The 2017–18 Hamburger SV season was the 99th season in the

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club's history and 55th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of

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, the

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, having been promoted from the

Oberliga Nord The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. With the introduction of the 3. Liga, the league ceased to exist f ...

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. Finishing 17th, Hamburg was relegated for the first time in the Bundesliga's 55-year history. In addition to the domestic league, Hamburger SV also participated in this season's edition of the

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, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 65th season for Hamburg in the

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, located in

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Players

Squad information

Competitions

Overview

Bundesliga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

DFB-Pokal

References