LASK named Team of the Year at 2026 NIKI Awards

The football club LASK has been named Team of the Year at the 2026 NIKI Awards. Organized by the sports journalists' association Sports Media Austria, the announcement was made during the Lotterien-Sporthilfe Gala at the Wiener Stadthalle.

LASK secured the top spot following a successful season that included winning their first league title since 1965 and capturing the Uniqa-ÖFB-Cup to complete a double. The club also achieved its first qualification for the Champions League. In the voting, LASK earned 969 points, finishing ahead of Olympic gold medalists Stephan Embacher and Jan Hörl, as well as Katharina Huber and Ariane Rädler.

Other notable winners at the ceremony included siblings Veronika and Johannes Aigner in the category for athletes with disabilities, and ski jumper Stephan Embacher, who won the ‘Newcomer of the Year’ title via a public vote.