2018–19 1. FC Nürnberg season

1. FC Nürnberg 2018–19 football season

1. FC Nürnberg

2018–19 season

Chairman

Andreas Bornemann

Manager

Michael Köllner
(until 12 February)
Boris Schommers
(interim, from 13 February)

Stadium

Max-Morlock-Stadion

Bundesliga

18th (relegated)

DFB-Pokal

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League:
Hanno Behrens
Mikael Ishak
(4 goals each)
All:
Mikael Ishak
(6 goals)

Highest home attendance

50,000

Lowest home attendance

29,604

Average home league attendance

40,372

Biggest win

Nürnberg 3–0 Düsseldorf
Nürnberg 3–0 Augsburg

Biggest defeat

Dortmund 7–0 Nürnberg

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2017–18 2019–20 →

All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

The 2018–19 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 119th season in the football club's history and 33rd overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2018. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Nürnberg also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 69th season for Nürnberg in the Max-Morlock-Stadion, located in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Squad information

As of 30 January 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Fabian Bredlow
2	DF	GER	Kevin Goden
4	DF	BRA	Ewerton
7	FW	CMR	Edgar Salli
8	DF	GER	Robert Bauer (on loan from Werder Bremen)
9	FW	SWE	Mikael Ishak
10	MF	GER	Sebastian Kerk
11	FW	SVK	Adam Zreľák
14	FW	JPN	Yuya Kubo (on loan from Gent)
16	MF	CRO	Ivo Iličević
17	MF	GER	Eduard Löwen
18	MF	GER	Hanno Behrens (captain)
19	FW	GER	Törles Knöll
20	DF	AUT	Lukas Jäger
21	FW	GER	Federico Palacios


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	GER	Enrico Valentini
23	DF	GER	Tim Leibold
24	MF	NED	Virgil Misidjan
26	GK	GER	Christian Mathenia
27	MF	BRA	Matheus Pereira (on loan from Sporting CP)
28	DF	GER	Lukas Mühl
29	MF	GER	Patrick Erras
30	GK	GER	Patric Klandt
31	MF	CZE	Ondřej Petrák
33	DF	AUT	Georg Margreitter (vice-captain)
34	DF	GER	Dennis Lippert
35	MF	GER	Alexander Fuchs
37	MF	USA	Timothy Tillman (on loan from Bayern Munich)
38	MF	GER	Simon Rhein

Friendly matches

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FSV Erlangen-Bruck v 1. FC Nürnberg

8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Friendly	FSV Erlangen-Bruck	2-5	1. FC Nürnberg	Erlangen
17:00				Stadium: Sportgelände FSV Erlangen-Bruck Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Steffen Brütting

SV Seligenporten v 1. FC Nürnberg

12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) Friendly	SV Seligenporten	0-3	1. FC Nürnberg	Seligenporten
19:00				Stadium: MAR-Arena Attendance: 1,700

1. FC Nürnberg v Hallescher FC

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	1-2	Hallescher FC	Weismain
17:00				Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 4,004

Regional Selection v 1. FC Nürnberg

18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Friendly	Regional Selection	0-4	1. FC Nürnberg	Crailsheim
19:00				Stadium: Schönebürgstadion Attendance: 2,500

Würzburger Kickers v 1. FC Nürnberg

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Würzburger Kickers	0-4	1. FC Nürnberg	Würzburg
17:00				Stadium: flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 4,060

TSV 1860 Rosenheim v 1. FC Nürnberg

31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) Friendly	TSV 1860 Rosenheim	1-4	1. FC Nürnberg	Natz-Schabs, Italy
17:00				Stadium: Laugen-Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Mirco Guerrieri

Bologna F.C.

v 1. FC Nürnberg

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Friendly	Bologna F.C.	1-0	1. FC Nürnberg	Brixen, Italy
17:00				Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Daniel Amabile

1. FC Nürnberg v Real Valladolid

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Friendly	1. FC Nürnberg	1-0	Real Valladolid	Nuremberg
15:30				Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 7.422 Referee: Robert Schröder

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	25 August 2018	18 May 2019	Matchday 1		34	3	10	21	26	68	−42	008.82
DFB-Pokal	18 August 2018	5 February 2019	First round	Round of 16	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
Total					37	4	11	22	30	72	−42	010.81

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2018–19 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Schalke 04	34	8	9	17	37	55	−18	33
15	FC Augsburg	34	8	8	18	51	71	−20	32
16	VfB Stuttgart (R)	34	7	7	20	32	70	−38	28	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Hannover 96 (R)	34	5	6	23	31	71	−40	21	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	1. FC Nürnberg (R)	34	3	10	21	26	68	−42	19	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	3	10	21	26	68	−42	19	3	7	7	16	22	−6	0	3	14	10	46	−36

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	L
Position	13	13	14	8	14	10	12	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Nürnberg

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1	Hertha BSC	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibišević 27'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 52,729 Referee: Tobias Welz

1. FC Nürnberg v Mainz 05

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Mainz 05	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ishak 48'	Report	Mateta 25'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 37,781 Referee: Guido Winkmann

Werder Bremen v 1. FC Nürnberg

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) 3	Werder Bremen	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	M. Eggestein 26'	Report	Misidjan 90+2'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Daniel Schlager

1. FC Nürnberg v Hannover 96

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Hannover 96	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Anton 76' (o.g.) Knöll 77'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 36,736 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Nürnberg

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5	Borussia Dortmund	7–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Dortmund
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bruun Larsen 9' Reus 32', 58' Hakimi 49' Akanji 74' Sancho 85' Weigl 88'	Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 75,700 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

1. FC Nürnberg v Fortuna Düsseldorf

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6	1. FC Nürnberg	3–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 28' (pen.) Ishak 64' Palacios Martínez 78'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 36,102 Referee: Harm Osmers

RB Leipzig v 1. FC Nürnberg

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 7	RB Leipzig	6–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Leipzig
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kampl 3' Poulsen 7' Sabitzer 21', 55' Werner 32', 59'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 37,389 Referee: Tobias Stieler

1. FC Nürnberg v 1899 Hoffenheim

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8	1. FC Nürnberg	1–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 18' (pen.)	Report	Nelson 50', 57' Szalai 67'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 36,472 Referee: Felix Zwayer

1. FC Nürnberg v Eintracht Frankfurt

28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 9	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Nuremberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zreľák 78'	Report	Haller 90+2'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 42,154 Referee: Robert Schröder

FC Augsburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 10	FC Augsburg	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Finnbogason 11' Schmid 59'	Report	Fuchs 54' Mühl 88'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

1. FC Nürnberg v VfB Stuttgart

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 11	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	VfB Stuttgart	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Baumgartl 68' Thommy 82'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

Schalke 04 v 1. FC Nürnberg

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 12	Schalke 04	5–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Skrzybski 26', 84' Harit 32' Burgstaller 70' Oczipka 90+3'	Report	Palacios Martínez 38' Zreľák 78'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Guido Winkmann

1. FC Nürnberg v Bayer Leverkusen

3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 13	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Nuremberg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Margreitter 57'	Report	Havertz 29'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 32,238 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

Bayern Munich v 1. FC Nürnberg

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 14	Bayern Munich	3–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lewandowski 9', 27' Ribéry 56'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Wolfsburg

14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 15	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Nuremberg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ginczek 58' Brekalo 90+3'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 29,604 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Nürnberg

18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) 16	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hazard 47' Pléa 86'	Report		Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 42,323 Referee: Robert Schröder

1. FC Nürnberg v SC Freiburg

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	SC Freiburg	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Gulde 19'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 36,190 Referee: Robert Kampka

1. FC Nürnberg v Hertha BSC

20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) 18	1. FC Nürnberg	1–3	Hertha BSC	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Behrens 42'	Report	Ibišević 15' Duda 50', 70'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 36,112 Referee: Guido Winkmann

Mainz 05 v 1. FC Nürnberg

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19	Mainz 05	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Brosinski 12' (pen.) Quaison 73'	Report	Margreitter 43'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 22,005 Referee: Bastian Dankert

1. FC Nürnberg v Werder Bremen

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Werder Bremen	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ishak 86'	Report	J. Eggestein 63'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 35,753 Referee: Robert Kampka

Hannover 96 v 1. FC Nürnberg

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 21	Hannover 96	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Müller 45+5', 77'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 33,700 Referee: Tobias Welz

1. FC Nürnberg v Borussia Dortmund

18 February 2019 (2019-02-18) 22	1. FC Nürnberg	0–0	Borussia Dortmund	Nuremberg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Nürnberg

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Düsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ewerton 62' (o.g.) Ayhan 83'	Report	Löwen 41'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 48,816 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

1. FC Nürnberg v RB Leipzig

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 24	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	RB Leipzig	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Klostermann 40'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 34,532 Referee: Daniel Schlager

1899 Hoffenheim v 1. FC Nürnberg

10 March 2019 (2019-03-10) 25	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kramarić 25' (pen.), 78'	Report	Behrens 61'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 29,015 Referee: Christian Dingert

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Nürnberg

17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 26	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hinteregger 31'	Report		Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

1. FC Nürnberg v FC Augsburg

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 27	1. FC Nürnberg	3–0	FC Augsburg	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ishak 52' Pereira 88' Löwen 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 42,658 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Nürnberg

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabak 75'	Report	Pereira 42'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,757 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1. FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04

12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 29	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Schalke 04	Nuremberg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 82'	Report	Nastasić 85'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Nürnberg

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Alario 61' Volland 86'	Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,405 Referee: Guido Winkmann

1. FC Nürnberg v Bayern Munich

28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 31	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Bayern Munich	Nuremberg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pereira 48'	Report	Gnabry 75'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 32	VfL Wolfsburg	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaus 38' Tisserand 78'	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,512 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1. FC Nürnberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33	1. FC Nürnberg	0–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Drmić 56' Mühl 63' (o.g.) Hazard 65' Zakaria 80'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

SC Freiburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34	SC Freiburg	5–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Marco Terazzino 7' Waldschmidt 34' Petersen 54', 56' Grifo 61'	Report	Löwen 69'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Markus Schmidt

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal SV Linx v 1. FC Nürnberg

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) First round	SV Linx	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Kehl
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rubio 21' (pen.)	Report	Ishak 15', 88'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Sven Waschitzki

Hansa Rostock v 1. FC Nürnberg

31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Second round	Hansa Rostock	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	1. FC Nürnberg	Rostock
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Breier 35' Hildebrandt 94'	Report	Zreľák 90' Palacios Martínez 103'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 23,900 Referee: Martin Thomsen
	Penalties
	Pepić Hildebrandt Bülow Williams		Behrens Margreitter Mühl Leibold

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Nürnberg

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Round of 16	Hamburger SV	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Özcan 54'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 47,628 Referee: Harm Osmers

References

"1. FC Nürnberg – Profis". 1. FC Nürnberg. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
"1. FC Nürnberg – Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
"Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.

v t e 1. FC Nürnberg
Information	Club Current squad Reserve team Ladies Stadium
Lists and categories	Managers Players Player list Matches Seasons
Rivalries	Franconian derby Franconian-Bavarian derby
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1986–87 1991–92 2002–03 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2018–19 in German football

« 2017–18 2019–20 »

League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Bayern Nord Nordost Südwest West
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niederrhein Niedersachsen Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)
Women	DFB-Pokal Verbandspokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League
Women	Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	2018–19 UEFA Nations League (League A) UEFA Euro 2020 (Qualifying: Group C) Joachim Löw
Women	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (Qualification: Group 5) Horst Hrubesch Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Transfers

Men	Summer 2018 Winter 2018–19
Women	Summer 2018 Winter 2018–19

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Fortuna Düsseldorf Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg Hannover 96 1899 Hoffenheim RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich 1. FC Nürnberg Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Erzgebirge Aue Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV 1. FC Heidenheim FC Ingolstadt Holstein Kiel 1. FC Köln 1. FC Magdeburg SC Paderborn Jahn Regensburg SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli
3. Liga	VfR Aalen Eintracht Braunschweig Energie Cottbus Sonnenhof Großaspach Hallescher FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Fortuna Köln Sportfreunde Lotte SV Meppen 1860 Munich Preußen Münster VfL Osnabrück Hansa Rostock KFC Uerdingen SpVgg Unterhaching Wehen Wiesbaden Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau

Categories: