| Club: | SSV Jahn Regensburg |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Manager: | Achim Beierlorzer |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Chairman: | Hans Rothammer |
| Stadium: | Continental Arena |
| League: | 2. Bundesliga |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | DFB-Pokal |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Marco Grüttner (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Marco Grüttner (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,224 (sell-out) vs 1. FC Nürnberg, FC St. Pauli and SV Darmstadt |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,137 vs Arminia Bielefeld |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 vs. MSV Duisburg |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 vs. SV Darmstadt |
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| Updated: | 18:17, 15 May 2018 (UTC) |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season is the 111th season in the club's football history. In 2017–18, the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's first season back in this league, having won promotion from the 3. Liga in 2016–17 after a play-off victory over TSV 1860 Munich.
The club also took part in the 2017–18 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but was eliminated in the second round.
SSV Jahn Regensburg won promotion after beating TSV 1860 Munich in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs.[1] The contract of the manager Heiko Herrlich was only valid for the 3. Liga[2] and despite a verbal agreement to continue as manager, Herrlich decided to join Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen instead.[3] On 26 June 2017, Achim Beierlorzer took over as new manager.[4]
In June 2017, the Global Sports Invest AG with CEO Philipp Schober bought 90% of the shares of the SSV Jahn Regensburg GmbH & Co KGaA (the owner of the professional football team) from Bauteam Tretzel, a construction company which is involved in the corruption affair in Regensburg.[5] The management of the club claimed not to be involved in the corruption affair concerning campaign donations for mayor Joachim Wolbergs.[6]
Regensburg did not start well in the season. They lost the first league match to a player's blunder in injury time and also lost the second match. In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, they reached the next round with a victory over fellow league side SV Darmstadt 98. The week after, Regensburg won the first three points in the league in an away match against FC Ingolstadt 04. With only six points from the next eight league matches, Regensburg dropped to the 15th place, the lowest place in the table without relegation. They ware also eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal by fellow league side 1. FC Heidenheim. But the next league matches against the lower placed teams 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SpVgg Greuther Fürth could be won and the Jahn collected ten points until the winter break which earned them a secured spot in the middle of the table.
In September 2017, Bauteam Tretzel withdrew from their contract with the Global Sports Invest and transferred 62% of the shares of the SSV Jahn Regensburg GmbH & Co KGaA to SSV Jahn Regensburg (the club).[7] Finally, the club could acquire all the shares in October 2017.[8]
After the winter break, Regensburg was in a good form and could eventually climb to the fourth place in the table, only two points behind the third place which would qualify them to the promotion play-offs. Nevertheless, they were only nine points ahead of the 16th place which would send them to the relegation play-offs, so they could still not be sure that they avoided relegation. With the 3–1 victory over FC St. Pauli on the 31st matchday, they finally managed to avoid relegation and still had a chance at the promotion play-offs. But they only won one point from the last three matches and finished the league in fifth place. This was the first time that Jahn Regensburg could avoid relegation from the 2. Bundesliga and a great success for the team.[9]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | FW | Sargis Adamyan | No | TSV Steinbach | Summer | 30 June 2019 | [10] | ||||
| 22 | FW | Sebastian Stolze | Yes | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A | |||
| 21 | FW | Jonas Nietfeld | Yes | FSV Zwickau | Summer | 30 June 2019 | [11] [12] | ||||
| 20 | FW | Albion Vrenezi | No | FC Augsburg II | Summer | 30 June 2019 | [13] | ||||
| 5 | DF | Benedikt Gimber | Yes | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A | [14] [15] | ||
| 4 | DF | Asger Sørensen | Yes | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A | [16] [17] | ||
| 29 | FW | Joshua Mees | Yes | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A | [18] [19] | ||
| 33 | GK | André Weis | Yes | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2018 | N/A | [20] [21] | ||
| 11 | FW | Sebastian Freis | Yes | Free agent | Summer | 30 June 2019 | N/A | [22] [23] | |||
| 25 | FW | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | Yes | Sportfreunde Lotte | Winter | 30 June 2020 | [24] [25] |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | MF | Erik Thommy | Yes | FC Augsburg | Loan ended | Summer | N/A | |||
| 4 | DF | Thomas Paulus | Yes | Retirement | Summer | N/A | [26] | |||
| 32 | MF | Michael Faber | Yes | DJK Vilzing | Free transfer | Summer | None | [27] | ||
| 20 | MF | Kolja Pusch | Yes | 1. FC Heidenheim | Free transfer | Summer | None | |||
| 33 | DF | Robin Urban | Yes | Rot-Weiss Essen | Free transfer | Summer | None | [28] [29] | ||
| 21 | MF | Daniel Schöpf | Yes | Free transfer | Summer | None | [30] | |||
| 24 | MF | André Luge | Yes | FC Augsburg | Free transfer | Summer | None | |||
| 5 | DF | Ali Odabas | No | FSV Zwickau | Loan | Summer | N/A | [31] | ||
| 34 | FW | Haris Hyseni | Yes | SV Meppen | Loan | Summer | N/A | [32] | ||
| 11 | FW | Markus Ziereis | Yes | TSV 1860 Munich | Summer | N/A | [33] | |||
| 19 | FW | Patrik Džalto | Yes | TuS Koblenz | Winter | N/A | [34] |
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Goalscorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | Opponent | |||||||||
| 30 June 2017 | 18:00 | Sportplatz SV Töging | Töging | FC Augsburg II | 2–0 | 1,000 | [35] [36] | |||
| 2 July 2017 | 17:00 | Gülchsheim | 1. FC Schweinfurt | 1–4 | Jabiri Krautschneider Kracun | [37] [38] | ||||
| 7 July 2017 | 17:00 | Kaulbachweg | Regensburg | SV Ried | 1–4 | 512 | [39] | |||
| 9 July 2017 | 11:30 | Bad Gögging | SpVgg Niederaichbach | 21–1 | 700 | Wischinski | [40] [41] | |||
| 15 July 2017 | 14:00 | Stadion an der Further Straße | Cham | VfR Aalen | 2–3 | [42] [43] | ||||
| 21 July 2017 | 17:00 | Ergolding | Arsenal F.C. Reserves | 5–0 | [44] [45] | |||||
| 22 July 2017 | 15:00 | Donaustadion | Ulm | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | [46] [47] | ||||
| 29 August 2017 | 18:00 | Kornburg | TSV Kornburg | 7–1 | Pasko | [48] [49] | ||||
| 30 August 2017 | 19:00 | Stadion am Roten Steg | Bad Kötzting | 1. FC Bad Kötzting | 6–0 | 800 | [50] [51] | |||
| 4 October 2017 | 16:30 | Sportgelände | Tirschenreuth | FSV Zwickau | 2–1 | 250 | [52] [53] | |||
| 9 November 2017 | 14:30 | Kaulbachweg | Regensburg | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–0 | 250 | [54] [55] | |||
| 6 January 2018 | 14:00 | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Platz 8 | Jena | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 | about 300 | [56] [57] | |||
| 9 January 2018 | 14:00 | Kaulbachweg | Regensburg | LASK Linz | 3–3 | about 250 | [58] [59] [60] | |||
| 13 January 2018 | 14:00 | Mechatronik Arena | Großaspach | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2–0 | [61] [62] | ||||
| 19 January 2018 | 14:00 | Rechte Saalachzeile 58 | Salzburg | FC Liefering | 5–1 | Niangbo | [63] [64] | |||
| Date Kickoff | Opponent | Goalscorers | Table | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | Opponent | ||||||||||
| 1 | 29 July 2017 15:30 | A | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–2 | 17,333 | 12 | 0 | [65] | |||
| 2 | 6 August 2017 13:30 | H | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | 15,224 (sell-out) | 15 | 0 | [66] | |||
| 3 | 20 August 2017 13:30 | A | FC Ingolstadt | 4–2 | 13,000 | 12 | 3 | [67] | |||
| 4 | 26 August 2017 13:00 | H | Holstein Kiel | 1–2 | 8,600 | 14 | 3 | [68] | |||
| 5 | 8 September 2017 18:30 | A | 1. FC Heidenheim | 3–1 | 10,500 | 13 | 6 | [69] | |||
| 6 | 17 September 2017 13:30 | H | Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 | 14,831 | 15 | 6 | [70] | |||
| 7 | 20 September 2017 18:30 | A | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | 19,380 | 16 | 6 | [71] | |||
| 8 | 23 September 2017 13:00 | H | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | 8,432 | 12 | 9 | [72] | |||
| 9 | 1 October 2017 13:30 | A | SV Sandhausen | 0–2 | 5,502 | 14 | 9 | [73] | |||
| 10 | 15 October 2017 13:30 | H | Union Berlin | 0–2 | 9,791 | 14 | 9 | [74] | |||
| 11 | 22 October 2017 13:30 | A | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–1 | 7,550 | 15 | 9 | [75] | |||
| 12 | 28 October 2017 13:00 | H | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 10,081 | 15 | 12 | [76] | |||
| 13 | 4 November 2017 13:00 | H | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3–2 | 11,100 | 13 | 15 | [77] | |||
| 14 | 19 November 2017 13:30 | A | FC St. Pauli | 2–2 | 29,546 | 13 | 16 | [78] | |||
| 15 | 25 November 2017 13:00 | H | MSV Duisburg | 4–0 | 9,889 | 9 | 19 | [79] | |||
| 16 | 3 December 2017 13:30 | A | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–0 | 14,650 | 7 | 22 | [80] | |||
| 17 | 9 December 2017 13:00 | H | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | 7,285 | 12 | 22 | [81] | |||
| 18 | 16 December 2017 13:00 | H | Arminia Bielefeld | 3–2 | 7,137 | 8 | 25 | [82] | |||
| 19 | 23 January 2018 20:30 | A | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | 26,231 | 9 | 26 | [83] | |||
| 20 | 26 January 2018 18:30 | H | FC Ingolstadt | 3–2 | 13,010 | 7 | 29 | [84] | |||
| 21 | 3 February 2018 13:00 | A | Holstein Kiel | 1–1 | 10,000 | 7 | 30 | [85] | |||
| 22 | 10 February 2018 13:00 | H | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–0 | 8,006 | 6 | 33 | [86] | |||
| 23 | 18 February 2018 13:30 | A | Dynamo Dresden | 0–1 | 25,003 | 8 | 33 | [87] | |||
| 24 | 23 February 2018 18:30 | H | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–3 | 10,963 | 5 | 36 | [88] | |||
| 25 | 4 March 2018 13:30 | A | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–2 | 18,560 | 6 | 36 | [89] | |||
| 26 | 11 March 2018 13:30 | H | SV Sandhausen | 2–1 | 11,885 | 4 | 39 | [90] | |||
| 27 | 17 March 2018 13:00 | A | Union Berlin | 2–2 | 21,248 | 4 | 40 | [91] | |||
| 28 | 1 April 2018 13:30 | H | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–3 | 11,707 | 5 | 40 | [92] | |||
| 29 | 8 April 2018 13:00 | A | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | 27,780 | 5 | 41 | [93] | |||
| 30 | 13 April 2018 18:30 | A | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2–1 | 11,105 | 4 | 44 | [94] | |||
| 31 | 21 April 2018 13:00 | H | FC St. Pauli | 3–1 | 15,224 (sell-out) | 4 | 47 | [95] | |||
| 32 | 29 April 2018 13:30 | A | MSV Duisburg | 1–4 | 15,149 | 5 | 47 | [96] | |||
| 33 | 6 May 2018 15:30 | H | SV Darmstadt 98 | 0–3 | 15,210 (sell-out) | 5 | 47 | [97] | |||
| 34 | 13 May 15:30 | A | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 20,811 | 5 | 48 | [98] | |||
| Date | Kickoff | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | Opponent | ||||||||||
| First round | 12 August 2017 | 18:30 | Continental Arena | Regensburg | SV Darmstadt 98 | 3–1 | 8,919 | Sobiech | [99] | ||
| Second round | 25 October 2017 | 20:45 | Continental Arena | Regensburg | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–5 | 6,678 | [100] | |||
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A. Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time.
B. SSV Jahn Regensburg goals first.