2022–23 FC Blau-Weiß Linz season
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Gerald Scheiblehner | 
| Stadium | Donauparkstadion | 
| Austrian Football Second League | 1st (promoted) | 
| Austrian Cup | Third round | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronivaldo (19) All: Ronivaldo (21) | 
The 2022–23 season was the 26th in the history of FC Blau-Weiß Linz and their 7th consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in the Austrian Football Second League and the Austrian Cup.
Players
First team squad
- As of 31 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Alexander Briedl |  SV Horn | Free | 1 July 2022 | [1] | 
| DF |  Lukas Tursch |  St. Pölten | Free | 1 July 2022 | |
| FW |  Ronivaldo |  Wacker Innsbruck | Free | 1 July 2022 | [2] | 
| MF |  Marco Krainz |  Floridsdorfer AC | Free | 31 August 2022 | [3] | 
| MF |  Jahn Herrmann |  Bayern Munich II | Undisclosed | 6 February 2023 | [4] | 
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 19 June 2022 Friendly | Ludogorets Razgrad   | 1–0 |  Blau-Weiß Linz | Bruckhäusl, Austria | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Bruckhäusl | 
| 2 July 2022 Friendly | Sturm Graz   | 1–1 |  Blau-Weiß Linz | Schladming, Austria | 
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Schladming | 
| 9 July 2022 Friendly | Donau Linz   | 0–7 |  Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz, Austria | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: LINZ AG Arena | 
| 25 November 2022 Friendly | LASK II   | 1–5 |  Blau-Weiß Linz | Pasching, Austria | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena | 
| 1 December 2022 Friendly | WSG Tirol   | 3–4 |  Blau-Weiß Linz | Wattens, Austria | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Gernot Langes Stadion | 
| 14 January 2023 Friendly | Ried   | 1–1 |  Blau-Weiß Linz | Ried im Innkreis, Austria | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadion Ried - Alt Kunstrasen | 
| 5 February 2023 Friendly | Blau-Weiß Linz   | 5–0 |  Kolos Kovalivka | Turkey | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | 
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Austrian Football Second League | 22 July 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 63.33 | 
| Austrian Cup | 16 July 2022 | 19 October 2022 | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 66.67 | 
| Total | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 63.64 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Austrian Football Second League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blau-Weiß Linz (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 61 | Promotion to 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga | 
| 2 | Grazer AK | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 60 | |
| 3 | SKN St. Pölten | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 56 | |
| 4 | SV Horn | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 48 | |
| 5 | SKU Amstetten | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 45 | 
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: 2.Liga Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Direct Duel; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Direct Duel; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 
Source: ADMIRAL 2. Liga
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[5]
| 4 November 2022 15 | Admira Wacker | 0–4 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 12 November 2022 16 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 3–0 | First Vienna | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 24 February 2023 17 | Vorwärts Steyr | 0–4 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 4 March 2023 18 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 2–0 | Kapfenberger SV | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 10 March 2023 19 | Lafnitz | 1–1 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 19 March 2023 20 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 2–1 | Amstetten | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 31 March 2023 21 | Austria Wien II | 2–1 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 8 April 2023 22 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 3–1 | Admira Wacker | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 14 April 2023 23 | Liefering | 2–2 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 22 April 2023 24 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 1–0 | Dornbirn | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 28 April 2023 25 | Grazer AK | 0–3 | Blau-Weiß Linz | Graz | 
| 5 May 2023 26 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 1–1 | Floridsdorfer AC | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 12 May 2023 27 | St. Pölten | 0–2 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 19 May 2023 28 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 0–1 | Horn | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
| 26 May 2023 29 | Rapid Wien II | 0–1 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 
| 4 June 2023 30 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 2–1 | Sturm Graz II | Linz | 
| Stadium: Donauparkstadion | 
Austrian Cup
References
- ^ "Blau-Weiß verpflichtet Alexander Briedl". June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Brasilo-Bomber soll Blau-Weiß Linz zum Aufstieg schießen". June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Neuzugang Marco Krainz". August 31, 2022.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Pumann, Herbert. "FRISCH EINGETROFFEN! Das ist der Spielplan der ADMIRAL 2. Liga für die Saison 2022/23". 2. Liga | ligaportal.




