FC Wacker Innsbruck

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FC Wacker Innsbruck
FC Wacker Innsbruck logo.svg
Full nameFußballclub Wacker Innsbruck
Founded4 February 1915
Dissolved20 May 1999
LeagueAustrian 1. Klasse
1998-99unknown

FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol.

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History

The Fußball-Club Wacker ("Valiant") Innsbruck was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and other now unknown football enthusiasts and adopted club colours of black and green. After a few years playing friendlies against other Innsbruck sides, the club was put on hiatus until 1918 because of the interruption of the First World War. In 1964 the club participated the first time in Austria's A-Liga, today's Bundesliga, winning its first championship in 1971.

Historical chart of FC Wacker Innsbruck league performance (incl. mergers and successor clubs) Wacker innsbruck Performance Graph.png
Historical chart of FC Wacker Innsbruck league performance (incl. mergers and successor clubs)

On 20 July 1971, FC Wacker Innsbruck and SV Wattens, also playing in Austrian first division, merged to form a single team called SpG Swarovski Wattens-Innsbruck (SSW Innsbruck) in order to focus the football power of Tyrol better. The union applied only to the professional footballers – the junior sides of both teams carried on as part of their original clubs. SSW Innsbruck won the Austrian Championship five times and reached the quarterfinals in the 1977–78 European Cup.

In 1981 SSW Innsbruck was relegated the first time and in 1986 the club was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck. After the new club FC Swarovski Tirol took over the license of the club, FC Wacker Innsbruck was forced to play in the eighth division, quickly managing to reach the fourth division in 1992. In the same year the FC Swarovski was dissolved and Wacker regained the Bundesliga license and access to the 1992–93 UEFA Cup. They nevertheless played in the Bundesliga only for one season, as in 1993 the FC Tirol Innsbruck was formed, to which FC Wacker again lost its license. In 1999 the club, meanwhile playing in the seventh division, finally folded.

Honours

National

International

European cup history

QF = Quarterfinal

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1970–71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 Flag of Albania.svg Partizani 3–22–15–3
2 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 0–21–01–2
1971–72 European Cup 1 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1–30–41–7
1972–73 European Cup 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 0–10–20–3
1973–74 European Cup 1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA Sofia 0–10–30–4
1974–75 UEFA Cup 1 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia M'Gladbach 2–10–32–4
1975–76 European Cup 1 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia M'gladbach 1–11–62–7
1976–77 UEFA Cup 1 Flag of Norway.svg IK Start 2–15–07–1
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Videoton 1–10–11–2
1977–78 European Cup 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel 0–13–13–2
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 3–01–24–2
3 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–10–23–3 [1]
1978–79 UEFA Cup Winner's Cup 1 Flag of Poland.svg Zagłębie Sosnowiec 3–21–14–3
2 Flag of England.svg Ipswich Town 0–11–11–2
1979–80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg FC Lokomotíva Košice 1–20–11–3
1983–84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 Flag of Germany.svg FC Koln 1–01–72–7
1984–85 UEFA Cup 1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 2–00–52–5
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RFC Liege 1–30–11–4
1992–93 UEFA Cup [2] 1 Flag of Italy.svg Roma 1–40–11–5
  1. Gladbach progressed on away goals
  2. as successor of FC Swarovski Tirol

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