2022–23 LASK season

The 2022–23 season was the 115th in the history of LASK and their sixth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup.

LASK

2022–23 season
Owner	LASK GmbH
Chairman	Siegmund Gruber
Head coach	Dietmar Kühbauer
Stadium	Waldstadion
Austrian Bundesliga	3rd
Austrian Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Keito Nakamura (14) All: Keito Nakamura (17)
Home colours Away colours
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Players

As of 18 January 2023

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 3 DF  HUN Ákos Kecskés 4 DF  FRA Yannis Letard 5 DF  GER Philipp Ziereis 6 DF  AUT Philipp Wiesinger 7 MF  AUT Rene Renner 8 MF  AUT Peter Michorl 10 MF  AUT Robert Žulj 11 FW  CRO Marin Ljubičić 14 FW  AUT Husein Balić 15 FW  AUT Tobias Anselm 17 FW  NGA Moses Usor (on loan from Slavia Prague) 18 MF  SRB Branko Jovičić

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  AUT Marvin Potzmann 20 FW  GRE Efthymis Koulouris 22 DF  MNE Filip Stojković 24 GK  AUT Tobias Lawal 27 FW  AUT Thomas Goiginger 29 MF  AUT Florian Flecker 30 MF  AUT Sascha Horvath 33 DF  AUT Felix Luckeneder 34 DF  GER Jan Boller 36 GK  GER Thomas Gebauer 38 FW  JPN Keito Nakamura 43 MF  AUT Nemanja Celic (on loan from Darmstadt 98) 45 MF  COL Fredy Valencia

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 — GK  AUT Nikolas Polster (at Vorwärts Steyr until 30 June 2023) — DF  AUT Sebastian Kapsamer (at SKU Amstetten until 30 June 2023) — DF  CIV Oumar Sako (at Arda Kardzhali until 30 June 2023) — DF  CZE Filip Twardzik (at Spartak Trnava until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  AUT Marco Sulzner (at First Vienna until 30 June 2023) — MF  SRB Jovan Lukić (at Torreense until 30 June 2023) — FW  AUT Thomas Sabitzer (at WSG Tirol until 30 June 2023) — FW  AUT Dominik Weixelbraun (at SKU Amstetten until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

LASK v Rapid București

2 July 2022 Friendly	LASK	2–0	Rapid București	Ulmerfeld
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Peter Lisec Stadion

1860 Munich v LASK

6 July 2022 Friendly	1860 Munich	1–1	LASK	Windischgarsten
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Windischgarsten

LASK v Eintracht Frankfurt

9 July 2022 Friendly	LASK	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Pernegg an der Mur
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Raiffeisen-Stadion SC 1960 Pernegg

LASK v SKU Amstetten

23 September 2022 Friendly	LASK	9–2	SKU Amstetten	Linz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Hofmann-Personal Stadion

LASK v Admira

2 December 2022 Friendly	LASK	2–1	Admira	Pasching
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena

St. Pölten v LASK

10 December 2022 Friendly	St. Pölten	0–1	LASK	Sankt Pölten
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: NV Arena

LASK v Bayreuth

17 December 2022 Friendly	LASK	0–0	Bayreuth	Pasching
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena

LASK v Vorwärts Steyr

14 January 2023 Friendly	LASK	5–1	Vorwärts Steyr	Pasching
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena

LASK v Kapfenberger SV

17 January 2023 Friendly	LASK	4–3	Kapfenberger SV	Pasching
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v LASK

21 January 2023 Friendly	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	LASK	Belek
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Hotel RIU Kaya - Field B

CSKA Sofia v LASK

24 January 2023 Friendly	CSKA Sofia	1–3	LASK	Kumköy
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: TSS Football Center

LASK v Nieciecza

27 January 2023 Friendly	LASK	1–1	Nieciecza
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report

Wisła Kraków v LASK

27 January 2023 Friendly	Wisła Kraków	1–3	LASK
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Austrian Bundesliga	23 July 2022	3 June 2023	Matchday 1	3rd	32	14	12	6	54	38	+16	043.75
Austrian Cup	16 July 2022	6 April 2023	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	16	4	+12	080.00
Total					37	18	12	7	70	42	+28	048.65

Source: Soccerway

Austrian Bundesliga

Main article: 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Red Bull Salzburg	22	17	4	1	49	13	+36	55	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Sturm Graz	22	14	6	2	37	15	+22	48
3	LASK	22	10	8	4	38	28	+10	38
4	Rapid Wien	22	10	3	9	34	26	+8	33
5	Austria Wien	22	10	5	7	37	31	+6	32[a]

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.^[2]
Notes:

1. Austria Wien were deducted 3 points due to license violation.^[1]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RBS	STU	LIN	RWI	AWI	KLA
1	Red Bull Salzburg (C)	32	23	8	1	67	22	+45	49	Qualification for the Champions League group stage		—	2–1	0–0	2–1	3–3	3–2
2	Sturm Graz	32	20	6	6	57	29	+28	42	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round		0–2	—	2–0	3–1	3–2	4–1
3	LASK	32	14	12	6	54	38	+16	35	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round		0–1	2–1	—	3–1	3–1	4–0
4	Rapid Wien	32	12	6	14	50	47	+3	25	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round		1–1	3–2	1–1	—	3–3	3–1
5	Austria Wien (O)	32	11	10	11	55	52	+3	24	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs		1–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	—	1–2

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) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored.^[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WOL	LUS	WAT	HAR	ALT	RIE
1	Wolfsberger AC	32	12	6	14	51	51	0	31	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs		—	2–2	2–0	2–2	0–0	1–0
2	Austria Lustenau	32	11	10	11	50	54	−4	29			1–3	—	2–4	5–1	1–0	2–2
3	WSG Tirol	32	10	8	14	44	53	−9	24			4–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1
4	Hartberg	32	9	6	17	39	56	−17	24			0–2	0–1	5–0	—	2–2	2–0
5	Rheindorf Altach	32	6	10	16	29	53	−24	19			0–2	1–1	1–0	0–1	—	1–1
6	Ried (R)	32	4	11	17	27	50	−23	14	Relegation to Austrian Football Second League		1–2	4–4	1–1	1–3	0–1	—

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.^[2]
(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
22	10	8	4	38	28	+10	38	5	3	3	19	17	+2	5	5	1	19	11	+8

Last updated: 19 March 2023.
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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	D
Position	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2023. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[4]

LASK v Austria Klagenfurt

23 July 2022 1	LASK	3–1	Austria Klagenfurt	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nakamura 14' Goiginger 29' Ljubičić 49'	Report	Pink 89'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Harald Lechner

Austria Wien v LASK

31 July 2022 2	Austria Wien	1–1	LASK	Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gruber 88'	Report	Ljubičić 67'	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca

Wolfsberger AC v LASK

6 August 2022 3	Wolfsberger AC	1–5	LASK	Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Novak 61'	Report	Ljubičić 1', 21', 37', 58' Goiginger 8'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Referee: Rene Eisner

LASK v Rapid Wien

14 August 2022 4	LASK	2–1	Rapid Wien	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Goiginger 10' Jovičić  18' Nakamura 43' Žulj  83'	Report	Grüll  41' 90+3' Oswald  60'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 5,502 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Sturm Graz v LASK

20 August 2022 5	Sturm Graz	0–1	LASK	Graz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wüthrich  81' Schnegg  86' Gazibegović  90+1'	Report	Nakamura 65' Schlager  87' Jovičić  88'	Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 12,704 Referee: Walter Altmann

LASK v Rheindorf Altach

27 August 2022 6	LASK	4–1	Rheindorf Altach	Linz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jovičić  26' 64' Žulj 31' Horvath 80' Koulouris 85'	Report	Schreiner  6' Jurčec 61' Edokpolor  74' Amankwah  77'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Harald Lechner

LASK v Ried

4 September 2022 7	LASK	1–1	Ried	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ljubičić  10' Nakamura 45+2' Michorl  90+5'	Report	Michael Martin  58' David Ungar  65' Mikić  73' Pomer 77' Ziegl  81' Kronberger  87'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 5,575 Referee: Alexander Harkam

Austria Lustenau v LASK

11 September 2022 8	Austria Lustenau	1–1	LASK	Lustenau
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hugonet  31' Fridrikas 82'	Report	Nakamura 23' Stojković  30'  83' Goiginger  65' Jovičić  86'	Stadium: Planet Pure Stadion Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Andreas Heiß

LASK v WSG Tirol

17 September 2022 9	LASK	1–4	WSG Tirol	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nakamura 3' Celic  19'	Report	Prelec 5' 41' 63' Rinaldi 45+1' Sulzbacher  58'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca

Red Bull Salzburg v LASK

1 October 2022 10	Red Bull Salzburg	1–1	LASK	Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dedić  30' Solet 90+6'	Report	Ljubičić 78'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,780 Referee: Harald Lechner

LASK v Hartberg

8 October 2022 11	LASK	0–3	Hartberg	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jovičić  84'	Report	Providence  40' Kriwak 55' Tadić 62' Horvat 78'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,499 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik

Austria Klagenfurt v LASK

15 October 2022 12	Austria Klagenfurt	1–3	LASK	Klagenfurt
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Arweiler 63' Irving  64' Benatelli  80' Wimmer  81'	Report	Ljubičić 15'  45+3' 72' Kecskés  76' Nakamura 78'	Stadium: 28 Black Arena Attendance: 3,388 Referee: Julian Weinberger

LASK v Austria Wien

23 October 2022 13	LASK	2–2	Austria Wien	Linz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stojković  2' Žulj 55' (pen.) Renner  65' Jovičić  72' Horvath 87'	Report	Ranftl  8' Lucas Galvão  53' Polster 61'  79' Teigl  71' Marvin da Graça 83'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 5,499 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

LASK v Wolfsberger AC

30 October 2022 14	LASK	4–1	Wolfsberger AC	Linz
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Žulj 11' 16' 22' Nakamura 59'	Report	Malone 85'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Alexander Harkam

Rapid Wien v LASK

6 November 2022 15	Rapid Wien	1–0	LASK	Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgstaller 40' Grüll  90+1'	Report	Michorl  33'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 17,873 Referee: Alan Kijas

LASK v Sturm Graz

13 November 2022 16	LASK	1–1	Sturm Graz	Pasching
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Goiginger  26' Renner 46' Horvath  68'	Report	Emegha 76'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Rheindorf Altach v LASK

12 February 2023 17	Rheindorf Altach	0–1	LASK	Altach
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gugganig  90+6'	Report	Nakamura 10' Jovičić  34'  47'	Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena Attendance: 4,258 Referee: Christopher Jäeger

Ried v LASK

18 February 2023 18	Ried	1–1	LASK	Ried im Innkreis
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lang 45+1' (pen.) Roko Jurišić  45+4' David Ungar  53' Denizcan Cosgun  74' Pomer  89'	Report	Luckeneder  45' Schlager  45+4' Stojković  45+4' Goiginger  45+4' Ziereis  69' Nakamura 90'	Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Julian Weinberger

LASK v Austria Lustenau

24 February 2023 19	LASK	1–0	Austria Lustenau	Pasching
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stojković  84' Ljubičić 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Koudossou  77' Maak  89' Fridrikas  90+4'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Harald Lechner

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Austrian Cup

SC Schwaz v LASK

16 July 2022 First round	SC Schwaz	1–9	LASK	Schwaz
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Auer 1' Knoflach  45' Leitner  64'	Report	Nakamura 18' Stojković 24' Luckeneder  31' Ljubičić 44', 54', 56' Goiginger 65', 77' Jovičić 79' Schmidt 90'	Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Schwaz Attendance: 600 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer

Imst v LASK

31 August 2022 Second round	Imst	1–4 (a.e.t.)	LASK	Imst
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bernhard Mittermair  35' Louis Zimmerschied  58' Lukas Lamp  69' Armin Hamzic 72' Sandro Waibl  81' Marko Jovljevic  90+3'	Report	Celic  38' Ziereis  62' Nakamura 86' 104' Flecker 94' Ljubičić 118'	Stadium: Velly Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emil Ristoskov

Floridsdorfer AC v LASK

18 October 2022 Third round	Floridsdorfer AC	1–2	LASK	Floridsdorf
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Monsberger 39' Bubalović  59' Masse Scherzadeh  90+1'	Report	Renner 23' Goiginger 89'  90+1'	Stadium: FAC-Platz Attendance: 2,074 Referee: Markus Hameter

LASK v Austria Klagenfurt

5 February 2023 Quarter-finals	LASK	1–0	Austria Klagenfurt	Pasching
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Žulj 50' Usor  88'	Report	Wimmer  59'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca

Sturm Graz v LASK

6 April 2023 Semi-finals	Sturm Graz	1–0	LASK	Graz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Merkur-Arena