2021–22 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

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.

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)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GER Nils Seufert (at SV Sandhausen until 30 June 2022)

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

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

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2021 Friendly Greuther Fürth   0–1   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   1–0   Greuther Fürth Würzburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 877
Referee: Joshua Herbert
17 July 2021 Friendly FC Ingolstadt   1–1   Greuther Fürth Ingolstadt, Germany
15:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Badstübner
24 July 2021 Friendly 1899 Hoffenheim   2–2   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   Cancelled   Greuther Fürth Augsburg, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
31 July 2021 Friendly Greuther Fürth   Cancelled   Eibar Ismaning, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion an der Lindenstraße
31 July 2021 Friendly Fenerbahçe   3–2   Greuther Fürth Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Referee: Can Cengiz
25 March 2022 Friendly Jahn Regensburg   0–3   Greuther Fürth Regensburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark am Kaulbachweg

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

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 edit

League table edit

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 for the 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 edit

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 edit

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

Matches edit

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 edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

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

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

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

Last updated: 14 May 2022

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