SK Austria Kärnten

The SK Austria Kärnten ( officially SK Austria Kärnten Kelag ) was an Austrian football club based in the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt with the club colors of black and white silver.

History

→ On the history before 2007 is discussed in the article ASKOE Traun closer.

In a general meeting on 10 May 2007, the then Bundesliga side ASKOE Traun decided to change his club seat June 1, 2007, after Carinthia. In a further General Assembly in this June 1, the name was changed to SK Austria Kärnten. This name was chosen in reference to the many years of first division side SK Austria Klagenfurt, which is now called FC Kärnten.

It was preceded by negotiations governor of Carinthia Jörg Haider, who already was previously president of FC Kärnten, with Traun President Franz degrees. The relocation of the club was paid three million euros, a new club called FC Traun, the newly launched in a lottery syndicate in the fifth highest Austrian playing level, was also founded. First President of Austria was Haider's Alliance for the Future party colleague Mario Canori, a former vice mayor of Klagenfurt. The board was covered with numerous people from Haider's political environment.

The SK Austria Kärnten took over in his first season several players from Traun, particularly among young player of the FC Kärnten and veterans of the Bundesliga Absteigers GAK were set aside. In addition, was with Walter Schachner an experienced coach obliged, who had already won with FC Kärnten the OFB Cup and reached the participation in the UEFA Cup and promotion to the top flight. The new team was able to find but hard together and soon found himself in a relegation battle again. After the club was even slipped for the first time after 21 game days to the last place in the table, the separation of coach Walter Schachner was announced.

In the short term, Klaus Schmidt has been appointed as the new coach, Frenk Schinkel became the new sporting director. On February 24, 2008 Schmidt, however, was relieved of his trainer activities. Schinkel himself took According to President Canori as coach until season's end in personal union with his existing position as sports director. Schinkel managed to secure the league with a goalless draw against Ried in the penultimate round.

In the spring of 2008, Schinkel presented a concept that should be better tied the club in the state. In addition to strong legionnaires many Carinthian should accumulate in the dress of SK Austria Kärnten. But many of the talents of the second division Absteigers FC Kärnten signed with other clubs, while the SK Austria Kärnten empty-handed. Schinkel faltered in precisely this transfer time to the coaching staff and dedicated ex- Storm Graz player Hannes Mayr pure as the second assistant coach alongside Roman Stary.

Schinkel occurred on 21 November 2009 back after a 0-3 home defeat against Mattersburg, then Roman Stary headed an interim basis as coach. Since November 26, 2009 from Slovenia Jože Prelogar new coach. Nevertheless, the season was disastrous for the Carinthian that stood firmly relegated already four games remaining. Subsequently, the club was granted on 28 May 2010 from the Permanent neutral arbitration in third and last instance no Bundesliga license. Austria Carinthia therefore was relegated to the third-rate Regionalliga Mitte.

On 14 June 2010 reported both the club and its wholly owned subsidiary SK Austria Kärnten Kelag farms GmbH, which was responsible for marketing the advertising space, players and perimeter advertising, to bankruptcy. The association filed a playing mode, since neither the country nor the city of Klagenfurt Carinthia Austria Vienna wanted to support financially. The SK Austria Klagenfurt is considered by many fans as the unofficial successor of the club was founded in 1920 Sport Club Austria Klagenfurt. The association founded in 2007, started the 2010 season with some players of the insolvent Austria Kärnten in the regional center and aligns its home games also in the Hypo Group Arena in Klagenfurt.

Stadium

The SK Austria Kärnten was at a time when there was no bundesliga compatible stadium in Klagenfurt Wörthersee stadium due to the then under construction. Thus, the first home game of the 2007/08 season was held against FC Red Bull Salzburg still in Paschinger forest Stadium. The following two home games were played at the Sports Centre Fischl in Klagenfurt. On 16 September 2007, the first home game took place in the new Klagenfurt Hypo Group Arena held against FK Austria Wien, that of SK Austria Kärnten 2-1 could decide for themselves.

Last squad in the spring of 2010

Top scorers by season since 2007 /08

Former players since 2007 /08

• Cameroon Thierry Fidjeu - Tazemeta (17 /1)
• Poland Adam Ledwoń (30/ 0)

• Austria Lukas Mössner (27 /2)
• Hungary Péter Kabát ( 11/2)
• Zimbabwe Joseph Ngwenya (1/ 0)

• Austria Stephan Stückler (1/ 0)
• Serbia Aleksandar Šarić (0/ 0)
• Brazil Adi (16/ 10)
• Germany Marcel Ketelaer (6/ 0)

In parenthesis Bundesliga-Spiele/Tore

Women's Soccer

The women's team competition persists despite the resolution of the men's team. The team was taken over in the meantime FC St. Veit, 2009 back to the SK Austria Kärnten, under the name SK KELAG Carinthia, incorporated and adopted by FC St. Veit again in 2011. 2013, the team was in Carinthians - renamed Soccer Woman. Under this name it plays today in the Austrian Women's Bundesliga and is considered the best women's team in Carinthia. Their home games wearing the players on the sports field Glanegg.

Known players

• Bettina Bistroičs ( Hungarian national team )
• Nicole Gatternig ( Austrian national team )
• Marlies Hanschitz ( Austrian national team )
• Anna -Carina Kristler ( Austrian national team )
• Alja Krznaric ( Slovenian national team )
• Anja Milenkovič ( Slovenian national team )
• Melanie Schurgast
• Jasmina SKALIC ( Slovenian national team )
• Nike Winter ( Austrian national team )