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SK Sturm Graz 2022–23 football season
SK Sturm Graz
2022–23 season
ChairmanChristian Jauk
Head coachChristian Ilzer
StadiumMerkur Arena
Austrian Bundesliga2nd
Austrian CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Emegha (9)
All:
Emanuel Emegha (10)
← 2021–222023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 114th in the history of SK Sturm Graz and their 57th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 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
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
16 MF Austria AUT Sandro Schendl
17 MF Austria AUT Lukas Jäger
18 DF Croatia CRO Alois Oroz (on loan from Vitesse)
20 FW Austria AUT Martin Krienzer
20 FW Netherlands NED Emanuel Emegha
21 MF Austria AUT Samuel Stückler
22 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Jusuf Gazibegović
No. Pos. Nation Player
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
28 DF Austria AUT David Schnegg
29 FW Ghana GHA Mohammed Fuseini
30 MF Austria AUT Ivan Ljubić
32 GK Austria AUT Tobias Schützenauer
35 DF Austria AUT Niklas Geyrhofer
36 DF Austria AUT Vincent Trummer
37 DF Austria AUT Moritz Wels
42 DF Austria AUT David Affengruber
44 DF Mali MLI Amadou Dante
— FW Denmark DEN William Bøving

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Voitsberg Austria v Austria Sturm Graz
25 June 2022 Friendly Voitsberg Austria 0–11 Austria Sturm Graz Voitsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sparkassen-Arena Voitsberg
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Liefering
2 July 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0–0 Austria Liefering Schladming
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Schladming
Sturm Graz Austria v Germany Blau-Weiß Linz
2 July 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 1–1 Germany Blau-Weiß Linz Schladming
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Schladming
Sturm Graz Austria v Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno
9 July 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0–0 Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno Weiz
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: SIEMENS Energy Stadion
Sturm Graz Austria v Turkey Galatasaray
9 July 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Turkey Galatasaray Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Sturm Graz Austria v United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
26 July 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 4–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Rottenmann
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Sturm Graz Austria v Slovenia Maribor
23 September 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 5–1 Slovenia Maribor Wildon
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportplatz Wildon
Sturm Graz Austria v Spain Almería
3 December 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 1–0 Spain Almería Benahavís, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Campo La Quinta
Referee: Enrique Pareja Nieto
Sturm Graz Austria v Italy Empoli
5 December 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 1–2 Italy Empoli Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Campe de Futbol Atalaya Park Hotel
Sturm Graz Austria v France Nice
7 December 2022 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria P–P France Nice Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Sturm Graz Austria v Slovenia Mura
13 January 2023 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria – Slovenia Mura

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 2022 Matchday 1 22 14 6 2 37 15 +22 063.64
Austrian Cup 16 July 2022 First round 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00
UEFA Champions League 3 August 2022 9 August 2022 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 8 September 2022 3 November 2022 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 4 10 −6 033.33
Total 34 20 8 6 53 30 +23 058.82

Last updated: 19 March 2023
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga

Main article: 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg 22 17 4 1 49 13 +36 55 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sturm Graz 22 14 6 2 37 15 +22 48
3 LASK 22 10 8 4 38 28 +10 38
4 Rapid Wien 22 10 3 9 34 26 +8 33
5 Austria Wien 22 10 5 7 37 31 +6 32
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.
Notes:
  1. Austria Wien were deducted 3 points due to license violation.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBS STU LIN RWI AWI KLA
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 32 23 8 1 67 22 +45 49 Qualification for the Champions League group stage — 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 3–2
2 Sturm Graz 32 20 6 6 57 29 +28 42 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 0–2 — 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–1
3 LASK 32 14 12 6 54 38 +16 35 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 0–1 2–1 — 3–1 3–1 4–0
4 Rapid Wien 32 12 6 14 50 47 +3 25 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 3–3 3–1
5 Austria Wien (O) 32 11 10 11 55 52 +3 24 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 — 1–2
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) 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL LUS WAT HAR ALT RIE
1 Wolfsberger AC 32 12 6 14 51 51 0 31 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs — 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
2 Austria Lustenau 32 11 10 11 50 54 −4 29 1–3 — 2–4 5–1 1–0 2–2
3 WSG Tirol 32 10 8 14 44 53 −9 24 4–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1
4 Hartberg 32 9 6 17 39 56 −17 24 0–2 0–1 5–0 — 2–2 2–0
5 Rheindorf Altach 32 6 10 16 29 53 −24 19 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
6 Ried (R) 32 4 11 17 27 50 −23 14 Relegation to Austrian Football Second League 1–2 4–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 —
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.
(R) Relegated

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
28 18 6 4 48 23  +25 60 10 1 3 26 14  +12 8 5 1 22 9  +13

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

Results by round

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ResultDWDWLWDWWWWWDWDDWWLWWWWLWLWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.

Wolfsberger AC v Sturm Graz
23 July 2022 1 Wolfsberger AC 1–1 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Christopher Jäger
Sturm Graz v Red Bull Salzburg
30 July 2022 2 Sturm Graz 2–1 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,317
Referee: Julian Weinberger
Ried v Sturm Graz
6 August 2022 3 Ried 1–1 Sturm Graz Ried im Innkreis
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Josko Arena
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Josef Spurny
Sturm Graz v Rheindorf Altach
13 August 2022 4 Sturm Graz 4–0 Rheindorf Altach Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 9,584
Referee: Austria Gerhard Grobelnik
Sturm Graz v LASK
20 August 2022 5 Sturm Graz 0–1 LASK Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,704
Referee: Austria Walter Altmann
Rapid Wien v Sturm Graz
28 August 2022 6 Rapid Wien 1–2 Sturm Graz Wien
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 19,180
Referee: Austria Christopher Jäeger
Sturm Graz v Hartberg
3 September 2022 7 Sturm Graz 0–0 Hartberg Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 11,427
Referee: Austria Julian Weinberger
Austria Klagenfurt v Sturm Graz
11 September 2022 8 Austria Klagenfurt 0–2 Sturm Graz Klagenfurt
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: 28 Black Arena
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Austria Manuel Schüttengruber
Sturm Graz v Austria Lustenau
18 September 2022 9 Sturm Graz 2–0 Austria Lustenau Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 10,237
Referee: Austria Markus Hameter
Austria Wien v Sturm Graz
2 October 2022 10 Austria Wien 0–3 Sturm Graz Wien
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 13,977
Referee: Austria Sebastian Gishamer
Sturm Graz v WSG Tirol
9 October 2022 11 Sturm Graz 2–1 WSG Tirol Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Austria Arnes Talic
Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC
16 October 2022 12 Sturm Graz 3–2 Wolfsberger AC Graz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 11,915
Referee: Austria Christopher Jäeger
Red Bull Salzburg v Sturm Graz
22 October 2022 13 Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 Sturm Graz Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,527
Referee: Austria Stefan Ebner
Sturm Graz v Ried
30 October 2022 14 Sturm Graz 2–1 Ried Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Nutz 59'
  • Michael Martin Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Austria Harald Lechner
Rheindorf Altach v Sturm Graz
6 November 2022 15 Rheindorf Altach 1–1 Sturm Graz Altach
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Austria Manuel Schüttengruber
LASK v Sturm Graz
13 November 2022 16 LASK 1–1 Sturm Graz Pasching
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Austria Sebastian Gishamer
Sturm Graz v Rapid Wien
10 February 2023 17 Sturm Graz 1–0 Rapid Wien Graz
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 15,595
Referee: Austria Walter Altmann
Hartberg v Sturm Graz
18 February 2023 18 Hartberg 1–2 Sturm Graz Hartberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Profertil Arena
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Austria Dieter Muckenhammer
Sturm Graz v Austria Klagenfurt
25 February 2023 19 Sturm Graz 1–2 Austria Klagenfurt Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 12,025
Referee: Austria Alan Kijas
Austria Lustenau v Sturm Graz
4 March 2023 20 Austria Lustenau 0–2 Sturm Graz Lustenau
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Planet Pure Stadion
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Austria Christopher Jäeger
Sturm Graz v Austria Wien
12 March 2023 21 Sturm Graz 3–1 Austria Wien Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Austria Stefan Ebner
WSG Tirol v Sturm Graz
19 March 2023 22 WSG Tirol 0–2 Sturm Graz Innsbruck
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Austria Manuel Schüttengruber

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Austrian Cup SC Röfix Röthis v Sturm Graz
16 July 2022 First round SC Röfix Röthis 0–6 Sturm Graz Röthis
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Decet Yellow card 40'
  • Scheichl Yellow card 80'
  • Domig Yellow card 92'
 Report Stadium: Sportplatz an der Ratz
Attendance: 1,487
Referee: Andreas Heiss
Sturm Graz v Austria Salzburg
31 August 2022 Second round Sturm Graz 3–1 Austria Salzburg Graz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Krainz Yellow card 5'
  • Matthias Theiner Yellow card 14'
  • Marinko Sorda 72'
 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Austria Harald Lechner
Grazer AK v Sturm Graz
19 October 2022 Third round Grazer AK 0–1 Sturm Graz Graz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Austria Alexander Harkam
Red Bull Salzburg v Sturm Graz
3 February 2023 Quarter-finals Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Sturm Graz Salzburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Austria Julian Weinberger
Sturm Graz v LASK
6 April 2023 Semi-finals Sturm Graz – LASK Graz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Merkur-Arena

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine v Austria Sturm Graz
3 August 2022 First leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–0 Austria Sturm Graz Łódź, Poland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla
Attendance: 6,092
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Sturm Graz Austria v Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
9 August 2022 Second leg Sturm Graz Austria 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 agg.)		 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Graz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group F

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEY MID LAZ STU
1 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 2 2 2 13 9 +4 8 Advance to round of 16 — 2–2 1–0 6–0
2 Denmark Midtjylland 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 — 5–1 2–0
3 Italy Lazio 6 2 2 2 9 11 −2 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 4–2 2–1 — 2–2
4 Austria Sturm Graz 6 2 2 2 4 10 −6 8 1–0 1–0 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker. Between Feyenoord and Midtjylland, overall goals scored is used as the tiebreaker.
Sturm Graz Austria v Denmark Midtjylland
8 September 2022 1 Sturm Graz Austria 1–0 Denmark Midtjylland Graz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Feyenoord Netherlands v Austria Sturm Graz
15 September 2022 2 Feyenoord Netherlands 6–0 Austria Sturm Graz Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 30,025
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
Sturm Graz Austria v Italy Lazio
6 October 2022 3 Sturm Graz Austria 0–0 Italy Lazio Graz
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 14,171
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Lazio Italy v Austria Sturm Graz
13 October 2022 4 Lazio Italy 2–2 Austria Sturm Graz Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Sturm Graz Austria v Netherlands Feyenoord
27 October 2022 5 Sturm Graz Austria 1–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Graz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 13,987
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Midtjylland Denmark v Austria Sturm Graz
3 November 2022 6 Midtjylland Denmark 2–0 Austria Sturm Graz Herning, Denmark
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

References

  1. "Ständig Neutrales Schiedsgericht weist Austria-Klage ab" [Permanent Neutral Arbitration Court dismisses Austria claim]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. "FRISCH EINGETROFFEN: Neuer Spielplan der ADMIRAL Bundesliga-Saison 2022/2023!".
  5. "Europa League: Attraktive Gegner für Sturm Graz!". 26 August 2022.
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