2021–22 FC Augsburg season

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.

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)

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   POL Rafał Gikiewicz
2 DF   POL Robert Gumny
3 DF   DEN Mads Valentin
4 MF   ENG Reece Oxford
5 MF   GER Tobias Strobl
6 DF   NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (captain)
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner
8 MF   ECU Carlos Gruezo
10 MF   GER Arne Maier (on loan from Hertha BSC)
11 FW   AUT Michael Gregoritsch
14 MF   CZE Jan Morávek
16 MF   SUI Ruben Vargas
17 FW   NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee
18 FW   USA Ricardo Pepi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   GER Felix Uduokhai
20 MF   ITA Daniel Caligiuri
21 FW   SUI Andi Zeqiri (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
22 DF   BRA Iago
24 MF   FIN Fredrik Jensen
25 GK   GER Daniel Klein
26 DF   DEN Frederik Winther
27 FW   ISL Alfreð Finnbogason
28 MF   GER André Hahn
29 FW   GER Lasse Günther
30 MF   GER Niklas Dorsch
32 DF   GER Raphael Framberger
40 GK   CZE Tomáš Koubek
41 MF   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   VEN Sergio Córdova (at Real Salt Lake until 31 December 2022)
MF   GER Felix Götze (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2022)
GK   GER Benjamin Leneis (at 1. FC Magdeburg until 30 June 2022)
FW   GER Maurice Malone (at 1. FC Heidenheim until 30 June 2022)
FW   GER Lukas Petkov (at SC Verl until 30 June 2022)
DF   CRO Jozo Stanić (at Wehen Wiesbaden until 30 June 2022)

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

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

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   2–2   Hamburger SV Kirchheim bei München, Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Danso   19'
  • Hahn   24'
Report
Stadium: Sportanlage Heimstetten
15 July 2021 Friendly Qarabağ   2–2   FC Augsburg Kufstein, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kufstein Arena
16 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   Cancelled   FC Ingolstadt 04 Kufstein, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Kufstein Arena
21 July 2021 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain   2–1   FC Augsburg Orléans, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Source
Referee: Mikael Lesage
28 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   Cancelled   Greuther Fürth Augsburg, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
31 July 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   3–1   Cagliari Augsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Michael Bacher
7 October 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   1–0   Jahn Regensburg Augsburg, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
27 January 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg   3–3   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   POL Rafał Gikiewicz 36 0 34 0 2 0
25 GK   GER Daniel Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   CZE Tomáš Koubek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   POL Robert Gumny 30 0 27+1 0 1+1 0
3 DF   DEN Mads Valentin 29 2 15+14 2 0 0
6 DF   NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 30 2 29 2 1 0
19 DF   GER Felix Uduokhai 13 0 8+4 0 1 0
22 DF   BRA Iago 31 2 26+3 2 2 0
26 DF   DEN Frederik Winther 5 1 3+1 0 1 1
32 DF   GER Raphael Framberger 24 0 9+14 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ENG Reece Oxford 31 3 30 2 1 1
5 MF   GER Tobias Strobl 6 0 4+1 0 1 0
8 MF   ECU Carlos Gruezo 18 0 9+8 0 0+1 0
10 MF   GER Arne Maier 30 1 21+8 1 1 0
14 MF   CZE Jan Morávek 18 0 5+12 0 1 0
16 MF   SUI Ruben Vargas 30 2 26+3 1 1 1
20 MF   GER Daniel Caligiuri 29 4 24+4 4 1 0
24 MF   FIN Fredrik Jensen 13 1 2+10 0 1 1
28 MF   GER André Hahn 34 6 25+7 5 2 1
30 MF   GER Niklas Dorsch 31 1 27+3 1 1 0
41 MF   GER Tim Civeja 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner 27 6 13+13 5 1 1
11 FW   AUT Michael Gregoritsch 27 9 15+10 9 0+2 0
17 FW   NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee 15 1 1+13 1 0+1 0
18 FW   USA Ricardo Pepi 11 0 4+7 0 0 0
21 FW   SUI Andi Zeqiri 23 2 11+11 2 1 0
27 FW   ISL Alfreð Finnbogason 12 2 3+7 2 1+1 0
29 FW   GER Lasse Günther 7 0 1+4 0 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW   VEN Sergio Córdova 14 0 2+11 0 0+1 0
23 MF   GER Marco Richter 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   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   Michael Gregoritsch 9 0 9
2 FW 7   Florian Niederlechner 5 1 6
MF 28   André Hahn 5 1 6
4 MF 20   Daniel Caligiuri 4 0 4
5 MF 4   Reece Oxford 2 1 3
6 DF 3   Mads Valentin 2 0 2
DF 6   Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 2 0 2
MF 16   Ruben Vargas 1 1 2
FW 21   Andi Zeqiri 2 0 2
DF 22   Iago 2 0 2
FW 27   Alfreð Finnbogason 2 0 2
12 MF 10   Arne Maier 1 0 1
FW 17   Noah Sarenren Bazee 1 0 1
MF 24   Fredrik Jensen 0 1 1
DF 26   Frederik Winther 0 1 1
MF 30   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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  4. ^ "FCA sign Niklas Dorsch". FC Augsburg. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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  11. ^ "Jozo Stanić signs extension, joins Wiesbaden on loan". FC Augsburg. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Kevin Danso, de la puissance en defense !" (in French). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Maurice Malone to go on loan to 1. FC Heidenheim". FC Augsburg. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Sergio Córdova heads to MLS on loan". FC Augsburg. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Bayern-Auftakt in Gladbach - Kracher im Dezember! Der Spielplan 21/22". Sky Sport (in German). 25 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Soccer-Augsburg v Mainz postponed due to COVID-19". 10 March 2022 – via www.reuters.com.