FC Wacker Innsbruck is an Austrian association football club from

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

. The club was formed in June 2002 as ''FC Wacker Tirol'', and plays their home games at

Tivoli-Neu The Tivoli Stadion Tirol (formerly named ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Innsbruck, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Bundesliga club WSG Tirol and Raiders Tirol of the European League of Footbal ...

. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the team

FC Tirol Innsbruck FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared. History It was – after the establishment of FC Swarovski Tirol in 1986 – the sec ...

, which went bankrupt in 2002 as well as the original

FC Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol. History The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and o ...

which had been founded in 1913. In honour of this heritage, FC Wacker Tirol was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck in 2007. However, legally it is a distinct and separate club, and is not entitled to claim the honours won by its predecessors.

History

The ascent of Wacker Tirol into the

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took only two years from formation, with promotion to the top division achieved in 2004. This was possible because the club made an alliance with 3rd league club

Wattens Wattens is a market town of the Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is chiefly known as home of the Swarovski crystal glass company. Geography Wattens is located in the Lower Inn Valley of North Tyrol, about east of Innsbr ...

and thus avoided starting in the bottom league. After finishing first in Regionalliga West (2002–03), Wacker advanced to Red Zac Erste Liga, and only a season later (2003–04) was promoted to Bundesliga. FC Wacker Tirol finished 6th out of 10 in their first Bundesliga season (2004–05) and 7th in their second (2005–06). In 2006–07, the Tyroleans avoided relegation only because

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went into

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and was docked 28 points as a result. One year later (2008) the club, now named FC Wacker Innsbruck, finished last and was relegated to the

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. After finishing runner-up in the 2008–09 season, FC Wacker Innsbruck won promotion back to the Austrian Bundesliga in 2010 in a tight run. About 5000 Tyrolean supporters had travelled to the final away game on 28 May 2010 in

Pasching Pasching is a municipality in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is situated a few miles southwest of Linz and borders Leonding, Hörsching, Wilhering and Traun. Situated along the famous ''shopping mile'' the Kremstal Straße, it is the ho ...

against Red Bull Juniors, which FC Wacker Innsbruck won 2–0. As in 2004–05, FC Wacker Innsbruck finished their first Bundesliga season (2010–11) again 6th and then 7th in 2011–12 when they had been close to the Europa League spots for much of the season. After a disastrous start into the 2012–13 season (ten losses in eleven matches) it seemed unlikely that the club could avoid relegation. In a dramatic season finale against relegation which involved four teams, FC Wacker Innsbruck on 26 May 2013 managed to turn a 0–2 against

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into a 3–2 victory within 10 minutes and, thanks to this ''miracle of Wolfsberg'' stayed in the league. With one-year delay FC Wacker Innsbruck finishing last in 2013–14, 8 points behind

FC Admira Wacker Mödling Fußballklub Flyeralarm Admira Wacker Mödling, also known as Flyeralarm Admira for sponsorship reasons or simply Admira, is a football club from Mödling, Austria. The club was originally formed in 1905 as ''SK Admira Wien'' in the Austrian cap ...

which even had been docked 5 points due to financial problems. In 2014–15, Wacker Innsbruck played in the First League but failed to gain promotion. Consequently, FC Wacker Innsbruck start the 2015–16 season on the First League. FC Wacker Innsbruck start the 2018–19 season on the First League. After the completion of the 2021–22 season where Wacker Innsbruck finished in mid-table, the club did not apply for a licence for the next season, and as a result decided not to file a complaint with the Permanent Neutral Arbitration Court. This placed the club at the bottom of the table and as a consequence relegation to the

Tiroler Liga The Tiroler Liga (officially known as the ''UPC Tirol Liga'') is the top division of Tyrol and the fourth-highest division in Austrian football. The competition is organized by the Tirol Football Association. The Tyrolean champion is allowed to ...

, one of the fourth highest divisions.

Seasons

Managers

Michael Streiter Michael Streiter (born 19 January 1966 in Hall in Tirol) is a retired Austrian footballer. Club career A rather short sweeper, Streiter made his professional debut at 17 years of age with FC Wacker Innsbruck in the 1983/1984 season. He stayed in ...

(1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003) *

Helmut Kraft Helmut Kraft (born 24 July 1958) is an Austrian football manager. External links

* * 1958 births Living people Austrian footballers Austrian football managers SV Ried managers Wiener Sport-Club managers SK Vorwärts Steyr managers ...

(1 June 2003 – 9 November 2004) *

Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (russian: Станислав Саламович Черчесов, ; os, Черчесты Саламы фырт Станислав, Ĉerĉesty Salamy fyrt Stanislav; born 2 September 1963) is a Russian football ma ...

(10 Nov 2004 – 31 May 2006) *

František Straka František "Franz" Straka (born 28 May 1958) is a Czech former football player and manager of Fotbal Třinec. Biography Playing career Straka played most notably for Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his playin ...

(1 June 2006 – 19 April 2007) * Klaus Vogler ''(interim)'' (20 April 2007 – 30 June 2007) * Lars Søndergaard (1 July 2007 – 22 October 2007) *

Helmut Kraft Helmut Kraft (born 24 July 1958) is an Austrian football manager. External links

* * 1958 births Living people Austrian footballers Austrian football managers SV Ried managers Wiener Sport-Club managers SK Vorwärts Steyr managers ...

(22 Oct 2007 – 30 April 2008) *

Walter Kogler Walter Kogler (born 12 December 1967) is a retired Austrian football player. Club career A central defender, Kogler started his professional career at SK Sturm Graz and also played for clubs such as FK Austria Wien, SV Austria Salzburg, LASK Lin ...

(1 June 2008 – 10 October 2012) * Werner Löberbauer ''(interim)'' (10 Oct 2012 – 16 October 2012) * Roland Kirchler (16 Oct 2012 – 16 December 2013) * Florian Klausner ''(interim)'' (16 Dec 2013 – 18 December 2013) *

(27 Dec 2013 – 22 October 2014) * Florian Klausner ''(interim)'' (22 Oct 2014 – 25 November 2014) * Klaus Schmidt (25 Nov 2014 – 21 May 2016) * Andreas Schrott ''(interim)'' (21 May 2016 – 26 June 2016) *

Maurizio Jacobacci Maurizio Jacobacci (born 11 January 1963) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Grenoble. Managerial career On 18 June 2021, Jacobacci was announced as the new manager of Ligue 2 side, ...

(27 June 2016 – 21 September 2016) * Thomas Grumser (21 September 2016 – 31 December 2016) *

Karl Daxbacher Karl Daxbacher (born 15 April 1953) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. Private Daxbacher was born in St. Pölten, Austria, in 1953. He has four daughters. Playing career Daxbacher started his career at the ASV Statzendor ...

(5 January 2017 – 5 March 2019) * Thomas Grumser (5 March 2019 – 31 July 2020) *

Daniel Bierofka Daniel Bierofka (; born 7 February 1979) is a German football coach and a former player. A former left winger, his playing career had been plagued by injuries which limited his chances of playing more matches for Germany national squad and forc ...

(1 August 2020 – 7 October 2021) * Masaki Morass ''(interim)'' (10 October 2021 – 27 January 2022) *

Michael Oenning Michael Oenning (born 27 September 1965) is a German football coach and former player. He formerly managed Vasas Budapest, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. FC Magdeburg, and Aris. Playing career Oenning graduated in German and Sports scienc ...

(29 January 2022 – 30 June 2022) * Akif Güclü (11 July 2022 – )

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fussballclub Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck Association football clubs established in 2002 Wacker Tirol, FC Sport in Innsbruck 2002 establishments in Austria