2021–22 FC Admira Wacker Mödling season

Admira Wacker
2021–22 season
OwnerFlyeralarm Future Labs GmbH (20%)
Weiss Invest Consult GmbH (15%)
Online Druck GmbH (9%)
Philip Thonhauser (1%)
Michael Beranek (1%)
ChairmanPhilip Thonhauser
ManagerAndi Herzog
StadiumBSFZ-Arena
Austrian Bundesliga12th (relegated)
Austrian CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roman Kerschbaum (9)
All:
Roman Kerschbaum (10)
Highest home attendance5,100 vs Austria Wien
(6 March 2022)
Austrian Bundesliga
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs SV Ried
(12 March 2022)
Austrian Bundesliga
Average home league attendance2,001

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. Due to a 2017 sponsorship agreement with the Würzburg-based online printing company Flyeralarm, which secured the club's naming rights, Admira Wacker Mödling was officially known as FC Flyeralarm Admira throughout the season.[1][2]

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.[3]

Background

Admira Wacker has been a member of the Austrian Bundesliga since their promotion from the 2. Liga in 2011.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Klaus Schmidt returned as head coach, having previously led the team to safety in the 2019–20 season.[8] Ultimately, the Südstädter finished the 2020–21 season second-to-last, six points clear of relegation.[9]

Coach and player changes

Out

On 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.[10] 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.[11] Additionally, Christoph Haas, Julian Turi, and Nicolas Zdichynec joined SV Ried on permanent deals,[12][13][14] Tomislav Tomić made a free transfer back to Olimpija Ljubljana,[15] and Andrew Wooten joined VfL Osnabrück.[16]

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.[17][18] In January, Marco Hausjell and Niko Datković transferred to Würzburger Kickers and Mirandés, while Stephan Auer joined First Vienna FC on a free transfer.[19][20] In February, Marco Kadlec moved to FC Juniors OÖ.[21]

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.[22]

In

Schmidt was succeeded as head coach by former Austrian international Andi Herzog, who signed a multi-year contract with the club on 24 May.[23] Admira's first player signings came shortly after Herzog's arrival, with striker Marlon Mustapha the first announced on 10 June on loan from 1. FSV Mainz 05.[24] The Südstädter added two other players on loan during the off-season, with Ilay Elmkies joining from TSG Hoffenheim and Philipp Schmiedl from Sønderjyske.[25][26] Adding to their defensive ranks, Admira brought back Stephan Zwierschitz, returning to the club from Austria Wien on 24 June,[27] as well as Yannick Brugger from Eintracht Frankfurt on a free on 5 July.[28] Four days later, Admira signed Brazilian striker Patrick on a free transfer from second-tier side SV Horn.[29] On transfer deadline day, 1 September, Admira brought back their second former player from Austria Wien, with Thomas Ebner on a one-year deal with an option for an additional season.[30]

During the January transfer window, with Admira only three points above the relegation spot, several players were brought in. The signing of midfielder Jan Vodháněl was already secured in November 2021,[31] with right-back Sámuel Major, and striker Stefano Surdanovic joining the club on 5 January and 3 February, respectively.[32][33]

Pre-season and friendlies

Admira 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.[34][35] The team then hosted Russian club CSKA Moscow on 9 July, where they lost 1–0.[36] 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.[37] 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.[38]

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

Overall record

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 −10 018.75
Austrian Cup 16 July 2021 23 September 2021 Second round — 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
Total 34 7 14 13 40 47 −7 020.59

Austrian Bundesliga

League tables

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga regular season table
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
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.[39]

Austrian Bundesliga relegation round table
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 —
Source: Austrian 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.[39]
(R) Relegated

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
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

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHA
ResultDWLLLDWDLWDLDLDLDLDLWLWDDDWLDDLL
Position52571110658668891010111111111011991097910101112
Source: Austrian Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Regular season

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2021.[40]

Matchday Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
1 24 July 2021 WSG Tirol A 1–1 Vorsager 90+4' 890 5th
2 31 July 2021 Austria Klagenfurt H 4–0 Zwierschitz 67', Babuşcu 70', 77', Aiwu 90+2' 1,497 2nd
3 7 August 2021 Ried A 1–2 Mustapha '72 3,138 5th
4 14 August 2021 Red Bull Salzburg H 0–1 3,049 7th
5 21 August 2021 Wolfsberger AC A 0–3 2,069 11th
6 29 August 2021 Sturm Graz H 1–1 Kerschbaum 70' 2,590 10th
7 11 September 2021 Rapid Wien A 2–1 Kerschbaum 51', Zwierschitz 86' 15,979 6th
8 18 September 2021 TSV Hartberg H 1–1 Ganda 17' 1,427 5th
9 26 September 2021 LASK A 1–3 Kerschbaum 33' (pen.) 4,126 8th
10 2 October 2021 Rheindorf Altach H 2–0 Ebner 9', Mustapha 52' 1,450 6th
11 16 October 2021 Austria Wien A 2–2 Ganda 14', Patrick 74' 8,251 6th
12 23 October 2021 WSG Tirol H 0–1 1,300 8th
13 30 October 2021 Austria Klagenfurt A 3–3 Hausjell 11', Kerschbaum 32' (pen.), 82' (pen.) 4,111 8th
14 6 November 2021 Ried H 1–2 Mustapha 19' 1,553 9th
15 20 November 2021 Red Bull Salzburg A 0–0 5,821 10th
16 27 November 2021 Wolfsberger AC H 0–1 0[b] 10th
17 4 December 2021 Sturm Graz A 1–1 Vorsager 38' 0[b] 11th
18 12 December 2021 Rapid Wien H 1–2 Zwierschitz 18' 2,600 11th
19 13 February 2022 TSV Hartberg A 1–1 Vodháněl 44' 1,637 11th
20 19 February 2022 LASK H 0–3 1,300 11th
21 26 February 2022 Rheindorf Altach A 2–0 Kerschbaum 8', Mustapha 49' 2,703 10th
22 6 March 2022 Austria Wien H 1–2 Vorsager 7' 5,100 11th
Relegation round
Matchday Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
23 12 March 2022 Ried H 2–0 Kerschbaum 11' (pen.), 72' (pen.) 1,000 9th
24 19 March 2022 WSG Tirol A 0–0 1,145 9th

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Cup
16 July 2021 First round Neusiedl 0–4 Admira Wacker Mödling Neusiedl am See
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Marek Beseda  88'
 Report
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)
Report
Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

Player details

Admira 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 Andreas Leitner 34 0 32 0 2 0
3 DF  AUT 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 Roman Kerschbaum 28 10 26 9 2 1
10 MF  ISR Ilay Elmkies 13 0 12 0 1 0
11 MF  AUT Joseph Ganda 23 2 21 2 2 0
17 MF  AUT Stephan Auer 4 0 3 0 1 0
18 MF  CZE 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 Stefano Surdanovic 14 2 14 2 0 0
7 FW  AUT Dominik Starkl 17 1 15 0 2 1
9 FW  AUT Marlon Mustapha 28 7 27 6 1 1
24 FW  AUT Marco Hausjell 9 1 8 1 1 0
29 FW  BUL Vladimir Nikolov 5 0 5 0 0 0
63 FW  AUT Luca Kronberger 19 1 17 0 2 1
74 FW  AUT Angelo Gattermayer 13 0 13 0 0 0
98 FW  BRA Patrick 8 1 8 1 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ Admira Wacker's score written first
  2. ^ a b Match played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown[41][42]

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