2025–26 Grazer AK season
Grazer AK 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of Grazer AK, and the club's second consecutive season in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Austrian Cup.
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ferdinand Feldhofer |
| Stadium | Liebenauer Stadium |
| Austrian Football Bundesliga | 8th |
| Austrian Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ramiz Harakaté (10) All: Ramiz Harakaté (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 16,093 30 August 2025 vs. SK Sturm Graz |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,694 4 October vs. Wolfsberger AC |
| Average home league attendance | 8,690 |
| Biggest win | Grazer AK 3–1 SC Rheindorf Altach (1 November 2025) Grazer AK 3–1 Blau-Weiß Linz (29 November 2025) |
| Biggest defeat | FC Red Bull Salzburg 5–0 Grazer AK (9 August 2025) |
| All statistics correct as of 10 December 2025. | |
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Tobias Koch |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Free | 17 June 2025 | [1] |
| FW |  Arbnor Prenqi |
SC Neusiedl/See |
Undisclosed | 18 June 2025 | [2] |
| FW |  Ramiz Harakaté |
SKN St. Pölten |
Undisclosed | 19 June 2025 | [3] |
| MF | Tim Paumgartner |
FC Liefering |
Undisclosed | 21 June 2025 | [4] |
| DF |  Ludwig Vraa |
Brøndby IF |
Free | 3 July 2025 | [5] |
| FW | Alexander Hofleitner |
SV Kapfenberg |
Undisclosed | 10 July 2025 | [6] |
| DF |  Donovan Pines |
 Barnsley |
Free | 4 August 2025 | [7] |
| DF | Beres Owusu |
Saint-Étienne |
Loan | 6 August 2025 | [8] |
| GK | Fabian Ehmann |
ASK Voitsberg |
Free | 28 August 2025 | [9] |
| GK | Franz Stolz |
 Genoa |
Loan | 8 January 2026 | [10] |
| MF | Mark Große |
SV Ried |
Undisclosed | 14 January 2026 | [11] |
| DF |  Leon Klassen |
 Darmstadt 98 |
Loan | 21 January 2026 | [12] |
| MF |  Mathias Olesen |
Greuther Fürth |
Loan | 2 February 2026 | [13] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Kevin-Prince Milla |
 Dukla Prague |
€100,000 | 1 May 2025 | [14] |
| MF |  Laszlo Kleinheisler |
Released | 15 June 2025 | [15] | |
| DF | Moritz Eder |
SV Austria Salzburg |
Undisclosed | 26 June 2025 | [16] |
| FW |  Atsushi Zaizen |
SW Bregenz |
Free | 1 July 2025 | [17] |
| FW | Max Rauter |
Deutschlandsberger SC |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Martin Murg |
SC Weiz |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | |
| DF | Sebastian Jost |
SC Weiz |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | |
| DF | Benjamin Rosenberger |
First Vienna FC |
Free | 10 July 2025 | [18] |
| GK | Juri Kirchmayr |
Floridsdorfer AC |
Loan | 24 July 2025 | [19] |
| MF | Marco Gantschnig |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Loan | 29 July 2025 | [20] |
| DF | Michael Lang |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Undisclosed | 7 August 2025 | [21] |
| DF | Miloš Jovičić |
 Miedź Legnica |
Free | 1 September 2025 | [22] |
| GK |  Haris Mujanić |
 FC Koper |
Free | 18 September 2025 | |
| MF |  Sadik Fofana |
Lecce |
€600,000 | 10 January 2026 | [23] |
| MF | Marco Gantschnig |
First Vienna |
Undisclosed | 13 January 2026 | [24] |
| DF | Petar Filipovic |
Released | 27 January 2026 | [25] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 4 July 2025 Friendly | Grazer AK | 3–0 | SV Tilmitsch | |
| 16:00 |
|
Report |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Grazer AK | 1–1 | ASK Voitsberg | |
| 16:45 |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | SV Lebring | 0–0 | Grazer AK | |
| 17:50 |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Grazer AK | 2–0 | Kapfenberger SV | |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 29 July 2025 Friendly | Grazer AK | 0–1 | Floridsdorfer AC | |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Mid-season
| 4 September 2025 Friendly | Grazer AK | 3–0 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | |
| 09:00 |
|
Report |
| 14 November 2025 Friendly | NK Aluminij | 0–0 | Grazer AK | |
| 11:00 | Report |
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| 13 January 2026 Friendly | Grazer AK | 1–1 |  KFC Komárno | |
| 13:00 |
|
Report |
| 16 January 2026 Friendly | Grazer AK | 3–0 | Admira Wacker | |
| 12:00 | Report |
| 21 January 2026 Friendly | NK Radomlje | 1–1 | Grazer AK | |
| 13:00 |
|
Report |
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| 24 January 2026 Friendly | Grazer AK | 5–1 | ASK Voitsberg | |
| 10:00 |
|
Report |
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| 31 January 2026 Friendly | Austria Wien | 2–0 | Grazer AK | |
| 12:00 | Report |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Austrian Football Bundesliga | 3 August 2025 | Matchday 1 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 28.13 | |
| Austrian Cup | 25 July 2025 | 25 July 2025 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 27.27 | |||
Last updated: 16 May 2026
Source: Soccerway
Austrian Football Bundesliga
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | SCR Altach | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | SV Ried | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Wolfsberger | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 26 | |
| 11 | Grazer AK | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 20 | |
| 12 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 15 |
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.[26]
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.[26]
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 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | −9 |
Last updated: 16 May 2026.
Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 3 August 2025 1 | Grazer AK | 2–2 | Austria Wien | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 9,464 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0 | Grazer AK | Wals-Siezenheim |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,436 Referee: Daniel Pfister |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Grazer AK | 1–1 | WSG Tirol | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 24 August 2025 4 | SCR Altach | 1–1 | Grazer AK | Altach |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 6,572 Referee: Walter Altmann |
| 30 August 2025 5 | Grazer AK | 0–3 | Sturm Graz | Graz |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 16,093 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca |
| 13 September 2025 6 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 3–0 | Grazer AK | Linz |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Hofmann Personal Stadion Attendance: 5,312 Referee: Safak Barmaksiz |
| 21 September 2025 7 | Grazer AK | 1–1 | Rapid Wien | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 9,192 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 27 September 2025 8 | SV Ried | 0–0 | Grazer AK | Ried im Innkreis |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: BWT Oberösterreichische Arena Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
| 4 October 2025 9 | Grazer AK | 1–3 | Wolfsberger AC | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 6,694 Referee: Alain Sadikovski |
| 18 October 2025 10 | Grazer AK | 0–0 | TSV Hartberg | Graz |
| 17:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,043 Referee: Arnes Talic |
| 25 October 2025 11 | LASK | 1–0 | Grazer AK | Linz |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 10,781 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
| 1 November 2025 12 | Grazer AK | 3–1 | SCR Altach | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Daniel Pfister |
| 8 November 2025 13 | Austria Wien | 2–1 | Grazer AK | Vienna |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 12,307 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 23 November 2025 14 | Rapid Wien | 1–2 | Grazer AK | Vienna |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 29 November 2025 15 | Grazer AK | 3–1 | Blau-Weiß Linz | Graz |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,112 Referee: Markus Hameter |
| 7 December 2025 16 | Sturm Graz | 2–1 | Grazer AK | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 15,923 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 13 December 2025 17 | Grazer AK | 1–2 | LASK | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,071 Referee: Walter Altmann |
| 8 February 2026 18 | Wolfsberger AC | 2–2 | Grazer AK | Wolfsberg |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Safak Barmaksiz |
| 15 February 2026 19 | Grazer AK | 1–1 | Red Bull Salzburg | Graz |
| 14:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,453 Referee: Daniel Pfister |
| 21 February 2026 20 | TSV Hartberg | 1–0 | Grazer AK | Hartberg |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Hartberg Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Markus Greinecker |
| 1 March 2026 21 | Grazer AK | 2–1 | SV Ried | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Referee: Markus Hameter |
| 8 March 2026 22 | WSG Tirol | 2–0 | Grazer AK | Innsbruck |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Florian Jäger |
Relegation round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 28 | Qualification for the Conference League play-offs |
| 3 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 27 | |
| 4 | Grazer AK | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 27 | |
| 5 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 24 | |
| 6 | Blau-Weiß Linz (R) | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 21 | Relegation to Austrian Football Second League |
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) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[27]
(R) Relegated
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) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[27]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
| 14 March 2026 23 | Grazer AK | 2–0 | Wolfsberger AC | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 21 March 2026 24 | WSG Tirol | 1–5 | Grazer AK | Innsbruck |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 4 April 2026 25 | Grazer AK | 2–1 | Blau-Weiß Linz | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Markus Hameter |
| 11 April 2026 26 | SCR Altach | 1–0 | Grazer AK | Altach |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Referee: Emil Ristoskov |
| 17 April 2026 27 | Grazer AK | 1–1 | SV Ried | Graz |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 7,699 Referee: Florian Jäger |
| 21 April 2026 28 | SV Ried | 2–1 | Grazer AK | Ried im Innkreis |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 4,346 Referee: Daniel Pfister |
| 25 April 2026 29 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–0 | Grazer AK | Wolfsberg |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 4,803 Referee: Alain Sadikovski |
| 2 May 2026 30 | Grazer AK | 4–0 | WSG Tirol | Graz |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Referee: Achim Untergasser |
| 9 May 2026 31 | Grazer AK | 2–2 | SCR Altach | Graz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur-Arena Referee: Isa Simsek |
| 16 May 2026 32 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 0–3 | Grazer AK | Linz |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Donauparkstadion Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
Austrian Cup
| 25 July 2025 First round | FC Dornbirn | 1–0 | Grazer AK | Dornbirn |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sparkasse Arena Birkenwiese Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stjepan Bosnjak |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 16 May 2026
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | Austrian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUT |
Jakob Meierhofer | 18 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA |
Donovan Pines | 30 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | DEN |
Ludwig Vraa | 24 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUT |
Martin Kreuzriegler | 21 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | LUX |
Mathias Olesen | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AUT |
Murat Satin | 29 | 2 | 14+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUT |
Tobias Koch | 27 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUT |
Daniel Maderner | 26 | 8 | 14+11 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUT |
Christian Lichtenberger | 30 | 3 | 13+16 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUT |
Mark Grosse | 11 | 3 | 4+7 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AUT |
Franz Stolz | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  AUS |
Jacob Italiano | 25 | 4 | 24+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUT |
Lukas Graf | 12 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AUT |
Thomas Schiestl | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AUT |
Zeteny Jano | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AUT |
Thorsten Schriebl | 21 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | KOS |
Arbnor Prenqi | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | FRA |
Ramiz Harakaté | 31 | 11 | 28+2 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  GEO |
Mukhran Bagrationi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AUT |
Tim Paumgartner | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | AUT |
Alexander Hofleitner | 27 | 5 | 14+13 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER |
Yannick Oberleitner | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AUT |
Dominik Frieser | 28 | 0 | 11+16 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | RUS |
Leon Klassen | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 82 | DF | FRA |
Beres Owusu | 30 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: | |||||||||
| 11 | FW | SVN |
Tio Cipot | 16 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | TOG |
Sadik Fofana | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |