# 2017–18 FC Erzgebirge Aue season

The 2017–18 FC Erzgebirge Aue season is the 72nd season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 30 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 | GER | Martin Männel (captain) |
| 3 | DF | GER | Sebastian Hertner |
| 4 | DF | GER | Fabian Kalig |
| 5 | MF | GER | Clemens Fandrich |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Mirnes Pepić |
| 8 | FW | GER | Nicky Adler |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Dimitrij Nazarov |
| 14 | FW | GER | Pascal Köpke |
| 15 | DF | GER | Dennis Kempe |
| 16 | MF | BIH | Mario Kvesić |
| 17 | MF | GER | Philipp Riese |
| 18 | MF | GER | Nicolai Rapp |
| 19 | MF | GER | Cebio Soukou |
| 20 | DF | GER | Calogero Rizzuto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | GER | Malcolm Cacutalua |
| 22 | FW | COD | Ridge Munsy |
| 23 | FW | GER | Sören Bertram |
| 24 | MF | GER | John-Patrick Strauß |
| 25 | MF | AUT | Dominik Wydra |
| 26 | GK | GER | Robert Jendrusch |
| 27 | DF | GER | Sascha Härtel |
| 28 | FW | GER | Vincent Michl |
| 29 | MF | GER | Tommy Käßemodel |
| 33 | MF | GER | Christian Tiffert |
| 34 | GK | GER | Daniel Haas |
| 37 | DF | GER | Moise Ngwisani |
| 40 | FW | KOS | Albert Bunjaku |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 18 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 35 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2018. Source:

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | 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 |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Martin Männel | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Sebastian Hertner | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Fabian Kalig | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | GER | Clemens Fandrich | 31 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Mirnes Pepić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | GER | Nicky Adler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | GER | Arianit Ferati | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Dimitrij Nazarov | 31 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | CUW | Michaël Maria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | GER | Pascal Köpke | 35 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Dennis Kempe | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | BIH | Mario Kvesic | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Philipp Riese | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | GER | Nicolai Rapp | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BEN | Cebio Soukou | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | GER | Calogero Rizzuto | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Malcolm Cacutalua | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | GER | Fabio Kaufmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | COD | Ridge Munsy | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Sören Bertram | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | PHI | John-Patrick Strauß | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUT | Dominik Wydra | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | GER | Robert Jendrusch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Sascha Härtel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | GER | Vincent Michl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | GER | Tommy Käßemodel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | GER | Christian Tiffert | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | GER | Daniel Haas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | COD | Moise Ngwisani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | KOS | Albert Bunjaku | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: