SK Austria Kärnten
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Full name | SK Austria Kärnten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Founded | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt (Capacity 32,000) |
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Chairman | Mario Canori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Frenkie Schinkels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Austrian Football Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007/08 | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SK Austria Kärnten is an Austrian football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia.
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[edit] History
The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
The club plays its home games in the "Hypo-Arena", formerly known as "Wörthersee-Stadion" in the south-west end of Klagenfurt.
On January 21st the transfer of former MLS forward of Joseph Ngwenya from Houston Dynamo until the end of the 2007/08 season was revealed. The club has a buying option for the player.
On January 31st the transfer of Martin Hiden from SK Rapid Wien until the end of the 2007/08 season was revealed.
On June 12 2008, 34-year old former Polish international and Austria Karnten player, Adam Ledwon, committed suicide in his home in Klagenfurt.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Supporters
The team is supported by the 4 biggest fanclubs "Löwen", "Tigers", "Amigos" and the "Optimisten". They cheer for the club in the "Südkurve" of the Hypo-Arena
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Fanclub Löwen Website
- Fanclub Tigers Website
- Fanclub Amigos Website
- Fanclub Optimisten Website