2021–22 season | ||||
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Chairman | Christian Jauk | |||
Manager | Christian Ilzer | |||
Stadium | Merkur-Arena | |||
Austrian Bundesliga | 2nd | |||
Austrian Cup | Third round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Manprit Sarkaria (12) All: Jakob Jantscher (17) | |||
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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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45 | FW | Kelvin Yeboah | Genoa | €6.5M | 8 January 2022 | [1] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
25 June 2021 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 6–0 | FC Juniors OÖ | Oberaich, Austria |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Oberaicher Sportanlage |
2 July 2021 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 9–1 | FC Liefering | Schladming, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Schladming |
2 July 2021 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 1–3 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Schladming, Austria |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Schladming |
8 July 2021 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 0–1 | Cracovia | Moravske Toplice, Slovenia |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Moravski Stadion |
8 July 2021 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Red Star Belgrade | Graz, Austria |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merkur-Arena |
28 July 2021 Friendly | Udinese | 2–3 | Sturm Graz | Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena |
3 September 2021 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Bravo | Lebring, Austria |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: sanSirro Stadion Lebring |
29 January 2022 Friendly | Gorica | 0–1 | Sturm Graz | Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež |
24 March 2022 Friendly | Sturm Graz | 3–2 | Kapfenberger SV | Austria |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 50.00 | |
Austrian Cup | 17 July 2021 | 27 October 2021 | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 66.67 |
UEFA Europa League | 19 August 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Play-off round | Group stage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 25.00 |
Total | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 49 | +28 | 46.15 |
Last updated: 24 April 2022
Source: Soccerway
Austrian Football Bundesliga
Regular stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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.[2]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2021.[3]
23 July 2021 1 | Sturm Graz | 1–3 | Red Bull Salzburg | Graz |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 13,066 Referee: Walter Altmann |
1 August 2021 2 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–4 | Sturm Graz | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Harald Lechner |
7 August 2021 3 | Sturm Graz | 3–1 | Rheindorf Altach | Graz |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 9,454 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer |
15 August 2021 4 | LASK | 1–3 | Sturm Graz | Pasching |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 5,368 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik |
22 August 2021 5 | Sturm Graz | 2–2 | Austria Wien | Graz |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 12,474 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
29 August 2021 6 | Admira | 1–1 | Sturm Graz | Maria Enzersdorf |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 2,590 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer |
12 September 2021 7 | Sturm Graz | 2–1 | Austria Klagenfurt | Graz |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Walter Altmann |
19 September 2021 8 | Sturm Graz | 5–0 | WSG Tirol | Graz |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 8,844 Referee: Harald Lechner |
26 September 2021 9 | Rapid Wien | 0–3 | Sturm Graz | Vienna |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 16,228 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
3 October 2021 10 | Hartberg | 3–2 | Sturm Graz | Hartberg |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
17 October 2021 11 | Sturm Graz | 1–0 | Ried | Graz |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 8,699 Referee: Christopher Jäger |
24 October 2021 12 | Salzburg | 4–1 | Sturm Graz | Wals-Siezenheim |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
31 October 2021 13 | Sturm Graz | 0–3 | Wolfsberger AC | Graz |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 10,615 Referee: Markus Hameter |
21 November 2021 15 | Sturm Graz | 3–3 | LASK | Graz |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
28 November 2021 16 | Austria Wien | 2–1 | Sturm Graz | Wien |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
1 December 2021 14 | Rheindorf Altach | 0–1 | Sturm Graz | Altach |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Kijas |
Championship round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | STU | AWI | WOL | RWI | KLA | |
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1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 19 | +58 | 52 | Qualification to 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 to 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 to 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 to 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 to Europa Conference League play-offs | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 |
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.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Austrian Cup
17 July 2021 First round | Stadl-Paura | 0–9 | Sturm Graz | Stadl-Paura |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Licht & Planung Arena Stadl-Paura Referee: Thomas Fröhlacher |
22 September 2021 Second round | World of Jobs VFB Hohenems | 0–4 | Sturm Graz | Graz |
17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Andreas Heiß |
27 October 2021 Third round | Sturm Graz | 1–2 | SV Ried | Graz |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 5,528 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[5]
19 August 2021 First leg | Mura | 1–3 | Sturm Graz | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Fazanerija Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
26 August 2021 Second leg | Sturm Graz | 2–0 (5–1 agg.) | Mura | Graz, Austria |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout round play-offs |
3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa Conference League |
4 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
16 September 2021 1 | Monaco | 1–0 | Sturm Graz | Monaco, France |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 2,941 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
30 September 2021 2 | Sturm Graz | 1–4 | PSV | Graz, Austria |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 15,026 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine) |
21 October 2021 3 | Sturm Graz | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Graz, Austria |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 14,809 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
4 November 2021 4 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Sturm Graz | San Sebastián, Spain |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
25 November 2021 5 | PSV | 2–0 | Sturm Graz | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
References
- ↑ "Il Genoa Sprinta Con Kelvin Yeboah" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Bundesliga veröffentlicht Spielplan für die Saison 2021/22". Sky Sport Austria. 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.