The 2023–24 TSV 1860 Munich season was the club's sixth consecutive season in the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

. 1860 Munich won promotion to the 3. Liga after winning their

Regionalliga A (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous Sports governing body, sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues. The term is often associated with the Germa ...

playoff against

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

. 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 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 ...

. 1860 Munixch's first match was a 5–1 win against 1. FC Stockheim in the

Bavarian Cup The Bavarian Cup (), was created in 1998 and functions as a qualifying competition to the German Cup. It is one of the 21 regional cups in Germany. It is one of three regional associations who are permitted to send two amateur teams to the DFB C ...

on 2 August 2023 and their first league match was a 2–0 win against

Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of ove ...

three days later.

Season events

Pre-season

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

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n clubs

SV Ried SV Ried, commonly known as SV Guntamatic Ried for sponsorship reasons, is an Austrian association football club based in Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria. The team plays its home matches at Josko Arena, a stadium with a capacity of 7,680. The t ...

and

LASK Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (), or Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundes ...

. 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 FC Memmingen is a German association football club based in Memmingen, Bavaria. History The team was formed on 30 May 1907 as the football department of the gymnastics club Memminger Turnvereins 1859 and became independent in the fall of that ...

4–0 to win their first pre–season match. On 21 July 2023, Jesper Verlaat was named the new

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

of the club.

Marco Hiller Marco Hiller (born 20 February 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1860 Munich. Club career Hiller began his youth career in 2003 at FC Grün-Weiß Gröbenzell, before moving to 1860 Munich's youth academy in ...

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, and

Albion Vrenezi Albion Vrenezi (born 4 October 1993) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for German club Viktoria Köln. Career In summer 2017, Vrenezi transferred from FC Augsburg II to SSV Jahn Regensburg. He made his professional ...

were named vice–captains of the club. On 22 July 2023, 1860 Munich first faced 1. FC Nürnberg then they faced

SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league ...

. In the first game, Nürnberg defeated 1860 Munich 3–0. In the second game, 1860 Munich lost 1–0 to Unterhaching.

Michael Glück Michael Harald Glück (born 13 June 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for German side VfB Stuttgart II. He has also played for 1860 Munich II and Hessen Kassel. Career Glück played for the youth sections of ...

and Daniel Winkler were injured during pre–season. 1860 Munich responded by signing central defender

Leroy Kwadwo Leroy Kwadwo (born 15 August 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 1860 Munich. Early and personal life Kwadwo was born in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. His father Osam is from Ghana but emigrated to ...

. On 29 July 2023, 1860 Munich 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 ...

and

. 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

. 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 Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

. On5 August 2023, 1860 Munich defeated Waldhof Mannheim 2–0 with an

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from Jan-Christoph Bartels and a goal from Fynn Lakenmacher. Kaan Kurt,

, 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 VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, in the country's north. It is most known for reaching the semifinals of the German Cup in the 2003/2004 season. They played in the 2. Bundesliga from 199 ...

. 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 Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a Football in Germany, German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. It is Ger ...

. SV Sandhausen's goalscorers were Lion Schuster, Christoph Ehlich, and

Sebastian Stolze Sebastian Stolze (born 29 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Jahn Regensburg. Club career During the 2017–18 season, he was loaned out from VfL Wolfsburg. After his loan ended, he signed a three-year ...

. 1860 Munich finished matchday four in sixth place.

September

1860 Munich started September with a match against

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

, which took place on 2 September 2023 at

Grünwalder Stadion Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße (also known as ''Grünwalder Stadion'' and ''Sechzger Stadion'') is a football stadium in Munich, Germany. It was built in 1911 and was the home ground for 1860 Munich until 1995. Local rival Bay ...

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. Joël Zwarts scored for 1860 Munich. Marcel Bär, who transferred away from 1860 Munich during the summer, and

Maximilian Thiel Maximilian "Maxi" Thiel (born 3 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger. Club career Wacker Burghausen A product of the Wacker Burghausen youth academy, Thiel made his professional debut in Augu ...

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 Fußballclub Ingolstadt 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolsta ...

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 Hallescher FC, formerly known as Hallescher FC Chemie, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth highest l ...

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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

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. 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 SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separat ...

. The match took place on 3 October 2023 at

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Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

. SSV Ulm 1846 won 1–0 with a goal from Bastian Allgeier. 1860 Munich and

Preußen Münster Preußen or Preussen is the German word for Prussia. It also refers to: Ships * Preußen (ship), ''Preußen'' (ship), windjammer built in 1902 * SMS Preußen (1873), SMS ''Preußen'' (1873), armored frigate * SMS Preußen (1903), SMS ''Preußen ...

finished matchday nine tied for 11th place. 1860 Munich's next match happened against

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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

on 15 October 2023 at

Preußenstadion Preußenstadion, currently known as LVM-Preußenstadion for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium in Münster, Germany. It is used as the stadium of SC Preußen Münster, Preußen Münster matches. The capacity of the stadium is 14,300 spec ...

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. 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

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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 Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victo ...

. Morris Schröter scored for 1860 Munich and Luca Marseiler and

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scored for Viktoria Köln.

, 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

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 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 Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund, currently playing in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure. The team won the Regionalliga West in 2009 and became the second ...

. The match took place at

Stadion Rote Erde Stadion Rote Erde (; ''Red Earth Stadium'') is a 25,000 capacity (3,000 seated) football (soccer), football and sport of athletics, athletics stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as the home stadium to Borussia Dortmund II and s ...

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. 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.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Transfers

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

3. Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Bavarian Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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