The 2013–14
Hertha BSC season was the 121st season in club history.
Background
Hertha won the
2012–13 2. Bundesliga,
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.
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For the season, Hertha signed ]Hajime Hosogai
is a Japanese professional footballer. He is a flexible player, able to play in his natural role as defender, defensive midfielder, and plays for Thespakusatsu Gunma, and the Japan national team.
Club career
Hosogai was amongst the most prom ...
,[ Alexander Baumjohann,][ Sebastian Langkamp, and][ Johannes van den Bergh.][ Hertha also brought in on loan ]Per Ciljan Skjelbred
Per Ciljan Skjelbred (born 16 June 1987) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Rosenborg. He has previously played for Hertha Berlin and Hamburger SV, and has been capped 43 times playing for Norway, but as of 2017, ...
and Tolga Ciğerci.[ ]Alfredo Morales
Alfredo Morales (born May 12, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, Morales represented the United States national team.
Club career
Morales t ...
,[ Marvin Knoll,][ Shervin Radjabali-Fardi,][ Daniel Beichler,][ ]Marco Djuricin
Marco Djuricin ( sh, Marko Đuričin, sr-cyr, Марко Ђуричин; born 12 December 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rijeka. He came to prominence in his native Austria with Sturm Graz, scoring 24 g ...
,[ Roman Hubník][ all departed Hertha, while Felix Bastians 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. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
campaign against Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
on 10 August.[ Hertha BSC won 6–1.][ Adrián Ramos, John Brooks, ]Sami Allagui
Sami Allagui (born 28 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in Germany. At international level, he represented the Tunisia national team.
Club career
Allagui was awarded a three-year ...
and Ronny
Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ryan. It may refer to:
* Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo
* Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva P ...
scored for Hertha;[ Ramos and Allagui scored two goals each.][ Alexander Meier scored for Eintracht.][ Hertha finished the matchday in first place.][ with the match ending in a 2–2 draw.][ Allagui and Ronny scored for Hertha,][ while Josip Drmić and ]Hiroshi Kiyotake
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Japanese club Cerezo Osaka and the Japan national team. He played for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Club career
In the summer of 2012, Kiyotake s ...
scored for Nürnberg.[ Hertha finished the matchday in sixth place.]Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...
on matchday three, on 24 August,[ where Hertha won 1–0 through a Ramos goal.][ Hertha finished the matchday in fifth place.]VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or 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 W ...
,[ 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, he played for German Bundesliga clubs such as Hamburger SV, VfL Wolf ...
and Diego
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''.
...
goals for Wolfsburg.[ Hertha ended August in sixth place.]VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...
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 ...
.[ Hertha finished the matchday in eighth place.]SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German 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. Bund ...
on matchday six on 22 September;[ the match ended in a 1–1 draw.][ ]Per Ciljan Skjelbred
Per Ciljan Skjelbred (born 16 June 1987) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Rosenborg. He has previously played for Hertha Berlin and Hamburger SV, and has been capped 43 times playing for Norway, but as of 2017, ...
scored for Hertha while Admir Mehmedi
Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a second striker or centre forward for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. He represented the Switzerland national team.
Early life
Mehmedi was born in Gostivar, North ...
scored for Freiburg.[ Hertha finished the matchday in 10th place.]Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...
on matchday seven on 28 September;[ Hertha BSC won 3–1.][ Sami Allagui (2) and Änis Ben-Hatira scored for Hertha,][ while Nicolai Müller scored for Mainz.][ Hertha BSC finished September in fifth place.][ 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 footballer who played as a centre back or left-back.
Club career
Schulz joined Werder Bremen in 1995 at the age of twelve and stepped up to the reserve side, playing in the ...
scored for Hannover.[ Hertha finished the matchday in sixth place.][ Hertha won 1–0 with a goal from Adrián Ramos.][ Hertha finished the matchday in fourth place.][ Bayern won 3–2.][ Ramos and Änis Ben-Hatira scored for Hertha.][ ]Mario Mandžukić
Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian football coach and a former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a forward and became known for his aggressiveness, defensive contribution ...
(2) and Mario Götze
Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team. Although his favoured position is that of a playmaker, Götze has also played as a false ni ...
scored for Bayern.[ Hertha finished October in fifth place.]Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...
on matchday 11 on 2 November,[ where Schalke won 2–0 through goals from Ádám Szalai and ]Julian Draxler
Julian Draxler (born 20 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and the Germany national team. Draxler is known ...
.[ Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place.]1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg.
Originally founded in 189 ...
on matchday 12 on 9 November.[ Hertha won 3–2.][ Ben-Hatira and Ramos (2) scored for Hertha][ ]Sejad Salihović
Sejad Salihović (; born 8 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim II. He spent most of his career playing for 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga. He also played for Hertha BSC, Beijing Renhe, St. ...
scored two goals for Hoffenheim.[ Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place.]Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...
on matchday 13 on 23 November.[ Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Stefan Kießling.][ Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place.]FC Augsburg
Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as ...
on matchday 14 on 30 November.[
The match ended in a 0–0 draw.][ Hertha finished November in seventh place.][ Hertha won 2–0 with goals from Adrián Ramos and Tolga Ciğerci.][ Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place.]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, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...
on matchday 16 on 13 December.[ Hertha won 3–2.][ Ramos (2) and Ronny scored for Hertha,][ while ]Nils Petersen
Nils Petersen (; born 6 December 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team. He appeared in the 2016 Summer Olympics and remains the first and only German footb ...
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 repres ...
scored for Bremen.[ Hertha finished the matchday in seventh place.]Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...
on 21 December,[ winning 2–1.][ Ramos and Sami Allagui scored for Hertha.][ ]Marco Reus
Marco Reus (; born 31 May 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward. He captains Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and plays for the Germany national team.
Reus spent his youth career at Borussia ...
scored for Borussia Dortmund.[ Hertha finished December in sixth place.]Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
.[ 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 ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...
occurred on 15 June.[ The match took place on 4 August and Hertha BSC won 3–2 in extra time.][ Änis Ben-Hatira (2) and ]Sami Allagui
Sami Allagui (born 28 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in Germany. At international level, he represented the Tunisia national team.
Club career
Allagui was awarded a three-year ...
scored for Hertha.[ Harrer and Kramer scored for Neumünster.][ The draw for the second round of the DFB-Pokal occurred on 10 August.]1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...
.[ 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
Mohamadou Idrissou (born 8 March 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
On the last day of the summer transfer window 2011, Idrissou moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Havin ...
, Karim Matmour
Karim Matmour ( ar, كريم مطمور; born 25 June 1985) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
During his playing time career, Matmour played for SC Freiburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintrac ...
and Olivier Occéan scored for Kaiserslautern.[
]
DFB–Pokal results
Legend
DFB–Pokal results
Player information
Squad
Squad statistics
Squad, appearances and goals
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, colspan="10", ''Players who left the club during the 2013-14 season''
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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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