Eintracht Braunschweig
2016–17 season
ChairmanSebastian Ebel
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
StadiumEintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
2. Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Domi Kumbela (13)
All: Domi Kumbela (13)
Highest home attendance23,369
Lowest home attendance19,630
Average home league attendance21,430

The 2016–17 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 123rd season in the club's football history. In 2016–17 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football.

Review and events

The 2016–17 season of Eintracht Braunschweig began on 27 June 2016 with their first training session.[1] For this season, the club wore a special anniversary crest, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the club's 1966–67 Bundesliga title.[2]

The draw for the first round of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal happened on 18 June and paired Braunschweig with fellow 2. Bundesliga team Würzburger Kickers.[3]

On 20 July 2016, the team headed for a nine-day-long pre-season training camp in Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate.[4]

On 15 January 2017, the team headed for a week-long winter training camp in Mijas, Province of Málaga, Spain.[5]

Matches and results

Legend

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendly matches

3 July 2016 Braunschweiger Zeitung Select XI 1–9 Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig
15:00 Gehde 23' Report Tietz 30'
Moll 32'
Omladič 39'
Khelifi 45'
Abdullahi 59'
Zuck 60', 65'
Hochscheidt 66'
Kumbela 81'		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
8 July 2016 Eintracht Northeim 0–3 Eintracht Braunschweig Northeim
18:30 Report Zuck 28'
Kumbela 66'
Abdullahi 71'		 Stadium: Gustav-Wegner-Stadion
Attendance: 1,280
9 July 2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–3 Denmark OB Salzgitter
16:00 Abdullahi 39', 57'
Biada 85'		 Report Festersen 35'
Jönsson 49'
Dieudonne 71'		 Stadium: Stadion am Salzgittersee
Attendance: 1,000
15 July 2016 KSV Hessen Kassel 0–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Kassel
18:30 Report Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 824
17 July 2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 Schöningen
15:30 Hochscheidt 12'
Abdullahi 45'		 Report Čížek 65' Stadium: Elmstadion
Attendance: 1,802
23 July 2016 SV Waldhof Mannheim 2–7 Eintracht Braunschweig Mannheim
18:00 Koep 30'
Sommer 45' (pen.)		 Report Abdullahi 1'
Hernández 11'
Omladič 49', 54', 76'
Tietz 68', 81'		 Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 1,367
29 July 2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 4–1 France SC Bastia Braunschweig
18:00 Abdullahi 4'
Biada 61'
Kumbela 72', 89'		 Report Acheampong 71' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 2,300
30 July 2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 Hertha BSC Salzgitter
14:30 Ademi 17' Report Haraguchi 10'
Allagui 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadion am Salzgittersee
Attendance: 1,148
2 September 2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin Braunschweig
18:00 Kumbela 2', 18'
Biada 70'		 Report Benyamina 15' (pen.) Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion, B-Platz
Attendance: 236
10 November 2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 SV Babelsberg 03 Braunschweig
13:00 Hochscheidt 43' Report Steinborn 53' Stadium: Konrad-Koch-Stadion
Attendance: 250
7 January 2017 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–0 SC Paderborn 07 Braunschweig
14:00 Nyman 5', 26' Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion, F-Platz
Attendance: 270
14 January 2017 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 SV Werder Bremen Braunschweig
15:30 Decarli 17'
Hernández 64'		 Report Gnabry 29' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 4,550
17 January 2017 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–0 Switzerland FC Luzern Mijas, Spain
15:00 Tietz 78'
Hochscheidt 87'		 Report Stadium: La Cala Resort
Attendance: 150
20 January 2017 Dinamo București Romania 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Marbella, Spain
15:00 Palić 88' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
22 March 2017 VfL Oythe 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Vechta
18:00 Report Khelifi 25'
Schönfeld 38' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadion An der Hasenweide
Attendance: 850
24 March 2017 Eintracht Braunschweig 6–0 Berliner AK 07 Braunschweig
15:00 Reichel 18'
Hernández 35'
Zuck 37'
Abdullahi 40', 45'
Kumbela 55'		 Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion, B-Platz
Attendance: 140

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart (C, P) 34 21 6 7 63 37 +26 69 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Hannover 96 (P) 34 19 10 5 51 32 +19 67
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 19 9 6 50 36 +14 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Union Berlin 34 18 6 10 51 39 +12 60
5 Dynamo Dresden 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 19 9 6 50 36  +14 66 13 3 1 35 17  +18 6 6 5 15 19  −4

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWLWDWWLDDWLWDDLDDWDWWWDWLWWWLW
Position2211111111111121123344443232422233
Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 1 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 Würzburger Kickers Braunschweig
15:30 Khelifi 43'
Biada 54'		 Report Soriano 61'
Taffertshofer Red card 68'		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,390
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2 FC St. Pauli 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Hamburg
15:30 Report Kumbela 40'
Biada 67'		 Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28) 3 Eintracht Braunschweig 6–1 1. FC Nürnberg Braunschweig
13:30 Kumbela 43'
Decarli 45+1', 55'
Bulthuis 64' (o.g.)
Omladič 87'
Nyman 88'		 Report Burgstaller 8' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,840
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) 4 Erzgebirge Aue 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Aue
18:30 Report Kumbela 10', 89' Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 8,050
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 5 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 SV Sandhausen Braunschweig
13:00 Nyman 62'
Hernández 74'		 Report Sukuta-Pasu 90+2' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 19,967
Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz)
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 6 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Stuttgart
17:30 Šunjić 18'
Großkreutz 64'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
23 September 2016 (2016-09-23) 7 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Braunschweig
18:30 Kumbela 29'
Reichel 33'		 Report Kiesewetter 78' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 21,555
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Bremen)
2 October 2016 (2016-10-02) 8 1. FC Heidenheim 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Heidenheim an der Brenz
13:30 Kleindienst 27' Report Kumbela 76' Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Thorben Siewer (Drolshagen)
17 October 2016 (2016-10-17) 9 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Braunschweig
20:15 Omladič 18' Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,790
Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
23 October 2016 (2016-10-23) 10 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Braunschweig
13:30 Hernández 59' Report Sararer Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,900
Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)
28 October 2016 (2016-10-28) 11 Dynamo Dresden 3–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Dresden
18:45 Kutschke 69', 74', 81' Report Hernández 10'
Kumbela 52'		 Stadium: DDV-Stadion
Attendance: 29,097
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) 12 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–2 Hannover 96 Braunschweig
13:30 Reichel 17'
Hernández 36'		 Report Harnik 38'
Karaman 66'		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) 13 VfL Bochum 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Bochum
18:30 Quaschner 84' Report Kumbela 68' Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 17,488
Referee: Christian Dietz (Kronach)
27 November 2016 (2016-11-27) 14 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 1860 Munich Braunschweig
13:30 Nyman 16'
Kumbela 65'		 Report Olić 72' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,850
Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)
5 December 2016 (2016-12-05) 15 Union Berlin 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Berlin
20:15 Hedlund 56'
Daube 82'		 Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,312
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
11 December 2016 (2016-12-11) 16 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–2 Arminia Bielefeld Braunschweig
13:30 Nyman 30'
Kumbela 55', 76'		 Report Voglsammer 4'
Klos 75'		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,760
Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz)
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 17 Karlsruher SC 0–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Karlsruhe
13:00 Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 12,096
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Windsbach)
28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) 18 Würzburger Kickers 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Würzburg
13:00 Rama 34' Report Nyman 90+1' Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 10,152
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)
5 February 2017 (2017-02-05) 19 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 FC St. Pauli Braunschweig
13:30 Abdullahi 90+6' Report Sobiech 7'
Şahin 72'		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 22,775
Referee: Christian Dietz (Kronach)
10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) 20 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Nuremberg
18:30 Sabiri 53' Report Nyman 23' Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg
Attendance: 23,152
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
17 February 2017 (2017-02-17) 21 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 Erzgebirge Aue Braunschweig
18:30 Ofosu-Ayeh 10' Report Nazarov 57' (pen.) Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 19,630
Referee: Lasse Koslowski (Berlin)
24 February 2017 (2017-02-24) 22 SV Sandhausen 0–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Sandhausen
18:30 Report Boland 71' Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 4,721
Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)
6 March 2017 (2017-03-06) 23 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Braunschweig
20:15 Reichel 42' (pen.) Report Carlos Mané 3'
Kamiński 		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand (Bamberg)
13 March 2017 (2017-03-13) 24 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Düsseldorf
20:15 Bormuth 37' Report Nyman 60'
Hernández 89'		 Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 20,168
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
17 March 2017 (2017-03-17) 25 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–2 1. FC Heidenheim Braunschweig
18:30 Boland 33'
Nyman 78'
Reichel 90+2'		 Report Schnatterer 3'
Feick 73' (pen.)		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Thorben Siewer (Drolshagen)
2 April 2017 (2017-04-02) 26 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Kaiserslautern
13:30 Report Boland 79' Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 23,756
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg im Breisgau)
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Fürth
17:30 Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 8,035
Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz)
10 April 2017 (2017-04-10) 28 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 Dynamo Dresden Braunschweig
20:15 Reichel 90+2' Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 22,880
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) 29 Hannover 96 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Hanover
13:00 Füllkrug 32' Report Stadium: HDI Arena
Attendance: 42,700
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 30 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–0 VfL Bochum Braunschweig
13:30 Nyman 46', 87' Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 21,650
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Windsbach)
30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) 31 1860 Munich 0–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Munich
13:30 Report Nyman 55' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 39,500
Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)
8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 32 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 Union Berlin Braunschweig
20:15 Reichel 6', 64'
Kumbela 75'		 Report Punčec
Thiel 65'		 Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 23,325
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)
14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 33 Arminia Bielefeld 6–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Bielefeld
15:30 Hochscheidt 13' (o.g.)
Börner 24'
Yabo 65', 67', 76'
Staude 71'		 Report Stadium: Schüco-Arena
Attendance: 24,138
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 34 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 Karlsruher SC Braunschweig
15:30 Kumbela 2'
Biada 34'		 Report Thoelke 15' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz)

Promotion play-offs

First leg

25 May 2017 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Wolfsburg
20:30 CEST Gómez 35' (pen.) Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 29,100
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

Second leg

29 May 2017 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Braunschweig
20:30 CEST Report Vieirinha 49' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

DFB-Pokal

Squad

Current squad

As of 31 January 2017[6]

Squad Season 2016–17
No.PlayerNat.Birthdayat BTSV sinceprevious clubLeague matchesLeague goalsCup matchesCup goalsPlay-off matchesPlay-off goals
Goalkeepers
1Marcel EngelhardtGerman5 Apr 19932015Youth system000000
16Jasmin FejzićBosnian15 May 19862015VfR Aalen3401020
Defenders
3Saulo DecarliSwiss4 Feb 19922014Livorno2820020
4Joseph BaffoSwedish7 Nov 19922015Halmstads BK1501000
5Gustav ValsvikNorwegian26 May 19932016Strømsgodset2901020
17Phil Ofosu-AyehGhanaian15 Sep 19912015VfR Aalen1611000
19Ken ReichelGerman19 Dec 19862007Hamburger SV II3271020
24Maximilian SauerGerman15 May 19942014Youth system1500020
25Marcel Correia (captain)Portuguese16 May 198920111. FC Kaiserslautern II1500000
26Michael SchulzeGerman13 Jan 198901/17Youth system100000
27Niko KijewskiGerman28 Mar 19962015Youth system700000
Midfielders
6Quirin MollGerman21 Jan 19912016Dynamo Dresden2901010
8Adam MatuszczykPolish14 Feb 198920151. FC Köln100000
9Julius BiadaGerman3 Nov 19922016Fortuna Köln2131000
10Mirko BolandGerman23 Apr 198701/09MSV Duisburg II2731020
11Jan HochscheidtGerman4 Oct 19872013FC Erzgebirge Aue1301020
12Nik OmladičSlovenian21 Aug 198901/15Olimpija Ljubljana2521020
21Patrick SchönfeldGerman21 Jun 19892015FC Erzgebirge Aue1701020
22Salim KhelifiSwiss26 Jan 199401/14Lausanne-Sport1811010
23Onel HernándezGerman1 Feb 19932016VfL Wolfsburg II3450020
30Hendrick ZuckGerman21 Jul 19902014SC Freiburg1701010
Strikers
7Domi KumbelaCongolese20 Apr 198401/16SpVgg Greuther Fürth33131010
15Christoffer NymanSwedish5 Oct 19922016IFK Norrköping31110020
20Suleiman AbdullahiNigerian10 Dec 19962016Viking1310010
34Phillip TietzGerman9 Jul 199701/16Youth system200010
No longer at the club
18Orhan AdemiSwiss28 Oct 19912012SC Rheindorf Altach100000
Last updated: 31 May 2017

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.

Position Staff
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
Assistant managerDarius Scholtysik
Assistant manager/athletic trainerJürgen Rische
Goalkeeping coachAlexander Kunze
Sporting directorMarc Arnold

References

  1. ↑ "Planungen für die Sommerpause" (in German). eintracht.com. 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eintracht startet in die Jubiläumssaison" (in German). eintracht.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "1. Runde: Jena gegen Bayern, Trier vs. BVB". kicker (in German). 19 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Start ins Sommer-Trainingslager" (in German). eintracht.com. 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Eine Woche Mijas Costa" (in German). eintracht.com. 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). kicker.de. 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Gustav Valsvik" [Eintracht signs Gustav Valsvik] (in German). eintracht.com. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Braunschweig: Moll kommt an die Hamburger Straße" [Braunschweig: Moll comes to the Hamburger Straße] (in German). kicker. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fix! Biada unterschreibt in Braunschweig" [Done! Biada signs in Braunschweig] (in German). kicker. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Löwen verpflichten Christoffer Nyman" [Lions sign Christoffer Nyman] (in German). eintracht.com. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Abdullahi" [Eintracht Braunschweig signs Abdullahi]. eintracht.com (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Onel Hernández" [Eintracht signs Onel Hernández]. eintracht.com (in German). 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Vrancic wechselt zum Halleschen FC" [Vrancic transfers to Hallescher FC]. kicker.de (in German). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ademi geht nach Österreich" [Ademi moves to Austria]. eintracht.com (in German). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Julius Düker wechselt zum 1. FC Magdeburg" [Julius Düker transfers to 1. FC Magdeburg]. eintracht.com. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Carl Zeiss Jena verstärkt sich mit Slamar" [Carl Zeiss Jena adds Slamar]. kicker.de. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Pfitzner verlässt Komfortzone Braunschweig" [Pfitzner leaves comfort zone Braunschweig]. Kicker Online (in German). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "SC verpflichtet Braunschweigs Gikiewicz" [SC signs Braunschweig's Gikiewicz] (in German). kicker. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Vertrag mit Markus Unger verlängert" [Contract with Markus Unger extended] (in German). eintracht.com. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ↑ ""Ideal für Mainz": 05 holt Braunschweigs Holtmann" ["Ideal for Mainz": 05 gets Braunschweig's Holtmann] (in German). kicker. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "Mads Hvilsom wechselt zu Esbjerg fB" [Mads Hvilsom moves to Esbjerg fB] (in German). eintracht.com. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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