FC Stahl Linz is an
Austrian football club, based in
Linz
Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...
,
Upper Austria
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. They currently play in
2. Klasse Mitte, the eighth tier of Austrian football.
History
SV Eisen und Stahl, SK VÖEST Linz and SK VOEST 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
Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria. The company is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 201 ...
). 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
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. In the summer of 1972, the club colors were changed from black and white to blue and white to distinguish themselves from city rivals
LASK
Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (), or Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundes ...
. 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).
FC VOEST Linz, FC 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
Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (), or Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundes ...
.
FC Blau Weiß 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 Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top-tier of Austrian Football.
History
In 1997, FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the traditions of the ...
was founded by former FC Linz fans, which took over the traditions of the disbanded club, but is not the official successor club of FC Linz. Blau Weiß Linz was
promoted to the
Austrian Bundesliga
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26 years after its foundation, in 2023. They will play in the highest Austrian football league for the first time in the
2023–24 season.
FC Stahl Linz (2013)
Since 2013, a new FC Stahl Linz has been formed from the SK VÖEST company football section. This club has been playing as an independent club in the lower
Upper Austrian amateur leagues since the 2014–15 season and, according to the
Austrian Football Bundesliga
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, is the official successor club to FC Linz, which was dissolved in 1997. FC Stahl Linz currently (as of before the 2023–24 season) plays in the 2. Klasse Mitte (8th division in
Austria
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and 5th division in
Upper Austria
Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg (state), Salzbur ...
).
Achievements
*
Bundesliga
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** Champions (1):
1974
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** 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 United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
*
Austrian Cup
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** Runners-up (2): 1978, 1994
*
First League
** Champions (2): 1991, 1996
*
Regional League Central
** Champions (1): 1969
European Cup history
Crests
Wappen des SK VÖEST Linz (SW).jpg, Crest of SK VÖEST Linz from the founding period in black and white – black and white were the club colors until the summer of 1972
Wappen des FC VOEST Linz.jpg, Crest of FC VOEST Linz (season 1990–91)
Wappen des FC Linz.jpg, Crest of FC Linz (1993)
FC Stahl Linz 2014.svg, 2013 re-established as FC Stahl Linz (amateur club)
References
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Football clubs in Austria
Association football clubs established in 1946
Association football clubs disestablished in 1997
1946 establishments in Austria
1997 disestablishments in Austria
Association football clubs established in 2013
2013 establishments in Austria