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.NameAgeEUMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer fee 1 GK Leopold Zingerle Yes SpVgg Greuther Fürth Transfer Summer 2017 Free 4 DF Moritz Sprenger Yes VfL Wolfsburg Loan Summer 2017 - 7 FW Maurice Exslager Yes 1. FC Köln Transfer Summer 2018 Free 15 MF Tobias Schwede Yes SV Werder Bremen II Transfer Summer 2017 18 MF Florian Kath Yes SC Freiburg Loan Summer 2017 21 FW Julius Düker Yes Eintracht Braunschweig Transfer Summer 2018 26 MF Gerrit Müller Yes Stuttgarter Kickers Transfer Summer 2018

Out No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer fee 1 GK Matthias Tischer Yes — Retirement Summer — 4 DF Silvio Bankert Yes — Retirement Summer — 7 FW Lars Fuchs Yes — Retirement Summer — 13 DF Ryan Malone No Stuttgarter Kickers Released Summer — 15 MF Kevin Kruschke Yes SV Rödinghausen Released Summer — 18 FW Nicolas Hebisch Yes SV Waldhof Mannheim Released Summer — 21 MF David Kinsombi Yes Karlsruher SC End of loan Summer — 27 DF Burak Altiparmak Yes Denizlispor Released Summer —

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 Razeek Düker Müller Beck Sowislo Farrona-Pulido 2 July 2016 14:00 Sportplatz Heyrothsberge Heyrothsberge SV Union Heyrothsberge 9–2 Nový Schwede Düker Exslager Hammann Razeek Chahed Groth Stridde 2 July 2016 16:30 Sportplatz Heyrothsberge Heyrothsberge FSV Optik Rathenow 4–0 Beck Müller Farrona-Pulido 6 July 2016 18:00 Waldstadion Haldensleben Haldensleben Odense Boldklub 1–1 1,714 Beck Thomas Mikkelsen 9 July 2016 14:00 MDCC-Arena, Platz 2 Magdeburg Hertha BSC II 3–0 1,000 Sprenger Hammann Exslager 13 July 2016 18:00 Langlingen Hamburger SV II 1–2 Beck Daouri Küc 16 July 2016 15:00 Langlingen USI Lupo-Martini Wolfsburg 2–0 Beck Chahed 19 July 2016 18:30 Osterwieck Eintracht Osterwieck 19–0 2,010 Exslager Beck Hammann Handke Butzen Razeek Brandt Chahed Hauch 23 July 2016 14:30 MDCC-Arena Magdeburg Wacker Nordhausen 3–1 0 Exslager Chahed Pfingsten-Reddig

3. Liga

3. Liga fixtures & results

DateKickoff Opponent Goalscorers Table 1. FC Magdeburg Opponent 1 31 July 201614:00 H SC Fortuna Köln 0–3 17,796 Dahmani Uaferro Souza 20th 0 3 9 August 201619:00 H SC Paderborn 3–0 15,896 Beck 14th 3 4 13 August 201614:00 A VfL Osnabrück 2–3 8,722 Farrona-Pulido Razeek Reimerink Groß Hohnstedt 15th 3 5 26 August 201618:30 H MSV Duisburg 1–2 15,718 Beck Bajic Erat 18th 3 2 1 September 201619:00 A FSV Zwickau 0–0 7,844 17th 4 6 10 September 201614:00 A 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 0–1 1,498 Seydel 18th 4 7 17 September 201614:00 A SC Preußen Münster 3–2 6,283 Beck Schiller Handke Weißenfels Grimaldi 15th 7 8 21 September 201618:30 H SV Werder Bremen II 2–0 12,238 Sowislo Chahed 12th 10 9 25 September 201614:00 A SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3–0 2,956 Ruprecht Beck Farrona-Pulido 10th 13 10 1 October 201614:00 H Holstein Kiel 1–0 15,124 Beck 9th 16 11 15 October 201614:00 A FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0–1 8,985 Bieber 12th 16 12 22 October 2016 H Chemnitzer FC 2–4 17,700 Beck Sowislo Fink Grote Frahn 13th 16 13 29 October 201614:00 A SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–1 6,386 Löhmannsröben Pusch 14th 17 14 5 November 201614:00 H F.C. Hansa Rostock 1–1 21,001 Beck Gebhart 13th 18 15 19 November 201614:00 A SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 3–1 2,400 Puttkammer Sowislo Löhmannsröben Osei Kwadwo 11th 21 16 26 November 201614:00 H Hallescher FC 1–0 19,235 Sowislo 8th 24 17 3 December 201614:00 A FSV Frankfurt 1–0 4,028 Düker 5th 27 18 10 December 201614:00 H VfR Aalen 3–0 12,622 Müller Schwede Ernst 3rd 30 19 17 December 201614:00 A Sportfreunde Lotte 3–1 3,468 Beck Düker Chahed Nauber 2nd 33 20 28 January 201714:00 A SC Fortuna Köln 1–2 3,076 Schiller Zingerle Mimbala 3rd 33 21 5 February 201714:10 H FSV Zwickau 1–1 15,053 Hammann Bär 3rd 34 22 11 February 201714:00 A SC Paderborn 1–1 6,221 Chahed Beck 3rd 35 23 18 February 201714:00 H VfL Osnabrück 3–0 16,014 Kath Beck Sowislo 2nd 38 24 24 February 201718:30 A MSV Duisburg 0–0 18,164 2nd 39 25 4 March 201714:00 H 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 1–2 15,456 Schwede Seydel Zimling 2nd 39 26 10 March 201718:30 H SC Preußen Münster 1–0 17,741 Weil 2nd 42 27 14 March 201718:00 A SV Werder Bremen II 1–0 2,836 Weil 2nd 45 28 19 March 201714:00 H SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0–0 15,338 2nd 46 29 25 March 201714:00 A Holstein Kiel 1–1 8,420 Kath Czichos 2nd 47 30 1 April 2017 H FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2–0 20,506 Farrona Pulido Beck 2nd 50 31 4 April 201720:30 A Chemnitzer FC 1–1 8,392 Sowislo Dabanli 2nd 51 32 9 April 201714:00 H SSV Jahn Regensburg 1–2 19,627 Puttkammer Saller Thommy 3rd 51 33 15 April 201714:00 A F.C. Hansa Rostock 1–1 20,400 Beck Andrist 5th 52 34 22 April 201714:00 H SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2–1 18,550 Beck Schiek 3rd 55 35 29 April 201714:00 A Hallescher FC 1–1 8,021 Ćwielong Röser 4th 56 36 6 May 201714:00 H FSV Frankfurt 1–1 17,129 Beck Graudenz 3rd 57 37 13 May 201713:30 A VfR Aalen 2–2 6,728 Beck Razeek Morys Kienle 4th 58 38 20 May 201713:30 H Sportfreunde Lotte 2–0 23,478 Niemeyer Kath 4th 61

League table

DFB-Pokal

Date Kickoff Venue City Opponent Result Attendance Goalscorers 1. FC Magdeburg Opponent 1 21 August 2016 15:30 MDCC-Arena Magdeburg Eintracht Frankfurt 24,605 1–1(3–4 pen.) Hammann Hrgota

Saxony-Anhalt Cup

Saxony-Anhalt Cup review

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 Ernst Beck Exslager 2 4 September 2016 14:00 Stadion Vogelgesang Rathenow SSV Havelwinkel Warnau 8–0 1,264 Ernst Sowislo Tarek Chahed Düker Walther 3 9 October 2016 14:00 Heinz-Förster-Sportanlage Stendal HSV Medizin Uchtspringe 7–1 1,883 Ernst Brandt Kath Handke Exslager Beck Brinkmann QF 13 November 2016 13:00 Stadion des Friedens Braunsbedra SV Merseburg 99 4–0 655 Beck Schwede Düker SF 19 April 2017 19:00 Erdgas Sportpark Halle Hallescher FC 3–1 7,809 Löhmannsröben Baumgärtel Chahed Gjasula F 13 August 2016 12:45 MDCC-Arena Magdeburg Germania Halberstadt 1–0 7,134 Sowislo

Player information

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.

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