2021–22 FC Augsburg season

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FC Augsburg
2021–22 season
ChairmanKlaus Hofmann
Head coachMarkus Weinzierl
StadiumWWK Arena
Bundesliga14th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Gregoritsch (9)

All:
Michael Gregoritsch (9)

The 2021–22 season was the 115th season in the existence of FC Augsburg and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Augsburg participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 3 February 2022[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 Poland POL Rafał Gikiewicz
2 DF Poland POL Robert Gumny
3 DF Denmark DEN Mads Valentin
4 MF England ENG Reece Oxford
5 MF Germany GER Tobias Strobl
6 DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (captain)
7 FW Germany GER Florian Niederlechner
8 MF Ecuador ECU Carlos Gruezo
10 MF Germany GER Arne Maier (on loan from Hertha BSC)
11 FW Austria AUT Michael Gregoritsch
14 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Morávek
16 MF Switzerland SUI Ruben Vargas
17 FW Nigeria NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee
18 FW United States USA Ricardo Pepi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Germany GER Felix Uduokhai
20 MF Italy ITA Daniel Caligiuri
21 FW Switzerland SUI Andi Zeqiri (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
22 DF Brazil BRA Iago
24 MF Finland FIN Fredrik Jensen
25 GK Germany GER Daniel Klein
26 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Winther
27 FW Iceland ISL Alfreð Finnbogason
28 MF Germany GER André Hahn
29 FW Germany GER Lasse Günther
30 MF Germany GER Niklas Dorsch
32 DF Germany GER Raphael Framberger
40 GK Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Koubek
41 MF Germany GER Tim Civeja

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Venezuela VEN Sergio Córdova (at Real Salt Lake until 31 December 2022)
MF Germany GER Felix Götze (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2022)
GK Germany GER Benjamin Leneis (at 1. FC Magdeburg until 30 June 2022)
FW Germany GER Maurice Malone (at 1. FC Heidenheim until 30 June 2022)
FW Germany GER Lukas Petkov (at SC Verl until 30 June 2022)
DF Croatia CRO Jozo Stanić (at Wehen Wiesbaden until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
29 FW Germany Lasse Günther Germany Bayern Munich U19 Free 1 July 2021 [2]
25 GK Germany Daniel Klein Germany 1899 Hoffenheim II Free 2 July 2021 [3]
30 MF Germany Niklas Dorsch Belgium K.A.A. Gent €7,000,000 8 July 2021 [4]
10 MF Germany Arne Maier Germany Hertha BSC Loan 10 August 2021 [5]
21 FW Switzerland Andi Zeqiri England Brighton & Hove Albion Loan 30 August 2021 [6]
18 FW United States Ricardo Pepi United States FC Dallas €17,600,000 3 January 2022 [7]

Out[edit]

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
5 DF Czech Republic Marek Suchý Free 1 July 2021 [8]
8 MF Germany Rani Khedira Germany Union Berlin Free
FW Germany Julian Schieber Retired
39 GK Germany Benjamin Leneis Germany 1. FC Magdeburg Loan 2 July 2021 [3]
45 FW Germany Lukas Petkov Germany SC Verl Loan [9]
4 DF Germany Felix Götze Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan 7 July 2021 [10]
15 DF Croatia Jozo Stanić Germany SV Wehen Wiesbaden Loan 13 July 2021 [11]
38 DF Austria Kevin Danso France Lens €5,500,000 6 August 2021 [12]
23 FW Germany Marco Richter Germany Hertha BSC €7,100,000 10 August 2021 [5]
37 FW Germany Maurice Malone Germany 1. FC Heidenheim Loan 30 August 2021 [13]
9 FW Venezuela Sergio Córdova United States Real Salt Lake Loan 3 February 2022 [14]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany 2–2 Germany Hamburger SV Kirchheim bei München, Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Danso 19'
  • Hahn 24'
Report
Stadium: Sportanlage Heimstetten
15 July 2021 Friendly Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–2 Germany FC Augsburg Kufstein, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Kufstein Arena
16 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany Cancelled Germany FC Ingolstadt 04 Kufstein, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kufstein Arena
21 July 2021 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain France 2–1 Germany FC Augsburg Orléans, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de la Source
Referee: Mikael Lesage
28 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany Cancelled Germany Greuther Fürth Augsburg, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
31 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany 3–1 Italy Cagliari Augsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Michael Bacher
7 October 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany 1–0 Germany Jahn Regensburg Augsburg, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
27 January 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany 3–3 Germany Jahn Regensburg Augsburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 13 August 2021 14 May 2022 Matchday 1 14th 34 10 8 16 39 56 −17 029.41
DFB-Pokal 7 August 2021 27 October 2021 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 36 11 9 16 45 60 −15 030.56

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 −11 42
13 VfL Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 −14 42
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 −17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 −18 33
16 Hertha BSC (O) 34 9 6 19 37 71 −34 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
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.[15]
(O) Play-off winners

Results summary[edit]

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 8 16 39 56  −17 38 7 4 6 25 26  −1 3 4 10 14 30  −16

Source: DFB

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLDWLLDLWLWDLWDDLDLWLLDWWLWLLWLLW
Position18171717111515161616161516161616151615161616161514141513141414141414
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[16]

14 August 2021 1 FC Augsburg 0–4 1899 Hoffenheim Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 9,124
Referee: Felix Brych
21 August 2021 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 FC Augsburg Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
28 August 2021 3 FC Augsburg 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 10,582
Referee: Benjamin Brand
11 September 2021 4 Union Berlin 0–0 FC Augsburg Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 10,207
Referee: Martin Petersen
18 September 2021 5 FC Augsburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
26 September 2021 6 SC Freiburg 3–0 FC Augsburg Freiburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: Daniel Schlager
2 October 2021 7 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 FC Augsburg Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
17 October 2021 8 FC Augsburg 1–1 Arminia Bielefeld Augsburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Robert Schröder
22 October 2021 9 Mainz 05 4–1 FC Augsburg Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 19,400
Referee: Robert Hartmann
31 October 2021 10 FC Augsburg 4–1 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
6 November 2021 11 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 16,095
Referee: Marco Fritz
19 November 2021 12 FC Augsburg 2–1 Bayern Munich Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 November 2021 13 Hertha BSC 1–1 FC Augsburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 14,523
Referee: Frank Willenborg
4 December 2021 14 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Bochum Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
10 December 2021 15 1. FC Köln 0–2 FC Augsburg Cologne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
15 December 2021 16 FC Augsburg 1–1 RB Leipzig Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 December 2021 17 Greuther Fürth 0–0 FC Augsburg Fürth
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
8 January 2022 18 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 FC Augsburg Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
16 January 2022 19 FC Augsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
22 January 2022 20 Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 750
Referee: Daniel Schlager
5 February 2022 21 FC Augsburg 2–0 Union Berlin Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Harm Osmers
12 February 2022 22 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
19 February 2022 23 FC Augsburg 1–2 SC Freiburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 February 2022 24 FC Augsburg 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Augsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 15,330
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
4 March 2022 25 Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 FC Augsburg Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 19,460
Referee: Felix Brych
19 March 2022 27 VfB Stuttgart 3–2 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,785
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
3 April 2022 28 FC Augsburg 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 23,143
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
6 April 2022 26 FC Augsburg 2–1 Mainz 05 Augsburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 18,122
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 12 March 2022, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Mainz 05's squad.[17]
9 April 2022 29 Bayern Munich 1–0 FC Augsburg Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
16 April 2022 30 FC Augsburg 0–1 Hertha BSC Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,533
Referee: Marco Fritz
24 April 2022 31 VfL Bochum 0–2 FC Augsburg Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
30 April 2022 32 FC Augsburg 1–4 1. FC Köln Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 29,511
Referee: Robert Schröder
8 May 2022 33 RB Leipzig 4–0 FC Augsburg Leipzig
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 37,029
Referee: Bastian Dankert
14 May 2022 34 FC Augsburg 2–1 Greuther Fürth Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,907
Referee: Tobias Reichel

DFB-Pokal[edit]

7 August 2021 First round Greifswalder SV 04 2–4 FC Augsburg Greifswald
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volksstadion Greifswald
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Max Burda
27 October 2021 Second round VfL Bochum 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
FC Augsburg Bochum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 15,220
Referee: Martin Petersen
Penalties

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Poland POL Rafał Gikiewicz 36 0 34 0 2 0
25 GK Germany GER Daniel Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Koubek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Poland POL Robert Gumny 30 0 27+1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Mads Valentin 29 2 15+14 2 0 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 30 2 29 2 1 0
19 DF Germany GER Felix Uduokhai 13 0 8+4 0 1 0
22 DF Brazil BRA Iago 31 2 26+3 2 2 0
26 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Winther 5 1 3+1 0 1 1
32 DF Germany GER Raphael Framberger 24 0 9+14 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Reece Oxford 31 3 30 2 1 1
5 MF Germany GER Tobias Strobl 6 0 4+1 0 1 0
8 MF Ecuador ECU Carlos Gruezo 18 0 9+8 0 0+1 0
10 MF Germany GER Arne Maier 30 1 21+8 1 1 0
14 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Morávek 18 0 5+12 0 1 0
16 MF Switzerland SUI Ruben Vargas 30 2 26+3 1 1 1
20 MF Germany GER Daniel Caligiuri 29 4 24+4 4 1 0
24 MF Finland FIN Fredrik Jensen 13 1 2+10 0 1 1
28 MF Germany GER André Hahn 34 6 25+7 5 2 1
30 MF Germany GER Niklas Dorsch 31 1 27+3 1 1 0
41 MF Germany GER Tim Civeja 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Germany GER Florian Niederlechner 27 6 13+13 5 1 1
11 FW Austria AUT Michael Gregoritsch 27 9 15+10 9 0+2 0
17 FW Nigeria NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee 15 1 1+13 1 0+1 0
18 FW United States USA Ricardo Pepi 11 0 4+7 0 0 0
21 FW Switzerland SUI Andi Zeqiri 23 2 11+11 2 1 0
27 FW Iceland ISL Alfreð Finnbogason 12 2 3+7 2 1+1 0
29 FW Germany GER Lasse Günther 7 0 1+4 0 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Venezuela VEN Sergio Córdova 14 0 2+11 0 0+1 0
23 MF Germany GER Marco Richter 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Germany GER Maurice Malone 1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW 11 Austria Michael Gregoritsch 9 0 9
2 FW 7 Germany Florian Niederlechner 5 1 6
MF 28 Germany André Hahn 5 1 6
4 MF 20 Germany Daniel Caligiuri 4 0 4
5 MF 4 England Reece Oxford 2 1 3
6 DF 3 Denmark Mads Valentin 2 0 2
DF 6 Netherlands Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 2 0 2
MF 16 Switzerland Ruben Vargas 1 1 2
FW 21 Switzerland Andi Zeqiri 2 0 2
DF 22 Brazil Iago 2 0 2
FW 27 Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason 2 0 2
12 MF 10 Germany Arne Maier 1 0 1
FW 17 Nigeria Noah Sarenren Bazee 1 0 1
MF 24 Finland Fredrik Jensen 0 1 1
DF 26 Denmark Frederik Winther 0 1 1
MF 30 Germany Niklas Dorsch 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 44

Last updated: 14 May 2022

References[edit]

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