FC Wacker InnsbruckFull name | Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck |
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Founded | 1915 |
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Dissolved | 1999 |
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FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol.
History
The Fußball-Club Wacker Innsbruck was founded in 1915 with the colours black and green. They played friendlies against other Innsbruck teams, then they stopped until 1918 because of the First World War. 1923 they were in danger to be relegated so they merged with Rapid Innsbruck under the name FC Sturm Innsbruck . But this club soon was dissolved. [1]The club was new founded in 1924 under the old name.
In 1964 the club was promoted to the A-Liga, today's Bundesliga They reached the first title in 1971.
On 20 July 1971 FC Wacker Innsbruck and SV Wattens merged to SpG Swarovski Wattens-Wacker Innsbruck (SSW Innsbruck). The union was only in professional football, the youth teams were part of their original clubs. SSW Innsbruck won the Austrian Championship five times and reached the quarterfinals in the European Cup in 1977–78.
In 1981 SSW Innsbruck was relegated the first time and in 1986 the club was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck. After the new club FC Swarovski Tirol took over the license of the club FC Wacker Innsbruck had to play in the eighth division. 1992 FC Swarovski was dissolved and Wacker took the Bundesliga license and access to the UEFA Cup 1992–93. They only played for one season because in 1993 the FC Tirol Innsbruck was formed, to which FC Wacker again lost its license. In 1999 the club, meanwhile playing in the seventh division, finally folded.[2]
Honours
National
Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Cup
International
Mitropa Cup
- Winners: 1974–75, 1975–76
European cup history
QF = Quarterfinal
Managers