Wiener AC
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Wiener Athletiksport Club, also known as Wiener AC or WAC, is an Austrian
sports club in Vienna
. It is particularly noted for its hockey
team, which was established in 1900.
Its football team won the Austrian championships
, and was runner-up in the Mitropa Cup
.
and the Wiener Tagblatt-Pokal three times each. They were the most important trophies in Austrian football at the time.
In September 1910, most of the fist team left the club to found a new club, Wiener AF. Despite this, Wiener AC finished fourth in the Austrian football championship 1910–11, although the new club finished higher.
In the 1930–31 season, Wiener AC won the Austrian Cup, which was played in a league format as the Wiener Winter Cup. As the winner of this competition, the club was qualified for the Mitropa Cup
.
The club reached the final of the Mitropa Cup 1931
, but lost both legs of the final to First Vienna FC
. from 1942 to 1945, the club played in the Gauliga Ostmark
(I).
In 1959, the club again won the Austrian Cup, beating SK Rapid Wien
2–0 in the final.
Following relegation from the top level of Austrian football, the club formed a joint team with FK Austria Wien
, which was called FK Austria/WAC Wien until Austria decided to revert to their own club's traditional name.
In 1983, the club reactivated its football section, and it was taken over in 2002 by its sponsor, which changed its name to FK Rad Friendly Systems and then to FC Fireball United.
The club still has a football section, but it no longer competes in competitions.
In 1938, the Austrian Cup was won by Sportclub Schwarz-Rot Wien, which split off from Wiener AC and rejoined a few years later.
In addition, the Wiener AC competed in all three seasons from 1901 to 1903 in the Tagblatt Pokal
, which was a forerunner of the Austrian football championship.
The club has competed 30 times in the European Hockey Cup, which is more than any other Austrian club.
Wiener AC finished third on two occasions in the European Champions League in indoor hockey.
and bridge, and has an open air swimming pool and a sauna.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
sports club in Vienna
Wien
Wien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria.* Wien , in Vienna, Austria* Theater an der Wien, a theater in Vienna located at the former river WienWien may also refer to:...
. It is particularly noted for its hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
team, which was established in 1900.
Its football team won the Austrian championships
Austrian football champions
The Austrian football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Austria. The championship has been contested through the Austrian Football Bundesliga since the 1974–1975 season.-History:...
, and was runner-up in the Mitropa Cup
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
.
Early years
The football section of the club was founded on 14 October 1897. By 1904, it had won the Challenge CupChallenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
and the Wiener Tagblatt-Pokal three times each. They were the most important trophies in Austrian football at the time.
In September 1910, most of the fist team left the club to found a new club, Wiener AF. Despite this, Wiener AC finished fourth in the Austrian football championship 1910–11, although the new club finished higher.
Championship 1915
The club won the Austrian football championship 1914–15, in which the ten clubs only played each other once each. Wiener AF finished in second place.Cup finals
In 1928, the club reached the Austrian Cup final, losing 2–1 to SK Admira Wien.In the 1930–31 season, Wiener AC won the Austrian Cup, which was played in a league format as the Wiener Winter Cup. As the winner of this competition, the club was qualified for the Mitropa Cup
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
.
The club reached the final of the Mitropa Cup 1931
Mitropa Cup 1931
The 1931 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by First Vienna FC in an all Austrian two-legged final against Wiener Athletiksport Club...
, but lost both legs of the final to First Vienna FC
First Vienna FC
First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there...
. from 1942 to 1945, the club played in the Gauliga Ostmark
Gauliga Ostmark
The Gauliga Ostmark, renamed Gauliga Donau-Alpenland in 1941, was the highest football league in Austria after its annexation by Germany in 1938...
(I).
In 1959, the club again won the Austrian Cup, beating SK Rapid Wien
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
2–0 in the final.
Following relegation from the top level of Austrian football, the club formed a joint team with FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
, which was called FK Austria/WAC Wien until Austria decided to revert to their own club's traditional name.
In 1983, the club reactivated its football section, and it was taken over in 2002 by its sponsor, which changed its name to FK Rad Friendly Systems and then to FC Fireball United.
The club still has a football section, but it no longer competes in competitions.
Leading goalscorers
- Johann Studnicka (Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1913 with 13 goals)
- Johann Neumann (Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1913 with 13 goals and 1914 with 25 goals)
- Leopold Deutsch (Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1915 with 12 goals)
- Friedrich "Fritz" Cejka (Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1960 with 28 goals)
- Hans PirknerHans PirknerJohann "Hans" Pirkner is a former Austrian football forward.-Club career:Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 , Austria Wien and First Vienna FC....
(Austrian League leading goalscorer in 1976 with 28 goals) in the joint team with Austria Wien
Honours
- Challenge-Cup winners: 1901, 1903, 1904
- Tagblatt-Pokal winners: 1900, 1901, 1902
- Austrian champions: 1915
- Austrian Cup winners: 1931, 1959
- Mitropa CupMitropa CupThe Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...
finalists: 1931
In 1938, the Austrian Cup was won by Sportclub Schwarz-Rot Wien, which split off from Wiener AC and rejoined a few years later.
Seasons in the top league in Austria
38 seasons: 1912–21, 1923, 1925–36, 1943–44, 1946–48, 1954 und 1957–65In addition, the Wiener AC competed in all three seasons from 1901 to 1903 in the Tagblatt Pokal
Tagblatt Pokal
The Tagblatt-Pokal was the first football competition in Austria played in a league format. It was founded by the Neue Wiener Tagblatt, and was restricted to clubs in Vienna. Nevertheless, and despite the existence of the Challenge Cup, which was open to all football clubs in Austria-Hungary, it is...
, which was a forerunner of the Austrian football championship.
Men
- 19 times national field hockey champions
- 15 times national indoor hockey champions
The club has competed 30 times in the European Hockey Cup, which is more than any other Austrian club.
Wiener AC finished third on two occasions in the European Champions League in indoor hockey.
Basketball
The club won the Austrian Basketball Championship in 1947, the first year in which it was held.Other sports
The club also organises tennis, beachvolleyball, wellnessWellness (alternative medicine)
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and bridge, and has an open air swimming pool and a sauna.