2022–23 Wolfsberger AC season

The 2022–23 season is the 93rd in the history of Wolfsberger AC and their 11th consecutive season in the top flight. The club will participate in Austrian Football Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Wolfsberger AC
2022–23 season
ChairmanDietmar Riegler
ManagerRobin Dutt
StadiumLavanttal-Arena
Austrian Football Bundesliga1st (relegation round)
9th (regular season)
Austrian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round

Players

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As of 24 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Hendrik Bonmann
3 DF   AUT Jonathan Scherzer
4 DF   AUT David Gugganig
5 DF   GER Tim Oermann (on loan from VfL Bochum)
6 MF   AUT Nikolas Veratschnig
7 MF   AUT Konstantin Kerschbaumer
8 DF   AUT Simon Piesinger
11 FW   ISR Tai Baribo
12 DF   ITA Matteo Anzolin
14 MF   AUT Pascal Müller
16 MF   AUT Mario Leitgeb
17 MF   AUT Ervin Omić
18 FW   AUT Thorsten Röcher
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   ANG Kevin Bukusu
20 FW   GHA Augustine Boakye
21 GK   AUT David Skubl
22 DF   AUT Dominik Baumgartner
24 DF   AUT Raphael Schifferl
25 DF   AUT Fabian Tauchhammer
27 DF   AUT Michael Novak
30 MF   AUT Matthäus Taferner
32 GK   AUT Lukas Gütlbauer
70 MF   AUT Thierno Ballo
77 FW   GER Maurice Malone (on loan from Augsburg)
97 MF   BIH Adis Jašić

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   AUT Lukas Schöfl (at Floridsdorfer AC)
FW   GRE Nikos Vergos (at Lamia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   CRO Dario Vizinger (at Jahn Regensburg)

Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC   0–1   Holstein Kiel Maria Alm
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportplatz Maria Alm
6 July 2022 Friendly Grazer AK   2–1   Wolfsberger AC Lebring
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: sanSirro Stadion Lebring
9 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC   1–0   Sparta Prague Wolfsberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
14 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC   2–1   Debrecen Unterpremstätten
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportpark Premstätten
27 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC   0–5   Milan Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Referee: Josef Spurny (Austria)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga 23 July 2022 Matchday 1 16 5 2 9 29 34 −5 031.25
Austrian Cup 16 July 2022 First round 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 100.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 3 August 2022 25 August 2022 Third qualifying round Play-off round 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Total 23 10 3 10 46 41 +5 043.48

Last updated: 13 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 WSG Tirol 22 8 4 10 32 37 −5 28 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Austria Lustenau 22 7 6 9 29 37 −8 27
9 Wolfsberger AC 22 6 3 13 35 41 −6 21
10 Hartberg 22 5 3 14 22 42 −20 18
11 SV Ried 22 4 6 12 16 32 −16 18
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.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBS STU LIN RWI AWI KLA
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 32 23 8 1 67 22 +45 49 Qualification for the Champions League group stage 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 3–2
2 Sturm Graz 32 20 6 6 57 29 +28 42 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–1
3 LASK 32 14 12 6 54 38 +16 35 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 4–0
4 Rapid Wien 32 12 6 14 50 47 +3 25 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round 1–1 3–2 1–1 3–3 3–1
5 Austria Wien (O) 32 11 10 11 55 52 +3 24 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2
6 Austria Klagenfurt 32 11 5 16 45 63 −18 23 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
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) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL LUS WAT HAR ALT RIE
1 Wolfsberger AC 32 12 6 14 51 51 0 31 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
2 Austria Lustenau 32 11 10 11 50 54 −4 29 1–3 2–4 5–1 1–0 2–2
3 WSG Tirol 32 10 8 14 44 53 −9 24 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
4 Hartberg 32 9 6 17 39 56 −17 24 0–2 0–1 5–0 2–2 2–0
5 Rheindorf Altach 32 6 10 16 29 53 −24 19 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
6 Ried (R) 32 4 11 17 27 50 −23 14 Relegation to Austrian Football Second League 1–2 4–4 1–1 1–3 0–1
Source: [1]
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.[1]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 0 2 2 5 10  −5 2 0 1 1 2 6  −4 0 1 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 14 August 2022.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345
GroundHAHAH
ResultDDLL
Position791011
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2022. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.[3]

23 July 2022 1 Wolfsberger AC 1–1 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Referee: Christopher Jäger
30 July 2022 2 Rheindorf Altach 2–2 Wolfsberger AC Altach
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Referee: Markus Hameter
6 August 2022 3 Wolfsberger AC 1–5 LASK Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Referee: Rene Eisner
14 August 2022 4 Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Wolfsberger AC Wals-Siezenheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam
21 August 2022 5 Wolfsberger AC v Austria Wien Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

Austrian Cup

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17 July 2022 First round SV Raika Kuchl 1–4 Wolfsberger AC Kuchl
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Lürzer   33'
  • Strobl   38'
  • Klimitsch   55'
Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Kuchl
Attendance: 700
Referee: Walter Altmann

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

3 August 2022 First leg Wolfsberger AC   0–0   Gżira United Klagenfurt
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Note: Wolfsberger AC are playing their home matches at the Wörthersee Stadion, in Klagenfurt, instead of their regular venue, the Lavanttal-Arena, in Wolfsberg, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
9 August 2022 Second leg Gżira United   0–4
(0–4 agg.)
  Wolfsberger AC Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Centenary Stadium
Attendance: 786
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

18 August 2022 First leg Molde   0–1   Wolfsberger AC Molde, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
25 August 2022 Second leg Wolfsberger AC   0–4
(1–4 agg.)
  Molde Klagenfurt
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
Note: Wolfsberger AC are playing their home matches at the Wörthersee Stadion, in Klagenfurt, instead of their regular venue, the Lavanttal-Arena, in Wolfsberg, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "FRISCH EINGETROFFEN: Neuer Spielplan der ADMIRAL Bundesliga-Saison 2022/2023!".