2017–18 SV Meppen season

SV Meppen

2017–18 season
Chairman	Andreas Kremer
Manager	Christian Neidhart
Stadium	Hänsch-Arena
3. Liga	7th
Lower Saxony Cup	Qualification round
Top goalscorer	Benjamin Girth (12 goals)
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 10 February 2018.

The 2017–18 SV Meppen season is the 106th season in the football club's history and 1st season in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football, having been promoted from the Regionalliga Nord in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, SV Meppen also participated in this season's edition of the Lower Saxony Cup, the regional cup for teams in Lower Saxony. Meppen play their matches at the Hänsch-Arena, located in Meppen, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

Squad information

As of 23 January 2018^[1]

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  NED Jeroen Gies 3 DF  GER Janik Jesgarzewski 4 MF  NED Menno Heerkes 5 DF  SVN Jovan Vidović 6 DF  GER Dennis Geiger 7 MF  USA Devann Yao 8 MF  GER Thilo Leugers 9 FW  GER Nico Granatowski 10 MF  GER Martin Wagner 11 MF  GER Thorben Deters 14 FW  GER Leon Demaj 15 MF  GER Markus Ballmert

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  GER Max Kremer 18 FW  KOS Haris Hyseni 20 MF  GER Marius Kleinsorge 21 MF  GER Jens Robben 22 MF  GER Steffen Puttkammer 23 FW  GER Luka Tankulić 25 MF  GER Patrick Posipal 27 DF  GER David Vržogić 30 FW  GER Benjamin Girth 31 DF  GER Marcel Gebers 32 GK  GER Erik Domaschke 37 DF  GER Fabian Senninger — MF  GER Mike-Steven Bähre (on loan from Hannover 96)

The club played eleven consecutive seasons in the 2. Bundesliga from 1988 to 1998. In 404 games there, the team scored 495 goals, with a record of 124 wins, 139 draws, and 141 losses.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
3. Liga	22 July 2017	12 May 2018	Matchday 1		24	9	8	7	28	29	−1	037.50
Lower Saxony Cup	19 July 2017	19 July 2017	Qualification round	Qualification round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					25	9	8	8	28	31	−3	036.00

Last updated: 10 February 2018
Source: Competitions

3. Liga

Main article: 2017–18 3. Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Würzburger Kickers	38	17	10	11	53	46	+7	61
6	Hansa Rostock	38	16	12	10	48	34	+14	60
7	SV Meppen	38	15	13	10	50	47	+3	58
8	Fortuna Köln	38	15	9	14	53	48	+5	54
9	SpVgg Unterhaching	38	16	6	16	54	55	−1	54

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	9	8	7	28	29	−1	35	6	4	2	20	12	+8	3	4	5	8	17	−9

Last updated: 10 February 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	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	W
Position	9	17	18	13	10	11	11	10	9	10	7	6	6	7	7	9	9	9	9	11	9	8	10

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2018. Source: kicker
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

SV Meppen v Würzburger Kickers

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) 1	SV Meppen	2–2	Würzburger Kickers	Meppen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wagner 26' Girth 82'	Report	Göbel 57' Jopek 60'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 5,088 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Preußen Münster v SV Meppen

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) 2	Preußen Münster	3–0	SV Meppen	Münster
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grimaldi 51' Kobylański 66' Al-Hazaimeh 86'	Report		Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 9,130 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes

SV Meppen v 1. FC Magdeburg

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) 3	SV Meppen	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Meppen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Girth 18'	Report	Ludwig 5' (pen.) Niemeyer 65'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 8,389 Referee: Sören Storks

Hansa Rostock v SV Meppen

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 4	Hansa Rostock	1–2	SV Meppen	Rostock
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ziemer 68'	Report	Girth 51' Granatowski 88'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Thorben Siewer

SV Meppen v FSV Zwickau

18 August 2017 (2017-08-18) 5	SV Meppen	4–0	FSV Zwickau	Meppen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leugers 2' (pen.) Girth 44', 76' Kremer 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Michael Bacher

SC Paderborn v SV Meppen

25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) 6	SC Paderborn	1–0	SV Meppen	Paderborn
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wassey 16' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 9,421 Referee: Martin Thomsen

SV Meppen v VfR Aalen

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 7	SV Meppen	1–1	VfR Aalen	Meppen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kleinsorge 64'	Report	Vasiliadis 30'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,220 Referee: Felix-Benjamin Schwermer

Carl Zeiss Jena v SV Meppen

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 8	Carl Zeiss Jena	2–2	SV Meppen	Jena
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eismann 58', 81'	Report	Kleinsorge 18' Vidović 45+1'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Benjamin Bläser

SV Meppen v VfL Osnabrück

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 9	SV Meppen	1–0	VfL Osnabrück	Meppen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Granatowski 39'	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 13,286 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

SpVgg Unterhaching v SV Meppen

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 10	SpVgg Unterhaching	4–0	SV Meppen	Unterhaching
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bigalke 16' Dombrowka 25' Hain 49' Lux 84'	Report		Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Oliver Lossius

SV Meppen v Karlsruher SC

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) 11	SV Meppen	2–0	Karlsruher SC	Meppen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Girth 51' Kleinsorge 61'	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes

Wehen Wiesbaden v SV Meppen

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 12	Wehen Wiesbaden	0–1	SV Meppen	Wiesbaden
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Girth 42'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 2,380 Referee: Bastian Börner

SV Meppen v Fortuna Köln

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 13	SV Meppen	1–0	Fortuna Köln	Meppen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leugers 48' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,351 Referee: Justus Zorn

Hallescher FC v SV Meppen

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 14	Hallescher FC	2–0	SV Meppen	Halle
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Röser 6' Gjasula 49'	Report		Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 5,533 Referee: Henry Müller

SV Meppen v Chemnitzer FC

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 15	SV Meppen	3–2	Chemnitzer FC	Meppen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Girth 56', 62', 88'	Report	Kluft 1' Slavov 65'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Florian Kornblum

Sportfreunde Lotte v SV Meppen

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 16	Sportfreunde Lotte	2–2	SV Meppen	Lotte
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Straith 52' Posipal 89' (o.g.)	Report	Kleinsorge 45', 80'	Stadium: Frimo Stadion Attendance: 6,331 Referee: Oliver Lossius

SV Meppen v Sonnenhof Großaspach

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 17	SV Meppen	1–1	Sonnenhof Großaspach	Meppen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Girth 15'	Report	Vitzthum 75'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,138 Referee: Tobias Fritsch

Rot-Weiß Erfurt v SV Meppen

2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 18	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0–0	SV Meppen	Erfurt
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Jonas Weickenmeier

SV Meppen v Werder Bremen II

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 19	SV Meppen	2–2	Werder Bremen II	Meppen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kleinsorge 13' Wagner 59'	Report	Verlaat 8' Manneh 75'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 5,808 Referee: Asmir Osmanagić

Würzburger Kickers v SV Meppen

16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 20	Würzburger Kickers	2–0	SV Meppen	Würzburg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Taffertshofer 41' Schuppan 58'	Report		Stadium: Flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 4,852 Referee: Justus Zorn

SV Meppen v Preußen Münster

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) 21	SV Meppen	2–0	Preußen Münster	Meppen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wagner 20' Leugers 75' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 9,107 Referee: Alexander Sather

1. FC Magdeburg v SV Meppen

27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) 22	1. FC Magdeburg	0–0	SV Meppen	Magdeburg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 16,606 Referee: Patrick Alt

SV Meppen v Hansa Rostock

3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 23	SV Meppen	0–2	Hansa Rostock	Meppen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Väyrynen 10' Scherff 85'	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 8,296 Referee: Patrick Schult

FSV Zwickau v SV Meppen

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 24	FSV Zwickau	0–1	SV Meppen	Zwickau
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Girth 22'	Stadium: Stadion Zwickau Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Markus Wollenweber

SV Meppen v SC Paderborn

25	SV Meppen	v	SC Paderborn	Meppen
		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

VfR Aalen v SV Meppen

26	VfR Aalen	v	SV Meppen	Aalen
		Report		Stadium: Ostalb Arena

SV Meppen v Carl Zeiss Jena

27	SV Meppen	v	Carl Zeiss Jena	Meppen
		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

VfL Osnabrück v SV Meppen

28	VfL Osnabrück	v	SV Meppen	Osnabrück
		Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke

SV Meppen v SpVgg Unterhaching

29	SV Meppen	v	SpVgg Unterhaching	Meppen
		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

Karlsruher SC v SV Meppen

30	Karlsruher SC	v	SV Meppen	Karlsruhe
		Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion

SV Meppen v Wehen Wiesbaden

31	SV Meppen	v	Wehen Wiesbaden	Meppen
		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

Fortuna Köln v SV Meppen

32	Fortuna Köln	v	SV Meppen	Cologne
		Report		Stadium: Südstadion

SV Meppen v Hallescher FC

33	SV Meppen	v	Hallescher FC	Meppen
		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

Chemnitzer FC v SV Meppen

34	Chemnitzer FC	v	SV Meppen	Chemnitz
		Report		Stadium: Community4you Arena

SV Meppen v Sportfreunde Lotte

35	SV Meppen	v	Sportfreunde Lotte	Meppen
		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

Sonnenhof Großaspach v SV Meppen

36	Sonnenhof Großaspach	v	SV Meppen	Aspach
		Report		Stadium: Mechatronik Arena

SV Meppen v Rot-Weiß Erfurt

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 37	SV Meppen	v	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	Meppen
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

Werder Bremen II v SV Meppen

12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 38	Werder Bremen II	v	SV Meppen	Bremen
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11

Lower Saxony Cup

VfB Oldenburg v SV Meppen

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) Qualification round	VfB Oldenburg	2–0	SV Meppen	Oldenburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Richter 31' Franziskus 59'	Report		Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Henrik Bramlage

References

1. "Herren". SV Meppen. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.