ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga: LASK make six new signings ahead of 2026/27 season | OneFootball

Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub (LASK) have confirmed six new members of their squad in preparation for the new ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga season.

LASK will be looking to build on a challenging 2025/26 season that saw them finish seventh in the table. Head coach Markus Eitl took charge of the club in January 2025 and will now look to put his own stamp on the squad. The former Vorwärts Steyr coach has now brought in six players in one large transfer announcement as part of his preparations.

Despite the obvious disappointments attached to finishing seventh, it was an improvement on the clubs ninth-placed finish in 2024/25. The club will no doubt expect a return on their investments in Eitl’s acquisitions.

Who are the new signings at LASK?

There is a varying level of experience within the new group. The biggest coup is arguably Tea Kržnarić from ousted champions SKN St. Pölten. The Croatian left-sided midfielder has Champions League experience and won the Bundesliga in 2024/25. Kržnarić also previously represented LASK after joining from ŽNK Hajduk in 2022.

22-year-old Miriam Sterrer also joins the club from German club 1. FSV Mainz 05. The Austrian native has previously spent 6 seasons in the ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga with FC Blau-Weiß Linz . Austrian youth international Dayna Sunshine Tuppinger has also joined the Linz based club after suffering a ligament tear in 2025 and will be looking to get her promising career back on track.

Antea Guvo, the Croatian and Ireland dual national will also be lining up for LASK in the new season. The pacy centre forward last represented Peamont United in the Irish Premier Division. The 21-year-old recently made the breakthrough into the Croatian national team after a strong campaign in Ireland.

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – OCTOBER 29: Danielle Maxwell of Northern Ireland controls the ball whilst under pressure from Tea Krznaric of Croatia during the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Play-Off Round One Second Leg match between Northern Ireland and Croatia at Windsor Park on October 29, 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

International imports in the ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga

Hungary international Blanka Bokor and Estonia legend Katrin Kirpu make up the last of LASK’s new signings. Kirpu joins from ŽNK Agram in Croatia and is a seasoned forward for her international side Estonia.

Bokor joins from the Hungarian league where she has been representing Honvéd FC. Bokor can play anywhere across the midfield but tends to play a more attacking role in her games.

What is next for LASK in 2026?

LASK will kick the 2026/27 season off away from home when they play FC Blau-Weiß Linz. The club will also be looking to make a good impression in the ÖFB Frauen Cup this year after Austria Wien claimed the trophy in 2025/26.

Head-coach Markus Eitl will no doubt be expected to keep climbing the table as a result of the investment from the club in the form of his new signings.

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