SK Sturm Graz (women)

SK Sturm Graz
Full name	Sportklub Sturm Graz
Founded	2011; 14 years ago
Ground	Messendorf Trainingszentrum, Graz
Capacity	1500
President	Christian Jauk
Manager	Christian Lang
League	ÖFB-Frauenliga
2022-23	ÖFB-Frauenliga, 2nd
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian football club from Graz, Styria. The club was started in 1909 but the women's section was started in 2011. Sturm Graz (women section) plays in the ÖFB-Frauenliga, the highest league in women's football in Austria.

History

The club was founded in 2011 after taking over FC Stattegg's women's team. They started in the 2nd Women's League East. In the 2012-13 season they were promoted to the ÖFB Frauenliga. 2015/16 the finished 2nd and qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League .

Current team

As of 30 January 2022^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	Austria	Mariella El Sherif
5	DF	Austria	Julia Magerl
6	MF	Austria	Zoe Van Ee
7	FW	Austria	Lilli Purtscheller
8	MF	Austria	Julia Keutz
9	DF	Austria	Valentina Kröll
10	fw	Croatia	Andrea Glibo
11	df	Austria	Anna Malle
12	MF	Austria	Jessica Frieser
13	GK	Austria	Christina Schönwetter
14	DF	Austria	Stefanie Großgasteiger


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	Austria	Sophie Maierhofer
16	DF	Austria	Michela Croatto
18	FW	Austria	Anna Maria Wirnsberger
19	MF	Austria	Annabel Schasching
20	MF	Austria	Sophie Hillebrand
21	GK	Austria	Vanessa Gritzner
24	DF	Austria	Katharina Weiss
27	MF	Austria	Sarah Schiemel
29	FW	Kosovo	Modesta Uka
32	MF	Austria	Leonie Tragl
34	FW	Austria	Jasmin Reichmann

Coaching staff

Austria Christian Lang Headcoach
United States Emily Cancienne Assistant coach
Austria Daniel Gutschi Goalkeeper coach

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Honours

ÖFB-Frauenliga runners-up (3) : 2015-16, 2016–17, 2018–19

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

Summary

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Last season played
8	3	0	5	14	23	2019–20

By season

Season	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg
2016–17	Round of 32	Zürich	0–6 ^[3]	0–3 ^[4]	0-9
2017–18	Qualifying round	Noroc Nimoreni	4–0 ^[5]		2nd of 4 ^[6]
		NSA Sofia	3–1 ^[7]
		Apollon Limassol	1–4 ^[8]
2019–20	Qualifying round	Braga	0–2 ^[9]		3rd of 4 ^[10]
		Rīgas FS	4–0 ^[11]
		Apollon Limassol	2–7^[12]