2017–18 1. FC Nürnberg season

1. FC Nürnberg
2017–18 season
ManagerMichael Köllner
StadiumMax-Morlock-Stadion
2. Bundesliga2nd (promoted to Bundesliga)
DFB-Pokal3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hanno Behrens (14)
All: Hanno Behrens (15)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs Düsseldorf
Lowest home attendance21,872 vs Bochum
Average home league attendance30,522

The 2017–18 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 118th season in the club's football history.

Review and events

In 2017–18 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga.

The club also took part in the 2017–18 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.

Friendly matches

23 June 2017 SC 04 Schwabach 0–5 1. FC Nürnberg Schwabach
19:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Stadion an der Nördlinger Straße
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer
27 June 2017 VfB Eichstätt 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Eichstätt
18:30 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Liqui-Moly-Stadion
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Steffen Grimmeißen
1 July 2017 Bohemians 1905 Czech Republic 0–4 1. FC Nürnberg Weiden
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Sparda Bank-Stadion
Attendance: 1,230
Referee: Christian Dietz
4 July 2017 Eintracht Bamberg 0–9 1. FC Nürnberg Bamberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Fuchs-Park-Stadion
Attendance: 2,478
Referee: Markus Pflaum
11 July 2017 VfR Garching 2–5 1. FC Nürnberg Natz-Schabs, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Laugen-Arena
Attendance: 150
15 July 2017 Inter Milano Italy 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Reischach, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Sportpark Reischach
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Matt Cecchin
23 July 2017 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Nuremberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+02) Löwen 11'
Behrens 28'
Zakaria 2' Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 10,329
Referee: Felix Brych
30 August 2017 TSV Windsbach 1–13 1. FC Nürnberg Windsbach
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Attendance: 2,000
1 September 2017 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 FK Dukla Prague Czech Republic Raigering
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Pandurenpark
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Florian Kornblum
6 October 2017 TSV Meckenhausen 1–6 1. FC Nürnberg Meckenhausen
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Attendance: 1,200
10 October 2017 FC Schweinfurt 05 0–7 1. FC Nürnberg Schweinfurt
19:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion
Attendance: 597
Referee: Markus Pflaum
11 November 2017 VfR Garching 0–2 1. FC Nürnberg Garching
14:00 CET (UTC+01) Stadium: Stadion am See
Attendance: 160
Referee: Michael Bacher
9 January 2018 KAA Gent Belgium 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Oliva Nova, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Attendance: 200
13 January 2018 Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–5 1. FC Nürnberg Oliva Nova, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Attendance: 120
17 January 2018 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 FK Dukla Prague Czech Republic Nuremberg
14:00 CET (UTC+01) Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz
Attendance: 350
23 March 2018 SV Ried Austria 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Kelheim
18:00 CET (UTC+01) Stadium: Städtisches Stadion
Attendance: 300

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fortuna Düsseldorf (C, P) 34 19 6 9 57 43 +14 63 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 1. FC Nürnberg (P) 34 17 9 8 61 39 +22 60
3 Holstein Kiel 34 14 14 6 71 44 +27 56 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Arminia Bielefeld 34 12 12 10 51 47 +4 48
5 Jahn Regensburg 34 14 6 14 53 53 0 48
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

30 July 2017 1 1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nürnberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+02)
Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 30,569
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Man of the Match: Kerk
6 August 2017 2 SSV Jahn Regensburg 0–1 1. FC Nürnberg Regensburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+02) Report Möhwald 78' Stadium: Continental Arena
Attendance: 15,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Harm Osmers
Man of the Match: Möhwald
20 August 2017 3 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin Nürnberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+02) Teuchert 55'
Behrens 90'
Report Hedlund 47'
Polter 66'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 29,813
Referee: Robert Schröder
Man of the Match: Polter
26 August 2017 4 FC Erzgebirge Aue 3–1 1. FC Nürnberg Aue
13:00 CEST (UTC+02) Wydra 60'
Nazarov 73'
Köpke 77'
Report Möhwald 87' Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 9,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
Man of the Match: Wydra
11 September 2017 5 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 FC St. Pauli Nürnberg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02) Report Sobota 63' Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 27,375
Referee: Daniel Schlager
Man of the Match: Sobota
16 September 2017 6 MSV Duisburg 1–6 1. FC Nürnberg Duisburg
13:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stoppelkamp 82' (pen) Report Ishak 10', 25', 74'
Löwen 51', 76'
Teuchert 89'
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 17,788
Referee: Timo Gerach
Man of the Match: Ishak
21 September 2017 7 1. FC Nürnberg 3–1 VfL Bochum Nürnberg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02) Löwen 28'
Behrens 52'
Ishak 86'
Report Diamantakos 13' (pen) Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Florian Heft
Man of the Match: Löwen
24 September 2017 8 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–3 1. FC Nürnberg Fürth
13:30 CEST (UTC+02) Gjasula 79' (pen.) Report Ishak 9'
Teuchert 58'
Behrens 90+3'
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Man of the Match: Teuchert
30 September 2017 9 1. FC Nürnberg 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld Nürnberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+02) Ishak 79' Report Sporar 61'
Kerschbaumer 86'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 26,186
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
Man of the Match: Ortega
16 October 2017 10 SV Darmstadt 98 3–4 1. FC Nürnberg Darmstadt
20:30 CEST (UTC+02) Y. Stark 6'
Platte 72'
Löwen 87', ogg.'
Report Teuchert 23', 58'
Ishak 51'
Leibold 74'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
Man of the Match: Teuchert
22 October 2017 11 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Dynamo Dresden Nürnberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+02) Ishak 7'
Teuchert 82'
Report Mlapa 69' (pen.) Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 33,601
Referee: Robert Kempter
Man of the Match: Teuchert
29 October 2017 12 1. FC Heidenheim 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Heidenheim
13:30 CET (UTC+01) Glatzel 67' Report Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Robert Schröder
Man of the Match: Wittek
6 November 2017 13 1. FC Nürnberg 1–2 FC Ingolstadt 04 Nürnberg
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Möhwald 36' Report Kutschke 14'
Lezcano 81' (pen.)
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 24,191
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Man of the Match: Nyland
18 November 2017 14 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 Holstein Kiel Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+01) Behrens 54'
Ishak 62'
Report Seydel 70'
Mühling 88'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 27,274
Referee: Daniel Siebert
Man of the Match: Ishak
25 November 2017 15 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–3 1. FC Nürnberg Braunschweig
13:00 CET (UTC+01) Khelifi 38'
Abdullahi 64'
Report Behrens 36'
Ishak 68', 83'
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 21,605
Referee: Sören Storks
Man of the Match: Ishak
2 December 2017 16 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 SV Sandhausen Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+01) Leibold 68' Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 23,586
Referee: Patrick Alt
Man of the Match: Schuhen
11 December 2017 17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–2 1. FC Nürnberg Düsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Werner 67'
Margreitter 77'
Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 22,248
Referee: René Rohde
Man of the Match: Margreitter
16 December 2017 18 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET (UTC+01) Bredlow 61' (ogg.) Report Ishak 25' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 19,790
Referee: Christof Günsch
Man of the Match: Müller
23 January 2018 19 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 SSV Jahn Regensburg Nürnberg
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Behrens 10'
Salli 49'
Report Lais 6'
Grüttner 28'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 26,231
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Man of the Match: Vrenezi
26 January 2018 20 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 1. FC Nürnberg Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Ewerton 11' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,734
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
Man of the Match: Ewerton
2 February 2018 21 1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 FC Erzgebirge Aue Nürnberg
18:30 CET (UTC+01) Möhwald 37', 47'
Erras 71'
Werner 76'
Report Soukou 72' Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 24,451
Referee: Johann Pfeifer
Man of the Match: Möhwald
12 February 2018 22 FC St. Pauli 0–0 1. FC Nürnberg Hamburg
20:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,313
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Man of the Match: Bredlow
18 February 2018 23 1. FC Nürnberg 3–1 MSV Duisburg Nürnberg
13:30 CET (UTC+01) Behrens 8', 23'
Löwen 71'
Report Stoppelkamp 41' Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 25,257
Referee: Arne Aarnink
Man of the Match: Behrens
25 February 2018 24 VfL Bochum 0–0 1. FC Nürnberg Bochum
13:30 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 14,016
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
Man of the Match: Fabian
3 March 2018 25 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Narey 49'
Steininger 90'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 47,489
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Man of the Match: Narey
9 March 2018 26 Arminia Bielefeld 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Bielefeld
18:30 CET (UTC+01) Kerschbaumer 90' Report Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 18,542
Referee: Robert Kampka
Man of the Match: Kerschbaumer
18 March 2018 27 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98 Nürnberg
13:30 CET (UTC+01) Margreitter 78' Report Boyd 18' Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 27,007
Referee: Daniel Schlager
Man of the Match: Stark
31 March 2018 28 Dynamo Dresden 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Dresden
13:00 CEST (UTC+02) Benatelli 45' Report Behrens 53' Stadium: DDV-Stadion
Attendance: 30,765
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
Man of the Match: Benatelli
7 April 2018 29 1. FC Nürnberg 3–2 1. FC Heidenheim Nürnberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+02) Behrens 30'
Löwen 31'
Stefaniak 38'
Report Verhoek 28'
Dovedan 52'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 29,351
Referee: Johann Pfeifer
Man of the Match: Ishak
15 April 2018 30 FC Ingolstadt 04 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Ingolstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02) Leipertz 50' Report Zreľák 74' Stadium: Audi-Sportpark
Attendance: 15,200 (sell-out)
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Man of the Match: Ewerton
23 April 2018 31 Holstein Kiel 1–3 1. FC Nürnberg Kiel
20:30 CEST (UTC+02) Schindler 12' (pen.) Report Margreitter 9'
Behrens 25', 51'
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 11,874
Referee: Harm Osmers
Man of the Match: Behrens
30 April 2018 32 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Nürnberg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02) Petrák 45'
Möhwald 48'
Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 45,238
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Man of the Match: Leibold
6 May 2018 33 SV Sandhausen 0–2 1. FC Nürnberg Sandhausen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Report Behrens 38'
Leibold 76'
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 12,537
Referee: Florian Heft
Man of the Match: Behrens
13 May 2018 34 1. FC Nürnberg 2–3 Fortuna Düsseldorf Nürnberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02) Margreitter 6'
Leibold 12'
Report Usami 37'
Gießelmann 59'
Ayhan 90'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000 (sell-out)
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
Man of the Match: Gießelmann

DFB-Pokal

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14) First round MSV Duisburg 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Duisburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wolze 90' (pen.) Report Behrens 21'
Margreitter 41'
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 15,576
Referee: Christian Dingert
25 October 2017 Second round VfL Osnabrück 2–3 1. FC Nürnberg Osnabrück
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Álvarez 4'
Groß 64'
Report Iskak 38'
Leibold 50'
Valentini 72'
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 13,557
Referee: Bastian Dankert
Man of the Match: Valentini
19 December 2017 Last 16 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 (a.e.t.) VfL Wolfsburg Nürnberg
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Uduokhai 96'
Didavi 118'
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 26,104
Referee: Daniel Siebert
Man of the Match: Uduokhai

Overall

Matches played 34
Matches won 17
Matches drawn 9
Matches lost 8
Goals scored 61
Goals conceded 39
Goal difference +22
Clean sheets 9
Yellow cards
Red cards 1
Best result(s) 6–1 vs Duisburg
Worst result(s) 0–2 vs Fürth
Points earned 60/102

Sources