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First Vienna FC

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fullname	First Vienna Football Club 1894
nickname	Vienna
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ground	Hohe Warte Stadium
capacity	5,500
manager	Hans Kleer
league	2. Liga
season	2024–25
position	2. Liga, 5th of 16
website	https://www.firstviennafc.at/
current	2025–26 First Vienna FC Season
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First Vienna FC is an Austrian football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly known to Austrians by the English name Vienna.

History

Foundation and early years

First Vienna FC was founded on 22 August 1894 in Döbling, making it the oldest football club in Austria. The club’s colours blue and yellow derived from Rothschild racing uniforms, while the triskelion logo was designed by Manx player William Beale. On 15 November 1894, Vienna played its first official match, a 0–4 loss to Vienna Cricket and Football-Club.

The club captured the Challenge Cup in 1899 and 1900, one of the first international tournaments in Central Europe.

Golden era

Vienna enjoyed major success between the late 1920s and 1930s, winning the Austrian Cup in 1929 and 1930, the Austrian Championship in 1931 and 1933, and the Mitropa Cup in 1931, unbeaten across all matches. The team added another Austrian Cup in 1937.

Gauliga and World War II

Following the Anschluss in 1938, Vienna played in the Gauliga Ostmark. They won divisional titles in 1942, 1943 and 1944, reaching the German Championship Final in 1942 (losing 0–2 to Schalke 04). In 1943, the club became the Tschammerpokal (German Cup) winner, defeating Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg 3–2 after extra time.

Postwar period

After Austria regained independence, Vienna claimed the Austrian Championship in 1955, edging Wiener Sport-Club on goal quotient.

Decline and fluctuating fortunes

From the 1960s, Vienna faced several relegations. They returned to the top flight in 1986, and highlights included two UEFA Cup appearances (1988–89, 1989–90).

Vienna reached the Austrian Cup Final in 1997 (losing 1–2 to Sturm Graz), but financial difficulties deepened. By 2000, the club was relegated to the Regionalliga Ost (third tier). In 2017, after sponsor Care-Energy went bankrupt, the club entered insolvency proceedings, and by court order was demoted to the fifth division.

Revival

Despite financial setbacks, Vienna began climbing back up: champions of the 2. Landesliga Wien in 2019, they later secured promotion to the Regionalliga Ost (2021) and the Austrian Second League in 2022.

First Vienna FC in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1988–89	UEFA Cup	1	DEN	Ikast FS	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
2	FIN	TPS Turku	2–1	0–1	2–2 (a)
1989–90	UEFA Cup	1	MLT	Valletta	3–0	4–1	7–1
2	GRE	Olympiacos Piraeus	2–2	1–1	3–3 (a)

Current squad

Notable players

ARG Mario Kempes, (1986–1987) World Cup Winner and former Argentinian International
AUT Alfred Drabits, (1988–1991) Former Austrian International
FIN Kimmo Lipponen, (1989) former Finnish international
AUT Zeljko Radovic, (1994–1997) Former Austrian International
Mauritius Gary Noël, (2015–2016) Former Mauritius International
TUR Turgay Bahadır (2015–2016) Former Turkish International
AUT Markus Katzer, (2015–2020) Former Austrian International
MKD Mensur Kurtisi, (2016–2021) Former Macedonian International
AUT Ümit Korkmaz, (2019–2020) Former Austrian International
AUT Andreas Lukse, (2021–2023) Former Austrian International

Honours

Austrian Champions (6): 1931, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1955
Austrian Cup (3): 1929, 1930, 1937
Austrian 2. Landesliga: Champions 2019
Austrian Regionalliga: Champions 2022
Challenge Cup (2): 1899, 1900
German Cup (1): 1943
Mitropa Cup (1): 1931
Liberation Cup (1): 1946
Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes) (1): 1931
Tournoi du Nouvel An du Red Star (1): 1924 (shared)
Tournoi de Nöel de Paris : Runners-up 1935

References

"Milestones". First Vienna FC.
(22 August 2024). "13 Dinge über die Vienna". Kicker.
(22 August 2024). "130 Jahre First Vienna FC – ein Blick auf die Geschichte". Die Nachrichten.
"First Vienna FC". Ganz Wien.
(13 December 1999). "Mitropa Cup 1931". RSSSF.
"Club history". First Vienna FC.
"Milestones in First Vienna FC's history". First Vienna FC.
"First Vienna FC". Ganz Wien.
(2 March 2017). "Vienna muss Insolvenz anmelden". ORF.
(20 May 2022). "First Vienna FC steigt in die 2. Liga auf!". laola1.at.
"First Vienna FC–Squad".
"Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes, May-Nov 1931)".
"Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes, May-Nov 1931)".
"Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes, May-Nov 1931)".

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