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Sturm Graz 2020–21 football season
Sturm Graz
2020–21 season
ChairmanChristian Jauk
ManagerChristian Ilzer
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Austrian Bundesliga3rd
Austrian CupSemi-finals
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–202021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2021.

The 2020–21 SK Sturm Graz season was the club's 112th season in existence and the 55th 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. The season covered the period from 6 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 February 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Slovenia SVN Jon Gorenc Stanković
5 DF Switzerland SUI Gregory Wüthrich
6 DF Austria AUT David Nemeth (on loan from Mainz 05 II)
9 FW Albania ALB Bekim Balaj
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Otar Kiteishvili
11 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Jusuf Gazibegović
13 MF Austria AUT Jakob Jantscher
14 DF Austria AUT Paul Komposch
15 MF Austria AUT Sebastian Zettl
17 MF Austria AUT Lukas Jäger
18 MF Austria AUT Philipp Huspek
19 MF Austria AUT Andreas Kuen
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Austria AUT Kevin Friesenbichler
23 FW Ghana GHA Kelvin Yeboah
24 DF Austria AUT Sandro Ingolitsch
25 MF Austria AUT Stefan Hierländer
26 MF Austria AUT Christoph Lang
27 GK Austria AUT Jörg Siebenhandl
29 FW Zambia ZAM Francisco Mwepu
30 MF Austria AUT Ivan Ljubić
32 GK Austria AUT Tobias Schützenauer
33 MF Kosovo KOS Dardan Shabanhaxhaj
35 DF Austria AUT Niklas Geyrhofer
36 DF Austria AUT Vincent Trummer
44 DF Mali MLI Amadou Dante

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Austria AUT Christopher Giuliani (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2021)
FW Austria AUT Oliver Bacher (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Austria AUT Winfred Amoah (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sturm Graz Austria v Hungary Ferencváros
8 August 2020 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Hungary Ferencváros Frauenkirchen, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportplatz Frauenkirchen
Sturm Graz Austria v Slovenia Bravo
12 August 2020 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Slovenia Bravo Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Thermenstadion
Sturm Graz Austria v Czech Republic Opava
15 August 2020 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 1–1 Czech Republic Opava Dietersdorf bei Fürstenfeld, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportplatz Dietersdorf
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Lafnitz
22 August 2020 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Austria Lafnitz Lebring, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Greenhouse Stadion Lebring
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Kapfenberger SV
5 September 2020 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 5–0 Austria Kapfenberger SV Graz, Austria
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Messendorf Trainingszentrum
Maribor Slovenia v Austria Sturm Graz
10 October 2020 Friendly Maribor Slovenia 0–3 Austria Sturm Graz Maribor, Slovenia
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Juniors OÖ Austria v Austria Sturm Graz
13 November 2020 Friendly Juniors OÖ Austria 0–1 Austria Sturm Graz Pasching, Austria
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Osijek Croatia v Austria Sturm Graz
9 January 2021 Friendly Osijek Croatia 2–3 Austria Sturm Graz Rovinj, Croatia
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Valbruna
Fehérvár Hungary v Austria Sturm Graz
10 January 2021 Friendly Fehérvár Hungary 1–3 Austria Sturm Graz Poreč, Hungary
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Veli Jože
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Kapfenberger SV
18 January 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 3–0 Austria Kapfenberger SV Graz, Austria
11:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Messendorf Trainingszentrum
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Hartberg
15 February 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Austria Hartberg Graz, Austria
11:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Messendorf Trainingszentrum
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Hartberg
15 March 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Austria Hartberg Graz, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Messendorf Trainingszentrum
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Austria Klagenfurt
26 March 2021 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–0 Austria Austria Klagenfurt Graz, Austria
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Messendorf Trainingszentrum
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga 13 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 32 16 8 8 52 34 +18 050.00
Austrian Cup 28 August 2020 3 March 2021 First round Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 080.00
Total 37 20 8 9 64 39 +25 054.05

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Bundesliga

Main article: 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Regular stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Rapid Wien 22 13 6 3 43 25 +18 45 Qualification for the Championship round
3 LASK 22 13 3 6 42 21 +21 42
4 Sturm Graz 22 11 6 5 34 20 +14 39
5 Wolfsberger AC 22 10 3 9 40 39 +1 33
6 WSG Tirol 22 8 6 8 37 34 +3 30
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Away matches won; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 11 6 5 34 20  +14 39 8 1 2 21 9  +12 3 5 3 13 11  +2

Last updated: 21 March 2021.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDDDWWLDWWWWWLWLWLLWDWD
Position7876455444323333444444
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2021. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.

St. Pölten v Sturm Graz
13 September 2020 1 St. Pölten 0–0 Sturm Graz Sankt Pölten
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Andreas Heiß
Sturm Graz v Rapid Wien
19 September 2020 2 Sturm Graz 1–1 Rapid Wien Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Walter Altmann
Hartberg v Sturm Graz
27 September 2020 3 Hartberg 1–1 Sturm Graz Hartberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Sturm Graz v Rheindorf Altach
4 October 2020 4 Sturm Graz 4–0 Rheindorf Altach Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Ried v Sturm Graz
24 October 2020 5 Ried 0–2 Sturm Graz Ried im Innkreis
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Harald Lechner
Sturm Graz v LASK
1 November 2020 6 Sturm Graz 0–2 LASK Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
Red Bull Salzburg v Sturm Graz
21 November 2020 8 Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sturm Graz Wals-Siezenheim
17:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josef Spurny
Sturm Graz v WSG Tirol
28 November 2020 9 Sturm Graz 1–0 WSG Tirol Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
Austria Wien v Sturm Graz
5 December 2020 10 Austria Wien 0–4 Sturm Graz Vienna
17:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Sturm Graz v Admira Wacker Mödling
12 December 2020 11 Sturm Graz 3–0 Admira Wacker Mödling Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josef Spurny
Sturm Graz v St. Pölten
19 December 2020 12 Sturm Graz 3–0 St. Pölten Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stefan Ebner
Wolfsberger AC v Sturm Graz
17 January 2021 7 Wolfsberger AC 0–0 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Hameter
Rapid Wien v Sturm Graz
22 January 2021 13 Rapid Wien 4–1 Sturm Graz Vienna
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
Sturm Graz v Hartberg
26 January 2021 14 Sturm Graz 2–1 Hartberg Graz
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
Rheindorf Altach v Sturm Graz
30 January 2021 15 Rheindorf Altach 2–1 Sturm Graz Altach
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stefan Ebner
Sturm Graz v Ried
9 February 2021 16 Sturm Graz 2–1 Ried Graz
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
LASK v Sturm Graz
14 February 2021 17 LASK 2–0 Sturm Graz Pasching
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner
Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC
21 February 2021 18 Sturm Graz 1–2 Wolfsberger AC Graz
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Hameter
Sturm Graz v Red Bull Salzburg
28 February 2021 19 Sturm Graz 2–1 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Drachta
WSG Tirol v Sturm Graz
6 March 2021 20 WSG Tirol 1–1 Sturm Graz Innsbruck
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Sturm Graz v Austria Wien
14 March 2021 21 Sturm Graz 2–1 Austria Wien Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Kijas
Admira Wacker Mödling v Sturm Graz
21 March 2021 22 Admira Wacker Mödling 0–0 Sturm Graz Maria Enzersdorf
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stefan Ebner

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBS RWI STU LIN WOL WAT
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 32 25 2 5 94 33 +61 51 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0
2 Rapid Wien 32 17 8 7 64 40 +24 36 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–3 0–0 3–0 1–2 4–0
3 Sturm Graz 32 16 8 8 52 34 +18 36 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 1–3 4–1 3–1 0–1 3–2
4 LASK 32 15 6 11 55 41 +14 30 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round 2–5 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–3
5 Wolfsberger AC 32 13 5 14 52 62 −10 27 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off final 1–2 1–8 1–3 0–4 2–0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 16 8 8 52 34  +18 56 11 1 4 32 17  +15 5 7 4 20 17  +3

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLWDLWDLWWW
Position4444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Red Bull Salzburg v Sturm Graz
4 April 2021 23 Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Sturm Graz Wals-Siezenheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
Sturm Graz v WSG Tirol
11 April 2021 24 Sturm Graz 3–2 WSG Tirol Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josef Spurny
Rapid Wien v Sturm Graz
18 April 2021 25 Rapid Wien 0–0 Sturm Graz Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stefan Ebner
Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC
21 April 2021 26 Sturm Graz 0–1 Wolfsberger AC Graz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik
Sturm Graz v LASK
25 April 2021 27 Sturm Graz 3–1 LASK Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger
LASK v Sturm Graz
28 April 2021 28 LASK 0–0 Sturm Graz Pasching
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Kijas
Sturm Graz v Red Bull Salzburg
9 May 2021 29 Sturm Graz 1–3 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik
WSG Tirol v Sturm Graz
12 May 2021 30 WSG Tirol 2–3 Sturm Graz Innsbruck
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
Sturm Graz v Rapid Wien
16 May 2021 31 Sturm Graz 4–1 Rapid Wien Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Walter Altmann
Wolfsberger AC v Sturm Graz
22 May 2021 32 Wolfsberger AC 1–3 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Hameter

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Austrian Cup Sturm Graz v SV Innsbruck
28 August 2020 First round Sturm Graz 8–0 SV Innsbruck Graz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Rene Eisner
Hohenems v Sturm Graz
17 October 2020 Second round Hohenems 1–2 Sturm Graz Hohenems
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Herrenriedstadion
Attendance: 500
Referee: Felix Ouschan
Sturm Graz v Wacker Innsbruck
24 November 2020 Third round Sturm Graz 1–0 Wacker Innsbruck Graz
20:25 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Kijas
Sturm Graz v First Vienna
5 February 2021 Quarter-finals Sturm Graz 1–0 First Vienna Graz
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Sturm Graz v Red Bull Salzburg
3 March 2021 Semi-finals Sturm Graz 0–4 Red Bull Salzburg Klagenfurt
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
Note: The match was played at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt instead of Sturm Graz's regular home stadium, the Merkur-Arena in Graz, due to lawn problems there.

References

  1. "SK Sturm Graz - Die offizielle Webseite des SK Sturm Graz". SK Sturm Graz.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. "Rahmenterminplan für die Saison 2020/21 fixiert" [Framework schedule for the 2020/21 season fixed]. skysportaustria.at (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. "Wer schafft den Einzug ins UNIQA ÖFB Cup Finale?". oefb.at (in German). Austrian Football Association. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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