| P | # | Player | Born | Height | Weight | Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tom Starke | 1981-03-18 | 194 | 91 | 2016-06-30 | ||
| D | Adam Bodzek | 1985-09-07 | 184 | 77 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| D | Gordon Schildenfeld | 1985-03-18 | 191 | 91 | 2018-06-30 | ||
| D | Pablo Cáceres | 1985-04-22 | 181 | 75 | |||
| M | Änis Ben-Hatira | 1988-07-18 | 181 | 76 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| M | Cédric Makiadi | 1984-02-23 | 178 | 75 | 2016-06-30 | ||
| M | Olcay Sahan | 1987-05-26 | 177 | 70 | 2018-06-30 | ||
| F | Chinedu Ede | 1987-02-05 | 178 | 78 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| F | Dorge Kouemaha | 1983-06-28 | 188 | 86 | |||
| F | Ibrahim Salou | 1979-05-29 | 193 | 89 | |||
| F | Sandro Wagner | 1987-11-29 | 194 | 87 | 2017-06-30 |
| Date | Player | From | To | Status | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.Jul | Thomas Meissner (D) | MSV Duisburg | ADO Den Haag | Confirmed | |
| 5.Jul | Giorgi Chanturia (F) | MSV Duisburg | FC Ural Yekaterinburg | Confirmed | |
| 27.Jun | Tim Albutat (M) | SC Freiburg | MSV Duisburg | Confirmed | |
| 11.Sep | Victor Obinna (F) | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | MSV Duisburg | Confirmed | |
| 28.Jul | James Holland (M) | FK Austria Wien | MSV Duisburg | Confirmed | |
| 28.Jan | Joseph Boyamba (M) | MSV Duisburg | FC Schalke 04 | Confirmed | |
| 10.Jan | Nikolas Ledgerwood (M) | Free Agent | MSV Duisburg | Confirmed | |
| 3.Jan | Andre Hoffmann (M) | MSV Duisburg | Hannover 96 | Confirmed | |
| 2.Aug | Stefan Maierhofer (F) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | MSV Duisburg | Confirmed |