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FC Linz was an
In 1969, ''SK VÖEST'' won the championship of the Regional League Central and was promoted to the ''Nationalliga'', the predecessor of the Bundesliga. The club reached its peak in the 1973–74 season, when they became Austrian champion. Its decline began in 1988, when ''SK VOEST'' (without umlaut since 1978) was relegated to the First League (II).
Austrian football
Football is the most popular sport in Austria. The Austrian Football Association, the ''ÖFB'' (''Österreichischer Fußball-Bund''), was founded in 1904 and has been a member of FIFA since then.
Despite the sport's popularity, except for a suc ...
club, based in Linz, Upper Austria.
History
SK VÖEST Linz
It was founded on 30 June 1946 as ''SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz'', a factory squad of the public ''VÖEST'' steel company (present-day Voestalpine). In 1949, the team was renamed ''SK VÖEST Linz''.
In 1969, ''SK VÖEST'' won the championship of the Regional League Central and was promoted to the ''Nationalliga'', the predecessor of the Bundesliga. The club reached its peak in the 1973–74 season, when they became Austrian champion. Its decline began in 1988, when ''SK VOEST'' (without umlaut since 1978) was relegated to the First League (II).
Stahl Linz and FC Linz
While the club managed re-entry into the Bundesliga in 1991, the steel company withdrew funds and the team was again renamed, as ''FC Stahl Linz'' in 1991 and ''FC Linz'' in 1993. In 1997, due to financial difficulties, the club finally had to dissolve, by merger with its long-time rival LASK Linz. In the same year,FC Blau-Weiß Linz
FC Blau-Weiß Linz or BW Linz are an Austrian association football
club playing in the Second League in the current 2020–21 season.
History
In 1997, FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the traditions of the defunct club FC Li ...
was founded, which adopted the defunct club's traditions.
Achievements
* Bundesliga ** Champions (1):1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
** Runners-up (2): 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
* Austrian Cup
The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th t ...
** Runners-up (2): 1978, 1994
* First League
** Champions (2): 1991, 1996
* Regional League Central
** Champions (1): 1969
European Cup history
References
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