2017–18 1. FC Magdeburg season

1. FC Magdeburg
2017–18 season
Chairman	Peter Fechner
Manager	Jens Härtel
Stadium	MDCC-Arena
3. Liga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Saxony-Anhalt Cup	Quarter-finals
	← 2016–17
	All statistics correct as of 28 January 2018.

The 2017–18 1. FC Magdeburg season is the 52nd season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

Squad information

As of 4 February 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	GER	Jan Glinker
3	DF	GER	Christopher Handke
4	DF	GER	Leon Heynke
5	DF	GER	Felix Schiller
6	MF	GER	Björn Rother
7	FW	GER	Felix Lohkemper
8	MF	GER	Philip Türpitz
9	DF	GER	Marcel Costly
10	DF	GER	Nico Hammann
11	FW	GER	Christian Beck
12	GK	GER	Mario Seidel
14	DF	GER	Steffen Schäfer
15	MF	GER	Tobias Schwede


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	GER	Nils Butzen
17	FW	POL	Marius Sowislo (captain)
18	MF	GER	Florian Pick
19	MF	GER	Michel Niemeyer
20	MF	GER	Andreas Ludwig
21	FW	GER	Julius Düker
22	DF	CAN	André Hainault
23	MF	FRA	Charles-Elie Laprévotte
24	MF	TUN	Tarek Chahed
26	MF	GER	Gerrit Müller
30	GK	GER	Alexander Brunst
37	DF	GER	Richard Weil

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

5 July 2017	Eintracht Braunschweig	6–1	1. FC Magdeburg
18:30		Summary

11 July 2017	FSV Barleben	1–6	1. FC Magdeburg
18:00		Summary

16 July 2017	1. FC Magdeburg	1–0	Erzgebirge Aue
15:00		Summary

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

3. Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Magdeburg (C, P)	38	27	4	7	70	32	+38	85	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2	SC Paderborn (P)	38	25	8	5	90	33	+57	83	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
3	Karlsruher SC	38	19	12	7	49	29	+20	69	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4	Wehen Wiesbaden	38	21	5	12	76	39	+37	68	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5	Würzburger Kickers	38	17	10	11	53	46	+7	61

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
37	26	4	7	69	32	+37	82	15	3	1	41	11	+30	11	1	6	28	21	+7

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 July 2017 Match 1	Sonnenhof Großaspach	4–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Aspach
14:00	Vitzthum 40' schiek 44' Özdemir 46' 89' Gyau 56' Hägele 72'	Report	Hammann 77' Sowislo 78' Lohkemper 85' Rother 86' Butzen 88'	Stadium: Mechatronik Arena Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Benjamin Brand

29 July 2017 Match 2	1. FC Magdeburg	3–0	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	Magdeburg
14:00	Niemeyer 4' Türpitz 27' 28' Sowislo 38' Erdmann 78'	Report	Menz 48' Odak 61' Ludwig 90'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 17,140 Referee: Daniel Schlager

2 August 2017 Match 3	Meppen	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Meppen
19:00	Domaschke 3' Girth 18' Puttkammer 34'	Report	Ludwig 5' (pen.) Sowislo 24' Niemeyer 65' 90+3'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 8,389 Referee: Sören Storks

6 August 2017 Match 4	1. FC Magdeburg	2–1	Würzburger Kickers	Magdeburg
14:00	Schwede 7' Weil 10' (pen.) 19' Erdmann 22'	Report	Schuppan 5' Bytyqi 80' Kai Wagner 90+3'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 15,922 Referee: Christian Dingert

19 August 2017 Match 5	Preußen Münster	0–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Münster
14:00	Mai 69' Kittner 82' Rühle 88'	Report	Schiller 23' Niemeyer 65' Rother 86'	Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Patrick Alt

26 August 2017 Match 6	1. FC Magdeburg	4–1	Werder Bremen II	Magdeburg
14:00	Erdmann 29' 38' Düker 78' Türpitz 81' (pen.) Rother 89' Lohkemper 90+1'	Report	Touré 40' Jacobsen 44'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 14,834 Referee: Nicolas Winter

9 September 2017 Match 7	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Magdeburg
14:00	Rother 25' Türpitz 43' Handke 50' Lohkemper 68' Erdmann 81' Pick 90+1'	Report	Hüsing 17' Alibaz 67' Blaswich 68'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 20,817 Referee: Robert Hartmann (referee)

15 September 2017 Match 8	Zwickau	3–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Zwickau
19:00	Frick 22' Könnecke 30' König 41' Bahn 45' Antonitsch 63'	Report	Hammann 16' Sowislo 45+3' Handke 85'	Stadium: Stadion Zwickau Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Tobias Fritsch

19 September 2017 Match 9	1. FC Magdeburg	1–0	Paderborn	Magdeburg
19:00	Erdmann 23' Schäfer 30' Beck 62' Rother 78'	Report	Herzenbruch 61'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 16,826 Referee: Benjamin Brand

24 September 2017 Match 10	Aalen	0–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Aalen
14:00	Vasiliadis 44'	Report	Ludwig 57' Weil 67' Schwede 80' Lohkemper 90+3'	Stadium: OSTALB ARENA Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Michael Bacher

1 October 2017 Match 11	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	Carl Zeiss Jena	Magdeburg
14:00	Türpitz 36' Hammann 85'	Report		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 20,778 Referee: Frank Willenborg

13 October 2017 Match 12	Osnabrück	0–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Osnabrück
19:00	Krasniqi 25' Groß 51' Sušac 81'	Report	Rother 14' Türpitz 22' (pen.) Erdmann 45+2'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 9,547 Referee: Martin Petersen

21 October 2017 Match 13	1. FC Magdeburg	0–3	Unterhaching	Magdeburg
14:00	Türpitz 56' Handke 75'	Report	Hagn 2' Hain 44' Dombrowka 64'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 16,384 Referee: Harm Osmers

29 October 2017 Match 14	Karlsruher SC	1–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Karlsruhe
14:00	Gordon 16' Muslija 37' Wanitzek 40' Bader 53'	Report	Erdmann 41' Rother 45'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 12,748 Referee: Robert Kampka

4 November 2017 Match 15	1. FC Magdeburg	0–0	Wehen Wiesbaden	Magdeburg
14:00	Rother 29'	Report	Breitkreuz 61'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 15,264 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

18 November 2017 Match 16	Fortuna Köln	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Cologne
14:00	Keita-Ruel 44' (pen.) Kessel 65' Kegel 90+1'	Report	Rother 12' Niemeyer 17' Hammann 43' Düker 64'	Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 4,706 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

25 November 2017 Match 17	1. FC Magdeburg	2–1	Hallescher FC	Magdeburg
14:00	Beck 8' Niemeyer 12' Düker 52' Handke 66' Türpitz 71'	Report	Röser 18' Handke 67' (o.g.) Bohl 71' Ajani 72'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 22,481 Referee: Sven Jablonski

2 December 2017 Match 18	Chemnitzer FC	2–3	1. FC Magdeburg	Chemnitz
14:00	Frahn 28' 78' Grote 34' Baumgart 82'	Report	Beck 12' 21' Schäfer 33' Düker 39' Laprévotte 75'	Stadium: community4you ARENA Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Henry Müller

8 December 2017 Match 19	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	Sportfreunde Lotte	Magdeburg
19:00	Beck 8' Handke 44' 89' Rother 58' Sowislo 75' Weil 79'	Report	Rossmann 30' Langlitz 48' Freiberger 56' Pires-Rodrigues 68' Al Ghaddioui 87'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 15,858 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

16 December 2017 Match 20	1. FC Magdeburg	3–0	Sonnenhof Großaspach	Magdeburg
14:00	Niemeyer 7' Beck 12' Düker 29'	Report	Thermann 41' Gehring 45+2' Gyau 71'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 14,835 Referee: Jonas Weickenmeier

22 January 2018 Match 21	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	3–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Erfurt
20:30	Kurz 36' Neuhold 70' Laurito 75' Huth 88'	Report	Weil 43' Handke 45' Butzen 58' Beck 66' 81'	Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 7,231 Referee: Sören Storks

27 January 2018 Match 22	1. FC Magdeburg	0–0	Meppen	Magdeburg
14:00	Erdmann 37'	Report	Gebers 11' Kleinsorge 43' Wagner 67' Bähre 90'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 16,606 Referee: Patrick Alt

3 February 2018 Match 23	Würzburger Kickers	1–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Würzburg
14:00	Neumann 28' Ademi 42' (pen.) Müller 50' Kai Wagner 58'	Report	Handke 26' Schwede 34' Schiller 64' Beck 88'	Stadium: flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 6,670 Referee: Henry Müller

10 February 2018 Match 24	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Preußen Münster	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

17 February 2018 Match 25	Werder Bremen II	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Bremen
				Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11

24 February 2018 Match 26	Hansa Rostock	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Rostock
				Stadium: Ostseestadion

3 March 2018 Match 27	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Zwickau	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

7 March 2018 Match 28	Paderborn	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Paderborn
				Stadium: Benteler-Arena

10 March 2018 Match 29	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Aalen	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

17 March 2018 Match 30	Carl Zeiss Jena	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Jena
				Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

24 March 2018 Match 31	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Osnabrück	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

31 March 2018 Match 32	Unterhaching	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Unterhaching
				Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching

7 April 2018 Match 33	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Karlsruher SC	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

14 April 2018 Match 34	Wehen Wiesbaden	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Wiesbaden
				Stadium: Brita-Arena

21 April 2018 Match 35	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Fortuna Köln	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

28 April 2018 Match 36	Hallescher FC	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Halle (Saale)
				Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark

5 May 2018 Match 37	1. FC Magdeburg	v	Chemnitzer FC	Magdeburg
				Stadium: MDCC-Arena

12 May 2018 Match 38	Sportfreunde Lotte	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Lotte
				Stadium: Frimo Stadion

DFB-Pokal

13 August 2017 Round 1	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	FC Augsburg	Magdeburg
18:30	Sowislo 52' Beck 87' Schwede 90+1' Erdmann 90+3'	Report	Khedira 90+3'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 21,641 Referee: Guido Winkmann

24 October 2017 Last 32	1. FC Magdeburg	0–5	Borussia Dortmund	Magdeburg
20:45		Report	Castro 42' Isak 47' 48' Zagadou 56' Papastathopoulos 66' Yarmolenko 73' (pen.) Marc Bartra 79' Kagawa 90'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 23,102 Referee: Daniel Siebert (referee)

Saxony-Anhalt Cup

11 November 2017 Last 16	Naumberg	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Naumburg (Saale)
13:00		Report		Stadium: Stadt-Stadion Naumburg

21 March 2018 Quarter Final	Hallescher FC	0–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Halle (Saale)
20:30		Summary		Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark

1 May 2018 Semi Final	BSV Halle-Ammendorf	0–3	1. FC Magdeburg	Halle (Saale)
14:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion der Waggonbauer

21 May 2018 Final	1. FC Lok Stendal	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Stendal
12:30				Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen

References

^ "Die Spieler der 1. Herrenmannschaft" [The Players of the First Team] (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[1] "Die Spieler der 1. Herrenmannschaft" [The Players of the First Team] (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

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