# 2016–17 Eintracht Braunschweig season

The 2016–17 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 123rd season in the club's football history. In 2016–17 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football.

## Review and events

The 2016–17 season of Eintracht Braunschweig began on 27 June 2016 with their first training session. For this season, the club wore a special anniversary crest, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the club's 1966–67 Bundesliga title.
The draw for the first round of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal happened on 18 June and paired Braunschweig with fellow 2. Bundesliga team Würzburger Kickers.
On 20 July 2016, the team headed for a nine-day-long pre-season training camp in Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate.
On 15 January 2017, the team headed for a week-long winter training camp in Mijas, Province of Málaga, Spain.

## Matches and results
### Legend

Win  Tie  Loss

### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 69 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Hannover 96 (P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 67 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 60 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 50 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Bundesliga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Squad
### Current squad

As of 31 January 2017
Squad Season 2016–17 :
| No. | Player | Birthday | at BTSV since | previous club | League matches | League goals | Cup matches | Cup goals | Play-off matches | Play-off goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marcel Engelhardt | 5 Apr 1993 | 2015 | Youth system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jasmin Fejzić | 15 May 1986 | 2015 | VfR Aalen | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saulo Decarli | 4 Feb 1992 | 2014 | Livorno | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Joseph Baffo | 7 Nov 1992 | 2015 | Halmstads BK | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gustav Valsvik | 26 May 1993 | 2016 | Strømsgodset | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | 15 Sep 1991 | 2015 | VfR Aalen | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ken Reichel | 19 Dec 1986 | 2007 | Hamburger SV II | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Maximilian Sauer | 15 May 1994 | 2014 | Youth system | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcel Correia (captain) | 16 May 1989 | 2011 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Michael Schulze | 13 Jan 1989 | 01/17 | Youth system | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Niko Kijewski | 28 Mar 1996 | 2015 | Youth system | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | Quirin Moll | 21 Jan 1991 | 2016 | Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Adam Matuszczyk | 14 Feb 1989 | 2015 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Julius Biada | 3 Nov 1992 | 2016 | Fortuna Köln | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mirko Boland | 23 Apr 1987 | 01/09 | MSV Duisburg II | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Hochscheidt | 4 Oct 1987 | 2013 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Nik Omladič | 21 Aug 1989 | 01/15 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Schönfeld | 21 Jun 1989 | 2015 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Salim Khelifi | 26 Jan 1994 | 01/14 | Lausanne-Sport | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Onel Hernández | 1 Feb 1993 | 2016 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Hendrick Zuck | 21 Jul 1990 | 2014 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Strikers ||||||||||||
| 7 | Domi Kumbela | 20 Apr 1984 | 01/16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Christoffer Nyman | 5 Oct 1992 | 2016 | IFK Norrköping | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Suleiman Abdullahi | 10 Dec 1996 | 2016 | Viking | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Phillip Tietz | 9 Jul 1997 | 01/16 | Youth system | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No longer at the club ||||||||||||
| 18 | Orhan Ademi | 28 Oct 1991 | 2012 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last updated: 31 May 2017 ||||||||||||

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Gustav Valsvik (from Strømsgodset) |
| 6 | MF | GER | Quirin Moll (from Dynamo Dresden) |
| 9 | MF | GER | Julius Biada (from SC Fortuna Köln) |
| 15 | FW | SWE | Christoffer Nyman (from IFK Norrköping) |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Suleiman Abdullahi (from Viking FK) |
| 23 | MF | GER | Onel Hernández (from VfL Wolfsburg II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | BIH | Damir Vrančić (to Hallescher FC) |
| 18 | FW | SUI | Orhan Ademi (to SV Ried) |
| 26 | FW | GER | Julius Düker (to 1. FC Magdeburg) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Dennis Slamar (to FC Carl Zeiss Jena) |
| 31 | MF | GER | Marc Pfitzner (to SV Werder Bremen II) |
| 33 | GK | POL | Rafał Gikiewicz (to SC Freiburg) |
| 36 | DF | GER | Mohammad Baghdadi (to Eintracht Braunschweig II) |
| 38 | MF | GER | Gerrit Holtmann (to 1. FSV Mainz 05) |
| -- | FW | DEN | Mads Dittmer Hvilsom (on loan to Esbjerg fB, previously on loan at SK Brann) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | GER | Michael Schulze (from Eintracht Braunschweig II) |

## Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.
| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Torsten Lieberknecht |
| Assistant manager | Darius Scholtysik |
| Assistant manager/athletic trainer | Jürgen Rische |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexander Kunze |
| Sporting director | Marc Arnold |