| Founded | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1997 |
| Ground | Linzer Stadion |
| League | Bundeliga |
| 1996–97 | 9th |
FC Linz was an Austrian football club based in Linz, Upper Austria. It was founded on 30 June 1946 as SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz, a factory squad of the public VÖEST steel company (present-day Voestalpine). In 1949 the team was renamed SK VÖEST Linz.
In 1969 SK VÖEST won the championship of the Regional League Central and was promoted to the Nationalliga, the predecessor of the Bundesliga. The club had its peak in the 1973–74 season, when they became Austrian champion. The decline began in 1988, when the SK VOEST (without umlaut since 1978) was relegated to First League (II) in 1988. While the club managed the re-entry into the Bundesliga in 1991, the steel company withdrawed funds and the team was again renamed FC Stahl Linz in 1991 and FC Linz in 1993. In 1997 the club, due to financial difficulties, finally had to dissolve by merger with its long-time rival LASK Linz.
In the same year the FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the defunct club's tradition.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972/73 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 (A), 2–2 (H) | |
| 1974/75 | European Champion's Cup | Qual | FC Barcelona | 0–0 (H), 0–5 (A) | |
| 1975/76 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Budapest Vasas SC | 2–0 (H), 0–4 (A) | |
| 1980/81 | UEFA Cup | 1 | TJ Zbrojovka Brno | 1–3 (A), 0–2 (H) |