SK Sturm Graz

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'''Sportklub Sturm Graz''' is an Austrian professional [[association football]] club, based in [[Graz]], playing in the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white.

In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian football championship five times, in 1998, 1999, 2011, 2024 and 2025, and participated several times in the [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Europa League]]. Their biggest rivals are Graz neighbours [[Grazer AK]], with whom they share their stadium, the [[Liebenauer Stadium|Merkur Arena]].

== History ==

[[File:Sturm Graz Performance Graph.png|300px|thumb|Historical chart of Sturm Graz league performance]]

=== Foundation === SK Sturm Graz was founded in 1909 by students, just like its neighbours [[Grazer AK]], founded in 1902. Between 1921 and 1949, the team enjoyed considerable success in winning the regional Styrian championship 11 times.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}

The [[Anschluss]] in 1938 made Austria part of the [[Nazi Germany|German Third Reich]] and Austrian clubs became part of German football competition. Sturm played in the opening round of the 1940 Tschammerpokal, predecessor to the modern-day [[DFB-Pokal]]. They then qualified to play in the [[Gauliga Ostmark]], one of Germany's top-flight regional leagues, in 1941. The team withdrew part way through the 1941–42 season and was relegated after an 11th-place result in the following campaign.<ref>Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. {{ISBN|9783897841475}}.</ref>

In 1949, Sturm entered the Austrian national league as the first non-[[Vienna]]-based team.

=== 1981: First success === The first great success came under manager [[Otto Barić]], when the club finished runners-up in the league in the 1980–81 season. In 1983–84, the club battled through to the quarter-finals of the [[1983–84 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]], beaten only by [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] through a penalty in extra-time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool's barrage gets semi-final spot|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=diwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lqUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2011%2C946439|date=22 March 1984|access-date=4 September 2013|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|agency=United Press International|archive-date=14 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214183603/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=diwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lqUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2011,946439|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1992: Start of a new era === In December 1992, [[Hannes Kartnig]] was installed as president, naming his close friend [[Heinz Schilcher]] as new manager. At the time, Sturm was languishing under enormous debts. Sturm qualified for the newly formed [[Zehnerliga]], and Kartnig and Schilcher decided the best course of action would be to abstain from big-name signings, opting instead for a new start using young players from the club's youth setup. In 1993, [[Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945)|Milan Đuričić]] became manager.

=== 1994 to 2002: Osim and European football === In 1994, the Bosnian [[Ivica Osim]] took control of the up-to-now unsuccessful Sturm; this proved to be a crucial turning-point in the club's history. Osim succeeded in producing an effective and powerful team using the young and inexperienced players at his disposal, strengthened with a few experienced leading players. The team's first success was as runners-up in the league in 1995. One year later, they won their first title, beating [[FC Admira Wacker Mödling|Admira Wacker]] in the cup final, but wobbling in the league to finish runners-up yet again.

In 1998, Sturm won its first Austrian Bundesliga title, pulling away from the field early on and winning the title with seven games in hand. Sturm set two records during this season; they remained unbeaten in their first 12 matches, and then for another 19 matches later in the season. At the end of the season, they amassed 81 points, an Austrian record total, winning the title with 19 points ahead of [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]. This season also saw the development of the "magic triangle" of [[Mario Haas]], [[Hannes Reinmayr]] and [[Ivica Vastić]].

The year 1999 saw Sturm Graz retain the title, securing the treble as they did so (league, cup and super cup), in addition to appearing in the qualification for the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Here, however, a scoreless draw with [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] proved to be the team's only success. The 1999–2000 season saw Sturm in the Champions League for a second time, finishing third in its group. [[FC Tirol]] wrested the domestic title from Sturm's grasp, but the runners-up spot achieved was sufficient for a third trip into the following season's Champions League.

Sensationally, Sturm Graz won its Champions League Group D (against [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]), reaching the second round for the first time. The league campaign was less successful – a fourth-place finish, the worst under Osim.

After the Champions League exploits, several key players out of the 12 who later left were not suitably replaced. Worse still, this hasty squad redevelopment devoured almost all the profit made from the European campaign. Only a small fraction of the money was invested in youth development to establish an academy. Despite this, the newly assembled team again finished in second place in the league, but failed at the qualification hurdle for the Champions League. This, together with increasing criticism from the club president, precipitated the departure of Osim after eight years at the helm.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

=== 2002 to 2009: Consolidation === [[File:Mannschaft des SK Sturm Graz beim Cupfinale 2010.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sturm Graz, 2010 cup winners]] [[Franco Foda]] and [[Gilbert Gress]] (seven defeats in nine games) both enjoyed short and fruitless stints as coach, before former sweeper [[Mihailo Petrović (footballer)|Mihailo Petrović]] took control in autumn 2003. He presided over a gradual introduction of young talent, securing the team's place in the top flight in both 2004 and 2005, finishing in seventh position.

Since 2005, Sturm has been facing financial problems and, on 1 September 2006, a petition of bankruptcy was filed by the tax authorities. Because of the financial situation, Sturm was forced to use young players who were soon sold to reconsole the club. Also in 2006, coach Mihailo Petrović left the club and was replaced by Franco Foda.

=== 2009 to present day: New successes === [[File:Sturm Graz.png|thumb|right|Former logo]] After a fourth-place finish in 2009, the Blackies qualified for the group stage of the [[UEFA Europa League]] in 2009–10. Their opponents were Galatasaray, [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] and [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]. In 2010, the Blackies won the [[ÖFB-Cup]] in [[Klagenfurt]] in front of 25,000 of its own fans against [[SC Wiener Neustadt|Wiener Neustadt]]. That was the highest number of fans ever travelling to a match in a different [[States of Austria|state]].

In 2010–11, Sturm won the Austrian championship. A highlight of the season was a qualifying match against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]].

In 2011–12, Sturm played in the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] qualification rounds and managed to defeat Hungarian club [[Fehérvár FC|Videoton]] and [[FC Zestaponi|Zestaponi]] of Georgia. In the play-off, however, Sturm Graz lost against [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]], thus ensuring qualification to the group stages of the [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], where they were grouped with [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] and [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]. At the end of the season, Sturm finished fifth in the Bundesliga and head coach Franco Foda was fired after six years. With his replacement [[Peter Hyballa]], Sturm played strong during the autumn months, but a poor spring resulted in Hyballa's dismissal before the end of the season. Sturm managed to fourth in the final league table, albeit with the lowest number of points ever sufficed for fourth place. This ensured Europa League qualification for the subsequent year. [[Darko Milanič]], who won several titles with [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] in Slovenia, took the reins of the club for the 2013–14 campaign. In the [[2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2023–24 season]], Sturm Graz clinched their fourth league title after a 2–0 win over [[SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007)|Austria Klagenfurt]] on the final matchday, ending [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] dominance for the last decade, in addition to securing a Champions League group stage berth for the first time since 2000–01.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/sturm-graz-gegen-klagenfurt-2024-bundesliga-oesterreich-meistergruppe-4912947/analyse |title=Salzburg entthront: Sturm zum vierten Mal Meister! |publisher=Kicker |language=de |date=19 May 2024 }}</ref>

== Stadium == [[File:Merkur Arena.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Liebenauer Stadium|Merkur Arena]]]]

The traditional home of the team for many years was the ''[[Gruabn]]'', which held over 12,000 people – almost exclusively standing – and which was characterised by its narrow playing field and the proximity of the fans to the players. From 1997 to 2005, Gruabn was used just as a training ground and for youth and amateur matches. In 2005, the ground was sold to the city of Graz to relieve the club's financial difficulties. The year 1997 saw the club's move to the [[Liebenauer Stadium|Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium]], shared between Sturm and its local rivals, [[Grazer AK]]. From February 2006, the stadium was called UPC-Arena. In July 2016, Merkur Insurance won the Sponsoring rights for the stadium. The stadium is now called the Merkur Arena.

== Fans and the Graz Derby == A study published in 2008 by the German market research institute ''Sport + Markt'' showed that Sturm have around 360,000 fans across Austria, which is only second to the number of [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]] supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.oe24.at/sport/fussball/rapid_wien/700000_Oesterreicher_sind_Rapid-Fans_361960.ece|title = 700.000 Österreicher sind Rapid-Fans|date = 18 September 2008|access-date = 9 May 2014|archive-date = 1 October 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001035655/http://www.oe24.at/sport/fussball/rapid_wien/700000_Oesterreicher_sind_Rapid-Fans_361960.ece|url-status = live}}</ref> In Europe, there are estimated to be 410,000 fans, which ranks them as the 117th-most supported club.<ref>[http://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/fussball/1776577/index.do Bericht zur Studie auf ''kleinezeitung.at''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207224527/http://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/fussball/1776577/index.do |date=7 December 2010 }}, retrieved 25 March 2009.</ref>

There are several organised [[Ultras|fan groups]]- a few ones are Jewels Sturm and the Brigata Graz, which were both founded in 1994, and Grazer Sturmflut, founded two years later in 1996.

Sturm fans have a friendship with fans of German [[2. Bundesliga]] club [[Karlsruher SC|Karlsruhe]]. They have also contacts with fans of [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] and fans from [[Pisa S.C.|Pisa]] and [[Carrarese Calcio|Carrara]] in the Italian league. More recently, they have also had contacts with a group of [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] ultras.

Sturm have a big rivalry with cross-town rivals [[Grazer AK]], with whom they compete the Graz Derby. In 1974, there was big opposition from both sets of fans against a proposed merger to become "FC Graz." Since 1920, excluding the friendly matches (especially before the first official Styrian Cup in 1920), 199 matches have been played between the two, of which there were 185 encounters in the [[Football in Austria|league]] (130 at the professional level and 55 at amateur level in the Styrian League); an additional seven encounters in the [[Austrian Cup]]; one match in the [[Austrian Supercup]]; two meetings in the [[Tschammerpokal]] and four games in the Styrian Cup. The first Derby took place in 1911, the last was dated 2 Nov 2023. So far, Sturm have won more derby matches than Grazer AK.

Other rivalries are with the two Vienna clubs ([[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] and [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]) due to the history of competition for trophies between the three clubs, and as with most [[ultras]] the fans have a strong dislike of [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]], unhappy with the acquisition of [[SV Austria Salzburg|Austria Salzburg]] by Austrian [[energy drink]] company [[Red Bull]].

== Honours ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! style="width:1%" |Type ! style="width:5%" |Competition ! style="width:1%" |Titles ! style="width:21%" |Seasons |- | rowspan="3" |'''Domestic''' ! scope="col" |[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] | align="center" |5 | align="left" |[[1997–98 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1998–99]], [[2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2010–11]], [[2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2024–25]] |- ! scope="col" |[[Austrian Cup]] | align="center" |7 | align="left" |[[1995–96 Austrian Cup|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Austrian Cup|1996–97]], [[1998–99 Austrian Cup|1998–99]], [[2009–10 Austrian Cup|2009–10]], [[2017–18 Austrian Cup|2017–18]], [[2022–23 Austrian Cup|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Austrian Cup|2023–24]] |- ! scope="col" |[[Austrian Supercup]] | align="center" |3 | align="left" |1996, 1998, 1999 |} ===Other Titles=== *'''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]''' ** '''Winners (1):''' [[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2008]] (Joint Winner)<ref name="Intertoto2008">[http://www.eurotopfoot.com/uic.php3 Coupe Intertoto 2008]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205222/http://www.eurotopfoot.com/uic.php3 |date=6 June 2014}}. Listed are all 11 teams that won the Intertoto Cup, qualifying for the UEFA Cup.</ref> *'''Austrian Amateur Champions''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1934

===Runners-up=== * '''[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]''' ** Runners-up (8): [[1980–81 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1980–81]], [[1994–95 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1995–96]], [[1999–2000 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1999–2000]], [[2001–02 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2001–02]], [[2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2017–18]], [[2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2022–23]] * '''[[Austrian Cup]]''' ** Runners-up (4): 1947–48, [[1974–75 Austrian Cup|1974–75]], [[1997–98 Austrian Cup|1997–98]], [[2001–02 Austrian Cup|2001–02]] * '''[[Austrian Supercup]]''' ** Runners-up (2): 1997, 2002

=== Participants === *'''[[UEFA Champions League]]''' (4 participations): [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01 (2nd Group stage)]], [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|2024–25]] *'''[[UEFA Cup]]''' (11 participations): [[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1970–71]], [[1974–75 UEFA Cup|1974–75]], [[1978–79 UEFA Cup|1978–79]], [[1981–82 UEFA Cup|1981–82]], [[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]] (Quarter-finals), [[1988–89 UEFA Cup|1988–89]], [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|1991–92]], [[1995–96 UEFA Cup|1995–96]], [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup|1999–2000]], [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|2002–03]]

== European record == *'''Q'''= Qualifying *'''P'''= Preliminary *'''PO''' = Play-off *'''KPO''' = Knockout play-offs *'''R16''' = Round of 16 *'''QF''' = Quarter-finals {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Opponent ! Home ! Away |- |rowspan="2"|1970–71 |rowspan="2"|[[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Finland}} |[[Ilves (football)|Ilves]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–4 |- |2 |{{flagicon|England}} |[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |1974–75 |[[1974–75 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Belgium}} |[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |rowspan="3"|1975–76 |rowspan="3"|[[1975-76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Bulgaria|1971}} |[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |2 |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |[[Szombathelyi Haladás]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |QF |{{flagicon|FRG}} |[[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |1978–79 |[[1978–79 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|FRG}} |[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–5 |- |rowspan="2"|1981–82 |rowspan="2"|[[1981–82 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|URS}} |[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 |- |2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} |[[IFK Göteborg]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–3 |- |rowspan="4"|1983–84 |rowspan="4"|[[1983–84 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Romania|1965}} |[[FC Sportul Studențesc București|Sportul Studențesc]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 |- |2 |{{flagicon|Italy}} |[[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2 |- |3 |{{flagicon|GDR}} |[[1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig|Lokomotive Leipzig]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |QF |{{flagicon|England}} |[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 {{aet}} | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |1988–89 |[[1988–89 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} |[[Servette FC|Servette]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |1991–92 |[[1991–92 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 |- |1995–96 |[[1995–96 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |Q |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} |[[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |1996–97 |[[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} |[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="2"|1997–98 |rowspan="2"|[[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Cyprus}} |[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 |- |2 |{{flagicon|Greece}} |[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |rowspan="4"|1998–99 |rowspan="4"|[[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |[[Újpest FC|Újpest]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|4–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–2 |- |rowspan="3"|Group C – 4th |{{flagicon|Russia}} |[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 |- |{{flagicon|Italy}} |[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} |[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–5 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–6 |- |rowspan="5"|1999–2000 |rowspan="4"|[[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} |[[Servette FC|Servette]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2 |- |rowspan="3"|Group D – 3rd, '''P''' |{{flagicon|France}} |[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |{{flagicon|England}} |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 |- |{{flagicon|Croatia}} |[[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 |- |[[1999–2000 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |3 |{{flagicon|Italy}} |[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|3–3 {{aet}} | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 |- |rowspan="8"|2000–01 |rowspan="8"|[[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Israel}} |[[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 |- |Q3 |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[[Feyenoord]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="3"|Group D – 1st, '''P''' |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–5 |- |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2 |- |{{flagicon|France}} |[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–5 |- |rowspan="3"|Group A – 3rd |{{flagicon|Spain}} |[[Valencia CF|Valencia]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–5 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |{{flagicon|England}} |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} |[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 |- |2001 |[[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |2 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} |[[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|3–3 |- | rowspan="4" |2002–03 |[[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|Israel}} |[[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|3–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[2002–03 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |[[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|5–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|3–4 |- |2 |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} |[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 {{pso|8–7}} |- |3 |{{flagicon|Italy}} |[[SS Lazio|Lazio]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |rowspan="2"|[[2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |1 |{{flagicon|Andorra}} |[[FC Rànger's|Rànger's]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|5–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |2 |{{flagicon|Germany}} |[[VfL Wolfsburg]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|2–2 |- |rowspan="2"|2008 |rowspan="2"|[[2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |2 |{{flagicon|Belarus}} |[[FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk|Shakhtyor Soligorsk]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 |- |3 |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |[[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 |- |2008–09 |[[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} |[[FC Zürich|Zürich]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 {{pso|2–4}} | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="6"|2009–10 |rowspan="6"|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |[[NK Široki Brijeg|Široki Brijeg]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |Q3 |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} |[[OFK Petrovac|Petrovac]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|5–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 |- |PO |{{flagicon|Ukraine}} |[[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 |- |rowspan="3"|Group F – 4th |{{flagicon|Romania}} |[[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 |- |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} |[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |rowspan="2"|2010–11 |rowspan="2"|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|Georgia}} |[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |PO |{{flagicon|Italy}} |[[Juventus FC|Juventus]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |rowspan="6"|2011–12 |rowspan="3"|[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Hungary}} |[[Fehérvár FC|Videoton]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–3 |- |Q3 |{{flagicon|GEO}} |[[FC Zestaponi|Zestaponi]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |PO |{{flagicon|Belarus}} |[[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |rowspan="3"|Group L – 4th |{{flagicon|Russia}} |[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} |[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 |- |{{flagicon|Belgium}} |[[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 |- |2013–14 |[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Iceland}} |[[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 |- |2015–16 |[[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|Russia}} |[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–3 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="2"|2017–18 |rowspan="2"|[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} |[[FK Mladost Podgorica|Mladost Podgorica]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–0 |- |Q3 |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="2"|2018–19 |[[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |[[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|Cyprus}} |[[AEK Larnaca FC|AEK Larnaca]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–5 |- |2019–20 |[[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|Norway}} |[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |rowspan="4"|2021–22 |rowspan="4"|[[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |PO |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} |[[NŠ Mura|Mura]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|3–1 |- |rowspan="3"|Group B – 4th |{{flagicon|France}} |[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[[PSV Eindhoven]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–4 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} |[[Real Sociedad]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |- |rowspan="4"|2022–23 |[[2022–23 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|Ukraine}} |[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 {{aet}} | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[2022–23 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |rowspan="3"|Group F – 4th | {{flagicon|ITA}} | [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 |- | {{flagicon|NED}} | [[Feyenoord]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–6 |- |{{flagicon|DNK}} | [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 |- |rowspan=6|2023–24 |[[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q3 |{{flagicon|NED}} | [[PSV Eindhoven]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4 |- |rowspan="3"|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |rowspan="3"|Group D – 3rd |{{fbaicon|POR}} |[[Sporting CP]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |- |{{fbaicon|POL}} |[[Raków Częstochowa]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd"style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 |- |{{fbaicon|ITA}} |[[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 |- |rowspan="2"|[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Europa Conference League]] |KPO |{{fbaicon|SVK}} |[[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 |- |R16 |{{fbaicon|FRA}} |[[Lille OSC|Lille]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 |- |rowspan=8|2024–25 |rowspan=8|[[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |rowspan=8|League phase – 30th |{{fbaicon|FRA}} |[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 |- |{{fbaicon|BEL}} |[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | {{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|POR}} |[[Sporting CP]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 | {{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|GER}} |[[Borussia Dortmund]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 |- |{{fbaicon|ESP}} |[[Girona FC|Girona]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | {{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|FRA}} |[[Lille OSC|Lille]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 |- |{{fbaicon|ITA}} |[[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5 |- |{{fbaicon|GER}} |[[RB Leipzig]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | {{n/a}} |- |rowspan=9|2025–26 |[[2025–26 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |PO |{{fbaicon|NOR}} |[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5 |- |rowspan=8|[[2025–26 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] |rowspan=8|League phase – 26th |{{fbaicon|DEN}} |[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 |- |{{fbaicon|SCO}} |[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|2–1 | {{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|SCO}} |[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 |- |{{fbaicon|ENG}} |[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] | bgcolor="#ffd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | {{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|GRE}} |[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 |- |{{fbaicon|SRB}} |[[Red Star Belgrade]] | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 | {{n/a}} |- |{{fbaicon|NED}} |[[Feyenoord]] | {{n/a}} | bgcolor="#fdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |- |{{fbaicon|NOR}} |[[SK Brann|Brann]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 | {{n/a}} |- |2026–27 |[[2026–27 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] |Q2 | | | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |}

== Players ==

=== Current squad === {{updated|31 May 2026}} {{fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=[[Jeyland Mitchell]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Feyenoord]]}}}} {{fs player|no= 4|nat=SLO|pos=MF|name=[[Jon Gorenc Stanković]]}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=[[Albert Vallçi]]}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=[[Aleksandar Borković]]}} {{fs player|no= 8|nat=POL|pos=MF|name=[[Filip Rózga]]}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=[[Otar Kiteishvili]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=DRC|pos=FW|name=[[Axel Kayombo]]}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=GEO|pos=MF|name=[[Gizo Mamageishvili]]}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=[[Emir Karić]]}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Seedy Jatta]]}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=[[Arjan Malić]]}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=[[Dimitri Lavalée]]}} {{fs player|no=25|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=[[Stefan Hierländer]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=AUT|pos=FW|name=[[Belmin Beganović]]}} {{fs player|no=35|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=[[Niklas Geyrhofer]]}} {{fs player|no=38|nat=CRO|pos=FW|name=[[Leon Grgić]]}} {{fs player|no=40|nat=AUT|pos=GK|name=[[Matteo Bignetti]]}} {{fs player|no=41|nat=AUT|pos=GK|name=Elias Lorenz}} {{fs player|no=43|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=[[Jacob Hödl]]}} {{fs player|no=44|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=[[Jusuf Gazibegović]]|other={{small|on loan from [[1. FC Köln]]}}}} {{fs player|no=47|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=[[Emanuel Aiwu]]}} {{fs player|no=53|nat=RUS|pos=GK|name=[[Daniil Khudyakov]]}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=[[Maurice Malone]]}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Fosso]]}} {{Fs player|no= |nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=[[Jürgen Heil]]}} {{Fs player|no= |nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Simon Seidl}} {{fs end}}

=== Out on loan === {{fs start}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=[[Szymon Włodarczyk]]|other=at [[Excelsior Rotterdam]] until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Emran Soglo]]|other=at [[SV Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] until 30 June 2026}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=[[Julius Beck (footballer, born 2005)|Julius Beck]]|other=at [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]] until 30 June 2026}} {{fs player|no=36|nat=MLI|pos=FW|name=[[Amady Camara]]|other=at [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] until 30 June 2026}} {{fs end}}

===Reserve team=== '''Sturm Graz II''' {{Updated|5 February 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sksturm.at/t/sk-sturm-ii/kader |title=Kader |date=1 February 2024 }}</ref> are the reserve team of SK Sturm Graz. They currently play in the second-level football league in Austria [[Austrian Football Second League|Admiral 2nd League]]. {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=AUT|pos=GK|name=Nils Donat}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=Smail Bakhty}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Ismaël Jabateh}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=David Burger}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Gabriel Haider}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=[[Dennis Jastrzembski]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Lord Afrifa}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Thomas Gurmann}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Jonas Wolf}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Janne Gratzei}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Jonas Löcker}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Tizian-Valentino Scharmer}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Sebastian Pirker}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=MLI|pos=MF|name=Youba Koïta}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=Senad Mustafić}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Barne Pernot]]}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=AUT|pos=GK|name=Christoph Wiener-Pucher}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Wisler Lazarre}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=SVN|pos=DF|name=Kristjan Bendra}} {{fs player|no=38|nat=AUT|pos=FW|name=Jonas Peinhart}} {{fs player|no=41|nat=AUT|pos=GK|name=Elias Lorenz}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=GAM|pos=MF|name=Abdoulie Kanté}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=ANG|pos=FW|name=Daniel Sumbu}} {{fs player|no=47|nat=AUT|pos=FW|name=Richmond Osayantin}} {{Fs player|no=56|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Jonas Petritsch}} {{Fs player|no=57|nat=CRO|pos=MF|name=Mate Grgić}} {{Fs player|no=60|nat=AUT|pos=MF|name=Jakob Ploner}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=AUT|pos=DF|name=Louis Morgenstern}} {{Fs end}}

====Out on loan==== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=AUT|pos=FW|name=Peter Kiedl|other={{small|at [[SV Ried]] until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs end}}

=== Retired numbers === {{fs start}} {{fs player|no= 3 |nat=AUT |pos=DF |name=[[Günther Neukirchner]]|other=1989–2006}} {{fs player|no= 7 |nat=AUT |pos=FW |name=[[Mario Haas]]|other=1993–2012}} {{fs end}}

==Coaching staff==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name |- |Head coach |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Fabio Ingolitsch]] |- |Assistent Coach |{{flagicon|AUT}} Christoph Witamwas {{flagicon|AUT}} Sargon Duran |- |Goalkeeper Coach |{{flagicon|AUT}} Stefan Loch |- |Match Analyst |{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Podsiadly {{flagicon|AUT}} Michele Stock |- |Development Coach |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Günther Neukirchner]] |- |Managing Director Sport |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Parensen]] |- |Technical Director |{{flagicon|GER}} Benjamin Schunk |- |Scout |{{flagicon|AUT}} Emil Bauer {{flagicon|AUT}} Rasim Memić {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Christoph Leitgeb]] |- |Director of youth department |{{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Raffl |- |Chief instructor |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dietmar Pegam]] |- |Team Manager |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Martin Ehrenreich]] |}

== Managerial history == {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * {{flagicon|Austria}} Leopold Kruschitz (1945–46) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Josef Molzer]] (1946–49) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ludwig Durek]] (1950) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Franz Czernicky]] (1951–52) * {{flagicon|Austria}}{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl Decker (footballer)|Karl Decker]] (1952–54) * {{flagicon|Hungary}}{{flagicon|Austria}} Janos Gerdov (1954) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Hans Gmeindl (1955) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Rudolf Strittich]] (1 July 1955 – 30 June 1956) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Josef Blum]] (1956–58) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ludwig Durek]] (1958–60) * {{flagicon|Hungary}}{{flagicon|Austria}} János Szép (1960–61) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Otto Mühlbauer (1961) * {{flagicon|Austria}} August Rumpf (1961–62) * {{flagicon|Hungary}}{{flagicon|Austria}} Lajos Lörinczy (1962–63) * {{flagicon|Austria}} August Rumpf (1963) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Rudolf Suchanek (1963–64) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl Adamek]] (1965–66) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Franz Fuchs (footballer)|Franz Fuchs]] (1966–67) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl Kowanz]] (1967) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gerd Springer]] (1967–70) * {{flagicon|Hungary}}{{flagicon|Austria}} János Szép (1970–71) * {{flagicon|Austria}} August Rumpf (1971) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Adolf Remy (1971–72) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl Schlechta]] (1972–77) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Dr. [[Günther Paulitsch]] (1977–80) * {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Otto Barić]] (1 July 1980 – 30 June 1982) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gernot Fraydl]] (1 July 1982 – 9 April 1984) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Robert Pflug (10 April 1984 – 23 September 1984) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Hermann Stessl]] (24 September 1984 – 30 June 1985) * {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Ivan Marković (footballer, born 1928)|Ivan Marković]] (1 July 1985 – 12 October 1985) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Franz Mikscha (13 Oct 1985 – 30 June 1986) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Walter Ludescher]] (1 July 1986 – 24 September 1988) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Manfred Steiner (''int.'') (24 September 1988 – 31 October 1988) * {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Otto Barić]] (1 Oct 1988 – 30 June 1989) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[August Starek]] (1 July 1989 – 1 November 1991) * {{flagicon|Austria}} Robert Pflug (1 Nov 1991 – 1 October 1992) * {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Ladislav Jurkemik]] (1 Nov 1992 – 30 June 1993) * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945)|Milan Đuričić]] (1 July 1993 – 30 June 1994) * {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Ivica Osim]] (1 June 1994 – 14 September 2002) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franco Foda]] (14 September 2002 – 31 May 2003) * {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Gilbert Gress]] (1 July 2003 – 31 August 2003) * {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} [[Mihailo Petrović (footballer)|Mihailo Petrović]] (1 September 2003 – 31 May 2006) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franco Foda]] (1 July 2006 – 12 April 2012) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Kristl]] (''int.'') (12 April 2012 – 31 May 2012) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Peter Hyballa]] (1 June 2012 – 22 April 2013) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Markus Schopp]] (''int.'') (22 April 2013 – 3 June 2013) * {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Darko Milanič]] (4 June 2013 – 23 September 2014) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Günther Neukirchner]] (''int.'') (23 September 2014 – 30 September 2014) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franco Foda]] (30 September 2014 – 1 January 2018) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Heiko Vogel]] (1 January 2018 – 5 November 2018) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Günther Neukirchner]] (''int.'') (5 Nov 2018 – 12 November 2018) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Roman Mählich]] (12 Nov 2018 – 31 June 2019) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Nestor El Maestro]] (1 July 2019 – 25 June 2020) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Christian Ilzer]] (17 July 2020 – 15 Nov 2024) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Jürgen Säumel]] (15 Nov 2024 – present) {{div col end}} :'''Source''':<ref>[https://www.sksturm.at/de/klub/geschichte/trainer/ SK Sturm Graz Official Website: Geschichte Trainer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218025406/https://www.sksturm.at/de/klub/geschichte/trainer/ |date=18 December 2021 }} {{in lang |de}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category|SK Sturm Graz}} *{{in lang|de}} {{official website|http://www.sksturm.at/}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051022085702/http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=50111/domestic.html Sturm Graz] at UEFA.com *[http://www.eufo.de/football/aut/sk_sgraz.htm Sturm Graz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016163027/http://www.eufo.de/football/aut/sk_sgraz.htm |date=16 October 2009 }} at EUFO.de *[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/sturm-graz/ Sturm Graz] at Weltfussball.de *[http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/austria/2012-2013/bundes/sturmgraz.htm Sturm Graz] at Football Squads.co.uk *[http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=141 Sturm Graz] at National Football Teams.com *[http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Sturm_Graz/ Sturm Graz] at Football-Lineups.com *{{in lang|de}} [http://www.sturm12.at/ Onlinenews about Sturm Graz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628140722/http://www.sturm12.at/ |date=28 June 2011 }}

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