The Kremser Sportclub is an Austrian football club from the city of Krems in Lower Austria. They play in the Regionalliga Ost. The club colors are black and white.
History
The club was founded on 24 August 1919, as 1. Kremser Sport-Club with the club colors black and white. In 1924 the club was given the name Kremser Sport Club.
In 1930, Kremser SC was winning the Austrian amateur championship. In 1954, the club was promoted to the Staatsliga B for the first time and in 1956, to Staatsliga A, then the highest league in Austrian football. After the dissolution of the Staatsliga B Krems stayed in the Regionalliga Ost (then second highest league) until 1974, before it went back to the Landesliga Niederösterreich. From 1977 to 1980 they played again in the 2nd division of the Bundesliga, but were then relegated to the Landesliga. 1983 they returned to the second level.
In the 1987/88, season the club reached the cup final . They played 2-0 and 1-3 against FC Swarovski Tirol an won the cup on the away goals rule. In 1989, with the fourth place in the promotion play-off they reached the Bundesliga. They stayed there till 1992. After relegation from the 1st Bundesligabthey were relegated step by step in the 1st Lower Austrian Landesliga. In the 2021-22 season they finished 2nd. In the relegation game against Wiener SV Donau on 25 June 2022, promotion to third division was realized.
Honours
- 1 × Austrian Amateur Champion: 1930
- 1 × Austrian Cup: 1988
- 7 × Lower Austria Champion: 1930, 1931, 1933, 1954, 1974, 1983, 2001
- 2 × Lower Austria Cup: 1936, 2015
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