# 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.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 September 2017
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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | GER | Maximilian Wittek (from TSV 1860 Munich) |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Richard Magyar (from Hammarby Fotboll) |
| 11 | FW | GER | Philipp Hofmann (from Brentford F.C.) |
| 15 | MF | GER | Sebastian Ernst (from Würzburger Kickers) |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Manuel Torres (from Karlsruher SC) |
| 25 | GK | GER | Timo Königsmann (from Hannover 96) |
| 33 | MF | SVN | Nik Omladič (from Eintracht Braunschweig) |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Mario Maloča (on loan from Lechia Gdańsk) |
| 7 | MF | GER | Levent Ayçiçek (from Werder Bremen) |
| — | FW | USA | Julian Green (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Sebastian Mielitz (to SønderjyskE Fodbold) |
| 5 | DF | GER | Nicolai Rapp (loan return to 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 7 | DF | GER | Niko Gießelmann (to Fortuna Düsseldorf) |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Zlatko Tripić (released) |
| 20 | MF | AUT | Robert Žulj (to 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 33 | FW | KOS | Ilir Azemi (released) |
| 25 | MF | SLE | George Davies (to SKN St. Pölten, previously on loan to Floridsdorfer AC) |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Veton Berisha (to Rapid Wien) |

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal

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