FC Liefering

FC Liefering

Full name	Fussballclub Liefering
Founded	20 May 1947 (1947-05-20) as USK Anif and 28 June 2012 (2012-06-28) as FC Liefering
Ground	Untersberg-Arena, Grödig
Ground Capacity	4,330
Owner	Red Bull GmbH
Chairman	Jochen Sauer
Manager	Thomas Letsch
League	Austrian Football First League
2016–17	Austrian Football First League, 2nd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

FC Liefering squad league match vs. TSV Hartberg (17 April 2015)

FC Liefering is an Austrian association football club. It currently plays in the First League, the second tier of Austrian football. Since 2012, Liefering has been a feeder club for Austrian Football Bundesliga side FC Red Bull Salzburg.^[1]

In December 2011 Red Bull Salzburg signed a cooperation with FC Pasching (Regionalliga Mitte) and USK Anif (Regionalliga West). The coach of the Juniors, Gerald Baumgartner, left Salzburg and became new coach of FC Pasching. Also players went to Pasching and Anif. After the 2011/12 season the new coach Peter Hyballa left the club and became new head coach of SK Sturm Graz. Lieferings ongoing presence in the Erste Liga continues to create unrest, with average an attendance of sub 500, many people believe the club isn't good for the league. However the club promotes youth and has been a key factor in FC Red Bull Salzburgs 2016/17 UEFA Youth League side, who would ultimately go on to win the tournament.

Seasons

From the 2012/13 season the club, formerly known as USK Anif, changed its name to FC Liefering. Liefering are sometimes called Red Bull Liefering as they adapted the jerseys and team colors from Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig. In the 2012/13 season they won the Regionalliga West and after two relegation matches they were promoted to the First league.

They are the farm team of FC Red Bull Salzburg. Because they play under the licence of USK Anif, Liefering are eligible for promotion to Bundesliga. In their first year, they finished 3rd, in the 2014/15 season they finished 2nd.

In June 2015 coach Peter Zeidler left the team and became coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg. He was succeeded by Thomas Letsch, who also followed Zeidler to Salzburg for two matches after Zeidler was fired there.

Honours

Regionalliga West

• Champions: 2012–13

Alpenliga

• Champions: 1978–79*

Austrian Landesliga

• Champions: 1988–89*

Salzburger Liga

• Champions: 1988–89*, 1992–93*, 2002–03*, 2006–07*

1. Klasse Nord

• Champions: 1965*, 1974*

2. Klasse B

• Champions: 1950*

Salzburg Cup

• Winners: 1978*

Salzburg Indoor Cup

• Winners: 1990*, 2001*, 2002*, 2005*, 2009*

* as USK Anif

Current squad

As of 18 March 2017^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 3 DF Juhani Pikkarainen 5 DF Luca Meisl 6 MF Nico Gorzel 9 MF Philipp Sturm 11 MF Kenan Kirim 14 DF Gideon Mensah 16 MF Dominik Szoboszlai 17 FW Nicolas Meister 19 MF Emir Karic 20 MF Rami Tekir 22 DF Bojan Lugonja

No. Position Player 23 MF Maximilian Schuster 26 MF Dominik Stumberger 27 DF Mahamadou Dembélé 30 GK Bartłomiej Żynel 33 GK Felix Wilfing 34 GK Daniel Antosch 35 FW Alexander Schmidt 39 DF Julian Gölles 40 FW Patson Daka 45 MF Enock Mwepu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — MF Juninho (to LASK Linz) — MF Mathias Honsak (to Ried) — MF Thomas Mayer (to Ried)

No. Position Player — FW Dejan Misic (to Pasching) — FW Timo Neuhofer (to Eugendorf)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Thomas Letsch
Assistant coaches	Janusz Gora Franz Schiemer
Goalkeeping coach	Heinz Arzberger

References

External links

• (in English) FC Liefering page

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