1. Simmeringer SC is an Austrian association football club from

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. The club was founded in 1901. it played in the Wiener Stadtliga. __TOC__

History

1. Simmeringer SC was founded in 1901 and played a role in the early Austrian leagues. Simmeringer finished 5th in the first-ever Austrian league in 1912. They achieved their greatest success in 1926, when they finished third in the top flight table. In 1920, the club constructed the

Simmeringer Had Simmeringer Had is a stadium in Vienna, Austria with a capacity of 5,000 people. There have been three stadiums with the name, all of which have hosted the 1. Simmeringer SC Austrian association football, football club since 1900. The largest and ...

, a stadium with a capacity of around 40,000 people which ended up hosting a number of Austrian international matches. 1. Simmeringer SC also played in the top flight between 1951 and 1964. The club's biggest highlight during this period would be participation in the

1960 Mitropa Cup The 1960 Mitropa Cup was the 20th season of the Mitropa association football, football club tournament. It was contested as a competition between countries and there was no elimination. The five competing countries each sent six teams each to the ...

, an early international club competition, where they beat

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of Hungary 2:1 in the first leg in front of 60,000. However, they were defeated 5:1 at home to help consign Austria to last place in the Mitropa Cup table. Relegation meant they could no longer maintain the large

stadium and by 1970 had relocated to a smaller ground. By 1983, the club was functionally out of money and found themselves quickly relegated from the Bundesliga to the fourth division over the span of five years. The club's best modern success occurred in 2001, when they reached the fourth round of the

1999–2000 Austrian Cup The 1999–2000 Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup) was the 66th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the Preliminary Round in July 1999 and concluded with the Final on 16 May 2000. The competition ...

, defeating top flight SV Ried in the process. The club played in the eastern regional league in 2012, but suffered financial problems that led to a restructuring of the club's finances. As a result, they ended up relegated from the top Viennese league, the fourth division. As of 2020, they play in the 2. Landesliga, the fifth division of Austrian football.

Honours

* Austrian Regional League East (4): 1951, 1965, 1970, 1973

Past managers

External links

Official website

References

Association football clubs established in 1901 Football clubs from former German territories Football clubs in Vienna Football clubs in Austria 1901 establishments in Austria {{Austria-footyclub-stub