 He played in all 22 games after his arrival in Franconia but could not prevent the side going down despite scoring his first goal for the "Club" in the final game of the season.This game saw Nürnberg dropping from a secure 12th spot going into the match to being relegated on scored goals as 16th of the league at the end of the match.Nikl stayed with the team and was a cornerstone in the following two seasons.