2024–25 SK Sturm Graz season

SK Sturm Graz 2024–25 football season
SK Sturm Graz
2024–25 season
ManagerChristian Ilzer
StadiumLiebenauer Stadium
Austrian Football Bundesliga2nd
Austrian CupSecond round
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Mika Biereth (3)
All: Mika Biereth (3)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2024–25 season is the 116th season in the history of SK Sturm Graz, and the club's 59th consecutive season in Austrian Football Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Denmark Tochi Chukwuani Denmark Lyngby Undisclosed 1 July 2024 [1]
MF Mali Youba Koïta Mali ATS Koro 1 July 2024
MF Hungary Martin Kern Hungary Puskás AFC II 1 July 2024
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Karić}} Germany SV Darmstadt 98 Free 1 July 2024
DF Slovenia Arjan Malic}} Austria SV Ried €500,000 1 July 2024
GK Netherlands Kjell Scherpen}} England Brighton & Hove Albion Loan 2 July 2024 [2]
MF Croatia Lovro Zvonarek}} Germany Bayern Munich Loan 4 July 2024 [3]
FW Denmark Mika Biereth}} England Arsenal FC U21 €4,000,000 8 July 2024 [4]
DF Austria Emanuel Aiwu}} Italy Cremonese Undisclosed 10 July 2024 [5]
GK Russia Daniil Khudyakov Russia Lokomotiv Moscow €340,000 22 July 2024 [6]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Austria David Schnegg United States D.C. United €1,850,000 1 July 2024 [7]

Friendlies

Pre-season

SC Weiz Austria v Austria Sturm Graz
28 June 2024 Friendly SC Weiz Austria 1–6 Austria Sturm Graz Strobl
18:00 Stadium: Sportplatz Strobl
Sturm Graz Austria v Austria Flyeralarm Admira
29 June 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–2 Austria Flyeralarm Admira Dechantskirchen
17:00
  • Stevanovic 48'
  • Mujanović 54'
 Stadium: Raiffeisen Stadion Wechselland Dechantskirchen
Sturm Graz Austria v Slovenia Domžale
6 July 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0–3 Slovenia Domžale Tillmitsch
15:00 Report
Stadium: Nunner Arena Tillmitsch
Attendance: 1,500
Sturm Graz Austria v Ukraine Rukh Lviv
6 July 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 1–4 Ukraine Rukh Lviv Gralla
18:00
Stadium: Sportplatz Gralla
Sturm Graz Austria v Denmark Midtjylland
13 July 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 3–1 Denmark Midtjylland Irdning
11:30
Report
Stadium: ATV-Riesneralm-Arena Irdning
Attendance: 1,000
Note: 3 x 45 minutes
Sturm Graz Austria v Monaco Monaco
20 July 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–2 Monaco Monaco Windischgarsten
18:00
Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Windischgarsten
Attendance: 1,500
Sturm Graz Austria v Portugal Porto
23 July 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 0–2 Portugal Porto Graz
19:00
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Sturm Graz Austria v France Paris Saint-Germain
7 August 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz Austria 2–2 France Paris Saint-Germain Klagenfurt, Austria
18:30 Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga 4 August 2024 Matchday 1 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 075.00
Austrian Cup 27 July 2024 First round 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
Total 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 080.00

Last updated: 24 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sturm Graz 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
3 Rapid Wien 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
4 Rheindorf Altach 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
5 Austria Wien 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. 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.[8]

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
4 3 0 1 6 2  +4 9 2 0 0 4 1  +3 1 0 1 2 1  +1

Last updated: 24 August 2024.
Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Rapid Wien v Sturm Graz
4 August 2024 1 Rapid Wien 1–0 Sturm Graz Vienna
17:00 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Sturm Graz v Hartberg
11 August 2024 2 Sturm Graz 2–0 Hartberg Graz
17:00 Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Sturm Graz v Rheindorf Altach
24 August 2024 4 Sturm Graz 2–1 Rheindorf Altach Graz
17:00 Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

Austrian Cup

Kremser SC v Sturm Graz
27 July 2024 First round Kremser SC 2–4 (a.e.t.) Sturm Graz Krems an der Donau
18:15
Report Stadium: Sepp-Doll-Stadion
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Alain Sadikovski
Ried v Sturm Graz
27 August 2024 Second round Ried v Sturm Graz Ried im Innkreis
Stadium: Josko Arena

UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Sommertransfer: Mittelfeldspieler für Schwarz-Weiß". SK Sturm.
  2. ^ "Kjell Scherpen joins Sturm Graz on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "MITTELFELD-AKTEUR KOMMT LEIHWEISE VOM FC BAYERN". SK Sturm Graz (in German). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ Roché, Art de. "Arsenal agree to sell Biereth to Sturm Graz" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "Der SK Sturm verpflichtet Emanuel Aiwu". SK Sturm.
  6. ^ "Daniil Khudyakov verstärkt das Torhüter-Team". SK Sturm.
  7. ^ Lehmann, Martin (May 22, 2024). "Schicker bestätigt Schnegg-Abgang - Nachfolger soll schon feststehen". Sky Sport Austria.
  8. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.