The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Admira Wacker Mödling and the club's tenth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Admira Wacker Mödling participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup.
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Flyeralarm Future Labs GmbH (20%) Weiss Invest Consult GmbH (15%) Online Druck GmbH (9%) Philip Thonhauser (1%) Michael Beranek (1%) | ||
| Chairman | Philip Thonhauser | ||
| Manager | Andi Herzog | ||
| Stadium | BSFZ-Arena | ||
| Austrian Bundesliga | 12th (relegated) | ||
| Austrian Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roman Kerschbaum (9) All: Roman Kerschbaum (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,100 vs Austria Wien (6 March 2022) Austrian Bundesliga | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs SV Ried (12 March 2022) Austrian Bundesliga | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,001 | ||
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Despite finishing 11th in the regular season, six points clear of last-place Rheindorf Altach, Admira Wacker struggled in the relegation round, failing to win any of their final five matches. Their relegation was confirmed on the final matchday following a 3–1 defeat to LASK.[1]
Background
editAdmira Wacker has been a member of the Austrian Bundesliga since their promotion from the 2. Liga in 2011.[2] The club faced challenges following the league's restructuring in the 2018–19 season, which expanded the league from 10 to 12 teams and introduced a split into championship and relegation rounds after 22 matches. Consequently, Admira often finished in the bottom half of the table, narrowly avoiding relegation on multiple occasions.[3]
The 2021–22 season marked the club's tenth consecutive year in the Bundesliga. The previous season was tumultuous, with several coaching changes. Zvonimir Soldo resigned in September 2020, just months after his appointment in February.[4] He was succeeded by Damir Burić, who was dismissed in April 2021, leaving the team only two points above last place, held by SKN St. Pölten.[5] Klaus Schmidt returned as head coach, having previously led the team to safety in the 2019–20 season.[6] Ultimately, the Südstädter finished the 2020–21 season second-to-last, six points clear of relegation.[7]
Coach and player changes
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editOn 20 May 2021, the day before Admira's final league match against SC Rheindorf Altach, it was announced that head coach Schmidt's contract would not be renewed, ending his tenure at the club.[8] Several players also left during the off-season: Erwin Hoffer, Marcus Maier, Lukas Rath, Pascal Petlach and Christian Gartner did not have their contracts extended, while David Atanga, Max Breunig, and Max Sax returned to their parent clubs following loan spells.[9] Additionally, Christoph Haas, Julian Turi, and Nicolas Zdichynec joined SV Ried on permanent deals,[10][11][12] Tomislav Tomić made a free transfer back to Olimpija Ljubljana,[13] and Andrew Wooten joined VfL Osnabrück.[14]
Several players departed during the January 2022 transfer window. Luca Kronberger and Miloš Spasić had secured moves in December to Sturm Graz and Kavala, respectively.[15][16] In January, Marco Hausjell and Niko Datković transferred to Würzburger Kickers and Mirandés, while Stephan Auer joined First Vienna FC on a free transfer.[17][18] In February, Marco Kadlec moved to FC Juniors OÖ.[19]
Another Admira player who made first-team appearances in the 2021–22 season, Patrick, was loaned to Azerbaijani club Gabala in January on an 18-month deal.[20]
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Schmidt was succeeded as head coach by former Austrian international Andi Herzog, who signed a multi-year contract with the club on 24 May.[21]
Pre-season and friendlies
editAdmira played a series of friendlies to prepare for the upcoming season. On 19 June 2021, they defeated SV Horn 4–0 at home at BSFZ-Arena. A week later, on 26 June, they were beaten 4–0 by Slovan Bratislava in Bad Blumau. The team then secured wins against lower-division sides, beating SC Kalsdorf 6–1 on 30 June and Gleisdorf 09 6–0 on 1 July 2021.[22][23] The team then hosted Russian club CSKA Moscow on 9 July, where they lost 1–0.[24] On 20 July, the team played a final pre-season match against Wiener Viktoria, securing a 1–0 victory with a penalty goal by René Hellermann. This match marked the first use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system at the BSFZ-Arena, with VAR playing a decisive role in awarding the penalty.[25] Their final friendly of the year occurred on 11 August, with the team losing 5–1 at home to seven-time Qatari champions Al-Duhail.[26]
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2021 | SV Horn | H | 4–0 | Ganda 33', Bauer '45, Hausjell '55, Wooten 62' | 0 |
| 26 June 2021 | Slovan Bratislava | A | 0–4 | 0 | |
| 30 June 2021 | SC Kalsdorf | A | 6–1 | Kerschbaum 12', Kadlec '26, Zwierschitz '53, Elmkies 63' (pen.), Ristanic '87, Hellermann '90 | 100 |
| 1 July 2021 | Gleisdorf 09 | A | 6–0 | Ganda (2) 4', 10', Badji '11, Starkl '61, Ristanic '78, Koller '88 | 0 |
| 9 July 2021 | CSKA Moscow | H | 0–1 | 0 | |
| 20 July 2021 | Wiener Viktoria | H | 1–0 | Hellermann '74 (pen.) | 200 |
| 11 August 2021 | Al-Duhail | H | 1–5 | Charly '16 | 0 |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Austrian Bundesliga | 24 July 2021 | 20 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 12th place (relegated) | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 18.75 |
| Austrian Cup | 16 July 2021 | 23 September 2021 | Second round | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 20.59 | ||||
Source: Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
editLeague tables
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LASK | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hartberg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 22 | |
| 11 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 20 | |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 13 |
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.[27]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WAT | LIN | ALT | RIE | HAR | ADM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 28 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs | — | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | LASK | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 26 | 6–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 22 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Ried | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 22 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | Hartberg | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 22 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 6 | Admira Wacker Mödling (R) | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 21 | Relegation to Austrian Football Second League | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — |
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.[27]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −4 |
Last updated: 20 May 2022.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Matches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2021.[28]
| 24 July 2021 1 | WSG Tirol | 1–1 | Admira | Innsbruck |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 890 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer |
| 31 July 2021 2 | Admira | 4–0 | Austria Klagenfurt | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 7 August 2021 3 | Ried | 2–1 | Admira | Ried im Innkreis |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 3,138 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 14 August 2021 4 | Admira | 0–1 | Red Bull Salzburg | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 11 September 2021 7 | Rapid Wien | 1–2 | Admira | Vienna |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,600 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Admira | 1–1 | Hartberg | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 1,427 Referee:  Andreas Heiß |
| 26 September 2021 9 | LASK | 3–1 | Admira | Pasching |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca |
| 2 October 2021 10 | Admira | 2–0 | Rheindorf Altach | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik |
| 16 October 2021 11 | Austria Wien | 2–2 | Admira | Wien |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 8,251 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 20 November 2021 15 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–0 | Admira | Wals-Siezenheim |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 0 Referee: Josef Spurny |
| 27 November 2021 16 | Admira | 0–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Pfister |
| 4 December 2021 17 | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Admira | Graz |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 12 December 2021 18 | Admira | 1–2 | Rapid Wien | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Sebastian Gishammer |
| 13 February 2022 19 | Hartberg | 1–1 | Admira | Hartberg |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Profertil Arena Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 19 February 2022 20 | Admira | 0–3 | LASK | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Alexander Harkam |
Austrian Cup
edit| 16 July 2021 First round | Neusiedl | 0–4 | Admira Wacker Mödling | Neusiedl am See |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportzentrum Neusiedl Attendance: 579 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik |
| 23 September 2021 Second round | Admira Wacker Mödling | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Rapid Wien | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
Player details
editAdmira Wacker played 34 matches during the 2021–22 season, comprising 32 league games and two Austrian Cup fixtures. Andreas Leitner was the only player to appear in every match, playing every minute of the season. Throughout all competitions, the team utilised 29 different players, with 16 players contributing to a combined total of 40 goals.
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Austrian Bundesliga | Austrian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUT
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Andreas Leitner | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUT
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Philipp Schmiedl | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUT
|
Sebastian Bauer | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AUT
|
Lukas Malicsek | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUT
|
Stephan Zwierschitz | 32 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF |  GER
|
Yannick Brugger | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUT
|
Emanuel Aiwu | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF |  BRA
|
Luan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | AUT
|
Leonardo Lukačević | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | DF | GER
|
Matthias Ostrzolek | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | DF |  CRO
|
Niko Datković | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUT
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Roman Kerschbaum | 28 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF |  ISR
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Ilay Elmkies | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AUT
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Joseph Ganda | 23 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUT
|
Stephan Auer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |  CZE
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Jan Vodháněl | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUT
|
Wilhelm Vorsager | 29 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUT
|
Filip Ristanic | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUT
|
Thomas Ebner | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AUT
|
Onurhan Babuşcu | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF |  HUN
|
Sámuel Major | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | MF |  SRB
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Stefano Surdanovic | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUT
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Dominik Starkl | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | AUT
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Marlon Mustapha | 28 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | AUT
|
Marco Hausjell | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  BUL
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Vladimir Nikolov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | FW | AUT
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Luca Kronberger | 19 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | FW | AUT
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Angelo Gattermayer | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | BRA
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Patrick | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
edit- ^ Admira Wacker's score written first
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