FC Wacker Tirol
Encyclopedia
FC Wacker Innsbruck is an Austrian association football
club from Innsbruck
. The club was formed in June 2002, and plays their home games at Tivoli-Neu. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the team FC Tirol Innsbruck
, who went bankrupt in 2002. However, legally Wacker Tirol is a distinct and separate club, and is not entitled to claim the honours won by its predecessors.
The ascent of Wacker Tirol into the Bundesliga
took only two years from formation, with promotion to the top division achieved in 2004. This was possible because the club made an alliance with 3rd league club Wattens
. After finishing first in Regionalliga West, Wacker advanced to Red Zac Erste Liga. Wacker Tirol finished 6th in their first Bundesliga season.
In 2007 the club was renamed to FC Wacker Innsbruck. At the end of the 2007–08 season, FC Wacker Innsbruck finished last and was relegated to the Austrian Football First League
(second tier). In 2010, Wacker won promotion back to the Austrian Bundesliga
.
Football in Austria
Football is a popular sport in Austria, second only to alpine skiing. The Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB , was founded in 1904 and has been a member of FIFA since then.-League system:...
club from Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
. The club was formed in June 2002, and plays their home games at Tivoli-Neu. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the team FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association footballclub from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared....
, who went bankrupt in 2002. However, legally Wacker Tirol is a distinct and separate club, and is not entitled to claim the honours won by its predecessors.
The ascent of Wacker Tirol into the Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
took only two years from formation, with promotion to the top division achieved in 2004. This was possible because the club made an alliance with 3rd league club Wattens
Wattens
Wattens is a market community in Austria which is the home of the Swarovski Kristallwelten, dedicated to the history surrounding the company, the man himself Daniel Swarovski and exhibitions of the crystals.It attracts visitors from the world over....
. After finishing first in Regionalliga West, Wacker advanced to Red Zac Erste Liga. Wacker Tirol finished 6th in their first Bundesliga season.
In 2007 the club was renamed to FC Wacker Innsbruck. At the end of the 2007–08 season, FC Wacker Innsbruck finished last and was relegated to the Austrian Football First League
Austrian Football First League
The Austrian Football First League is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains 10 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga...
(second tier). In 2010, Wacker won promotion back to the Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
.
Current squad
Staff
- Manager: Oliver Prudlo
- Coach: Walter KoglerWalter KoglerWalter Kogler is a retired Austrian football player and currently trainer of Austrian Bundesliga outfit Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck.-Club career:...
- Assistance coach: Florian Klausner
- Conditioning coach: Prof. Wolfgang Leitenstorfer
- Goalkeeper coach: Walter de Vora
Seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Notes | ||
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| 2002/03 | Fußball-Regionalliga (III) | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 17 | 80 | Alliance with WSG Wattens WSG Wattens WSG Wattens is an Austrian football club located in Wattens, a town in the state of Tyrol in the west of the country. They currently play in the Austrian Regional League, the third tier of Austrian football.- History :... |
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| 2003/04 | Erste Liga (II) | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 44 | 72 | |||
| 2004/05 | Bundesliga (I) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 44 | |||
| 2005/06 | Bundesliga | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 55 | 42 | |||
| 2006/07 | Bundesliga | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 64 | 34 | avoided relegation only because of bankrupt GAK Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005... |
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| 2007/08 | Bundesliga | 10 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 63 | 29 | |||
| 2008/09 | Erste Liga (II) | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 44 | 62 | |||
| 2009/10 | Erste Liga | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 26 | 69 | |||
| 2010/11 | Bundesliga (I) | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 50 | |||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
