Sturm Graz saves the fifth championship title - excitement up to the last minute!

Sturm Graz saves the fifth championship title - excitement up to the last minute!

Graz, Österreich - Sturm Graz successfully defended the title in a tension fulfilled Bundesliga season 2024/25. On the last matchday, the team secured a 1-1 draw against the WAC, which was enough to end the season two points ahead of Red Bull Salzburg, which defeated Rapid Vienna 4-2 in the parallel game. The club celebrates its fifth championship title after they had previously been successful in 1988, 1999, 2011 and 2024. The top scorer of the season, Ronivaldo of Blau-Weiß Linz, scored 14 goals and crowned his strong performance.

The Austrian Vienna was able to achieve a 2-2 draw against Blau-Weiß Linz in the penultimate game. With the results of the last games, it is clear that the coming season will be heralded with the European Cup play-offs, with LASK playing against Hartberg on Monday; The winner then meets Rapid. The new season of the Bundesliga starts on August 1, 2025.

challenges for Sturm Graz

Despite the title win, Sturm Graz had to deal with considerable challenges in the past season. The sports director and the trainer left the club and the top scorer was sold to Monaco. Those responsible for the club react to this upheaval and have installed Jürgen Saumel and Michael Parensen as new coaching and sports director positions. Saumel inherits the inheritance of the previous trainer Christian Ilzer and has the task of keeping the team stable.

Important key players like Otar Kiteishvili, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Gregory Wüthrich and Dimitri Lavalée contributed significantly to the stability of the team. Newcomers like William Böving and Malick Yalcouyé also contributed to success. Nevertheless, a change in the squad is conceivable because some key players could leave the club, while their own talents like Leon Grgic and Jacob Peter Hödl were recommended for larger roles in the team.

The story of Sturm Graz

The SK Sturm Graz, which was founded in 1909 by students, looks back on a long and successful story in Austrian football. Between 1921 and 1949 the club won the regional Styrian championship 11 times. In 1998 Sturm celebrated the first Austrian Bundesliga championship with 81 points, followed by a triple win in 1999. Despite financial challenges from 2002 to 2009, the Club 2009 managed to qualify for the UEFA Europa League again.

Sturm Graz is not only known for its success, but also for rivalry with Grazer AK in the so -called Graz Derby. This rivalry shapes Austrian football and is one of the oldest. Many exciting duels between Sturm and Grazer AK have significantly influenced the country's football history.

The Austrian Bundesliga, as the highest division in Men's Men's Football, offers SK Sturm Graz the platform to measure itself at an international level. The master receives a master plate and can carry a star above the coat of arms after ten titles. The league has steadily developed since the first application of the 1911/12 season and several name changes and enables clubs to qualify for European competitions such as the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Currently Sturm Graz is the defending champion and would also like to continue his success in the coming season, while the infrastructural plans for the stadium will continue to be advanced, even if the stadium situation is still unresolved.

[OE24] reports that the Bundesliga season 2024/25 offered some exciting twists. The club can hope for a promising future, should it master his own challenges and use the talents of the past.