FC Augsburg traces its roots to 1907, when Fußball-Klub Alemannia Augsburg was established in the Swabian Bavarian city of Augsburg. The club as it exists today was formed in April 1969 through a merger of two historic local sides, BC Augsburg and TSV Schwaben, with the new entity taking the name FC Augsburg and concentrating the city's footballing ambitions under one roof.
For much of its early history, the club shuttled between the second and third tiers of German football, never quite breaking through to the top flight. A painful low point came around the turn of the millennium when financial difficulties cost the club its regional league licence, resulting in relegation to the fourth division. The recovery, however, proved swift and determined. Augsburg worked their way back up through the divisions and, in the 2010–11 season, earned promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history.
Since that breakthrough, FCA have established themselves as a consistent Bundesliga presence. Their finest league campaign came in 2014–15, when the club finished fifth — a record high — and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. That European debut saw them reach the Round of 32 before being eliminated by Liverpool. The club's colours of red, green and white reflect the Augsburg city emblem, reinforcing a strong sense of local identity.
FCA's most intense rivalries are with Ingolstadt and TSV 1860 Munich, with the latter dating back to a famous 1973 match that drew 80,000 spectators to Munich's Olympic Stadium. Home matches at the 30,660-capacity WWK ARENA, including the sold-out Bavarian derby against Bayern Munich, underline how deeply the club is embedded in its community.