FC Kufstein

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FC Kufstein
Full name Fußballclub Kufstein
Founded 1919
(Year of foundation)
Ground Kufstein Arena,
Kufstein
Ground Capacity 4500
Chairman Herbert Gartner
Manager Thomas Silberberger
League Austrian Regional League West (III)
2010/11 4th[1]
Home colours
Away colours

FC Kufstein is an Austrian football club located in Kufstein, a town in the state of Tyrol in the west of the country. They currently play in the Austrian Regional League, the third tier of Austrian football.

History

The club was formed in 1919, around twenty years after football was popularised in Austria.[2] The club was known as SV Kufstein up until World War II, and from 1946 to 1987 as SC Kufstein. The current name was adopted in 1987 following a merger with local amateur club ESV Kufstein.[3] Since 1987, the club has played in the Austrian Regional League West and the Austrian Football First League.[4]

Stadium

FC Kufstein play their home matches in Kufstein Arena, which is close to the centre of the town. The stadium was opened in 1925 and substantially redeveloped in 1999. The current capacity is 4500.[5] The team’s average home attendance for the 2010-11 season was 265.[6] The stadium has hosted international matches, including 2010 friendlies between Belarus and South Korea[7] and Poland and Serbia.[8]

Current squad

As of 22 June 2011.[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Austria GK Thomas Entner
Austria GK Bernhard Fercher
Germany GK Patrick Reinhardt
Austria GK Drazan Toskic
Austria GK Fabian Steidl
Austria GK Markus Winkler
Austria DF Thomas Hartl
Austria DF Christian Hetzenauer
Austria DF Stefan Schlichenmaier
Germany DF Stefan Schreder
Austria DF Hannes Waldinger
Austria MF Christoph Hechenbichler
No. Position Player
Austria MF Maximilian Mayer
Austria MF Rene Prantl
Croatia MF Marin Sabljo
Austria MF Marcel Schönauer
Austria MF Patrick Schönauer
Austria MF Florian Taxacher
Austria MF Mario Thaler
Austria MF Mathias Treichl
Austria FW Alexander Kögl
Austria FW Florian Konrad
Croatia FW Dominik Rajkovaca
Austria FW Markus Unterrainer

Achievements

See also

External links

  • - Official website
  • - Facebook page
  • – YouTube channel

References

  1. ↑ "Austrian Regional League West 2010-11 season final standings". Regionalliga.at. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ "A history of FC Kufstein (German)". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ "FC Kufstein profile". weltfussbalarchiv.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  4. ↑ "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  5. ↑ "WSG Wattens club profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Austrian Regional League West 2010-11 season attendance statistics". Regionalliga.at. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Belarus beats South Korea 1-0 in World Cup warmup". Springfield News-Sun. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Serbia draw another blank". UEFA.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  9. ↑ "FC Kufstein first team". Regionalliga.at. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  10. ↑ "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
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