The Fussball Club Augsburg 1907, e. V., commonly called FC Augsburg (German pronunciation: [ef,tse: "aUksbURk") (listen)) (also known as Augsburg is an German football club located within Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga which is the highest tier in the German football league system. The club was formed in 1907 as Fussball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and then became BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. With more than 18,800 members it is the largest soccer team located in Swabian Bavaria.
It has been in the second division for the bulk of its time in the third and second divisions. However, disappointment struck in the first quarter of 2000 when Augsburg were dropped in the fourth division over the course of two seasons. The club however experienced growth following this setbackand was elevated into the Bundesliga for the first time in 2011 and has remained there since then. Augsburg has consolidated their Bundesliga status in the decade prior to the 2010s with a record-breaking fifth place in the 2014-15 season with a few mid-table finishes and also made the European debut during the season 2015-16 of UEFA Europa League, with the club making it to in the round of 32, before losing to Liverpool with a 1-0 an aggregate.
Since 2009, the stadium of FC Augsburg is the 30660-capacity WWK ARENA located to the in the south to Augsburg city centre, and is easily accessible by tram. The club, dubbed the Fuggerstadter or as FCA have a great home support, with the typical attendance of 28.709 during the 2019-20 Bundesliga season (93.6 percent of the stadium's capacity). It is a single tier stadium with a standing terrace behind one of the goals, known as the Ulrich-Biesinger-Tribune, and three seated stands with a standing section in the opposite corner to the Ulrich-Biesinger-Tribune for away fans.
Augsburg retains fierce local battles along with Ingolstadt and TSV Munich from 1860. The matches between these two clubs usually draw large crowds. In fact, the match of 1973 in the 1860 Munich was the first time that a spectator set the all-time record of Augsburg's Olympic Stadium. FCA often sells their home Bavarian derby with Bayern Munich.
The colours of the club are green, red and white, which are displayed on the club's kit as well as the club's emblem, which is akin with the Augsburg symbol of the city. The training facilities of the club are situated near the stadium. A club shop is situated near Augsburg Hauptbahnhof in the city central area.
