SK Sturm Graz
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SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz
, Styria
, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.
So far, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian Football Championship three times (1998, 1999 and 2011) and participated several times in the UEFA Champions League
and UEFA Europa League under the management of Ivica Osim
.
, founded in 1902).
From 1921 to 1949 Sturm won the Styrian championship 11 times. When Austria was a part of the German Reich, the club first appeared in top-flight competition in the Gauliga Ostmark
in 1942–43, coming last and being relegated. 1949 Sturm entered the national league as first not Vienna-based team.
, when the club finished runners-up in the league in the 1980/81 season. A year later, the club battled through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup
, beaten only by Nottingham Forest through a dubious penalty in extra-time.
as new manager. At the time, Sturm were languishing under enormous debts, a chronic lack of money and a general sporting malaise. Sturm qualified for the newly-formed Zehnerliga, and Kartnig and Schilcher decided the best course of action would be to abstain from big-name signings, and opt instead for a new start using young players from the club's youth setup. In 1993 Milan Djuricic became manager, and together with his "kindergarten" team managed to stay up.
took control of the up-to-now unsuccessful Sturm; this proved to be a crucial turning-point in the club's history. Osim succeeded in producing an effective and powerful team using the young and inexperienced players at his disposal, strengthened with a few experienced leading players. The team's first success was as runners-up in the league in 1995; a year later, they won their first title, beating Admira Wacker
in the cup-final, but wobbling in the league to finish runners-up yet again.
In 1998, SK Sturm Graz won their first Austrian Bundesliga title, pulling away from the field early on and winning the title with seven games in hand. Sturm set two records during this season; they remained unbeaten in their first twelve matches, and then for another nineteen matches later in the season. At the end of the season they amassed 81 points, an Austrian record total, winning the title with 19 points ahead of Rapid Vienna. This season also saw the development of the "magic triangle" of Mario Haas, Hannes Reinmayr and Ivica Vastic.
1999 saw SK Sturm Graz retain the title, securing the treble as they did so (league, cup and super cup), in addition to appearing in the qualification for the Champions League. Here, however, a scoreless draw with Spartak Moscow
proved to be the only success. The 1999/2000 season saw Sturm in the Champions League for a second time, finishing third in their group. FC Tirol wrested the title from Sturm's grasp, but the runners-up spot achieved was sufficient for a third trip into the Champions League.
Sensationally, Sturm Graz won their Champions League Group D (against Galatasaray
, Rangers
and AS Monaco FC
), reaching the second round for the first time. The league campaign was less successful – a fourth place finish, the worst under Osim.
After their Champions League exploits, several key players out of the twelve who later left were not suitably replaced. Worse still, this hasty squad redevelopment devoured almost all the profit made from the European campaign. Only a small fraction of the money was invested in youth development, to establish an academy. Despite this, the newly assembled team again finished in second place in the league, but failed at the qualification hurdle for the Champions League. This, together with increasing criticism from the President precipitated the departure of Osim after eight years at the helm.
and Gilbert Gress (7 defeats in 9 games) both enjoyed short and fruitless stints as coach, before former sweeper Michael Petrovic
took control in autumn 2003. He presided over a gradual introduction of young talent, securing the team's place in the top flight in both 2004 and 2005, finishing in seventh spot.
Since 2005 Sturm Graz has been facing financial problems and on September 1, 2006 a petition of bankruptcy was filed by the tax authorities. Because of the financial situation Sturm was forced to use young players, who were soon sold to reconsole the club.
, Panathinaikos
and Dinamo Bucureşti
.
2010 the Blackies won the ÖFB-Cup in Klagenfurt in front of 25.000 own Fans against SC Wiener Neustadt. That was the highest number of Fans ever travelling to a match in a different state
.
2010/2011 Sturm sensationally won the Austrian Championship, after the favorited teams had come to stumble. But the 2010/2011 season had already started with a highlight: Sturm Graz played against Juventus Turin in the Europe League qualifying.
2011/2012 Sturm entered the Champions League qualifying as a seeded team in the 2nd round.
to relieve the club's financial difficulties. 1997 was the move to the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, shared between Sturm and their local rivals, Grazer AK
. Since February 2006 the stadium is called UPC-Arena
.
Franco Foda
Ivica Vastić
Mehrdad Minavand
Giuseppe Giannini
Darko Milanič
Ranko Popović
Kazimierz Sidorczuk
Filip De Wilde
Davit Mujiri
Francisco Rojas
(1980–82) Robert Pflug (1984) Hermann Stessl
(1984–85) Otto Barić
(1988–89) August Starek
(1989–91) Robert Pflug (1991–92) Ladislav Jurkemik
(1992–93) Milan Đuričić (1993–94) Ivica Osim
(1994-02) Franco Foda
(2002–03) Gilbert Gress (2003) Mihailo Petrović
(2003–06) Franco Foda
(2006–)
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Styria
Styria (state)
Styria is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. In area it is the second largest of the nine Austrian federated states, covering 16,401 km². It borders Slovenia as well as the other Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia. ...
, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.
So far, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian Football Championship three times (1998, 1999 and 2011) and participated several times in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and UEFA Europa League under the management of Ivica Osim
Ivica Osim
Ivan "Ivica" Osim is a Bosnian former football player and manager. He was most recently head coach of Japan, before he suffered a stroke in November 2007 and left the post...
.
Foundation
SK Sturm Graz was founded in 1909, as a working men's team (as opposed to their town neighbours Grazer AKGrazer AK
Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...
, founded in 1902).
From 1921 to 1949 Sturm won the Styrian championship 11 times. When Austria was a part of the German Reich, the club first appeared in top-flight competition in the Gauliga Ostmark
Gauliga Ostmark
The Gauliga Ostmark, renamed Gauliga Donau-Alpenland in 1941, was the highest football league in Austria after its annexation by Germany in 1938...
in 1942–43, coming last and being relegated. 1949 Sturm entered the national league as first not Vienna-based team.
1981– First Success
The first great success of the club was celebrated under manager Otto BaricOtto Baric
Otto Barić is a Croatian-Austrian football manager.-1970s to 1980s:Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germania Wiesbaden and moved after one season to Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck, where he spent next two seasons and won two consecutive league champions titles before...
, when the club finished runners-up in the league in the 1980/81 season. A year later, the club battled through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, beaten only by Nottingham Forest through a dubious penalty in extra-time.
1992 – The Start of a new Era
In December 1992, Hannes Kartnig was installed as President, naming his close friend Heinz SchilcherHeinz Schilcher
Heinz Schilcher is a retired Austrian football player and manager, currently works as scout for AFC Ajax.-Coaching career:...
as new manager. At the time, Sturm were languishing under enormous debts, a chronic lack of money and a general sporting malaise. Sturm qualified for the newly-formed Zehnerliga, and Kartnig and Schilcher decided the best course of action would be to abstain from big-name signings, and opt instead for a new start using young players from the club's youth setup. In 1993 Milan Djuricic became manager, and together with his "kindergarten" team managed to stay up.
1994 to 2002 – Osim and European Football
In 1994, the Bosnian Ivica OsimIvica Osim
Ivan "Ivica" Osim is a Bosnian former football player and manager. He was most recently head coach of Japan, before he suffered a stroke in November 2007 and left the post...
took control of the up-to-now unsuccessful Sturm; this proved to be a crucial turning-point in the club's history. Osim succeeded in producing an effective and powerful team using the young and inexperienced players at his disposal, strengthened with a few experienced leading players. The team's first success was as runners-up in the league in 1995; a year later, they won their first title, beating Admira Wacker
FC Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
in the cup-final, but wobbling in the league to finish runners-up yet again.
In 1998, SK Sturm Graz won their first Austrian Bundesliga title, pulling away from the field early on and winning the title with seven games in hand. Sturm set two records during this season; they remained unbeaten in their first twelve matches, and then for another nineteen matches later in the season. At the end of the season they amassed 81 points, an Austrian record total, winning the title with 19 points ahead of Rapid Vienna. This season also saw the development of the "magic triangle" of Mario Haas, Hannes Reinmayr and Ivica Vastic.
1999 saw SK Sturm Graz retain the title, securing the treble as they did so (league, cup and super cup), in addition to appearing in the qualification for the Champions League. Here, however, a scoreless draw with Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
proved to be the only success. The 1999/2000 season saw Sturm in the Champions League for a second time, finishing third in their group. FC Tirol wrested the title from Sturm's grasp, but the runners-up spot achieved was sufficient for a third trip into the Champions League.
Sensationally, Sturm Graz won their Champions League Group D (against Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
, Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
and AS Monaco FC
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
), reaching the second round for the first time. The league campaign was less successful – a fourth place finish, the worst under Osim.
After their Champions League exploits, several key players out of the twelve who later left were not suitably replaced. Worse still, this hasty squad redevelopment devoured almost all the profit made from the European campaign. Only a small fraction of the money was invested in youth development, to establish an academy. Despite this, the newly assembled team again finished in second place in the league, but failed at the qualification hurdle for the Champions League. This, together with increasing criticism from the President precipitated the departure of Osim after eight years at the helm.
2002 to 2009 – Consolidation
Franco FodaFranco Foda
Franco Foda is a retired German football player in the defender role who is currently the manager of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.-Football career:...
and Gilbert Gress (7 defeats in 9 games) both enjoyed short and fruitless stints as coach, before former sweeper Michael Petrovic
Mihailo Petrovic (footballer)
Mihailo Petrović is a Serbian football coach and former football player. He also holds an Austrian passport....
took control in autumn 2003. He presided over a gradual introduction of young talent, securing the team's place in the top flight in both 2004 and 2005, finishing in seventh spot.
Since 2005 Sturm Graz has been facing financial problems and on September 1, 2006 a petition of bankruptcy was filed by the tax authorities. Because of the financial situation Sturm was forced to use young players, who were soon sold to reconsole the club.
2009 to present day – New successes
After a 4th rank in 2009, the Blackies qualified for the group stage of the Europe League 2009/2010. Their opponents were GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
, Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...
and Dinamo Bucureşti
Dinamo Bucuresti
Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. Dinamo is one of the two most successful football teams in Romania, having won 18 Romanian Liga I titles, 12 Romanian Cups and 1 Romanian Supercup....
.
2010 the Blackies won the ÖFB-Cup in Klagenfurt in front of 25.000 own Fans against SC Wiener Neustadt. That was the highest number of Fans ever travelling to a match in a different state
States of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states, known in German as Länder . Since Land is also the German word for a country, the term Bundesländer is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms...
.
2010/2011 Sturm sensationally won the Austrian Championship, after the favorited teams had come to stumble. But the 2010/2011 season had already started with a highlight: Sturm Graz played against Juventus Turin in the Europe League qualifying.
2011/2012 Sturm entered the Champions League qualifying as a seeded team in the 2nd round.
Stadium
The traditional home of the team for many years was the Gruabn, which held over 12,000 people – almost exclusively standing – and which achieved cult status with many fans. The stadium was characterised by its narrow playing field, and the proximity of the fans to the players. From 1997 till 2005, Gruabn was used just as a training ground and for youth and amateur matches; in 2005 the ground was sold to the town of GrazGraz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
to relieve the club's financial difficulties. 1997 was the move to the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, shared between Sturm and their local rivals, Grazer AK
Grazer AK
Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...
. Since February 2006 the stadium is called UPC-Arena
UPC-Arena
The UPC-Arena in Graz, Styria, Austria, is the home of the football clubs SK Sturm Graz and Grazer AK.- History :...
.
Achievements
- Austrian Football Bundesliga
- Champions (3): 1998Austrian Football Bundesliga 1997-98-League standings:-References:*...
, 1999Austrian Football Bundesliga 1998-99-League standings:-References:*...
, 20112010–11 Austrian Football BundesligaThe 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 99th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition was officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season began... - Runners-up (5): 1981Austrian Football Bundesliga 1980-81-League standings:-References:*...
, 1995Austrian Football Bundesliga 1994-95-League standings:-References:*...
, 1996Austrian Football Bundesliga 1995-96-League standings:-References:*...
, 2000Austrian Football Bundesliga 1999-00Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 1999/2000 season.-League standings:-References:...
, 2002Austrian Football Bundesliga 2001-02Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 2001–02 season.-League standings:... - ÖFB-CupAustrian CupThe Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
- Winners (4): 1996, 1997, 1999, 20102009–10 Austrian CupThe 2009–10 Austrian Cup was the 76th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the Preliminary Round in July 2009 and concluded with the Final on 16 May 2010...
- Runners-up (4): 1948, 1975, 1998, 2002
- Austrian SupercupAustrian SupercupThe Austrian Supercup was a football competition held annually from 1986 until 2004 between the winners of the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup.-Winners of Austrian Supercup:*1986: SK Rapid Wien...
- Winners (3): 1996, 1998, 1999
- Runners-up (2): 1997, 2002
- Austrian Amateur Champions (1): 1934
- Styrian Regional Champions (11): 1921, 1923, 1925, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
- Styrian Cup Winners (9): 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
(3 participations): 1998, 1999, 2000 (2nd Group Stage) - UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
(11 participations): 1970/71, 1974/75, 1978/79, 1981/82, 1983/84 (Quarter Final), 1988/89, 1991/92, 1995/96, 1999, 2002 - UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
(1): 2008UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw...
(Winners)
European records
- Q= Qualifying
- P= Preliminary
- PO = Play-Off
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Current squad
Notable players
Božo BakotaBožo Bakota
Božo Bakota is a former Croatian footballer who played as a forward for NK Zagreb and SK Sturm Graz during a career spanning from 1973 to 1986....
Franco Foda
Franco Foda
Franco Foda is a retired German football player in the defender role who is currently the manager of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.-Football career:...
Ivica Vastić
Ivica Vastic
Ivica Vastić is a retired Croatian-born Austrian football midfielder, formerly a striker, who last played for LASK Linz and the Austria national football team and works now as Head Coach of FK Austria Wien Amateure.- Club career :Born in Split, Vastić started to play for local clubs Jugovinil and...
Mehrdad Minavand
Mehrdad Minavand
Mehrdad Minavand Chal is a retired Iranian football player, and currently a pop singer.-Club career:He played for a few clubs, including Keshavarz F.C., Persepolis FC, Sturm Graz , SC Charleroi and Al-Shabab as well as Sepahan...
Giuseppe Giannini
Giuseppe Giannini
Giuseppe Giannini is a former Italian international footballer, who currently serves as head coach of Serie B side Grosseto. He spent the majority of his 16-year playing career with A.S...
Darko Milanič
Darko Milanic
Darko Milanič is a former Slovenian footballer and current NK Maribor coach.-Club career:Born in Izola, Milanič began his football career with local side NK Izola. At 17 he was signed by FK Partizan, where he became a notable defender. After 1992-93 season he moved to Austrian side Sturm Graz...
Ranko Popović
Ranko Popovic
Ranko Popović is a Serbian football coach and former player, currently coaching Japan Football League side Machida Zelvia. He also holds an Austrian passport.-Club career:...
Kazimierz Sidorczuk
Kazimierz Sidorczuk
Kazimierz Sidorczuk was a Polish footballer playing most of the career in Lech Poznań. He also played for Sturm Graz...
Filip De Wilde
Filip De Wilde
Filip Alfons de Wilde is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper, who played mainly with R.S.C. Anderlecht.-Club career:...
Davit Mujiri
Davit Mujiri
David Mujiri is a football midfielder from Georgia who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League Division 1.Mujiri has made 26 appearances for the Georgia national football team.-References:...
Francisco Rojas
Francisco Rojas
Francisco Ulises Rojas Rojas is a Chilean football defender.He was capped 31 times for the Chilean national team between 1995 and 2005, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup....
Manager history
Otto BarićOtto Baric
Otto Barić is a Croatian-Austrian football manager.-1970s to 1980s:Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germania Wiesbaden and moved after one season to Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck, where he spent next two seasons and won two consecutive league champions titles before...
(1980–82) Robert Pflug (1984) Hermann Stessl
Hermann Stessl
Hermann Stessl is an Austrian retired football player and coach.-Career:Stessl played for Grazer AK, starting his first team career in 1957....
(1984–85) Otto Barić
Otto Baric
Otto Barić is a Croatian-Austrian football manager.-1970s to 1980s:Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germania Wiesbaden and moved after one season to Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck, where he spent next two seasons and won two consecutive league champions titles before...
(1988–89) August Starek
August Starek
August Starek is a former international Austrian footballer and football manager. He ist also known as Gustl Starek and der Schwarze Gustl .-External links:* - Weltfussball * - National Football Teams...
(1989–91) Robert Pflug (1991–92) Ladislav Jurkemik
Ladislav Jurkemik
Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 57 matches and scored 3 goals....
(1992–93) Milan Đuričić (1993–94) Ivica Osim
Ivica Osim
Ivan "Ivica" Osim is a Bosnian former football player and manager. He was most recently head coach of Japan, before he suffered a stroke in November 2007 and left the post...
(1994-02) Franco Foda
Franco Foda
Franco Foda is a retired German football player in the defender role who is currently the manager of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.-Football career:...
(2002–03) Gilbert Gress (2003) Mihailo Petrović
Mihailo Petrovic (footballer)
Mihailo Petrović is a Serbian football coach and former football player. He also holds an Austrian passport....
(2003–06) Franco Foda
Franco Foda
Franco Foda is a retired German football player in the defender role who is currently the manager of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.-Football career:...
(2006–)
Coaching Staff
- Coach: Franco FodaFranco FodaFranco Foda is a retired German football player in the defender role who is currently the manager of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.-Football career:...
- Asst. Coach: Thomas KristlThomas KristlThomas Kristl is a former professional football player and currently coach.- Career :His first senior football club was 1. FC Nuremberg....
- Goalkeeping Coach: Kazimierz SidorczukKazimierz SidorczukKazimierz Sidorczuk was a Polish footballer playing most of the career in Lech Poznań. He also played for Sturm Graz...
- Youth and Amateur Team Coach: Didi Pegam