2016–17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season
| 2. Bundesliga | 8th place | |||
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| 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 | |||
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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
| 25 June 2016 | 1. FC Sand | 0–3 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 550 |
| 2 July 2016 | ASV Veitsbronn-Siegelsdorf | 0–12 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 400 |
| 13 July 2016 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 400 |
| 15 July 2016 | ASV Zirndorf | 0–7 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 830 |
| 16 July 2016 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 350 |
| 23 July 2016 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 150 |
| 25 July 2016 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 150 |
| 27 July 2016 | UTC+02 ) |
Stadium: Austria Stadion Attendance: 50 |
| 30 July 2016 | UTC+02 ) |
Attendance: 2270 |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Matches
| 7 August 2016 1 | UTC+02 ) |
Zulj  45' |
Match Report | Stadium: Zulj |
| 14 August 2016 2 | UTC+02 ) |
Fossum 23' Maier 74' Harnik 85' |
Match Report | Berisha 90' |
Stadium: |
| 27 August 2016 3 | UTC+02 ) |
Freis 39' Dursun 47' Marcel Franke 90+4' |
Match Report | Kvesić 62' Franke 78' (o.g.) |
Stadium: |
| 11 September 2016 4 | UTC+02 ) |
Fink 78' |
Match Report | Narey 23' |
Stadium: |
| 16 September 2016 5 | UTC+02 ) |
Match Report | Pisot 10' Pisot 79' Schröck 84' |
Stadium: |
| 20 September 2016 6 | UTC+02 ) |
Burgstaller 90+3' |
Match Report | Dursun 40' Steininger 54' |
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| 23 September 2016 7 | UTC+02 ) |
Freis 73' |
Match Report | Wooten 90+3' |
Stadium: Gjasula |
| 3 October 2016 8 | 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 |
| 15 October 2016 9 | UTC+02 ) |
Report | Halloran 14' Kleindienst 18' |
Stadium: |
| 23 October 2016 10 | UTC+02 ) |
Hernández 59' |
Match Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,900 Referee: Pascal Ittrich Man of the Match: Hernández |
| 29 October 2016 11 | UTC+02 ) |
Match Report | Osawe 51' |
Stadium: |
| 2 December 2016 15 | UTC+01 ) |
Diamantakos 80' |
Report | Narey 6' Bolly 24' |
Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 10,575 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 11 December 2016 16 | UTC+01 ) |
Report | Bouhaddouz 64' Şahin 90+1' |
Stadium: |
| 11 December 2016 17 | UTC+01 ) |
Leistner 65' |
Report | Dursun 80' |
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,228 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 27 January 2017 18 | UTC+01 ) |
Olić 43' Liendl 86' |
Report | Dursun 13' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski Man of the Match: Liendl |
| 10 February 2017 20 | UTC+01 ) |
Report | Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck Man of the Match: Skarlatidis |
| 18 February 2017 21 | UTC+01 ) |
Zulj 41' |
Report | Stadium: Zulj |
| 24 February 2017 22 | UTC+01 ) |
Schröck 47' |
Report | Diaz ) 52' (o.g. |
Stadium: Stadion am Dallenberg Attendance: 10,251 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Taffertshofer |
| 5 March 2017 23 | UTC+01 ) |
Zulj 77' |
Report | Stadium: Zulj |
| 12 March 2017 24 | UTC+01 ) |
Kuhn 14' |
Report | Dursun 88' |
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 4,813 Referee: Timo Gerach Man of the Match: Kuhn |
| 2 April 2017 26 | UTC+02 ) |
Report | Robert Zulj 21' (61) |
Stadium: Zulj |
| 5 April 2017 27 | UTC+02 ) |
Report | Stadium: Fejzic |
| 8 April 2017 28 | UTC+02 ) |
Zoua 20', Moritz 39' |
Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 21,812 Referee: Robert Schröder Man of the Match: Moritz |
| 16 April 2017 29 | UTC+02 ) |
Thomas Eisfeld 14' |
Report | Stadium: |
| 21 April 2017 30 | UTC+02 ) |
Aosman 76' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 10,775 Referee: Florian Heft Man of the Match: Franke |
| 29 April 2017 31 | UTC+02 ) |
Voglsammer 54' |
Report | Dursun 90+3' |
Stadium: |
| 14 May 2017 33 | UTC+02 ) |
Sobiech 70' |
Report | Zulj 37' |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Steininger |
DFB-Pokal
| 21 August 2016 First round | Eintracht Norderstedt | 1–4 | Greuther Fürth | Norderstedt |
| 15:30 | Drinkuth 80' |
Report | Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benjamin Bläser |
| 26 October 2016 Second round | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Fürth |
| 18:30 | Sararer 79' V. Berisha 90' |
Report | Córdoba 70' |
Stadium: |
| 7–8 February 2017 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 |