# 2022–23 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

The 2022–23 season was the 120th in the history of SpVgg Greuther Fürth and their first season back in the second division. The club participated in the 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

## Players

    As of 12 July 2022
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 | SWE | Andreas Linde |
| 2 | DF | GER | Simon Asta |
| 3 | DF | MAR | Oualid Mhamdi |
| 5 | DF | TUN | Oussama Haddadi |
| 6 | MF | GER | Sidney Raebiger |
| 7 | FW | GER | Robin Kehr |
| 8 | MF | GER | Nils Seufert |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Afimico Pululu |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Branimir Hrgota (captain) |
| 11 | FW | NGA | Dickson Abiama |
| 13 | MF | GER | Max Christiansen |
| 15 | DF | NED | Jetro Willems |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Lucien Littbarski |
| 18 | DF | GER | Marco Meyerhöfer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | GER | Oliver Fobassam |
| 20 | MF | GER | Tobias Raschl |
| 21 | MF | GER | Timothy Tillman |
| 22 | MF | GER | Sebastian Griesbeck |
| 23 | DF | GER | Gideon Jung |
| 25 | GK | GER | Leon Schaffran |
| 27 | DF | GER | Gian-Luca Itter |
| 28 | MF | TUN | Jeremy Dudziak |
| 30 | FW | GER | Armindo Sieb |
| 31 | MF | GER | Devin Angleberger |
| 37 | MF | USA | Julian Green |
| 39 | FW | GER | Ragnar Ache (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 41 | GK | FIN | Lasse Schulz |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season match details :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 June 2022 | 16:15 | CSKA Sofia | Neutral | 4–1 | Raschl 25', Abiama 30', Ache 48', 81' | 150 |
| 22 June 2022 | 18:00 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Neutral | 1–1 | Jung 53' | 150 |
| 25 June 2022 | 16:00 | Basel | Neutral | 2–3 | Angleberger 64', Ache 85' | |
| 2 July 2022 | 15:00 | FK Pardubice | Neutral | 1–0 | Sieb 48' | 400 |
| 6 July 2022 | 17:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Neutral | 3–1 | Asta 5', 22', Seufert 61' | 550 |
| 9 July 2022 | 17:30 | Young Boys | Away | 1–1 | Hrgota 71' pen. | 2,000 |
| 22 September 2022 | 18:00 | Blau-Weiß Linz | Home | 2–1 | Green 3', Sieb 86' | 860 |
| 9 December 2022 | 17:00 | ATSV Erlangen | Away | 4–2 | Abiama 25', Pululu 57', 79' pen., Hrgota 75' | 230 |
| 15 December 2022 | 15:00 | FC Ingolstadt | Away | 3–1 | o.g. 43', Abiama 80', Green 90' | |
| 20 December 2022 | 14:00 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Away | 3–3 | Hrgota 58', Abiama 72', Sieb 74' | 0 |
| 5 January 2023 | 14:00 | Pendikspor | | 3–0 | Green 30' pen., Dudziak 85', Pululu 90+6' | |
| 10 January 2023 | 16:00 | Hansa Rostock | Neutral | 1–4 | Sieb 54' | |
| 21 January 2023 | 14:00 | Blau-Weiß Linz | Home | 3–1 | Abiama 57', 69', Raschl 80' | |
| 23 March 2023 | 14:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Away | 1–1 | Ache 54' | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 44 |
| 11 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 43 |
| 12 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 41 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 41 |
| 14 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 39 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.
2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 16 July 2022 | 13:00 | Holstein Kiel | Home | 2–2 | Green 48', Tillman 76' | 8,756 |
| 2 | 23 July 2022 | 13:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 0–2 | | 41,204 |
| 3 | 5 August 2022 | 18:30 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 1–1 | Ache 57' | 9,678 |
| 4 | 14 August 2022 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Away | 2–2 | Hrgota 43', 78' pen. | 23,861 |
| 5 | 21 August 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Home | 1–3 | Raschl 13' | 12,500 |
| 6 | 28 August 2022 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | Away | 1–2 | Pululu 81' | 22,800 |
| 7 | 3 September 2022 | 13:00 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 2–2 | Hrgota 48', Irvine 52' o.g. | 10,553 |
| 8 | 11 September 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Away | 1–2 | Michalski 42' | 18,955 |
| 9 | 18 September 2022 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn 07 | Home | 2–1 | Michalski 42', Hrgota 73' | 8,530 |
| 10 | 1 October 2022 | 13:00 | SV Sandhausen | Home | 1–1 | Green 48' | 8,637 |
| 11 | 7 October 2022 | 18:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 2–2 | Michalski 34', Asta 74' | 10,716 |
| 12 | 14 October 2022 | 18:30 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 2–2 | Hrgota 20', Ache 60' | 10,516 |
| 13 | 23 October 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Away | 1–3 | Hrgota 52' | 8,500 |
| 14 | 28 October 2022 | 18:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | Home | 1–0 | Sieb 30' | 9,433 |
| 15 | 6 November 2022 | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Away | 1–0 | Sieb 41' | 17,580 |
| 16 | 9 November 2022 | 18:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 1–0 | Sieb 8' | 13,266 |
| 17 | 13 November 2022 | 13:30 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Away | 1–1 | Michalski 42' | 15,080 |
| 18 | 28 January 2023 | 13:00 | Holstein Kiel | Away | 1–2 | Abiama 30' | 11,438 |
| 19 | 4 February 2023 | 20:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 1–0 | Ache 90' | 16,626 |
| 20 | 10 February 2023 | 18:30 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 1–2 | Breithaupt 21' o.g. | 15,612 |
| 21 | 18 February 2023 | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Home | 2–1 | Ache 28', 57' | 9,804 |
| 22 | 25 February 2023 | 13:00 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Away | 1–3 | Hrgota 62' | 39,124 |
| 23 | 5 March 2023 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | Home | 1–1 | Hrgota 57' pen. | 10,845 |
| 24 | 11 March 2023 | 13:00 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 1–2 | Ache 6' | 29,346 |
| 25 | 18 March 2023 | 13:00 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Home | 3–0 | Green 64', Heber 69' o.g., Petkov 75' | 11,619 |
| 26 | 2 April 2023 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn 07 | Away | 2–3 | Abiama 82', Hrgota 87' | 10,952 |
| 27 | 9 April 2023 | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | Away | 2–0 | Hrgota 9', Ache 26' | 4,951 |
| 28 | 14 April 2023 | 18:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 2–1 | Green 66' pen., Abiama 77' | 12,570 |
| 29 | 22 April 2023 | 13:00 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 0–2 | | 24,000 |
| 30 | 28 April 2023 | 18:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Home | 0–2 | | 11,897 |
| 31 | 5 May 2023 | 18:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | Away | 1–1 | Hrgota 26' pen. | 22,015 |
| 32 | 13 May 2023 | 13:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Home | 2–2 | Green 23', 54' | 11,430 |
| 33 | 20 May 2023 | 20:30 | Hamburger SV | Away | 1–2 | Petkov 84' | 56,535 |
| 34 | 28 May 2023 | 15:30 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Home | 4–0 | Raschl 50', Asta 58', Sieb 71', Green 78' | 14,333 |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 30 July 2022 | 18:00 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Away | 0–2 | | 7,500 | |