title: 2020–21 SK Sturm Graz season
text: # 2020–21 SK Sturm Graz season
  
  The 2020–21 SK Sturm Graz season was the club's 112th season in existence and the 55th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sturm Graz participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup. The season covered the period from 6 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First-team squad
  
      As of 7 February 2021
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | DF | SVN | Jon Gorenc Stanković |
  | 5 | DF | SUI | Gregory Wüthrich |
  | 6 | DF | AUT | David Nemeth (on loan from Mainz 05 II) |
  | 9 | FW | ALB | Bekim Balaj |
  | 10 | MF | GEO | Otar Kiteishvili |
  | 11 | DF | BIH | Jusuf Gazibegović |
  | 13 | MF | AUT | Jakob Jantscher |
  | 14 | DF | AUT | Paul Komposch |
  | 15 | MF | AUT | Sebastian Zettl |
  | 17 | MF | AUT | Lukas Jäger |
  | 18 | MF | AUT | Philipp Huspek |
  | 19 | MF | AUT | Andreas Kuen |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | FW | AUT | Kevin Friesenbichler |
  | 23 | FW | GHA | Kelvin Yeboah |
  | 24 | DF | AUT | Sandro Ingolitsch |
  | 25 | MF | AUT | Stefan Hierländer |
  | 26 | MF | AUT | Christoph Lang |
  | 27 | GK | AUT | Jörg Siebenhandl |
  | 29 | FW | ZAM | Francisco Mwepu |
  | 30 | MF | AUT | Ivan Ljubić |
  | 32 | GK | AUT | Tobias Schützenauer |
  | 33 | MF | KOS | Dardan Shabanhaxhaj |
  | 35 | DF | AUT | Niklas Geyrhofer |
  | 36 | DF | AUT | Vincent Trummer |
  | 44 | DF | MLI | Amadou Dante |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | AUT | Christopher Giuliani (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | FW | AUT | Oliver Bacher (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2021) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | AUT | Winfred Amoah (at Kapfenberg until 30 June 2021) |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 13 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 050.00 |
  | Austrian Cup | 28 August 2020 | 3 March 2021 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 080.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 054.05 |
  
  Last updated: 22 May 2021 Source: Soccerway
  
  ### Austrian Bundesliga
  
  **Regular stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 3 | LASK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 4 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 6 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 30 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 21 March 2021. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D |
  | Position | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.
  
  **Championship round**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | RWI | STU | LIN | WOL | WAT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
  | 2 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
  | 3 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League Play-off round | 1–3 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
  | 4 | LASK | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 30 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 |
  | 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 27 | Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off final | 1–2 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 22 May 2021. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W |
  | Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  