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.
Mario Tokić is a former Croatian footballer he is the currently assistant coach of China.
Michaël Goossens is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Walter "Schoko" Schachner is a football manager and former player, who played as a forward. He made 64 appearances scoring 23 goals for the Austria national team.
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.
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.
Adolf "Adi" Hütter(German pronunciation:[ˈʔadiˈhʏtɐ]; born 11 February 1970) is an Austrian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Michael Liendl is a retired Austrian professional association football player who was the central midfielder for WAC.
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.
Markus Rusek is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Grazer AK.
Daniel Maderner is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Grazer AK as a forward.
Dominik Frieser is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grazer AK.
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 2001–02 Austrian Cup was the 68th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the First Round in August 2001 and concluded with the Final on 12 May 2002. The competition was won by Grazer AK after beating SK Sturm Graz 3–2 and hence qualifying for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.
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.
Tom Zimmerschied is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg.
Romeo Vučić is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Grazer AK on loan from Austria Wien.
The 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League known as the Admiral 2nd League for sponsorship purposes, was the 49th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the fifth as the Second League. The league consists of 16 teams.
