# 2017–18 Dynamo Dresden season

The 2017–18 Dynamo Dresden season was the 68th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 7th overall. In addition to the domestic league, Dynamo Dresden also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 65th season for Dynamo Dresden in the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, located in Dresden, Germany. The season covered 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 |
| 1 | GK | GER | Markus Schubert |
| 5 | MF | GER | Manuel Konrad |
| 6 | MF | GER | Marco Hartmann (captain) |
| 7 | DF | GER | Niklas Kreuzer |
| 8 | MF | GER | Rico Benatelli |
| 9 | FW | GER | Lucas Röser |
| 10 | MF | SYR | Aias Aosman |
| 11 | MF | BIH | Haris Duljević |
| 14 | FW | TOG | Peniel Mlapa |
| 16 | DF | GER | Philip Heise |
| 17 | MF | GER | Andreas Lambertz |
| 18 | DF | GER | Jannik Müller |
| 19 | MF | GER | Paul Seguin (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | GER | Fabian Müller |
| 22 | MF | AUT | Patrick Möschl |
| 23 | DF | GER | Florian Ballas |
| 24 | GK | GER | Patrick Wiegers |
| 25 | GK | GER | Marvin Schwäbe (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 26 | DF | GER | Sören Gonther |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Moussa Koné |
| 28 | DF | GER | Marcel Franke (on loan from Norwich City) |
| 29 | MF | AUT | Sascha Horvath |
| 32 | FW | CZE | Vasil Kušej |
| 36 | MF | GER | Niklas Hauptmann |
| 37 | FW | GER | Pascal Testroet |
| 40 | MF | GER | Erich Berko |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | GER | Rico Benatelli (from Würzburger Kickers) |
| 9 | FW | GER | Lucas Röser (from SG Sonnenhof Großaspach) |
| 11 | MF | BIH | Haris Duljević (from FK Sarajevo) |
| 14 | FW | TOG | Peniel Mlapa (from VfL Bochum) |
| 19 | MF | GER | Paul Seguin (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 21 | FW | FIN | Eero Markkanen (on loan from AIK Fotboll) |
| 22 | MF | AUT | Patrick Möschl (from SV Ried) |
| 26 | DF | GER | Sören Gonther (from FC St. Pauli) |
| 29 | MF | AUT | Sascha Horvath (from SK Sturm Graz) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | GER | Akaki Gogia (loan return to Brentford) |
| 3 | DF | GER | Marc Wachs (on loan to VfL Osnabrück) |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Giuliano Modica (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
| 8 | DF | GER | Nils Teixeira (to Arminia Bielefeld) |
| 10 | MF | GER | Marvin Stefaniak (to VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 21 | DF | GER | Hendrik Starostzik (to Hallescher FC) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Niklas Landgraf (to Hallescher FC) |
| 30 | FW | GER | Stefan Kutschke (loan return to 1. FC Nürnberg) |
| 33 | MF | GER | Marcel Hilßner (to Hansa Rostock) |
| -- | MF | TUR | Sinan Tekerci (to FSV Zwickau, previously on loan to SC Preußen Münster) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Moussa Koné (from FC Zürich) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Marcel Franke (on loan from Norwich City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | FIN | Eero Markkanen (loan return to AIK Fotboll) |
| 34 | MF | GER | Justin Löwe (on loan to FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf) |
| 39 | DF | GER | Noah Awassi (to FSV Union Fürstenwalde) |

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 12 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 43 | |
| 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 |

#### 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: Kicker

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Squad and statistics

    As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Player | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Markus Schubert | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Manuel Konrad | 22+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Marco Hartmann | 15+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Niklas Kreuzer | 20+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Rico Benatelli | 17+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Lucas Röser | 18+10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| 10 | MF | Aias Aosman | 10+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Haris Duljević | 22+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | Peniel Mlapa | 10+11 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 16 | DF | Philip Heise | 24+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | Andreas Lambertz | 9+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Jannik Müller | 21+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Paul Seguin | 20+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Fabian Müller | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Patrick Möschl | 6+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Florian Ballas | 28+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 24 | GK | Patrick Wiegers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Marvin Schwäbe | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Sören Gonther | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Moussa Koné | 10+4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 28 | DF | Marcel Franke | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Sascha Horvath | 14+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | Vasil Kušej | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Niklas Hauptmann | 21+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Pascal Testroet | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Erich Berko | 26+7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||
| 21 | FW | Eero Markkanen | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Justin Löwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Noah Awassi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |