2016–17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

2016–17 season
Chairman	Helmut Hack
Manager	Janos Radoki
Stadium	Sportpark Ronhof
2. Bundesliga	8th place
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Serdar Dursun (10) All: Serdar Dursun (11)
Highest home attendance	13,209 vs 1860 Munich
Lowest home attendance	6,390 vs Sandhausen
Average home league attendance	9,525
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2016–17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season is the 114th season in the club's football history.

Review and events

In 2016–17 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga.

The club also takes part in the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.

Friendly matches

1. FC Sand v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

25 June 2016	1. FC Sand	0–3	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Untersteinbach
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 550

ASV Veitsbronn-Siegelsdorf v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

2 July 2016	ASV Veitsbronn-Siegelsdorf	0–12	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Veitsbronn
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 400

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v VfR Aalen

13 July 2016	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–0	VfR Aalen	Dietenhofen
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 400

ASV Zirndorf v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

15 July 2016	ASV Zirndorf	0–7	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Zirndorf
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 830

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v SC Paderborn

16 July 2016	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–3	SC Paderborn	Bad Kissingen
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 350

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v SG Sonnenhof Großaspach

23 July 2016	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–2	SG Sonnenhof Großaspach	Walchsee
10:30 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 150

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Cayuk Rizespor

25 July 2016	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–2	Cayuk Rizespor	Walchsee
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 150

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Akhisar Belediyespor

27 July 2016	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–2	Akhisar Belediyespor	Salzburg
18:15 CEST (UTC+02)				Stadium: Austria Stadion Attendance: 50

VfB Stuttgart v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

30 July 2016	VfB Stuttgart	3–1	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Stuttgart
16:30 CEST (UTC+02)				Attendance: 2270

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	1. FC Heidenheim	34	12	10	12	43	39	+4	46
7	FC St. Pauli	34	12	9	13	39	35	+4	45
8	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	34	12	9	13	33	40	−7	45
9	VfL Bochum	34	10	14	10	42	47	−5	44
10	SV Sandhausen	34	10	12	12	41	36	+5	42

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Matches

SpVgg Fürth v TSV 1860 München

7 August 2016 1	SpVgg Fürth	1–0	TSV 1860 München	Fürth
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Zulj 45'	Match Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Zulj

Hannover 96 v SpVgg Fürth

14 August 2016 2	Hannover 96	3–1	SpVgg Fürth	Hanover
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Fossum 23' Maier 74' Harnik 85'	Match Report	Berisha 90'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 38,400 Referee: Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Tschauner

SpVgg Fürth v FC Erzgebirge Aue

27 August 2016 3	SpVgg Fürth	3–2	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Fürth
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)	Freis 39' Dursun 47' Marcel Franke 90+4'	Match Report	Kvesić 62' Franke 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,705 Referee: Thorben Siewer Man of the Match: Narey

Fortuna Düsseldorf v SpVgg Fürth

11 September 2016 4	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–1	SpVgg Fürth	Düsseldorf
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Fink 78'	Match Report	Narey 23'	Stadium: ESPRIT Arena Attendance: 25,866 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Narey

SpVgg Fürth v FC Würzburger Kickers

16 September 2016 5	SpVgg Fürth	0–3	FC Würzburger Kickers	Fürth
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Match Report	Pisot 10' Pisot 79' Schröck 84'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 10,510 Referee: Martin Thomsen Man of the Match: Pisot

1. FC Nürnberg v SpVgg Fürth

20 September 2016 6	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	SpVgg Fürth	Nuremberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Burgstaller 90+3'	Match Report	Dursun 40' Steininger 54'	Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 32,363 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg) Man of the Match: Franke

SpVgg Fürth v SV Sandhausen

23 September 2016 7	SpVgg Fürth	1–1	SV Sandhausen	Fürth
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Freis 73'	Match Report	Wooten 90+3'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) Man of the Match: Gjasula

VfB Stuttgart v SpVgg Fürth

3 October 2016 8	VfB Stuttgart	4–0	SpVgg Fürth	Stuttgart
20:15 CEST (UTC+02)	Mané 2', 4' Pavard 24' Gentner 80'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,150 Referee: René Rohde (Rostock) Man of the Match: Mané

SpVgg Fürth v 1. FC Heidenheim

15 October 2016 9	SpVgg Fürth	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Fürth
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)		Report	Halloran 14' Kleindienst 18'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 7,325 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Schnatterer

Eintracht Braunschweig v SpVgg Fürth

23 October 2016 10	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–0	SpVgg Fürth	Braunschweig
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Hernández 59'	Match Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Pascal Ittrich Man of the Match: Hernández

SpVgg Fürth v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

29 October 2016 11	SpVgg Fürth	0–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Fürth
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)		Match Report	Osawe 51'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,490 Referee: Marco Fritz

SpVgg Fürth v VfL Bochum

5 November 2016 12	SpVgg Fürth	2–1	VfL Bochum	Fürth
13:00 CET (UTC+01)	Freis 51' Sararer 82'	Report	Gündüz 67'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 7,125 Referee: Daniel Schlager Man of the Match: Kirsch

Dynamo Dresden v SpVgg Fürth

20 November 2016 13	Dynamo Dresden	2–1	SpVgg Fürth	Dresden
13:30 CET (UTC+01)	Gogia 20', 86'	Report	Dursun 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Dresden Attendance: 28,097 Referee: Martin Petersen

SpVgg Fürth v Arminia Bielefeld

25 November 2016 14	SpVgg Fürth	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Fürth
18:30 CET (UTC+01)	Rapp 30' Tripić 90'	Report	Rapp 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 7,305 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes

Karlsruher SC v SpVgg Fürth

2 December 2016 15	Karlsruher SC	1–2	SpVgg Fürth	Karlsruhe
18:30 CET (UTC+01)	Diamantakos 80'	Report	Narey 6' Bolly 24'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 10,575 Referee: Arne Aarnink

SpVgg Fürth v FC St. Pauli

11 December 2016 16	SpVgg Fürth	0–2	FC St. Pauli	Fürth
13:30 CET (UTC+01)		Report	Bouhaddouz 64' Şahin 90+1'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 10,015 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1. FC Union Berlin v SpVgg Fürth

11 December 2016 17	1. FC Union Berlin	1–1	SpVgg Fürth	Berlin
13:30 CET (UTC+01)	Leistner 65'	Report	Dursun 80'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,228 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

TSV 1860 Munich v SpVgg Fürth

27 January 2017 18	TSV 1860 Munich	2–1	SpVgg Fürth	Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+01)	Olić 43' Liendl 86'	Report	Dursun 13'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski Man of the Match: Liendl

SpVgg Fürth v Hannover 96

3 February 2017 19	SpVgg Fürth	4–1	Hannover 96	Fürth
18:30 CET (UTC+01)	Dursun 16' (64) Franke 21' Berisha 67'	Report	Prib 88'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,465 Referee: Robert Kempter Man of the Match: Dursun

FC Erzgebirge Aue v SpVgg Fürth

10 February 2017 20	FC Erzgebirge Aue	0–0	SpVgg Fürth	Aue
18:30 CET (UTC+01)		Report		Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck Man of the Match: Skarlatidis

SpVgg Fürth v Fortuna Düsseldorf

18 February 2017 21	SpVgg Fürth	1–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Fürth
13:00 CET (UTC+01)	Zulj 41'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 7,978 Referee: Patrick Alt Man of the Match: Zulj

FC Würzburger Kickers v SpVgg Fürth

24 February 2017 22	FC Würzburger Kickers	1–1	SpVgg Fürth	Würzburg
18:30 CET (UTC+01)	Schröck 47'	Report	Diaz 52' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion am Dallenberg Attendance: 10,251 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Taffertshofer

SpVgg Fürth v 1. FC Nürnberg

5 March 2017 23	SpVgg Fürth	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Fürth
13:30 CET (UTC+01)	Zulj 77'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 13,015 Referee: Harm Osmers Man of the Match: Zulj

SV Sandhausen v SpVgg Fürth

12 March 2017 24	SV Sandhausen	1–1	SpVgg Fürth	Sandhausen
13:30 CET (UTC+01)	Kuhn 14'	Report	Dursun 88'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 4,813 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Kuhn

SpVgg Fürth v VfB Stuttgart

18 March 2017 25	SpVgg Fürth	1–0	VfB Stuttgart	Fürth
13:00 CET (UTC+01)	Berisha 8'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 12,660 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Megyeri

1. FC Heidenheim v SpVgg Fürth

2 April 2017 26	1. FC Heidenheim	0–2	SpVgg Fürth	Heidenheim an der Brenz
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Report	Robert Zulj 21' (61)	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sören Storks Man of the Match: Zulj

SpVgg Fürth v Eintracht Braunschweig

5 April 2017 27	SpVgg Fürth	0–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Fürth
14:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Dr. Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Fejzic

1. FC Kaiserslautern v SpVgg Fürth

8 April 2017 28	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2–0	SpVgg Fürth	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)	Zoua 20', Moritz 39'	Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 21,812 Referee: Robert Schröder Man of the Match: Moritz

VfL Bochum v SpVgg Fürth

16 April 2017 29	VfL Bochum	1–0	SpVgg Fürth	Bochum
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Thomas Eisfeld 14'	Report		Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 11,465 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Eisfeld

SpVgg Fürth v Dynamo Dresden

21 April 2017 30	SpVgg Fürth	1–0	Dynamo Dresden	Fürth
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Aosman 76' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 10,775 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Franke

Arminia Bielefeld v SpVgg Fürth

29 April 2017 31	Arminia Bielefeld	1–1	SpVgg Fürth	Bielefeld
13:00 CEST (UTC+02)	Voglsammer 54'	Report	Dursun 90+3'	Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck Man of the Match: Voglsammer

SpVgg Fürth v Karlsruher SC

7 May 2017 32	SpVgg Fürth	0–1	Karlsruher SC	Fürth
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Report	Rolim 89'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,295 Referee: Dr. Martin Thomsen Man of the Match: Hofmann

FC St. Pauli v SpVgg Fürth

14 May 2017 33	FC St. Pauli	1–1	SpVgg Fürth	Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Sobiech 70'	Report	Zulj 37'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Steininger

SpVgg Fürth v 1. FC Union Berlin

21 May 2017 34	SpVgg Fürth	1–2	1. FC Union Berlin	Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Dursun 66'	Report	Redondo 38', Polter 78'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 13,090 Referee: Thorben Siewer Man of the Match: Polter

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2016–17 DFB-Pokal

Eintracht Norderstedt v Greuther Fürth

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) First round	Eintracht Norderstedt	1–4	Greuther Fürth	Norderstedt
15:30	Drinkuth 80'	Report	Žulj 42' Dursun 71' Tripić 89' Kirsch 90+2'	Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benjamin Bläser

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Mainz 05

26 October 2016 Second round	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2–1	Mainz 05	Fürth
18:30	Sararer 79' V. Berisha 90'	Report	Córdoba 70'	Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg Attendance: 5,980 Referee: Guido Winkmann

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7–8 February 2017 (2017-02) Round of 16	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Fürth
		Report	Wendt 13' Hazard 30'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 13,205

Overall

Matches played	34
Matches won	12
Matches drawn	9
Matches lost	13
Goals scored	33
Goals conceded	40
Goal difference	−7
Clean sheets	8
Yellow cards
Red cards	2
Best result(s)	4–1
Worst result(s)	0–4
Points earned	45/102

Sources