2026–27 SK Sturm Graz season
SK Sturm Graz 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 season is the 118th season in the history of SK Sturm Graz, and the club's 61st consecutive season in the Austrian Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Europa League, having been eliminated in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.
| 2026–27 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Fabio Ingolitsch |
| Stadium | Liebenauer Stadium |
| Austrian Bundesliga | 4th |
| Austrian Cup | Third round |
| UEFA Champions League | Play-off round |
| UEFA Europa League | League stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nelson Weiper Seedy Jatta (2 each) All: Nelson Weiper Simon Seidl (3 each) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,878 (vs. LASK, 13 September 2026) |
| Lowest home attendance | 13,109 (vs. Rennes, 16 September 2026) |
| Average home league attendance | 15,306 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 (vs. Heart of Midlothian, 21 July 2026) |
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 (vs. Red Bull Salzburg, 20 September 2026) |
| All statistics correct as of 13 September 2026. | |
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Petar Petrović |
Javor-Matis |
€1,000,000 | 22 May 2026 | [1] |
| DF |  Jürgen Heil |
TSV Hartberg |
Free | 23 May 2026 | [2] |
| GK | Ammar Helac |
TSV Hartberg |
Free | [3] | |
| MF | Simon Seidl |
Blau-Weiß Linz |
€100,000 | 28 May 2026 | [4] |
| DF |  Jeyland Mitchell |
 Feyenoord |
€1,800,000 | 2 June 2026 | [5] |
| FW |  Nelson Weiper |
Mainz |
Loan | 17 July 2026 | [6] |
| MF |  Anis Mathurin |
Auxerre |
Free | 22 July 2026 | [7] |
| DF |  Luis Balbo |
 Fiorentina |
€1,500,000 | 29 July 2026 | [8] |
| MF |  Valmir Matoshi |
 FC Thun |
€700,000 | 24 August 2026 | [9] |
| DF | Joshua Quarshie |
 Southampton |
Loan | 27 August 2026 | [10] |
| FW |  Oumar Diakité |
Stade Reims |
Loan | 2 September 2026 | [11] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matteo Bignetti |
1. FC Saarbrücken |
Free | 3 June 2026 | [12] |
| DF |  Dimitri Lavalée |
Standard Liège |
Free | 24 June 2026 | [13] |
| DF |  Emir Karić |
 Sporting Kansas City |
€450,000 | [14] | |
| DF | David Burger |
Hartberg II |
Free | 1 July 2026 | [15] |
| DF | Emanuel Aiwu |
 Apollon Limassol |
Undisclosed | 17 July 2026 | [16] |
| FW | Peter Kiedl |
Hansa Rostock |
Undisclosed | 30 July 2026 | [17] |
| MF | Tim Huber |
SC Kalsdorf |
Loan | 2 August 2026 | |
| MF | Anis Mathurin |
SC Kalsdorf |
Loan | 4 August 2026 | |
| MF |  Ryan Fosso |
Standard Liège |
€950,000 | 14 August 2026 | [18] |
| DF | Jeyland Mitchell |
RC Strasbourg |
€8,000,000 | 19 August 2026 | [19] |
| FW | Maurice Malone |
Minnesota United |
€1,500,000 | 24 August 2026 | [20] |
| FW |  Amady Camara |
 Randers |
€700,000 | 31 August 2026 | [21] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Austrian Football Bundesliga | 1 August 2026 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 42.86 | ||
| Austrian Cup | 24 July 2026 | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | 21 July 2026 | 11 August 2026 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2026 | League phase | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 50.00 | ||||
Last updated: 20 September 2026
Source: Soccerway
Austrian Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 17 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | LASK | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 | |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 11 | |
| 5 | WSG Tirol | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | TSV Hartberg | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2026. 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.[22]
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.[22]
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 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Last updated: 20 September 2026.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 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
| 1 August 2026 1 | WSG Tirol | 1–1 | Sturm Graz | Innsbruck |
| 17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 2,239 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 8 August 2026 2 | TSV Hartberg | 0–2 | Sturm Graz | Hartberg |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 5,085 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 15 August 2026 3 | Sturm Graz | 1–0 | SCR Altach | Graz |
| 19:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 15,527 Referee: Florian Jäger |
| 22 August 2026 4 | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Austria Lustenau | Graz |
| 19:30 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 14,512 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 30 August 2026 5 | Rapid Wien | 3–1 | Sturm Graz | Wien |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 24,689 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 13 September 2026 6 | Sturm Graz | 2–1 | LASK | Graz |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 15,649 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
| 20 September 2026 7 | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–0 | Sturm Graz | Salzburg |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 12,631 Referee: Isa Simsek |
Austrian Cup
| 24 July 2026 First round | SV Seekirchen | 0–3 | Sturm Graz | Seekirchen am Wallersee |
| 20:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seekirchen Sportzentrum Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Markus Greinecker |
| 5 September 2026 Second round | ASK Voitsberg | 1–4 | Sturm Graz | Voitsberg |
| 15:30 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Hans Blümel Stadion Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Isa Simsek |
| 27 October 2026 Third round | Austria Lustenau | v | Sturm Graz | Lustenau |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Reichshofstadion |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 17 June 2026.[23]
| 21 July 2026 First leg | Sturm Graz | 4–0 |  Heart of Midlothian | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz |
| 20:45 |
|
Report | Attendance: 15,822 Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary) |
| 28 July 2026 Second leg | Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 (0–6 agg.) | Sturm Graz | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 17,861 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
Play-off round
The play-off round draw was held on 3 August 2026.[24]
| 5 August 2026 First leg | Fenerbahçe  | 2–0 | Sturm Graz | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul |
| 21:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 39,800 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
| 11 August 2026 Second leg | Sturm Graz | 0–1 (0–3 agg.) | Fenerbahçe | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz |
| 20:30 | Report |
|
Attendance: 15,589 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain) |
UEFA Europa League
League phase
Sturm Graz were in Pot 3 for the league phase draw, which was held on 28 August 2026.[25] Sturm Graz were randomly drawn to play Marseille and AZ Alkmaar from Pot 1, Rennes and Dinamo Zagreb from Pot 2, Celje and Bournemouth from Pot 3, and finally OFI Crete and TSG Hoffenheim from Pot 4.[26]
League phase table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 17 | Rennes |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Sturm Graz |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Jagiellonia Białystok |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 22 | Anderlecht |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2026. Source: UEFA[27]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
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 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 16 September 2026.
Source: UEFA
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 16 September 2026 1 | Sturm Graz | 0–0 | Rennes | Graz, Austria |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 13,109 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
| 15 October 2026 2 | Bournemouth | v | Sturm Graz | Bournemouth, England |
| 20:00 UTC+0 | Stadium: Dean Court |
| 22 October 2026 3 | Sturm Graz | v | Marseille | Graz, Austria |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium |
| 5 November 2026 4 | Sturm Graz | v |  Celje | Graz, Austria |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium |
| 28 November 2026 5 | TSG Hoffenheim | v | Sturm Graz | Sinsheim, Germany |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena |
| 10 December 2026 6 | AZ Alkmaar | v | Sturm Graz | Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
| 21 January 2027 7 | Sturm Graz | v |  OFI Crete | Graz, Austria |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium |
| 28 January 2027 8 | Dinamo Zagreb  | v | Sturm Graz | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Austrian Bundesliga | Austrian Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Nelson Weiper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Simon Seidl | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | FW |  Seedy Jatta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | Szymon Włodarczyk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF |  Gizo Mamageishvili | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | FW | Belmin Beganović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Oumar Diakité | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Ryan Fosso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Otar Kiteishvili | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Jon Gorenc Stanković | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Jeyland Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Luca Weinhandl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Jürgen Heil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Emran Soglo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 13 September 2026.
Source: FBref.com