2017–18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2017–18 football season
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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.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| President | Helmut Hack | |||
| Stadium | Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 15th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round 2 | |||
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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.
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Transfers
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Matches
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 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 for 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Matches
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 20 September 2017 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 |
| 24 September 2017 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 |
| 29 September 2017 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 |
| 15 October 2017 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 |
| 21 October 2017 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
| 13 August 2017 R1 | SV Morlautern | 0–5 | SpVgg Fürth | Pirmasens[note 1] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Robert Kempter |
| 24 October 2017 R2 | SpVgg Fürth | 1–3 | FC Ingolstadt | Fürth |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 4,925 Referee:  Harm Osmers |
- The match took place at the Sportpark Husterhöhe in Pirmasens instead of SV Morlautern's home stadium.