Carinthians Soccer Women is an

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club based in

Glanegg Glanegg ( sl, Klanek ) is a town in the district of Feldkirchen in Carinthia in Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It ...

, a

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in the district of

Feldkirchen in Kärnten Feldkirchen in Kärnten ( sl, Trg) is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Fasching'', ''Feldkirchen'', ''Glanhofen'', ''Gradisch'', ''Hoefling'', ''K ...

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. Since 2015 they have played in

ÖFB-Frauenliga The ÖFB-Frauenliga (German for "ÖFB Women League") is the top level women's football league of Austria. Since 2002 the champion qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the 2000s SV Neulengbach dominated the league, winning the cha ...

, the top division of women's football in Austria. The club is known for its

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policy of bringing young Carinthian players through the ranks, as well as recruiting top Carinthian players from other clubs. Soccer Women official policy is signing players native to or trained in football in the greater Carinthia region, including the Austrian state; and

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History

Carinthians Soccer Women was founded as a new independent football club in June 2013. Before this there had been a local women's team who played under the aegis of

SK Austria Kärnten SK Austria Kärnten was an Austrian association football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia. History The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. SK Austria took o ...

, then FC St. Veit. The squad was augmented with players from nearby

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, who received travel expenses; unlike the rest of the team who remained amateur. In 2015 the club finished second in 2. Liga Ost/Süd but qualified for a

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play-off as the first-placed team,

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's reserves, were not eligible to play in the top division alongside the Neulengbach first team. Carinthians then beat 2. Liga Mitte/West winners SG FC Bergheim/USK Hof to secure their place in the 2015–16

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References

External links

Official website
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