The Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz Chronicle
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Atsushi Zaizen was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 34. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
An offer of $940.0K for Yusuf Demir
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz have gone to Rapid Wien with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
An offer of $610.0K for Emmanuel Michael
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz have gone to LASK with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Sebastian Dirnberger stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Sebastian Dirnberger and Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
Sebastian Dirnberger was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Door shut on John Dembe
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz asked and Sigma Olomouc said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Sebastian Dirnberger
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market3 Aug 2026
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz and Lukas Wedl are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Lars Nussbaumer
A mark of 7.98, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
In brief
- Market The clock runs on Levan Eloshvili's contract
- Squad A row about effort at Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
- Match Lars Nussbaumer rescues a point for Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz