2022–23 FC Augsburg season

The 2022–23 season was the 116th season in the history of FC Augsburg and their 11th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.

FC Augsburg
2022–23 season
ChairmanKlaus Hofmann
Head coachEnrico Maaßen
StadiumWWK Arena
Bundesliga15th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mërgim Berisha (9)

All:
Mërgim Berisha (9)

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 February 2023[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  GERDaniel Caligiuri (vice-captain)
22DF  BRAIago
23DF  GERMaximilian Bauer
24MF  FINFredrik Jensen
25GK  GERDaniel Klein
27MF  BELArne Engels
28MF  GERAndré Hahn (fourth captain)
30MF  GERNiklas Dorsch (fifth captain)
34FW  FRANathanaël Mbuku
38DF  CRODavid Čolina
39GK  GERBenjamin Leneis
40GK  CZETomáš Koubek
42DF  GERAaron Zehnter
45FW  ITAKelvin Yeboah (on loan from Genoa)
48FW  FRAIrvin Cardona

Out on loan

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

Transfers

In

No.PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
10MF Arne Maier Hertha BSC€5,000,0001 July 2022[2]
23DF Maximilian Bauer Greuther FürthFree[3]
9FW Ermedin Demirović SC FreiburgFree8 July 2022[4]
13MF Elvis Rexhbeçaj VfL Wolfsburg€1,700,00027 July 2022[5]
14MF Julian Baumgartlinger Bayer LeverkusenFree16 August 2022[6]
11FW Mërgim Berisha FenerbahçeLoan31 August 2022[7]
27MF Arne Engels Club NXT€100,0003 January 2023[8]
7FW Dion Beljo NK Osijek€3,000,00013 January 2023[9]
38DF David Čolina Hajduk Split€650,00014 January 2023[10]
45FW Kelvin Yeboah GenoaLoan18 January 2023[11]
48FW Irvin Cardona Brest€500,000[12]
34FW Nathanaël Mbuku ReimsFree30 January 2023[13]
8MF Renato Veiga Sporting CP BLoan31 January 2023[14]

Out

No.PosPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
14MF Jan MorávekFree1 July 2022[15]
15DF Jozo Stanić VaraždinLoan
27FW Alfreð Finnbogason LyngbyFree[15]
41MF Tim Civeja FC Ingolstadt 04Loan[16]
11FW Michael Gregoritsch SC FreiburgFree8 July 2022[4]
29FW Lasse Günther Jahn RegensburgLoan10 August 2022[17]
31DF Felix Götze Rot-Weiss EssenLoan29 August 2022[18]
18FW Ricardo Pepi FC GroningenLoan31 August 2022[19]
37FW Maurice Malone Wolfsberger ACLoan1 September 2022[20]
44FW Henri Koudossou Austria LustenauLoan[21]
32DF Raphael Framberger SV SandhausenLoan11 January 2023[22]
7FW Florian Niederlechner Hertha BSC€500,00018 January 2023[23]
8MF Carlos Gruezo San Jose Earthquakes€3,700,00031 January 2023[24]
21MF Lukas Petkov Greuther FürthLoan[25]
26DF Frederik Winther BrøndbyLoan[26]
33FW Sergio Córdova Vancouver Whitecaps€2,100,00020 February 2023[27]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

v FC Augsburg
28 June 2022 Friendly Schwaben Augsburg 0–5 FC Augsburg Augsburg, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
  • Pepi 33'
  • Gruber 63'
  • Iago 73', 80'
  • Hahn 85'
Stadium: Rosenaustadion
v FC Augsburg
1 July 2022 Friendly VfB Eichstätt 0–5 FC Augsburg Donauwörth, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stauferpark Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
v SV Sandhausen
8 July 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg 1–1 SV Sandhausen Augsburg, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Rasenplatz Zusmarshausen Hauptfeld
Attendance: 2,000
v České Budějovice
13 July 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg 0–1 České Budějovice Kössen, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
  • Vais 80'
Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena
v Al-Duhail
17 July 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg Cancelled Al-Duhail Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: Augsburg cancelled their match against Al-Duhail after finding Schalke as an alternative opponent.[28]
v FC Augsburg
17 July 2022 Friendly Schalke 04 1–1 FC Augsburg Mittersill, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Arnes Talic
v Rennes
23 July 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg 2–3 Rennes Augsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 6,500
Note: Match was played in four 30-minute periods.
v Austria Lustenau
22 September 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg 5–2 Austria Lustenau Augsburg, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Rosenaustadion
v Grasshoppers
10 December 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg 3–0 Grasshoppers Augsburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: WWK Arena
v 1. FC Heidenheim
16 December 2022 Friendly FC Augsburg 2–0 1. FC Heidenheim Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
v FC Augsburg
7 January 2023 Friendly Union Berlin 1–0 FC Augsburg Orihuela Costa, Spain
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Campo 1
Attendance: 300
v FC Augsburg
7 January 2023 Friendly Union Berlin 4–1 FC Augsburg Orihuela Costa, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Campo 1
Attendance: 400
v Ferencváros
11 January 2023 Friendly FC Augsburg 0–2 Ferencváros La Nucía, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
v VfL Wolfsburg
14 January 2023 Friendly FC Augsburg 0–4 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: FCA-Trainingsgelände
v VfL Wolfsburg
14 January 2023 Friendly FC Augsburg 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: FCA-Trainingsgelände
v St. Gallen
23 March 2023 Friendly FC Augsburg 4–2 St. Gallen Augsburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)Stadium: WWK Arena

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bundesliga6 August 202227 May 2023Matchday 115th3497184263−21026.47
DFB-Pokal31 July 202219 October 2022First roundSecond round210165+1050.00
Total36107194868−20027.78

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
13Werder Bremen34106185164−1336
14VfL Bochum34105194072−3235
15FC Augsburg3497184263−2134
16VfB Stuttgart (O)34712154557−1233Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17Schalke 04 (R)34710173571−3631Relegation 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.[29]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3497184263 −21346471624 −833112639 −13

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLLLWWWDLDLLDLLWLWLWLWLDDLLDDWLLL
Position1791014161311101012121313141415141413131313131312121314131313131415
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[30]

6 August 2022 1 FC Augsburg 0–4 SC Freiburg Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,310
Referee: Bastian Dankert
13 August 2022 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,903
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
20 August 2022 3 FC Augsburg 1–2 Mainz 05 Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 23,755
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
27 August 2022 4 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 FC Augsburg Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Tobias Welz
4 September 2022 5 FC Augsburg 0–2 Hertha BSC Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,789
Referee: Harm Osmers
9 September 2022 6 Werder Bremen 0–1 FC Augsburg Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
17 September 2022 7 FC Augsburg 1–0 Bayern Munich Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Marco Fritz
2 October 2022 8 Schalke 04 2–3 FC Augsburg Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,328
Referee: Daniel Schlager
8 October 2022 9 FC Augsburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,220
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 October 2022 10 1. FC Köln 3–2 FC Augsburg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
22 October 2022 11 FC Augsburg 3–3 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,109
Referee: Robert Schröder
29 October 2022 12 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,400
Referee: Tobias Stieler
5 November 2022 13 FC Augsburg 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Augsburg Arena
Attendance: 30,087
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
9 November 2022 14 Union Berlin 2–2 FC Augsburg Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,614
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
12 November 2022 15 FC Augsburg 0–1 VfL Bochum Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,011
Referee: Felix Brych
22 January 2023 16 Borussia Dortmund 4–3 FC Augsburg Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Frank Willenborg
25 January 2023 17 FC Augsburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 23,158
Referee: Daniel Schlager
28 January 2023 18 SC Freiburg 3–1 FC Augsburg Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Christian Dingert
3 February 2023 19 FC Augsburg 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,318
Referee: Marco Fritz
11 February 2023 20 Mainz 05 3–1 FC Augsburg Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Sven Jablonski
17 February 2023 21 FC Augsburg 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,872
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
25 February 2023 22 Hertha BSC 2–0 FC Augsburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 40,522
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
4 March 2023 23 FC Augsburg 2–1 Werder Bremen Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Felix Zwayer
11 March 2023 24 Bayern Munich 5–3 FC Augsburg Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 March 2023 25 FC Augsburg 1–1 Schalke 04 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Daniel Schlager
1 April 2023 26 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 22,107
Referee: Martin Petersen
8 April 2023 27 FC Augsburg 1–3 1. FC Köln Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Robert Schröder
15 April 2023 28 RB Leipzig 3–2 FC Augsburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 46,058
Referee: Marco Fritz
21 April 2023 29 FC Augsburg 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Christian Dingert
29 April 2023 30 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 FC Augsburg Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
6 May 2023 31 FC Augsburg 1–0 Union Berlin Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Florian Badstübner
13 May 2023 32 VfL Bochum 3–2 FC Augsburg Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,453
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
21 May 2023 33 FC Augsburg 0–3 Borussia Dortmund Augsburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Tobias Welz
27 May 2023 34 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,186
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

DFB-Pokal

31 July 2022 First round Blau-Weiß Lohne 0–4 FC Augsburg Lohne
15:31 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sven Waschitzki-Günther
19 October 2022 Second round FC Augsburg 2–5 Bayern Munich Augsburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Bastian Dankert

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  POLRafał Gikiewicz21020010
25GK  GERDaniel Klein000000
39GK  GERBenjamin Leneis000000
40GK  CZETomáš Koubek504010
Defenders
2DF  POLRobert Gumny21118+2110
3DF  DENMads Valentin20113+6011
4DF  ENGReece Oxford301+2000
6DF  NEDJeffrey Gouweleeuw25023020
19DF  GERFelix Uduokhai14010+3010
22DF  BRAIago18014+2020
23DF  GERMaximilian Bauer21013+6020
38DF  CRODavid Čolina310+3100
42DF  GERAaron Zehnter200+100+10
Midfielders
5MF  GERTobias Strobl000000
8MF  PORRenato Veiga404000
10MF  GERArne Maier22315+521+11
13MF  GERElvis Rexhbeçaj23020+1020
14MF  AUTJulian Baumgartlinger1203+800+10
16MF  SUIRuben Vargas1617+8110
17MF  NGANoah Sarenren Bazee100+1000
20MF  GERDaniel Caligiuri1412+1011+10
24MF  FINFredrik Jensen1837+1020+11
27MF  BELArne Engels909000
28MF  GERAndré Hahn824+3210
30MF  GERNiklas Dorsch602+4000
Forwards
7FW  CRODion Beljo817+1100
9FW  BIHErmedin Demirović25723720
11FW  GERMërgim Berisha18817+1800
34FW  FRANathanaël Mbuku100+1000
45FW  ITAKelvin Yeboah802+6000
48FW  FRAIrvin Cardona210+2100
Players transferred out during the season
7FW  GERFlorian Niederlechner16510+441+11
8MF  ECUCarlos Gruezo15012+1020
18FW  USARicardo Pepi501+300+10
21FW  GERLukas Petkov800+700+10
26DF  DENFrederik Winther101000
29FW  GERLasse Günther000000
31DF  GERFelix Götze000000
32DF  GERRaphael Framberger402+100+10
33FW  VENSergio Córdova000000
37FW  GERMaurice Malone11000+11
44FW  GERHenri Koudossou000000

Last updated: 11 March 2023
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

RankPosNo.NatNameBundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
1FW11 Mërgim Berisha808
2FW9 Ermedin Demirović707
3FW7 Florian Niederlechner415
4MF10 Arne Maier213
MF24 Fredrik Jensen213
6MF28 André Hahn202
7FW2 Robert Gumny101
DF3 Mads Valentin011
FW7 Dion Beljo101
MF16 Ruben Vargas101
MF20 Daniel Caligiuri101
FW37 Maurice Malone011
DF38 David Čolina101
FW48 Irvin Cardona101
Own goals011
Totals31637

Last updated: 11 March 2023

References