Club Information
Founded
1907
City
Augsburg, Germany
Stadium
WWK Arena
Capacity
30,660
Manager
Jess Thorup
League
Club History
FC Augsburg were founded in 1907 in the Bavarian city of Augsburg, one of Germany's oldest cities. The club spent the vast majority of their history in the lower divisions before earning promotion to the Bundesliga in 2011. Since then, Augsburg have defied expectations by establishing themselves as a consistent Bundesliga side, even qualifying for the Europa League in 2015-16.
Trophy Cabinet
- No major trophies
- 2. Bundesliga: 1 (2011)
Did You Know?
- Augsburg is one of the oldest cities in Germany founded by the Romans in 15 BC
- The club qualified for the Europa League in their first ever European campaign in 2015
- FC Augsburg were formed from the merger of BC Augsburg and TSV 1847 Schwaben Augsburg
- The WWK Arena holds 30,660 fans and was opened in 2009
- Augsburg have never been relegated since joining the Bundesliga in 2011
- The club is based in Bavaria but exists in the shadow of mighty Bayern Munich
- Augsburg were in the third tier of German football as recently as 2006