2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season

Sturm Graz
2018–19 season
ManagerHeiko Vogel
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Bundesliga—
Austrian CupSecond round
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round

The 2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season started on 21 July 2018 in the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.

Bundesliga

Bundesliga review

July and August

Sturm Graz opened their Bundesliga campaign against TSV Hartberg on 28 July 2018.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 3–2.[2] Lukas Spendlhofer, Markus Pink, and Philipp Hosiner scored for Sturm Graz.[2] Tasos Avlonitis scored an own goal and Dario Tadić scored for Hartsberg.[2] Matchday two took place on 4 August 2018 against Wacker Innsbruck.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 3–2.[3] Sturm Graz got two goals from Lukas Grozurek and a goal from Markus Pink.[4] Martin Harrer scored two goals for Wacker Innsbruck.[4] Matchday three happened on 12 August 2018.[1] SKN St. Pölten won the match 2–0[5] with goals from Daniel Luxbacher and Taxiarchis Fountas.[6]

September and October

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 2 1 1 7 7  0 7 1 1 0 4 3  +1 1 0 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 19 August 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Bundesliga results

28 July 2018 1 Sturm Graz 3–2 Hartberg Graz
17:00 Obermair Yellow card 1'
Spendlhofer 19'
Pink 25'
Filipe Ferreira Yellow card 45+2'
Hierländer Yellow card 80'
Hosiner 82'		 Summary Avlonitis 6' (o.g.)
Tadić 47'
Ljubic Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,952
Referee: René Eisner
4 August 2018 2 Wacker Innsbruck 2–3 Sturm Graz Innsbruck
17:00 Vallci Yellow card 58'
Harrer 77' 84'
Rakowitz Yellow card 80'		 Summary Grozurek 21' 60'
Pink 56'
Eze Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Markus Hameter
12 August 2018 3 St. Pölten 2–0 Sturm Graz Sankt Pölten
17:00 Luxbacher 12' Yellow card 52'
Fountas 86'		 Summary Spendlhofer Yellow card 28'
Koch Yellow card 66'
Žulj Yellow card 77'
Hosiner Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 3,330
Referee: Harald Lechner
19 August 2018 4 Sturm Graz 1–1 Rheindorf Altach Graz
17:00 Grozurek 38' Summary Gouet Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Aigner Yellow card 70'
Dobras 77'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 8,531
Referee: Andreas Heiß
25 August 2018 5 Wolfsberger AC 1–1 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
17:00 Schmerböck 42'
Orgill Yellow card 83'		 Summary Pink 48'
Žulj Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Christopher Jäger
2 September 2018 6 Sturm Graz 1–1 Rapid Wien Graz
17:00 Žulj 37' (pen.)
Maresic Yellow card 43'		 Summary Schwab Yellow card 25'
Alar 78'
Auer Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 14,7668
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
15 September 2018 7 Admira 2–3 Sturm Graz Maria Enzersdorf
17:00 Paintsil 24'
Soiri 58'
Jakoliš Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 66'
Maier Yellow card 88'		 Summary Žulj 12'
Avlonitis Yellow card 53'
Hosiner 72'
Lackner 86'
Grozurek Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
22 September 2018 8 Sturm Graz 1–2 Mattersburg Graz
17:00 Spendlhofer 12' Summary Pušić 10' Yellow card 76'
Renner 60' Yellow card 62'
Kerschbaumer Yellow card 64'
Höller Yellow card 88'
Mahrer Red card 90'
Jefté Betancor Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
30 September 2018 9 LASK 0–0 Sturm Graz Pasching
17:00 Ranftl Yellow card 62' Summary Avlonitis Yellow card 59'
Hierländer Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: TGW Arena
Attendance: 5,538
Referee: Harald Lechner
7 October 2018 10 Sturm Graz 1–2 Salzburg Graz
17:00 Žulj 43' Summary Gulbrandsen 28'
Daka Yellow card 42'
Lainer 53'
Samassékou Yellow card 77'
Stankovic Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Julian Weinberger
21 October 2018 11 Austria Wien 1–1 Sturm Graz Vienna
17:00 Cuevas Yellow card 32'
Friesenbichler 48'		 Summary Žulj 8'
Hierländer Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 61'
Koch Yellow card 39'
Spendlhofer Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 11,061
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
27 October 2018 12 Hartberg 2–0 Sturm Graz Hartberg
17:00 Rep 57' Yellow card 66' 89'
Sittsam Yellow card 60'
Rasswalder Yellow card 63'
Ljubic Yellow card 78'		 Summary Žulj Yellow card 80'
Kiteishvili Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Markus Hameter
3 November 2018 13 Sturm Graz 1–1 Wacker Innsbruck Graz
17:00 Maresic Yellow card 26'
Koch 52' Yellow card 55'		 Summary Henning Yellow card 29'
Dedić 72'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
10 November 2018 14 Sturm Graz 0–0 St. Pölten Graz
17:00 Pink Yellow card 17'
Maresic Red card 26'
Eze Yellow card 45+3'
Žulj Yellow card 49'
Lackner Yellow card 77'		 Summary Luxbacher Yellow card 13'
Rasner Yellow card 51'
Luan Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,624
Referee: Andreas Heiß
25 November 2018 15 Rheindorf Altach 0–2 Sturm Graz Altach
14:30 Dobras Yellow card 41'
Karic Yellow card 90+2'		 Summary Eze 19'
Avlonitis Yellow card 23'
Žulj Yellow card 42'
Grozurek 90+3'		 Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 3,876
Referee: Harald Lechner
2 December 2018 16 Sturm Graz 3–0 Wolfsberger AC Graz
17:00 Eze 45'
Lema 85'
Kiteishvili 88'		 Summary Solbauer Red card 57'
Rnić Yellow card 60'
Orgill Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik
9 December 2018 17 Rapid Wien 0–0 Sturm Graz Wien
17:00 Schwab Yellow card 38'
Martic Yellow card 60'
Murg Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Žulj Yellow card 12'
Lovrić Yellow card 47'
Hierländer Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 17,114
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
15 December 2018 18 Sturm Graz 3–0 Admira Graz
17:00 Koch 64'
Žulj 73'
Hosiner 90+3'		 Summary Hjulmand Yellow card 33' Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,149
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
24 February 2019 19 Mattersburg v Sturm Graz Mattersburg
14:30 Stadium: Pappelstadion

Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup review

Sturm Graz opened up their 2018–19 season in the first round of the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 2–0 with goals from Markus Pink and Stefan Hierländer.[7]

Austrian Cup results

Rd Date H/A Opponent Res.
F–A		 Goalscorers Ref.
Sturm Graz Opponent
1 21 Jul. A Siegendorf 2–0 Pink 25'
Hierländer 51'		 — [7]

Europe

European review

Sturm Graz were drawn against AFC Ajax in the second qualifying round draw.[8] On 25 July 2018, Ajax won the first leg 2–0[9] with goals from Hakim Ziyech and Lasse Schöne.[10] Ajax won 3–1 in the second leg on 1 August 2018[11] and 5–1 on aggregate.[12] André Onana scored an own goal for Sturm Graz.[12] Ajax got two goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and a goal from Dušan Tadić.[12]

Sturm Graz entered the third qualifying round of the Europa League[11] after losing 5–1 on aggregate to Ajax in the second qualifying round of Champions League.[12] Sturm Graz were drawn against the winner of the AEK Larnaca–Dundalk tie.[13] AEK Larnaca won the tie 4–0 on aggregate.[14] AEK Larnaca won the first leg 2–0 with goals from Joan Guillem Truyols and Ivan Tričkovski.[15] Stefan Hierländer was sent–off during the match.[15] An assistant referee was hit by a mug during the match.[16] In the second leg, AEK Larnaca won the match 5–0[17] with three goals from Ivan Tričkovski and a goal from the penalty mark from Jorge Larena and a goal from Florian Taulemesse.[18] With the loss, Sturm Graz were knocked out of the Europa League 7–0 on aggregate.[17]

European results

Leg Date H/A Opponent Res.
F–A		 Agg. score
F–A		 Goalscorers Ref.
Sturm Graz Opponent
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
FL 25 Jul. A Ajax 0–2 — — Ziyech 15'
Schöne 57'		 [10]
SL 1 Aug. H Ajax 1–3 1–5 Onana 89' (o.g.) Huntelaar 39', 77'
Tadić 48'		 [12]
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
FL 9 Aug. H AEK Larnaca 0–2 — — Truyols 46'
Tričkovski 74'		 [15]
SL 16 Aug. A AEK Larnaca 0–5 0–7 — Tričkovski 8', 67', 80'
Larena 65' (pen.)
Taulemesse 86'		 [18]

References

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  11. ^ a b "1:3 - Ajax lässt Sturm-Träume platzen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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  14. ^ "AEK Larnaca vs. Dundalk 4 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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