2018–19 1. FC Magdeburg season

1. FC Magdeburg
2018–19 season
Chairman	Peter Fechner
Manager	Jens Härtel
Stadium	MDCC-Arena
2. Bundesliga	17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	First round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 1. FC Magdeburg season was the 53rd season in the history of 1. FC Magdeburg. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. It was the first season the club played in 2. Bundesliga, and the second season in a second-tier league after they had competed in the DDR-Liga in the 1966–67 season.

Players

Squad information

As of 31 August 2018^[1]

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	BIH	Jasmin Fejzic
3	DF	GER	Christopher Handke
5	DF	GER	Tobias Müller
6	MF	GER	Björn Rother
7	FW	GER	Felix Lohkemper
8	MF	GER	Philip Türpitz
9	DF	GER	Marcel Costly
10	DF	GER	Nico Hammann
11	FW	GER	Christian Beck
12	GK	GER	Mario Seidel
13	MF	GER	Dennis Erdmann
14	DF	GER	Steffen Schäfer
16	DF	GER	Nils Butzen (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	GER	Richard Weil
18	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Ignjovski
19	MF	GER	Michel Niemeyer
20	DF	GER	Joel Abu Hanna
21	MF	GER	Rico Preißinger
22	DF	GER	Manfred Osei Kwadwo
23	MF	FRA	Charles-Elie Laprévotte
24	MF	TUN	Tarek Chahed
25	FW	GER	Philipp Harant
26	FW	GER	Marius Bülter
30	GK	GER	Alexander Brunst
33	DF	FRA	Romain Brégerie
37	FW	KOS	Mërgim Berisha (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

30 June 2018	Brandenburger SC Süd 05	0–6	1. FC Magdeburg	Rathenow
13:30		Summary	Beck 22' (pen.), 27', 74', 90' Bülter 34' Erdmann 78'	Stadium: Stadion am Vogelgesang Attendance: 646

30 June 2018	FSV Optik Rathenow	0–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Rathenow
16:00		Summary		Stadium: Stadion am Vogelgesang Attendance: 646

6 July 2018	Eintracht Norderstedt	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Bernburg
12:00	Veselinovic 75'	Summary	Beck 3' Türpitz 72'	Stadium: Sparkassenarena

6 July 2018	Askania Bernburg	0–6	1. FC Magdeburg	Bernburg
14:00		Summary	Preißinger 5' Lohkemper 14', 57' Harant 21', 29' Bülter 33'	Stadium: Sparkassenarena

11 July 2018	VfB Lübeck	2–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Langlingen
16:00	Grupe 32' Sezer 80'	Summary	Weil 15' Beck 56'	Attendance: 350

14 July 2018	1. FC Magdeburg	3–1	FC Energie Cottbus	Barleben
14:00	Müller 12' Türpitz 13' Preißinger 36'	Summary	Mamba 45'	Stadium: Stadion am Anger Attendance: 1512

18 July 2018	Germania Halberstadt	0–5	1. FC Magdeburg	Halberstadt
18:00		Summary	Berisha 23', 26', 38' Bülter 78', 89'	Stadium: Friedensstadion Attendance: 1503

21 July 2018	1. FC Magdeburg	0–0 (4–2 p)	Swansea City	Magdeburg
15:15		Summary		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 5870

21 July 2018	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	Genoa C.F.C.	Magdeburg
16:30	Lohkemper 23' Butzen 53'	Summary		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 5870

25 July 2018	SSV Markranstädt	0–9	1. FC Magdeburg	Markranstädt
18:30		Summary	Lohkemper 29', 35', 60' Laprevotte 31' Weil 45' Bülter 58', 74' Berisha 78' Costly 89'	Stadium: Stadion am Bad Attendance: 350

27 July 2018	SC Paderborn	3–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Paderborn
12:00	Klement 4' Tietz 13' Zolinski 89'	Summary		Stadium: Benteler Arena

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	1. FC Magdeburg	3–1	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	Magdeburg
17:00		Report		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 807

11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Wolfsburg
14:00		Report		Stadium: AOK Stadion

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Braunschweig
16:00		Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 704

7 January 2019 (2019-01-07)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Jerez de la Frontera
14:00		Report		Stadium: Calle Nueva Via Montecastillo

9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	Shenzhen	Chiclana de la Frontera
15:00		Report

11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)	Karlsruher SC	0–3	1. FC Magdeburg	La Línea de la Concepción
11:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)	Energie Cottbus	1–0	1. FC Magdeburg	Cottbus
13:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22)	1. FC Magdeburg	3–2	FSV Zwickau	Magdeburg
14:30		Report		Stadium: MDCC-Arena

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
14	Erzgebirge Aue	34	11	7	16	43	47	−4	40
15	SV Sandhausen	34	9	11	14	45	52	−7	38
16	FC Ingolstadt (R)	34	9	8	17	43	55	−12	35	Qualification for relegation play-offs
17	1. FC Magdeburg (R)	34	6	13	15	35	53	−18	31	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	MSV Duisburg (R)	34	6	10	18	39	65	−26	28	Relegation to 3. Liga

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[2]
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Matchday	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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D
Position	12	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2018. Source: kicker.de^[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2. Bundesliga match details
Match	Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
1	5 August 2018	13:30	FC St. Pauli	Home	1–2	Beck 16'	24,156	^[4]
2	12 August 2018	15:30	Erzgebirge Aue	Away	0–0		13,300	^[5]
3	25 August 2018	13:00	Ingolstadt 04	Home	1–1	Erdmann 29'	18,913	^[6]
4	3 September 2018	20:30	Holstein Kiel	Away	1–2	Türpitz 65'	9,314	^[7]
5	17 September 2018	20:30	Arminia Bielefeld	Home	0–0		19,794	^[8]
6	23 September 2018	13:30	SC Paderborn	Away	4–4	Costly 26', Beck 63', Lohkemper 82', Türpitz 90+1' pen.	11,525	^[9]
7	26 September 2018	18:30	MSV Duisburg	Home	3–3	Beck 62', Türpitz 64', Handke 84'	18,696	^[10]
8	30 September 2018	13:30	SV Sandhausen	Away	1–0	Beck 73'	7,352	^[11]
9	6 October 2018	13:00	Dynamo Dresden	Home	2–2	Kreuzer 60' o.g., Bülter 90+1'	23,024	^[12]
10	20 October 2018	13:00	1. FC Heidenheim	Away	0–3		10,450	^[13]
11	26 October 2018	18:30	Hamburger SV	Home	0–1		23,132	^[14]
12	3 November 2018	13:00	Darmstadt 98	Away	1–3	Bülter 71'	15,410	^[15]
13	11 November 2018	13:30	Jahn Regensburg	Home	2–3	Beck 4', 67'	20,336	^[16]
14	23 November 2018	18:30	Greuther Fürth	Away	2–3	Beck 40', Lohkemper 49'	9,390	^[17]
15	2 December 2018	13:30	VfL Bochum	Home	0–0		22,252	^[18]
16	9 December 2018	13:30	Union Berlin	Home	1–1	Beck 39'	23,149	^[19]
17	17 December 2018	20:30	1. FC Köln	Away	0–3		49,500	^[20]
18	22 December 2018	13:00	FC St. Pauli	Away	1–4	Niemeyer 35'	29,546	^[21]
19	29 January 2019	20:30	Erzgebirge Aue	Home	1–0	Lohkemper 44'	18,757	^[22]
20	1 February 2019	18:30	Ingolstadt 04	Away	1–0	Türpitz 81'	8,216	^[23]
21	10 February 2019	13:30	Holstein Kiel	Home	1–1	Türpitz 42'	19,704	^[24]
22	17 February 2019	13:30	Arminia Bielefeld	Away	3–1	Perthel 33', Lohkemper 45', Türpitz 85' pen.	19,568	^[25]
23	24 February 2019	13:30	SC Paderborn	Home	1–1	Preißinger 13'	20,201	^[26]
24	1 March 2019	18:30	MSV Duisburg	Away	0–1		13,416	^[27]
25	10 March 2019	13:30	SV Sandhausen	Home	0–1		19,615	^[28]
26	16 March 2019	13:00	Dynamo Dresden	Away	1–1	Rother 43'	30,500	^[29]
27	29 March 2019	18:30	1. FC Heidenheim	Home	0–0		17,517	^[30]
28	8 April 2019	20:30	Hamburger SV	Away	2–1	Bülter 60', Türpitz 90+4'	49,823	^[31]
29	13 April 2019	13:00	Darmstadt 98	Home	0–1		17,413	^[32]
30	21 April 2019	13:30	Jahn Regensburg	Away	0–1		10,543	^[33]
31	27 April 2019	13:00	Greuther Fürth	Home	2–1	Beck 16', Lohkemper 45+1'	18,243	^[34]
32	4 May 2019	13:00	VfL Bochum	Away	2–4	Bülter 64', Beck 87'	17,339	^[35]
33	12 May 2019	15:30	Union Berlin	Away	0–3		22,012	^[36]
34	19 May 2019	15:30	1. FC Köln	Home	1–1	Lohkemper 53'	18,902	^[37]

DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details
Round	Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	17 August 2018	20:45	Darmstadt 98	Home	0–1		20,165	^[38]

References

↑ "Spieler · 1. FC Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga 2018/2019" [Players · 1. FC Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga 2018/2019] (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
↑ "1. FC Magdeburg – Alle Termine der Saison 2018/19". kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
↑ "Standard-Experte Knoll schießt St. Pauli zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Safety First! Keine Tore in Aue". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "FCM hadert mit strittigem Ingolstädter Ausgleich". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Aus 0:1 mach 2:1! Seydel nickt ein". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "0:0 gegen Bielefeld: Magdeburg wartet weiter". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Türpitz setzt Schlusspunkt aufs Acht-Tore-Spektakel". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Achterbahnfahrt in Magdeburg: Duisburg hat beim 3:3 das letzte Wort". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Beck köpft Magdeburg zum ersten Zweitligasieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Frühstarter Koné versagt spät - und Bülter trifft". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Vor der Pause glänzt Dovedan - danach Keeper Müller". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Zehn Hamburger siegen bei Wolfs Premiere". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Dursun bringt Darmstadt auf den richtigen Weg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Joker Al Ghaddioui stellt die Partie auf den Kopf". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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↑ "Joker Gogia sticht und hält Unions Serie am Leben". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Auch Terodde trifft - Köln weist FCM in die Schranken". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Omnipräsenter Nehrig führt St. Pauli zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Lohkemper beschert FCM den ersten Heimsieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Joker Türpitz verlängert Ingolstadts Heim-Misere". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Kampfspiel in Magdeburg: FCM und Kiel teilen die Punkte". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Bielefeld hadert mit Fehlentscheidung - Magdeburg marschiert". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Hünemeiers Traumtor kontert Preißingers Führung". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Harmloses Duisburg - doch dann springt Hajri ein". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Wooten entscheidet Kellerduell in Magdeburg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Joker Röser rettet Dresden einen Punkt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "90.! Lohkemper vergibt vom Elfmeterpunkt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "90.+4! Türpitz schießt Magdeburg beim HSV zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Aus dem Nichts: Heller schockt Magdeburg spät". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Correias Rettungstaten - Grüttner lässt Jahn jubeln". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Beck und Lohkemper nutzen Fürther Blackouts". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Spektakel in Hälfte zwei: Bochum stürzt FCM auf Platz 17". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Prömel bringt Union früh auf Kurs". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Lohkemper kontert Teroddes Frühstart". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-2018-2019-1-runde-1-fc-magdeburg-sv-darmstadt-98/

[1] "Spieler · 1. FC Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga 2018/2019" [Players · 1. FC Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga 2018/2019] (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[2] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 July 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[3] "1. FC Magdeburg – Alle Termine der Saison 2018/19". kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[4] "Standard-Experte Knoll schießt St. Pauli zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[5] "Safety First! Keine Tore in Aue". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[6] "FCM hadert mit strittigem Ingolstädter Ausgleich". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[7] "Aus 0:1 mach 2:1! Seydel nickt ein". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[8] "0:0 gegen Bielefeld: Magdeburg wartet weiter". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[9] "Türpitz setzt Schlusspunkt aufs Acht-Tore-Spektakel". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[10] "Achterbahnfahrt in Magdeburg: Duisburg hat beim 3:3 das letzte Wort". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[11] "Beck köpft Magdeburg zum ersten Zweitligasieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[12] "Frühstarter Koné versagt spät - und Bülter trifft". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[13] "Vor der Pause glänzt Dovedan - danach Keeper Müller". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[14] "Zehn Hamburger siegen bei Wolfs Premiere". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[15] "Dursun bringt Darmstadt auf den richtigen Weg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[16] "Joker Al Ghaddioui stellt die Partie auf den Kopf". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[17] "Spätes Comeback: Magyar veredelt Fürths Aufholjagd". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[18] "Nullnummer bei Oennings Heimpremiere". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[19] "Joker Gogia sticht und hält Unions Serie am Leben". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[20] "Auch Terodde trifft - Köln weist FCM in die Schranken". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[21] "Omnipräsenter Nehrig führt St. Pauli zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[22] "Lohkemper beschert FCM den ersten Heimsieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[23] "Joker Türpitz verlängert Ingolstadts Heim-Misere". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[24] "Kampfspiel in Magdeburg: FCM und Kiel teilen die Punkte". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[25] "Bielefeld hadert mit Fehlentscheidung - Magdeburg marschiert". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[26] "Hünemeiers Traumtor kontert Preißingers Führung". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[27] "Harmloses Duisburg - doch dann springt Hajri ein". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[28] "Wooten entscheidet Kellerduell in Magdeburg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[29] "Joker Röser rettet Dresden einen Punkt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[30] "90.! Lohkemper vergibt vom Elfmeterpunkt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[31] "90.+4! Türpitz schießt Magdeburg beim HSV zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[32] "Aus dem Nichts: Heller schockt Magdeburg spät". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[33] "Correias Rettungstaten - Grüttner lässt Jahn jubeln". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[34] "Beck und Lohkemper nutzen Fürther Blackouts". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[35] "Spektakel in Hälfte zwei: Bochum stürzt FCM auf Platz 17". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[36] "Prömel bringt Union früh auf Kurs". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[37] "Lohkemper kontert Teroddes Frühstart". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[38] ttps://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-2018-2019-1-runde-1-fc-magdeburg-sv-darmstadt-98/

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