# 2017–18 FK Austria Wien season

The 2017–18 FK Austria Wien season was the 106th season in the club's history.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Age | Nationality | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| FW | Kevin Friesenbichler | 23 | Austria | Benfica | Transfer | Summer | £630,000 |
| FW | Christoph Monschein | 24 | Austria | Admira Wacker | Transfer | Summer | £540,000 |
| DF | Florian Klein | 30 | Austria | VfB Stuttgart | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | Heiko Westermann | 33 | Germany | Ajax | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | Ruan | 23 | Brazil | Guaratinguetá | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan | 20 | Nigeria | Akwa United | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Vesel Demaku | 17 | Austria | Red Bull Salzburg | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Lee Jin-hyun | 19 | South Korea | Pohang Steelers | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Stefan Stangl | 26 | Austria | Red Bull Salzburg | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |
| DF | Michael Madl | 29 | Austria | Fulham | Transfer | Winter | £675,0000 |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | Nationality | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| FW | Olarenwaju Kayode | 24 | Nigeria | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | £3,420,000 |
| DF | Jens Stryger Larsen | 26 | Denmark | Udinese | Transfer | Summer | £1,350,000 |
| DF | Petar Filipović | 26 | Croatia | Konyaspor | Transfer | Summer | £1,130,000 |
| FW | Marko Kvasina | 20 | Austria | Twente | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| GK | Tino Casali | 21 | Austria | SV Mattersburg | Free transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | David Cancola | 20 | Austria | Wiener Neustadt | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Ognjen Vukojević | 33 | Croatia | | Retired | Summer | |
| FW | Ismael Tajouri | 23 | Libya | New York City | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| DF | Heiko Westermann | 34 | Germany | | Retired | | |

## Bundesliga
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Mattersburg | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 43 | |
| 8 | Rheindorf Altach | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 38 | |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 33 | |
* ↑ Sturm Graz qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Austrian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 July 2017. Source:

### Bundesliga fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss
| MD | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Table | Table |
| MD | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent | Pos. | Pts. |
| 1 | 23 July | A | Rheindorf Altach | 0–3 | 5,273 | | Aigner 1' Dobras 9' Grbić 68' | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | 30 July | H | Sturm Graz | 2–3 | 6,184 | Zulj 83' (og) Holzhauser 88' (p) | Huspek 33' Zulj 56' Schmid 86' | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 August | A | Rapid Vienna | 2–2 | 26,000 | Prokop 73' Holzhauser 85' (p) | Schaub 39', 55' Schrammel 84' | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | 12 August | H | LASK Linz | 2–2 | 6,512 | Friesenbichler 60' Felipe Pires 90+4' | | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 20 August | A | SV Mattersburg | 3–1 | 4,500 | Friesenbichler 19' Monschein 84', 90+2' | Höller 52', 59' | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 27 August | A | Admira Wacker | 3–1 | 3,300 | Felipe Pires 28' Maier 48' (og) Maier 48' (og) Lee 77' | Kalajdžić 88' | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 9 September | H | Wolfsberger AC | 2–2 | 5,878 | Klein 45' Holzhauser 58' | Sollbauer 23' Orgill 90+2' | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 17 September | H | SKN St. Pölten | 5–1 | 4,424 | Friesenbichler 23', 81' Felipe Pires 45' Holzhauser 79' (p) Monschein 90+3' | Riski 25' Ambichl 57' Huber 79' | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | 24 September | A | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–0 | 8,107 | | | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | 1 October | H | Rheindorf Altach | 2–0 | 8,107 | Alhassan 72' Friesenbichler 87' | Netzer 82' | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | 15 October | A | Sturm Graz | 0–3 | 11,345 | | Alar 27', 56' Mohammed 30' (og) | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | 22 October | H | Rapid Vienna | 0–1 | 14,189 | | Schobesberger 55' Galvão 81' | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | 28 October | A | LASK Linz | 2–2 | 5,613 | Holzhauser 15' Felipe Pires 43' | Michorl 71', 84' (p) | 4 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 November | A | SV Mattersburg | 1–3 | 5,892 | Friesenbichler 45+2' | Perlak 53' Okugawa 79' Prevljak 81' | 5 | 19 |
| 15 | 18 November | H | Admira Wacker | 2–3 | 6,350 | Friesenbichler 69' Felipe Pires 63' | Wostry 37' Knasmüllner 67', 88' | 6 | 19 |
| 16 | 26 November | A | Wolfsberger AC | 2–1 | 3,500 | Friesenbichler 58' Holzhauser 90+2' Mohammed 66' | Drescher 50' | 5 | 22 |
| 17 | 29 November | A | SKN St. Pölten | 0–1 | 2,214 | | Hofbauer 60' | 6 | 22 |
| 18 | 3 December | H | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1 | 6,150 | Monschein 90+4' | Ulmer 79' | 5 | 23 |
| 19 | 10 December | A | Rheindorf Altach | 0–1 | 2,717 | | Grbić 32' | 7 | 23 |
| 20 | 17 December | H | Sturm Graz | 1–0 | 6,404 | Alar 53' (og) | | 6 | 26 |
| 21 | 4 February | A | Rapid Vienna | 1–1 | 25,600 | Monschein 62' | Ljubicic 64' | 6 | 27 |
| 22 | 10 February | H | LASK Linz | 1–3 | 5,575 | Felipe Pires 15' | Goiginger 36' Berisha 80' Luckeneder 89' | 6 | 27 |
| 23 | 17 February | A | SV Mattersburg | 1–2 | 3,600 | Venuto 38' | Prevljak 3', 87' | 7 | 27 |
| 24 | 24 February | A | Admira Wacker | 1–2 | 2,400 | Madl 16' | Schmidt 20' Grozurek 74' | 7 | 27 |
| 25 | 3 March | H | Wolfsberger AC | 2–0 | 5,012 | Holzhauser 18' Prokop 53' Serbest 83' | | 7 | 30 |
| 26 | 10 March | H | SKN St. Pölten | 4–0 | 6,055 | Klein 12', 85' Monschein 37' Madl 73' | | 7 | 33 |
| 27 | 18 March | A | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–5 | 7,026 | | Ramalho 17' Minamino 59', 67' Klein 72' (og) Onguéné 90' | 7 | 33 |
| 28 | 31 March | H | Rheindorf Altach | 2–1 | 6,089 | Holzhauser 17' (p) Felipe Pires 87' | Honsak 55' | 6 | 36 |
| 29 | 7 April | A | Sturm Graz | 0–2 | 11,318 | Holzhauser 5', 34' | | 6 | 39 |
| 30 | 15 April | H | Rapid Vienna | 0–4 | 11,260 | | Schwab 8' Murg 42' Schobesberger 51' Kvilitaia 73' | 6 | 39 |
| 31 | 21 April | A | LASK Linz | 0–1 | 5,604 | | Goiginger 87' | 6 | 39 |
| 32 | 28 April | H | SV Mattersburg | 2–3 | 5,420 | Prokop 7' Grünwald 14' | Okugawa 9' Prevljak 28' Gruber 90+2' | 7 | 39 |
| 33 | 5 May | H | Admira Wacker | 0–0 | 6,050 | | | 7 | 40 |
| 34 | 15 May | A | Wolfsberger AC | 1–2 | 2,639 | Prokop 61' | Frieser 43', 45' | 7 | 40 |
| 35 | 20 May | A | SKN St. Pölten | 0–2 | 3,083 | | Ljubicic 7' Atanga 67' | 7 | 40 |
| 36 | 27 May | H | Red Bull Salzburg | 4–0 | 4,300 | Monschein 29' Prokop 37' Stronati 58' Fitz 85' | | 7 | 43 |

## Austrian Cup
### Austrian Cup Fixtures and results

| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent |
| 1 | 14 July | A | ASK Ebreichsdorf | 0–0 (a.e.t) | 3,000 | Holzhauser 43' | |
| Penalty shoot-out ||
| 1 | 14 July | A | ASK Ebreichsdorf | 0–0 (a.e.t) | 3,000 | Stryger Larsen Filipović Felipe Pires Westermann Grünwald | Gusić Pomer Markic Bauer Vukajlovic |
| 2 | 21 September | A | Union Vöcklamarkt | 3–0 | 2,050 | Prokop 29' Ruan 70' Holzhauser 75' (p) | |
| 3 | 25 October | H | Rapid Vienna | 1–2 | 14,652 | Alhassan 51' | Murg 41' Schobesberger 78' |

## Europa League
### Qualifying rounds

| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent |
| Q3 L1 | 27 July | H | AEL Limassol | 0–0 | 5,892 | | |
| Q3 L2 | 2 August | A | AEL Limassol | 2–1 | 9,000 | Holzhauser 34' (p) Felipe Pires 90' | Aldair 60' Airosa 27' |
| Austria Wien won 2-1 on aggregate. ||||||||
| Q4 L1 | 17 August | A | NK Osijek | 2–1 | 15,000 | Monschein 26' Holzhauser 60' | Ejupi 15' |
| Q4 L2 | 24 August | H | NK Osijek | 0–1 | 8,000 | | Boban 62' |
| 2-2 on aggregate, Austria Wien won on away goals. ||||||||

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | AEK | RJK | AW |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent |
| GpD 1 | 14 September | H | AC Milan | 1–5 | 31,409 | Borkovic 47' | Çalhanoğlu 7' Silva 10', 20', 56' Suso 63' |
| GpD 2 | 28 September | A | AEK Athens | 2–2 | 16,954 | Monschein 43' Tajouri 49' | Livaja 28', 90' |
| GpD 3 | 19 October | H | HNK Rijeka | 1–3 | 20,690 | Friesenbichler 90' | Gavranović 21', 31' Kvržić 90+2' |
| GpD 4 | 2 November | A | HNK Rijeka | 4–1 | 7,912 | Prokop 41', 62' Serbest 73' Monschein 83' | Pavičić 61' Mišić 73' |
| GpD 5 | 23 November | A | AC Milan | 1–5 | 17,932 | Rodríguez 27' Silva 36', 70' Cutrone 42', 90' | Monschein 21' |
| GpD 6 | 7 December | A | AEK Athens | 0-0 | 23,133 | | |

## Friendly matches
### Friendly fixtures and results

| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers | Goalscorers |
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Austria Wien | Opponent |

## Player information
### Squad and statistics

As of 1 June 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Austrian Cup | Austrian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 31 | GK | AUT | Osman Hadžikić | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | AUT | Patrick Pentz | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | DEN | Jens Stryger Larsen | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Petar Filipović | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | AUT | Michael Madl | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AUT | Christoph Martschinko | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AUT | Florian Klein | 25 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | AUT | Stefan Stangl | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CZE | Patrizio Stronati | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GHA | Abdul Kadiri Mohammed | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Ruan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUT | Thomas Salamon | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUT | Petar Gluhakovic | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | AUT | Alexandar Borkovic | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | AUT | Michael Blauensteiner | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | DF | GER | Heiko Westermann | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| - | DF | AUT | Marco Stark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | CRO | Marko Pejić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AUT | Raphael Holzhauser | 41 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | AUT | Alexander Grünwald | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AUT | Dominik Prokop | 42 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | AUT | Tarkan Serbest | 40 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan | 26 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KOR | Lee Jin-hyun | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | David de Paula | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| - | MF | AUT | David Cancola | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AUT | Manprit Sarkaria | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | AUT | Dominik Fitz | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | AUT | Vesel Demaku | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Lucas Venuto | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | BRA | Felipe Pires | 45 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Kevin Friesenbichler | 39 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | LBY | Ismael Tajouri | 29 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | AUT | Christoph Monschein | 45 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 43 | FW | AUT | Toni Vastić | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | AUT | Alexander Frank | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |