UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Augsburg Arena - Augsburg Thursday 5 November 2015 21.05CET (21.05 local time) FC Augsburg Group L - Matchday 4 AZ Alkmaar Last updated 15/12/2015 19:05CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16 1 FC Augsburg - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Augsburg Arena, Augsburg Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/10/2015 GS AZ Alkmaar - FC Augsburg 0-1 Alkmaar Trochowski 43 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 FC Augsburg - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Augsburg have not played against a club from their opponents' country AZ Alkmaar - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mintál 83, 85; De 05/12/2007 GS 1. FC Nürnberg - AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Nuremberg Zeeuw 29 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Borowski 16, Klose 4-1 12/04/2007 QF SV Werder Bremen - AZ Alkmaar Bremen 36, 62, Diego 82; agg: 4-1 Dembélé 32 05/04/2007 QF AZ Alkmaar - SV Werder Bremen 0-0 Alkmaar UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van Galen 62, AZ Alkmaar - TSV Alemannia 2-1 24/02/2005 R3 Alkmaar Mathijsen 80; Meijer Aachen agg: 2-1 31 TSV Alemannia Aachen - AZ 17/02/2005 R3 0-0 Cologne Alkmaar Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 AZ Alkmaar 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 3 4 8 2 FC Augsburg - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Augsburg Arena, Augsburg Match background FC Augsburg will look to follow up their first European away win with their first continental home success as they meet AZ Alkmaar again in UEFA Europa League Group L. Previous meetings • After losing both of their opening Group L games 3-1, Augsburg triumphed 1-0 at AZ, Piotr Trochowski scoring their first European winning goal. It was Augsburg's first encounter with Dutch opponents. • AZ's six games against German clubs have ended W1 D2 L3 (W0 D1 L2 in Germany). Form guide • Founded in 1907, Augsburg finished fifth in Germany last term, qualifying directly for the UEFA Europa League group stage as a result. • AZ have scored twice in all three of their European away games this season – a 2-1 win and two 3-2 defeats. • In seven previous campaigns in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage, AZ have advanced to the knockout stage five times, most recently in 2013/14 when they got as far as the last eight. Trivia and links • The journey from Alkmaar to Augsburg is around 650km. • Augsburg's Estonia defender Ragnar Klavan joined the club from AZ in 2012, having helped them win the Eredivisie title in 2008/09. • Augsburg have a Dutch right-back in Paul Verhaegh, who represented PSV Eindhoven, FC Den Bosch and Vitesse before moving to Germany. Their Slovenia striker Tim Matavž has also played in the Eredivisie, for FC Groningen and PSV. • Augsburg's Piotr Trochowski was an unused substitute when Sevilla FC beat SL Benfica in the 2014 UEFA Europa League final. The coaches • Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl's playing career peaked when he spent a season with the first-team squad at FC Bayern München, though he never played a senior game. Augsburg appointed him in 2012 following a spell at SSV Jahn Regensburg and he has thrived in the role, last term's fifth-place finish a club best. • AZ boss since 2014, John van den Brom spent the majority of his playing days as a midfielder at Vitesse. Capped twice, he went on to coach AFC Ajax's youth team, ADO Den Haag and Vitesse before heading to RSC Anderlecht and lifting the Belgian title in 2012/13. 3 FC Augsburg - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Augsburg Arena, Augsburg Team facts FC Augsburg Formed: 1907 Nickname: Fuggerstädter (people from the Fuggers' city, in honour of a prominent local merchant family) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win 0-1: AZ Alkmaar v Augsburg 22/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Augsburg v FK Partizan 01/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Athletic Club v Augsburg 17/09/15, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win 0-1: AZ Alkmaar v Augsburg (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Augsburg v FK Partizan 01/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Athletic Club v Augsburg (see above) AZ Alkmaar Formed: 1967 Nickname: Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1981) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (2009) Dutch Cup: 4 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 4 FC Augsburg - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Augsburg Arena, Augsburg 2013/14: quarter-finals 2012/13: play-offs 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: group stage 2006/07: quarter-finals 2005/06: round of 32 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 14/09/77, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ 27/09/77, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: AZ v FC Anji Makhachkala 30/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Valencia CF v AZ 05/04/12, UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: AZ v FC Anji Makhachkala (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Valencia CF v AZ (see above) 5 FC Augsburg - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Augsburg Arena, Augsburg Squad list FC Augsburg Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Alexander Manninger AUT 04/06/1977 38 - - - - - 17 - 28 - 24 Giannis Gkelios GRE 24/04/1992 23 - - - - - - - - - 35 Marwin Hitz SUI 18/09/1987 28 - 3 - 11 - 7 - 7 - Defenders 2 Paul Verhaegh NED 01/09/1983 32 - 3 - 10 4 3 - 3 - 3 Kostas Stafylidis GRE 02/12/1993 21 - - - 5 - 3 - 3 - 5 Ragnar Klavan EST 30/10/1985 30 - 2 - 11 - 13 - 22 1 16 Christoph Janker GER 14/02/1985 30 - - - - - 7 - 8 - 18 Jan Callsen-Bracker GER 23/09/1984 31 - 3 - 6 - 14 1 19 1 20 Hong Jeon-Ho KOR 12/08/1989 26 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 - 31 Philipp Max GER 30/09/1993 22 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 32 Raphael Framberger GER 06/09/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - 39 Maik Uhde GER 23/05/1994 21 - - - - - - - - - 40 Tim Rieder GER 03/09/1993 22 - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 8 Markus Feulner GER 12/02/1982 33 - 3 - 8 - 5 - 11 1 10 Daniel Baier GER 18/05/1984 31 - 3 - 10 - 3 - 3 - 13 Tobias Werner GER 19/07/1985 30 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 15 Piotr Trochowski GER 22/03/1984 31 - 3 1 3 - 49 8 72 12 19 Koo Ja-Cheol KOR 27/02/1989 26 - 3 - 8 2 3 - 5 1 21 Dominik Kohr GER 31/01/1994 21 - 2 - 11 - 4 - 6 - 26 Bastian Kurz GER 23/09/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - 29 Marco Schuster GER 10/10/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - 37 Arif Ekin GER 14/09/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 Halil Altıntop TUR 08/12/1982 32 - 2 1 8 - 13 3 32 4 11 Alexander Esswein GER 25/03/1990 25 * 3 - 11 2 3 - 3 - 22 Ji Dong-won KOR 28/05/1991 24 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 23 Tim Matavž SVN 13/01/1989 26 - 2 - 7 - 18 8 27 15 25 Raúl Bobadilla ARG 18/06/1987 28 - 2 1 8 2 10 6 20 9 30 Caiuby BRA 14/07/1988 27 - 1 - 5 1 3 - 3 - Coach - Markus Weinzierl GER 28/12/1974 40 - 3 - - - 3 - 3 - 6 FC Augsburg - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Augsburg Arena, Augsburg AZ Alkmaar Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No.