

The club won 16 titles in 33 seasons between 19, starting with three-straight titles in 1961, 19. Nazi sports authorities directed that the team change its name to Sportclub Ostmark Wien in an attempt to Germanize it on 12 April 1938, but the club re-adopted its historical identity almost immediately on 14 July 1938.Īustria Wien won its first league title for 23 years in 1949, and retained it the following year. They participated in the Tschammerpokal (the predecessor to the modern-day DFB-Pokal) in 19. The club was part of the top-flight regional Gauliga Ostmark in German competition from 1938–45, but never finished higher than fourth. He had refused to play for the combined Germany–Austria national team, citing injury (bad knees) and retirement from international matches. While Jewish players and staff at the club were killed or fled the country, Sindelar died under unresolved circumstances on 23 January 1939 of carbon monoxide poisoning in his apartment. The club's success was interrupted by the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938, with Austria taunted as " Judenklub". The star of that side was forward Matthias Sindelar, who was voted in 1998 as the greatest Austrian footballer. The 1930s, one of Austria Wien's most successful eras, brought two titles (19) in the Mitropa Cup, a tournament for champions in Central Europe. The club won its second league title that year. Wiener Amateur changed its name to Austria Wien in 1926 as the amateurs became professionals. The team claimed its first championship title in 1924. The club was renamed Wiener Amateur-SV in December of that year and adopted the name Fußballklub Austria Wien on 28 November 1926. History Historical chart of Austria Wien league performance Foundation to World War II įK Austria Wien has its roots in Wiener Cricketer, established on 20 October 1910 in Vienna. The club plays at the Franz Horr Stadium, known as the Generali Arena since a 2010 naming rights deal with an Italian insurance company. The club reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1978, and the semi-finals of the European Cup the season after. 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. Alongside Rapid, Austria is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the Austrian top flight. 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.
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Fußballklub Austria Wien AG ( German pronunciation: known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria ( German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vienna.
