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Wolfsberger AC 2020–21 football season
Wolfsberger AC
2020–21 season
ChairmanDietmar Riegler
ManagerFerdinand Feldhofer
StadiumLavanttal-Arena
Austrian Bundesliga5th
Austrian CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dejan Joveljić (18)
All:
Dejan Joveljić (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–202021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was Wolfsberger AC's 90th season in existence and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Wolfsberger participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 5 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 August 2020

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
2 DF Georgia (country) GEO Guram Giorbelidze
3 DF Sweden SWE Gustav Henriksson
4 DF Austria AUT Jonathan Scherzer
5 DF Austria AUT Stefan Perić
6 MF Austria AUT Mario Pavelić
7 MF Israel ISR Eliel Peretz
8 FW Senegal SEN Cheikhou Dieng
9 FW Serbia SRB Dejan Joveljić (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
10 MF Austria AUT Michael Liendl
11 FW Croatia CRO Dario Vizinger
15 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Rnić
16 MF Austria AUT Mario Leitgeb
17 MF Austria AUT Kai Stratznig
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Austria AUT Sven Sprangler
22 DF Austria AUT Dominik Baumgartner
23 MF Austria AUT Lukas Schöfl
24 MF Austria AUT Christopher Wernitznig
25 DF Austria AUT Fabian Tauchhammer
27 DF Austria AUT Michael Novak
29 GK Austria AUT Manuel Kuttin
30 MF Austria AUT Matthäus Taferner
31 GK Austria AUT Alexander Kofler
32 GK Austria AUT Marko Soldo
37 FW Austria AUT Amar Hodzić
44 DF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Lochoshvili

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
— MF Austria AUT Joshua Steiger (at SV Lafnitz)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sparta Prague Czech Republic v Austria Wolfsberger AC
12 August 2020 Friendly Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–2 Austria Wolfsberger AC Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportarena Bad Kleinkirchheim
Attendance: 0
Wolfsberger AC Austria v Netherlands Ajax
18 August 2020 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 0–2 Netherlands Ajax Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Saalfelden Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Wolfsberger AC Austria v Austria SV Horn
21 August 2020 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 2–1 Austria SV Horn Anif, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif
Attendance: 0
Wolfsberger AC Austria v Austria Juniors OÖ
6 September 2020 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 2–0 Austria Juniors OÖ Wolfsberg, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Wolfsberger AC Austria v Slovenia Domžale
26 March 2021 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria Cancelled Slovenia Domžale Wolfsberg, Austria
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

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 5th 32 13 5 14 52 62 −10 040.63
Austrian Bundesliga play-offs 27 May 2021 30 May 2021 First leg Runners-up 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Austrian Cup 28 August 2020 3 March 2021 First round Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 11 6 +5 060.00
UEFA Europa League 22 October 2020 24 February 2021 Group stage Round of 32 8 3 1 4 8 14 −6 037.50
Total 47 19 7 21 72 87 −15 040.43

Last updated: 30 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
3 LASK 22 13 3 6 42 21 +21 42 Qualification for the Championship round
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
7 Hartberg 22 7 8 7 25 38 −13 29 Qualification for the Relegation round
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 10 3 9 40 39  +1 33 2 3 6 15 24  −9 8 0 3 25 15  +10

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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWLLLWDWDLWWDLWLWWLWLW
Position116991078767766666655555
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.

Wolfsberger AC v Red Bull Salzburg
13 September 2020 1 Wolfsberger AC 1–3 Red Bull Salzburg Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 2,592
Referee: Markus Hameter
Hartberg v Wolfsberger AC
20 September 2020 2 Hartberg 0–2 Wolfsberger AC Hartberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Josef Spurny
LASK v Wolfsberger AC
27 September 2020 3 LASK 3–1 Wolfsberger AC Pasching
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Harald Lechner
Wolfsberger AC v St. Pölten
3 October 2020 4 Wolfsberger AC 2–4 St. Pölten Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
Wolfsberger AC v Rapid Wien
25 October 2020 5 Wolfsberger AC 3–4 Rapid Wien Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 1,534
Referee: Stefan Ebner
Admira Wacker Mödling v Wolfsberger AC
1 November 2020 6 Admira Wacker Mödling 1–3 Wolfsberger AC Maria Enzersdorf
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 750
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Rheindorf Altach v Wolfsberger AC
21 November 2020 8 Rheindorf Altach 0–2 Wolfsberger AC Altach
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Walter Altmann
Wolfsberger AC v Ried
29 November 2020 9 Wolfsberger AC 1–1 Ried Wolfsberg
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner
WSG Tirol v Wolfsberger AC
6 December 2020 10 WSG Tirol 4–1 Wolfsberger AC Innsbruck
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Drachta
Wolfsberger AC v Austria Wien
13 December 2020 11 Wolfsberger AC 3–2 Austria Wien Wolfsberg
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rene Eisner
Red Bull Salzburg v Wolfsberger AC
20 December 2020 12 Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 Wolfsberger AC Wals-Siezenheim
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
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
Wolfsberger AC v Hartberg
23 January 2021 13 Wolfsberger AC 0–0 Hartberg Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Wolfsberger AC v LASK
27 January 2021 14 Wolfsberger AC 0–3 LASK Wolfsberg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Harkam
St. Pölten v Wolfsberger AC
31 January 2021 15 St. Pölten 0–2 Wolfsberger AC Sankt Pölten
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Ouschan
Rapid Wien v Wolfsberger AC
9 February 2021 16 Rapid Wien 1–0 Wolfsberger AC Vienna
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Kijas
Wolfsberger AC v Admira Wacker Mödling
13 February 2021 17 Wolfsberger AC 2–1 Admira Wacker Mödling Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rene Eisner
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
Wolfsberger AC v Rheindorf Altach
28 February 2021 19 Wolfsberger AC 0–1 Rheindorf Altach Wolfsberg
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Ried v Wolfsberger AC
7 March 2021 20 Ried 0–4 Wolfsberger AC Ried im Innkreis
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik
Wolfsberger AC v WSG Tirol
14 March 2021 21 Wolfsberger AC 3–5 WSG Tirol Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner
Austria Wien v Wolfsberger AC
21 March 2021 22 Austria Wien 3–5 Wolfsberger AC Vienna
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBS RWI STU LIN WOL WAT
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
6 WSG Tirol 32 10 8 14 53 60 −7 23 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–0 2–2 —
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.

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 13 5 14 52 62  −10 44 3 3 10 20 41  −21 10 2 4 32 21  +11

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

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLWWLDWLDL
Position6655555555
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Wolfsberger AC v Rapid Wien
4 April 2021 23 Wolfsberger AC 1–8 Rapid Wien Wolfsberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Walter Altmann
LASK v Wolfsberger AC
11 April 2021 24 LASK 2–1 Wolfsberger AC Pasching
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca
Wolfsberger AC v WSG Tirol
18 April 2021 25 Wolfsberger AC 2–0 WSG Tirol Wolfsberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
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
Wolfsberger AC v Red Bull Salzburg
25 April 2021 27 Wolfsberger AC 1–2 Red Bull Salzburg Wolfsberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner
Red Bull Salzburg v Wolfsberger AC
28 April 2021 28 Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 Wolfsberger AC Wals-Siezenheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
Rapid Wien v Wolfsberger AC
9 May 2021 29 Rapid Wien 1–2 Wolfsberger AC Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Wolfsberger AC v LASK
12 May 2021 30 Wolfsberger AC 0–4 LASK Wolfsberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josef Spurny
WSG Tirol v Wolfsberger AC
16 May 2021 31 WSG Tirol 2–2 Wolfsberger AC Innsbruck
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
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

European competition play-offs

Austria Wien v Wolfsberger AC
27 May 2021 First leg Austria Wien 3–0 Wolfsberger AC Vienna
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Wolfsberger AC v Austria Wien
30 May 2021 Second leg Wolfsberger AC 1–2
(1–5 agg.)		 Austria Wien Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Harkam

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Austrian Cup Wolfsberger AC v Neusiedl
28 August 2020 First round Wolfsberger AC 5–2 (a.e.t.) Neusiedl Wolfsberg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Fröhlacher
Wolfsberger AC v Ried
18 October 2020 Second round Wolfsberger AC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Ried Wolfsberg
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Harkam
Penalties
Wolfsberger AC v Amstetten
16 December 2020 Third round Wolfsberger AC 2–0 Amstetten Wolfsberg
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
Kapfenberger SV v Wolfsberger AC
5 February 2021 Quarter-finals Kapfenberger SV 1–2 (a.e.t.) Wolfsberger AC Kapfenberg
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger
Wolfsberger AC v LASK
3 March 2021 Semi-finals Wolfsberger AC 0–1 (a.e.t.) LASK Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group K

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DZG WAC FEY CSM
1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 0–0 3–1
2 Austria Wolfsberger AC 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 0–3 — 1–0 1–1
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 0–2 1–4 — 3–1
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 0–0 0–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers Wolfsberger AC Austria v Russia CSKA Moscow
22 October 2020 1 Wolfsberger AC Austria 1–1 Russia CSKA Moscow Klagenfurt, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Feyenoord Netherlands v Austria Wolfsberger AC
29 October 2020 2 Feyenoord Netherlands 1–4 Austria Wolfsberger AC Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia v Austria Wolfsberger AC
5 November 2020 3 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–0 Austria Wolfsberger AC Zagreb, Croatia
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
Wolfsberger AC Austria v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
26 November 2020 4 Wolfsberger AC Austria 0–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Klagenfurt, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
CSKA Moscow Russia v Austria Wolfsberger AC
3 December 2020 5 CSKA Moscow Russia 0–1 Austria Wolfsberger AC Moscow, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Wolfsberger AC Austria v Netherlands Feyenoord
10 December 2020 6 Wolfsberger AC Austria 1–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Klagenfurt, Austria
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32

The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.

Wolfsberger AC Austria v England Tottenham Hotspur
18 February 2021 First leg Wolfsberger AC Austria 1–4 England Tottenham Hotspur Budapest, Hungary
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, was moved to Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Austria on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the variant B.1.1.7.
Tottenham Hotspur England v Austria Wolfsberger AC
24 February 2021 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 4–0
(8–1 agg.)		 Austria Wolfsberger AC Tottenham, England
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

References

  1. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 1 December 2020.
  5. "UEFA Europa League venue changes". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. "Tottenham Hotspur: Europa League last-32 tie away to Wolfsberger moved to Budapest". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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