FC Augsburg, formed on 1 June 1969 when the BC Augsburg and the football department of TSV Schwaben Augsburg merged, is a German football club from Augsburg, Bavaria. accessed: 24 June 2009

The main reason behind the merger was the decline of both clubs, BCA having been relegated from professional football in 1967 and Schwaben two years later in 1969.Augsburger Fussball Geschichte page: 114. Retrieved 26 June 2009 The new club was formed with the aim to make a return to the second division Regionalliga Süd but it took until 1973 to achieve this. FCA had an outstanding season in this league in 1973–74, coming close to promotion to the Bundesliga; widely considered to be the greatest performance by the club in the 20th century.Augsburger Fussball Geschichte page: 118. Retrieved 26 June 2009

In the years that followed, the club stagnated and existed in the 2. Bundesliga Süd as a lower table side and was relegated from professional football once more in 1979. After a season in the Bayernliga, it returned but missed the cut-off when the new single-division 2. Bundesliga was formed in 1981.

FCA won the league title in the Bayernliga once more in 1982 and returned to the 2. Bundesliga for one more season, missing survival there by only three goals. A 23-year-long stint in amateur football followed. The club had another good season in 1994, winning the league and taking part in the promotion round to the 2. Bundesliga, but failed. Instead, it gained entry to the re-formed Regionalliga Süd that year.

The club's most difficult moment came in 2000, when it was refused a Regionalliga licence and came close to bankruptcy.Augsburger Fussball Geschichte page: 119. Retrieved 26 June 2009 It recovered, winning the Bayernliga once more in 2002 and continued an upwards trend when it won the Regionalliga in 2006 to return to professional football, where it plays now.FCA website – History accessed: 24 June 2009

After a successful 2009–10 season, when the club reached the semi-finals of the German Cup for the first time in its history and came third in the 2. Bundesliga, the team achieved even higher in 2010–11, earning promotion to the Bundesliga, where it finished 14th in its inaugural season. In 2012–13 it set a new Bundesliga record when it managed to avoid relegation despite having only accumulated nine points in the first half of the season.Historische FCA-Aufholjagd: Die Puppen tanzen weiter kicker.de, published: 18 May 2013, accessed: 23 May 2013 In 2014–15 the club played its most successful Bundesliga season, finishing fifth in the league and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the first time.

Key Key to competitions

Bundesliga (1. BL) – The top-flight of football in Germany, established in 1963. 2. Bundesliga (2. BL) – The second division of football in Germany, established in 1974. 3. Liga (3. L) – The third division of football in Germany, established in 2008. Regionalliga Süd (RLS) – The fourth division of football in Germany, established in 1964 and designated as the fourth tier in 2008. Bayernliga (OLB/AOLB/ALB) – A current fifth division of football in Germany, established in 1991. DFB-Pokal (DFBP) – The premier knockout cup competition in German football, first contested in 1935. UEFA Champions League (UCL) – The premier competition in European football since 1955. It went by the name of European Cup until 1992. UEFA Europa League (UEL) – The second-tier competition in European football since 1971. It went by the name of UEFA Cup until 2009.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Promoted Relegated ♦ League Golden BootItalics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points Pos. = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or cancelled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons The club's seasons since 1969: