# 2015–16 FK Austria Wien season

The 2015–16 FK Austria Wien season was the 104th season in the club's history.

## Background
### Background information

Austria Wien received their licence on 30 April without any restrictions. Austria finished seventh in the 2014–15 Bundesliga and were the runner–up in the 2014–15 Austrian Cup. Gerald Baumgartner was sacked by Austria Wien during the 2014–15 season. Mirko Slomka rejected an offer from Austria Wien. Felix Magath eventually became the "preferred" choice. Magath opted not to sign with the club and Thorsten Fink 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 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, 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 was loaned to Austria with the option to purchase after a season. Heinz Lindner, Daniel Royer, Sascha Horvath, Markus Suttner and Martin Harrer left the club. Suttner had been at the club for 14 years.

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| | GK | Robert Almer | 31 | Yes | Hannover 96 | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| | FW | Olarenwaju Kayode | 22 | No | Maccabi Netanya | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Ognjen Vukojević | 31 | Yes | Dynamo Kyiv | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| | MF | Roi Kahat | 23 | Yes | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| 3 | DF | Richard Windbichler | 24 | Yes | Admira Wacker | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| | FW | Kevin Friesenbichler | 21 | Yes | Benfica | Loan | Summer | — | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Lucas Venuto | 21 | No | SV Grödig | Transfer | Winter | 2019 | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| 13 | GK | Heinz Lindner | 24 | Yes | Eintracht Frankfurt | Free Transfer | Summer | Free |
| | MF | Daniel Royer | 25 | Yes | FC Midtjylland | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 21 | MF | Sascha Horvath | 18 | Yes | Sturm Graz | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Markus Suttner | 28 | Yes | Ingolstadt 04 | Transfer | Summer | €700,000 |
| | FW | Martin Harrer | 23 | Yes | Rheindorf Altach | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |

## 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 and a second half goal from Alexander Grünwald. Austria finished the matchday in second place. In the second match, on 2 August, Austria defeated Rheindorf Altach 3–1. Vanče Šikov, Olarenwaju Kayode, and Alexander Gorgon. Gorgon scored from the penalty mark for the second consecutive week. César Ortiz scored for Altach. Austria finished the matchday tied for first place with Rapid Wien. Then on matchday three, on 8 August, Austria dropped their first points of the season when Austria and Grödig 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 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. Rapid Wien won 5–2. Alexander Gorgon scored two goals for Austria and Stefan Stangl, Philipp Schobesberger, Stefan Schwab, Steffen Hofmann, and Robert Berić scored for Rapid. Austria finished the matchday in fourth place.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Austria Wien | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 48 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 November 2015. Source:

### Bundesliga fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss
| MD | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Table | Table | Ref. |
| MD | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent | Pos. | Pts. | Ref. |
| 1 | 26 July | A | Wolfsberg | 2–0 | 3,600 | Vukojević 20' Gorgon 37' (pen.) Grünwald 59' | Kofler 35' Trdina 48' Sílvio 70' | 2 | 3 | [25] [26] |
| 2 | 2 August | H | Rheindorf Altach | 3–1 | 8,057 | Šikov 29' Grünwald 45' Kayode 60' Gorgon 71' (pen.) | Ortiz 33' Hofbauer 37' Netzer 69' | 1 | 6 | [28] [29] |
| 3 | 8 August | A | Grödig | 2–2 | 1,667 | Martschinko 58' Grünwald 64' 86' Rotpuller 73' Pichler 80' (o.g.) Holzhauser 90'+5' | Sulimani 53' Henrique 60' (pen.) Rasner 90'+4' | 2 | 7 | [31] [32] |
| 4 | 12 August | H | Rapid Wien | 2–5 | 12,500 | Vukojević 36' Holzhauser 39' Gorgon 45+2', 72' Kayode 50' Friesenbichler 78' | Stangl 17' Schobesberger 27' Schwab 33' Sonnleitner 45'+1' Petsos 54' Hofmann S. 56' Berić 66' Auer 80' | 4 | 7 | [35] [34] |
| 5 | 15 August | H | Mattersburg | 5–1 | 5,797 | Gorgon 20' (pen.), 45'+3' Kayode 42', 90'+1' Meilinger 87' | Fran 10' Onisiwo 39' | 3 | 10 | [38] [39] |
| 6 | 23 August | A | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–2 | 8,358 | Grünwald 17' Šikov 44' Kayode 48' Rotpuller 69' 72' Meilinger 73' Koch 90'+4' Holzhauser 90'+4' | Prevljak 25' Ulmer 58' Lainer 75' | 3 | 11 | [40] [41] |
| 7 | 29 August | A | Admira Wacker | 1–0 | 4,986 | Šikov 37' Martschinko 44' Gorgon 61' (pen.) | Sax 20' Bajrami 43' Ebner 55' Neuhold 60' Schicker 90'+4' | 2 | 14 | [42] [43] |
| 8 | 12 September | H | Ried | 1–1 | 6,044 | Holzhauser 45' | Kragl 20' Reifeltshammer 26' Trauner 58' Filipović 61' Janeczek 66' Alberto Prada 88' Gebauer 90'+1' | 3 | 15 | [44] [45] |
| 9 | 19 September | A | Sturm Graz | 0–2 | 8,365 | – | Gruber 66' Horvath 76' Tadic 83' | 5 | 15 | [46] [47] |
| 10 | 26 September | H | Wolfsberg | 1–0 | 5,671 | Grünwald 76' | Berger 80' Hüttenbrenner 89' | 3 | 18 | [48] [49] |
| 11 | 3 October | A | Rheindorf Altach | 2–1 | 4,902 | Kayode 43' Grünwald 45' Koch 65' 90'+3' Rotpuller 80' | Tajouri 18' Pöllhuber 32' Harrer 37' Netzer 45' | 3 | 21 | [50] [51] |
| 12 | 17 October | H | Grödig | 2–1 | 6,311 | Gorgon 20', 43' Grünwald 75' Rotpuller 90' | Pichler 36' Djurić 54' 77' Maak 59' Rasner 70' Sulimani 85' | 2 | 24 | [52] [53] |
| 13 | 25 October | A | Rapid Wien | 2–1 | 32,200 | Martschinko 33' Hofmann 53' (o.g.) Windbichler 69' Almer 90' Vukojević 90'+3' | Prosenik 74' Dibon 84' | 2 | 27 | [54] [55] |
| 14 | 1 November | A | Mattersburg | 2–1 | 7,804 | Zulechner 53' Koch 71' Kayode 81' Rotpuller 84' | Höller 50' Mahrer 64' Röcher 73' Templ 85' Ibser 86' | 1 | 30 | [56] [57] |
| 15 | 7 November | H | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1 | 11,858 | Holzhauser 37' Zulechner 53' David de Paula 63' Friesenbichler 80' Kahat 87' | Paulo Miranda 24' 38' Lainer 84' | 1 | 31 | [58] [59] |
| 16 | 21 November | H | Admira Wacker | 1–1 | 6,985 | Rotpuller 60' Kayode 74' | Sax 19' Wostry 22' Spiridonović 90+3' 90+3' | 1 | 32 | |
| 17 | November 29 | A | Ried | 2–4 | 3,175 | Kahat 11' Gorgon 22' (pen.) Friesenbichler 72' | Trauner 7' 60' Murg 15', 54' 30' Elsneg 32' (pen.) Filipović 50' | 2 | 32 | |
| 18 | December 2 | H | Sturm Graz | 2–1 | 6,612 | Kayode 2' 39' Gorgon 82' Hadzikic 90+3' | Horvath 3' Piesinger 71' | 1 | 35 | |
| 19 | December 5 | A | Wolfsberg | 0–2 | 3,174 | Sikov 29' Meilinger 54' Serbest 75' | Sílvio 22' Ouédraogo 30' Hüttenbrenner 72' | 1 | 35 | |
| 20 | December 12 | H | Rheindorf Altach | 1–2 | 6,051 | Vukojević 17' Martschinko 60' | Martschinko 57' Ngwat-Mahop 61', 65' Harrer 74' | 2 | 35 | |
| 21 | February 6 | A | Grödig | 0–1 | 1,436 | Kahat 38' Gorgon 40' Grünwald 49' Sikov 90' Hadžikić 90+1' | Maak 32' Sulimani 42' Kainz 64' | 2 | 38 | |
| 22 | February 14 | H | Rapid Wien | 0–3 | 10,590 | Kayode 13' Sikov 13' Venuto 40' | Murg 9' Hofmann 14' (pen.), 45' Jelić 45', 72' | 3 | 38 | |
| 23 | February 20 | H | Mattersburg | 2–2 | 6,519 | Martschinko 7' Novak 38' (o.g.) Gorgon 43' (pen.) Grünwald 85' | Pink 16' Malić 29' 42' Mahrer 89' | 3 | 39 | |
| 24 | February 28 | A | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–4 | 9,727 | Vukojević 14' Kayode 17' Windbichler 57' Grünwald 85' | Keïta 12', 33' Soriano 35' Minamino 70' Pehlivan 77' | 3 | 39 | |
| 25 | March 2 | A | Admira Wacker | 3–0 | 3,422 | Grünwald 17' Holzhauser 39' Kayode 55' Friesenbichler 90' | – | 3 | 42 | |
| 26 | March 5 | H | Ried | 3–1 | 6,249 | Vukojević 18' Rotpuller 59' Grünwald 64' Kayode 85', 90+4' Gorgon 90+3' | Filipović 10', 31' Fröschl 71' | 3 | 45 | |
| 27 | March 13 | A | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | 7,015 | Martschinko 33' Meilinger 44' Stryger Larsen 64' Kayode 71' Holzhauser 89' | Kamavuaka 81' Edomwonyi 84' | 3 | 46 | |
| 28 | March 19 | H | Wolfsberg | 0–0 | 6,612 | – | Zündel 6' Ouédraogo 41' Sollbauer 49' Drescher 77' | 3 | 47 | |
| 29 | April 2 | A | Rheindorf Altach | 0–2 | 5,321 | Kayode 38' Windbichler 41' Meilinger 82' Gorgon 82' Rotpuller 90+4' | Aigner 37', 42' (pen.) Schreiner 57' | 3 | 47 | |
| 30 | April 9 | H | Grödig | 0–2 | 6,412 | Kayode 63' | Strobl 48' Sulimani 58' Ofosu 81', 90' | 3 | 47 | |
| 31 | April 17 | A | Rapid Wien | 0–1 | 25,700 | | Correa 58' | 3 | 47 | |
| 32 | April 23 | A | Mattersburg | 9–0 | 5,665 | Gorgon 10', 35' (pen.), 20' Serbest 24' Kayode 36' Grünwald 51', 69' Rotpuller 72' Friesenbichler 76', 90+3' Venuto 87' de Paula 90' | Prietl 42' Kuster 43' | 3 | 50 | |
| 33 | May 1 | H | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–2 | 6,821 | Martschinko 26' | Schwegler 27' Lazaro 37' Ulmer 70' Reyna 90' | 3 | 50 | |
| 34 | May 7 | H | Admira Wacker | 3–1 | 7,055 | Gorgon 14', 61' Venuto 24' | Toth 33' Ebner 44' Wostry 59' | 3 | 53 | |
| 35 | May 11 | A | Ried | 5–0 | 3,817 | Gorgon 17', 25' Holzhauser 56' Grünwald 62' Rotpuller 85' Venuto 87' | – | 3 | 56 | |
| 36 | May 15 | H | Sturm Graz | 3–0 | 8,982 | Vukojević 26' Windbichler 44' Grünwald 70' Friesenbichler 86', 87' Kayode 90', 90' Holzhauser 90+3' | Potzmann 22' 42' Stanković 45' Kayhan 45+1' Avdijaj 45+2' Kamavuaka 692' | 3 | 59 | |

## Austrian Cup
### Austrian Cup review

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

### Austrian Cup Fixtures and results

| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | 17 July | A | Oberwart | 3–0 | 2,500 | Grünwald 32' Gorgon 67' Kehat 74' Rotpuller 82' Zulechner 85' | Ziger 48' Penzinger 81' | |
| 2 | 23 September | A | FC Wels | 7–0 | 2,000 | Rotpuller 1' Serbest 14' Hsani 18' (o.g.) Gorgon 22' Friesenbichler 28' Sikov 55' Meilinger 57' Salamon 84' Vukojević 86' | Gölemez 51' Mavraj 84' Duvnjak 90' | |
| 3 | 4 November | H | Rheindorf Altach | 2–1 | 4,805 | Friesenbichler 21', 82' Salamon 73' Grünwald 90'+1' | Hofbauer 8' César Ortiz 41' Zwischenbrugger 55' Prokopič 68' Kobras 88' | |
| 4 | 9 February | H | LASK Linz | 1–0 | 5,204 | Friesenbichler 21' 69' Lucas Venuto 31' Serbest 52' Holzhauser 64' | Niko Dovedan 37' Ramsebner 44' Ullmann 55' Cabrera 74' | |
| 5 | 20 April | A | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 2–5 | 6,173 | Venuto 12', 50' Grünwald 78', 82' Holzhauser 60' Kayode 65' Serbest 75' Friesenbichler 85' Martschinko 90' | Soriano 57' Ulmer 60' Stryger Larsen 72' (o.g.) Laimer 81' (87) | |

## Friendly matches
### Friendly fixtures and results

| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent | Ref. |
| 1 | 26 June | A | Guntersdorf | 5–0 | | | | |
| 2 | 7 July | H | FC Krasnodar | 0–0 | | | | |
| 3 | 9 July | H | Union Berlin | 1–0 | | | | |
| 4 | 12 July | H | FC Zürich | 0–1 | | | | |
| 5 | 12 November | H | Kapfenberger SV | 2–2 | | | | |
| 6 | 15 January | H | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | | | | |
| 7 | 19 January | A | Heidenheim | 0–2 | | | | |
| 8 | 21 January | A | Universitatea Craiova | 3–1 | | | | |
| 9 | 27 January | H | Horn | 1–0 | | | | |
| 10 | 29 January | H | Basel | 3–1 | | | | |

## Player information
### Squad and statistics

As of 15 June 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Austrian Cup | Austrian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 32 | GK | AUT | Patrick Pentz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | AUT | Osman Hadžikić | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Robert Almer | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | DEN | Jens Stryger Larsen | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUT | Richard Windbichler | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AUT | Christoph Martschinko | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | CZE | Patrizio Stronati | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | AUT | Fabian Koch | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUT | Thomas Salamon | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | AUT | Lukas Rotpuller | 37 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | MKD | Vanče Šikov | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AUT | Marco Stark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AUT | Raphael Holzhauser | 38 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUT | Alexander Grünwald | 37 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | AUT | Dominik Prokop | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUT | Tarkan Serbest | 24 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ISR | Roi Kahat | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AUT | Marco Meilinger | 23 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | AUT | Mario Leitgeb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | David de Paula | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CRO | Ognjen Vukojević | 23 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Olarenwaju Kayode | 37 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Lucas Venuto | 17 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | AUT | Alexander Gorgon | 40 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Kevin Friesenbichler | 35 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | FW | AUT | Philipp Zulechner | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | AUT | Marko Kvasina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |