The 2025–26 season was the 128th season in the existence of the Sportklub Rapid and the club's 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rapid participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup and entered international football in the second qualifying round to the UEFA Conference League after winning the previous Bundesliga seasons Conference League Play-off.
Peter Stöger was appointed as the new head coach on 2 June 2025, with Thomas Sageder and former interim manager Stefan Kulovits as his assistants. On November 28, after 8 defeats in the most recent 12 games, Stöger and Sageder were sacked, with Kulovits again taking over as interim manager. In the winter break, Johannes Hoff Thorup was appointed as new head coach.
Squad
Squad statistics NameLeagueAustrian CupUEFA CompetitionsTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGoalkeepers1 Niklas Hedl 28 3 10 41 2 25 Paul Gartler 6 1 2 9 3 Defenders4 Jakob Schöller 11+1 3 1+1 12+2 3 1 16 Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao 31 4 6 41 4 20 Ange Ahoussou 17+9 1+1 8+1 26+11 2 23 Jonas Auer 2+4 1+1 3+3 6+8 1 24 Jean Marcelin 2 1 3 1 38 Jannes Horn 19+2 2 8 1 29+2 1 7 42 Eaden Roka 0+1 0+1 47 Amìn-Elias Gröller 0+3 2+1 2+4 55 Nenad Cvetković 29+1 2 3 9+1 41+2 2 5 61 Furkan Demir 7+8 1+1 5+4 13+13 8 77 Bendegúz Bolla 28+1 4 3+1 1 8+1 39+3 5 4 Midfielders7 Marco Tilio 3+10 1 2 0+1 5+11 1 2 8 Lukas Grgić 7+9 0+1 6+3 13+13 5 14 Martin Ndzie 4+4 2 1+3 7+7 3 16 Tobias Børkeeiet 0+9 0+9 2 17 Tobias Gulliksen 11+13 3 2 4+2 18+15 2 5 17 Mamadou Sangaré 3 1 2 6 3 18 Matthias Seidl 27+3 4 3+1 8+2 2 38+6 6 7 121 Louis Schaub 2+7 2 3+6 1 5+13 3 4 22 Yusuf Demir 1+7 1+7 129 Romeo Amane 32+1 1 3+1 11+1 46+3 1 8 30 Nicolas Bajlicz 0+1 0+1 Forwards9 Ercan Kara 12+18 6 3+1 1 6+6 1 21+25 8 11 10 Petter Nosa Dahl 16+7 3 1 7 2 24+7 5 5 15 Nikolaus Wurmbrand 25+7 4 2+1 5+5 1 32+13 5 4 26 Andreas Weimann 15+2 1 15+2 1 2 41 Dominik Weixelbraun 1+8 1+2 1+5 1 3+15 1 43 Moulaye Haïdara 0+1 0+1 49 Andrija Radulović 6+4 1 1+1 5+3 2 12+8 3 2 54 Daniel Nunoo 2+3 1 2+3 1 1 71 Claudy Mbuyi 8+5 3 2 3+6 3 13+11 6 4 90 Janis Antiste 19+6 3 0+3 8+3 2 27+12 5 3
Goal scorers NameBundesligaCupInternationalTotal Ercan Kara 6 1 1 8 Claudy Mbuyi 3 3 6 Matthias Seidl 4 2 6 Janis Antiste 3 2 5 Bendegúz Bolla 4 1 5 Petter Nosa Dahl 3 2 5 Nikolaus Wurmbrand 4 1 5 Andrija Radulović 1 2 3 Louis Schaub 1 1 3 Jakob Schöller 3 3 Nenad Cvetković 2 2 Tobias Gulliksen 2 2 Romeo Amane 1 1 Jannes Horn 1 1 Daniel Nunoo 1 1 Marco Tilio 1 1 Andreas Weimann 1 1 Dominik Weixelbraun 1 1Own goals Dimitri Lavalée (Sturm Graz) 1 1Totals 40 4 16 60
Disciplinary record NameBundesligaCupInternationalTotal Ercan Kara 7 4 11 Matthias Seidl 3 1 1 3 7 1 Romeo Amane 7 1 8 Furkan Demir 5 3 8 Jannes Horn 6 1 7 Nenad Cvetković 5 5 Petter Nosa Dahl 3 2 5 Lukas Grgić 4 1 5 Tobias Gulliksen 4 1 5 Bendegúz Bolla 3 1 4 Claudy Mbuyi 2 1 1 4 Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao 2 2 4 Louis Schaub 3 1 4 Nikolaus Wurmbrand 3 1 4 Janis Antiste 3 3 Paul Gartler 3 3 Martin Ndzie 2 1 3 Mamadou Sangaré 1 1 1 3 Jakob Schöller 1 1 1 1 Ange Ahoussou 1 1 2 Tobias Børkeeiet 2 2 Niklas Hedl 2 2 Andrija Radulović 2 2 Marco Tilio 2 2 Andreas Weimann 2 2 Yusuf Demir 1 1 Jonas Auer 1 1 Jean Marcelin 1 1 Daniel Nunoo 1 1 Totals 75 3 8 26 109 3
Transfers
In Name Age Moved from Type Transfer Window FW Claudy Mbuyi St. Pölten Transfer Summer DF Jean Marcelin Beitar Jerusalem Transfer Summer FW Petter Nosa Dahl Mechelen Transfer Summer MF Martin Ndzie F.C. Ashdod Transfer Summer FW Marco Tilio Celtic Transfer Summer MF Tobias Gulliksen Djurgårdens IF Transfer Summer DF Jannes Horn 1.FC Nürnberg Free transfer Summer FW Dominik Weixelbraun SKU Amstetten Free transfer Summer FW Janis Antiste Sassuolo Loan Summer MF Dennis Kaygin Willem II Loan return Summer MF Oliver Strunz FAC Loan return Summer FW Thierry Gale Piast Gliwice Loan return Summer MF Yusuf Demir Galatasaray Free transfer Winter FW Andreas Weimann Derby County Loan Winter
Out Name Age Moved to Type Transfer Window MF Dennis Kaygin FC Ingolstadt 04 Transfer Summer FW Thierry Gale Bolton Wanderers Transfer Summer FW Isak Jansson OGC Nice Transfer Summer FW Jovan Živković Győri ETO Transfer Summer MF Mamadou Sangaré RC Lens Transfer Summer MF Nicolas Bajlicz SV Ried Transfer Summer DF Benjamin Böckle WSG Tirol Loan Summer DF Dominik Vincze TSV Hartberg Loan Summer FW Ismaïl Seydi Torreense Loan Summer FW Furkan Dursun St. Pölten Loan Summer MF Moritz Oswald SCR Altach Loan Summer FW Dion Drena Beljo FC Augsburg Loan return Summer FW Guido Burgstaller Retirement End of contract Summer MF Roman Kerschbaum Free agent End of contract Summer FW Noah Bischof FC Dordrecht Transfer Winter FW Andrija Radulović Hapoel Haifa Loan Winter
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Austrian Football Bundesliga
Results summary
Results by round
Regular season
Table
Matches
Championship round
Table
Matches
Conference League play-offs
Finals
Austrian Cup
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
League phase
References
External links 2025/26 season at the official club archive