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Sturm Graz 2021–22 football season
Sturm Graz
2021–22 season
ChairmanChristian Jauk
ManagerChristian Ilzer
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Austrian Bundesliga2nd
Austrian CupThird round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Manprit Sarkaria
(13 goals)
All:
Jakob Jantscher
Manprit Sarkaria
(17 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 January 2022

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 Aleksandar Borković (on loan from Hoffenheim)
8 MF Austria AUT Alexander Prass
9 FW Denmark DEN Rasmus Højlund
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Otar Kiteishvili
11 MF Austria AUT Manprit Sarkaria
13 FW Austria AUT Jakob Jantscher
14 DF Austria AUT Paul Komposch
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Anderson Niangbo (on loan from Gent)
16 MF Austria AUT Sandro Schendl
17 MF Austria AUT Lukas Jäger
18 MF Austria AUT Philipp Huspek
19 MF Austria AUT Andreas Kuen
20 FW Austria AUT Martin Krienzer
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Austria AUT Samuel Stückler
22 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Jusuf Gazibegović
23 FW Austria AUT Luca Kronberger
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
35 DF Austria AUT Niklas Geyrhofer
36 DF Austria AUT Vincent Trummer
42 DF Austria AUT David Affengruber
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 2022)
— DF Austria AUT Florian Weiler (at Hartberg until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Austria AUT Dardan Shabanhaxhaj (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

Overall record

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

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Regular stage

Austrian Bundesliga regular season table
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.

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
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

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2021.

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

Championship round

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:
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Cup Stadl-Paura v Sturm Graz
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
World of Jobs VFB Hohenems v Sturm Graz
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
Sturm Graz v SV Ried
27 October 2021 Third round Sturm Graz 1–2 SV Ried Graz
18:00 Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

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

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

Group stage

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

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

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

References

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