2024–25 SK Sturm Graz season

SK Sturm Graz
2024–25 season
Manager	Christian Ilzer
Stadium	Liebenauer Stadium
Austrian Bundesliga	1st (champions)
Austrian Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Otar Kiteishvili; (12 goals); All: ; Mika Biereth; (14 goals)

The 2024–25 season was the 116th season in the history of SK Sturm Graz, and the club's 59th consecutive season in Austrian Football Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team to participate in the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Sturm Graz retained their Austrian Bundesliga title with a 1–1 draw against Wolfsberg on the final day of the season.^[1]

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Tochi Chukwuani	Lyngby	Undisclosed	1 July 2024	^[2]
MF	Youba Koïta	ATS Koro		1 July 2024
MF	Martin Kern	Puskás AFC II		1 July 2024
DF	Emir Karić	SV Darmstadt 98	Free	1 July 2024
DF	Arjan Malić	SV Ried	€500,000	1 July 2024
GK	Kjell Scherpen	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	2 July 2024	^[3]
MF	Lovro Zvonarek	Bayern Munich	Loan	4 July 2024	^[4]
FW	Mika Biereth	Arsenal FC U21	€4,000,000	8 July 2024	^[5]
DF	Emanuel Aiwu	Cremonese	Undisclosed	10 July 2024	^[6]
GK	Daniil Khudyakov	Lokomotiv Moscow	€340,000	22 July 2024	^[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	David Schnegg	D.C. United	€1,850,000	1 July 2024	^[8]
DF	Jusuf Gazibegović	1. FC Köln	€2,000,000	1 January 2025

Friendlies

Pre-season

28 June 2024 Friendly	SC Weiz	1–6	Sturm Graz	Strobl
18:00				Stadium: Sportplatz Strobl

29 June 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	2–2	Flyeralarm Admira	Dechantskirchen
17:00	Jatta 58', 74'		Stevanovic 48' Mujanović 54'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Stadion Wechselland Dechantskirchen

6 July 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	0–3	Domžale	Tillmitsch
15:00		Report	Malić 4' (o.g.) Šturm 45' Štefanec 53'	Stadium: Nunner Arena Tillmitsch Attendance: 1,500

6 July 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	1–4	Rukh Lviv	Gralla
18:00	Sarkaria 85' (pen.)		Pidgurskyi 5' (pen.) Krasnopir 35', 63' Karabin 77' Slyubyk 84'	Stadium: Sportplatz Gralla

13 July 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	3–1	Midtjylland	Irdning
11:30	Biereth 24' Włodarczyk 106' Aiwu 119'	Report	Chilufya 110'	Stadium: ATV-Riesneralm-Arena Irdning Attendance: 1,000
Note: 3 x 45 minutes

20 July 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	2–2	Monaco	Windischgarsten
18:00	Bøving 21' Biereth 41' (pen.)	Report	Minamino 33' (pen.) Eliot Matazo 58'	Stadium: Sportplatz Windischgarsten Attendance: 1,500

23 July 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	0–2	Porto	Graz
19:00			Grujić 34' Namaso 55'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

7 August 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	2–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Klagenfurt, Austria
18:30				Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion

Mid-season

5 September 2024 Friendly	Sturm Graz	4–1	Kapfenberger SV
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Winter Break

11 January 2025 (2025-01-11) Winter Break	SK Sturm Graz	v	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Marbella, Spain
15:00 CST (UTC+1)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga	4 August 2024		Matchday 1	13	9	2	2	29	15	+14	069.23
Austrian Cup	27 July 2024		First round	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	100.00
Total				16	12	2	2	38	19	+19	075.00

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sturm Graz	22	14	4	4	51	28	+23	46	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Austria Wien	22	14	4	4	36	19	+17	46
3	Red Bull Salzburg	22	10	8	4	33	22	+11	38
4	Wolfsberg	22	11	3	8	44	30	+14	36
5	Rapid Wien	22	9	7	6	32	24	+8	34

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.^[9]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STU	RBS	AWI	WAC	RWI	BWL
1	Sturm Graz (C)	32	19	6	7	66	39	+27	40	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round	—	4–2	0–1	1–1	2–0	2–0
2	Red Bull Salzburg	32	16	9	7	53	36	+17	38	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round	1–2	—	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–1
3	Austria Wien	32	18	6	8	47	32	+15	37	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round	2–1	1–3	—	0–0	1–2	2–2
4	Wolfsberg	32	16	7	9	60	38	+22	37	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[a]	1–1	2–1	1–2	—	5–1	2–0
5	Rapid Wien (O)	32	12	8	12	43	42	+1	27	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs	3–1	0–2	2–0	0–1	—	0–0

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) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.^[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ The 2024–25 Austrian Cup winners (Wolfsberg) qualify for the Europa League third qualifying round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LSK	HAR	TIR	GAK	ALT	AKL
1	LASK	32	16	6	10	51	36	+15	38	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs	—	0–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	6–0
2	TSV Hartberg	32	11	11	10	40	40	0	31	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs	0–1	—	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–3
3	WSG Tirol	32	7	9	16	35	50	−15	20		1–3	1–3	—	1–1	1–0	5–3
4	Grazer AK	32	5	13	14	34	54	−20	20		1–0	0–3	0–0	—	1–0	1–1
5	Rheindorf Altach	32	5	11	16	29	46	−17	18		0–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	—	0–0
6	Austria Klagenfurt (R)	32	6	9	17	33	70	−37	16	Relegation to Austrian Football Second League	1–4	0–1	1–4	0–0	2–3	—

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) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.^[10]
(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
21	13	4	4	47	26	+21	43	7	2	1	30	12	+18	6	2	3	17	14	+3

Last updated: 9 March 2025.
Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	7	6	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W
Position	10	7	3	2	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	0	3	6	9	12	12	13	16	19	22	25	26	29	32	33	36	37	37	40	40	43

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2025. Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

4 August 2024 1	Rapid Wien	1–0	Sturm Graz	Vienna
17:00	Drena Beljo 29'			Stadium: Allianz Stadion

11 August 2024 2	Sturm Graz	2–0	Hartberg	Graz
17:00				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

17 August 2024 3	Austria Klagenfurt	0–2	WSG Tirol	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
				Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion

24 August 2024 4	Sturm Graz	2–1	Rheindorf Altach	Graz
17:00				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

31 August 2024 5	Sturm Graz	4–2	WSG Tirol	Graz
				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

22 September 2024 7	Sturm Graz	0–3	Wolfsberg	Graz
				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

25 September 2024 6	Austria Wien	2–2	Sturm Graz	Wien
				Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium

28 September 2024 8	Blau-Weiß Linz	1–2	Sturm Graz	Linz
				Stadium: Donauparkstadion

6 October 2024 9	Sturm Graz	5–0	Red Bull Salzburg	Graz
				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

19 October 2024 10	Sturm Graz	5–2	Grazer AK	Graz
				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

2 November 2024 12	Sturm Graz	1–1	Rapid Wien	Graz
				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

9 November 2024 13	Hartberg	1–2	Sturm Graz	Hartberg
17:00 CET	Fabian Wilfinger 44' Markuš 70' Demir 72' Avdijaj 85' Marco Hoffmann 90+2'	Report	Chukwuani 10' 47' Lavalée 37' Yardımcı 57' 59' Jatta 68'	Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 4,919 Referee: Harald Lechner

23 November 2024 14	Sturm Graz	7–0	Austria Klagenfurt	Graz
17:00 CET	Bøving 8' 55' Lavalée 23' Jatta 32' Gazibegović 35' Biereth 38' 65' Geyrhofer 40' Aiwu 79' Grgic 90+1'	Report	Toshevski 80' Bonnah 82'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 15,508 Referee: Josef Spurny

30 November 2024 15	Rheindorf Altach	1–1	Sturm Graz	Altach
17:00 CET	Ingolitsch 20' Kameri 62' Gugganig 88'	Report	Biereth 45+1' Aiwu 90+4'	Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena Attendance: 4,366 Referee: Walter Altmann

7 December 2024 16	WSG Tirol	0–3	Sturm Graz	Innsbruck
17:00 CET	Üstündag 34' 72' Sulzbacher 51' Skrbo 68'	Report	Bøving 15' Chukwuani 40' 41' Gorenc Stanković 73' Khudyakov 79' Jatta 80' Yalcouyé 85'	Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

7 February 2025 17	Sturm Graz	2–2	Austria Wien	Graz
20:30 CET	Jatta 29' Bøving 60' Geyrhofer 73'	Report	Prelec 37' Vinlöf 47' Fitz 74' (pen.) Potzmann 90+3'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 15,177 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

15 February 2025 18	Wolfsberger AC	3–0	Sturm Graz	Wolfsberg
17:00 CET	Zukić 17' 23' Omić 58' Gattermayer 74' Jašić 81' Schöpf 83'	Report	Kiteishvili 49' Malić 90+2'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 5,054 Referee: Arnes Talic

23 February 2025 19	Sturm Graz	2–1	Blau-Weiß Linz	Graz
14:30 CET	Kiteishvili 18' (pen.) Yalcouyé 43' Karić 53'	Report	Alem Pasic 83' Tursch 90+3'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 15,010 Referee: Alain Sadikovski

2 March 2025 20	RB Salzburg	3–1	Sturm Graz	Salzburg
17:00 CET	Vertessen 72' Nene 84' Onisiwo 87'	Report	Gorenc Stanković 10' Lavalée 39' Aiwu 45' Kiteishvili 53'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Walter Altmann

9 March 2025 21	Grazer AK	1–2	Sturm Graz	Graz
17:00 CET	Thorsten Schriebl 9' Christian Lichtenberger 33' Maderner 45' Tikvić 66' Perchtold 78' 79' 88'	Report	Chukwuani 81' Kiteishvili 86' Yalcouyé 90+2' 90+3'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Harald Lechner

16 March 2025 22	Sturm Graz	–	LASK	Graz
17:00 CET				Stadium: Merkur-Arena

Austrian Cup

27 July 2024 First round	Kremser SC	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Sturm Graz	Krems an der Donau
18:15	Gökçek 13', 30' (pen.)	Report	Sarkaria 6' Horvat 26' Gorenc Stanković 113' Biereth 120+2'	Stadium: Sepp-Doll-Stadion Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Alain Sadikovski

27 August 2024 Second round	Ried	1–3	Sturm Graz	Ried im Innkreis
18:00	Bumberger 45+1'		Horvat 23' Jatta 32', 44', 60'	Stadium: Josko Arena

30 October 2024 Round of 16	Sturm Graz	2–1	Blau-Weiß Linz	Graz
20:30 CET	Zvonarek 24' (Yardımcı) Aiwu 32' Yardımcı 33' (Karić)	Report	Anderson 41' Mitrović 58' (Dobras) Dobras 84'	Stadium: Merkur Arena Attendance: 10,680 Referee: Christopher Jäger

1 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Sturm Graz	0–2	Austria Wien	Graz
18:15 CET	Jatta 29' Yalcouyé 87' Wüthrich 90+3' Geyrhofer 90+5'	Report	Vinlöf 5' Ranftl 9' Raguž 89' Kos 90+3' Dragović 90+4' Fischer 90+4' Guenouche 90+5'	Stadium: Merkur Arena Attendance: 15,400 Referee: Christopher Jäger

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.^[11] Sturm Graz will play their home matches at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, instead of their regular stadium, Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, which does not meet UEFA requirements.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
28	Bologna	8	1	3	4	4	9	−5	6
29	Red Star Belgrade	8	2	0	6	13	22	−9	6
30	Sturm Graz	8	2	0	6	5	14	−9	6
31	Sparta Prague	8	1	1	6	7	21	−14	4
32	RB Leipzig	8	1	0	7	8	15	−7	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L	L
Position	22	31	32	33	29	29
Points	0	0	0	0	3	3	3

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

19 September 2024 1	Brest	2–1	Sturm Graz	Guingamp, France
21:00 CEST	Magnetti 23' Sima 36', 56' Camara 64' Ajorque 85'	Report	Horvat 21' Johnston 22' Lavalée 40' 88' Fernandes 45+1' (o.g.) Gorenc Stanković 59' Gazibegović 83'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 14,518 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
Note: Brest played their home match at Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, instead of their regular stadium, Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest, which did not meet UEFA requirements.^[12]

2 October 2024 2	Sturm Graz	0–1	Club Brugge	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
21:00 CEST	Aiwu 51' Geyrhofer 66' Yalcouyé 70' Chukwuani 70' Gazibegović 90+4'	Report	Tzolis 23' Skóraś 73'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 23,205 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

22 October 2024 3	Sturm Graz	0–2	Sporting CP	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
21:00 CEST	Yalcouyé 39' Yardımcı 90+4'	Report	Santos 23' Gyökeres 53'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 23,691 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

5 November 2024 4	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	Sturm Graz	Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET	Malen 75', 85'	Report		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

27 November 2024 5	Sturm Graz	1–0	Girona	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
18:45 CET	Gazibegović 20' Biereth 58'	Report	Gil 64'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 21,502 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

11 December 2024 6	Lille	3–2	Sturm Graz	Lille, France
18:45 CET	Sahroaui 37' Bakker 45+2', 74' Haraldsson 81'	Report	Chukwuani 8' Kiteishvili 45+4' Biereth 47'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 45,796 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

21 January 2025 7	Atalanta	5–0	Sturm Graz	Bergamo, Italy
18:45 CET	Retegui 12' Samardžić 36' Pašalić 58' De Ketelaere 63' Lookman 90' Brescianini 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 19,469 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

29 January 2025 8	Sturm Graz	1–0	RB Leipzig	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
21:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	Player	Austrian Bundesliga	Austrian Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Mika Biereth	11	1	2	14
2	MF	Otar Kiteishvili	12	0	1	13
3	MF	William Bøving	11	0	0	11
4	FW	Seedy Jatta	5	2	0	7
5	MF	Tomi Horvat	4	2	0	6
6	FW	Leon Grgic	5	0	0	5
7	MF	Malick Yalcouyé	4	0	0	4
8	MF	Tochi Chukwuani	3	0	0	3
8	FW	Erencan Yardımcı	2	1	0	3
10	MF	Lovro Zvonarek	1	1	0	2
10	MF	Jon Gorenc Stanković	1	1	0	2
12	DF	Emanuel Aiwu	1	0	0	1
	DF	Niklas Geyrhofer	1	0	0	1
	DF	Max Johnston	1	0	0	1
	DF	Dimitri Lavalée	1	0	0	1
	DF	Gregory Wüthrich	1	0	0	1
	DF	Arjan Malić	0	0	1	1
	FW	Manprit Sarkaria	0	1	0	1
Own goals			2	0	1	3
Totals			66	9	5	80

Last updated: 25 May 2025.
Source: FBref.com

References

^ "BACK TO BACK MEISTER". SK Sturm Graz (in German). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
^ "Sommertransfer: Mittelfeldspieler für Schwarz-Weiß". SK Sturm.
^ "Kjell Scherpen joins Sturm Graz on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "MITTELFELD-AKTEUR KOMMT LEIHWEISE VOM FC BAYERN". SK Sturm Graz (in German). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Roché, Art de. "Arsenal agree to sell Biereth to Sturm Graz". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
^ "Der SK Sturm verpflichtet Emanuel Aiwu". SK Sturm.
^ "Daniil Khudyakov verstärkt das Torhüter-Team". SK Sturm.
^ Lehmann, Martin (May 22, 2024). "Schicker bestätigt Schnegg-Abgang - Nachfolger soll schon feststehen". Sky Sport Austria.
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^ ^a ^b "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ "Champions League league phase draw: All 36 teams learn their opponents". UEFA. 29 August 2024.
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[table_note_res_EL3Q0.1127290833335-10] The 2024–25 Austrian Cup winners (Wolfsberg) qualify for the Europa League third qualifying round.

[1] "BACK TO BACK MEISTER". SK Sturm Graz (in German). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

[2] "Sommertransfer: Mittelfeldspieler für Schwarz-Weiß". SK Sturm.

[3] "Kjell Scherpen joins Sturm Graz on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[4] "MITTELFELD-AKTEUR KOMMT LEIHWEISE VOM FC BAYERN". SK Sturm Graz (in German). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[5] Roché, Art de. "Arsenal agree to sell Biereth to Sturm Graz". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

[6] "Der SK Sturm verpflichtet Emanuel Aiwu". SK Sturm.

[7] "Daniil Khudyakov verstärkt das Torhüter-Team". SK Sturm.

[8] Lehmann, Martin (May 22, 2024). "Schicker bestätigt Schnegg-Abgang - Nachfolger soll schon feststehen". Sky Sport Austria.

[Bundesliga.at_-_Table-9] "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[Bundesliga.at_-_Table2-11] "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

[12] "Champions League league phase draw: All 36 teams learn their opponents". UEFA. 29 August 2024.

[13] "Communiqué officiel: La Ligue des Champions au stade de Roudourou" [Official statement: Champions League at the Stade de Roudourou] (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 27 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

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