As of August 2026, LASK Linz is the historic black-and-white football club of Linz and Upper Austria, established in 1908 and shaped by a distinctive regional identity. Raiffeisen Arena provides its modern home on the site of the old Linzer Stadion, while domestic prominence and European competition have broadened the club’s profile beyond the region. Its visual tradition, civic roots and place in Austrian football history make LASK a distinctive institution within the country’s professional game.
Lask Linz Upcoming matches by league
Bundesliga
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- Regular Season - 7
TSV Hartberg
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- Regular Season - 8
Lask LinzNo H2HRapid Vienna
Raiffeisen Arena -
- Regular Season - 9
Austria LustenauNo H2HLask Linz
Planet Pure Stadion -
- Regular Season - 10
Lask LinzNo H2HRed Bull Salzburg
Raiffeisen Arena
UEFA Champions League
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- Group Stage
Lask Linz
Liverpool
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- Group Stage
Sporting CP
Lask Linz
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- Group Stage
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Slovan Bratislava
Lask Linz Last matches by league
Bundesliga
UEFA Champions League
Cup
Friendlies Clubs
UEFA Europa Conference League
Lask Linz Team Roster
LASK Linz’s recorded 23-player squad is balanced across five attackers, eight defenders, seven midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes C. Lang, F. Flecker, M. Usor, R. Harakaté and S. Adeniran. Defensive options feature A. Andrade, Alemão, M. Freckleton, M. Verhaeghe and X. Mbuyamba, while the midfield is led in the list by A. Schöpf, K. Daněk, M. Bogarde, R. Ljubičić and S. Horvath. L. Jungwirth, T. Schützenauer and Fabian Schillinger provide the goalkeeping group, giving the roster depth across every listed position in this squad snapshot.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Miguel Freckleton
Xavier Tshimanga Kamaluba Ntite Muken
Andrés Alberto Andrade Cedeño
M. Verhaeghe
Junior Yvan Nyabeye Dibango
João Victor Tornich
J. Ilk
K. Cheikne
A. Ibrahim
position Midfielder
George Oluwaseun Bello
Art Smakaj
Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde
Kryštof Daněk
Robert Ljubičić
Alessandro André Schöpf
Kasper Poul Mølgaard Jørgensen
Daniel Elfadli
Sascha Horvath
Naël Mamadou Lamine Kane
position Attacker
Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran
Moses Usor
Saša Kalajdžić
Ramiz Harakaté
Christoph Lang
Florian Flecker
Last Lask Linz Coachs
Markus Schopp is LASK Linz’s head coach, having begun the role on 1 September 2024. The Austrian coach followed Thomas Darazs, whose tenure ran from April to September 2024, and Thomas Sageder, who led the team from June 2023 until April 2024. Earlier chronology records Dietmar Kühbauer from May 2022 to June 2023 and Andreas Wieland from September 2021 to May 2022. The timeline places Schopp at the head of the club through the latest available coaching update.
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | |||
| Markus Schopp | Austria | 1 September 2024 | |
| Thomas Darazs | Austria | 1 April 2024 | 1 September 2024 |
| Thomas Sageder | Austria | 1 June 2023 | 1 April 2024 |
| Dietmar Kühbauer | Austria | 1 May 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| Andreas Wieland | Austria | 1 September 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Dominik Thalhammer | Austria | 1 July 2020 | 1 September 2021 |
| Valérien Alexandre Ismaël | France | 1 July 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Oliver Glasner | Austria | 1 July 2015 | 1 June 2019 |
| Martin Hiden | Austria | 16 March 2015 | 13 May 2015 |
| Karl Daxbacher | Austria | 1 June 2012 | 1 March 2015 |
| Helmut Kraft | Austria | 1 February 2010 | 1 February 2011 |
Lask Linz Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a varied intake for LASK Linz. R. Ljubičić arrived on loan from AEK Athens FC on 21 July, while M. Verhaeghe and M. Freckleton joined from RWDM and St Mirren respectively in July. R. Harakaté, Alemão and K. Daněk were listed as transfers from Grazer AK, Portimonense and Sparta Praha, and Y. Dibango and A. Schöpf arrived as free agents. X. Mbuyamba had joined from FC Volendam in January. The same recent activity also includes returns from loan for E. Havel and K. Lebersorger, illustrating a mix of permanent moves, temporary deals and returning players rather than a single transfer route.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Elfadli |
Hamburger SV
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Loan | 1 September 2026 |
| S. Kalajdzic |
Wolves
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Free agent | 29 August 2026 |
| R. Ljubičić |
AEK Athens FC
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Loan | 21 July 2026 |
| M. Verhaeghe |
RWDM
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Transfer | 8 July 2026 |
| M. Freckleton |
ST Mirren
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Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| A. Schöpf |
Wolfsberger AC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Daněk |
Sparta Praha
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Alemão |
Portimonense
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Dibango |
Kryvbas KR
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| R. Harakaté |
Grazer AK
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Lebersorger |
BFC Dynamo
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Havel |
TSV Hartberg
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| X. Mbuyamba |
FC Volendam
|
Transfer | 20 January 2026 |
| S. Kalajdzic |
Wolves
|
Loan | 5 September 2025 |
| S. Kalajdzic |
Wolves
|
Loan | 4 September 2025 |
The departures listed through 31 July 2026 include a mixture of transfers, loans, loan returns and exits with no movement type specified. M. Cissé moved to Aston Villa and E. Havel to TSV Hartberg in recorded transfers, while E. Michael joined Admira Wacker on loan and A. Adeshina moved temporarily to NK Slaven Belupo. Several loan returns went back to Wolves, Portimonense, Dinamo Zagreb and Sparta Praha, involving S. Kalajdzic, Alemão, L. Kačavenda and K. Daněk. Other listed moves sent players to clubs including Bregalnica Štip, WSPG Wels, RAAL La Louvière and Eyüpspor. The sample reflects varied roster turnover without establishing a complete departure total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Bregalnica Štip
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- | 31 July 2026 | |
| Mortiz Schrenk |
WSPG Wels
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- | 23 July 2026 |
| E. Michael |
Admira Wacker
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Loan | 22 July 2026 |
| Mortiz Schrenk |
WSPG Wels
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- | 22 July 2026 |
| A. Adeshina |
NK Slaven Belupo
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Haider |
SKU Amstetten
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- | 30 June 2026 |
Macva
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- | 30 June 2026 | |
| I. Coulibaly |
RAAL La Louvière
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| E. Havel |
TSV Hartberg
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Adeshina |
NK Slaven Belupo
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Cissé |
Aston Villa
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Daněk |
Sparta Praha
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| L. Kačavenda |
Dinamo Zagreb
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Alemão |
Portimonense
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Kalajdzic |
Wolves
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
LASK Linz’s recent movement profile, viewed from the recorded arrivals and departures, combines recruitment, temporary placements and squad recycling. The incoming sample includes established routes from Austrian and European clubs, free-agent additions, loans and players returning from temporary spells. The outgoing sample similarly spans permanent transfers, loans, returns to parent clubs and departures whose movement type is not specified. Several names appear in both directions across different dates, including Alemão, K. Daněk and E. Havel, showing how the same player can feature at different stages of a temporary arrangement. The pattern therefore describes an active but varied squad cycle rather than a single dominant mechanism. Because the published lists are limited recent samples, they indicate the shape of movement without defining the club’s complete seasonal business or a definitive balance.
Leagues Lask Linz has participated in
LASK Linz has recent recorded participation in Austria’s Bundesliga from 2017 through 2025 and in the domestic Cup from 2011 through 2025. Club friendlies are listed from 2020 through 2025. Its European history includes the UEFA Europa Conference League from 2021 to 2024, the UEFA Europa League from 2018 to 2024 and the UEFA Champions League in 2019; these entries are historical in the available timeline. Earlier league participation covers the 2. Liga from 2011 to 2016 and Regionalliga - Mitte from 2012 to 2013. The competition record therefore spans domestic, continental and preparatory football.
More about Lask Linz
LASK Linz, officially Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, is a football club from Linz in Upper Austria, founded in 1908. Known as LASK, Die Schwarz-Weißen, Die Laskler and Athletiker, it builds its identity around black-and-white colors and a strong regional connection. The club is widely regarded as a major institution in Upper Austrian football and holds an important place in Austria’s national history as the first club from outside Vienna to win the domestic championship.
Its home is Raiffeisen Arena on the Froschberg in Linz. The modern venue stands on the historic site of the old Linzer Stadion and restored a direct city-centre connection after years in which home fixtures were played away from Linz. The stadium’s UEFA Category 4 status reflects its suitability for high-level domestic and European football, while its location gives the club a visible civic presence.
LASK’s competition history includes Austria’s Bundesliga and domestic Cup, alongside recorded UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League participation. That continental footprint has helped position the club as an established Austrian representative beyond its home region. The football culture associated with LASK emphasizes intensity, vertical play and pressing, echoing the Athletiker name, although individual tactical approaches depend on the coaching era.
The club’s visual language is similarly distinctive. Its traditional badge uses a white shield with a black outline, striped lower section and clear LASK lettering, matching the stark contrast of its classic kits. LASK’s institutional identity remains that of a traditional club, with a durable name that has not depended on a corporate title prefix. Together, its history, city-based stadium, black-and-white symbolism and European reach give LASK Linz a clear place in Austrian football.
Last matches statistics for Lask Linz
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Lask Linz
3 - 0
Grazer AK
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9 / 23 |
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88 | 12 | - | 1 |
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Austria Vienna
0 - 2
Lask Linz
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6 / 21 |
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85 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
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Lask Linz
4 - 1
Ried
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8 / 15 |
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83 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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Celtic
3 - 0
Lask Linz
|
8 / 20 |
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81 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
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Lask Linz
5 - 1
Celtic
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8 / 41 |
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81 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
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Lask Linz
3 - 0
SCR Altach
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11 / 22 |
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87 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
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Wolfsberger AC
1 - 3
Lask Linz
|
6 / 25 |
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0% | 13 | 3 | 1 |
|
Deutschlandsberger SC
1 - 6
Lask Linz
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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AEK Athens FC
1 - 0
Lask Linz
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3 / 11 |
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81 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
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Sturm Graz
2 - 1
Lask Linz
|
4 / 25 |
|
0% | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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Sturm Graz vs Lask Linz
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UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1635609
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UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1610924
Celtic vs Lask Linz
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1610923
Lask Linz vs Ried
Bundesliga 2026 - 1561906
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