2012–13 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season

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Greuther Fürth
2012–13 season
ManagerLouis Price
StadiumTrolli Arena, Fürth, Germany
Bundesliga18th
DFB-Pokal1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nikola Đurđić (5)
All: Nikola Đurđić (5)
Highest home attendance18,000 (in 8 matches)
Lowest home attendance14,425 (vs. Mainz 05, 26 January 2013)
Average home league attendance16,842
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The 2012–13 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season is the 110th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the clubs first-ever season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2012.

The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it was knocked out in the first round by third division side Kickers Offenbach.[1]

Review and events[]

For the club's second home game in the Bundesliga, against Schalke 04, former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger announced his attendance, having been a lifelong fan of the club.[2] Felix Klaus put his name down in the history books, as his goal against Mainz 05 in their second game earned Greuther Fürth their first ever win in the Bundesliga.

Matches[]

Legend[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches[]

7 July 2012 1 – 17 Greuther Fürth Bergrheinfeld
15:00 Report Goal Goal Nöthe
Goal Goal Sararer
Goal Goal Asamoah
Goal Goal Nehrig
Goal Petsos
Goal Onuegbu
Goal Tyrała
Goal Pektürk
Goal Peković
Goal Sobiech
Goal Klaus
Goal Hefele
Goal Own Goal
Stadium: Sportheim Bergrheinfeld
10 July 2012 Eintracht Bamberg 1 – 5 Greuther Fürth Bamberg
18:30 Goal Report Goal Goal Onuegbu
Goal Hefele
Goal Asamoah
Goal Azemi
Stadium: Fuchs-Park-Stadion
Attendance: 1.750
14 July 2012 0 – 18 Greuther Fürth Höchstadt
Report Goal 11' Goal 32' Goal 37' Asamoah
Goal 14' Goal 27' Nöthe
Goal 26' (o.g.)
Goal 41'43' Sararer
Goal 19' Kleine
Goal 40' Prib
Goal 50' Goal 85' Stieber
Goal 69' Goal 78' Onuegbu
Goal 73' Goal 79' Fürstner
Goal 75' Tyrała
Goal 76' Pledl
Attendance: 2.000
24 July 2012 Unterhaching 0 – 5 Greuther Fürth Ingolstadt
18:00 Report Goal 18' Asamoah
Goal 51' Sararer
Goal Goal Onuegbu
Goal Tyrała
30 July 2012 Greuther Fürth 3 – 2 Akhisarspor Miesbach
18:30 Peković Goal 30'
Azemi Goal 50'
Prib Goal 50'
Report Attendance: 250
2 August 2012 Greuther Fürth 0 – 1 Trabzonspor Rosenheim
Report Goal 77' Alanzinho Attendance: 800
3 August 2012 0 – 14 Greuther Fürth Weiltingen
Report Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Azemi
Goal Goal Goal Goal Klaus
Goal Stieber
Goal Geis
Goal Peković
Goal Asamoah
Stadium: Hauptplatz TV Markt Weiltingen
8 August 2012 ASV Zirndorf 0 – 9 Greuther Fürth Zirndorf
18:30 Report Goal Goal Goal Goal Azemi
Goal Mikkelsen
Goal Onuegbu
Goal Baba
Goal Stieber
Goal Asamoah
Stadium: Willi-Knapp-Sportanlage
Attendance: 1.300
10 August 2012 Greuther Fürth 1 – 1 Stoke City Fürth
18:30 Nehrig Goal 40' Report Goal 3' Kightly Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 3,750
28 August 2012 Greuther Fürth 2 – 1 Dubai Sports Club Fürth
16:00 Pledl Goal 18'
Onuegbu Goal 73'
Report Goal Stadium: Auf der Tulpe

Bundesliga[]

25 August 2012 (2012-08-25) 1 Greuther Fürth 0–3 Bayern Munich Fürth
15:30 CEST Report Goal 43' Müller
Goal 59' Mandžukić
Goal 78' Robben
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) 2 Mainz 05 0–1 Greuther Fürth Mainz
20:30 CEST Report Goal 67' Klaus Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 28,237
Referee: Tobias Stieler
15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) 3 Greuther Fürth 0–2 Schalke 04 Fürth
18:30 CEST Report Goal 48' Draxler
Goal 86' Holtby
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 4 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Greuther Fürth Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST Olić Goal 42' Report Goal 27' (o.g.) Pogatetz Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,552
Referee: Markus Schmidt
25 September 2012 (2012-09-25) 5 Greuther Fürth 0–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Fürth
20:00 CEST Report Goal 26' Fink
Goal 33' Ilsø
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 16,573
Referee: Tobias Welz
29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) 6 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Greuther Fürth Leverkusen
15:30 CEST Sam Goal 50'62' Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,798
Referee: Guido Winkmann
6 October 2012 (2012-10-06) 7 Greuther Fürth 0–1 Hamburg Fürth
15:30 CEST Report Goal 17' Son Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
19 October 2012 (2012-10-19) 8 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 Greuther Fürth Sinsheim
20:30 CEST Firmino Goal 8'
Joselu Goal 67'89'
Report Stieber Goal 39'
Prib Goal 84'
Sobiech Goal 90+3'
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 22,150
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) 9 Greuther Fürth 1–1 Werder Bremen Fürth
15:30 CEST Edu Goal 8' Report Petersen Goal 44' Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
2 November 2012 (2012-11-02) 10 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Greuther Fürth Frankfurt
20:30 CET Meier Goal 1' Report Stieber Goal 53' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 47,400
Referee: Markus Schmidt
11 November 2012 (2012-11-11) 11 Greuther Fürth 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Fürth
17:30 Nehrig Goal 10' (pen.)
Kleine Red card 12'
Prib Goal 43'
Peković Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Mavraj Yellow card 81'
Report (in German) Wendt Goal 22'
Stranzl Goal 51'
Herrmann Goal 57'
Marx Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) 12 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Greuther Fürth Dortmund
15:30 CET Lewandowski Goal 3'15' (pen.) Yellow card 12'
Perišić Yellow card 20'
Götze Goal 42'
Report (in German) Stieber Goal 5'
Azemi Yellow card 34'
Schmidtgal Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 80,645
Referee: Jochen Drees
24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 13 Greuther Fürth 0–0 1. FC Nürnberg Fürth
15:30 CET Sararer Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 71'
Nehrig Yellow card 63'
Schmidtgal Yellow card 88'
Report (in German) Pinola Yellow card 22'
Feulner Red card 35'
Frantz Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Felix Brych
27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) 14 Hannover 96 2–0 Greuther Fürth Hannover
20:00 Diouf Goal 4'
Eggimann Goal 69'
Schmiedebach Yellow card 73'
Report Kleine Yellow card 76' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Marco Fritz
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) 15 Greuther Fürth 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Fürth
15:30 CET Nöthe Yellow card 53'
Peković Yellow card 54'
Kleine Yellow card 69'
Schmidtgal Yellow card 69'
Zillner Yellow card 88'
Report (in German) Ibišević Penalty missed Yellow card 54'
Okazaki Goal 45'
Traoré Yellow card 51'
Tasci Red card 53'
Kuzmanović Yellow card 62'
Ulreich Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 17,443
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
8 December 2012 (2012-12-08) 16 Freiburg 1–0 Greuther Fürth Freiburg
15:30 CET Caligiuri Goal 15'
Sorg Yellow card 47'
Günter Yellow card 84'
Report (in German) Kleine Yellow card 7'
Asamoah Yellow card 33'
Baba Yellow card 59'
Nehrig Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion
Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Knut Kircher
15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) 17 Greuther Fürth 1–1 Augsburg Fürth
15:30 Sobiech Goal 69' Report Mölders Goal 9' Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 16,340
Referee: Felix Zwayer
19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) 18 Bayern Munich 2–0 Greuther Fürth München
15:30 Mandžukić Goal 29'61' Report Stadium: Allianz-Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Markus Schmidt
26 January 2013 (2013-01-26) 19 Greuther Fürth 0–3 Mainz 05 Fürth
15:30 Report Szalai Goal 53'84'
Mallı Goal 65'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 14,425
Referee: Marco Fritz
2 February 2013 (2013-02-02) 20 Schalke 04 1–2 Greuther Fürth Gelsenkirchen
15:30 Bastos Goal 47' Report Klaus Goal 52'
Đurđić Goal 90 +2'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,693
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 February 2013 (2013-02-09) 21 Greuther Fürth 0–1 Wolfsburg Fürth
15:30 Report Dost Goal 23' Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 15,045
Referee: Guido Winkmann
16 February 2013 (2013-02-16) 22 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Greuther Fürth Düsseldorf
15:30 Bellinghausen Goal 18' Report Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 37,378
Referee: Tobias Welz
24 February 2013 (2013-02-24) 23 Greuther Fürth 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Fürth
17:30 Report Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 14,635
Referee:
2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) 24 Hamburg 1–1 Greuther Fürth Hamburg
15:30 Beister Goal 21' Report Đurđić Goal 14' Stadium: Imtech-Arena
Attendance: 47,206
Referee: Daniel Siebert
9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) 25 Greuther Fürth 0–3 1899 Hoffenheim Fürth
15:30 Report Firmino Goal 10'
Joselu Goal 16'
Weis Goal 50'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 15,760
Referee: Knut Kircher
16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) 26 Werder Bremen 2–2 Greuther Fürth Bremen
15:30 Hunt Goal 47'70' Report Fürstner Goal 55'
Petsos Goal 62'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 39,786
Referee: Markus Schmidt
31 March 2013 (2013-03-31) 27 Greuther Fürth 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Fürth
17:30 Đurđić Goal 2'
Sararer Goal 72'
Report Inui Goal 12'
Aigner Goal 58'
Meier Goal 68'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:
6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) 28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Greuther Fürth Mönchengladbach
15:30 De Jong Goal 74' Report Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,206
Referee: Bastian Dankert
13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) 29 Greuther Fürth 1–6 Borussia Dortmund Fürth
15:30 Prib Goal 71' Report Götze Goal 12'45'
Gündoğan Goal 15'33'
Błaszczykowski Goal 29'
Lewandowski Goal 80'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
21 April 2013 (2013-04-21) 30 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 Greuther Fürth Nürnberg
17:30 Report Geis Goal 27' Stadium: Grundig-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
26 April 2013 (2013-04-26) 31 Greuther Fürth 2–3 Hannover 96 Fürth
20:30 Đurđić Goal 41'83' Report Abdellaoue Goal 39'
Hoffmann Goal 71'
Pinto Goal 87'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 15,370
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
4 May 2013 (2013-05-04) 32 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Greuther Fürth Stuttgart
15:30 Report Sakai Goal 51' (og.)
Azemi Goal 89'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz-Arena
Attendance: 48,300
Referee: Guido Winkmann
11 May 2013 (2013-05-11) 33 Greuther Fürth 1–2 Freiburg Fürth
15:30 Zimmermann Goal 3' Report Schmid Goal 69'
Kruse Goal 78'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 16,735
Referee: Daniel Siebert
18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) 34 Augsburg 3–1 Greuther Fürth Augsburg
15:30 Werner Goal 30'
Callsen-Bracker Goal 55'
Ji Goal 75'
Report Trinks Goal 61' Stadium: SGL Arena
Attendance: 30,112
Referee: Tobias Welz

DFB-Pokal[]

18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) 1st Rnd Kickers Offenbach 2–0 Greuther Fürth Offenbach
20:30 Rathgeber Goal 28'
Bender Goal 90'
Report Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium
Attendance: 7,620
Referee: Christian Dingert

Squad[]

Squad and statistics[]

As of 23 May 2013[3]

Squad Season 2012–13
No. Player Nat. Birthday at SVGF since Previous club League matches League goals Cup matches Cup goals
Goalkeepers
1 Wolfgang Hesl German 13 Jan 1986 2012 Dynamo Dresden 15 0 0 0
26 Max Grün German 5 Apr 1987 2009 Bayern Munich 17 0 1 0
29 Issa Ndoye Senegalese 12 Dec 1985 2012 Volyn Lutsk 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Lasse Sobiech German 18 Jan 1991 2012 Borussia Dortmund 22 2 0 0
4 Kevin Kraus German 12 Aug 1992 2011 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0
5 Mërgim Mavraj (Captain)[4] Albanian 9 Jun 1986 2011 Bochum 31 0 1 0
6 Heinrich Schmidtgal Kazakhstani 20 Nov 1985 2011 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 18 0 0 0
7 Bernd Nehrig German 28 Sep 1988 2007 Stuttgart 25 1 1 0
15 Michael Hefele German 1 Sep 1990 2012 Unterhaching 1 0 0 0
18 Baba Rahman Ghanaian 2 Jul 1994 2012 Asante Kotoko 19 0 1 0
19 Thomas Kleine German 28 Dec 1977 2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach 21 0 1 0
30 Johannes Geis German 17 Aug 1993 2008 Youth system 6 1 0 0
38 Matthias Zimmermann German 16 Jun 1992 2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 1 0 0
Midfielders
8 Stephan Fürstner German 11 Sep 1987 2009 Bayern Munich 29 1 1 0
10 Sebastian Tyrala Pole 21 Jul 1989 2011 Osnabrück 1 0 1 0
13 Milorad Peković Montenegrin 5 Aug 1977 2010 Mainz 05 18 0 0 0
14 Edgar Prib Russian 15 Dec 1989 2006 Youth system 26 3 1 0
16 Zoltán Stieber Hungarian 16 Oct 1988 2012 Mainz 05 16 3 0 0
17 Thomas Pledl German 23 May 1994 2012 1860 München 6 0 0 0
21 Robert Zillner German 4 Aug 1985 2011 Unterhaching 6 0 0 0
22 Thanos Petsos Greek 5 Jun 1991 2012 Bayer Leverkusen 13 1 1 0
23 Sercan Sararer Turkish 27 Nov 1989 2000 Youth system 22 1 1 0
27 Florian Trinks German 11 Mar 1992 2013 Werder Bremen 2 1 0 0
32 Park Jung-bin South Korean 18 Sep 1986 2013 Wolfsburg II 9 0 0 0
34 József Varga German 6 June 1988 2013 Debrecen 6 0 0 0
36 Felix Klaus German 13 Sep 1992 2007 Youth system 23 2 0 0
Strikers
9 Christopher Nöthe German 3 Jan 1988 2009 Borussia Dortmund 13 0 1 0
11 Gerald Asamoah German 3 Oct 1978 2012 St. Pauli 17 0 1 0
24 Djiby Fall Senegalese 20 Apr 1985 2012 Lokeren 2 0 0 0
32 Edu Brazilian 30 Nov 1981 2012 Schalke 04 10 1 0 0
33 Ilir Azemi Kosovar 21 Feb 1992 2007 Youth system 18 0 0 0
40 Nikola Đurđić Serbian 1 Apr 1986 2013 Helsingborg 14 5 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2012-13 season
Tayfun Pektürk German 13 May 1988 2010 Eintracht Trier 05 3 0 0 0
Last updated: 23 May 2013

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