New signings

• Jean Zimmer (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• Simon Terodde (VfL Bochum)
• Marcin Kaminski (Lech Posen)
• Benjamin Uphoff (U23)
• Matthias Zimmermann (U23)
• Jens Grahl (TSG Hoffenheim)
• Hajime Hosogai (Hertha BSC)
• Tobias Werner (FC Augsburg)
• Hans Nunoo Sarpei (Liberty Professionals Accra)
• Takuma Asano (FC Arsenal, on loan)
• Benjamin Pavard (OSC Lille)
• Carlos Mané (Sporting Lissabon, on loan)
• Julian Green (FC Bayern Munich, December 2016)
• Ebenezer Ofori (AIK Solna, january 2017)
• Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg, january 2017, on loan)
• Jérôme Onguéné (FC Sochaux, january 2017)

Departures

• Daniel Schwaab (leaked contract)
• Georg Niedermeier (leaked contract)
• Martin Harnik (leaked contract)
• Daniel Didavi (VfL Wolfsburg)
• Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
• Federico Barba (FC Empoli, end of loan)
• Artem Kravets (Dynamo Kiew, end of loan)
• Lukas Rupp (TSG Hoffenheim)
• Przemyslaw Tyton (Deportivo La Coruna)
• Arianit Ferati (Hamburger SV)
• Serey Dié (FC Basel 1893)
• Filip Kostic (Hamburger SV)
• Jan Kliment (Brödby IF, on loan)
• Stephen Sama (SpVgg Greuther Fürth, January 2017)
• Philip Heise (SG Dynamo Dresden, January 2017)
• Toni Sunjic (US Palermo, January 2017, on loan)
• Kevin Großkreutz (left VfB, March 2017)
• Hajime Hosgai (Kashiwa Reysol, March 2017)