Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊstri̯aː ˈviːn]; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the most trophies of any Austrian club from the top flight, with 24 Austrian Bundesliga titles and 27 cup titles, although its rival SK Rapid Wien holds the record for most national championships with 32. Alongside Rapid, Austria is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the Austrian top flight. With 27 victories in the Austrian Cup and six in the Austrian Supercup, Austria Wien is also the most successful club in each of those tournaments. The club reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1978, and the semi-finals of the European Cup the season after. The club plays at the Franz Horr Stadium, known as the Generali Arena since a 2010 naming rights deal with an Italian insurance company.
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.
Roman Mählich is an Austrian football manager and a former player.
Ronald Gërçaliu is an Albanian-born Austrian footballer who plays for FC Kufstein. Eligible to play for Albania, he chose to play for Austria after being called up by Hans Krankl in 2005.
Roman Kienast is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for SC Lockenhaus-Rattersdorf. He is currently also the manager of First Vienna's U-18 squad.
Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 1980–81 season.
Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 1990–91 season.
The Gauliga Ostmark, renamed Gauliga Donau-Alpenland in 1941, was the highest football league in Austria after its annexation by Germany in 1938. Shortly after the occupation, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Austria, and the seven GaueCarinthia, Niederdonau, Oberdonau, Salzburg, Styria, Vienna and Tyrol-Vorarlberg replaced the country of Austria. From 1941, the northernmost region of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Drava Banovina, became part of the GaueCarinthia and Styria.
Karl Daxbacher is an Austrian football manager and a former player.
Josef "Pepi" Stroh was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He played club football mainly with FK Austria Wien.
Adolf Patek was an Austrian footballer and football manager.
The Floridsdorfer Athletics Sports Club or simply Floridsdorfer AC or FAC is a professional football club based in Floridsdorf, the 21st district of Vienna. The club was founded in August 1904. Floridsdorfer AC won the Austrian football championship in 1918 and are currently playing in the Austrian 2. Liga, the second tier of Austrian football. The club colours are blue and white.
The Austrian Cup, known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th time, a record. SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz are the current holders, winning the 2022-2023 tournament, their 6th overall.
Robert Lang was an Austrian football player and coach.
The 2017–18 Austrian Cup was the 84th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup, Sturm Graz, earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have begun play in the third qualifying round. Sixty–four clubs participated in this season's cup competition.
The 2019–20 Austrian Cup was the 89th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2020–21 Europa League group stage.
The 2020–21 Austrian Cup was the 90th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2021–22 Europa League play-off round.
The 2021–22 Austrian Cup was the 91st edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2022–23 Europa League play-off round.
The 2022–23 Austrian Cup was the 92nd edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The final was held on 1 May 2023 in Klagenfurt with SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz capturing its 6th title with a 2–0 win over SK Rapid Wien. Sturm earned a place in the 2023–24 Europa League play-off round.
