# 2017–18 SV Meppen season

The 2017–18 SV Meppen season is the 106th season in the football club's history and 1st season in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football, having been promoted from the Regionalliga Nord in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, SV Meppen also participated in this season's edition of the Lower Saxony Cup, the regional cup for teams in Lower Saxony. Meppen play their matches at the Hänsch-Arena, located in Meppen, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 23 January 2018
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 | NED | Jeroen Gies |
| 3 | DF | GER | Janik Jesgarzewski |
| 4 | MF | NED | Menno Heerkes |
| 5 | DF | SVN | Jovan Vidović |
| 6 | DF | GER | Dennis Geiger |
| 7 | MF | USA | Devann Yao |
| 8 | MF | GER | Thilo Leugers |
| 9 | FW | GER | Nico Granatowski |
| 10 | MF | GER | Martin Wagner |
| 11 | MF | GER | Thorben Deters |
| 14 | FW | GER | Leon Demaj |
| 15 | MF | GER | Markus Ballmert |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | GER | Max Kremer |
| 18 | FW | KOS | Haris Hyseni |
| 20 | MF | GER | Marius Kleinsorge |
| 21 | MF | GER | Jens Robben |
| 22 | MF | GER | Steffen Puttkammer |
| 23 | FW | GER | Luka Tankulić |
| 25 | MF | GER | Patrick Posipal |
| 27 | DF | GER | David Vržogić |
| 30 | FW | GER | Benjamin Girth |
| 31 | DF | GER | Marcel Gebers |
| 32 | GK | GER | Erik Domaschke |
| 37 | DF | GER | Fabian Senninger |
| — | MF | GER | Mike-Steven Bähre (on loan from Hannover 96) |
The club played eleven consecutive seasons in the 2. Bundesliga from 1988 to 1998. In 404 games there, the team scored 495 goals, with a record of 124 wins, 139 draws, and 141 losses.

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 3. Liga | 22 July 2017 | 12 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 037.50 |
| Lower Saxony Cup | 19 July 2017 | 19 July 2017 | Qualification round | Qualification round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 036.00 |
Last updated: 10 February 2018 Source: Competitions

### 3. Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Würzburger Kickers | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 61 |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 60 |
| 7 | SV Meppen | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 58 |
| 8 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 54 |
| 9 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 54 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 February 2018. Source: kicker

#### 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 9 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |