2017–18 SC Freiburg season

The 2017–18 SC Freiburg season is the 114th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive and 18th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2016. In addition to the domestic league, SC Freiburg also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the second-tier continental cup, the UEFA Europa League. This is the 63rd season for Freiburg in the Schwarzwald-Stadion, located in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

SC Freiburg
2017–18 season
ChairmanFritz Keller
ManagerChristian Streich
StadiumSchwarzwald-Stadion
Bundesliga15th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nils Petersen
(15 goals)

All:
Nils Petersen
(19 goals)
Highest home attendance24,000
Lowest home attendance14,000
Average home league attendance23,894
Biggest winFreiburg 3–1 Dresden
Freiburg 2–0 Augsburg
Biggest defeatBayern 5–0 Freiburg
2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2018.

Players

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Squad information

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As of 30 January 2018[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 Alexander Schwolow
2 DF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski
3 DF   AUT Philipp Lienhart (on loan from Real Madrid)
4 DF   TUR Çağlar Söyüncü
5 DF   GER Manuel Gulde
6 MF   ALB Amir Abrashi
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner
8 MF   GER Mike Frantz
9 FW   GER Lucas Höler
13 MF   GER Marco Terrazzino
14 DF   GER Patrick Kammerbauer
15 DF   GER Pascal Stenzel
16 MF   FRA Yoric Ravet
17 DF   GER Lukas Kübler
18 FW   GER Nils Petersen
19 MF   GER Janik Haberer
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   GER Marc-Oliver Kempf
21 GK   GER Patric Klandt
22 MF   SUI Vincent Sierro
23 MF   GER Julian Schuster (captain)
24 DF   GER Georg Niedermeier
25 DF   GER Robin Koch
26 DF   FRA Gaëtan Bussmann (on loan from Mainz 05)
27 MF   GER Nicolas Höfler
28 MF   GER Jonas Meffert
30 DF   GER Christian Günter
31 MF   SVK Karim Guédé
32 MF   POL Bartosz Kapustka (on loan from Leicester City)
33 MF   USA Caleb Stanko
34 FW   GER Tim Kleindienst
38 DF   GER Florian Kath
44 GK   POL Rafał Gikiewicz


Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 August 2017 12 May 2018 Matchday 1 34 8 12 14 32 56 −24 023.53
DFB-Pokal 12 August 2017 20 December 2017 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67
Europa League 27 July 2017 3 August 2017 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Total 39 11 12 16 40 63 −23 028.21

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Hannover 96 34 10 9 15 44 54 −10 39
14 Mainz 05 34 9 9 16 38 52 −14 36
15 SC Freiburg 34 8 12 14 32 56 −24 36
16 VfL Wolfsburg (O) 34 6 15 13 36 48 −12 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Hamburger SV (R) 34 8 7 19 29 53 −24 31 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
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.[2]
(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 8 12 14 32 56  −24 36 7 6 4 17 17  0 1 6 10 15 39  −24

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDLDLDDWLDLLLWDWWDDWDDLWDLDLLLLLWLW
Position9151516161615161515161716161613131412121212121313141414141616151515
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 1 SC Freiburg 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 2 RB Leipzig 4–1 SC Freiburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Niederlechner   23' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 39,265
Referee: Christian Dingert
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3 SC Freiburg 0–0 Borussia Dortmund Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 4 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,232
Referee: Sven Jablonski
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 5 SC Freiburg 1–1 Hannover 96 Freiburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Petersen   83' Report Harnik   65' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 22,900
Referee: Tobias Stieler
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 6 Werder Bremen 0–0 SC Freiburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) 7 SC Freiburg 3–2 1899 Hoffenheim Freiburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 8 Bayern Munich 5–0 SC Freiburg Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) 9 SC Freiburg 1–1 Hertha BSC Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Haberer   52' (pen.) Report Kalou   81' (pen.) Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Guido Winkmann
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 10 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 SC Freiburg Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,872
Referee: Tobias Stieler
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11 SC Freiburg 0–1 Schalke 04 Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Caligiuri   62' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Felix Brych
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 12 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Kapustka   68' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,744
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13 SC Freiburg 2–1 Mainz 05 Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Berggreen   90+2' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
1 December 2017 (2017-12-01) 14 SC Freiburg 0–0 Hamburger SV Freiburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
10 December 2017 (2017-12-10) 15 1. FC Köln 3–4 SC Freiburg Cologne
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 45,100
Referee: Robert Kampka
12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) 16 SC Freiburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg
20:40 CET (UTC+1) Petersen   20' (pen.) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 17 FC Augsburg 3–3 SC Freiburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Finnbogason   1', 90+1', 90+3' Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,345
Referee: Christian Dingert
13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 SC Freiburg Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Haller   28' Report Koch   51' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 45,300
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 SC Freiburg 2–1 RB Leipzig Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Werner   65' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,700
Referee: Benjamin Brand
27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) 20 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 SC Freiburg Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Petersen   21', 68' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,360
Referee: Daniel Siebert
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21 SC Freiburg 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22 Hannover 96 2–1 SC Freiburg Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Gulde   88' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 37,800
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23 SC Freiburg 1–0 Werder Bremen Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Petersen   24' (pen.) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 24 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 SC Freiburg Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Kramarić   57' Report Petersen   66' (pen.) Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Christian Dingert
4 March 2018 (2018-03-04) 25 SC Freiburg 0–4 Bayern Munich Freiburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26 Hertha BSC 0–0 SC Freiburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 38,625
Referee: Sven Jablonski
16 March 2018 (2018-03-16) 27 SC Freiburg 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Freiburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Petersen   53' Report Gómez   4', 75' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28 Schalke 04 2–0 SC Freiburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,688
Referee: Tobias Stieler
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 29 SC Freiburg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Didavi   2', 83' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
16 April 2018 (2018-04-16) 30 Mainz 05 2–0 SC Freiburg Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) de Blasis   45+7' (pen.), 78' Report Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 26,407
Referee: Guido Winkmann
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 31 Hamburger SV 1–0 SC Freiburg Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Holtby   54' Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 54,847
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32 SC Freiburg 3–2 1. FC Köln Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Bittencourt   82', 87' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 SC Freiburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Kleindienst   59' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,018
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34 SC Freiburg 2–0 FC Augsburg Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert

DFB-Pokal

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12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) First round Germania Halberstadt 1–2 SC Freiburg Halberstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Michel   87' Report
Stadium: Friedensstadion
Attendance: 5,037
Referee: Christof Günsch
25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) Second round SC Freiburg 3–1 Dynamo Dresden Freiburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Benatelli   48' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Benjamin Brand
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) Round of 16 Werder Bremen 3–2 SC Freiburg Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 33,519
Referee: Guido Winkmann

UEFA Europa League

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Third qualifying round

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27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) First leg SC Freiburg   1–0   Domžale Freiburg, Germany
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Petersen   20' Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 14,000[3]
Referee: Anatoliy Zhabchenko (Ukraine)
3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) Second leg Domžale   2–0
(2–1 agg.)
  SC Freiburg Ljubljana, Slovenia
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 5,136[4]
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

References

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  1. ^ "Kader Profis 2016/17" [Professional squad 2016–17]. scfreiburg.com (in German). Sport-Club Freiburg e.V. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ "SC Freiburg - NK Domžale 1:0 (Europa League Qual. 2017/2018, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ "NK Domžale - SC Freiburg 2:0 (Europa League Qual. 2017/2018, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.