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2017–18 FC Augsburg Season
The 2017–18 FC Augsburg season was the 111th season in the football club's history and 7th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2011. In addition to the domestic league, FC Augsburg also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 9th season for Augsburg in the WWK Arena, located in Augsburg, Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ..., Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Players Squad information Transfers In Out Loans out Competitions Overview Bundesliga League table Results summary Results by round Matches DFB-Pokal Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Augsburg
Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional 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 Fußball-Klub Alemannia Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. With over 27,000 members, it is the largest Football team, football club in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabian Bavaria. The club has spent most of its history fluctuating between the 2. Bundesliga, second and 3. Liga, third divisions, with disappointment striking in the early 2000s when Augsburg were relegated to the fourth division for two seasons. However, the club experienced a surge following this setback, and was eventually promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2011, where it has remained ever since. Augsburg have consolidated their Bundesliga status in the 2010s, finishing a record high fifth in the 2014–15 season before s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Germany
Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association ( or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (roughly eight percent of the population) organized in over 31,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champions, German football champion. Additionally, there are domestic cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) and DFL-Supercup (German Supercup). The Germany national football team has won four FIFA World Cups (1954 FIFA World Cup, 1954, 1974 FIFA World Cup, 1974, 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014), being the joint-second most successful nation in the tournament only surpassed by Brazil national football team, Brazil. It also holds three UEFA European Championships (UEFA Euro 1972, 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Morávek
Jan Morávek (born 1 November 1989) is a Czech footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Bohemians 1905 and the Czech Republic national team. Career Club career Morávek began his career 1995 with Bohemians 1905 and was promoted to the first team in 2006, playing his debut on 8 June 2007 against 1. HFK Olomouc. He played his first game for Bohemians 1905 in the Czech First League on 12 November 2007 against Sparta Prague. After a successful tryout with German club Schalke 04 in November 2008, he signed a four-year contract on 24 March 2009. He joined the club on 1 July 2009 for a fee of €2.5 million. In summer 2010, Schalke loaned Morávek to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season. After half a season back with Schalke, he signed a six-month loan with FC Augsburg in January 2012. International Morávek played six matches and scored two goals for the Czech Republic U18 national team. He was a member of the Czech Republic U21 national team where he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Giefer
Fabian Giefer (; born 17 May 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Currently a free agent, he last played for Würzburger Kickers. Club career Bayer Leverkusen Born in Adenau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Giefer began his football career at 1. FC Oberahr as his first youth club. He then move to TuRa Lommersdorf before moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where he started his professional career. He would soon promoted to Bayer Leverkusen II. Griefer played his first Bayer Leverkusen II match in the opening game of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Verl. At Bayer Leverkusen II, Giefer spent the season competing the first choice goalkeeper role with Benedikt Fernandez and Erik Domaschke, which saw him make ten appearances. Giefer was promoted to the Bayer Leverkusen first team ahead of the 2009–10 season. Having signed his first professional contract with the club he was expected to fight over a first choice goalkeeper role with René Adler. Following Adler's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Baier
Daniel Baier (; born 18 May 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Baier is a legend of FC Augsberg who spent his entire career in Germany. Dieter Eilts has said about Baier: "Daniel is an individual talent. He plays a deadly passing game. If he continues in this way, he has a big future." Career Born in Cologne, Baier first played for the youth team of TSV 1860 Munich. He generally plays an offensive midfield role. He made his league debut against 1. FC Köln on 13 September 2003. FC Augsburg On 31 January 2010, he left VfL Wolfsburg and returned to FC Augsburg. On 20 September 2017, Baier was fined €20,000 and suspended for one Bundesliga game, as he made a masturbation gesture at RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl during the 1–0 victory against Leipzig the day before. On 13 January 2020, Baier signed a one and a half year contract with the club. After 355 competitive appearances for FC Augsburg, Baier was released by the club on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Parker
Shawn Parker (born 7 March 1993) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Mainz 05 Parker made his Bundesliga debut on 27 October 2012 as a late substitute against Hoffenheim. On his starting debut, he contributed a goal and an assist in a 3–1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. He scored four goals in 27 league appearances for Mainz. FC Augsburg On 1 July 2014, Parker transferred to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and signed a four-year deal. Greuther Fürth In August 2018, Parker joined 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth having agreed a two-year deal with the club. On 31 January 2020, the last day of the 2019–20 winter transfer period, he agreed the termination of his contract with Greuther Fürth. Parker retired in 2020. International career Parker has appeared for Germany at the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 levels but still remains eligible for the United States due to having an American fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rani Khedira
Rani Khedira (; born 27 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin. Club career VfB Stuttgart Khedira started his youth career at TV Oeffingen before moving to VfB Stuttgart in 2005, a year before his older brother, Sami, joined. After progressing the ranks of Stuttgart Academy, he began to play for the U16 side by 2009. He signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2013. On 28 January 2012, Khedira had his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt. During his time at VfB Stuttgart's reserves, he scored once for the side, in a 4–0 win over Wacker Burghausen on 8 September 2013. On 23 October 2012, Khedira was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart. He extended his contract with the club on 28 January 2013 until June 2015. However throughout the 2012–13 season, Khedira never made his first team appearances, as he appeared for most of the season as an unused substitute. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Heller
Marcel Heller (born 12 February 1986) is a German footballer who plays as a winger for SV Straelen. Career Early career In 2006, Heller signed with Regionalliga Süd club Sportfreunde Siegen for its 2006–07 campaign, joining from the Alemannia Aachen reserves. He immediately earned a regular spot and drew attraction in a DFB-Pokal match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt and loan Eintracht Frankfurt signed Heller in November 2006. He debuted for the ''eagles'' coming on as a substitute on 27 January 2007 against Schalke 04. He scored his first Bundesliga goal in an away fixture at Bielefeld on 14 April 2007. In the 2007–08 campaign, Heller had many injury problems and played only four matches for the first team. In August 2008, a season long loan deal was confirmed with MSV Duisburg who had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. After the loan, Heller stayed with Eintracht Frankfurt for another two seasons. Dynamo Dresden Heller signed with Dynamo Dresd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (born 10 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Club career AZ Born in Heemskerk, Gouweleeuw began his early career with ADO '20 and Heerenveen, before signing a five-year contract with AZ in May 2013, having received interest from the club since December 2012. In August 2015, after being made club captain at AZ, a transfer to Greek club Olympiacos fell through. He suffered an injury in December 2015, one of a number of AZ's defenders on the sidelines. FC Augsburg In January 2016 he moved to German club FC Augsburg. He spoke of his joy at the move. He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2016 in a 2–1 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, covering Thomas Müller as a defensive midfielder. On 11 September 2016, he scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 2–1 victory against Werder Bremen. Following the retirement of Daniel Baier in September 2020, Gouweleeuw wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Opare
Daniel Tawiah Opare (; born 18 October 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career Early career In November 2007, Opare was recognized by '' World Soccer'' as one of the "50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet". He received rave reviews for using his incredible footspeed and precision crossing to great effect for the Ghana national under-17 team, ''the Black Starlets'', at the 2007 U-17 World Cup. On 3 July 2010, Opare left Real Madrid Castilla to sign for Belgian club Standard Liège. On 20 May 2014, just before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it was announced Opare had signed for Portuguese club Porto after a successful four-year stint with Standard Liège. Augsburg On 13 August 2015, Opare signed a three-year contract with German club FC Augsburg for an undisclosed transfer fee. Royal Antwerp In July 2018 Opare signed a contract with Belgian club Royal Antwerp as a free agent after his contract with his previous team had run out. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Luthe
Andreas Luthe (born 10 March 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Luthe began his career with SuS Niederbonsfeld and later moved to Borussia Velbert, where he was scouted by VfL Bochum in 2001. He was promoted to Bochum's second team in 2006, for which he played 75 matches until 2010. Prior to the 2009–10 season, Luthe signed a professional contract with Bochum and became a part of the first team squad as a backup goalkeeper. He gave his debut for the first team on 22 September 2009 in the DFB Cup, replacing the injured first-choice goalkeeper Philipp Heerwagen. His Bundesliga debut followed on 25 September 2009 against 1. FC Nürnberg, in which he kept a clean sheet in his team's 1-0 win. After two more league appearances, he returned to the bench. At the end of the season, Bochum were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. After Heerwagen had made a number of mistakes in the first four matchdays of the 2010–11 season, Luthe becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
