The 2015–16

FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German language in Europe, German-speaking countries, is an Football in Austria, Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vi ...

season was the 104th season in the club's history.

Background

Background information

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Aust ...

received their licence on 30 April without any restrictions. Austria finished seventh in the

2014–15 Bundesliga The 2014–15 Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier association football, football competition. The season started on 22 August 2014 and the final matchday took place on 23 May 2015. FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich w ...

and were the runner–up in the

2014–15 Austrian Cup The 2014–15 Austrian Cup () was the 81st season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the First Round on 11 July 2014 and ended on 3 June 2015. First round The matches took place between 11 and 16 Ju ...

Gerald Baumgartner Gerald Baumgartner (born 14 November 1964) is an Austrian association football coach. He has been head coach of Red Bull Salzburg (A), Pasching, St. Pölten, Austria Wien, Austria Salzburg and SV Ried. Playing career Baumgartner played for ...

was sacked by

during the 2014–15 season.

Mirko Slomka Mirko Slomka (; born 12 September 1967) is a German Association football, football manager who last managed Hannover 96. Managerial career Hannover 96 From 1989 to 1999, Slomka was the manager of Hannover 96's U19 squad. Slomka coached several ...

rejected an offer from Austria Wien.

Felix Magath Wolfgang Felix Magath (; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player. The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final a ...

eventually became the "preferred" choice. Magath opted not to sign with the club and

Thorsten Fink Thorsten Fink (born 29 October 1967) is a German football coach and a former footballer, who is the head coach of Belgian Pro League club KRC Genk. Playing career Fink began his career with Borussia Dortmund's reserve squad before moving to S ...

became top candidate for the position. Fink was eventually hired on 28 May. He was given a two–year contract plus an option.

Andreas Ogris Andreas Ogris (born 7 October 1964) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He is the older brother of former Austrian international and Hertha BSC player Ernst Ogris. Playing career Born in Vienna, Ogris played for Austria Wien fro ...

became the assistant coach. It was later decided that Ogris would return to the reserve team. Austria had their first training under Thorsten Fink on 22 June. Robert Almer, Olarenwaju Kayode,

Ognjen Vukojević Ognjen Vukojević (born 20 December 1983) is a Croatian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the manager of the Croatia national under-20 team, an assistant manager of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv, and a ...

, Roi Kahat, and Richard Windbichler transferred to Austria Wien. Manuel Ortlechner became a reserve team player for Austria and also became an assistant coach for the under–14 team for the club.

Kevin Friesenbichler Kevin Friesenbichler (born 6 May 1994) is an Austrian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for 2. Liga (Austria), 2. Liga club DSV Leoben. Club career Born in Weiz, Friesenbichler j ...

was loaned to Austria with the option to purchase after a season.

Heinz Lindner Heinz Lindner (; born 17 July 1990) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Sion and the Austria national team. Club career Lindner started his career with the reserve team for Austria Wien ...

, Daniel Royer, Sascha Horvath,

Markus Suttner Markus Suttner (born 16 April 1987) is a retired Austrian professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Austria Wien Suttner came through the youth system at Austria Wien before making his breakthrough season at the Viennan club ...

and

Martin Harrer Martin Harrer (born 19 May 1992) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger or forward for Grazer AK Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the ...

left the club. Suttner had been at the club for 14 years.

Transfers

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Bundesliga

Bundesliga review

Matchdays 1–9

Austria started their Bundesliga campaign with a two–match winning streak. In the first match, on 26 July, Austria defeated Wolfsberg 2–0 with a goal from a penalty shot by

Alexander Gorgon Alexander Gorgon (; born 28 October 1988) is an Austrian-Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach.Alexander Grünwald. Austria finished the matchday in second place. In the second match, on 2 August, Austria defeated Rheindorf Altach 3–1.

Vanče Šikov Vanče Šikov (; born 19 July 1985) is a former Macedonian footballer. Club career Born in Kavadarci, Macedonia, Shikov started his football career at FK Tikvesh. In 2002, he went to play for Greek side Skoda Xanthi where he has played 55 gam ...

, Olarenwaju Kayode, and Alexander Gorgon. Gorgon scored from the penalty mark for the second consecutive week.

César Ortiz César Ortiz Puentenueva (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Born in Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Ortiz played youth football with Atlético Madrid. He only represented the B te ...

scored for Altach. Austria finished the matchday tied for first place with

Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid (), commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English, is an Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the f ...

. Then on matchday three, on 8 August, Austria dropped their first points of the season when Austria and

Grödig Grödig is a market town of Salzburg-Umgebung District in the state of Salzburg in Austria. Geography Grödig is located south of the Salzburg city limits in the historic ''Flachgau'' region, near the border with Bavaria, Germany. The market t ...

finished in a 2–2 draw. Austria got a goal from Alexander Grünwald and an own goal from Harald Pichler and Grödig got a goal from Benjamin Sulimani and a goal from the penalty mark from Lucas Henrique.

Lukas Rotpuller Lukas Rotpuller (born 31 March 1991) is an Austrian footballer of Croatian descent who plays as a defender. Career On 22 February 2018, Rotpuller signed for Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid ...

was sent–off during the match. Austria finished the matchday in second place. Austria picked up their first loss on 12 August (matchday four) in the

Vienna derby The Vienna derby () is an association football local derby match between city rivals FK Austria Wien and SK Rapid Wien from the Austrian capital city of Vienna (Wien). The two sides are List of football clubs by competitive honours won, the most ...

. Rapid Wien won 5–2. Alexander Gorgon scored two goals for Austria and

Stefan Stangl Stefan Stangl (born 20 October 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Career Stangl joined Sturm Graz in 2001, and having advanced through the club's youth system made his debut for the second team in a 4–2 defe ...

, Philipp Schobesberger, Stefan Schwab,

Steffen Hofmann Steffen Hofmann (born 9 September 1980) is a German football coach and a former player, who played most of his career for SK Rapid Wien of the Austrian Bundesliga. He played as an attacking midfielder. He works as a sports coordinator for Rapid W ...

, and

Robert Berić Robert Berić (born 17 June 1991) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai. In the 2014–15 season, he ranked 11th in the European Golden Shoe award. Club career Berić began h ...

scored for Rapid. Austria finished the matchday in fourth place.

League table

Results summary

Bundesliga fixtures and results

Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup review

In the opening match of the season, on 17 July, Austria won 3–0 with goals from Alexander Grünwald,

Background

Background information

Transfers

In

Out

Bundesliga

Bundesliga review

Matchdays 1–9

League table

Results summary

Bundesliga fixtures and results

Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup review

Austrian Cup Fixtures and results

Friendly matches

Friendly fixtures and results

Player information

Squad and statistics

References