2022–23 Grazer AK season

Grazer AK
2022–23 season
ManagerGernot Messner[1]
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Austrian Football Second League2nd
Austrian CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Liendl
Markus Rusek
(7 each)

All:
Markus Rusek (8)

The 2022–23 season was the 121st in the history of Grazer AK and their fourth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Austrian Football Second League and the Austrian Cup.

Grazer AK lost to their eternal rivals Sturm Graz to exit the 2022–23 Austrian Cup in the round of 16, which happened to be the first derby meeting in 15 years.[2][3]

Players

First team squad

As of 15 July 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUT Jakob Meierhofer
2 DF  AUT Philipp Seidl
3 DF  AUT Michael Huber
5 DF  AUT Elias Jandrisevits
6 MF  AUT Markus Rusek
7 MF  JPN Atsushi Zaizen
8 MF  GER Maximilian Somnitz
9 FW  AUT David Peham
10 MF  AUT Michael Liendl
11 MF  GEO Levan Eloshvili
13 MF  AUT Marco Perchtold (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUT Lukas Graf
19 DF  AUT Marco Gantschnig
20 MF  AUT Thorsten Schriebl
21 MF  AUT Michael Lang
22 MF  AUT Lukas Gabbichler
23 MF  AUT Paolo Jager
24 DF  AUT Felix Köchl
26 GK  AUT Christoph Nicht
27 DF  AUT Benjamin Rosenberger
30 DF  AUT Paul Koller
33 GK  AUT Josef Gruber
47 FW  AUT Daniel Kalajdzic

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  AUT Lukas Alterdinger (at Grödig)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  CRO Filip Smoljan (at SC Kalsdorf)
FW  AUT Paul Kiedl (at SC Kalsdorf)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 July 2022 Friendly SC Kalsdorf 1–1 Grazer AK Kalsdorf bei Graz, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportzentrum Kalsdorf
2 July 2022 Friendly Grazer AK 1–4 Domžale Ligist, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ligist Sportplatz
6 July 2022 Friendly Grazer AK 2–1 Wolfsberger AC Lebring, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: sanSirro Stadion Lebring
9 July 2022 Friendly Leoben 3–1 Grazer AK Leoben, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Donawitz
19 November 2022 Wörthersee Cup Austria Klagenfurt 2–1 Grazer AK Klagenfurt, Austria
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
20 November 2022 Wörthersee Cup Hertha BSC 1–1
(4–3 p)
Grazer AK Klagenfurt, Austria
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
25 November 2022 Friendly Grazer AK 5–1 Wolfsberger AC II Austria
CET (UTC+1)
14 January 2023 Friendly FC Gleisdorf 09 2–2 Grazer AK Austria
CET (UTC+1)
21 January 2023 Friendly Fürstenfeld 0–5 Grazer AK Fürstenfeld, Austria
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: JUFA Fürstenfeld Kunstrasen
28 January 2023 Friendly Deutschlandsberger SC 1–5 Grazer AK Deutschlandsberg, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Koralmstadion
4 February 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 3–4 Grazer AK Salzburg, Austria
11:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Trainingszentrum
11 February 2023 Friendly Grazer AK 2–2 Čelik Graz, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl
17 February 2023 Friendly Grazer AK 1–1 Kapfenberger SV
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
24 March 2023 Friendly Grazer AK 2–2 Austria Klagenfurt
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Austrian Football Second League 23 July 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 2nd 30 17 9 4 52 29 +23 056.67
Austrian Cup 16 July 2022 19 October 2022 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Total 33 19 9 5 57 32 +25 057.58

Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Second League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blau-Weiß Linz (C, P) 30 19 4 7 63 27 +36 61 Promotion to 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga
2 Grazer AK 30 17 9 4 52 29 +23 60
3 SKN St. Pölten 30 17 5 8 53 27 +26 56
4 SV Horn 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
5 SKU Amstetten 30 12 9 9 49 49 0 45
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: 2.Liga Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Direct Duel; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
30 17 9 4 52 29  +23 60 11 3 1 25 8  +17 6 6 3 27 21  +6

Source: ADMIRAL 2. Liga

Results by round

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ResultDLWDDWWW
Position
Source: ADMIRAL 2. Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[4]

23 July 2022 1 Grazer AK 0–0 Floridsdorfer AC Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
29 July 2022 2 Admira Wacker Mödling 4–3 Grazer AK
CEST (UTC+2)
6 August 2022 3 Grazer AK 1–0 Liefering Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
12 August 2022 4 Blau-Weiß Linz 1–1 Grazer AK Linz
CEST (UTC+2)
21 August 2022 5 Vorwärts Steyr 1–1 Grazer AK
CEST (UTC+2)
27 August 2022 6 Grazer AK 3–1 Lafnitz Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
4 September 2022 7 Kapfenberger SV 1–5 Grazer AK
CEST (UTC+2)
10 September 2022 8 Grazer AK 2–0 Horn Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
1 October 2023 10 Grazer AK 1–1 Sturm Graz II Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
23 October 2023 13 Grazer AK 1–0 First Vienna Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
5 November 2023 15 Grazer AK 2–0 Dornbirn Graz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
12 November 2023 16 Grazer AK 3–1 Kapfenberger SV Graz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
5 March 2023 18 Grazer AK 1–0 Admira Wacker Mödling Graz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
18 March 2023 20 Grazer AK 3–0 Austria Wien II Graz
CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
8 April 2023 22 Grazer AK 3–2 Vorwärts Steyr Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
14 April 2023 23 Grazer AK 0–0 St. Pölten Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
28 April 2023 25 Grazer AK 0–3 Blau-Weiß Linz Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
20 May 2023 28 Grazer AK 2–0 Rapid Wien II Graz
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
6 May 2023 29 Grazer AK 3–0 Amstetten Graz
CEST (UTC+2)
  • Jastremski 53'
  • Liendl 75' (pen.)
  • Peham 90+2'
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

Austrian Cup

16 July 2022 First round Köttmannsdorf 1–3 Grazer AK Köttmannsdorf
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Kruschitz 27'
Stadium: Sportplatz ASKÖ Köttmannsdorf
30 July 2022 Second round Lafnitz 1–2 Grazer AK Lafnitz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportplatz Lafnitz
19 October 2022 Third round Grazer AK 0–1 Sturm Graz Graz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Wallentich, Martin (October 19, 2022). "Neuauflage nach über 15 Jahren: Das letzte Grazer Derby". Sky Sport Austria.
  3. ^ "Ajeti wird Sturms Derby-Held". oefb.at (in German). 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ Pumann, Herbert. "FRISCH EINGETROFFEN! Das ist der Spielplan der ADMIRAL 2. Liga für die Saison 2022/23". 2. Liga | ligaportal.