2022–23 FC Augsburg season

FC Augsburg
2022–23 season
Chairman	Klaus Hofmann
Head coach	Enrico Maaßen
Stadium	WWK Arena
Bundesliga	12th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 19 October 2022.

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

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 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	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford
5	MF	GER	Tobias Strobl
6	DF	NED	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (captain)
7	FW	GER	Florian Niederlechner
8	MF	ECU	Carlos Gruezo
9	FW	BIH	Ermedin Demirović
10	MF	GER	Arne Maier
11	FW	GER	Mërgim Berisha (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
13	MF	GER	Elvis Rexhbeçaj
14	MF	AUT	Julian Baumgartlinger
16	MF	SUI	Ruben Vargas
17	MF	NGA	Noah Sarenren Bazee


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	GER	Felix Uduokhai (third captain)
20	MF	GER	Daniel Caligiuri (vice-captain)
21	FW	GER	Lukas Petkov
22	DF	BRA	Iago
23	DF	GER	Maximilian Bauer
24	MF	FIN	Fredrik Jensen
25	GK	GER	Daniel Klein
26	DF	DEN	Frederik Winther
28	MF	GER	André Hahn (fourth captain)
30	MF	GER	Niklas Dorsch (fifth captain)
32	DF	GER	Raphael Framberger
39	GK	GER	Benjamin Leneis
40	GK	CZE	Tomáš Koubek
42	DF	GER	Aaron Zehnter

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Tim Civeja (at FC Ingolstadt 04 until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	VEN	Sergio Córdova (at Real Salt Lake until 31 December 2022)
—	DF	GER	Felix Götze (at Rot-Weiss Essen until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	GER	Lasse Günther (at Jahn Regensburg until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	GER	Henri Koudossou (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	GER	Maurice Malone (at Wolfsberger AC until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	USA	Ricardo Pepi (at FC Groningen until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	CRO	Jozo Stanić (at Varaždin until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
10	MF	Arne Maier	Hertha BSC	€5,000,000	1 July 2022	^[2]
23	DF	Maximilian Bauer	Greuther Fürth	Free	1 July 2022	^[3]
9	FW	Ermedin Demirović	SC Freiburg	Free	8 July 2022	^[4]
13	MF	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	VfL Wolfsburg	€1,700,000	27 July 2022	^[5]
14	MF	Julian Baumgartlinger	Bayer Leverkusen	Free	16 August 2022	^[6]
11	FW	Mërgim Berisha	Fenerbahçe	Loan	31 August 2022	^[7]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
14	MF	Jan Morávek		Free	1 July 2022	^[8]
15	DF	Jozo Stanić	Varaždin	Loan
27	FW	Alfreð Finnbogason	Lyngby	Free		^[8]
41	MF	Tim Civeja	FC Ingolstadt 04	Loan		^[9]
11	FW	Michael Gregoritsch	SC Freiburg	Free	8 July 2022	^[4]
29	FW	Lasse Günther	Jahn Regensburg	Loan	10 August 2022	^[10]
31	DF	Felix Götze	Rot-Weiss Essen	Loan	29 August 2022	^[11]
18	FW	Ricardo Pepi	FC Groningen	Loan	31 August 2022	^[12]
37	FW	Maurice Malone	Wolfsberger AC	Loan	1 September 2022	^[13]
44	FW	Henri Koudossou	Austria Lustenau	Loan	1 September 2022	^[14]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

28 June 2022 Friendly	Schwaben Augsburg	0–5	FC Augsburg	Augsburg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Pepi 33' Gruber 63' Iago 73', 80' Hahn 85'	Stadium: Rosenaustadion

1 July 2022 Friendly	VfB Eichstätt	0–5	FC Augsburg	Donauwörth
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gumny 10', 42' Iago 45' Moratz 67' (o.g.) Götze 87'	Stadium: Stauferpark Stadion Attendance: 1,000

8 July 2022 Friendly	FC Augsburg	1–1	SV Sandhausen	Augsburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caligiuri 37'	Report	Pulkrab 84'	Stadium: Rasenplatz Zusmarshausen Hauptfeld Attendance: 2,000

13 July 2022 Friendly	FC Augsburg	0–1	České Budějovice	Kössen, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vais 80'	Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena

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.^[15]

17 July 2022 Friendly	Schalke 04	1–1	FC Augsburg	Mittersill, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter 78'	Report	Uduokhai 54'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Arnes Talic

23 July 2022 Friendly	FC Augsburg	2–3	Rennes	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Demirović 22' Malone 117'	Report	Bourigeaud 5' Laborde 54' Uduokhai 56' (o.g.)	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 6,500
Note: Match was played in four 30-minute periods.

22 September 2022 Friendly	FC Augsburg	5–2	Austria Lustenau	Augsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Rosenaustadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	6 August 2022		Matchday 1		12	4	2	6	15	21	−6	033.33
DFB-Pokal	31 July 2022	19 October 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	050.00
Total					14	5	2	7	21	26	−5	035.71

Last updated: 29 October 2022
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	12	4	4	4	20	19	+1	16
12	VfL Wolfsburg	12	3	5	4	17	19	−2	14
13	FC Augsburg	12	4	2	6	15	21	−6	14
14	Hertha BSC	12	2	5	5	14	17	−3	11
15	VfB Stuttgart	12	2	5	5	15	21	−6	11

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2022. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[16]

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
12	4	2	6	15	21	−6	14	1	2	3	6	12	−6	3	0	3	9	9	0

Last updated: 29 October 2022.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	L
Position	17	9	10	14	16	13	11	10	10	12	12	13

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2022. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

6 August 2022 1	FC Augsburg	0–4	SC Freiburg	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gregoritsch 46' Grifo 48' Ginter 61' Dōan 78'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 25,310 Referee: Bastian Dankert

13 August 2022 2	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Aránguiz 43' Azmoun 79'	Report	Jensen 15' Valentin 35' Demirović 42' Gouweleeuw 70' Rexhbeçaj 75' Gikiewicz 82' Hahn 82' Bauer 89'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,903 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

20 August 2022 3	FC Augsburg	1–2	Mainz 05	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gouweleeuw 3' Rexhbeçaj 29' Demirović 35'	Report	Bell 29' Onisiwo 31' Burkardt 62' Lee Jae-sung 90+3'	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)	Geiger 39' Kabak 72'	Report	Bauer 59'	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)	Gruezo 31' Berisha 72'	Report	Uremović 23' Lukebakio 57' Richter 90+3'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 25,789 Referee: Harm Osmers

9 September 2022 6	Werder Bremen	0–1	FC Augsburg	Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Groß 25' Füllkrug 38' Schmidt 90+4' Ducksch 90+4' Pieper 90+8'	Report	Rexhbeçaj 32' Demirović 63' Bauer 76' Gouweleeuw 90+3' Gruezo 90+4' Gikiewicz 90+6'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

17 September 2022 7	FC Augsburg	1–0	Bayern Munich	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berisha 31', 59' Hahn 45' Gouweleeuw 58'	Report	Mané 38'	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)	Terodde 33', 34' Bülter 34' Krauß 63'	Report	Demirović 9', 21', 73' Bauer 30' Berisha 34' 70' Niederlechner 68' Gumny 74' Hahn 77'	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)	Bauer 38' Gruezo 40' Gouweleeuw 40' Gumny 55' Iago 84' Caligiuri 90'	Report	Gerhardt 27', 37' Otávio 40' Guilavogui 75'	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)	Tigges 47', 81' Huseinbašić 61' Duda 62' Uth 90'	Report	Niederlechner 14' Berisha 22' Vargas 36' Iago 54' Caligiuri 68' Petkov 79'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

22 October 2022 11	FC Augsburg	3–3	RB Leipzig	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Berisha 22', 34' (pen.) Demirović 37', 51' Gruezo 60' Vargas 64' Iago 66' 66' Gouweleeuw 83' Rexhbecaj 90+3'	Report	Silva 21', 73' Nkunku 89' Novoa 90'	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)	Guirassy 15' Pfeiffer 90' Anton 90+1'	Report	Niederlechner 4' Gruezo 13' Rexhbecaj 78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,400 Referee: Tobias Stieler

DFB-Pokal

31 July 2022 First round	Blau-Weiß Lohne	0–4	FC Augsburg	Lohne
15:31 CEST (UTC+2)	Beermann 19'	Report	Maier 51' Gouweleeuw 64' Jensen 69' Niederlechner 81' Malone 89'	Stadium: 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)	Pedersen 9', 78' Upamecano 65' (o.g.) Gouweleeuw 79'	Report	Choupo-Moting 27', 59' Kimmich 53' Musiala 74' Davies 90+1'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	POL	Rafał Gikiewicz	9	0	8	0	1	0
25	GK	GER	Daniel Klein	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	GK	GER	Benjamin Leneis	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	CZE	Tomáš Koubek	5	0	4	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	POL	Robert Gumny	9	1	7+1	1	1	0
3	DF	DEN	Mads Valentin	12	1	6+5	0	1	1
4	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	NED	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw	13	0	11	0	2	0
19	DF	GER	Felix Uduokhai	5	0	3+1	0	1	0
22	DF	BRA	Iago	12	0	10	0	2	0
23	DF	GER	Maximilian Bauer	13	0	10+1	0	2	0
26	DF	DEN	Frederik Winther	1	0	1	0	0	0
32	DF	GER	Raphael Framberger	4	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
42	DF	GER	Aaron Zehnter	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	GER	Tobias Strobl	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ECU	Carlos Gruezo	14	0	11+1	0	2	0
10	MF	GER	Arne Maier	10	1	5+3	0	1+1	1
13	MF	GER	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	14	0	12	0	2	0
14	MF	AUT	Julian Baumgartlinger	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
16	MF	SUI	Ruben Vargas	9	1	4+4	1	1	0
17	MF	NGA	Noah Sarenren Bazee	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	GER	Daniel Caligiuri	12	1	2+8	1	1+1	0
24	MF	FIN	Fredrik Jensen	10	2	5+4	1	0+1	1
28	MF	GER	André Hahn	8	2	4+3	2	1	0
30	MF	GER	Niklas Dorsch	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	GER	Florian Niederlechner	13	3	7+4	2	1+1	1
9	FW	BIH	Ermedin Demirović	14	5	12	5	2	0
11	FW	GER	Mërgim Berisha	7	2	7	2	0	0
21	FW	GER	Lukas Petkov	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
18	FW	USA	Ricardo Pepi	5	0	1+3	0	0+1	0
29	FW	GER	Lasse Günther	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	GER	Felix Götze	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	GER	Maurice Malone	1	1	0	0	0+1	1
44	FW	GER	Henri Koudossou	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 29 October 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos	No.	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW	9	Ermedin Demirović	5	0	5
2	FW	7	Florian Niederlechner	2	1	3
3	FW	11	Mërgim Berisha	2	0	2
	MF	24	Fredrik Jensen	1	1	2
	MF	28	André Hahn	2	0	2
6	FW	2	Robert Gumny	1	0	1
	DF	3	Mads Valentin	0	1	1
	MF	10	Arne Maier	0	1	1
	MF	16	Ruben Vargas	1	0	1
	MF	20	Daniel Caligiuri	1	0	1
	FW	37	Maurice Malone	0	1	1
Own goals				0	1	1
Totals				15	6	21

Last updated: 29 October 2022

References

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