2017–18 FC Augsburg season

FC Augsburg 2017–18 football season

FC Augsburg

2017–18 season

Chairman

Klaus Hofmann

Manager

Manuel Baum

Stadium

WWK Arena

Bundesliga

12th

DFB-Pokal

First round

Top goalscorer

League:
Michael Gregoritsch
(13 goals)
All:
Michael Gregoritsch
(13 goals)

Highest home attendance

30,660

Lowest home attendance

25,971

Average home league attendance

28,238

Biggest win

Augsburg 3–0 Köln
Bremen 0–3 Augsburg
Augsburg 3–0 Frankfurt

Biggest defeat

Bayern 3–0 Augsburg
Augsburg 1–4 Bayern

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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The 2017–18 FC Augsburg season was the 111th season in the football club's history and 7th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2011. In addition to the domestic league, FC Augsburg also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 9th season for Augsburg in the WWK Arena, located in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

Squad information

As of 12 May 2018^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Andreas Luthe
4	DF	GHA	Daniel Opare
6	DF	NED	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
7	MF	GER	Marcel Heller
8	MF	GER	Rani Khedira
9	FW	GER	Shawn Parker
10	MF	GER	Daniel Baier (captain)
11	FW	AUT	Michael Gregoritsch
13	GK	GER	Fabian Giefer
14	MF	CZE	Jan Morávek
16	DF	GER	Christoph Janker
17	MF	FRA	Jonathan Schmid
19	MF	KOR	Koo Ja-cheol


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	SRB	Gojko Kačar
21	MF	VEN	Sergio Córdova
23	FW	GER	Marco Richter
24	GK	GRE	Ioannis Gelios
25	DF	GER	Kilian Jakob
26	DF	GER	Simon Asta
27	FW	ISL	Alfreð Finnbogason
30	MF	BRA	Caiuby
31	DF	GER	Philipp Max
32	DF	GER	Raphael Framberger
35	GK	SUI	Marwin Hitz
36	DF	AUT	Martin Hinteregger
38	DF	AUT	Kevin Danso

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	19 August 2017	12 May 2018	Matchday 1		34	10	11	13	43	46	−3	029.41
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2017	13 August 2017	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					35	10	11	14	43	48	−5	028.57

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Hertha BSC	34	10	13	11	43	46	−3	43
11	Werder Bremen	34	10	12	12	37	40	−3	42
12	FC Augsburg	34	10	11	13	43	46	−3	41
13	Hannover 96	34	10	9	15	44	54	−10	39
14	Mainz 05	34	9	9	16	38	52	−14	36

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[2]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	10	11	13	43	46	−3	41	6	4	7	24	24	0	4	7	6	19	22	−3

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Hamburger SV v FC Augsburg

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 1	Hamburger SV	1–0	FC Augsburg	Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Müller 8'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 49,449 Referee: Daniel Siebert

FC Augsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 2	FC Augsburg	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Finnbogason 1' Córdova 89'	Report	Zakaria 7' Wendt 30'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,243 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

FC Augsburg v 1. FC Köln

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3	FC Augsburg	3–0	1. FC Köln	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Finnbogason 21', 32' (pen.), 90+4'	Report		Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,510 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Augsburg

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 4	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	FC Augsburg	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jović 79'	Report	Max 20' Caiuby 77'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Christian Dingert

FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 5	FC Augsburg	1–0	RB Leipzig	Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregoritsch 4'	Report		Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,113 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfB Stuttgart v FC Augsburg

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 6	VfB Stuttgart	0–0	FC Augsburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,202 Referee: Harm Osmers

FC Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 7	FC Augsburg	1–2	Borussia Dortmund	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caiuby 11'	Report	Yarmolenko 4' Kagawa 23'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Marco Fritz

1899 Hoffenheim v FC Augsburg

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 8	1899 Hoffenheim	2–2	FC Augsburg	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hübner 52' Uth 85'	Report	Gregoritsch 75' Vogt 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 27,014 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

FC Augsburg v Hannover 96

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 9	FC Augsburg	1–2	Hannover 96	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregoritsch 33'	Report	Füllkrug 76', 89'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 25,971 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Werder Bremen v FC Augsburg

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 10	Werder Bremen	0–3	FC Augsburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Gregoritsch 40', 61' Finnbogason 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,500 Referee: Sören Storks

FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11	FC Augsburg	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Danso 49'	Report	Volland 47'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,133 Referee: Christian Dingert

Bayern Munich v FC Augsburg

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 12	Bayern Munich	3–0	FC Augsburg	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vidal 31' Lewandowski 38', 49'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Markus Schmidt

FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg

25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13	FC Augsburg	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gregoritsch 51' Finnbogason 78'	Report	Didavi 40'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,541 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Mainz 05 v FC Augsburg

2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14	Mainz 05	1–3	FC Augsburg	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Holtmann 85'	Report	Gregoritsch 22' Finnbogason 43' (pen.), 86'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Frank Willenborg

FC Augsburg v Hertha BSC

10 December 2017 (2017-12-10) 15	FC Augsburg	1–1	Hertha BSC	Augsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Caiuby 74'	Report	Kalou 90+1'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,641 Referee: Martin Petersen

Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg

13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) 16	Schalke 04	3–2	FC Augsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Di Santo 44' Burgstaller 47' Caligiuri 83' (pen.)	Report	Caiuby 64' Gregoritsch 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 59,215 Referee: Sven Jablonski

FC Augsburg v SC Freiburg

16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 17	FC Augsburg	3–3	SC Freiburg	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Finnbogason 1', 90+1', 90+3'	Report	Günter 20' Petersen 48', 65'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,345 Referee: Christian Dingert

FC Augsburg v Hamburger SV

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 18	FC Augsburg	1–0	Hamburger SV	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Koo 45'	Report		Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,087 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Augsburg

20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	FC Augsburg	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ginter 10' Hazard 90'	Report		Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 42,016 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

1. FC Köln v FC Augsburg

27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) 20	1. FC Köln	1–1	FC Augsburg	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jojić 40'	Report	Caiuby 77'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,900 Referee: Christian Dingert

FC Augsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 21	FC Augsburg	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Koo 19' Gregoritsch 76' Richter 89'	Report		Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,188 Referee: Harm Osmers

RB Leipzig v FC Augsburg

9 February 2018 (2018-02-09) 22	RB Leipzig	2–0	FC Augsburg	Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Upamecano 17' Keïta 70'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 34,286 Referee: Sven Jablonski

FC Augsburg v VfB Stuttgart

18 February 2018 (2018-02-18) 23	FC Augsburg	0–1	VfB Stuttgart	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Gómez 27'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,007 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Borussia Dortmund v FC Augsburg

26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) 24	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	FC Augsburg	Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Reus 16'	Report	Danso 73'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 54,300 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

FC Augsburg v 1899 Hoffenheim

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25	FC Augsburg	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Kramarić 30' Gnabry 50'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,100 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Hannover 96 v FC Augsburg

10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26	Hannover 96	1–3	FC Augsburg	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sané 37'	Report	Gregoritsch 26', 83' Kačar 45+2'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

FC Augsburg v Werder Bremen

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27	FC Augsburg	1–3	Werder Bremen	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Khedira 63'	Report	Belfodil 5', 40' Kruse 82'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,080 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg

31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,831 Referee: Frank Willenborg

FC Augsburg v Bayern Munich

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 29	FC Augsburg	1–4	Bayern Munich	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Süle 18' (o.g.)	Report	Tolisso 32' Rodríguez 38' Robben 62' Wagner 87'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Markus Schmidt

VfL Wolfsburg v FC Augsburg

13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 30	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	FC Augsburg	Wolfsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,512 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

FC Augsburg v Mainz 05

22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 31	FC Augsburg	2–0	Mainz 05	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregoritsch 29' Finnbogason 90+2'	Report		Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,110 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Hertha BSC v FC Augsburg

28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32	Hertha BSC	2–2	FC Augsburg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibišević 84' (pen.) Selke 87'	Report	Gregoritsch 32' Córdova 61'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 40,935 Referee: Marco Fritz

FC Augsburg v Schalke 04

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33	FC Augsburg	1–2	Schalke 04	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Max 27'	Report	Kehrer 23', 34'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Robert Kampka

SC Freiburg v FC Augsburg

12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34	SC Freiburg	2–0	FC Augsburg	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Höfler 49' Kleindienst 65'	Report		Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

DFB-Pokal

1. FC Magdeburg v FC Augsburg

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) First round	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	FC Augsburg	Magdeburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Beck 87' Schwede 90+1'	Report		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 21,641 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

References

^ "Team". FC Augsburg (in German). Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.

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Rivalries	TSV 1860 Munich Augsburg derby
Predecessor clubs	BC Augsburg TSV Schwaben Augsburg
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2017–18 in German football

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League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Bayern Nord Nordost Südwest West
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niederrhein Niedersachsen Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
Regionalliga

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)
Women	DFB-Pokal Verbandspokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League
Women	Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	2018 FIFA World Cup (Group F) (Qualification: Group C) Joachim Löw
Women	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (Qualification: Group 5) Steffi Jones Horst Hrubesch

Transfers

Men	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18
Women	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg Hamburger SV Hannover 96 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Erzgebirge Aue Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig Darmstadt 98 Fortuna Düsseldorf Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Greuther Fürth 1. FC Heidenheim FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Kaiserslautern Holstein Kiel 1. FC Nürnberg Jahn Regensburg SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli Union Berlin
3. Liga	VfR Aalen Werder Bremen II Chemnitzer FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Sonnenhof Großaspach Hallescher FC Carl Zeiss Jena Karlsruher SC Fortuna Köln Sportfreunde Lotte 1. FC Magdeburg SV Meppen Preußen Münster VfL Osnabrück SC Paderborn Hansa Rostock SpVgg Unterhaching Wehen Wiesbaden Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau