WSG Wattens

The factory sports community Swarovski Wattens, short WSG Wattens, is an Austrian sports club from the Tyrolean town of Wattens, which is particularly known for its football section. This currently playing in the third-class Regionalliga West. In addition, there are still sections for table tennis, judo, horseback riding, bowling, fencing, diving and taekwondo.

History

1930-1971: Early years and career

The football club was founded as SC Wattens in 1930 with the colors green and white and then played in the second Tyrolean Provincial League, Group lowlands. As Tyrolean national champion, the club could as SV Wattens first time in 1953 to ascend to the second-class Arlberg league. The Tyrolean been able to establish itself in the subsequent period in the second highest power level and this could decide for itself eventually in the 1967/68 season. At the time, the Arlberg League had already been replaced by the Regional League West and a master had the SV Wattens direct ascent law in the National League. After the club was still struggling against relegation in the first season, but he could soon establish itself in the new league.

1971 succeeded with the second Tyrolean first division, FC Wacker Innsbruck to enter into a lottery syndicate. Time as SpG Wattens Wacker Innsbruck is the most successful in the club's history. With Peter and Friedrich Koncilia, Walter Skocik, Roland Had Berger, Helmut Siber, Manfred Gombasch and Günther Rinker many players came into the new joint team who have become regular players of the subsequent eleven champions. Even if these are still very good, especially as " Wacker player " in memory, but they came on the part of Wattens. Friedl Koncilia had been the only one among them who had played in the Austrian national team as the first footballer of the WSG Wattens before the time of the gaming community.

1971-1986: The gaming community with Wacker Innsbruck

The gaming community soon became the most successful team in Austrian football. In the years 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1977, the Tyrolean each conquered the Austrian championship in the Bundesliga and won even four times in OFB Cup (1973, 1975, 1978 and 1979). Add this successful period belong also two Mitropapokalsiege. In the finals of the 1975 SpG Wattens Wacker Innsbruck defeated the Hungarian club Honved Budapest at home 3-1 and away 2-1. The following year, in 1976 waited in the final Velež Mostar on the gaming community. Wattens Wacker Innsbruck celebrated with two 3-1 victories against the Yugoslavs the second Mitropapokalsieg. In the season 1977/78 also notable success in the European Cup with victories come against Basel, Celtic and Borussia Mönchengladbach FC. After numerous outlets, the temporary relegation to the second division and economic difficulties it was launched in 1986 to separate the gaming community with Wacker where the FC Swarovski Tirol became the first team in the Bundesliga. The WSG Wattens succeeded themselves already in the 1981/82 season second in the Regionalliga West, the rise in the 2nd Division.

1986-2009: Between the second and third league

Wattens could hold 1985 in the 2nd Division until the introduction of the play-off system and failed in the Regionalliga West as runner-up 1986, 1988 just wide of the resurgence before this managed a season later. During this time played, among others Robert Wazinger and Roland Kirchler, which later went to Innsbruck and arrived in the national team for use. Wattens held this time to 1994 in the second stage game, after only one year in the regional league, the club but was back with the chances of promotion. With the second division of the 1998 reform, however, was again the gear to the Regionalliga West. It was followed by the almost obligatory resurgence only one season later.

The Tyrolean now talking to 2001 in the second division, but the descent was followed this time only the runner-up title. In the season 2002/ 03 we went to the newly formed FC Wacker Tirol as a gaming community, and in turn became a master of the Regionalliga West. With the rise but the solution of the game community was connected. FC Wacker took advantage of the rise of right, the WSG Wattens played after the rise of II.Mannschaft in the Tyrolean league. After the Tyrolean champion title in 2005, the WSG Wattens plays in the Regionalliga West, but is now set to move up to the premier league goal. This missed the club narrowly than runner-up of the Regionalliga West 2008/ 09. In the 2010/11 season they missed the rise in the relegation against Blau-Weiss Linz after a 1-0 away win and a 0-1 again in the second leg after extra time on penalties 3:4. In the 2011/12 season succeeded the cotton Africans under coach Roland Kirchler six points clear of second-placed USK Anif to capture the championship of the Regionalliga West. The team accomplished the feat to remain unbeaten in all 30 games of the season. Thus, the Tyrolean qualified for the play-offs against SV Horn, the representative of the East Regional. However, the Lower Austrian proved to be too strong, the Wattener lost the home game before 3,000 spectators with 1:5 and documents away with 0:4. In the 2012/13 season one wants to take the company promoted to the First League again in attack.

Achievements

• 3 Erstligasaisonen: 1968-1970
• 1 x Austrian second division champions: 1968 ( Regionalliga West )
• 7 x Austrian third division champion: 1953, 1976, 1977 ( national league Tyrol ); 1989, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2012 ( West Regional )