FC Kufstein

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.

FC Kufstein
Full nameFußballclub Kufstein
Founded1919
GroundKufstein Arena
Capacity4,500
ChairmanHerbert Gartner
ManagerMarkus Duftner
LeagueAustrian Regional League West
2017/1810th

History
Historical chart of Kufstein league performance

The club was formed in 1919, around twenty years after football was popularised in Austria.[1] 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.[2] Since 1987, the club has played in the Austrian Regional League West and the Austrian Football First League.[3]

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.[4] The team’s average home attendance for the 2010–11 season was 265.[5] The stadium has hosted international matches, including 2010 friendlies between Belarus and South Korea[6] and Poland and Serbia.[7]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUT Lukas Tauber
3 DF  AUT Christian Kronthaler
5 DF  AUT Johannes Erb
6 DF  AUT Sahin Karayün
7 DF  AUT Stefan Schlichenmaier
8 MF  AUT Lukas Marasek
9 MF  CRO Lovren Knezević
10 MF  AUT Mathias Treichl
12 DF  ITA Matthias Theiner
13 MF  AUT Patrick Schönauer
14 MF  CRO Sandro Gavrić
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK  AUT Fabian Steidl
16 DF  AUT Stefan Bergmeister
17 MF  AUT Daniel Wurnig
18 FW  CMR Mohammadou Idrissou
19 FW  TUR Emre Yildiz
20 FW  AUT Stefan Hussl
21 MF  GER Stefan Schreder
23 MF  AUT Sinan Bicer
24 MF  AUT Mathäus Hundögger
25 MF  AUT Niko Schneebauer
26 GK  AUT Julian Weiskopf

Achievements
  • Austrian Third Division (West):
    • Winners (4): 1983, 1986, 1993, 2005
  • Tyrol State League:
    • Winners (3): 1949, 1973, 1981[8]

See also

References
  1. "A history of FC Kufstein (German)". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. "FC Kufstein profile". weltfussbalarchiv.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. "WSG Wattens club profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. "Austrian Regional League West 2010–11 season attendance statistics". Regionalliga.at. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. "Belarus beats South Korea 1–0 in World Cup warmup". Springfield News-Sun. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  7. "Serbia draw another blank". UEFA.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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