2016–17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season
| 2016–17 season | |||
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| Manager | Stefan Ruthenbeck | ||
| Stadium | Sportpark Ronhof | ||
| 2. Bundesliga | ongoing | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Round 2 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Serdar Dursun (2) All: Serdar Dursun (3) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 13,209 vs 1860 Munich | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,390 vs Sandhausen | ||
| Average home league attendance | 9,838 | ||
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The 2016–17 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season is the 114th season in the club's football history.
Review and events
In 2016–17 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga.
The club also takes part in the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
Friendly matches
| 25 June 2016 | 1. FC Sand | 0 – 3 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Untersteinbach |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 550 |
| 2 July 2016 | ASV Veitsbronn-Siegelsdorf | 0 – 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Veitsbronn |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 400 |
| 13 July 2016 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 – 0 | VfR Aalen | Dietenhofen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 400 |
| 15 July 2016 | ASV Zirndorf | 0 – 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Zirndorf |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 830 |
| 16 July 2016 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 – 3 | SC Paderborn | Bad Kissingen |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 350 |
| 23 July 2016 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 – 2 | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | Walchsee  |
| 10:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 150 |
| 25 July 2016 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 – 2 | Cayuk Rizespor  | Walchsee |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 150 |
| 27 July 2016 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 – 2 | Akhisar Belediyespor | Salzburg |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+02) | Stadium: Austria Stadion Attendance: 50 |
| 30 July 2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Stuttgart |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Attendance: 2270 |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
2. Bundesliga
League table
Template:2016–17 2. Bundesliga table
Matches
| 7 August 2016 1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–0 | TSV 1860 München | Fürth |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Zulj  45' |
Match Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Zulj |
| 14 August 2016 2 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Hanover |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Fossum 23' Maier 74' Harnik 85' |
Match Report | Berisha 90' |
Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 38,400 Referee: Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Tschauner |
| 27 August 2016 3 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3–2 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | Fürth |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Freis 39' Dursun 47' Marcel Franke 90+4' |
Match Report | Kvesić 62' Franke 78' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,705 Referee: Thorben Siewer Man of the Match: Narey |
| 11 September 2016 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Dusseldorf |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Fink 78' |
Match Report | Narey 23' |
Stadium: ESPRIT Arena Attendance: 25,866 Referee: Robert Kampka Man of the Match: Narey |
| 16 September 2016 5 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-3 | FC Würzburger Kickers | Fürth |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Match Report | Pisot 10' Pisot 79' Schröck 84' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 10,510 Referee: Martin Thomsen Man of the Match: Pisot |
| 20 September 2016 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–2 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Nuremberg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Burgstaller 90+3' |
Match Report | Dursun 40' Steininger 54' |
Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 32,363 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg) Man of the Match: Franke |
| 23 September 2016 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | SV Sandhausen | Fürth |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Freis 73' |
Match Report | Wooten 90+3' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) Man of the Match: Gjasula |
| 3 October 2016 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Stuttgart |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02) | Mané 2', 4' Pavard 24'Gentner 80' |
Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,150 Referee: René Rohde (Rostock) Man of the Match: Mané |
| 15 October 2016 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Fürth |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Report | Halloran 14' Kleindienst 18' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 7325 Referee: Alexander Sather Man of the Match: Schnatterer |
DFB-Pokal
| 21 August 2016 Round 1 | Eintracht Norderstedt | 1–4 | Greuther Fürth | Norderstedt |
| 15:30 | Drinkuth 80' |
Report | Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Benjamin Bläser |
| 25–26 October 2016 Round 2 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | v | Mainz 05 | Fürth |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg |
Overall
| Matches played | 9 |
| Matches won | 4 |
| Matches drawn | 2 |
| Matches lost | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 |
| Goals conceded | 17 |
| Goal difference | -8 |
| Clean sheets | 1 |
| Yellow cards | |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Best result(s) | 2-1 |
| Worst result(s) | 0-4 |
| Points earned | 11/27 |