Salzburger AK 1914 is a football club based in the city of

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

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who currently plays in the 3rd tier

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. It was founded in 1914 and is the oldest football club from that city.

History

The club was formed by pupils from a nearby school. In 1914 the club was officially formed and played their first match against FC Traunstein. The first match was lost by 1:4. Nevertheless before the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

the SAK 1914 was the most successful football club in Salzburg. 1934, 1935 and 1937 they reached the final of the Austrian amateur championship. Eduard Kainberger, Karl Kainberger, Ernst Bacher and

Adolf Laudon Adolf Laudon (13 December 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an Austrian association football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Game ...

, the players of SAK, were part of the 1936 Olympic squad, where runners-up

won the Silver medal. In all they reached 30 Championships in Salzburg. After the war other clubs like

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or SK Bischofshofen were more successful but the SAK was the first team from Salzburg which reached the highest class (1952-Staatsliga A). Also in the 1961/62 and 1980/81 season they played in the highest division. All together the SAK played nine seasons in the professional leagues. But 1988 they were relegated from the 2.Division and playing ever since that time in amateur leagues. The 2007/08 season was the last in their venue, the SAK Sportanlage Nonntal. It was renovated and was now called Sportzentrum Mitte. SAK ground-share with UFC Salzburg at this pitch.

Notable players

* Eduard Kainberger - won the silver medal with the Austrian team at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. He played all 4 matches as goalkeeper and was the teamcaptain. * Karl Kainberger - won the silver medal with the Austrian team at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. He played 2 matches and scored two goals. *

- won the silver medal with the Austrian team at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. He played all 4 matches and scored two goals.

External links

Official Website
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