2020–21 FC Augsburg season

The 2020–21 season was the 114th 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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

FC Augsburg
2020–21 season
ChairmanKlaus Hofmann
Head coachHeiko Herrlich
(until 26 April 2021)
Markus Weinzierl
(from 26 April 2021)
StadiumWWK Arena
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
André Hahn (8)

All:
André Hahn (9)

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 February 2021[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
5 DF   CZE Marek Suchý
6 DF   NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner
8 MF   GER Rani Khedira
11 FW   AUT Michael Gregoritsch
14 MF   CZE Jan Morávek
16 MF   SUI Ruben Vargas
17 MF   NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee
18 MF   SVK László Bénes (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach)
19 DF   GER Felix Uduokhai
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   GER Daniel Caligiuri
22 DF   BRA Iago
23 MF   GER Marco Richter
24 MF   FIN Fredrik Jensen
25 MF   ECU Carlos Gruezo
27 FW   ISL Alfreð Finnbogason
28 MF   GER André Hahn
32 DF   GER Raphael Framberger
33 MF   GER Tobias Strobl
36 MF   ENG Reece Oxford
39 GK   GER Benjamin Leneis
40 GK   CZE Tomáš Koubek

Players 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 (on loan at Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2021.)
DF   AUT Kevin Danso (on loan at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2021.)
DF   GER Felix Götze (on loan at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2021.)
FW   GER Maurice Malone (on loan at Wehen Wiesbaden until 30 June 2021.)
DF   CRO Jozo Stanić (on loan at FSV Zwickau until 30 June 2021.)
DF   DEN Frederik Winther (on loan at Lyngby until 30 June 2021.)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
19 DF   Felix Uduokhai   VfL Wolfsburg €7,000,000 1 July 2020 [2]
20 MF   Daniel Caligiuri   Schalke 04 Free [3]
1 GK   Rafał Gikiewicz   Union Berlin Free
33 MF   Tobias Strobl   Borussia Mönchengladbach Free
2 DF   Robert Gumny   Lech Poznań €2,000,000 2 September 2020 [4]
DF   Frederik Winther   Lyngby €1,300,000 5 October 2020 [5]
18 MF   László Bénes   Borussia Mönchengladbach Loan 1 February 2021 [6]

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
2 DF   Stephan Lichtsteiner Free 1 July 2020
10 MF   Daniel Baier Free 23 July 2020 [7]
1 GK   Andreas Luthe   Union Berlin Free 3 August 2020 [8]
13 GK   Fabian Giefer   Würzburger Kickers Undisclosed
37 FW   Maurice Malone   Wehen Wiesbaden Loan 15 August 2020 [9]
9 FW   Sergio Córdova   Arminia Bielefeld Loan 17 August 2020 [10]
38 DF   Kevin Danso   Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan 18 August 2020 [11]
40 DF   Tim Rieder   1. FC Kaiserslautern Undisclosed 21 August 2020 [12]
15 DF   Jozo Stanić   FSV Zwickau Loan 22 August 2020 [13]
31 DF   Philipp Max   PSV €8,000,000 2 September 2020 [14]
34 MF   Georg Teigl   FK Austria Wien Undisclosed 7 September 2020 [15]
DF   Frederik Winther   Lyngby Loan 5 October 2020 [5]
26 DF   Simon Asta   Greuther Fürth Undisclosed
29 MF   Eduard Löwen   Hertha BSC Loan termination [16]
4 DF   Felix Götze   1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan 1 February 2021 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 September 2020 Friendly Ajax   1–0   FC Augsburg Duivendrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Labyad   19' (pen.)
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
9 October 2020 Friendly 1. FC Heidenheim   1–1   FC Augsburg Heidenheim, Germany
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 331
Referee: Martin Petersen
4 January 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   1–0   Jahn Regensburg Augsburg, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
15 February 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   3–1   Würzburger Kickers Augsburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Bacher
26 March 2021 Friendly FC Augsburg   3–1   1. FC Heidenheim Augsburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 13th 34 10 6 18 36 54 −18 029.41
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 22 December 2020 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 050.00
Total 36 11 6 19 43 57 −14 030.56

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 1899 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 52 54 −2 43
12 Mainz 05 34 10 9 15 39 56 −17 39
13 FC Augsburg 34 10 6 18 36 54 −18 36
14 Hertha BSC 34 8 11 15 41 52 −11 35
15 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 8 17 26 52 −26 35
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.[18]

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 6 18 36 54  −18 36 6 4 7 21 25  −4 4 2 11 15 29  −14

Source: DFB

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLLWLDDLDWLWLLLWLLLDWLWLWLDLLLWL
Position4226116101081110911101111121213131313131313131111111213141313
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[19]

19 September 2020 1 Union Berlin 1–3 FC Augsburg Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 September 2020 2 FC Augsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
4 October 2020 3 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 4,632
Referee: Felix Zwayer
17 October 2020 4 FC Augsburg 0–2 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
26 October 2020 5 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
31 October 2020 6 FC Augsburg 3–1 Mainz 05 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
7 November 2020 7 FC Augsburg 0–3 Hertha BSC Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
21 November 2020 8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
28 November 2020 9 FC Augsburg 1–1 SC Freiburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
7 December 2020 10 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 FC Augsburg Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
13 December 2020 11 FC Augsburg 2–2 Schalke 04 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
16 December 2020 12 Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 FC Augsburg Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
19 December 2020 13 FC Augsburg 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
2 January 2021 14 1. FC Köln 0–1 FC Augsburg Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
10 January 2021 15 FC Augsburg 1–4 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
16 January 2021 16 Werder Bremen 2–0 FC Augsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 January 2021 17 FC Augsburg 0–1 Bayern Munich Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
23 January 2021 18 FC Augsburg 2–1 Union Berlin Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
30 January 2021 19 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FC Augsburg Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
6 February 2021 20 FC Augsburg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
12 February 2021 21 RB Leipzig 2–1 FC Augsburg Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 February 2021 22 FC Augsburg 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
28 February 2021 23 Mainz 05 0–1 FC Augsburg Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
6 March 2021 24 Hertha BSC 2–1 FC Augsburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
12 March 2021 25 FC Augsburg 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
21 March 2021 26 SC Freiburg 2–0 FC Augsburg Freiburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
3 April 2021 27 FC Augsburg 2–1 1899 Hoffenheim Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
11 April 2021 28 Schalke 04 1–0 FC Augsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
17 April 2021 29 FC Augsburg 0–0 Arminia Bielefeld Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
20 April 2021 30 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 FC Augsburg Frankfurt
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
23 April 2021 31 FC Augsburg 2–3 1. FC Köln Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
7 May 2021 32 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
15 May 2021 33 FC Augsburg 2–0 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
22 May 2021 34 Bayern Munich 5–2 FC Augsburg Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Markus Schmidt

DFB-Pokal edit

12 September 2020 First round Eintracht Celle 0–7 FC Augsburg Augsburg[21]
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0[22]
Referee: Daniel Schlager
22 December 2020 Second round FC Augsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig Augsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Referee: Sascha Stegemann

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
39 GK   GER Benjamin Leneis 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   CZE Tomáš Koubek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   POL Robert Gumny 26 1 14+10 1 1+1 0
3 DF   DEN Mads Valentin 15 0 9+6 0 0 0
5 DF   CZE Marek Suchý 5 0 3+2 0 0 0
6 DF   NED Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 34 1 32 1 2 0
19 DF   GER Felix Uduokhai 31 1 29 1 2 0
22 DF   BRA Iago 20 1 18 1 2 0
32 DF   GER Raphael Framberger 22 0 19+2 0 1 0
Midfielders
8 MF   GER Rani Khedira 29 1 24+3 1 2 0
14 MF   CZE Jan Morávek 5 0 3+2 0 0 0
16 MF   SUI Ruben Vargas 32 7 18+12 6 2 1
17 MF   NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
18 MF   SVK László Bénes 12 1 9+3 1 0 0
20 MF   GER Daniel Caligiuri 35 7 31+2 6 2 1
23 MF   GER Marco Richter 29 3 16+13 3 0 0
24 MF   FIN Fredrik Jensen 14 2 1+12 0 0+1 2
25 MF   ECU Carlos Gruezo 30 0 22+6 0 1+1 0
28 MF   GER André Hahn 30 9 24+5 8 0+1 1
33 MF   GER Tobias Strobl 31 0 20+9 0 1+1 0
36 MF   ENG Reece Oxford 25 0 13+11 0 1 0
41 MF   GER Tim Civeja 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   GER Florian Niederlechner 30 6 21+7 5 1+1 1
11 FW   AUT Michael Gregoritsch 26 1 9+15 1 2 0
27 FW   ISL Alfreð Finnbogason 18 1 4+13 0 0+1 1
45 FW   GER Lukas Petkov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF   GER Felix Götze 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   GER Eduard Löwen 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 MF 28   André Hahn 8 1 9
2 MF 16   Ruben Vargas 6 1 7
MF 20   Daniel Caligiuri 6 1 7
4 FW 7   Florian Niederlechner 5 1 6
5 MF 23   Marco Richter 3 0 3
6 MF 24   Fredrik Jensen 0 2 2
7 DF 2   Robert Gumny 1 0 1
DF 6   Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 1 0 1
MF 8   Rani Khedira 1 0 1
FW 11   Michael Gregoritsch 1 0 1
MF 18   László Bénes 1 0 1
MF 19   Felix Uduokhai 1 0 1
DF 22   Iago 1 0 1
FW 27   Alfreð Finnbogason 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 35 7 42

Last updated: 22 May 2021

References edit

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  3. ^ "Augsburg announce three signings". BuLi News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  8. ^ "Andreas Luthe and Fabian Giefer leave FCA". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Maurice Malone moves on loan to Wiesbaden". 15 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Sergio Córdova signs long term extension and joins Bielefeld on loan". 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  11. ^ "FC Augsburg loan Kevin Danso to Düsseldorf". 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Tim Rieder moves to Kaiserslautern". 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Jozo Stanić signs contract extension and joins Zwickau on loan". 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ "PSV versterkt zich met Philipp Max". PSV.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Georg Teigl signs for Austria Vienna". 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  16. ^ "FCA grant Eduard Löwen's request to return to Hertha". 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  17. ^ Sperk, Oliver; Stollhof, Sebastian (1 February 2021). "FCK verpflichtet Götze und Senger". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  18. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  19. ^ "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  20. ^ ""Enormer Organisationsaufwand": Amateurklubs verzichten auf Heim-Spielort" ["Enormous organisational effort": amateur clubs do without a home venue]. kicker (in German). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  21. ^ Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[20]
  22. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

External links edit