2022–23 LASK season

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
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

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:

^ 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	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs	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: [1]
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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

^ "Ständig Neutrales Schiedsgericht weist Austria-Klage ab" [Permanent Neutral Arbitration Court dismisses Austria claim]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ "FRISCH EINGETROFFEN: Neuer Spielplan der ADMIRAL Bundesliga-Saison 2022/2023!".

[table_hth_AWI0.11789494711808-2] Austria Wien were deducted 3 points due to license violation.^[1]

[1] "Ständig Neutrales Schiedsgericht weist Austria-Klage ab" [Permanent Neutral Arbitration Court dismisses Austria claim]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[Bundesliga.at_-_Table-3] "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[Bundesliga.at_-_Table2-4] "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

[5] "FRISCH EINGETROFFEN: Neuer Spielplan der ADMIRAL Bundesliga-Saison 2022/2023!".

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