# 2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season

The 2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season is the 111th season in the club's football history. In 2017–18, the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's first season back in this league, having won promotion from the 3. Liga in 2016–17 after a play-off victory over TSV 1860 Munich.
The club also took part in the 2017–18 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but was eliminated in the second round.

## Events

SSV Jahn Regensburg won promotion after beating TSV 1860 Munich in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs. The contract of the manager Heiko Herrlich was only valid for the 3. Liga and despite a verbal agreement to continue as manager, Herrlich decided to join Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen instead. On 26 June 2017, Achim Beierlorzer took over as new manager.
In June 2017, the Global Sports Invest AG with CEO Philipp Schober bought 90% of the shares of the SSV Jahn Regensburg GmbH & Co KGaA (the owner of the professional football team) from Bauteam Tretzel, a construction company which is involved in the corruption affair in Regensburg. The management of the club claimed not to be involved in the corruption affair concerning campaign donations for mayor Joachim Wolbergs.
Regensburg did not start well in the season. They lost the first league match to a player's blunder in injury time and also lost the second match. In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, they reached the next round with a victory over fellow league side SV Darmstadt 98. The week after, Regensburg won the first three points in the league in an away match against FC Ingolstadt 04. With only six points from the next eight league matches, Regensburg dropped to the 15th place, the lowest place in the table without relegation. They ware also eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal by fellow league side 1. FC Heidenheim. But the next league matches against the lower placed teams 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SpVgg Greuther Fürth could be won and the Jahn collected ten points until the winter break which earned them a secured spot in the middle of the table.
In September 2017, Bauteam Tretzel withdrew from their contract with the Global Sports Invest and transferred 62% of the shares of the SSV Jahn Regensburg GmbH & Co KGaA to SSV Jahn Regensburg (the club). Finally, the club could acquire all the shares in October 2017.
After the winter break, Regensburg was in a good form and could eventually climb to the fourth place in the table, only two points behind the third place which would qualify them to the promotion play-offs. Nevertheless, they were only nine points ahead of the 16th place which would send them to the relegation play-offs, so they could still not be sure that they avoided relegation. With the 3–1 victory over FC St. Pauli on the 31st matchday, they finally managed to avoid relegation and still had a chance at the promotion play-offs. But they only won one point from the last three matches and finished the league in fifth place. This was the first time that Jahn Regensburg could avoid relegation from the 2. Bundesliga and a great success for the team.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| 23 | FW | Sargis Adamyan | 24 | No | TSV Steinbach | | Summer | 30 June 2019 | |
| 22 | FW | Sebastian Stolze | 22 | Yes | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A |
| 21 | FW | Jonas Nietfeld | 23 | Yes | FSV Zwickau | | Summer | 30 June 2019 | |
| 20 | FW | Albion Vrenezi | 23 | No | FC Augsburg II | | Summer | 30 June 2019 | |
| 5 | DF | Benedikt Gimber | 20 | Yes | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A |
| 4 | DF | Asger Sørensen | 20 | Yes | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A |
| 29 | FW | Joshua Mees | 21 | Yes | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A |
| 33 | GK | André Weis | 27 | Yes | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A |
| 11 | FW | Sebastian Freis | 32 | Yes | Free agent | | Summer | 30 June 2019 | N/A |
| 25 | FW | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | 27 | Yes | Sportfreunde Lotte | | Winter | 30 June 2020 | |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| 25 | MF | Erik Thommy | 22 | Yes | FC Augsburg | Loan ended | Summer | N/A |
| 4 | DF | Thomas Paulus | 35 | Yes | | Retirement | Summer | N/A |
| 32 | MF | Michael Faber | 22 | Yes | DJK Vilzing | Free transfer | Summer | None |
| 20 | MF | Kolja Pusch | 24 | Yes | 1. FC Heidenheim | Free transfer | Summer | None |
| 33 | DF | Robin Urban | 23 | Yes | Rot-Weiss Essen | Free transfer | Summer | None |
| 21 | MF | Daniel Schöpf | 27 | Yes | | Free transfer | Summer | None |
| 24 | MF | André Luge | 26 | Yes | FC Augsburg | Free transfer | Summer | None |
| 5 | DF | Ali Odabas | 23 | No | FSV Zwickau | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 34 | FW | Haris Hyseni | 24 | Yes | SV Meppen | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 11 | FW | Markus Ziereis | 24 | Yes | TSV 1860 Munich | | Summer | N/A |
| 19 | FW | Patrik Džalto | 20 | Yes | TuS Koblenz | | Winter | N/A |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Res. | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Res. | Att. | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Opponent | Ref. |
| 30 June 2017 | 18:00 | Sportplatz SV Töging | Töging | FC Augsburg II | 2–0 | 1,000 | Adamyan 29' Grüttner 70' | | |
| 2 July 2017 | 17:00 | | Gülchsheim | 1. FC Schweinfurt | 1–4 | | Nietfeld 83' | Jabiri 16', 17' Krautschneider 44' Kracun 76' | |
| 7 July 2017 | 17:00 | Kaulbachweg | Regensburg | SV Ried | 1–4 | 512 | Hoffmann 18' | Mayer 87' | |
| 9 July 2017 | 11:30 | | Bad Gögging | SpVgg Niederaichbach | 21–1 | 700 | Adamyan 8', 12', 35' Grüttner 18', 22', 31', 42' Nietfeld 39' Stolze 46', 75' Vrenezi 47', 54' Ziereis 48', 55', 65', 79', 90' Džalto 53', 71' Nachreiner 59' Geipl 86' | Wischinski 7' | |
| 15 July 2017 | 14:00 | Stadion an der Further Straße | Cham | VfR Aalen | 2–3 | | Grüttner 4' Hoffmann 67' | Bär 16' Schorr 36' Morys 76' | |
| 21 July 2017 | 17:00 | | Ergolding | Arsenal F.C. Reserves | 5–0 | | Ziereis 15' Vrenezi 29' Mees 51' Hoffmann 54' Hesse 61' | | |
| 22 July 2017 | 15:00 | Donaustadion | Ulm | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | | Adamyan 15' Grüttner 40' | Ji 34' | |
| 29 August 2017 | 18:00 | | Kornburg | TSV Kornburg | 7–1 | | Vrenezi 6', 8', 31' Nietfeld 54' Freis 65' George 68' Saller 82' | Pasko 58' | |
| 30 August 2017 | 19:00 | Stadion am Roten Steg | Bad Kötzting | 1. FC Bad Kötzting | 6–0 | 800 | Grüttner 11' Vrenezi 12' Mees 25' Nietfeld 57' Freis 71' Geipl 79' | | |
| 4 October 2017 | 16:30 | Sportgelände | Tirschenreuth | FSV Zwickau | 2–1 | 250 | Freis 23', 29' | Öztürk 89' | |
| 9 November 2017 | 14:30 | Kaulbachweg | Regensburg | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–0 | 250 | Stolze 75' Hoffmann 79' | | |
| 6 January 2018 | 14:00 | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Platz 8 | Jena | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 | about 300 | Pannewitz 2' (o.g.) Hoffmann 58' Adamyan 87' | Thiele 32' Starke 34' | |
| 9 January 2018 | 14:00 | Kaulbachweg | Regensburg | LASK Linz | 3–3 | about 250 | Al Ghaddioui 32', 38' Stolze 63' (pen.) | Raguž 78', 98' Gartler 81' | |
| 13 January 2018 | 14:00 | Mechatronik Arena | Großaspach | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2–0 | Mees 6' Grüttner 39' | | | |
| 19 January 2018 | 14:00 | Rechte Saalachzeile 58 | Salzburg | FC Liefering | 5–1 | | Vrenezi 3' Nietfeld 53' Al Ghaddioui 60' Freis 65' Stolze 68' | Niangbo 20' | |

## 2. Bundesliga
### 2. Bundesliga fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| MD | Date Kickoff | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Table | Table | Ref. |
| MD | Date Kickoff | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Opponent | Pos. | Pts. | Ref. |
| 1 | 29 July 2017 15:30 | A | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–2 | 17,333 | George 23' | Staude 39' Šporar 90' | 12 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 August 2017 13:30 | H | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | 15,224 (sell-out) | | Möhwald 78' | 15 | 0 | |
| 3 | 20 August 2017 13:30 | A | FC Ingolstadt | 4–2 | 13,000 | Mees 28' George 73', 79' Nietfeld 90+3' | Kittel 52' M. Matip 57' | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | 26 August 2017 13:00 | H | Holstein Kiel | 1–2 | 8,600 | Knoll 43' | Schindler 20' Ducksch 30' | 14 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 September 2017 18:30 | A | 1. FC Heidenheim | 3–1 | 10,500 | Knoll 68' Mees 88' Grüttner 90+4' | Widemann 86' | 13 | 6 | |
| 6 | 17 September 2017 13:30 | H | Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 | 14,831 | | Horvath 48' Aosman 51' | 15 | 6 | |
| 7 | 20 September 2017 18:30 | A | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | 19,380 | | Kujović 48' | 16 | 6 | |
| 8 | 23 September 2017 13:00 | H | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | 8,432 | Grüttner 47' Nietfeld 77' | Baffo 42' | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | 1 October 2017 13:30 | A | SV Sandhausen | 0–2 | 5,502 | | Höler 67', 84' | 14 | 9 | |
| 10 | 15 October 2017 13:30 | H | Union Berlin | 0–2 | 9,791 | | Polter 20' Gogia 57' | 14 | 9 | |
| 11 | 22 October 2017 13:30 | A | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–1 | 7,550 | | Kvesić 59' | 15 | 9 | |
| 12 | 28 October 2017 13:00 | H | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 10,081 | Stolze 10', 49' Knoll 33' | Moritz 14' | 15 | 12 | |
| 13 | 4 November 2017 13:00 | H | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3–2 | 11,100 | Adamyan 20', 44' Magyar 68' (o.g.) | Magyar 32' Caligiuri 47' | 13 | 15 | |
| 14 | 19 November 2017 13:30 | A | FC St. Pauli | 2–2 | 29,546 | Grüttner 21' Adamyan 24' | Sobiech 40' Allagui 45' | 13 | 16 | |
| 15 | 25 November 2017 13:00 | H | MSV Duisburg | 4–0 | 9,889 | Grüttner 8' Nietfeld 27' Lais 39' Mees 87' | | 9 | 19 | |
| 16 | 3 December 2017 13:30 | A | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–0 | 14,650 | Grüttner 52' | | 7 | 22 | |
| 17 | 9 December 2017 13:00 | H | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | 7,285 | | Kruse 7' | 12 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 December 2017 13:00 | H | Arminia Bielefeld | 3–2 | 7,137 | Gimber 14' Grüttner 25' Hartherz 78' (o.g.) | Voglsammer 12' Kerschbaumer 90+2' | 8 | 25 | |
| 19 | 23 January 2018 20:30 | A | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | 26,231 | Lais 6' Grüttner 28' | Behrens 10' Salli 49' | 9 | 26 | |
| 20 | 26 January 2018 18:30 | H | FC Ingolstadt | 3–2 | 13,010 | Wahl 72' Stolze 78' Nietfeld 88' | Morales 72' Lezcano 72' | 7 | 29 | |
| 21 | 3 February 2018 13:00 | A | Holstein Kiel | 1–1 | 10,000 | Grüttner 28' | Ducksch 4' | 7 | 30 | |
| 22 | 10 February 2018 13:00 | H | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–0 | 8,006 | George 34' Grüttner 90' | | 6 | 33 | |
| 23 | 18 February 2018 13:30 | A | Dynamo Dresden | 0–1 | 25,003 | | Berko 35' | 8 | 33 | |
| 24 | 23 February 2018 18:30 | H | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–3 | 10,963 | Grüttner 37' Nietfeld 40' Knoll 60' (pen.) Adamyan 65' | Hennings 3' Raman 13' Usami 15' | 5 | 36 | |
| 25 | 4 March 2018 13:30 | A | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–2 | 18,560 | Knoll 85' (pen.) | Nyman 36' Hochscheidt 61' | 6 | 36 | |
| 26 | 11 March 2018 13:30 | H | SV Sandhausen | 2–1 | 11,885 | Mees 28', 52' | Aygüneş 60' | 4 | 39 | |
| 27 | 17 March 2018 13:00 | A | Union Berlin | 2–2 | 21,248 | Grüttner 59' Knoll 89' (pen.) | F. Kroos 45' Hosiner 64' | 4 | 40 | |
| 28 | 1 April 2018 13:30 | H | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–3 | 11,707 | Knoll 50' | Köpke 27', 57' Munsy 43' | 5 | 40 | |
| 29 | 8 April 2018 13:00 | A | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | 27,780 | Saller 6' | Andersson 73' | 5 | 41 | |
| 30 | 13 April 2018 18:30 | A | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2–1 | 11,105 | George 49', 84' | Nandzik 87' (o.g.) | 4 | 44 | |
| 31 | 21 April 2018 13:00 | H | FC St. Pauli | 3–1 | 15,224 (sell-out) | Grüttner 10' Adamyan 21' Mees 48' | Flum 53' | 4 | 47 | |
| 32 | 29 April 2018 13:30 | A | MSV Duisburg | 1–4 | 15,149 | George 58' | Nauber 52' Iljutcenko 60' Stoppelkamp 75' Engin 87' | 5 | 47 | |
| 33 | 6 May 2018 15:30 | H | SV Darmstadt 98 | 0–3 | 15,210 (sell-out) | | Jones 29' Ji 68' Kempe 73' | 5 | 47 | |
| 34 | 13 May 15:30 | A | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 20,811 | Grüttner 64' | Wurtz 87' | 5 | 48 | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 56 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 48 | |
| 6 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 48 | |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 48 | |

## DFB-Pokal

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| RD | Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Ref. |
| RD | Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Opponent | Ref. |
| First round | 12 August 2017 | 18:30 | Continental Arena | Regensburg | SV Darmstadt 98 | 3–1 | 8,919 | Lais 45+2' (pen.) Nietfeld 87' Grüttner 90+4' | Sobiech 40' | |
| Second round | 25 October 2017 | 20:45 | Continental Arena | Regensburg | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–5 | 6,678 | Nietfeld 45+1' Grüttner 54' | Thiel 30', 50' Glatzel 32', 82' Pusch 55' | |

## Player information

As of 21 April 2018.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 2. Liga | 2. Liga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Philipp Pentke | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Alexander Nandzik | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Asger Sørensen | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Benedikt Gimber | 29 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | GER | Benedikt Saller | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | GER | Marcel Hofrath | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Andreas Geipl | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Jann George | 30 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Marvin Knoll | 34 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GER | Sebastian Freis | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | GER | Sven Kopp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | GER | Marco Grüttner | 35 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | LTU | Markus Palionis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Oliver Hein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Marc Lais | 34 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | GER | Patrik Džalto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KOS | Albion Vrenezi | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | GER | Jonas Nietfeld | 32 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | GER | Sebastian Stolze | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ARM | Sargis Adamyan | 35 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | GER | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | GER | Bastian Lerch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GER | Kevin Hoffmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | GER | Sebastian Nachreiner | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GER | Joshua Mees | 24 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Uwe Hesse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER | André Weis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |