2017–18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2017–18 football season
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2017–18 season
PresidentHelmut Hack
StadiumSportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
2. Bundesliga15th
DFB-PokalRound 2
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The 2017–18 SpVgg Gr. Fürth season is the 115th season in the football club's history and 5th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 29th overall. In addition to the league business, the Kleeblätter also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. They play in their 118th consecutive year in their stadium, Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, while ongoing redevelopment of the main stand is in progress since 2016.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 September 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Marius Funk
2 DF Germany GER Stephen Sama
3 DF Germany GER Maximilian Wittek
4 DF Austria AUT Lukas Gugganig
5 DF Sweden SWE Richard Magyar
7 MF Germany GER Levent Ayçiçek
8 FW United States USA Julian Green
9 FW Germany GER Serdar Dursun
10 MF Albania ALB Jurgen Gjasula
11 FW Germany GER Philipp Hofmann
13 DF Germany GER Marco Caligiuri
14 MF Ivory Coast CIV Mathis Bolly
15 MF Germany GER Sebastian Ernst
16 MF Hungary HUN Ádám Pintér
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Spain ESP Manuel Torres
18 MF Germany GER Benedikt Kirsch
21 DF Germany GER Khaled Narey
22 DF Croatia CRO Mario Maloča
23 MF Turkey TUR Sercan Sararer
24 GK Hungary HUN Balazs Megyeri
25 GK Germany GER Timo Königsmann
29 MF Germany GER Tolcay Cigerci
30 GK Germany GER Sascha Burchert
31 FW Germany GER Daniel Steininger
33 FW Slovenia SVN Nik Omladič
35 DF Germany GER Dominik Schad
39 MF Germany GER David Raum
40 MF Germany GER Patrick Sontheimer

Transfers

Summer

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Germany GER Maximilian Wittek (from TSV 1860 Munich)[2]
5 DF Sweden SWE Richard Magyar (from Hammarby Fotboll)[3]
11 FW Germany GER Philipp Hofmann (from Brentford F.C.)[4]
15 MF Germany GER Sebastian Ernst (from Würzburger Kickers)[5]
17 MF Spain ESP Manuel Torres (from Karlsruher SC)[6]
25 GK Germany GER Timo Königsmann (from Hannover 96)[3]
33 MF Slovenia SVN Nik Omladič (from Eintracht Braunschweig)[7]
22 DF Croatia CRO Mario Maloča (on loan from Lechia Gdańsk)[8]
7 MF Germany GER Levent Ayçiçek (from Werder Bremen)
FW United States USA Julian Green (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)

Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Sebastian Mielitz (to SønderjyskE Fodbold)[9]
5 DF Germany GER Nicolai Rapp (loan return to 1899 Hoffenheim)[10]
7 DF Germany GER Niko Gießelmann (to Fortuna Düsseldorf)[11]
17 MF Norway NOR Zlatko Tripić (released)[12]
20 MF Austria AUT Robert Žulj (to 1899 Hoffenheim)[13]
33 FW Kosovo KOS Ilir Azemi (released)[12]
25 MF Sierra Leone SLE George Davies (to SKN St. Pölten, previously on loan to Floridsdorfer AC)[14]
19 FW Norway NOR Veton Berisha (to Rapid Wien)

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

SpVgg Ansbach v SpVgg Fürth
24 June 2017 SpVgg Ansbach 5–2 SpVgg Fürth Ansbach
16:00 Kroiß 6', 49', Landshuter 17', Hammeter 75', 82' report Hofmann 39', Serdar Dursun 51' Stadium: Xaver-Bertsch-Sportpark
Attendance: 800
Referee: unknown
SpVgg Fürth v VfR Aalen
25 June 2017 SpVgg Fürth 1–2 VfR Aalen Veitsbronn
16:00 Hofmann 12' report Trianni 22', Wegkamp 82' Stadium: Sportplatz Hamesbuck
Attendance: 500
Referee: unknown
SpVgg Fürth v FSV Zwickau
29 June 2017 SpVgg Fürth 3–0 FSV Zwickau Fürth
18:00 Berisha 15', Narey 32', Cigerci 78' report Stadium: Training ground SpVgg Fürth
Attendance: 0
Referee: unknown
SpVgg Fürth v Viktoria Plzen
11 July 2017 SpVgg Fürth 5–1 Viktoria Plzen Westendorf Austria
18:00 Serdar Dursun 14', 17', 50', Omladic 40', Ernst 60' report Kopic 58' Stadium: Waldstadion Westendorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: unknown
ASV Zirndorf v SpVgg Fürth
14 July 2017 ASV Zirndorf 0–9 SpVgg Fürth Zirndorf
18:30 Serdar Dursun 2', 7', 59', 72' (83), Ernst 64', 65', Sontheimer 10', Scheuchenpflug 84' report Stadium: Sportplatz Zirndorf
Attendance: 1000
Referee: unknown
SpVgg Fürth v FSV Mainz 05
20 July 2017 SpVgg Fürth 0–0 FSV Mainz 05 Heimstetten
18:00 report Stadium: Sportpark Heimstetten
Attendance: 1000
Referee: unknown

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
13 1. FC Heidenheim 34 11 9 14 50 56 −6 42
14 Dynamo Dresden 34 11 8 15 42 52 −10 41
15 Greuther Fürth 34 10 10 14 37 48 −11 40
16 Erzgebirge Aue (O) 34 10 10 14 35 49 −14 40 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Eintracht Braunschweig (R) 34 8 15 11 37 43 −6 39 Relegation to 3. Liga
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Matches

SV Darmstadt 98 v Greuther Fürth
29 July 2017 1 SV Darmstadt 98 1–0 Greuther Fürth Darmstadt
15:30 Sulu 56' report Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Sören Storks
Greuther Fürth v Arminia Bielefeld
6 August 2017 2 Greuther Fürth 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld Fürth
15:30 Omladic 72' report Staude 38'
Klos 44'
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 9,070
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
Holstein Kiel v Greuther Fürth
20 August 2017 3 Holstein Kiel 3–1 Greuther Fürth Kiel
13:30 Ducksch 20'
Schmidt 32'
Drexler 76'
report Gjasula 12' Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Greuther Fürth v FC Ingolstadt
25 August 2017 4 Greuther Fürth 0–1 FC Ingolstadt Fürth
18:30 report Kittel 55' Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 8,655
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Dynamo Dresden v Greuther Fürth
8 September 2017 5 Dynamo Dresden 1–1 Greuther Fürth Dresden
18:30 Heise 36' report Hofmann 82' Stadium: DDV-Stadion
Attendance: 28,016
Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)
Greuther Fürth v Fortuna Düsseldorf
17 September 2017 6 Greuther Fürth 3–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Fürth
13:30 Dursun 35' 63'
Caligiuri 44'
report Gießelmann 62' Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Martin Petersen
Eintracht Braunschweig v Greuther Fürth
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 7 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–0 Greuther Fürth Braunschweig
18:30 Nyman 22'
Baffo 28'
Kumbela 79'
Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 18,785
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
Greuther Fürth v 1. FC Nürnberg
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 8 Greuther Fürth 1–3 1. FC Nürnberg Fürth
13:30 Gjasula 79' (pen.) Report Ishak 9'
Teuchert 58'
Behrens 90+3'
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Felix Zwayer
1. FC Kaiserslautern v Greuther Fürth
29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) 9 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Greuther Fürth Kaiserslautern
18:30 Andersson 71', 74', 80' Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 19,179
Referee: Sören Storks
Greuther Fürth v Erzgebirge Aue
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 10 Greuther Fürth 2–1 Erzgebirge Aue Fürth
13:30 Narey 40'
Steininger 87'
Report Bunjaku 78' Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 9,510
Referee: René Rohde
1. FC Union Berlin v Greuther Fürth
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 11 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 Greuther Fürth Berlin
13:00 Kurzweg 3'
Gogia 41'
Hedlund 76'
Report Wittek 57' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,344
Referee: Martin Petersen

DFB-Pokal

SV Morlautern v SpVgg Fürth
13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) R1 SV Morlautern 0–5 SpVgg Fürth Pirmasens[note 1]
15:30 Report
Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Robert Kempter
SpVgg Fürth v FC Ingolstadt
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) R2 SpVgg Fürth 1–3 FC Ingolstadt Fürth
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 4,925
Referee: Germany Harm Osmers
  1. ^ The match took place at the Sportpark Husterhöhe in Pirmasens instead of SV Morlautern's home stadium.

References

  1. ^ "Der aktuelle Spielerkader der Profimannschaft" (in German). SpVgg Gr. Fürth. Archived from the original on 2015-11-13. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Auch Ernst und Wittek schließen sich Fürth an" [Also Ernst and Wittek join Fürth] (in German). kicker. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Zwei Neuzugänge: Fürth bastelt an der Zukunft" [Two new additions: Fürth is working on the future] (in German). kicker. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ ""Gardemaß": Fürth holt Sturmtank Hofmann" ["Gardemaß": Fürth gets Sturmtank Hofmann] (in German). kicker. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Auch Ernst schließt sich Greuther Fürth an" [Ernst also joined forces with Greuther Fürth] (in German). kicker. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ^ ""Viel Dynamik": Fürth holt Torres" ["A lot of dynamism": Fürth gets Torres] (in German). kicker. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ ""Richtig gutes Gefühl": Omladic landet in Fürth" ["Really good feeling": Omladic lands in Fürth] (in German). kicker. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Fürth leiht Maloca aus" [Furth lends Maloca] (in German). kicker. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mielitz wechselt zu SönderjyskE nach Dänemark" [Mielitz moves to SönderjyskE to Denmark] (in German). kicker. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Hoffenheims Rapp hat für Aue den "optimalen Mix"" [Hoffenheims Rapp has for "Aue" the "optimal mix"] (in German). kicker. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Gießelmann wechselt von Fürth nach Düsseldorf" [Gießelmann moves from Fürth to Düsseldorf] (in German). kicker. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Fürth: Azemi, Tripic und Mielitz müssen gehen" [Fürth: Azemi, Tripic and Mielitz have to leave] (in German). kicker. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Hoffenheim verpflichtet Zulj aus Fürth" [Hoffenheim commits to Zulj from Fürth] (in German). kicker. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Davies heuert in St. Pölten an" [Davies hires in St. Pölten] (in German). kicker. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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