2017–18 FC Erzgebirge Aue season

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

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]

Players

Squad information

As of 30 January 2018

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 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 winners; (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.
5. "Erzgebirge Aue - Squad 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 April 2020.