2021–22 Wolfsberger AC season

The 2021–22 season was the 91st season in the existence of Wolfsberger AC and the club's tenth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Wolfsberger AC participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup.

Wolfsberger AC

2021–22 season
Chairman	Dietmar Riegler
Manager	Robin Dutt
Stadium	Lavanttal-Arena
Austrian Football Bundesliga	3rd
Austrian Cup	Semi-finals
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

First-team squad

As of 8 January 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 4 DF  AUT David Gugganig 6 MF  AUT Nikolas Veratschnig 7 MF  ISR Eliel Peretz 8 FW  SEN Cheikhou Dieng 9 FW  CRO Dario Vizinger 10 MF  AUT Michael Liendl 11 FW  ISR Tai Baribo 16 MF  AUT Mario Leitgeb 17 DF  AUT Jonathan Scherzer 18 FW  AUT Thorsten Röcher 19 MF  AUT Sven Sprangler 20 MF  GHA Augustine Boakye 21 GK  AUT David Skubl

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  AUT Dominik Baumgartner 23 MF  AUT Lukas Schöfl 24 MF  AUT Christopher Wernitznig 27 DF  AUT Michael Novak 29 GK  AUT Manuel Kuttin 30 MF  AUT Matthäus Taferner 31 GK  AUT Alexander Kofler 33 MF  AUT Kai Stratznig 34 FW  AUT Marcel Holzer 44 DF  GEO Luka Lochoshvili 77 DF  BIH Amar Dedić (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 97 MF  BIH Adis Jašić

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  GEO Guram Giorbelidze (at Dynamo Dresden)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  AUT Joshua Steiger (at SV Lafnitz)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Wolfsberger AC v Olympiacos

26 June 2021 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	1–0	Olympiacos	Wörgl, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportstadion Wörgl

Wolfsberger AC v Ufa

29 June 2021 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	0–0	Ufa	St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz St. Ulrich

Wolfsberger AC v Rijeka

3 July 2021 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	1–3	Rijeka	Velden am Wörthersee, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Velden

Wolfsberger AC v Sparta Prague

9 July 2021 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	3–2	Sparta Prague	Wolfsberg, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Ludogorets Razgrad v Wolfsberger AC

21 January 2022 Friendly	Ludogorets Razgrad	3–3	Wolfsberger AC	Belek, Turkey
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Titanic Sports Center

Wolfsberger AC v Shakhtar Donetsk

24 January 2022 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	1–4	Shakhtar Donetsk	Belek, Turkey
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Titanic Sports Center

Wolfsberger AC v Bohemians 1905

27 January 2022 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	1–1	Bohemians 1905	Belek, Turkey
13:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Titanic Sports Center

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga	25 July 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1	3rd	32	14	5	13	48	53	−5	043.75
Austrian Cup	16 July 2021	16 March 2022	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	19	7	+12	080.00
Total					37	18	6	13	67	60	+7	048.65

Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Regular stage

Austrian Bundesliga regular season table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Red Bull Salzburg	22	17	4	1	50	13	+37	55	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Sturm Graz	22	10	7	5	46	32	+14	37
3	Wolfsberger AC	22	11	4	7	34	32	+2	37
4	Austria Wien	22	8	9	5	31	23	+8	33
5	Rapid Wien	22	8	7	7	35	31	+4	31

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.^[1]

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
20	10	4	6	33	31	+2	34	6	1	3	19	14	+5	4	3	3	14	17	−3

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L
Position	7	11	12	12	9	5	8	7	9	7	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2021.^[2]

Austria Klagenfurt v Wolfsberger AC

25 July 2021 1	Austria Klagenfurt	1–1	Wolfsberger AC	Klagenfurt
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion

Wolfsberger AC v Sturm Graz

1 August 2021 2	Wolfsberger AC	1–4	Sturm Graz	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

Rapid Wien v Wolfsberger AC

7 August 2021 3	Rapid Wien	3–0	Wolfsberger AC	Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Allianz Stadion

Wolfsberger AC v WSG Tirol

14 August 2021 4	Wolfsberger AC	2–2	WSG Tirol	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

Wolfsberger AC v Admira Wacker Mödling

21 August 2021 5	Wolfsberger AC	3–0	Admira Wacker Mödling	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

Rheindorf Altach v Wolfsberger AC

28 August 2021 6	Rheindorf Altach	1–2	Wolfsberger AC	Altach
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz

Wolfsberger AC v Hartberg

11 September 2021 7	Wolfsberger AC	1–3	Hartberg	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

Ried v Wolfsberger AC

18 September 2021 8	Ried	3–3	Wolfsberger AC	Ried im Innkreis
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wießmeier 62'  90+1' 90+4' Leo Mikić 70' Offenbacher  79'	Report	Peretz 19'  64' Röcher 25' Baribo 57' Kofler  69'	Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Wolfsberger AC v Red Bull Salzburg

25 September 2021 9	Wolfsberger AC	0–2	Red Bull Salzburg	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gugganig  41'  44'	Report	Onguéné 15' Okafor 51' Bernardo  56' Camara  90'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Josef Spurny

Wolfsberger AC v Austria Wien

2 October 2021 10	Wolfsberger AC	1–0	Austria Wien	Wolfsberg
17:00 CET	Liendl  27' Baribo 43' Peretz  71' Taferner  90+3'	Report	Mühl  86' Can Keles  90+1'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Stefan Ebner

LASK v Wolfsberger AC

17 October 2021 11	LASK	0–1	Wolfsberger AC	Pasching
14:30 CET	Flecker  56'	Report	Leitgeb  51' Baribo 55'  73' Röcher  61'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Wolfsberger AC v Austria Klagenfurt

23 October 2021 12	Wolfsberger AC	2–1	Austria Klagenfurt	Wolfsberg
17:00 CET	Röcher 16' Peretz  30' Liendl 51' Lochoshvili  67'	Report	Timossi Andersson 46'  63' Paul  71'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca

Sturm Graz v Wolfsberger AC

31 October 2021 13	Sturm Graz	0–3	Wolfsberger AC	Graz
14:30 CET		Report	Lochoshvili  6' Liendl 16' Baumgartner  61' Dante 64' (o.g.) Jasic  78' Dieng 90+4'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 10,007 Referee: Markus Hameter

Championship round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RBS	STU	AWI	WOL	RWI	KLA
2	Sturm Graz	32	16	8	8	62	46	+16	37	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round		2–1	—	1–0	1–4	2–1	3–1
3	Austria Wien	32	11	13	8	44	39	+5	29	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round		1–2	4–2	—	2–1	1–1	1–1
4	Wolfsberger AC	32	14	5	13	48	53	−5	28	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round		1–4	0–2	1–1	—	2–1	1–2
5	Rapid Wien (O)	32	10	11	11	48	45	+3	25	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs		0–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	—	2–2
6	Austria Klagenfurt	32	8	12	12	43	57	−14	21			0–6	1–2	1–2	2–3	1–3	—

Source:
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.^[3]
(O) Play-off winners

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Austrian Cup

Wiener Sport-Club v Wolfsberger AC

16 July 2021 First round	Wiener Sport-Club	0–3	Wolfsberger AC	Vienna
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Buzuk  30' Josic  65'	Report	Dedić 18' Scherzer 32' Vizinger 60' Liendl  63'	Stadium: Sportklub Stadium Referee: Alan Kijas

ASV Seigendorf v Wolfsberger AC

21 September 2021 Second round	ASV Seigendorf	1–6	Wolfsberger AC	Siegendorf
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Secco 34'	Report	Baribo 7' Taferner 14', 18' Baumgartner 28' Boakye  47', 82' Dieng 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportplatz Siegendorf Attendance: 910 Referee: Harald Lechner

SV Lafnitz v Wolfsberger AC

26 October 2021 Third round	SV Lafnitz	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Wolfsberger AC	Lafnitz
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wendler 23' Baumgartner 26' (o.g.) Siegl  54' Schriebl 68' Sittsam  103'	Report	Leitgeb  11' Taferner 19' Vizinger 38' Peretz  55' Wernitznig 78', 120+3' Baumgartner 112'	Stadium: Sportplatz Lafnitz Attendance: 840 Referee: Arnes Talic

Wolfsberger AC v Floridsdorfer AC

4 February 2022 Quarter-finals	Wolfsberger AC	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Floridsdorfer AC	Wolfsberg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Baribo 35' Vizinger 46' Dedić  111' Kuttin  112' Röcher  113', 117' Jasic 120'	Report	Oliveira 20',  117' Maier  64' Bubalović  77'  110' Krainz  90' Rechberger 90+6',  111' Flavio  111' Felber  116'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Alexander Harkam

Wolfsberger AC v Red Bull Salzburg

16 March 2022 Semi-finals	Wolfsberger AC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Red Bull Salzburg	Wolfsberg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Taferner 3',  120' Peretz  63' Veratschnig  90+4'	Report	Šeško 77',  117' Kjærgaard  101'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Markus Hameter
	Penalties
	Leitgeb Wernitznig Peretz Baumgartner Liendl		Kristensen Okafor Kjærgaard Aaronson Solet