Grazer Athletiksport Klub, better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying success in the decade between 1995 and 2005. The other sections are basketball, diving and tennis, which however all act as separate legal entities. The "GAK" football section folded during the 2012–13 Regionalliga Mitte Season in Autumn 2012. It has since been revived and returned to the Austrian Second League in 2019, and four years later won promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga after a seventeen-year hiatus.
Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian professional association football club, based in Graz, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white.
The Liebenauer Stadium, sponsored as the Merkur-Arena, is in the Liebenau area of Graz, Styria, Austria. The ground is the home of the football clubs SK Sturm Graz and Grazer AK.
DSV Leoben, commonly known as DSV Leoben GGMT Revolution for sponsorship reasons is an Austrian association football club based in Leoben. It was founded in 1928. The club currently play in Austrian 2. Liga, the second tier of Austrian Football. They play at the Donawitz Stadium.
The 2006–07 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 95th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition is officially called T-Mobile Bundesliga, named after the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season started on 18 July 2006, and the 36th and last round of matches took place on 20 May 2007.
Zlatko Junuzović is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. From 2006 to 2017 he played for the Austria national team. He was known as a free-kick specialist.
The Second League, commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football.
Ronald Brunmayr is an Austrian football manager and a former player who is currently the assistant manager at Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Markus Hiden is an Austrian retired professional footballer and manager.
Adolf "Adi" Hütter is an Austrian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Hermann Stessl is an Austrian retired football player and coach.
The 1999–2000 Austrian Cup was the 66th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the preliminary round in July 1999 and concluded with the Final on 16 May 2000. The competition was won by Grazer AK after beating Austria Salzburg 4–3 on penalties and hence qualifying for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.
The 2004–05 Austrian Cup was the 71st season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It started on September 14, 2004 with the first game of the First Round. The final was held at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna on 1 June 2005.
Daniel Maderner is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Grazer AK as a forward.
The 2004–05 Grazer AK season was the 56th season of competitive football played by Grazer AK. AK Grazer finished second in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, one point behind champions Rapid Wien.
Michael Huber is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Grazer AK.
The 1998–99 Austrian Cup was the 65th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. The final was held at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna on 18 May 1999.
Jacob Michael Italiano is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK. He has previously played for Australian club Perth Glory and German club Borussia Mönchengladbach II.
The 2003–04 Austrian Cup was the 70th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the First Round in August 2003 and concluded with the Final on 23 May 2004. The competition was won by Grazer AK after beating Austria Vienna 5–4 on penalties after the match finished 3–3 after extra time Due to Grazer AK qualifying for European competition through winning the Bundesliga, Austria Vienna qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup as cup runners-up.
Paweł Rusek is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He serves as an assistant coach for the Poland national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.
