2017–18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

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.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

2017–18 season
President	Helmut Hack
Stadium	Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
2. Bundesliga	15th
DFB-Pokal	Round 2
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

Squad information

As of 1 September 2017^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Marius Funk 2 DF  GER Stephen Sama 3 DF  GER Maximilian Wittek 4 DF  AUT Lukas Gugganig 5 DF  SWE Richard Magyar 7 MF  GER Levent Ayçiçek 8 FW  USA Julian Green 9 FW  GER Serdar Dursun 10 MF  ALB Jurgen Gjasula 11 FW  GER Philipp Hofmann 13 DF  GER Marco Caligiuri 14 MF  CIV Mathis Bolly 15 MF  GER Sebastian Ernst 16 MF  HUN Ádám Pintér

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ESP Manuel Torres 18 MF  GER Benedikt Kirsch 21 DF  GER Khaled Narey 22 DF  CRO Mario Maloča 23 MF  TUR Sercan Sararer 24 GK  HUN Balazs Megyeri 25 GK  GER Timo Königsmann 29 MF  GER Tolcay Cigerci 30 GK  GER Sascha Burchert 31 FW  GER Daniel Steininger 33 FW  SVN Nik Omladič 35 DF  GER Dominik Schad 39 MF  GER David Raum 40 MF  GER Patrick Sontheimer

Transfers

Summer

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

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

Main article: 2017–18 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Hofmann 16', 18' Raum 58' Dursun 85' Ernst 86'	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	Raum 46' Ayçiçek  72'	Report	Sekine  27' Cohen 48' (pen.)  51' Morales  71' 87' Gaus  73' Lex 83'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Harm Osmers

1. The match took place at the Sportpark Husterhöhe in Pirmasens instead of SV Morlautern's home stadium.