FC Wacker Innsbruck was 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 ...
,
Tyrol
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.
History
The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and other now unknown football enthusiasts and adopted club colours of black and green. After a few years playing friendlies against other Innsbruck sides, the club was put on hiatus until 1918 because of the interruption of the First World War. In 1964 the club participated the first time in Austria's A-Liga, today's
Bundesliga
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, winning its first championship in 1971.
On 20 July 1971, FC Wacker Innsbruck and
SV Wattens, also playing in Austrian first division, merged to form a single team called ''
SpG
Swarovski
Wattens-
Innsbruck'' (SSW Innsbruck) in order to focus the football power of
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
better. The union applied only to the professional footballers – the junior sides of both teams carried on as part of their original clubs. SSW Innsbruck won the Austrian Championship five times and reached the quarterfinals in the
1977–78 European Cup
The 1977–78 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Liverpool in the final against Brugge
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.
In 1981 SSW Innsbruck was relegated the first time and in 1986 the club was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck. After the new club
FC Swarovski Tirol
FC Swarovski Tirol was an Austrian association football club from 1986 to 1992, based in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
History
It was created by crystal manufacturer Swarovski as a split-off of FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose Bundesliga license it a ...
took over the license of the club, FC Wacker Innsbruck was forced to play in the eighth division, quickly managing to reach the fourth division in 1992. In the same year the FC Swarovski was dissolved and Wacker regained the Bundesliga license and access to the
1992–93 UEFA Cup
The 1992–93 UEFA Cup was won by Juventus, who beat Borussia Dortmund 6–1 on aggregate in the final, a record score for a UEFA Cup final. It was the third victory in the competition for the Italian team (first club to reach this record).
Thr ...
. They nevertheless played in the Bundesliga only for one season, as in 1993 the
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 ...
was formed, to which FC Wacker again lost its license. In 1999 the club, meanwhile playing in the seventh division, finally folded.
Honours
National
Austrian Bundesliga
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*Champions (5):
1970–71,
1971–72,
1972–73,
1974–75,
1976–77
Austrian Cup
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*Winners (6): 1969–70, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1992–93
International
Mitropa Cup
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*Winners: 1974–75, 1975–76
European cup history
QF = Quarterfinal
Managers
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Otto Barić
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Coaching career
1970s to 1980s
Born in Eisenkappel, near Klagenfurt, Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germa ...
(1 Jan 1971 – 31 Dec 1971)
*
Branko Elsner
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Elsner had his first success as a football coach in his Slovenian homeland w ...
(1 July 1974 – 30 June 1976)
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Fritz Pfister
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(1 July 1976 – 30 June 1977)
*
Georg Keßler
Georg Kessler (born 23 September 1932) is a German former football manager.
Honours
Sparta Rotterdam
*KNVB Cup runner-up: 1970–71
Anderlecht
*Belgian First Division: 1971–72
*Belgian Cup: 1971–72
Hertha BSC
*DFB-Pokal runner-up: 197 ...
(1977–78)
*
Johann Eigenstiller
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(1979)
*
Lajos Baróti
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Career
Baróti played from 1928 until 1946 for Szegedi AK and from 19 ...
(1 Jan 1979 – 30 June 1979)
*
Peter Velhorn
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(1 July 1979 – 20 Feb 1980)
*
Franz Wolny (1 Jan 1980 – 28 Aug 1983)
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Heinz Binder
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(Sept 1, 1983–30 June 1984)
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Cor Brom
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Playing career
During his playing career, Brom played with Zwarte Schapen, VSV, Limburgia and Telstar.
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Brom m ...
(1 July 1984 – 23 April 1985)
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Werner Schwarz
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, a ...
(24 April 1985 – 30 June 1985)
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Felix Latzke
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Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team
The Austria national football team (german: Österreichische Fuà ...
(1 July 1985 – 30 June 1987)
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Branko Elsner
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Elsner had his first success as a football coach in his Slovenian homeland w ...
(1 July 1992 – 31 Dec 1992)
*
Walter Skocik
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(1 Jan 1993 – 31 May 1993)
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Association football clubs disestablished in 1999
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1915 establishments in Austria-Hungary
1999 disestablishments in Austria
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