FC Blau-Weiß Linz

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Blau-Weiss Linz
FC Blau-Weiss Linz logo.svg
Full nameFußball Club Blau-Weiß Linz
Founded2 July 1997;28 years ago (1997-07-02)
Stadium Hofmann Personal Stadion
Capacity5,595
ChairmanJens Großmann
Manager Mitja Mörec
League Austrian Bundesliga
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga, 9th of 12
Website www.blauweiss-linz.at
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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.

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History

Historical chart of league performance of Blau-Weiss Linz and their predecessor Blau weiss linz Performance Graph.png
Historical chart of league performance of Blau-Weiß Linz and their predecessor

In 1997, FC Blau-Weiss Linz was founded, which adopted the traditions of the defunct club FC Linz, which due to financial difficulties had to finally dissolve, by merger with their long-time rivals LASK Linz.

On 4 June 2023, Blau Weiss Linz secured the title of Austrian 2. Liga in 2022–23 after defeating Sturm Graz II 2–1 on final matchday 30 and promotion to Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in history from next 2023–24 season. (They also secured the title back in 2020–21, but promotion was denied as they did not apply for a Bundesliga license.)

Stadium

FC Blau-Weiss Linz played their home matches at Linzer Stadion, but they have plans to develop their own stadium, Hofmann Personal Stadion, to accommodate nearly 5,000 people by 2023. [1]

Current squad

As of 14 August, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Viktor Baier (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň)
2 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Fabio Strauss
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Elias Bakatukanda (on loan from 1. FC Köln)
7 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jakob Knollmüller
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Oliver Wähling
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Ronivaldo
10 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Paul Mensah
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA João Luiz
13 GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Valentin Oelz
14 MF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Christopher Cvetko
15 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Manuel Maranda
16 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Martin Moormann
17 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Alem Pasic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Stefan Feiertag
19 MF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Alexander Briedl
20 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Simon Seidl
21 MF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Felix Gerstmayer
22 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Marcel Schantl
24 GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Thomas Turner
25 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Muharem Husković (on loan from Austria Wien)
27 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Thomas Goiginger
28 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Anderson
30 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Nico Maier
31 GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Kevin Radulovic
32 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Matthias Wetschka
60 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Simon Pirkl

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Patrick Moser(at SV Wallern until 30 June 2025)
No.Pos.NationPlayer

Staff and board members

Honours

Manager history

As of 23 June 2025 [2]

References

  1. "New stadium and design: Blue and whites will get a view of the Danube". StadiumDB.com. 23 October 2020.
  2. "SFC Blau Weiß Linz » Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2016.