2019–20 LASK season

The 2019–20 season was Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub's 112th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, LASK participated in this season's editions of the Austrian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and also participated in the UEFA Europa League.^[1]

LASK

2019–20 season
Chairman	Siegmund Gruber
Manager	Valérien Ismaël
Stadium	Waldstadion & Linzer Stadion for UEFA competitions.
Austrian Bundesliga	4th
Austrian Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Klauss (12) All: Klauss (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Current squad

As of 4 September 2019^[2]

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 Alexander Schlager 5 DF  CRO Petar Filipović 6 DF  AUT Philipp Wiesinger 7 MF  AUT Rene Renner 8 MF  AUT Peter Michorl 9 FW  BRA João Klauss (on loan from Hoffenheim) 11 MF  AUT Dominik Reiter 14 MF  AUT Husein Balić 15 DF  AUT Christian Ramsebner 16 DF  AUT Marvin Potzmann 17 DF  AUT David Schnegg 18 DF  AUT Gernot Trauner

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  AUT Valentino Müller 20 FW  GHA Samuel Tetteh (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 21 DF  AUT Markus Wostry 23 MF  AUT Stefan Haudum 24 GK  AUT Tobias Lawal 25 MF  AUS James Holland 26 DF  AUT Reinhold Ranftl 27 MF  AUT Thomas Goiginger 28 MF  AUT Dominik Frieser 29 FW  AUT Marko Raguž 33 FW  AUT Thomas Sabitzer 36 GK  AUT Thomas Gebauer

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 — DF  AUT Felix Luckeneder (at TSV Hartberg until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

LASK v Sparta Prague

5 July 2019 Friendly	LASK	1–0	Sparta Prague	Leonfelden, Austria
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Bad Leonfelden

LASK v Bohemians 1905

6 July 2019 Friendly	LASK	2–1	Bohemians 1905	Perg, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: abd-Arena Perg

LASK v 1. FC Heidenheim

13 July 2019 Friendly	LASK	1–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Pasching, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldstadion

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	28 July 2019	5 July 2020	Matchday 1	4th	32	20	4	8	67	37	+30	062.50
Austrian Cup	20 July 2019	5 March 2020	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	15	5	+10	080.00
Champions League	7 August 2019	28 August 2019	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	066.67
Europa League	19 September 2019	5 August 2020	Group stage	Round of 16	10	5	2	3	15	11	+4	050.00
Total					50	31	6	13	103	58	+45	062.00

Last updated: 5 August 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Regular stage

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
22	17	3	2	50	20	+30	54	7	3	2	28	15	+13	10	0	0	22	5	+17

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: See Results

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W
Position	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

LASK v Rheindorf Altach

28 July 2019 1	LASK	2–0	Rheindorf Altach	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tetteh 7' Klauss 79'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Harald Lechner

Austria Wien v LASK

3 August 2019 2	Austria Wien	0–3	LASK	Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ramsebner 42' Trauner 87' Raguž 90+2'	Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 8,248 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Admira Wacker v LASK

10 August 2019 3	Admira Wacker	0–1	LASK	Maria Enzersdorf
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Müller 45+2'	Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

LASK v Wattens

17 August 2019 4	LASK	1–1	Wattens	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wiesinger 81'	Report	Dedić 44'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Felix Ouschan

Rapid Wien v LASK

24 August 2019 5	Rapid Wien	1–2	LASK	Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schobesberger 47'	Report	Raguž 23', 90+5'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 18,607 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca

LASK v Wolfsberger AC

31 August 2019 6	LASK	0–1	Wolfsberger AC	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Liendl 80'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,155 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Sturm Graz v LASK

14 September 2019 7	Sturm Graz	0–2	LASK	Graz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Goiginger 75' Klauss 77'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 10,820 Referee: Walter Altmann

LASK v Red Bull Salzburg

22 September 2019 8	LASK	2–2	Red Bull Salzburg	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Goiginger 4',  80' Frieser 18' Trauner  40' Filipović  45+2'  75' Wiesinger  57' Michorl  76'	Report	Mwepu  17' Daka 32', 90'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 6,018 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

SKN St. Pölten v LASK

28 September 2019 9	SKN St. Pölten	0–3	LASK	Sankt Pölten
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Potzmann 7' Frieser 38' Holland 50'	Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 2,888 Referee: Felix Ouschan

Hartberg v LASK

6 October 2019 10	Hartberg	1–2	LASK	Hartberg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ostrák 56'	Report	Ranftl 65' Michorl 69'	Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Walter Altmann

LASK v Mattersburg

19 October 2019 11	LASK	7–2	Mattersburg	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trauner 10' Goiginger 24', 70' Ranftl 37', 74' Raguž 64' Tetteh 79'	Report	Gruber 6' Malić 34'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Andreas Heiß

Rheindorf Altach v LASK

27 October 2019 12	Rheindorf Altach	0–1	LASK	Altach
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Klauss 41'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Christopher Jäger

LASK v Austria Wien

3 November 2019 13	LASK	2–0	Austria Wien	Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ranftl 7' Filipović 64'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Rene Eisner

LASK v Admira Wacker

10 November 2019 14	LASK	1–0	Admira Wacker	Linz
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Goiginger 31'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,410 Referee: Julian Weinberger

Wattens v LASK

23 November 2019 15	Wattens	0–2	LASK	Innsbruck
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Michorl 79' Tetteh 90+4'	Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Josef Spurny

LASK v Rapid Wien

1 December 2019 16	LASK	0–4	Rapid Wien	Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Goiginger  84'	Report	Knasmüllner 34' Fountas 67' Filipović 84' (pen.) Badji 90+3'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 6,041 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Wolfsberger AC v LASK

7 December 2019 17	Wolfsberger AC	1–3	LASK	Wolfsberg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Weissman 78'	Report	Filipović 21' Tetteh 41' Frieser 85'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Harald Lechner

LASK v Sturm Graz

15 December 2019 18	LASK	3–3	Sturm Graz	Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Spendlhofer 38' (pen.) Wostry 45+2' Klauss 74'	Report	Röcher 4' Hierländer 9' Kiteishvili 24'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,768 Referee: Christopher Jäger

Red Bull Salzburg v LASK

14 February 2020 19	Red Bull Salzburg	2–3	LASK	Wals-Siezenheim
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ramalho  21' Mwepu  35', 81' Okugawa 40' Wöber  72'	Report	Frieser 20', 56' Holland 25',  41' Filipović  51' Wiesinger  61' Ranftl  83' Balić  86'	Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 17,018 Referee: Harald Lechner

LASK v SKN St. Pölten

23 February 2020 20	LASK	4–1	SKN St. Pölten	Linz
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Klauss 7' Balić 9', 13' Haudum 69'	Report	Muhamedbegovic 19'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,373 Referee: Josef Spurny

LASK v Hartberg

1 March 2020 21	LASK	5–1	Hartberg	Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Klauss 51', 62', 89' Michorl 59' Tetteh 80'	Report	Klem 6'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 5,328 Referee: Christopher Jäger

Mattersburg v LASK

8 March 2020 22	Mattersburg	0–1	LASK	Mattersburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Klauss 21'	Stadium: Pappelstadion Attendance: 2,393 Referee: Alexander Harkam

Championship stage

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
10	3	1	6	17	17	0	10	1	0	4	5	7	−2	2	1	2	12	10	+2

Last updated: 5 July 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L
Position	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

LASK v Hartberg

3 June 2020 1	LASK	1–2	Hartberg	Linz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klauss 9'	Report	Rep 24' Tadić 90+3'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Hameter

Wolfsberger AC v LASK

7 June 2020 2	Wolfsberger AC	3–3	LASK	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dieng 58' Liendl 72' Novak 89'	Report	Frieser 35' Trauner 56' Tetteh 90+1'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexander Harkam

LASK v Rapid Wien

10 June 2020 3	LASK	0–1	Rapid Wien	Linz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Fountas 87'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

Red Bull Salzburg v LASK

14 June 2020 4	Red Bull Salzburg	3–1	LASK	Wals-Siezenheim
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Szoboszlai 8' Daka 11' Vallci 81'	Report	Holland  24' Raguž 56' Trauner  89'	Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 0 Referee: Walter Altmann

LASK v Sturm Graz

17 June 2020 5	LASK	4–0	Sturm Graz	Linz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Michorl 9' Frieser 25' Filipović  32' Raguž  37' Holland 39' Klauss 90+2'	Report	Jäger  57' Sakic  68'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 0 Referee: Andreas Heiß

Sturm Graz v LASK

21 June 2020 6	Sturm Graz	0–2	LASK	Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Balaj  2'  31' Donkor  45'  72'	Report	Raguž 45+1' (pen.) Tetteh 83'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger

Hartberg v LASK

24 June 2020 7	Hartberg	1–5	LASK	Hartberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rep  66' Ried  78' Dossou 82'	Report	Frieser 53' (pen.) Ranftl 61',  88' Reiter 69' Michorl 74' Raguž 84' Andrade  87'	Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 0 Referee: Josef Spurny

LASK v Wolfsberger AC

28 June 2020 8	LASK	0–1	Wolfsberger AC	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wiesinger  40' Filipović  71'	Report	Leitgeb  66' Weissman 88' (pen.),  89'	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca

Rapid Wien v LASK

1 July 2020 9	Rapid Wien	3–1	LASK	Vienna
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Andrade 4' (o.g.) Stojković  17' Fountas 45+1' Ljubicic  47' Petrovič  89' Knasmüllner 90+2'	Report	Raguž  49' Michorl  69' Klauss 72'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Walter Altmann

LASK v Red Bull Salzburg

5 July 2020 10	LASK	0–3	Red Bull Salzburg	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Andrade  17' Trauner  58'	Report	Szoboszlai 67' (pen.) Ramalho 73',  81' Camara 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Pasching Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Austrian Cup

UVB Vöcklamarkt v LASK

20 July 2019 First round	UVB Vöcklamarkt	2–6	LASK	Vöcklamarkt
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fröschl 27' Olivotto 60'	Report	Klauss 4', 74' Frieser 50', 90+3' Michorl 56' Otubanjo 90+1'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Union Volksbank Vöcklamarkt

SC Wiener Viktoria v LASK

25 September 2019 Second round	SC Wiener Viktoria	1–4	LASK	Wien
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rotter 65'	Report	Michorl 14' Goiginger 47', 61' Raguž 72'	Stadium: Sportplatz WAF Gruabn

LASK v Rheindorf Altach

30 October 2019 Third round	LASK	3–1	Rheindorf Altach	Pasching
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Trauner 5' Frieser 30' Kobras 40' (o.g.)	Report	Fischer 72'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

LASK v Sturm Graz

8 February 2020 Quarter-finals	LASK	2–0	Sturm Graz	Pasching
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Klauss 60' Balić 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Walter Altmann

Red Bull Salzburg v LASK

5 March 2020 Semi-finals	Red Bull Salzburg	1–0	LASK	Wals-Siezenheim
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hwang 50' Ramalho  75' Szoboszlai  80' Stankovic  90+1' Mwepu  90+1'  90+4' Vallci  90+3' Ashimeru  90+6'	Report	Frieser  30' Schlager  50' Ranftl  73'  90+8' Wiesinger  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Basel v LASK

7 August 2019 First leg	Basel	1–2	LASK	Basel, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Riveros  28' Zuffi 87'	Report	Michorl  26' Trauner 51' Klauss 82'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 20,470[3] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

LASK v Basel

13 August 2019 Second leg	LASK	3–1 (5–2 agg.)	Basel	Linz, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranftl  51', 59' Stocker  63' Goiginger 89' Raguž 90+4'	Report	Ademi 80'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 12,966[3] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Play-off round

LASK v Club Brugge

20 August 2019 First leg	LASK	0–1	Club Brugge	Linz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Renner  16' Trauner  51' Wiesinger  73' Frieser  79'	Report	Vanaken 10' (pen.) Mata  53'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 12,637[4] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Club Brugge v LASK

28 August 2019 Second leg	Club Brugge	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	LASK	Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanaken 70' Rits  73' Dennis 89'	Report	Michorl  55' Trauner  72'  81' Klauss 74' (pen.) Wiesinger  90+4'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 25,319[5] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LASK	SPO	PSV	ROS
1	LASK	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	4–1	1–0
2	Sporting CP	6	4	0	2	11	7	+4	12			2–1	—	4–0	1–0
3	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	2	2	9	12	−3	8			0–0	3–2	—	1–1
4	Rosenborg	6	0	1	5	3	11	−8	1			1–2	0–2	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

LASK v Rosenborg

19 September 2019 1	LASK	1–0	Rosenborg	Linz, Austria
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Renner  26' Holland 45+3' Filipovic  54'	Report	Hedenstad  44' Meling  56' Hovland  84'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion[note 1] Attendance: 12,179[6] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Sporting CP v LASK

3 October 2019 2	Sporting CP	2–1	LASK	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Luiz Phellype 58' Fernandes 63'	Report	Raguž 16'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 31,225[7] Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

PSV v LASK

24 October 2019 3	PSV	0–0	LASK	Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 29,000[8] Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)

LASK v PSV

7 November 2019 4	LASK	4–1	PSV	Linz, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Ranftl 56' Frieser 60' Klauss 78', 82'	Report	Schwaab 5' (pen.)	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 12,658[9] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Rosenborg v LASK

28 November 2019 5	Rosenborg	1–2	LASK	Trondheim, Norway
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Johnsen 45',  57'	Report	Goiginger 20' Frieser 54'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 9,775[10] Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

LASK v Sporting CP

12 December 2019 6	LASK	3–0	Sporting CP	Linz, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Trauner 23' Klauss 38' (pen.) Raguž 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Linzer Stadion[note 1] Attendance: 11,627[11] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § Round of 32

AZ v LASK

20 February 2020 First leg	AZ	1–1	LASK	Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stengs  31' Boadu  34' De Wit  71' Koopmeiners 86' (pen.)	Report	Raguž 26' Renner  29' Filipović  42' Holland  86'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 12,526[12] Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

LASK v AZ

27 February 2020 Second leg	LASK	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	AZ	Linz, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Wiesinger  37'  88' Raguž 44' (pen.), 50' Filipović  63'	Report	Wijndal  24'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion[note 1] Attendance: 12,855[13] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Round of 16

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § Round of 16

LASK v Manchester United

12 March 2020 First leg	LASK	0–5	Manchester United	Linz, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Trauner  33' Klauss  39' Ramsebner  59' Reiter  90'	Report	Ighalo 28' Shaw  47' James 58' Mata 82' Greenwood 90+2' Pereira 90+3'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion[note 1] Attendance: 0[15] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Manchester United v LASK

5 August 2020 Second leg	Manchester United	2–1 (7–1 agg.)	LASK	Manchester, England
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	McTominay  39' Lingard 57' Martial 88'	Report	Michorl  35' Wiesinger 55'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Note: The match originally scheduled to be played on 19 March 2020, was indefinitely postponed following the suspension of UEFA competitions due to a COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[16] It was rescheduled on 17 June to 5 August.[17]

Notes

1. LASK played their home matches at Linzer Stadion, Linz, instead of their regular home stadium Waldstadion, Pasching.