FC Linz
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Full name | FC Stahl Linz |
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Founded | 1946, 2013 (refounded) |
Dissolved | 1997 |
Ground | |
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FC Linz was an Austrian football club, based in Linz, Upper Austria.
History[]
SK VÖEST Linz[]
It was founded on 30 June 1946 as SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz, a factory squad of the public VÖEST steel company (present-day Voestalpine). In 1949, the team was renamed SK VÖEST Linz.
In 1969, SK VÖEST won the championship of the Regional League Central and was promoted to the Nationalliga, the predecessor of the Bundesliga. The club reached its peak in the 1973–74 season, when they became Austrian champion. Its decline began in 1988, when SK VOEST (without umlaut since 1978) was relegated to the First League (II).
Stahl Linz and FC Linz[]
While the club managed re-entry into the Bundesliga in 1991, the steel company withdrew funds and the team was again renamed, as FC Stahl Linz in 1991 and FC Linz in 1993. In 1997, due to financial difficulties, the club finally had to dissolve, by merger with its long-time rival LASK Linz.
In the same year, FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the defunct club's traditions.
Achievements[]
- Bundesliga
- Champions (1): 1974
- Runners-up (2): 1975, 1980
- Austrian Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1978, 1994
- First League
- Champions (2): 1991, 1996
- Regional League Central
- Champions (1): 1969
European Cup history[]
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Results |
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1972–73 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 (A), 2–2 (H) | |
1974–75 | European Champion's Cup | 1R | FC Barcelona | 0–0 (H), 0–5 (A) | |
1975–76 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Budapest Vasas SC | 2–0 (H), 0–4 (A) | |
1980–81 | UEFA Cup | 1R | TJ Zbrojovka Brno | 1–3 (A), 0–2 (H) |
References[]
- FC Linz
- Defunct football clubs in Austria
- Association football clubs established in 1946
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1997
- 1946 establishments in Austria
- 1997 disestablishments in Austria