# 2017–18 Holstein Kiel season

The 2017–18 Holstein Kiel season is the 118th season in the football club's history. Kiel are playing in the 2. Bundesliga for the first time since 1981, after finishing second in the 2016–17 3. Liga. They also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 2 February 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 |
| 2 | DF | GER | Arne Sicker |
| 3 | DF | GER | Dominik Schmidt |
| 4 | DF | AUT | Niklas Hoheneder |
| 5 | DF | GER | Rafael Czichos (captain) |
| 6 | DF | GER | David Kinsombi |
| 7 | DF | GER | Sebastian Heidinger |
| 8 | MF | GER | Alexander Mühling |
| 9 | MF | GER | Tom Weilandt (on loan from VfL Bochum) |
| 10 | FW | GER | Marvin Ducksch (on loan from FC St. Pauli) |
| 11 | MF | GER | Manuel Janzer |
| 12 | GK | PHI | Bernd Schipmann |
| 13 | MF | GER | Dominic Peitz |
| 14 | FW | GER | Aaron Seydel (on loan from Mainz 05) |
| 15 | DF | GER | Johannes van den Bergh |
| 16 | DF | GER | Christopher Lenz (on loan from Union Berlin) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | GER | Steven Lewerenz |
| 18 | GK | USA | Kenneth Kronholm |
| 19 | DF | GER | Patrick Herrmann |
| 20 | MF | GER | Joel Gerezgiher |
| 21 | MF | GER | Tim Siedschlag |
| 22 | MF | GER | Atakan Karazor |
| 23 | MF | GER | Luca Dürholtz |
| 24 | FW | GER | Dominick Drexler |
| 27 | DF | GHA | Kingsley Schindler |
| 28 | FW | GER | Noah Awuku |
| 29 | MF | GER | Amara Condé (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 31 | MF | GER | Max Besuschkow (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 34 | GK | GER | Lukas Kruse |

## Friendly matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 63 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg (P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 60 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2018. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |