SK Sturm Graz (women)

This article is about the women's football (soccer) team. For the men's football (soccer) club, see SK Sturm Graz.

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.

SK Sturm Graz

Full name	Sportklub Sturm Graz
Founded	2011 (2011)
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

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

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

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	0–3	0-9
2017–18	Qualifying round	Noroc Nimoreni	4–0		2nd of 4
		NSA Sofia	3–1
		Apollon Limassol	1–4
2019–20	Qualifying round	Braga	0–2		3rd of 4
		Rīgas FS	4–0
		Apollon Limassol	2–7