LASK

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (Script error: No such module "IPA".), or Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of Austrian football. The club's colours are black and white. The women's team plays in the second highest division of Austrian women's football.

It is one of the few clubs of the country's higher divisions that, since coming into existence, never exhibited a sponsor in the official club name.

In 1965, the club became the first team outside Vienna to win the Austrian football championship, with this being its only league title to date. The club currently plays its home games at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

History

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Historical chart of LASK league performance

In the winter of 1908, Albert Siems, head of the royal post-office garage at Linz, who had already been a member of an 1899-founded club for heavy athletics, Linzer Athletik Sportklub Siegfried, decided to establish a football club. At that time, the side already played in the black-and-white lengthwise-touched shirts.

The club's first name was Linzer Sportclub. During an extraordinary general meeting on 14 September 1919, the final change of name, to Linzer Athletik Sport-Klub (short form Linzer ASK) took place, its forerunner setting the example. Nevertheless, the public denomination of the team was largely LASK. The club first appeared in top-flight competition in the Gauliga Ostmark in 1940–41, coming last and being relegated. In 1949–50, LASK was promoted, becoming professional for the first time in its history. However, years in the top flight were tough, and the club was involved in a relegation battle most of the time, until it was finally relegated in 1953–54.

In 1957–58, LASK won the second division and was promoted again. In 1961–62, the club finished runner up to Austria Wien, their best position in history up to that time, and in 1962–63 they played their first cup final, losing 1–0 to Austria Wien. Two years later, LASK achieved its greatest success, winning the Austrian League in 1965. No club outside Vienna had ever won before. Additionally, the club won the Austrian cup that same year, completing a domestic double and becoming one of the only Austrian clubs to do so. In 1967, the club reached the cup final again, losing again to Austria Wien on a coin toss after extra time was played. Three years later the club reached the cup final again, losing to Wacker Innsbruck. The club spent most of the 70s in mid table, but were relegated in 1977–78, although achieving immediate promotion for the 1980–81 season.

In the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, the side beat European giants Internazionale Milan at home (1–0), on 23 October 1985, eventually bowing out 4–1 on aggregate (second round).

In 1995, the club slipped into a financial crisis, and filed for bankruptcy. The president fled to Ivory Coast with large chunks of money, leaving the club with severe debt, and forcing the sale of several key players. In May 1997, the club merged with city rivals FC Linz, and the new official name became LASK Linz, as officials wanted to bring out the city's name as a complement to the LASK designation, which had constituted itself as a brand name. The club name, colours, chairmen and members remained the same, effectively saving the club from dissolving. However, this merger angered many people, who believed that FC Linz were a more successful club than LASK.[1] Curiously, just ten days before the merger, FC Linz beat LASK 3–0 in the city derby. For the next few years, the players that LASK took from FC Linz made a big part of the starting lineup.[1]

Despite the financial struggles, the club still managed to steer away from relegation and qualify for the 1996 Intertoto Cup. In the Intertoto Cup, LASK had a great participation, finishing first in its group with no losses, with notable wins over Werder Bremen (3–1) and Djurgården (2–0). In the semi-finals, the club was eliminated 7–2 on aggregate by Rotor Volgograd. In the 1998–99 season they reached their fourth Austrian cup final, losing to Sturm Graz on penalties.

In 2000–01, the club was relegated, and at one point was close to being relegated to the third division. In August 2004, the club suffered an 8–0 home defeat to FC Kärnten. In 2007, after six years in the second division, they were promoted to the highest division again. However, just four years later, the club was relegated back to the second division, followed by relegation to the 3. Liga in 2012 due to a license withdrawal caused by bankruptcy. The club was taken over by a consortium of local entrepreneurs called "Friends of LASK" in December 2013. By this time the club was on the verge of being shut down, and the players received no salary. They could not afford the city stadium, so they moved to a stadium 50 km away. It was only because of the tremendous cohesion of the coach and the team that the club was able to keep the championship going at that time.

In the first season after the takeover, LASK finished first in the Regionalliga Central Division, and qualified for the promotion playoffs, but lost 5–0 on aggregate to FC Liefering and had to stay another season in the third division.

Promotion to the 2. Liga was secured on 5 June 2014 after a 2–1 victory on aggregate over Parndorf 1919 in front of 13,000 fans at the Linzer Stadion. On 21 April 2017, the club returned to the Bundesliga with six rounds to go after a 3–0 victory over Liefering. During this time, head coach Oliver Glasner and Vice President Jürgen Werner constructed a team with an unmistakable style of play.

In 2016, the club moved to Pasching after disagreements with the city council. In 2018, the club returned to the European competitions, but they were eliminated from the Europa league qualifiers after a 2–1 win against Beşiktaş in the second leg due to the away goals rule.

In the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, LASK had an excellent campaign, topping their group which consisted of European champions Sporting Lisbon and PSV Eindhoven. LASK began their campaign with a 1–0 win over Rosenborg, and later beat PSV 4–1, concluding their group stage campaign with a 3–0 home victory against Sporting on 12 December 2019. In the round of 32, LASK faced Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. The first leg finished 1–1, but in the second leg LASK had a stellar performance, winning 2–0 and qualifying to the round of 16, where they were eliminated by Manchester United with a 7–1 aggregate score.[2] Although LASK were eliminated with a large score margin, this was their best European campaign and the club gained attention as an underdog after their victories against PSV and Sporting

On 24 February 2023, LASK officially opened their new stadium called Raiffeisen Arena in a victory against Austria Lustenau.

Logos

In 2017, the club removed the "Linz" part of their name and returned it to LASK. The merger with FC Linz has long fallen apart and the club have now removed "Linz" from the name.[3][4]

Players

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Country data AUT Tobias Lawal
2 DF Template:Country data USA George Bello
6 MF Template:Country data NED Melayro Bogarde
7 FW Template:Country data USA Samuel Adeniran
8 MF Template:Country data NGR Moses Usor
9 MF Template:Country data CZE Kryštof Daněk (on loan from Sparta Prague)
10 MF Template:Country data AUT Robert Žulj (captain)
11 FW Template:Country data AUT Maximilian Entrup
14 MF Template:Country data KOS Valon Berisha
15 MF Template:Country data MLI Mohamed Sanogo
16 DF Template:Country data PAN Andrés Andrade
17 DF Template:Country data GER Jérôme Boateng
18 MF Template:Country data SRB Branko Jovičić
19 FW Template:Country data FRA Lenny Pintor
20 DF Template:Country data DEN Kasper Jørgensen
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Template:Country data MNE Filip Stojković
23 FW Template:Country data GHA Ibrahim Mustapha
25 FW Template:Country data FRA Alexis Tibidi
26 DF Template:Country data CRO Hrvoje Smolčić (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
27 FW Template:Country data AUT Christoph Lang
29 FW Template:Country data AUT Florian Flecker
30 MF Template:Country data AUT Sascha Horvath
32 MF Template:Country data MLI Ismaila Coulibaly
33 GK Template:Country data AUT Tobias Schützenauer
36 GK Template:Country data AUT Lukas Jungwirth (cooperation player with Admira WackerScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
43 GK Template:Country data AUT Clemens Steinbauer
44 FW Template:Country data FRA Adil Taoui
46 DF Template:Country data AUT Armin Midzić
49 FW Template:Country data CAN Oumar Diallo

Other players under contract

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Template:Country data MKD Metodi Maksimov

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Template:Country data AUT Gabriel Zirngast (at SKU Amstetten until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
— FW Template:Country data AUT Elias Havel (at TSV Hartberg until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Template:Country data GER Lucas Copado (at Energie Cottbus until 30 June 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)

Club officials

Position Staff
President Template:Flagicon Siegmund Gruber
Vice Presidents Template:Flagicon Christoph Königslehner
Template:Flagicon Barbara Niedermayr
Chief Financial Officer Template:Flagicon Hans Jürgen Jandrasits
Sporting Director Template:Flagicon Markus Schopp
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Markus Schopp
Assistant Head Coach Template:Flagicon Maximilian Ritscher
First-Team Coach Template:Flagicon Manfred Nastl
Goalkeeper Coach Template:Flagicon Philip Großalber
Athletic Coach Template:Flagicon Jan Kollmann
Video Analyst Template:Flagicon Mario Milanič
Sports Coordinator Template:Flagicon Dino Buric
Senior Team Doctor Template:Flagicon Mag. Dr. Rainer Hochgatterer
Team Doctor Template:Flagicon Dr. David Haslhofer
Template:Flagicon Dr. Matthias Kirchmayr
Physiotherapist Template:Flagicon Ivan Porobija
Template:Flagicon Julia Berger
Template:Flagicon Elisabeth Kasbauer
Masseur Template:Flagicon Michael Spreitzer
Template:Flagicon Vernes Sijak
Head of Physical Condition and Rehabilitation Template:Flagicon Divan Augustyn
Kitman Template:Flagicon Michael Foissner
Bus Driver Template:Flagicon Gerhard Gruber
Team Manager Template:Flagicon Thomas Gebauer

Historical list of coaches

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Honours

League

Cups

European competition history

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 0–1 2–2 c (po 1–1 Template:Aet)
1965–66 European Cup PR Template:Flagicon Górnik Zabrze 1–3 1–2 2–5
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Sporting CP 2–2 0–4 2–6
1977–78 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Újpest 3–2 0–7 3–9
1980–81 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Radnički Niš 1–2 1–4 2–6
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Östers IF 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Template:Flagicon Dundee United 1–2 1–5 2–7
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Baník Ostrava 2–0 1–0 3–0
2 Template:Flagicon Inter Milan 1–0 0–4 1–4
1986–87 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Widzew Łódź 1–1 0–1 1–2
1987–88 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Utrecht 0–0 0–2 0–2
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 6 Template:Flagicon Partick Thistle 2–2 — 2nd
Template:Flagicon NK Zagreb — 0–0
Template:Flagicon Keflavík 2–1 —
Template:Flagicon Metz — 0–1
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 2 Template:Flagicon Djurgårdens IF 2–0 — 1st
Template:Flagicon B68 Toftir — 4–0
Template:Flagicon Apollon Limassol 2–0 —
Template:Flagicon Werder Bremen — 3–1
Semi-finals Template:Flagicon Rotor Volgograd 2–2 0–5 2–7
1999–2000 UEFA Cup 1 Template:Flagicon Steaua București 1–3 0–2 1–5
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Hapoel Petah-Tikva 3–0 1–1 4–1
2R Template:Flagicon FC Marila Pribram 1–1 2–3 3–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 2QR Template:Flagicon Lillestrøm 4–0 2–1 6–1
3QR Template:Flagicon Beşiktaş 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 3QR Template:Flagicon Basel 3–1 2–1 5–2
PO Template:Flagicon Club Brugge 0–1 1–2 1–3
UEFA Europa League Group D Template:Flagicon Sporting CP 3–0 1–2 1st
Template:Flagicon PSV Eindhoven 4–1 0–0
Template:Flagicon Rosenborg 1–0 2–1
R32 Template:Flagicon AZ 2–0 1–1 3–1
R16 Template:Flagicon Manchester United 0–5 1–2 1–7
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 3QR Template:Flagicon DAC Dunajská Streda 7−0 — —
PO Template:Flagicon Sporting CP — 4−1 —
Group J Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 0–3 3rd
Template:Flagicon Ludogorets Razgrad 4–3 3–1
Template:Flagicon Antwerp 0–2 1–0
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 3QR Template:Flagicon Vojvodina 6–1 1–0 7–1
PO Template:Flagicon St Johnstone 1–1 2–0 3–1
Group A Template:Flagicon Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 1–0 1st
Template:Flagicon Alashkert 2–0 3–0
Template:Flagicon HJK 3–0 2–0
R16 Template:Flagicon Slavia Prague 4–3 1–4 5–7
2023–24 UEFA Europa League PO Template:Flagicon Zrinjski Mostar 2–1 1–1 3–2
Group E Template:Flagicon Liverpool 1–3 0–4 4th
Template:Flagicon Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 1–2
Template:Flagicon Toulouse 1–2 0–1
2024–25 UEFA Europa League PO Template:Flagicon FCSB 1–1 0–1 1–2
UEFA Conference League League phase Template:Flagicon Djurgården 2–2 align=center Template:N/A 35th
Template:Flagicon Olimpija Ljubljana align=center Template:N/A 0–2
Template:Flagicon Cercle Brugge 0–0 align=center Template:N/A
Template:Flagicon Borac Banja Luka align=center Template:N/A 1–2
Template:Flagicon Fiorentina align=center Template:N/A 0–7
Template:Flagicon Víkingur Reykjavik 1–1 align=center Template:N/A

UEFA Club Ranking

UEFA coefficient

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Rank Team Points
67 Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague 29.500
68 Template:Flagicon FC Midtjylland 28.500
69 Template:Flagicon LASK 28.000
70 Template:Flagicon SC Freiburg 28.000
71 Template:Flagicon Djurgårdens IF 26.000

References

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External links

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