2016–17 1. FC Magdeburg season explained

The 2016–17 1. FC Magdeburg season was their second season in the 3. Liga. As in the previous season, the side finished fourth overall, qualifying for the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal. In addition, Magdeburg won the Saxony-Anhalt Cup, increasing their record to 11 wins in that competition. Their run in the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal was cut short, when the team lost to eventual finalists Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties in the first round.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer Window	Contract ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	Leopold Zingerle		Yes	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	[1]
4	DF	Moritz Sprenger		Yes	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan	Summer	2017	-	[2]
7	FW	Maurice Exslager		Yes	1. FC Köln	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	[3]
15	MF	Tobias Schwede		Yes	SV Werder Bremen II	Transfer	Summer	2017		[4]
18	MF	Florian Kath		Yes	SC Freiburg	Loan	Summer	2017		[5]
21	FW	Julius Düker		Yes	Eintracht Braunschweig	Transfer	Summer	2018		[6]
26	MF	Gerrit Müller		Yes	Stuttgarter Kickers	Transfer	Summer	2018		[7]

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee
1	GK	Matthias Tischer		Yes	—	Retirement	Summer	—	[8]
4	DF	Silvio Bankert		Yes	—	Retirement	Summer	—	[9]
7	FW	Lars Fuchs		Yes	—	Retirement	Summer	—	[10]
13	DF	Ryan Malone		No	Stuttgarter Kickers	Released	Summer	—	[11] [12]
15	MF	Kevin Kruschke		Yes	SV Rödinghausen	Released	Summer	—	[13]
18	FW	Nicolas Hebisch		Yes	SV Waldhof Mannheim	Released	Summer	—	[14]
21	MF	David Kinsombi		Yes	Karlsruher SC	End of loan	Summer	—
27	DF	Burak Altiparmak		Yes	Denizlispor	Released	Summer	—	[15]

Preseason and friendlies

Date	Kickoff	Venue	City	Opponent			Goalscorers
							1. FC Magdeburg	Opponent
29 June 2016	18:00	Stadion am Schöppensteg	Magdeburg	SV Fortuna Magdeburg	11–0	1,133			[16]
2 July 2016	14:00	Sportplatz Heyrothsberge	Heyrothsberge	SV Union Heyrothsberge	9–2			Groth Stridde	[17]
2 July 2016	16:30	Sportplatz Heyrothsberge	Heyrothsberge	FSV Optik Rathenow	4–0
6 July 2016	18:00	Waldstadion Haldensleben	Haldensleben	Odense Boldklub	1–1	1,714			[18]
9 July 2016	14:00	MDCC-Arena, Platz 2	Magdeburg	Hertha BSC II	3–0	1,000			[19]
13 July 2016	18:00		Langlingen	Hamburger SV II	1–2				[20]
16 July 2016	15:00		Langlingen	USI Lupo-Martini Wolfsburg	2–0				[21]
19 July 2016	18:30		Osterwieck	Eintracht Osterwieck	19–0	2,010	Exslager Beck Hammann Handke Butzen Razeek Brandt Chahed Hauch		[22]
23 July 2016	14:30	MDCC-Arena	Magdeburg	Wacker Nordhausen	3–1	0			[23]

3. Liga

3. Liga fixtures & results

	Date Kickoff		Opponent			Goalscorers		Table
						1. FC Magdeburg	Opponent
1	31 July 2016 14:00	H	SC Fortuna Köln	0–3	17,796			20th	0	[24]
3	9 August 2016 19:00	H	SC Paderborn	3–0	15,896			14th	3	[25]
4	13 August 2016 14:00	A	VfL Osnabrück	2–3	8,722			15th	3	[26]
5	26 August 2016 18:30	H	MSV Duisburg	1–2	15,718			18th	3	[27]
2	1 September 2016 19:00	A	FSV Zwickau	0–0	7,844			17th	4	[28]
6	10 September 2016 14:00	A	1. FSV Mainz 05 II	0–1	1,498			18th	4	[29]
7	17 September 2016 14:00	A	SC Preußen Münster	3–2	6,283			15th	7	[30]
8	21 September 2016 18:30	H	SV Werder Bremen II	2–0	12,238			12th	10	[31]
9	25 September 2016 14:00	A	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	3–0	2,956			10th	13	[32]
10	1 October 2016 14:00	H	Holstein Kiel	1–0	15,124			9th	16	[33]
11	15 October 2016 14:00	A	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0–1	8,985			12th	16	[34]
12	22 October 2016	H	Chemnitzer FC	2–4	17,700			13th	16	[35]
13	29 October 2016 14:00	A	SSV Jahn Regensburg	1–1	6,386			14th	17	[36]
14	5 November 2016 14:00	H	F.C. Hansa Rostock	1–1	21,001			13th	18	[37]
15	19 November 2016 14:00	A	SG Sonnenhof Großaspach	3–1	2,400			11th	21	[38]
16	26 November 2016 14:00	H	Hallescher FC	1–0	19,235			8th	24	[39]
17	3 December 2016 14:00	A	FSV Frankfurt	1–0	4,028			5th	27	[40]
18	10 December 2016 14:00	H	VfR Aalen	3–0	12,622			3rd	30	[41]
19	17 December 2016 14:00	A	Sportfreunde Lotte	3–1	3,468			2nd	33	[42]
20	28 January 2017 14:00	A	SC Fortuna Köln	1–2	3,076			3rd	33	[43]
21	5 February 2017 14:10	H	FSV Zwickau	1–1	15,053			3rd	34	[44]
22	11 February 2017 14:00	A	SC Paderborn	1–1	6,221			3rd	35	[45]
23	18 February 2017 14:00	H	VfL Osnabrück	3–0	16,014			2nd	38	[46]
24	24 February 2017 18:30	A	MSV Duisburg	0–0	18,164			2nd	39	[47]
25	4 March 2017 14:00	H	1. FSV Mainz 05 II	1–2	15,456			2nd	39	[48]
26	10 March 2017 18:30	H	SC Preußen Münster	1–0	17,741			2nd	42	[49]
27	14 March 2017 18:00	A	SV Werder Bremen II	1–0	2,836			2nd	45	[50]
28	19 March 2017 14:00	H	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	0–0	15,338			2nd	46	[51]
29	25 March 2017 14:00	A	Holstein Kiel	1–1	8,420			2nd	47	[52]
30	1 April 2017	H	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	2–0	20,506			2nd	50	[53]
31	4 April 2017 20:30	A	Chemnitzer FC	1–1	8,392			2nd	51	[54]
32	9 April 2017 14:00	H	SSV Jahn Regensburg	1–2	19,627			3rd	51	[55]
33	15 April 2017 14:00	A	F.C. Hansa Rostock	1–1	20,400			5th	52	[56]
34	22 April 2017 14:00	H	SG Sonnenhof Großaspach	2–1	18,550			3rd	55	[57]
35	29 April 2017 14:00	A	Hallescher FC	1–1	8,021			4th	56	[58]
36	6 May 2017 14:00	H	FSV Frankfurt	1–1	17,129			3rd	57	[59]
37	13 May 2017 13:30	A	VfR Aalen	2–2	6,728			4th	58	[60]
38	20 May 2017 13:30	H	Sportfreunde Lotte	2–0	23,478			4th	61	[61]

League table

Saxony-Anhalt Cup

Saxony-Anhalt Cup results

	Date	Kickoff	Venue	City	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
								1. FC Magdeburg	Opponent
1	5 August 2016	18:00	Stadion Rieselwiese	Gardelegen	SSV 80 Gardelegen	5–0	2,155			[63]
2	4 September 2016	14:00	Stadion Vogelgesang	Rathenow	SSV Havelwinkel Warnau	8–0	1,264	Ernst Sowislo Tarek Chahed Düker Walther		[64]
3	9 October 2016	14:00	Heinz-Förster-Sportanlage	Stendal	HSV Medizin Uchtspringe	7–1	1,883		Brinkmann	[65]
QF	13 November 2016	13:00	Stadion des Friedens	Braunsbedra	SV Merseburg 99	4–0	655			[66]
SF	19 April 2017	19:00	Erdgas Sportpark	Halle	Hallescher FC	3–1	7,809			[67]
F	13 August 2016	12:45	MDCC-Arena	Magdeburg	Germania Halberstadt	1–0	7,134			[68]

Player information

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Notes

A. Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time.

B. 1. FC Magdeburg goals first.

C. The match against Zwickau on matchday 2 had to be postponed as Zwickau's stadium was not completed and there was no replacement stadium available.^[69]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Magdeburg verstärkt sich mit Zingerle. Magdeburg strengthen squad with Zingerle. 24 May 2016. German.
2. Web site: Wolfsburg verleiht Sprenger für ein Jahr. Wolfsburg loan out Sprenger for one year. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 17 June 2016. 18 July 2016.
3. Web site: Maurice Exslager verlässt den 1. FC Köln. Maurice Exslager leaves 1. FC Köln. 23 May 2016. German.
4. Web site: Schwede geht nach Magdeburg. Schwede moves to Magdeburg. 26 May 2016. German.
5. Web site: 1. FC Magdeburg leiht Florian Kath vom SC Freiburg aus. 1. FC Magdeburg loan Kath from SC Freiburg. volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 18 July 2016. 26 June 2016. German.
6. Web site: 1. FC Magdeburg verpflichtet Düker aus Braunschweig. 1. FC Magdeburg sign Düker from Braunschweig. volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 18 July 2016. 24 June 2016. German.
7. Web site: Magdeburg holt Gerrit Müller. Magdeburg sign Gerrit Müller. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. 18 July 2016. 27 May 2016. German.
8. Web site: Magdeburgs Tischer hört auf. Magdeburg's Tischer quits. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. 12 May 2016. German.
9. Web site: Abwehrspieler Silvio Bankert beendet aktive Spielerkarriere und schließt sich dem Sparkassen-Nachwuchsleistungszentrum an. Defender Silvio Bankert ends playing career and joins Sparkassen youth training center. 13 May 2016. German.
10. Web site: Zu- und Abgänge des 1. FC Magdeburg. 24 May 2016. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525160530/http://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_3l/fc-magdeburg-wechselboerse-100.html. 25 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
11. Web site: FCM verlängert mit Malone nicht. Magdeburg doesn't extend Malone's contract. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. 5 May 2016. German.
12. Web site: Malone: Ein Amerikaner für die Kickers. Malone: An American for the Kickers. 30 June 2016. 18 July 2016. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German.
13. Web site: Neun Neue auf einen Schlag. Nine new players at once. reviersport.de. Reviersport online. 15 June 2016. 18 July 2016. German.
14. Web site: "Vollblutstürmer" Hebisch verstärkt Mannheim. "Full-blooded" forward Hebisch strengthens Mannheim. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. 30 July 2016. German. 30 July 2016.
15. Web site: Denizlispor'dan imza şov. Millyet.com.tr. Milliyet Gazetecilik ve Yayıncılık. 28 July 2016. Turkish. 27 July 2016.
16. Web site: FCM gewinnt ersten Test 11:0. FCM wins first test match 11:0. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 29 June 2016.
17. Web site: Tiedemann. Uwe. 13 Tore in zwei Spielen. 13 goals in two matches. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 3 July 2016.
18. Web site: Juschus. Thomas. Tormaschine stottert erstmals. Goalmachine sputters for the first time. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 7 July 2016.
19. Web site: Tiedemann. Uwe. 1. FC Magdeburg mit viertem Sieg. 1. FC Magdeburg with fourth win. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags-und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 9 July 2016.
20. Web site: Tiedemann. Uwe. FCM verliert Test mit 1:2. FCM loses test match 1:2. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags-und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 13 July 2016.
21. Web site: Tiedemann. Uwe. Beck und Chahed treffen zeitig . Beck and Chahed score early. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags-und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 13 July 2016.
22. Web site: Bortfeldt. Florian. FCM in Osterwieck extrem torhungrig. FCM extremely goal-hungry in Osterwieck. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags-und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 19 July 2016.
23. Web site: FCM feiert gelungene Generalprobe gegen Nordhausen. FCM with successful dress rehearsal against Nordhausen. mz-web.de. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 24 July 2016. German. 23 July 2016.
24. Web site: Dahmani trifft und bereitet vor. Dahmani scores and assists. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 2 August 2016. 31 July 2016.
25. Web site: George. Daniel. DreifacherBecksorgt für den ersten Saisonsieg. Beck's triple brings first win of the season. mz-web.de. Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. German. 10 August 2016. 9 August 2016.
26. Web site: Hohnstedt hat das letzte Wort beim Auf und Ab in Osnabrück. Hohnstedt has the last word in the up and down in Osnabrück. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 16 August 2016.
27. Web site: Duisburger kontern Becks Führungstor. Duisburg counter Beck's lead. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 27 August 2016.
28. Web site: Riesen Chancen, keine Tore: Heißes Traditionsduell. Big chances, no goals: Hot traditional duel. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
29. Web site: Seydel beschert Mainz den ersten Saisonsieg. Seydel gives Mainz first win of the season. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
30. Web site: Handke schießt Magdeburg zum Auswärtssieg. Handke scores for Magdeburg's away win. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
31. Web site: Chahed-Tor bringt die Entscheidung. Chahed goal the decider. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
32. Web site: Farrona Pulido führt dem FCM zum 3:0. Farrona Pulido leads FCM to 3:0. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
33. Web site: Beck bestraft Kiels ungenutzte Chancen. Beck punishes Kiel's unused opportunities. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
34. Web site: Joker Bieber lässt Erfurt jubeln. Joker Bieber has Erfurt celebrating. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
35. Web site: Fink führt Chemnitz zum ersten Auswärtssieg. Fink leads Chemnitz to first away win. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
36. Web site: 1:1 - Löhmannsröben konter Pusch. 1:1 - Löhmannsröben counters Pusch. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
37. Web site: Gebhart trifft - und fliegt. Gebhart scores - and is sent off. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
38. Web site: 3:1 gewonnen, Beck verloren - FCM siegt in Unterzahl. Big chances, no goals: Hot traditional duel. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
39. Web site: Sowislo trifft und fliegt. Sowislo scores and is sent off. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
40. Web site: Dükers Treffer reicht Magdeburg zum Dreier. Düker's goal enough for three points for Magdeburg. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
41. Web site: 3:0! Magdeburg stürmt auf den Relegationsplatz. 3:0! Magdeburg on the play-off spot. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
42. Web site: Doppelschlag bringt FCM auf Kurs - Naubers Anschluss kommt zu spät. Double salvo sets FCM on course - Nauber's goal too late. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
43. Web site: Mimbala sorgt für Kölns Sieg zum Jahresauftakt. Mimbala provides Köln's win at the start of the year. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
44. Web site: Brinkies lässt Magdeburg verzweifeln. Brinkies has Magdeburg in despair. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
45. Web site: Becks Eigentor kostet Magdeburg Platz 2. Beck's own goal costs Magdeburg second place. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
46. Web site: Erster Sieg 2017: Magdeburg zieht an Osnabrück vorbei. First win in 2017: Magdeburg passes Osnabrück. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
47. Web site: MSV fahrlässig: Magdeburg erkämpft sich einen Punkt. MSV negligent: Magdeburg fight and gain a point. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
48. Web site: Zimlings Hammer bringt Mainz wichtige Punkte. Zimling's hammer gives Mainz important points. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
49. Web site: Weil sichert Magdeburg drei Punkte. Weil secures three points for Magdeburg. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
50. Web site: 90+3! Weil schießt FCM erneut zum Sieg. 90+3! Weil again scores the winner for FCM. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
51. Web site: Kein drittes Siegtor: Weil scheitert an Kolke!. No third game-winning goal: Weil can't put it past Kolke. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
52. Web site: Czichos rettet Holstein einen Punkt. Czichos rescues one point for Holstein. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
53. Web site: Beck trifft mit Fallrückzieher gegen die alte Liebe. Beck scores with bicycle kick against the old love. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
54. Web site: Sowislo mit der Schulter, Dabanli per Kopf. Sowislo off the shoulder, Dabanli with the head. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
55. Web site: Magdeburg kämpft vergeblich - Jahn holt Rückstand auf. Magdeburg fights in vain - Jahn closes deficit. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
56. Web site: Andrist sorgt für Hansas Punktgewinn. Andrist provides Hansa with a point. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
57. Web site: Torjäger Beck macht den Unterschied. Goalgetter Beck makes the difference. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
58. Web site: Magdeburg wacht in Halle zu spät auf. Magdeburg wakes up too late in Halle. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
59. Web site: Graudenz' schnelle Antwort auf Becks Führung. Graudenz's quick reply to Beck's lead. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
60. Web site: Punkteteilung beim doppelten Joker-Glück. Split points and double lucky subs. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
61. Web site: Aufstiegstraum vorbei: 2:0-Sieg hilft Magdeburg nicht. Promotion dream over: 2:0 win doesn't help Magdeburg. kicker online. Olympia Verlag. German. 7 July 2017.
62. Web site: Boisserée. Clemens. FCM scheitert unglücklich im Elfmeterschießen. FCM with unlucky exit after penalties. mz-web.de. Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 23 August 2016. German. 21 August 2016.
63. Web site: Tiedemann. Uwe. FCM mit leichten Schwierigkeiten. FCM with slight difficulties. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 10 August 2016. German. 6 August 2016.
64. Web site: 1. FC Magdeburg gegen Havelwinkel . 1. FC Magdeburg against Havelwinkel. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 7 July 2017. German. 4 September 2016.
65. Web site: FCM standesgemäß ins Viertelfinale. FCM easily into the quarter-finals. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 10 October 2016. German. 7 July 2016.
66. Web site: George. Daniel. Beck schießt den FCM ins Halbfinale. Beck puts Magdeburg into the semis. mz-web.de. Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 7 July 2016. German. 13 November 2016.
67. Web site: Ohlert. Max. Karpe. Christoph. 1:3 - Kämpferischer HFC unterliegt FCM. 1:3 - Fighting HFC lose to FCM. mz-web.de. Mediengruppe Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 7 July 2016. German. 21 April 2017.
68. Web site: Holscher. Manuel. FCM zittert sich zum Landespokalsieg. FCM win Landespokal, barely. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 10 August 2016. German. 25 May 2017.
69. Web site: 1. FC Magdeburg gegen Zwickau angesetzt. 1. FC Magdeburg against Zwickau scheduled. Volksstimme.de. Magdeburger Verlags- und Druckhaus. 24 July 2016. German. 15 July 2016.