The 2018–19 SSV Jahn Regensburg season was the 112th season in the club's football history. In 2018–19, the club played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's second season back in this league after having won promotion from the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

in 2016–17. The club also took part in the 2018–19 edition of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

, the German Cup but was eliminated in the first round.

Events

Regensburg had a good start in the season with a 2–1 home victory against FC Ingolstadt but had a dry spell after that. They lost the first round

match against fifth-tier side BSG Chemie Leipzig 1–2 and could secure only one point out of their next four league matches. With only four points under their belt, the Jahn had to play the away match against

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

. The HSV were relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the season before and were a big favourite for one of the promotion spots back to the Bundesliga which they confirmed by being in the first place before matchday 6. Regensburg achieved a surprising but deserved 5–0 victory over Hamburg. After this feat, they were able to secure a place in the middle of the table for the rest of the season and did not have to worry about relegation. On matchday 30, 21 April 2019, Regensburg finally could secure their place in the league for the next season.

Transfers

In

Out

Preseason and friendlies

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga fixtures & results

League table

DFB-Pokal

Player information

Notes

:A. Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time. :B. SSV Jahn Regensburg goals first.

References

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Regensburg Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the rivers Danube, Naab and Regen (river), Regen, Danube's northernmost point. It is the capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the ...