Full name | Sportclub Schwanenstadt | ||
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Founded | 1946 | ||
Dissolved | 2008 | ||
Ground | bet-at-home.com-Arena (Stadion Vor der Au) | ||
Capacity | 5,600 | ||
League | Erste Liga | ||
2007–08 | 7th | ||
SC Schwanenstadt was an Austrian football club from Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria.
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