FC Kufstein

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

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 defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Austria GK David Stöckl
23 Austria GK Markus Winkler
60 Austria GK Dominik Braunsteiner
17 Austria DF Marcel Schönauer
7 Austria DF Stefan Schlichenmaier
21 Austria DF Thomas Hartl
20 Austria DF Andreas Landerl
11 Austria DF Maximilian Mayerl
5 Germany DF Stefan Schreder
3 Austria DF Leo Zubonja
18 Austria MF Hermann Achorner
No. Position Player
6 Austria MF Vanja Despotovic
12 Austria MF Kemal Dogan
14 Austria MF Stefan Faistenauer
19 Austria MF Baris Harmanci
4 Austria MF Sahin Karayün
13 Austria MF Patrick Schönauer
8 Austria MF Daniel Steger
10 Austria MF Mathias Treichl
9 Austria FW Yigit Baydar
22 Croatia FW Dominik Rajkovaca

Achievements

See also

External links

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.