The 2013–14

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. T ...

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

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

. It was the fifth season for Augsburg in the

SGL arena Augsburg Arena, currently known commercially as the WWK Arena (; officially stylised as WWK ARENA, also "Schwabenstadion"), is a football stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of ...

Review and events

Summer transfer window

Halil Altıntop Halil Altıntop (; born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer. During his playing days, he was deployed as an attacking midfielder, centre-forward, or winger. Halil is the identical twin brother of Hamit Altıntop. ...

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 professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He signed his first professional contract for Bayern Munich in 2005. He also played for Germany's U-21 Team. Career Bayern ...

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 or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company ...

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, Calls ...

and Halil Altıntop. Then Augsburg faced

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

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 Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah FC, Al-Qadsiah and Captain (associat ...

scored the first three goals and

Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of a ...

added the fourth from the penalty spot. 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. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

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

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

. Augsburg then faced

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

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 a currently assistant coach of the New York Red Bulls. Ibišević started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He had ...

scored for Stuttgart. 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 or defensive midfielder for club Union Berlin. Club career At the age of 3, Vogt started playing football at VfB Langendreerholz, a local club i ...

September

FC Augsburg began September with matchday 5 of the Bundesliga against

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

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 former professional footballer who played as a second striker or centre forward. Born in North Macedonia, Mehmedi represented the Switzerland national team. He was most recently the sporting director ...

scored for Freiburg. Augsburg went on to face

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

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

Artur Sobiech Artur Adam Sobiech (; born 12 June 1990) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Ethnikos Achna. Club career Sobiech was born in Ruda Śląska. After spending four years at Ruch Chorzów, where he started hi ...

and

Szabolcs Huszti Szabolcs Huszti (; born 18 April 1983) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He is the de facto manager of Fehérvár, even though Gábor Toldi formally holds that position. He was well known for his dribbling, pace, p ...

Paul Verhaegh Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional Association football, footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Verhaegh began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on lo ...

scored for Augsburg. 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

Sascha Mölders Sascha Mölders (born 20 March 1985) is a German football manager and player who currently works as the manager of Regionalliga West club SC Wiedenbrück. Career On 7 January 2022, Mölders signed a deal with SG Sonnenhof Großaspach for the ...

. Werner scored twice. Augsburg faced

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

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

Arkadiusz Milik Arkadiusz Krystian Milik (; born 28 February 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Poland national team. Milik began his career as a footballer in the Rozwój Katowice youth squad. ...

scored for Augsburg.

Max Kruse Max Bennet Kruse (; born 19 March 1988) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward (association football), forward. Early years Kruse was born in Reinbek, Stormarn (district ...

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 has played for the Sweden men's national football team. Club career Jönkö ...

scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Augsburg finished September with the draw for the third round for the

on 29 September. Augsburg was drawn against

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

October

FC Augsburg started October with a match against

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

on 5 October. Schalke won 4–1.

scored for Augsburg.

Kevin-Prince Boateng Kevin-Prince Boateng (; born 6 March 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national team. Coming through the youth system, Boateng began his career at Hertha B ...

Ádám Szalai Ádám Csaba Szalai (born 9 December 1987) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Germany, signing in 2004 with VfB Stuttgart and going on to represent Mainz 05, Schalke 04, 1899 H ...

and Max Meyer scored for Schalke. Ádám Szalai scored two goals.

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

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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