Wiener AC
The Vienna Athletics Sports Club, short Wiener AC or simply WAC, is an Austrian sports club from the capital Vienna. The hockey department founded in 1900, is the flagship of the association and is the most important representative of this sport in Austria.
In tennis, the WAC ladies and gentlemen - Bundesliga teams as well as several youth, junior and senior teams. The association offers to its scenic sophisticated investment in Vienna's Prater on 19 clay tennis courts in the outdoor area, as well as two indoor clay courts and one hard court.
The club has a proud history in football, ranging from the beginnings of the sport in Austria until the 1960s. Today, the association operates only recreational soccer league outside of the operation. The Wiener AC was also in 1947 the first Austrian basketball champion.
As a recreational sports Wiener AC also offers yet to beach volleyball and wellness and outdoor pool and sauna. Card games like Bridge have a home in club building.
- 2.1 Erstligateilnahmen
- 4.1 Men
- 4.2 Women
- 4.3 offspring
History of football in the WAC
Early success
The football department was created on 14 October 1897, life. Early successes of the WAC recorded in the first decade of the 20th century as one three times won the Challenge Cup and the Vienna daily paper. These were at that time the most important trophies had to offer the fledgling sport in Austria.
In the 1910 tour of the Vienna AC by Germany, with games in Berlin, Munich, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, there were differences between players who demanded more say in the club, and the WAC. This led to the middle of the exit of almost all members of Combat Team, like Adolf Fischera, Johann Andres, Richard " Little " Kohn, Karl and Felix Tekusch and numerous players in the second team that the new football club Wiener Associationfootball Club (also known as Wiener AF, or just WAF, referenced) founded.
The veteran of the WAC, Johann Studnicka, who had already retreated to the trainer position, then stepped back as a player in appearance and should contribute to future successes. The Wiener AC was the first national football championship in 1911/12 an aggressive team and took place - but behind Vienna AF - fourth place.
1915 Championship
Finally, the WAC won the league title in 1915, but this should be the only success at this level. This championship was due to the war fought on a simple round, so only nine matches per team in a league of ten, condensed in the spring of 1915. Second were the "rebels " by the Viennese AF.
Cup successes
1928 reached the Prater club for the first time the Cup final. On the Hohenwarte the Admira led after seven minutes. Rolling Hofer was able to compensate immediately, but the final score of 1:2 was reached in the first half.
Three years later, in 1930/31 the WAC but the then held as a Viennese Winter Cup in a league format cup competition won for the first time and was thus able to qualify for the then highly significant Mitropa Cup.
Mitropa Cup
The WAC came up before the final of the Mitropapokals 1931, where, however, were lost in November against local rivals First Vienna FC both games. In the first leg, which was played in front of 16,000 spectators at Hardturmstraße in Zurich, the Prater people soon led through goals from Richard Hanke and Henry " Wudi " Miller 2-1. Three minutes before the end of the game it was but eventually an unfortunate own goal, which sealed a 2:3 defeat. In the return match saw 25,000 on the Hohenwarte a 2-1 success Döblinger, with Hanke was only able to contribute the consolation goal for the Athletiker half an hour before the game ends.
1931 was also the birth of the Austrian miracle team. Rudi Hiden, Georg " Schurl " Brown, Karl Sesta and " Wudi " Miller were as WAC player of this red-white- red football legend, in 1932 even won the European Cup of the national soccer teams.
WAC 1945
1959 won the Vienna Cup final at the AC in the Prater Stadium in front of 10,000 spectators with a 2-0 win against SK Rapid Wien. After an own goal Hütteldorfer it was Kaltenbrunner, who fixed the result 15 minutes to play and for the club secured this last great success in football.
In the 1960s, after relegation from the National League, as mentioned, the Austrian football Upper House at that time, the football section of the WAC founded a gaming community with the FK Austria Wien, which eventually led to a merger between the two teams battle. After a short stint as a FK Austria / Vienna WAC ( the official sponsor name was FK Austria / Vienna elementary WAC ) chose Austria Vienna in 1976 again their traditional club name.
The name Wiener AC disappeared by today from the great Austrian football scene. The during the common time with Austria resting Asked football section of the WAC persisted, however, and was reactivated in 1983.
In 2002, the football team was taken over by a previously occurring as a sponsor transportation company. This team played briefly under the name FK Rad Friendly system and finally got the new club name Fireball FC United.
The Wiener AC has been increasing since 2002, no part more championship. The latest football section currently consists of a pure hobby team.
Major football player in the history of the WAC
- Rudi Hiden
- Max Johann Leuthe
- Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Five top-flight scorers
- Johann Studnicka ( first division top scorer in 1913 with 13 goals )
- Johann Neumann ( Premiership scorer 1913/13 gates and 1914/25 goals)
- Leopold German ( First Division top scorer in 1915 with 12 goals )
- Friedrich " Fritz" Cejka ( first division top scorer in 1960 with 28 goals )
- Hans Pirkner * ( first division top scorer in 1976 with 28 goals )
Successes of the football section
- 3 x Challenge Cup winners: 1901, 1903, 1904
- 3 x daily paper Cup winners: 1900, 1901, 1902
- 1 x Austrian Champion 1915
- 2 x Austrian Cup winner: 1931, 1959
The title of the Austrian Cup winner in 1938 was won by Sport Club Black-Red Vienna. With this team it was the short breakaway from the total club football section of the WAC, which after a few years again joined the local club.
Erstligateilnahmen
Erstligasaisonen 38: 1912-21, 1923, 1925-36, 1943-44, 1946-48, 1954 and 1957-65
In addition, the Wiener AC participated in all three seasons from 1901 to 1903 the daily paper - cup, which can be regarded as a precursor of the Austrian league operation, in part.
Hockey
As one International and National may play on artificial turf only, the WAC has to rent space to other places.
Away jerseys: Black Displaying, Red Pants, Black neck
Success of the hockey section
Gentlemen
Since 1996 the first club team defeated a German club team in a European Cup halls.
- 32 x European Cup participants - Austrian record
Ladies
Offspring
Countless league titles, as well as tournament victories were at home and abroad and won. The main focus of the next team of the First applies the red - black hockey talent.