Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V. , commonly known as FC Augsburg ( German pronunciation: [ɛfˌt͡seː ˈaʊ̯ksbʊʁk] ⓘ ), is a German professional football club based in Augsburg , Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga , the top tier of the German football league system . The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemannia Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. With over 27,000 members, [ 2 ] it is the largest football club in Swabian Bavaria .