FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002)

FC Wacker Innsbruck is an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck. The club was formed in June 2002 as FC Wacker Tirol, and plays their home games at Tivoli-Neu. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the team FC Tirol Innsbruck, which went bankrupt in 2002 as well as the original FC Wacker Innsbruck which had been founded in 1913. In honour of this heritage, FC Wacker Tirol was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck in 2007. However, legally it is a distinct and separate club, and is not entitled to claim the honours won by its predecessors.

This article is about the current football club. For the defunct club, see FC Wacker Innsbruck.

FC Wacker Innsbruck
Full nameFußballclub Wacker Innsbruck
Founded21 June 2002 (2002-06-21)
GroundTivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Capacity16,008
ChairmanGerhard Stocker
ManagerThomas Grumser
League2. Liga
2018–19Austrian Bundesliga, 12th (relegated)

History
Historical chart of FC Wacker Innsbruck league performance (incl. predecessor clubs)

The ascent of Wacker Tirol into the Bundesliga took only two years from formation, with promotion to the top division achieved in 2004. This was possible because the club made an alliance with 3rd league club Wattens and thus avoided starting in the bottom league. After finishing first in Regionalliga West (2002–03), Wacker advanced to Red Zac Erste Liga, and only a season later (2003–04) was promoted to Bundesliga.

FC Wacker Tirol finished 6th out of 10 in their first Bundesliga season (2004/05) and 7th in their second (2005/06). In 2006–07 the Tyroleans avoided relegation only because Grazer AK went into administration and was docked 28 points as a result. One year later (2008) the club, now named FC Wacker Innsbruck, finished last and was relegated to the Austrian Football Second League.

After finishing runner-up in the 2008–09 season, FC Wacker Innsbruck won promotion back to the Austrian Bundesliga in 2010 in a tight run. About 5000 Tyrolean supporters had travelled to the final away game on 28 May 2010 in Pasching against Red Bull Juniors, which FC Wacker Innsbruck won 2–0.

As in 2004–05, FC Wacker Innsbruck finished their first Bundesliga season (2010/11) again 6th and then 7th in 2011–12 when they had been close to the Europa League spots for much of the season. After a disastrous start into the 2012–13 season (ten losses in eleven matches) it seemed unlikely that the club could avoid relegation. In a dramatic season finale against relegation which involved four teams, FC Wacker Innsbruck on 26 May 2013 managed to turn a 0–2 against Wolfsberger AC into a 3–2 victory within 10 minutes and, thanks to this miracle of Wolfsberg stayed in the league. With one-year delay FC Wacker Innsbruck finishing last in 2013/14, 8 points behind FC Admira Wacker Mödling which even had been docked 5 points due to financial problems.

In 2014/15 Wacker Innsbruck played in the First League but failed to gain promotion. Consequently, FC Wacker Innsbruck start the 2015/16 season on the First League. FC Wacker Innsbruck start the 2018/19 season on the First League.

Current squad

As of 5 March 2020

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 Wedl
2 DF  AUT Felix Köchl
4 DF  AUT Sefik Abali
5 DF  AUT Raffael Behounek
6 MF  AUT Robert Martic
7 FW  TUR Ertugrul Yıldırım
8 MF  GUI Karim Conté
9 FW  AUT Elvin Ibrisimovic
10 FW  AUT Alexander Gründler
11 MF  AUT Markus Wallner
13 GK  AUT Alexander Eckmayr
14 DF  AUT Lukas Hupfauf
16 DF  AUT Alexander Joppich
17 MF  AUT Raphael Gallé
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  AUT Stefan Meusburger
19 DF  AUT Thomas Kofler
20 MF  AUT Murat Satin
21 MF  CRO Sandro Gavric
23 MF  AUT Rami Tekir
24 MF  JPN Atsushi Zaizen
26 DF  AUT Fabian Leitner
28 MF  AUT Clemens Hubmann
30 FW  NGA Sunday Faleye
32 FW  CZE Vasil Kušej
41 GK  AUT Markus Gabl
50 MF  AUT Armin Hamzic
70 MF  AUT Matthäus Taferner
83 GK  AUT David Stemmer

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Staff
  • Manager: Thomas Grumser
  • Assistant coach: Thomas Perstaller
  • Assistant coach: Daniel Wilson
  • Conditioning coach: Elias Braunhofer
  • Conditioning coach: Dario Müller
  • Goalkeeper coach: Dominik Bichler

Seasons
Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Notes
2002–03Fußball-Regionalliga (III)126221011780[1]Alliance with WSG Wattens
2003–04Erste Liga (II)12268654472
2004–05Bundesliga (I)6111114484844
2005–06Bundesliga7101214445542
2006–07Bundesliga981018406434avoided relegation only because of bankrupt GAK
2007–08Bundesliga1061119326329
2008–09Erste Liga (II)21887654462
2009–10Erste Liga12166672669
2010–11Bundesliga (I)6131112434250
2011–12Bundesliga7101511364545
2012–13Bundesliga811322417536
2013–14Bundesliga1051417427029
2014–15Erste Liga6111015324343
2015–16Erste Liga317811614759
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Managers
Further information: FC Wacker Innsbruck § Managers
Further information: FC Swarovski Tirol § Manager history
Further information: FC Tirol Innsbruck § Manager history

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