2017–18 FC Erzgebirge Aue season

The 2017–18 FC Erzgebirge Aue season is the 72nd season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.^[2]

Erzgebirge Aue

2017–18 season
Chairman	Helge Leonhardt
Manager	Hannes Drews
Stadium	Erzgebirgsstadion
2. Bundesliga	16th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Pascal Köpke (10) All: Pascal Köpke (10)
Highest home attendance	15,000 vs Dynamo Dresden, 2. Bundesliga, 6 May 2018
Lowest home attendance	6,400 vs Darmstadt 98, 2. Bundesliga, 8 December 2017
Average home league attendance	9,071^[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Players

Squad information

As of 30 January 2018

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 Martin Männel (captain) 3 DF   GER Sebastian Hertner 4 DF   GER Fabian Kalig 5 MF   GER Clemens Fandrich 6 MF   MNE Mirnes Pepić 8 FW   GER Nicky Adler 10 FW   AZE Dimitrij Nazarov 14 FW   GER Pascal Köpke 15 DF   GER Dennis Kempe 16 MF   BIH Mario Kvesić 17 MF   GER Philipp Riese 18 MF   GER Nicolai Rapp 19 MF   GER Cebio Soukou 20 DF   GER Calogero Rizzuto

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF   GER Malcolm Cacutalua 22 FW   COD Ridge Munsy 23 FW   GER Sören Bertram 24 MF   GER John-Patrick Strauß 25 MF   AUT Dominik Wydra 26 GK   GER Robert Jendrusch 27 DF   GER Sascha Härtel 28 FW   GER Vincent Michl 29 MF   GER Tommy Käßemodel 33 MF   GER Christian Tiffert 34 GK   GER Daniel Haas 37 DF   GER Moise Ngwisani 40 FW   KOS Albert Bunjaku

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

FSV Treuen v Erzgebirge Aue

24 June 2017	FSV Treuen	0–25	Erzgebirge Aue
14:30		Report

Saxonia Bernsbach v Erzgebirge Aue

25 June 2017	Saxonia Bernsbach	0–24	Erzgebirge Aue
14:00		Report

Hertha BSC II v Erzgebirge Aue

1 July 2017	Hertha BSC II	0–5	Erzgebirge Aue
17:00		Report

Erzgebirge Aue v LASK Linz

8 July 2017	Erzgebirge Aue	1–2	LASK Linz
18:00		Report

Erzgebirge Aue v Slovan Liberec

12 July 2017	Erzgebirge Aue	0–1	Slovan Liberec
18:00		Report

1. FC Magdeburg v Erzgebirge Aue

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

Erzgebirge Aue v Antalyaspor

23 July 2017	Erzgebirge Aue	1–1	Antalyaspor
15:30		Report

VfB Auerbach v Erzgebirge Aue

24 July 2017	VfB Auerbach	1–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Auerbach
17:15	Zimmermann   62'	Report	Kaufmann   32'	Stadium: VfB Stadion Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Stefan Prager

VfL Wolfsburg v Erzgebirge Aue

31 August 2017	VfL Wolfsburg	3–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Wolfsburg
15:30		Report		Stadium: Trainingsgelände am VfL-Center

Erzgebirge Aue v Dukla Prague

7 October 2017	Erzgebirge Aue	3–1	Dukla Prague
13:30		Report

VFC Plauen v Erzgebirge Aue

11 November 2017	VFC Plauen	1–2	Erzgebirge Aue
13:00		Summary

Eintracht Frankfurt v Erzgebirge Aue

6 January 2018	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Erzgebirge Aue
15:00	Haller   52' Hrgota   66' Gaćinović   90'	Report	Maria   108'
Note: 3x45 minutes

Erzgebirge Aue v K.V. Oostende

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)	Erzgebirge Aue	0–2	K.V. Oostende	Aue
15:00 CET		Report	Bushiri   18' Capon   39'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion

Erzgebirge Aue v Rot-Weiß Erfurt

16 January 2018 (2018-01-16)	Erzgebirge Aue	0–1	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	Aue
18:00 CET		Report	Rapp   76' (o.g.)	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion

Erzgebirge Aue v Mladá Boleslav

23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)	Erzgebirge Aue	4–4	Mladá Boleslav	Aue
15:00		Report		Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2017–18 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
14	Dynamo Dresden	34	11	8	15	42	52	−10	41
15	Greuther Fürth	34	10	10	14	37	48	−11	40
16	Erzgebirge Aue (O)	34	10	10	14	35	49	−14	40	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Eintracht Braunschweig (R)	34	8	15	11	37	43	−6	39	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	1. FC Kaiserslautern (R)	34	9	8	17	42	55	−13	35

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

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
33	10	10	13	35	48	−13	40	7	5	5	18	20	−2	3	5	8	17	28	−11

Last updated: 6 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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	L
Position	16	16	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1. FC Heidenheim v Erzgebirge Aue

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) 1	1. FC Heidenheim	v	Erzgebirge Aue	Heidenheim an der Brenz
				Stadium: Voith-Arena
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.^[3]

Erzgebirge Aue v Fortuna Düsseldorf

6 August 2017 2	Erzgebirge Aue	0–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Aue
15:30	Kempe   22' Nazarov   44' Kalig   52' Rizzuto   70' Köpke   76'	Report	Hennings   42' Sobottka   48' Hoffmann   58' Bebou   87'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 9,150 Referee:   Felix Brych

1. FC Heidenheim v Erzgebirge Aue

9 August 2017 1	1. FC Heidenheim	2–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Heidenheim an der Brenz
20:00	Thiel   22' Wittek   65' Titsch-Rivero   82' Griesbeck   86'	Report	Rizzuto   11' Soukou   31' Kempe   37'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,500 Referee:   Florian Badstübner

Eintracht Braunschweig v Erzgebirge Aue

18 August 2017 3	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Braunschweig
18:30	Khelifi   26' Nyman   35' Zuck   50'	Report	Nazarov   24' Tiffert   37' Kalig   43' Riese   69' Rizzuto   83'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,300 Referee:   René Rohde

Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Nürnberg

26 August 2017 4	Erzgebirge Aue	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Aue
13:00	Tiffert   26' Wydra   60' Nazarov   73' Köpke   77' Kalig   84' Hertner   84'	Report	Teuchert   29' Möhwald   87' Leibold   89'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee:   Lasse Koslowski

FC Ingolstadt 04 v Erzgebirge Aue

9 September 2017 5	FC Ingolstadt 04	1–2	Erzgebirge Aue	Ingolstadt
13:00	Lezcano   55'   84' Gaus   78'	Report	Köpke   15' Bertram   50' Rizzuto   55' Fandrich   73' Kempe   78'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 10,176 Referee:   Tobias Reichel

Erzgebirge Aue v Holstein Kiel

15 September 2017 6	Erzgebirge Aue	0–3	Holstein Kiel	Aue
18:30	Rapp   19' Nazarov   55' Riese   69'	Report	Mühling   15' Ducksch   41'   77' Heidinger   84' Peitz   87'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee:   Tobias Stieler

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Erzgebirge Aue

19 September 2017 7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–2	Erzgebirge Aue	Kaiserslautern
18:30	Guwara   40' Spalvis   85'	Report	Bertram   30'   48' Kalig   44' Fandrich   56'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 16,613 Referee:   Martin Thomsen

Erzgebirge Aue v Sandhausen

22 September 2017 8	Erzgebirge Aue	1–0	Sandhausen	Aue
18:30	Köpke   17' Wydra   85'	Report	Sukuta-Pasu   77' Kister   89'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,800 Referee:   Thorben Siewer

Erzgebirge Aue v Union Berlin

30 September 2017 9	Erzgebirge Aue	1–2	Union Berlin	Aue
13:00	Bertram   73'	Report	Hartel   55' Polter   70' Gogia   90+1'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 9,450 Referee:   Benjamin Cortus

Greuther Fürth v Erzgebirge Aue

15 October 2017 10	Greuther Fürth	2–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Fürth
13:30	Manuel Torres   31' Gjasula   39' Narey   40' Ayçiçek   75' Steininger   87'	Report	Kalig   26' Hertner   42' Köpke   64' Bunjaku   78' Rapp   81'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 9,510 Referee:   René Rohde

Erzgebirge Aue v Jahn Regensburg

22 October 2017 11	Erzgebirge Aue	1–0	Jahn Regensburg	Aue
13:30	Kempe   13' Nazarov   20' Rapp   41' Tiffert   45+2' Kvesić   59'	Report	Sørensen   27' Nandzik   49' Adamyan   75'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,550 Referee:   Sven Waschitzki

FC St Pauli v Erzgebirge Aue

27 October 2017 12	FC St Pauli	1–1	Erzgebirge Aue	St. Pauli
18:30	Dudziak   33' Buchtmann   89'	Report	Wydra   15' Kempe   69'   87' Rizzuto   89'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,742 Referee:   Benedikt Kempkes

Erzgebirge Aue v Arminia Bielefeld

5 November 2017 13	Erzgebirge Aue	1–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Aue
13:30	Rapp   10' Kvesić   45+1' (pen.) Männel   78'	Report	Kerschbaumer   30' Salger   80' Voglsammer   90+1'   90+1' Börner   90+3'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,500 Referee:   Christof Günsch

MSV Duisburg v Erzgebirge Aue

19 November 2017 14	MSV Duisburg	3–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Duisburg
13:30	Cauly   50'   54' Fröde   56' Tashchy   85'	Report	Kalig   60' Wydra   76' Kempe   84'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 13,309 Referee:   Robert Kempter

Erzgebirge Aue v Bochum

26 November 2017 15	Erzgebirge Aue	1–1	Bochum	Aue
13:30	Fandrich   4'   70'	Report	Bastians   39' Kruse   41' Janelt   45+1' Danilo Soares   59'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,200 Referee:   Robert Schröder

Dynamo Dresden v Erzgebirge Aue

3 December 2017 16	Dynamo Dresden	4–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Dresden
13:30	Röser   21' Benatelli   44' Ballas   47'   67' Hartmann   73' Berko   75'	Report	Riese   35' Rapp   62'	Stadium: DDV-Stadion Attendance: 30,453 Referee:   Manuel Gräfe

Erzgebirge Aue v Darmstadt 98

8 December 2017 17	Erzgebirge Aue	1–0	Darmstadt 98	Aue
18:30	Soukou   35'	Report	Steinhöfer   13' Sulu   50' Sobiech   89' Stark   90+4'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,400 Referee:   Florian Heft

Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Heidenheim

16 December 2017 18	Erzgebirge Aue	1–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Aue
13:00 CET	Soukou   8' Tiffert   55'	Report	Titsch-Rivero   64' Wittek   71' Verhoek   73'   90+1' Griesbeck   76'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee:   Sascha Stegemann

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Erzgebirge Aue

24 January 2018 19	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Düsseldorf
20:30 CET	Raman   30' Bodzek   45+1' Hennings   56'   70' (pen.)	Report	Munsy   63' Strauß   67' Cacutalua   68'	Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 19,617 Referee:   Florian Badstübner

Erzgebirge Aue v Eintracht Braunschweig

28 January 2018 20	Erzgebirge Aue	1–3	Eintracht Braunschweig	Aue
13:30 CET	Köpke   12' Strauß   58' Wydra   81' Rapp   90'	Report	Abdullahi   13', 71'   73' Kumbela   35' Schönfeld   67' Hofmann   69'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Christof Günsch

1. FC Nürnberg v Erzgebirge Aue

2 February 2018 21	1. FC Nürnberg	4–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Nuremberg
18:30 CET	Möhwald   37', 47' Erras   71' Werner   76'	Report	Soukou   72'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 24,451 Referee: Johann Pfeifer

Erzgebirge Aue v FC Ingolstadt 04

11 February 2018 22	Erzgebirge Aue	0–0	FC Ingolstadt 04	Aue
13:30 CET	Kalig   70'	Report	Gaus   35' Lezcano   84'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Robert Schröder

Holstein Kiel v Erzgebirge Aue

17 February 2018 23	Holstein Kiel	2–2	Erzgebirge Aue	Kiel
13:00 CET	Heidinger   1' Ducksch   12' Drexler   25'	Report	Cacutalua   36', 38' Köpke   67' Fandrich   71'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 9,702 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

24 February 2018 24	Erzgebirge Aue	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Aue
13:00 CET	Köpke   2' Munsy   63' Nazarov   66' Rizzuto   75'	Report	Vučur   67' Ziegler   89'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Christian Dietz

Sandhausen v Erzgebirge Aue

3 March 2018 25	Sandhausen	1–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Sandhausen
13:00 CET	Knipping   19' Gíslason   69'	Report	Rizzuto   6' Fandrich   30' Köpke   54' Kempe   89'	Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 5,160 Referee: Patrick Alt

Union Berlin v Erzgebirge Aue

11 March 2018 26	Union Berlin	0–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Berlin
13:30 CET	Kroos   70'	Report	Wydra   52' Kvesić   55' Kalig   90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,788 Referee: Martin Petersen

Erzgebirge Aue v Greuther Fürth

19 March 2018 27	Erzgebirge Aue	2–1	Greuther Fürth	Aue
20:30 CET	Köpke   34' Cacutalua   42'	Report	Maloča   64' Narey   86'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Tobias Welz

Jahn Regensburg v Erzgebirge Aue

1 April 2018 28	Jahn Regensburg	1–3	Erzgebirge Aue	Regensburg
13:30 CEST	Gimber   35' Nandzik   43' Knoll   50' Sørensen   77' Grüttner   78'	Report	Kalig   15' Köpke   27', 57' Munsy   43' Rizzuto   53' Männel   74'	Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 11,707 Referee: Robert Kempter

Erzgebirge Aue v FC St. Pauli

7 April 2018 29	Erzgebirge Aue	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Aue
13:00 CEST	Fandrich   25' Hertner   69' Kvesić   82' (pen.) Rizzuto   86'	Report	Dudziak   38' Bouhaddouz   44',   90+3' Buchtmann   56' Buballa   81'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Christof Günsch

Arminia Bielefeld v Erzgebirge Aue

14 April 2018 30	Arminia Bielefeld	2–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Bielefeld
13:00 CEST	Börner   29' Voglsammer   42' Weigelt   54' Klos   69' Kerschbaumer   77'	Report	Riese   66'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 16,605 Referee: Arne Aarnink

Erzgebirge Aue v MSV Duisburg

22 April 2018 31	Erzgebirge Aue	1–3	MSV Duisburg	Aue
13:30 CEST	Riese   33' Rizzuto   55' Nazarov   83'	Report	Wolze   56' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) Illjutcenko   59' Tashchy   64' Wiegel   86'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 11,950 Referee: Lasse Koslowski

VfL Bochum v Erzgebirge Aue

29 April 2018 32	VfL Bochum	2–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Bochum
18:30 CEST	Kruse   3', 77' Stöger   50'	Report	Köpke   16' Cacutalua   27' Kempe   65' Fandrich   75'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Erzgebirge Aue v Dynamo Dresden

6 May 2018 33	Erzgebirge Aue	0–0	Dynamo Dresden	Aue
15:30 CEST	Kalig   16' Rizzuto   84'	Report	Berko   19' Kreuzer   45+1' Mlapa   85'	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Darmstadt 98 v Erzgebirge Aue

13 May 2018 34	Darmstadt 98	1–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST	Holland   72' Kempe   86'	Report	Köpke   64' Fandrich   81'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Sören Storks

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2017–18 DFB-Pokal

Wehen Wiesbaden v Erzgebirge Aue

13 August 2017 Round 1	Wehen Wiesbaden	2 - 0	Erzgebirge Aue	Wiesbaden
18:30	Blacha   4' Andrist   7' Ruprecht   54' Mintzel   63'	Report	Kempe   37' Nazarov   84'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee:   Frank Willenborg

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		2. Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Martin Männel	35	0	34	0	1	0
3	DF	GER	Sebastian Hertner	26	0	25	0	1	0
4	DF	GER	Fabian Kalig	32	0	31	0	1	0
5	MF	GER	Clemens Fandrich	31	2	30	2	1	0
6	MF	MNE	Mirnes Pepić	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	GER	Nicky Adler	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	MF	GER	Arianit Ferati	5	0	4	0	1	0
10	FW	AZE	Dimitrij Nazarov	31	3	30	3	1	0
11	DF	CUW	Michaël Maria	2	0	1	0	1	0
14	FW	GER	Pascal Köpke	35	10	34	10	1	0
15	DF	GER	Dennis Kempe	26	1	25	1	1	0
16	MF	BIH	Mario Kvesic	19	3	19	3	0	0
17	MF	GER	Philipp Riese	20	0	20	0	0	0
18	DF	GER	Nicolai Rapp	22	0	21	0	1	0
19	MF	BEN	Cebio Soukou	15	4	14	4	1	0
20	DF	GER	Calogero Rizzuto	28	0	28	0	0	0
21	DF	GER	Malcolm Cacutalua	25	3	25	3	0	0
22	MF	GER	Fabio Kaufmann	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	COD	Ridge Munsy	16	3	16	3	0	0
23	MF	GER	Sören Bertram	23	4	23	4	0	0
24	MF	PHI	John-Patrick Strauß	15	0	15	0	0	0
25	MF	AUT	Dominik Wydra	30	1	29	1	1	0
26	GK	GER	Robert Jendrusch	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	GER	Sascha Härtel	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	GER	Vincent Michl	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	GER	Tommy Käßemodel	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	GER	Christian Tiffert	34	0	33	0	1	0
34	GK	GER	Daniel Haas	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	COD	Moise Ngwisani	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	KOS	Albert Bunjaku	14	1	14	1	0	0

• Source: ^[4][5]

References

1. "2. Bundesliga 2017/2018 - Attendance". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. FC Erzgebirge Aue at Fussball.de (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
3. "Unwetter: Spiel zwischen Heidenheim und Aue abgebrochen". Freie Presse (in German). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
4. "Erzgebirge Aue – Kader – 2017/18". kicker.de. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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