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2021–22 SK Sturm Graz season

The 2021–22 season was the 113th season in the existence of SK Sturm Graz and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sturm Graz participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Sturm Graz
2021–22 season
ChairmanChristian Jauk
ManagerChristian Ilzer
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Austrian Bundesliga2nd
Austrian CupThird round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Manprit Sarkaria (12)
All:
Jakob Jantscher (17)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 29 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   SVN Jon Gorenc Stanković
5 DF   SUI Gregory Wüthrich
6 DF   AUT Aleksandar Borković (on loan from Hoffenheim)
8 MF   AUT Alexander Prass
9 FW   DEN Rasmus Højlund
10 MF   GEO Otar Kiteishvili
11 MF   AUT Manprit Sarkaria
13 FW   AUT Jakob Jantscher
14 DF   AUT Paul Komposch
15 FW   CIV Anderson Niangbo (on loan from Gent)
16 MF   AUT Sandro Schendl
17 MF   AUT Lukas Jäger
18 MF   AUT Philipp Huspek
19 MF   AUT Andreas Kuen
20 FW   AUT Martin Krienzer
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   AUT Samuel Stückler
22 DF   BIH Jusuf Gazibegović
23 FW   AUT Luca Kronberger
24 DF   AUT Sandro Ingolitsch
25 MF   AUT Stefan Hierländer
26 MF   AUT Christoph Lang
27 GK   AUT Jörg Siebenhandl
29 FW   ZAM Francisco Mwepu
30 MF   AUT Ivan Ljubić
32 GK   AUT Tobias Schützenauer
35 DF   AUT Niklas Geyrhofer
36 DF   AUT Vincent Trummer
42 DF   AUT David Affengruber
44 DF   MLI Amadou Dante

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   AUT Christopher Giuliani (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2022)
— DF   AUT Florian Weiler (at Hartberg until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   AUT Dardan Shabanhaxhaj (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2022)

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
45 FW   Kelvin Yeboah   Genoa €6.5M 8 January 2022 [1]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 June 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz   6–0   FC Juniors OÖ Oberaich, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Oberaicher Sportanlage
2 July 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz   9–1   FC Liefering Schladming, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Schladming
2 July 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz   1–3   FC Blau-Weiß Linz Schladming, Austria
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Schladming
8 July 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz   0–1   Cracovia Moravske Toplice, Slovenia
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Moravski Stadion
8 July 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz   1–1   Red Star Belgrade Graz, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Merkur-Arena
28 July 2021 Friendly Udinese   2–3   Sturm Graz Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena
3 September 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz   1–1   Bravo Lebring, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: sanSirro Stadion Lebring
29 January 2022 Friendly Gorica   0–1   Sturm Graz Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež
24 March 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz   3–2   Kapfenberger SV Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga 23 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 28 14 8 6 55 36 +19 050.00
Austrian Cup 17 July 2021 27 October 2021 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 066.67
UEFA Europa League 19 August 2021 9 December 2021 Play-off round Group stage 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3 025.00
Total 39 18 10 11 77 49 +28 046.15

Last updated: 24 April 2022
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga edit

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Regular stage edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg 22 17 4 1 50 13 +37 55 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sturm Graz 22 10 7 5 46 32 +14 37
3 Wolfsberger AC 22 11 4 7 34 32 +2 37
4 Austria Wien 22 8 9 5 31 23 +8 33
5 Rapid Wien 22 8 7 7 35 31 +4 31
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.[2]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 16 8 7 60 42  +18 56 9 4 3 32 23  +9 7 4 4 28 19  +9

Last updated: 15 May 2022.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

Results by round edit

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ResultLWWWDDWWWLWLLDLWDWDDWDLWWWWDWWL
Position11422222222222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2022. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2021.[3]

23 July 2021 1 Sturm Graz 1–3 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 13,066
Referee: Walter Altmann
1 August 2021 2 Wolfsberger AC 1–4 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 4,409
Referee:   Harald Lechner
7 August 2021 3 Sturm Graz 3–1 Rheindorf Altach Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,454
Referee:   Dieter Muckenhammer
15 August 2021 4 LASK 1–3 Sturm Graz Pasching
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 5,368
Referee:   Gerhard Grobelnik
22 August 2021 5 Sturm Graz 2–2 Austria Wien Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 12,474
Referee:   Sebastian Gishamer
29 August 2021 6 Admira 1–1 Sturm Graz Maria Enzersdorf
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 2,590
Referee:   Dieter Muckenhammer
12 September 2021 7 Sturm Graz 2–1 Austria Klagenfurt Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 8,834
Referee:   Walter Altmann
19 September 2021 8 Sturm Graz 5–0 WSG Tirol Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 8,844
Referee:   Harald Lechner
26 September 2021 9 Rapid Wien 0–3 Sturm Graz Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 16,228
Referee:   Sebastian Gishamer
3 October 2021 10 Hartberg 3–2 Sturm Graz Hartberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 4,631
Referee:   Manuel Schüttengruber
17 October 2021 11 Sturm Graz 1–0 Ried Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Reiner   59'
  • Ante Bajic   90+6'
 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 8,699
Referee:   Christopher Jäger
24 October 2021 12 Salzburg 4–1 Sturm Graz Wals-Siezenheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,512
Referee:   Manuel Schüttengruber
31 October 2021 13 Sturm Graz 0–3 Wolfsberger AC Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,615
Referee:   Markus Hameter
21 November 2021 15 Sturm Graz 3–3 LASK Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 7,404
Referee:   Sebastian Gishamer
28 November 2021 16 Austria Wien 2–1 Sturm Graz Wien
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee:   Manuel Schüttengruber
1 December 2021 14 Rheindorf Altach 0–1 Sturm Graz Altach
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee:   Alan Kijas
4 December 2021 17 Sturm Graz 1–1 Admira Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee:   Julian Weinberger

Championship round edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBS STU AWI WOL RWI KLA
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 32 25 5 2 77 19 +58 52 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 1–0 5–0 4–0 2–1 1–1
2 Sturm Graz 32 16 8 8 62 46 +16 37 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 2–1 — 1–0 1–4 2–1 3–1
3 Austria Wien 32 11 13 8 44 39 +5 29 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 1–2 4–2 — 2–1 1–1 1–1
4 Wolfsberger AC 32 14 5 13 48 53 −5 28 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round 1–4 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–2
5 Rapid Wien (O) 32 10 11 11 48 45 +3 25 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 — 2–2
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points ; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Austrian Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Cup
17 July 2021 First round Stadl-Paura 0–9 Sturm Graz Stadl-Paura
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Licht & Planung Arena Stadl-Paura
Referee: Thomas Fröhlacher
22 September 2021 Second round World of Jobs VFB Hohenems 0–4 Sturm Graz Graz
17:30 Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Andreas Heiß
27 October 2021 Third round Sturm Graz 1–2 SV Ried Graz
18:00
Report
  • Bajic   36'
  • Meisl   52'
 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round edit

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[5]

19 August 2021 First leg Mura   1–3   Sturm Graz Murska Sobota, Slovenia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fazanerija
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
26 August 2021 Second leg Sturm Graz   2–0
(5–1 agg.)		   Mura Graz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)

Group stage edit

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Monaco 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 Advance to round of 16
2   Real Sociedad 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs
3   PSV Eindhoven 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League
4   Sturm Graz 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Monaco   1–0   Sturm Graz Monaco, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 2,941
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
30 September 2021 2 Sturm Graz   1–4   PSV Graz, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 15,026
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine)
21 October 2021 3 Sturm Graz   0–1   Real Sociedad Graz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 14,809
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
4 November 2021 4 Real Sociedad   1–1   Sturm Graz San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
25 November 2021 5 PSV   2–0   Sturm Graz Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
9 December 2021 6 Sturm Graz   1–1   Monaco Graz, Austria
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

References edit

  1. ^ "Il Genoa Sprinta Con Kelvin Yeboah" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Bundesliga veröffentlicht Spielplan für die Saison 2021/22". Sky Sport Austria. 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
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