Wolfsberger AC

(Redirected from WAC/St. Andrä)

Wolfsberger AC is a football club from the city of Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. The club was founded in 1931. The colours are black and white.

Wolfsberger AC
Full nameWolfsberger Athletik Club
Founded1931
GroundLavanttal-Arena Wolfsberg
(capacity: 8,000)
ChairmanDietmar Riegler
ManagerManfred Schmid
LeagueAustrian Football Bundesliga
2022/237th
Team of WAC/St.Andrä relegation match 2010

The club competed in twenty seasons on the second level of the Austrian football leagues. Between the 2007–08 and 2011–12 seasons, Wolfsberger AC united with SK St. Andrä to compete under the name WAC/St. Andrä. Both clubs stayed independent, but had a central administration and marketing. In 2010 they reached the Austrian football first league. In their first season they reached the 4th place. After 2011/12 season the club was promoted to Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in their history.

Wolfsberg finished third in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga. They were qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage. They finished in fourth place in Group J of the UEFA Europa League in the 2019–20 season.

The second squad of WAC is playing in the Regionalliga Mitte (3th division).

Current squad

As of 17 August 2022
No. Position Player
1   GK Hendrik Bonmann
2   DF Guram Giorbelidze
3   DF Jonathan Scherzer
4   DF David Gugganig
6   MF Nikolas Veratschnig
7   MF Konstantin Kerschbaumer
8   DF Simon Piesinger
9   FW Dario Vizinger
10   MF Thierno Ballo
11   FW Tai Baribo
12   DF Matteo Anzolin
14   MF Pascal Müller
16   MF Mario Leitgeb
No. Position Player
17   MF Ervin Omić
18   FW Thorsten Röcher
20   FW Augustine Boakye
21   GK David Skubl
22   DF Dominik Baumgartner
24   DF Raphael Schifferl
25   DF Fabian Tauchhammer
27   DF Michael Novak
29   FW Nikos Vergos
30   MF Matthäus Taferner
32   GK Lukas Gütlbauer
97   MF Adis Jasic

Coaching staff

[1]

Coaching history (21st century)

[2]

Start End Coach
7/1997 6/2001   Harald Holzer
7/2001 4/2003   Herbert Weissegger
4/2003 6/2003   Gerhard Lanz
7/2003 6/2004   Herbert Kunter
7/2004 12/2004   Herbert Weissegger
1/2005 6/2005   Max Raninger
7/2005 6/2007   Peter Kienleitner
7/2007 10/2008   Peter Hrstic
10/2008 9/2014   Darko Milanič
9/2014 5/2010   Hans-Peter Buchleitner
5/2010 6/2013   Nenad Bjelica
7/2013 9/2013   Slobodan Grubor
9/2013 11/2015   Dietmar Kühbauer
11/2015 3/2018   Heimo Pfeifenberger
3/2018 6/2018   Robert Ibertsberger
7/2018 6/2019   Christian Ilzer
7/2019 11/2019   Gerhard Struber
11/2019 12/2019   Mohamed Sahli
1/2020 3/2021   Ferdinand Feldhofer
3/2021 6/2021   Roman Stary
7/2021 3/2023   Robin Dutt
3/2023   Manfred Schmid

International matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q   Borussia Dortmund 0–1 0–5 0–6
2019–20 UEFA Europa League Group J   Roma 1–1 2–2 4th out of 4
  Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 4–0
  İstanbul Başakşehir 0–3 0–1
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group K   CSKA Moscow 1–1 1–0 2nd out of 4
  Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 0–1
  Feyenoord 1–0 4–1
R32   Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 0–4 1–8
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 3Q   Gżira United 0–0 4–0 4–0
PO   Molde 0–4 1–0 1–4

Wolfsberger AC Media

References

  1. Wolfsberger AC official website
  2. [1] (in German) weltfussball.de. Retrieved 10 February 2022