2016–17 SC Freiburg season

The 2016–17 SC Freiburg season is the 113th season in the football club's history and 17th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having won the 2. Bundesliga in the previous season, therefore earning promotion.[1] SC Freiburg will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal.[2] It is the 62nd season for SC Freiburg in the Schwarzwald-Stadion, located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.[3] It covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

SC Freiburg
2016–17 season
ChairmanFritz Keller
ManagerChristian Streich
StadiumSchwarzwald-Stadion
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Florian Niederlechner
(11 goals)

All:
Florian Niederlechner
(12 goals)
Highest home attendance24,000
Lowest home attendance14,600
Average home league attendance23,959
Biggest winBabelsberg 0–4 Freiburg
Biggest defeatLeipzig 4–0 Freiburg
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2017.

Players edit

Squad 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
1 GK   GER Alexander Schwolow
2 DF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski
3 DF   ESP Marc Torrejón
4 DF   TUR Çağlar Söyüncü
5 DF   GER Manuel Gulde
6 MF   ALB Amir Abrashi
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner (on loan from Mainz 05)
8 MF   GER Mike Frantz
11 MF   TUR Onur Bulut
14 FW   NOR Håvard Nielsen
15 DF   GER Pascal Stenzel (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
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
23 MF   GER Julian Schuster (Captain)
24 DF   GER Georg Niedermeier
25 DF   GER Jonas Föhrenbach
26 MF   GER Maximilian Philipp
27 MF   GER Nicolas Höfler
30 DF   GER Christian Günter
31 MF   SVK Karim Guédé
32 MF   ITA Vincenzo Grifo
34 FW   PLE Amir Falahen
44 GK   POL Rafał Gikiewicz
-- MF   SUI Vincent Sierro

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Charles-Elie Laprévotte (loan return from Preußen Münster)[4]
MF   TUR Onur Bulut (from VfL Bochum)[5]
DF   GER Manuel Gulde (from Karlsruher SC)[6]
DF   TUR Çağlar Söyüncü (from Altınordu)[7]
MF   GER Jonas Meffert (from Bayer Leverkusen)[8]
FW   AUT Philipp Zulechner (loan return from Young Boys)[9]
MF   GER Sebastian Kerk (loan return from 1. FC Nürnberg)[9]
MF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski (from Eintracht Frankfurt)[10]
FW   GER Janik Haberer (from 1899 Hoffenheim, previously on loan at VfL Bochum)[11]

Out edit

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   NOR Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (to FC St. Pauli)[12]
4 DF   GER Immanuel Höhn (to Darmstadt 98)[13]
9 FW   GER Tim Kleindienst (on loan to 1. FC Heidenheim)[14]
11 FW   GER Joshua Mees (loan return to 1899 Hoffenheim)[11]
19 MF   GER Florian Kath (to 1. FC Magdeburg)[15]
28 MF   GER Marco Hingerl (to Bayern Munich II)[16]
29 GK   GER Konstantin Fuhry (to SV Elversberg)[17]
44 MF   GER Fabian Schleusener (on loan to FSV Frankfurt)[18]
DF   SRB Stefan Mitrović (to Gent, previously on loan)[9]
DF   FRA Christopher Jullien (to Toulouse, previously on loan at Dijon)[19]

Friendly matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 July 2016 (2016-07-07) Friendly Regio-Auswahl Ottersweier   0–4   SC Freiburg Ottersweier, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportgelände Ottersweier
Attendance: 1,200
10 July 2016 (2016-07-10) Friendly SC March   1–9   SC Freiburg March, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Groehn   41' Report
Stadium: Waldstadion Neuershausen
Attendance: 2,500
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Regio-Auswahl Kippenheim   0–2   SC Freiburg Kippenheim, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportgelände Kippenheim
Attendance: 2,250
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Friendly SV Oberschopfheim   0–7   SC Freiburg Oberschopfheim, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportgelände Oberschopfheim
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Christine Baitinger
22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) Friendly SV Zimmern   0–9   SC Freiburg Zimmern ob Rottweil, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportgelände Zimmern
Note: The match paused in the 20th minute due to a thunderstorm, but resumed shortly after.
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly SC Freiburg   2–1   Çaykur Rizespor Schruns, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Rezaeian   82' Stadium: Stadion Schruns
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly SC Freiburg   0–0   1860 Munich Ravensburg, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: EBRA Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Robert Kempter
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) Friendly SC Freiburg   0–2   Milan Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Luiz Adriano   39', 45' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Kaiserstuhl-Cup edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   SC Freiburg 2 2 0 5 2 +3 6 2016 Kaiserstuhl-Cup Champions
2   SV Endingen 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
3   Bahlinger SC (H) 2 1 1 5 4 +1 3
4   Darmstadt 98 1 0 1 1 3 −2 0
5   Offenburger FV 2 0 2 4 8 −4 0
Source: Bahlinger SC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head to head result
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 SC Freiburg   3–1   Darmstadt 98 Bahlingen, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Niederlechner   22', 40' (pen.), 75' Report Vrančić   28' Stadium: Kaiserstuhlstadion
Attendance: 3,420
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 2 Bahlinger SC   1–2   SC Freiburg Bahlingen, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Häringer   43' Report
Stadium: Kaiserstuhlstadion
Attendance: 1,710

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 28 August 2016 20 May 2017 Matchday 1 7th 34 14 6 14 42 60 −18 041.18
DFB-Pokal 20 August 2016 25 October 2016 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 050.00
Total 36 15 7 14 49 63 −14 041.67

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 1. FC Köln 34 12 13 9 51 42 +9 49 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Hertha BSC 34 15 4 15 43 47 −4 49
7 SC Freiburg 34 14 6 14 42 60 −18 48 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 Werder Bremen 34 13 6 15 61 64 −3 45
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 9 13 45 49 −4 45
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[20]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Hertha BSC; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, SC Freiburg.

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 14 6 14 42 60  −18 48 10 2 5 23 24  −1 4 4 9 19 36  −17

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLWLWLWWLLLDWDWLWLWDLWDDLWWLWLWDL
Position1261291210118891011119108988899888876667567
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

28 August 2016 (2016-08-28) 1 Hertha BSC 2–1 SC Freiburg Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 41,648
Referee: Benjamin Brand
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 2 SC Freiburg 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) 3 1. FC Köln 3–0 SC Freiburg Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Höfler   39' Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 47,200
Referee: Felix Zwayer
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 4 SC Freiburg 1–0 Hamburger SV Freiburg im Breisgau
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Markus Schmidt
23 September 2016 (2016-09-23) 5 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 SC Freiburg Dortmund
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Attendance: 80,800
Referee: Christian Dingert
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 6 SC Freiburg 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 7 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 SC Freiburg Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 28,540
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 8 SC Freiburg 2–1 FC Augsburg Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Altıntop   84' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 9 Werder Bremen 1–3 SC Freiburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) S. García   9',   67' Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Guido Winkmann
5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) 10 SC Freiburg 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Felix Brych
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 11 Mainz 05 4–2 SC Freiburg Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: OPEL ARENA
Attendance: 26,573
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) 12 SC Freiburg 1–4 RB Leipzig Freiburg im Breisgau
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 13 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Çalhanoğlu   60' Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 14 SC Freiburg 1–0 Darmstadt 98 Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 15 Schalke 04 1–1 SC Freiburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Niederlechner   64' Stadium: VELTINS-Arena
Attendance: 60,445
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
21 December 2016 (2016-12-21) 16 FC Ingolstadt 1–2 SC Freiburg Ingolstadt
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 13,904
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 January 2017 (2017-01-20) 17 SC Freiburg 1–2 Bayern Munich Freiburg im Breisgau
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 January 2017 (2017-01-29) 18 SC Freiburg 2–1 Hertha BSC Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Günter Perl
4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 SC Freiburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Günter   56' Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 47,194
Referee: Felix Brych
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) 20 SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Köln Freiburg im Breisgau
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 21 Hamburger SV 2–2 SC Freiburg Hamburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 49,405
Referee: Christian Dingert
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 22 SC Freiburg 0–3 Borussia Dortmund Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Philipp   67' Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
5 March 2017 (2017-03-05) 23 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 SC Freiburg Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Günter Perl
11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) 24 SC Freiburg 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 25 FC Augsburg 1–1 SC Freiburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 28,843
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26 SC Freiburg 2–5 Werder Bremen Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Niederlechner   72',   78' Stadium: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA
Attendance: 24,179
Referee: Guido Winkmann
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 28 SC Freiburg 1–0 Mainz 05 Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Petersen   70' Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) 29 RB Leipzig 4–0 SC Freiburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,446
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 30 SC Freiburg 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Felix Brych
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 31 Darmstadt 98 3–0 SC Freiburg Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
7 May 2017 (2017-05-07) 32 SC Freiburg 2–0 Schalke 04 Freiburg im Breisgau
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Niederlechner   22', 31' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 33 SC Freiburg 1–1 FC Ingolstadt Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) 34 Bayern Munich 4–1 SC Freiburg Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Petersen   76' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Jochen Drees

DFB-Pokal edit

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) First round SV Babelsberg 0–4 SC Freiburg Potsdam
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: René Rohde
25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) Second round SC Freiburg 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
SV Sandhausen Freiburg im Breisgau
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Tobias Stieler
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 Alexander Schwolow 35 0 34 0 1 0
21 GK   GER Patric Klandt 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK   POL Rafal Gikiewicz 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjovski 21 0 12+7 0 2 0
3 DF   ESP Marc Torrejón 13 0 10+2 0 0+1 0
4 DF   TUR Çağlar Söyüncü 25 0 24 0 1 0
5 DF   GER Manuel Gulde 21 0 19+1 0 1 0
15 DF   GER Pascal Stenzel 19 1 14+5 1 0 0
17 DF   GER Lukas Kübler 16 0 14+2 0 0 0
20 DF   GER Marc-Oliver Kempf 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
24 DF   GER Georg Niedermeier 7 0 0+6 0 1 0
25 DF   GER Jonas Föhrenbach 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
30 DF   GER Christian Günter 33 0 30+1 0 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ALB Amir Abrashi 21 1 16+4 1 1 0
8 MF   GER Mike Frantz 30 0 29+1 0 0 0
11 MF   TUR Onur Bulut 23 0 12+9 0 1+1 0
19 MF   GER Janik Haberer 34 4 22+10 3 2 1
22 MF   SUI Vincent Sierro 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   GER Julian Schuster 14 0 9+4 0 0+1 0
26 MF   GER Maximilian Philipp 27 9 23+2 9 1+1 0
27 MF   GER Nicolas Höfler 29 1 26+2 1 1 0
31 MF   SVK Karim Guédé 5 0 3+2 0 0 0
32 MF   ITA Vincenzo Grifo 32 9 27+3 6 1+1 3
Forwards
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner 36 12 29+5 11 2 1
14 FW   NOR Håvard Nielsen 4 0 0+4 0 0 0
18 FW   GER Nils Petersen 34 11 7+26 10 1 1
34 FW   PLE Amir Falahen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 MF   NOR Mats Møller Dæhli 4 1 0+2 0 1+1 1
22 MF   GER Jonas Meffert 3 0 1 0 2 0
29 MF   FRA Charles-Elie Laprévotte 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   GEO Lucas Hufnagel 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 20 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 7 FW   Florian Niederlechner 11 1 12
2 18 FW   Nils Petersen 10 1 11
3 26 MF   Maximilian Philipp 9 0 9
32 MF   Vincenzo Grifo 6 3 9
5 19 MF   Janik Haberer 3 1 4
6 6 MF   Amir Abrashi 1 0 1
15 DF   Pascal Stenzel 1 0 1
16 MF   Mats Møller Dæhli 0 1 1
27 MF   Nicolas Höfler 1 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 49

Last updated: 20 May 2017

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 1 GK   Alexander Schwolow 6 1 7
Totals 6 1 7

Last updated: 7 May 2017

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos Nat Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
                       
1 GK   Alexander Schwolow 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF   Aleksandar Ignjovski 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
3 DF   Marc Torrejón 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Çağlar Söyüncü 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF   Manuel Gulde 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF   Amir Abrashi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 FW   Florian Niederlechner 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF   Mike Frantz 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF   Onur Bulut 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF   Pascal Stenzel 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 DF   Lukas Kübler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF   Janik Haberer 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
20 DF   Marc-Oliver Kempf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 MF   Julian Schuster 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 MF   Maximilian Philipp 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
27 MF   Nicolas Höfler 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
30 DF   Christian Günter 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
32 MF   Vincenzo Grifo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 55 0 1 4 0 0 59 0 1

Last updated: 13 May 2017

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