2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season

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Sturm Graz 2018–19 football season

Sturm Graz2018–19 season

Manager| Heiko Vogel
Stadium| Merkur-Arena
Bundesliga| —
Austrian Cup| Second round
Champions League| Second qualifying round
Europa League| Third qualifying round

<- 2017–18

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

## Bundesliga

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### Bundesliga review

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#### July and August

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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

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### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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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

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Sturm Graz v Hartberg 28 July 2018 1|  Sturm Graz | 3–2|  Hartberg | Graz

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17:00 | Obermair 1'
Spendlhofer 19'
Pink 25'
Filipe Ferreira 45+2'
Hierländer 80'
Hosiner 82' | Summary | Avlonitis 6' (o.g.)
Tadić 47'
Ljubic 90+5' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,952
Referee: René Eisner

Wacker Innsbruck v Sturm Graz 4 August 2018 2|  Wacker Innsbruck | 2–3|  Sturm Graz | Innsbruck

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17:00 | Vallci 58'
Harrer 77' 84'
Rakowitz 80' | Summary | Grozurek 21' 60'
Pink 56'
Eze 90+2' | Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Markus Hameter

St. Pölten v Sturm Graz 12 August 2018 3|  St. Pölten | 2–0|  Sturm Graz | Sankt Pölten

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17:00 | Luxbacher 12' 52'
Fountas 86' | Summary | Spendlhofer 28'
Koch 66'
Žulj 77'
Hosiner 90+3' | Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 3,330
Referee: Harald Lechner

Sturm Graz v Rheindorf Altach 19 August 2018 4|  Sturm Graz | 1–1|  Rheindorf Altach | Graz

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17:00 | Grozurek 38' | Summary | Gouet 47' 90+3'
Aigner 70'
Dobras 77' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 8,531
Referee: Andreas Heiß

Wolfsberger AC v Sturm Graz 25 August 2018 5|  Wolfsberger AC | 1–1|  Sturm Graz | Wolfsberg

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17:00 | Schmerböck 42'
Orgill 83' | Summary | Pink 48'
Žulj 67' | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Christopher Jäger

Sturm Graz v Rapid Wien 2 September 2018 6|  Sturm Graz | 1–1|  Rapid Wien | Graz

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17:00 | Žulj 37' (pen.)
Maresic 43' | Summary | Schwab 25'
Alar 78'
Auer 87' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 14,7668
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Admira v Sturm Graz 15 September 2018 7|  Admira | 2–3|  Sturm Graz | Maria Enzersdorf

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17:00 | Paintsil 24'
Soiri 58'
Jakoliš 65' 66'
Maier 88' | Summary | Žulj 12'
Avlonitis 53'
Hosiner 72'
Lackner 86'
Grozurek 89' | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer

Sturm Graz v Mattersburg 22 September 2018 8|  Sturm Graz | 1–2|  Mattersburg | Graz

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17:00 | Spendlhofer 12' | Summary | Pušić 10' 76'
Renner 60' 62'
Kerschbaumer 64'
Höller 88'
Mahrer 90'
Jefté Betancor 90+3' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

LASK v Sturm Graz 30 September 2018 9|  LASK | 0–0|  Sturm Graz | Pasching

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17:00 | Ranftl 62' | Summary | Avlonitis 59'
Hierländer 90' | Stadium: TGW Arena
Attendance: 5,538
Referee: Harald Lechner

Sturm Graz v Salzburg 7 October 2018 10|  Sturm Graz | 1–2|  Salzburg | Graz

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17:00 | Žulj 43' | Summary | Gulbrandsen 28'
Daka 42'
Lainer 53'
Samassékou 77'
Stankovic 90+5' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Julian Weinberger

Austria Wien v Sturm Graz 21 October 2018 11|  Austria Wien | 1–1|  Sturm Graz | Vienna

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17:00 | Cuevas 32'
Friesenbichler 48' | Summary | Žulj 8'
Hierländer 25' 61'
Koch 39'
Spendlhofer 79' | Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 11,061
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Hartberg v Sturm Graz 27 October 2018 12|  Hartberg | 2–0|  Sturm Graz | Hartberg

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17:00 | Rep 57' 66' 89'
Sittsam 60'
Rasswalder 63'
Ljubic 78' | Summary | Žulj 80'
Kiteishvili 90+2' | Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Markus Hameter

Sturm Graz v Wacker Innsbruck 3 November 2018 13|  Sturm Graz | 1–1|  Wacker Innsbruck | Graz

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17:00 | Maresic 26'
Koch 52' 55' | Summary | Henning 29'
Dedić 72' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Dominik Ouschan

Sturm Graz v St. Pölten 10 November 2018 14|  Sturm Graz | 0–0|  St. Pölten | Graz

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17:00 | Pink 17'
Maresic 26'
Eze 45+3'
Žulj 49'
Lackner 77' | Summary | Luxbacher 13'
Rasner 51'
Luan 70' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,624
Referee: Andreas Heiß

Rheindorf Altach v Sturm Graz 25 November 2018 15|  Rheindorf Altach | 0–2|  Sturm Graz | Altach

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14:30 | Dobras 41'
Karic 90+2' | Summary | Eze 19'
Avlonitis 23'
Žulj 42'
Grozurek 90+3' | Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 3,876
Referee: Harald Lechner

Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC 2 December 2018 16|  Sturm Graz | 3–0|  Wolfsberger AC | Graz

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17:00 | Eze 45'
Lema 85'
Kiteishvili 88' | Summary | Solbauer 57'
Rnić 60'
Orgill 90+4' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik

Rapid Wien v Sturm Graz 9 December 2018 17|  Rapid Wien | 0–0|  Sturm Graz | Wien

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17:00 | Schwab 38'
Martic 60'
Murg 90+4' | Summary | Žulj 12'
Lovrić 47'
Hierländer 78' | Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 17,114
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

Sturm Graz v Admira 15 December 2018 18|  Sturm Graz | 3–0|  Admira | Graz

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17:00 | Koch 64'
Žulj 73'
Hosiner 90+3' | Summary | Hjulmand 33' | Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,149
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer

Mattersburg v Sturm Graz 24 February 2019 19|  Mattersburg | v|  Sturm Graz | Mattersburg

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14:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Pappelstadion

## Austrian Cup

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### Austrian Cup review

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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

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Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res.
F–A | Goalscorers | Ref.

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Sturm Graz | Opponent
1 | 21 Jul. | A | Siegendorf | 2–0 | Pink 25'
Hierländer 51' | — | [7]

## Europe

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### European review

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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

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Leg | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res.
F–A | Agg. score
F–A | Goalscorers | Ref.

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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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1. ^ a b c d "Sturm Graz". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
2. ^ a b c "3:2! Zittersieg für Sturm im Steirer-Derby". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
3. ^ "Sturm gewinnt 3:2 gegen Innsbruck". oe24.at. Österreich. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
4. ^ a b "Wacker Innsbruck vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
5. ^ "St. Pölten kletterte auf Platz zwei - Rapid enttäuschte" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
6. ^ "St. Pölten vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
7. ^ a b "Sturm schießt sich souverän in nächste Runde". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
8. ^ "Sturm trifft in CL-Quali auf Top-Klub". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
9. ^ "Sturm Graz unterlag Ajax auswärts 0:2". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
10. ^ a b "Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 SK Sturm Graz". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
11. ^ a b "1:3 - Ajax lässt Sturm-Träume platzen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
12. ^ a b c d e "Sturm Graz vs. Ajax 1 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
13. ^ Flanagan, Aaron; Hynes, Robert (26 July 2018). "Europa League third qualifying round draw recap as Cork City and Dundalk learned their potential opponents". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
14. ^ "AEK Larnaca vs. Dundalk 4 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
15. ^ a b c "Sturm Graz vs. AEK Larnaca 0 - 2". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
16. ^ "Mega-Skandal: Linienrichter von Becher getroffen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
17. ^ a b "Sturm-Debakel: Kreissl platzt der Kragen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
18. ^ a b "AEK Larnaca vs. Sturm Graz 5 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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