. Hertha returned to competitive action with matchday 18 against

. Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 with a goal from Alexander Meier. Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place.

Bundesliga fixtures and results

Legend

League fixtures & results

League table

Results summary

DFB–Pokal

DFB–Pokal review

The draw for the first round of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

occurred on 15 June. Hertha was drawn against

VfR Neumünster VfR Neumünster is a German association football club based in Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein. The club was established on 3 March 1910 as FV Neumünster by members of FC Germania 1907 Neumünster and FC Viktoria 1909 Neumünster. In 1924, FV w ...

. The match took place on 4 August and Hertha BSC won 3–2 in

extra time Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...

(2) and Sami Allagui scored for Hertha. Harrer and Kramer scored for Neumünster. The draw for the second round of the DFB-Pokal occurred on 10 August. Hertha were drawn against

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

. The match took place on 25 September, where Kaiserslautern won 3–1, eliminating Hertha from the competition. Peter Niemeyer scored for Hertha, while Mohammadou Idrissou,

Karim Matmour Karim Matmour (; born 25 June 1985) is a former Algerian professional footballer who played as a winger. During his career, Matmour played for SC Freiburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Al-Arabi, Hudder ...

and

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scored for Kaiserslautern.

DFB–Pokal results

Legend

DFB–Pokal results

Player information

Squad

Squad statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

, - , colspan="10", ''Players who left the club during the 2013-14 season'' , -

Minutes played

Discipline

Notes

*1.Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time. *2.Hertha BSC's goals first.

References

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