Wiener Athletiksport Club, also known as Wiener AC or WAC, is an

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. It is particularly noted for its

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team, which was established in 1900. Its football team won the Austrian Championships and was Runner-up in the

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History

The football section of the club was founded on 14 October 1897. By 1904, it had won the

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and the Wiener Tagblatt Pokal three times each. They were the most important trophies in Austrian football at the time. WAC Performance Graph

In September 1910, most of the first team left the club to found a new club,

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. Despite this, Wiener AC finished fourth in the Austrian football championship 1910–11, although the new club finished higher. The club won the Austrian football championship 1914–15, in which the ten clubs only played each other once each.

finished in second place. In 1928, the club reached the

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final, losing 2–1 to

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. In the 1930–31 season, Wiener AC won the

, which was played in a league format as the ''Wiener Winter Cup''. As the winner of this competition, the club was qualified for the

. The club reached the final of the 1931 Mitropa Cup, but lost both legs of the final to

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. From 1936 to 1945, the club was also known as Schwarz-Rot Wien, name under they won the 1937–38

. From 1942 to 1945, the club played in the

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(I). In 1959, the club again won the

, beating

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2–0 in the Final.

FK Austria WAC Wien

From 1973–74 season, Wiener AC formed a joint team with

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, which was called FK Austria WAC Wien until 1976–77 season when Austria Wien decided to revert to their own club's traditional name. The results of the joint team are part of the Austria Wien football history. In 1983, Wiener AC reactivated its football section, but never come back in

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and the club was taken over in 2002 by its sponsor, which changed its name to ''FK Rad Friendly Systems'' and then to ''FC Fireball United''. The club still has a football section, but it no longer competes in competitions.

Honours

*Winners (3): 1901, 1903, 1904

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*Winners (3): 1900, 1901, 1902

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*Winners (1): 1914–15

*Winners (3): 1931, 1938, 1959

*Finalists (1):

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In 1938, the

was won by Schwarz-Rot Wien, which split off from Wiener AC and rejoined a few years later.

Seasons in the Top League of Austria

38 seasons: 1912–21, 1923, 1925–36, 1943–44, 1946–48, 1954 and 1957–65. In addition, the Wiener AC competed in all three seasons from 1901 to 1903 in the

, which was a forerunner of the Austrian football championship.

Leading Goalscorers

Johann Studnicka Johann "Jan" Studnicka (12 October 1883 – 18 October 1967) was an Austrian international footballer. He played for Wiener AC and on the Austria national team and managed several clubs. He was also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 ...

– Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1913 with 13 goals. * Johann Neumann – Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1913 with 13 goals and 1914 with 25 goals. *

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– Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1915 with 12 goals. * Friedrich "Fritz" Cejka – Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1960 with 28 goals. *

Hans Pirkner Johann "Hans" Pirkner (born 25 March 1946, in Vienna) is a former Austrian football forward. Club career Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969–1971), Austria Wien (1974–1978) and First Vienna FC. When at Schalke, he wa ...

– Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1976 with 28 goals in the joint team with

Notable players

* Dr.

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, saber fencer, Olympic silver; 100-m freestyle in swimming, Olympic silver *

Rodolphe Hiden Rudolf "Rudi" Hiden (9 March 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an Austrian-French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Grazer AK, Wiener AC and RC Paris. He was capped internationally by the Austria and France national teams. In later life, Hi ...

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Other Sports

Hockey

*Men :19 times national field hockey champions. :15 times national indoor hockey champions. *Women :16 times national field hockey champions. :7 times national indoor hockey champions. The club has competed 30 times in the European Hockey Cup, which is more than any other Austrian club. Wiener AC finished third on two occasions in the European Champions League in indoor hockey.

Basketball

The club won the Austrian Basketball Championship in 1947, the first year in which it was held.

External links

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