The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual

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competition held by the

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, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season,

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mos ...

won the tournament for 27th time, a record. Red Bull Salzburg are the current holders, winning the 2021-2022 tournament, making it their 8th successive win in the tournament and their 9th overall.

History

It has been held since 1918–19, with the exception of the time of the

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between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of little interest. Because Austria co-hosted

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, only teams from

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(Austrian Second League) or lower divisions took part in the 2007–08 Austrian Cup. Until 2010, the tournament was named after its main sponsor (the latest being the Austrian brewery

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). Since then, the tournament has been held under the motto "Goals for Europe" ("''Tore für Europa''") to emphasize that it is the fastest way for Austrian teams to qualify for the

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(6–7 games, depending on the division of the club). Having won the cup 27 times,

is by far the most successful competitor. The current holder of the trophy is FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Austro-Hungarian Challenge Cup Finals

Austrian Cup Finals

Notes: * Only teams from

(Austrian Second League) or lower divisions played due to lack of time because of the

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Performance

Performance by club

Notes: * All teams are defunct clubs from

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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 ...

(1915–1999), Swarovski Tirol (1986–1992) and Tirol Innsbruck (1993–2002). They are considered to be the continuation of the each other. * The Red Bull company bought the club on 6 April 2005 and rebranded it. Prior 2005 the team was known as SV Austria Salzburg or Casino Salzburg. They also changed the colours from white-violet in red-white. The Violet-Whites ultimately formed a new club,

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. * *

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 ...

was formed after the merger of

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and SC Wacker Wien in 1971, under the name of Admira Wacker Wien, the merge with ''VfB Mödling'' in 1997 and the merge with ''

SK Schwadorf Sportklub Schwadorf (more commonly known as SK Schwadorf) was an Austrian football club, based in Schwadorf. They were last playing in the First League. The club was known as Trenkwalder Sportklub Schwadorf for sponsorship reasons — ''T ...

'' in 2008. The new team play in

Mödling Mödling () is the capital of the Austrian district of the same name located approximately 14 km south of Vienna. Mödling lies in Lower Austria's industrial zone (Industrieviertel). The Mödlingbach, a brook which rises in the Vienna Woods ...

References

External links

League321.com
- National cup results.

RSSSF.com
Austrian Cup summary
- Soccerway {{National football Cups (UEFA region) C

1918 establishments in Austria Recurring sporting events established in 1918