Sportklub Rapid Wien, commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, as well as a German championship in 1941 during Nazi rule. Rapid twice reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985 and 1996, losing on both occasions. The club is often known as Die Grün-Weißen for its team colours or as Hütteldorfer, in reference to the location of the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, which is in Hütteldorf, part of the city's 14th district in Penzing.
Johann Krankl is a retired Austrian footballer. A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as one of Austria's greatest players.
First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly known to Austrians by the English name Vienna.
Anton "Toni" Polster is an Austrian professional football coach and former player. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team with 44 goals.
Imre Schlosser was a Hungarian footballer of Danube Swabian ancestry who played as a forward. He still holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the Hungarian National Championship.
The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city.
Football is the most popular sport in Austria. The Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB, was founded in 1904 and has been a member of FIFA since then. Despite the sport's popularity, except for a successful streak in the early 1930s, the country's national team has not been successful in tournaments. Austria played their first ever European championship as a qualifier in 2016, but finished last in their group and failed to advance. Their only prior appearance in the European championship was in 2008, but was promptly eliminated already at the group stage.
Max Merkel was an Austrian footballer who played international football for both Germany and Austria as a defender. At club level, he played for Rapid Wien, Wiener SC, and Luftwaffen SV Markersdorf.
Markus Schopp is an Austrian football coach and a former midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of Championship club Barnsley.
Franz "Bimbo" Binder was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward. Internationally he represented the Austria national football team and the Germany national football team during the Anschluss.
Sanel Kuljić is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Václav Koloušek is a Czech footballer who played as a midfielder.
Andreas Lipa is an Austrian football manager and former footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
Adolf Patek was an Austrian footballer and football manager.
Wilhelm "Willy" Kment was an Austrian football player and manager.
Josef Uridil, was an Austrian footballer and coach.
Erich Hof was an Austrian footballer and coach who played as a forward.
Johann "Hans" Strnad was an Austrian football player and manager.
Karl Zankl was an Austrian football player. Through his initiative the Austrian Football Association was rebuilt, even though it was during World War II.
Adolf Knoll was an Austrian professional football player.
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