The 2013–14

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as ...

season was the 107th season in the

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club's history and third consecutive season in the top flight of

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, the

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, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in

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. FC Augsburg also participated in the season's edition of the

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. It was the fifth season for Augsburg in the

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Review and events

Summer transfer window

Halil Altıntop Halil Altıntop (; born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer. He is a trainer scout for Bayern Munich. During his playing days, he was deployed as an attacking midfielder, centre-forward, or winger. Halil is the identica ...

transferred to

August

In August, the 2013–14 FC Augsburg season started with the first round of the

Andreas Ottl Andreas Ottl (; born 1 March 1985) is a German former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He signed his first professional contract for Bayern Munich on 1 July 2005. He played for Germany's U-21 Team. Ottl is a highly versatile p ...

was injured during pre–season and missed the start of the season. The match was against

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

on 2 August. Augsburg won 2–0 with goals from

Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker (born 23 September 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Callsen-Bracker joined TSV Bollingstedt and SV Beuel 06 before joining Bayer Leverkusen in 1998. In 2011, Callse ...

and Halil Altıntop. Then Augsburg faced

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

in the first matchday of the Bundesliga on 10 August. Augsburg lost 4–0.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He is renowned for his pace, finishing, and off-ball movement. Born in France, he is a former ...

scored the first three goals and

Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team. Recognised for his positioning, technique and finishing, Lewandowski is co ...

added the fourth from the penalty spot. Augsburg finished the matchday in 17th place in the table. Then Augsburg went on to face

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

on 17 August. Werder Bremen won 1–0 with a goal from

Mehmet Ekici Mehmet Ekici (; born 25 March 1990) is a Turkish footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Fenerbahçe. He previously played for Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern Munich, and Trabzonspor. Born in Germany, Ekici played for th ...

. Augsburg remained in 17th place in the table. Augsburg then faced

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

on 25 August. Augsburg won 2–1. Augsburg got goals from Altıntop and Callsen-Bracker.

Vedad Ibišević Vedad Ibišević (; born 6 August 1984) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently assistant head coach of Hertha BSC. Ibišević started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He had a two-year ...

scored for Stuttgart. Augsburg moved up to 12th place in the table. Augsburg finished up August against 1. FC Nürnberg on 31 August. Augsburg won 1–0 with a goal from

Kevin Vogt Kevin Vogt (born 23 September 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back and midfielder for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. Club career At the age of 3, Vogt started playing football at VfB Langendreerholz, a local cl ...

. Augsburg finished August in 10th place in the table.

September

FC Augsburg began September with matchday 5 of the Bundesliga against

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

on 14 September. Augsburg won 2–1. Halil Altıntop and Tobias Werner scored for Augsburg.

Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a second striker or centre forward for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. He represented the Switzerland national team. Early life Mehmedi was born in Gostivar, North ...

scored for Freiburg. Augsburg finished the matchday in sixth place in the table. Augsburg went on to face

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on 21 September. Hannover won 2–1. Hannover got goals from

Artur Sobiech Artur Sobiech (; born 12 June 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lech Poznań. Club career Sobiech was born in Ruda Śląska. After spending four years at Ruch Chorzów, where he started his professional car ...

and

Szabolcs Huszti Szabolcs Huszti (; born 18 April 1983) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He was well known for his dribbling, pace, passing and goal scoring ability from midfield. Huszti began his professional career at the Hunga ...

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scored for Augsburg. Augsburg was in eighth place in the table after the matchday. Then Augsburg went on to face

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in the second round of the

. Augsburg won 3–0. Augsburg got goals from Tobias Werner and

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. Werner scored twice. Augsburg faced

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

on 27 September. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.

André Hahn André Hahn (born 13 August 1990) is a German Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger and Forward (association football), forward. Club career Hamburger SV Hahn began his career with Hamburger SV II, who he joined in ...

and

Arkadiusz Milik Arkadiusz Krystian Milik (; born 28 February 1994) is a Polish professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Serie A club Juventus F.C., Juventus, on loan from Ligue 1 club Olympique de M ...

scored for Augsburg.

Max Kruse Max Bennet Kruse (; born 19 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who last played as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Early years Kruse was born in Reinbek, Kreis Stormarn, Schleswig-Holste ...

and

Branimir Hrgota Branimir Hrgota (; born 12 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Bosnia, he plays for the Sweden national football team. Club career Jönköpings Södr ...

scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Augsburg finished September in tied for eighth place in the table. Augsburg finished September with the draw for the third round for the

on 29 September. Augsburg was drawn against

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October

FC Augsburg started October with a match against

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

on 5 October. Schalke won 4–1.

scored for Augsburg.

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, Ádám Szalai and Max Meyer scored for Schalke. Ádám Szalai scored two goals. Augsburg finished the matchday in 12th place.

Fixtures and results

Legend

Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

League table

Results summary

DFB-Pokal

Player information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

Minutes played

Discipline

Bookings

Suspensions

Transfers

:Transfers made during the 2013 summer transfer window: ::'' List of German football transfers summer 2013 − FC Augsburg''

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References

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