2023–24 SK Sturm Graz season

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SK Sturm Graz
2023–24 season
ManagerChristian Ilzer
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Austrian Football Bundesliga1st
Austrian CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tomi Horvat
Alexander Prass
(7 each)

All:
Tomi Horvat
(11 goals)
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The 2023–24 SK Sturm Graz season is the club's 118th season in existence and its 58th consecutive season in the second division of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sturm Graz participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 19 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Kjell Scherpen (on loan from Brighton)
2 DF Scotland SCO Max Johnston
4 DF Slovenia SVN Jon Gorenc Stanković
5 DF Switzerland SUI Gregory Wüthrich
6 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Borković
8 MF Austria AUT Alexander Prass
9 FW Poland POL Szymon Włodarczyk
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Otar Kiteishvili
11 MF Austria AUT Manprit Sarkaria
14 MF Spain ESP Javi Serrano (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
15 FW Denmark DEN William Bøving
17 FW Cape Verde CPV Bryan Teixeira
18 FW Denmark DEN Mika Biereth (on loan from Arsenal)
19 FW Slovenia SVN Tomi Horvat
20 FW Norway NOR Seedy Jatta
21 MF Austria AUT Samuel Stückler
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Jusuf Gazibegović
23 MF Austria AUT Vesel Demaku
24 DF Belgium BEL Dimitri Lavalée (on loan from Mechelen)
25 MF Austria AUT Stefan Hierländer
27 DF Austria AUT Gabriel Haider
28 DF Austria AUT David Schnegg
29 FW Ghana GHA Mohammed Fuseini
31 GK Austria AUT Luka Marić
35 DF Austria AUT Niklas Geyrhofer
38 FW Austria AUT Leon Grgic
40 GK Austria AUT Matteo Bignetti
42 DF Austria AUT David Affengruber
43 GK Austria AUT Henry Timothy Obi
44 DF Mali MLI Amadou Danté

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
MF Austria AUT Christoph Lang (at Hartberg until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Austria AUT Luca Kronberger (at Tirol until 30 June 2024)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Austria [[ ]] Austria [[ ]] 1 July 2023

Out[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Austria [[ ]] Austria [[ ]] 1 July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2023 Friendly Strasbourg France 3–0 Austria Sturm Graz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
8 September 2023 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 3–1 Austria SV Lafnitz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
13 October 2023 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 4–1 Austria Floridsdorfer AC
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga 30 July 2023 16 March 2024 Matchday 1 30 18 9 3 52 21 +31 060.00
Austrian Cup 22 July 2023 1 May 2024 First round Winners 5 5 0 0 21 8 +13 100.00
UEFA Champions League 8 August 2023 15 August 2023 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 000.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 14 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 016.67
UEFA Europa Conference League 15 February 2024 14 March 2024 Knockout round play-offs Round of 16 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 050.00
Total 47 26 11 10 85 50 +35 055.32

Last updated: 5 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg 22 15 5 2 45 12 +33 50 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sturm Graz 22 13 7 2 37 15 +22 46
3 LASK 22 9 8 5 26 18 +8 35
4 Austria Klagenfurt 22 8 10 4 29 27 +2 34[a]
5 TSV Hartberg 22 9 7 6 33 28 +5 34[a]
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.[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: Klagenfurt 4, TSV Hartberg 1.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU RBS LIN RWI HAR AKL
1 Sturm Graz (T) 30 18 9 3 52 21 +31 40 Qualification for the Champions League league stage 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 19 May
2 Red Bull Salzburg (X) 30 18 7 5 62 27 +35 36 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 2–2 19 May 1–1 5–1 4–2
3 LASK (X) 30 14 9 7 40 24 +16 33 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a] 12 May 3–1 5–0 1–3 1–0
4 Rapid Wien 30 10 12 8 46 32 +14 25 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 1–3 2–0 0–0 19 May 1–1
5 Hartberg 30 11 9 10 45 47 −2 25 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 1–3 12 May 1–2 0–3 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
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) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[2]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Guaranteed at least Europa League
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Austrian Cup winners qualified for the Europa League play-off round. Since the cup winners (Sturm Graz) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AWI WOL BWL WAT ALT LUS
1 Austria Wien 30 11 10 9 33 29 +4 26 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 11 May 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1
2 Wolfsberger 30 10 10 10 34 38 −4 25 0–1 0–2 18 May 0–0 1–1
3 Blau-Weiß Linz 30 7 11 12 32 45 −13 22 18 May 0–0 3–2 2–1 0–0
4 WSG Tirol 30 7 5 18 28 51 −23 19 1–0 1–1 2–1 11 May 0–0
5 Rheindorf Altach 30 5 12 13 24 38 −14 17 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 18 May
6 Austria Lustenau 30 3 8 19 19 56 −37 12 Relegation to Austrian Football Second League 2–0 1–2 11 May 1–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. 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.[1]

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
17 11 4 2 28 12  +16 37 6 2 1 14 5  +9 5 2 1 14 7  +7

Last updated: 16 December 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round[edit]

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GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWWWDDWWWLLWWDW
Position11222222211122222
Updated to match(es) played on November 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 27 June 2023.[3]

30 July 2023 1 Austria Wien 0–3 Sturm Graz Vienna
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 13,088
Referee: Stefan Ebner
5 August 2023 2 Sturm Graz 2–0 LASK Graz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 14,740
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
12 August 2023 3 Sturm Graz 0–0 Austria Klagenfurt Graz
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur–Arena
Attendance: 13,328
Referee: Markus Hameter
19 August 2023 4 Austria Lustenau 0–1 Sturm Graz Lustenau
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Planet Pure Stadion
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Josef Spurny
26 August 2023 5 Sturm Graz 4–1 Blau-Weiß Linz Graz
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: Harald Lechner
Referee: 13,594
2 September 2023 6 Rheindorf Altach 1–2 Sturm Graz Altach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 5,760
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik
16 September 2023 7 Sturm Graz 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merkur–Arena
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Julian Weinberger
24 September 2023 8 Rapid Wien 1–1 Sturm Graz Vienna
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 21,600
Referee: Stefan Ebner
1 October 2023 9 Sturm Graz 1–0 WSG Tirol Graz
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
8 October 2023 10 Wolfsberger AC 1–2 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 5,844
Referee: Walter Altmann
21 October 2023 11 Sturm Graz 2–1 Hartberg Graz
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 15,607
Referee: Christopher Jäger
29 October 2023 12 Sturm Graz 0–1 Austria Wien Graz
12:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 15,460
Referee: Alan Kijas
5 November 2023 13 LASK 3–1 Sturm Graz Linz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Markus Hameter
12 November 2023 14 Austria Klagenfurt 0–3 Sturm Graz Klagenfurt
12:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: 28 Black Arena
Attendance: 6,448
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
25 November 2023 15 Sturm Graz 2–0 Austria Lustenau Graz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 14,608
Referee: Arnes Talic
3 December 2023 16 Blau-Weiß Linz 1–1 Sturm Graz Linz
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Hoffmann Personal Stadion
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Josef Spurny
10 December 2023 17 Sturm Graz 1–0 Rheindorf Altach Graz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 15,002
Referee: Achim Untergasser
9 February 2024 18 Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 Sturm Graz Salzburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 15,239
Referee: Harald Lechner
17 February 2024 19 Sturm Graz v Rapid Wien Graz
TBD CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
24 February 2024 20 WSG Tirol v Sturm Graz Wattens
TBD CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
2 March 2024 21 Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC Graz
TBD CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
9 March 2024 22 Hartberg v Sturm Graz Hartberg
TBD CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Profertil Arena

Austrian Cup[edit]

The draw for the season's first round took place on 25 June.[4]

22 July 2023 First round SAK Klagenfurt 2–7 Sturm Graz Klagenfurt
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kamsek 34'
  • Sredojevic 82'
Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Welzenegg
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Achim Untergasser
27 September 2023 Second round SV Leobendorf 0–3 Sturm Graz Leobendorf
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Franz Haas Stadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dominic Schilcher
2 November 2023 Third round Grazer AK 2–3 Sturm Graz Graz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Harald Lechner
2 February 2024 Quarter-finals Sturm Graz 2–0 Austria Wien Graz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,025
Referee: Christopher Jäger

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

8 August 2023 First leg PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–1 Austria Sturm Graz Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 31,500[5]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
15 August 2023 Second leg Sturm Graz Austria 1–3
(2–7 agg.)
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,571[6]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATA SCP STU RAK
1 Italy Atalanta 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 3–0 2–1
3 Austria Sturm Graz 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4[a] Transfer to Europa Conference League 2–2 1–2 0–1
4 Poland Raków Częstochowa 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4[a] 0–4 1–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as a tiebreaker.
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1 Sturm Graz Austria 1–2 Portugal Sporting CP Graz
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 13,517[7]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 2 Raków Częstochowa Poland 0–1 Austria Sturm Graz Sosnowiec, Poland
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy,
Attendance: 8,993[8]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Note: Raków Częstochowa played their home matches at the Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, in Sosnowiec, instead of their regular stadium, the Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków", in Częstochowa, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3 Sturm Graz Austria 2–2 Italy Atalanta Graz
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 14,167[9]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 4 Atalanta Italy 1–0 Austria Sturm Graz Bergamo, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 14,739[10]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 5 Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Poland Raków Częstochowa Graz
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,517[11]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6 Sporting CP Portugal 3–0 Austria Sturm Graz Lisbon, Portugal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 24,733[12]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Knockout phase[edit]

Knockout round play-offs[edit]

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.

15 February 2024 First leg Sturm Graz Austria 4–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Graz
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
22 February 2024 Second leg Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0–1
(1–5 agg.)
Austria Sturm Graz Bratislava
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 19,870
Referee: Orel Grinfeld
Round of 16[edit]
7 March 2024 First leg Sturm Graz Austria 0–3 France Lille Graz
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 13,825[13]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
14 March 2024 Second leg Lille France 1–1
(4–1 agg.)
Austria Sturm Graz Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 17,888[14]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Note: Lille won 4–1 on aggregate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Admiral Bundesliga 23/24: Das ist der neue Spielplan!". Bundesliga | ligaportal. June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Eliasch, Christoph (June 25, 2023). "Erste ÖFB-Cup-Runde 2023/24 ausgelost". Sky Sport Austria.
  5. ^ "PSV Eindhoven vs. Sturm Graz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. PSV Eindhoven" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Sporting CP" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Raków Częstochowa vs. Sturm Graz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Atalanta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Atalanta vs. Sturm Graz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Raków Częstochowa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Sporting CP vs. Sturm Graz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Lille" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Lille vs. Sturm Graz" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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