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2021–22 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

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SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2021–22 season
ChairmanFred Höfler
ManagerStefan Leitl
StadiumSportpark Ronhof
Bundesliga18th (relegated)
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Branimir Hrgota (9)

All:
Branimir Hrgota (10)

The 2021–22 season was the 118th season in the existence of SpVgg Greuther Fürth and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Greuther Fürth participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2022[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 Germany GER Marius Funk
2 DF Germany GER Simon Asta
4 DF Germany GER Maximilian Bauer
7 FW Germany GER Robin Kehr
9 FW Angola ANG Afimico Pululu
10 FW Sweden SWE Branimir Hrgota (captain)
11 FW Nigeria NGA Dickson Abiama
13 MF Germany GER Max Christiansen
15 DF Netherlands NED Jetro Willems
16 FW Norway NOR Håvard Nielsen
17 FW Germany GER Jessic Ngankam (on loan from Hertha BSC)
18 DF Germany GER Marco Meyerhöfer
20 MF Germany GER Tobias Raschl
21 MF Germany GER Timothy Tillman
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Germany GER Sebastian Griesbeck
23 DF Germany GER Gideon Jung
24 DF Netherlands NED Nick Viergever
25 GK Germany GER Leon Schaffran
26 GK Sweden SWE Andreas Linde
27 DF Germany GER Gian-Luca Itter (on loan from SC Freiburg)
28 MF Tunisia TUN Jeremy Dudziak
30 GK Germany GER Sascha Burchert (vice-captain)
32 DF France FRA Abdourahmane Barry
33 MF Germany GER Paul Seguin
37 MF United States USA Julian Green
40 FW Germany GER Jamie Leweling
41 GK Finland FIN Lasse Schulz

Out on loan

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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
MF Germany GER Nils Seufert (at SV Sandhausen until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
8 MF Germany Nils Seufert Germany Arminia Bielefeld Free 1 July 2021 [2]
13 MF Germany Max Christiansen Germany Waldhof Mannheim Free
23 DF Germany Gideon Jung Germany Hamburger SV Free [3]
17 FW Germany Jessic Ngankam Germany Hertha BSC Loan 8 July 2021 [4]
6 MF Germany Adrian Fein Germany Bayern Munich Loan 14 July 2021 [5]
5 DF Netherlands Justin Hoogma Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Loan 15 July 2021 [6]
28 MF Tunisia Jeremy Dudziak Germany Hamburger SV €750,000 16 August 2021 [7]
15 DF Netherlands Jetro Willems Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Free 25 August 2021 [8]
19 FW Switzerland Cedric Itten Scotland Rangers Loan 31 August 2021 [9]
22 MF Germany Sebastian Griesbeck Germany Union Berlin €250,000 [10]
24 DF Netherlands Nick Viergever Netherlands PSV €300,000 [11]
9 FW Angola Afimico Pululu Switzerland FC Basel Undisclosed 7 January 2022 [12]
26 GK Sweden Andreas Linde Norway Molde FK Free 10 January 2022 [13]
20 MF Germany Tobias Raschl Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed 31 January 2022 [14]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
5 DF Albania Mërgim Mavraj Free 1 July 2021
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Marijan Ćavar Free
15 MF Germany Sebastian Ernst Germany Hannover 96 Free [15]
22 MF Germany David Raum Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Free [16]
23 DF Germany Paul Jaeckel Germany Union Berlin Free [17]
36 DF Germany Alexander Lungwitz Germany Würzburger Kickers Free [18]
24 MF Germany Anton Stach Germany Mainz 05 €3,500,000 31 July 2021 [19]
8 MF Germany Nils Seufert Germany SV Sandhausen Loan 1 January 2022 [20]
9 FW Denmark Emil Berggreen Mutual contract termination [21]
14 MF Ghana Hans Nunoo Sarpei Germany FC Ingolstadt Undisclosed [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2021 Friendly Greuther Fürth Germany 0–1 Germany Bayern Munich II Fürth, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Copado 66'
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 1,500
14 July 2021 Friendly Würzburger Kickers Germany 1–0 Germany Greuther Fürth Würzburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 877
Referee: Joshua Herbert
17 July 2021 Friendly FC Ingolstadt Germany 1–1 Germany Greuther Fürth Ingolstadt, Germany
15:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Badstübner
24 July 2021 Friendly 1899 Hoffenheim Germany 2–2 Germany Greuther Fürth Rottach-Egern, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Birkenmoos
Note: The match was played in four quarters 30 minutes each.
28 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany Cancelled Germany Greuther Fürth Augsburg, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
31 July 2021 Friendly Greuther Fürth Germany Cancelled Spain Eibar Ismaning, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion an der Lindenstraße
31 July 2021 Friendly Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–2 Germany Greuther Fürth Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Referee: Can Cengiz
25 March 2022 Friendly Jahn Regensburg Germany 0–3 Germany Greuther Fürth Regensburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark am Kaulbachweg

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 14 August 2021 14 May 2022 Matchday 1 18th 34 3 9 22 28 82 −54 008.82
DFB-Pokal 7 August 2021 First round First round 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 35 3 10 22 30 84 −54 008.57

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 −17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 −18 33
16 Hertha BSC (O) 34 9 6 19 37 71 −34 33 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Arminia Bielefeld (R) 34 5 13 16 27 53 −26 28 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Greuther Fürth (R) 34 3 9 22 28 82 −54 18
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[23]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 3 9 22 28 82  −54 18 3 5 9 15 33  −18 0 4 13 13 49  −36

Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLLLLLLLLLLWLDDDWLWLDLLDDLDLDLL
Position17161618181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[24]

14 August 2021 1 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Greuther Fürth Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 18,109
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 August 2021 2 Greuther Fürth 1–1 Arminia Bielefeld Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 5,890
Referee: Daniel Schlager
28 August 2021 3 Mainz 05 3–0 Greuther Fürth Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Tobias Reichel
11 September 2021 4 Greuther Fürth 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 September 2021 5 Hertha BSC 2–1 Greuther Fürth Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
24 September 2021 6 Greuther Fürth 1–3 Bayern Munich Fürth
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 11,740
Referee: Robert Schröder
1 October 2021 7 1. FC Köln 3–1 Greuther Fürth Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
16 October 2021 8 Greuther Fürth 0–1 VfL Bochum Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 10,586
Referee: Bastian Dankert
23 October 2021 9 RB Leipzig 4–1 Greuther Fürth Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,758
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 October 2021 10 SC Freiburg 3–1 Greuther Fürth Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Felix Brych
7 November 2021 11 Greuther Fürth 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Fürth
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 10,244
Referee: Daniel Siebert
20 November 2021 12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 Greuther Fürth Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 38,621
Referee: Benjamin Brand
27 November 2021 13 Greuther Fürth 3–6 1899 Hoffenheim Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 3,385
Referee: Bastian Dankert
4 December 2021 14 Bayer Leverkusen 7–1 Greuther Fürth Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 10,455
Referee: Tobias Reichel
12 December 2021 15 Greuther Fürth 1–0 Union Berlin Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
15 December 2021 16 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Greuther Fürth Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
18 December 2021 17 Greuther Fürth 0–0 FC Augsburg Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
8 January 2022 18 Greuther Fürth 0–0 VfB Stuttgart Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
16 January 2022 19 Arminia Bielefeld 2–2 Greuther Fürth Bielefeld
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 750
Referee: Christian Dingert
22 January 2022 20 Greuther Fürth 2–1 Mainz 05 Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
6 February 2022 21 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 Greuther Fürth Wolfsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Martin Petersen
12 February 2022 22 Greuther Fürth 2–1 Hertha BSC Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 7,919
Referee: Daniel Schlager
20 February 2022 23 Bayern Munich 4–1 Greuther Fürth Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
26 February 2022 24 Greuther Fürth 1–1 1. FC Köln Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Robert Schröder
5 March 2022 25 VfL Bochum 2–1 Greuther Fürth Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Daniel Schlager
13 March 2022 26 Greuther Fürth 1–6 RB Leipzig Fürth
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 9,418
Referee: Sven Jablonski
19 March 2022 27 Greuther Fürth 0–0 SC Freiburg Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 9,884
Referee: Tobias Reichel
2 April 2022 28 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 Greuther Fürth Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 April 2022 29 Greuther Fürth 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: Tobias Stieler
17 April 2022 30 1899 Hoffenheim 0–0 Greuther Fürth Sinsheim
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 16,110
Referee: Felix Zwayer
23 April 2022 31 Greuther Fürth 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 11,579
Referee: Tobias Reichel
29 April 2022 32 Union Berlin 1–1 Greuther Fürth Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
7 May 2022 33 Greuther Fürth 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 16,600
Referee: Christian Dingert
14 May 2022 34 FC Augsburg 2–1 Greuther Fürth Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,907
Referee: Tobias Reichel

DFB-Pokal

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7 August 2021 First round SV Babelsberg 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Greuther Fürth Potsdam
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Robin Braun
Penalties

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany GER Marius Funk 9 0 8 0 1 0
25 GK Germany GER Leon Schaffran 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Sweden SWE Andreas Linde 12 0 12 0 0 0
30 GK Germany GER Sascha Burchert 14 0 14 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany GER Simon Asta 14 0 9+4 0 1 0
4 DF Germany GER Maximilian Bauer 27 0 18+8 0 1 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Jetro Willems 24 1 20+4 1 0 0
18 DF Germany GER Marco Meyerhöfer 26 1 25+1 1 0 0
23 DF Germany GER Gideon Jung 6 0 1+4 0 1 0
24 DF Netherlands NED Nick Viergever 24 0 24 0 0 0
27 DF Germany GER Luca Itter 24 0 16+8 0 0 0
29 DF Germany GER Elias Kratzer 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF France FRA Abdourahmane Barry 9 0 1+7 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
13 MF Germany GER Max Christiansen 27 0 22+5 0 0 0
20 MF Germany GER Tobias Raschl 10 0 7+3 0 0 0
21 MF United States USA Timothy Tillman 30 1 23+6 1 1 0
22 MF Germany GER Sebastian Griesbeck 29 1 28+1 1 0 0
28 MF Tunisia TUN Jeremy Dudziak 22 2 15+7 2 0 0
33 MF Germany GER Paul Seguin 28 0 23+4 0 1 0
37 MF United States USA Julian Green 25 1 12+12 0 1 1
39 MF Germany GER Mert-Yusuf Torlak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Germany GER Robin Kehr 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Angola ANG Afimico Pululu 8 0 0+8 0 0 0
10 FW Sweden SWE Branimir Hrgota 35 10 33+1 9 1 1
11 FW Nigeria NGA Dickson Abiama 25 0 5+19 0 0+1 0
16 FW Norway NOR Håvard Nielsen 26 2 14+12 2 0 0
17 FW Germany GER Jessic Ngankam 6 2 4+2 2 0 0
40 FW Germany GER Jamie Leweling 34 5 22+11 5 1 0
Players transferred out during the season
5 DF Netherlands NED Justin Hoogma 4 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF Germany GER Adrian Fein 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
8 MF Germany GER Nils Seufert 5 0 1+3 0 1 0
9 FW Denmark DEN Emil Berggreen 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Ghana GHA Hans Nunoo Sarpei 9 0 7+1 0 0+1 0
19 FW Switzerland SUI Cedric Itten 12 2 7+5 2 0 0

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW 10 Sweden Branimir Hrgota 9 1 10
2 FW 40 Germany Jamie Leweling 5 0 5
3 FW 16 Norway Håvard Nielsen 2 0 2
FW 17 Germany Jessic Ngankam 2 0 2
FW 19 Switzerland Cedric Itten 2 0 2
MF 28 Tunisia Jeremy Dudziak 2 0 2
7 DF 15 Netherlands Jetro Willems 1 0 1
DF 18 Germany Marco Meyerhöfer 1 0 1
MF 21 United States Timothy Tillman 1 0 1
MF 22 Germany Sebastian Griesbeck 1 0 1
MF 37 United States Julian Green 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Totals 28 2 30

Last updated: 14 May 2022

References

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