2018–19 FC Augsburg season

FC Augsburg 2018–19 football season
FC Augsburg
2018–19 season
ChairmanKlaus Hofmann
ManagerManuel Baum
StadiumWWK Arena
Bundesliga15th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alfreð Finnbogason
(10 goals)

All:
Alfreð Finnbogason
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance30,660
Lowest home attendance25,733
Average home league attendance28,618
Biggest winAugsburg 6–0 Stuttgart
Biggest defeatWolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 FC Augsburg season was the 112th season in the football club's history and 8th 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 10th season for Augsburg in the WWK Arena, located in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2024[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 Germany GER Finn Dahmen
2 DF Poland POL Robert Gumny
3 DF Denmark DEN Mads Valentin
4 DF England ENG Reece Oxford
5 DF Ghana GHA Patric Pfeiffer
6 DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
7 FW Croatia CRO Dion Drena Beljo
8 MF Kosovo KOS Elvis Rexhbeçaj
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ermedin Demirović (captain)
10 MF Germany GER Arne Maier
11 MF Spain ESP Pep Biel (on loan from Olympiacos)
16 MF Switzerland SUI Ruben Vargas
17 MF Croatia CRO Kristijan Jakić (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
18 MF Germany GER Tim Breithaupt
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Germany GER Felix Uduokhai
20 FW Germany GER Sven Michel
21 FW Germany GER Phillip Tietz
22 DF Brazil BRA Iago
23 DF Germany GER Maximilian Bauer
24 MF Finland FIN Fredrik Jensen
27 MF Belgium BEL Arne Engels
30 MF Germany GER Niklas Dorsch
32 DF Germany GER Raphael Framberger
33 GK Poland POL Marcel Łubik
36 MF Germany GER Mert Kömür
40 GK Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Koubek
43 DF Switzerland SUI Kevin Mbabu (on loan from Fulham)

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Augsburg v Austria Lustenau
8 July 2018 (2018-07-08) Friendly Augsburg 1–1 Austria Lustenau Mals
16:00 CEST Córdova 54' Report Tuncer 32' Stadium: Stadio Malles Venosta
Attendance: 500
Augsburg v Würzburger Kickers
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Augsburg 2–0 Würzburger Kickers Augsburg
13:00 CEST Schieber 38'
Schmid 56'
Report Stadium: Rosenaustadion
Attendance: 1,907
Augsburg v Middlesbrough
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Friendly Augsburg 2–1 Middlesbrough Bad Wörishofen
17:30 CEST Baier 37'
Hahn 61'
Report Wing 86' Stadium: Sportplatz Bad Wörishofen
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Augsburg
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Augsburg Rottach-Egern
18:00 CEST Strobl 64'
Hofmann 66'
Report Córdova 23' Stadium: Sportplatz Birkenmoos
Attendance: 2,500
Newcastle United v Augsburg
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Friendly Newcastle United 0–1 Augsburg Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Report Gregoritsch 61' Stadium: St James' Park
Augsburg v Athletic Bilbao
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Friendly Augsburg 0–1 Athletic Bilbao Augsburg
15:30 CEST Report López 72' Stadium: Augsburg Arena
Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 25 August 2018 18 May 2019 Matchday 1 15th 34 8 8 18 51 71 −20 023.53
DFB-Pokal 19 August 2018 3 April 2019 First round Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 050.00
Total 38 10 9 19 58 76 −18 026.32

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 SC Freiburg 34 8 12 14 46 61 −15 36
14 Schalke 04 34 8 9 17 37 55 −18 33
15 FC Augsburg 34 8 8 18 51 71 −20 32
16 VfB Stuttgart (R) 34 7 7 20 32 70 −38 28 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Hannover 96 (R) 34 5 6 23 31 71 −40 21 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
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]
(R) Relegated

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 8 8 18 51 71  −20 32 5 4 8 34 33  +1 3 4 10 17 38  −21

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Fortuna Düsseldorf v FC Augsburg
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 FC Augsburg Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Raman 39' Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,996
Referee: Markus Schmidt
FC Augsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2 FC Augsburg 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Gregoritsch 12' Report Pléa 68' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Mainz 05 v FC Augsburg
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3 Mainz 05 2–1 FC Augsburg Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Ji 82' Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 21,105
Referee: Martin Petersen
FC Augsburg v Werder Bremen
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4 FC Augsburg 2–3 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,434
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Bayern Munich v FC Augsburg
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) 5 Bayern Munich 1–1 FC Augsburg Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Robben 48' Report Götze 86' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sören Storks
FC Augsburg v SC Freiburg
30 September 2018 (2018-09-30) 6 FC Augsburg 4–1 SC Freiburg Augsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Schmid 49' (o.g.) Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,488
Referee: Robert Kampka
Borussia Dortmund v FC Augsburg
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 7 Borussia Dortmund 4–3 FC Augsburg Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Markus Schmidt
FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8 FC Augsburg 0–0 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,703
Referee: Tobias Welz
Hannover 96 v FC Augsburg
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 9 Hannover 96 1–2 FC Augsburg Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bebou 72' Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 37,600
Referee: Robert Kampka
FC Augsburg v 1. FC Nürnberg
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 10 FC Augsburg 2–2 1. FC Nürnberg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
1899 Hoffenheim v FC Augsburg
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 11 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 FC Augsburg Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Finnbogason 69' Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 27,009
Referee: Robert Schröder
FC Augsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 12 FC Augsburg 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Córdova 90' Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Felix Zwayer
VfB Stuttgart v FC Augsburg
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 13 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Donis 39' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 52,739
Referee: Harm Osmers
Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 14 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Alario 75' Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,558
Referee: Bastian Dankert
FC Augsburg v Schalke 04
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 15 FC Augsburg 1–1 Schalke 04 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Gregoritsch 13' Report Caligiuri 52' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,233
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Hertha BSC v FC Augsburg
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) 16 Hertha BSC 2–2 FC Augsburg Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 27,939
Referee: Frank Willenborg
FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) 17 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,152
Referee: Sören Storks
FC Augsburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18 FC Augsburg 1–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Schmid 64' Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,568
Referee: Christian Dingert
Borussia Mönchengladbach v FC Augsburg
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,509
Referee: Harm Osmers
FC Augsburg v Mainz 05
3 February 2019 (2019-02-03) 20 FC Augsburg 3–0 Mainz 05 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Finnbogason 8' (pen.), 34' (pen.), 54' Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,733
Referee: Sören Storks
Werder Bremen v FC Augsburg
10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) 21 Werder Bremen 4–0 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 40,138
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
FC Augsburg v Bayern Munich
15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) 22 FC Augsburg 2–3 Bayern Munich Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
SC Freiburg v FC Augsburg
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23 SC Freiburg 5–1 FC Augsburg Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Khedira 52' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,600
Referee: Tobias Welz
FC Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund
1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) 24 FC Augsburg 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Ji 24', 67' Report Alcácer 81' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Tobias Stieler
RB Leipzig v FC Augsburg
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 25 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Augsburg Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 38,590
Referee: Sven Jablonski
FC Augsburg v Hannover 96
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 26 FC Augsburg 3–1 Hannover 96 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Weydandt 8' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,136
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
1. FC Nürnberg v FC Augsburg
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 27 1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 FC Augsburg Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 42,658
Referee: Daniel Siebert
FC Augsburg v 1899 Hoffenheim
7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 28 FC Augsburg 0–4 1899 Hoffenheim Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,552
Referee: Robert Schröder
Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Augsburg
14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 29 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 FC Augsburg Frankfurt
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Paciência 14' Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
FC Augsburg v VfB Stuttgart
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30 FC Augsburg 6–0 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) 31 FC Augsburg 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Danso 12' Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,404
Referee: Frank Willenborg
Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 32 Schalke 04 0–0 FC Augsburg Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 59,841
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
FC Augsburg v Hertha BSC
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 FC Augsburg 3–4 Hertha BSC Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,307
Referee: Guido Winkmann
VfL Wolfsburg v FC Augsburg
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Schieber 81' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,486
Referee: Felix Zwayer

DFB-Pokal

TSV Steinbach Haiger v FC Augsburg
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) First round TSV Steinbach Haiger 1–2 FC Augsburg Haiger
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Herzig 55' Report
Stadium: Sibre-Sportzentrum Haarwasen Haiger
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Martin Thomsen
FC Augsburg v Mainz 05
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Second round FC Augsburg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Mainz 05 Augsburg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 15,561
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Holstein Kiel v FC Augsburg
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Round of 16 Holstein Kiel 0–1 FC Augsburg Kiel
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Gregoritsch 85' Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 11,198
Referee: Frank Willenborg
FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) Quarter-finals FC Augsburg 1–2 (a.e.t.) RB Leipzig Augsburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Finnbogason 90+4' Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,263
Referee: Tobias Stieler

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany GER Andreas Luthe 17 0 14+1 0 2 0
13 GK Germany GER Fabian Giefer 4 0 4 0 0 0
39 GK Germany GER Benjamin Leneis 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Switzerland SUI Gregor Kobel 18 0 16 0 2 0
Defenders
3 DF Greece GRE Kostas Stafylidis 14 0 11+1 0 0+2 0
4 DF Germany GER Felix Götze 9 1 0+6 1 1+2 0
5 DF England ENG Reece Oxford 9 0 6+2 0 1 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 28 0 24+1 0 3 0
8 DF Germany GER Rani Khedira 34 4 30 4 4 0
15 DF Croatia CRO Jozo Stanić 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 DF Germany GER Christoph Janker 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
18 DF Germany GER Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 DF Germany GER Kilian Jakob 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Germany GER Simon Asta 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF Germany GER Philipp Max 34 4 30 4 4 0
32 DF Germany GER Raphael Framberger 8 0 6+1 0 1 0
38 DF Austria AUT Kevin Danso 21 1 13+5 1 2+1 0
Midfielders
10 MF Germany GER Daniel Baier 36 0 33 0 3 0
14 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Morávek 14 0 7+6 0 1 0
17 MF France FRA Jonathan Schmid 29 3 28 3 1 0
19 MF South Korea KOR Koo Ja-cheol 28 2 19+7 2 2 0
24 MF Finland FIN Fredrik Jensen 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
28 MF Germany GER André Hahn 32 5 21+7 4 4 1
34 MF Austria AUT Georg Teigl 7 0 2+4 0 1 0
Forwards
11 FW Austria AUT Michael Gregoritsch 36 8 28+4 6 4 2
20 FW Germany GER Julian Schieber 9 1 3+6 1 0 0
21 FW Venezuela VEN Sergio Córdova 22 3 3+17 3 1+1 0
22 FW South Korea KOR Ji Dong-won 16 4 10+4 4 1+1 0
23 FW Germany GER Marco Richter 29 5 17+8 4 3+1 1
27 FW Iceland ISL Alfreð Finnbogason 20 11 17+1 10 0+2 1
29 FW Germany GER Romario Rösch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
36 DF Austria AUT Martin Hinteregger 20 2 18 2 2 0
30 MF Brazil BRA Caiuby 16 2 10+4 1 1+1 1

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Team". FC Augsburg (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.
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