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FK Austria Wien are an Austrian football club which plays in the capital, Vienna. Image File history File links Austria Vienna club crest from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Austria Vienna club crest from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ...

Austria Wien were founded in Vienna on March 12, 1911 as the Wiener Amateur Sportvereinigung by players and officials of the Vienna Cricket- and Football- Club. Club colours are violet and white. The first championship title was won in 1924. In 1926 the Amateure changed their name to Austria as the former amateurs had become professionals. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... This is a list of all Austrian Champions in football: By year 1912 Rapid Vienna 1913 Rapid Vienna 1914 WAF 1915 WAC 1916 Rapid Vienna 1917 Rapid Vienna 1918 Floridsdorfer AC 1919 Rapid Vienna 1920 Rapid Vienna 1921 Rapid Vienna 1922 Wiener Sportclub 1923 Rapid Vienna 1924 Amateure (later renamed... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 1930s, one of Austria’s most successful eras brought two Mitropa Cup titles, a predecessor of today’s Champions League (1933, 1936). During this time world class players like Matthias Sindelar wore the violet jersey. The Mitropa Cup was one of the first major international European football cups for club sides. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During the time of the Nazi dictatorship (1938 – 1945) most of Austria’s officials and some of their players, being Jewish, had to leave the country or were being murdered by the Nazi regime. Star player Sindelar died mysteriously on January 23, 1939 of carbon monoxide poisoning in his apartment. Even though Austria did not have any sportive successes in this period for these reasons they managed to clinche a much more important vicotry in keeping their club name "Austria" despite the attempts of the nazis to rename the club. Look up Nazi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carbon monoxide, chemical formula CO, is a colourless, odourless, flammable and highly toxic gas. ... For biological toxicity, see toxin and poison. ...

Post World War II a new successful era began with Austria winning national championship titles in 1949, 1950, 1953 and 1961 – 63 as well as 1969 and 1970. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in...

The 1970s saw the beginning of another glorious era of the club as the Violets won 8 national championship titles between 1976 and 1986 (1976,1978-81,1984-86) and made it to the Final of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1978 (which was lost 0:4 to R.S.C. Anderlecht) and the semi finals of the European Champions Cup in 1979. Important players included the world famous Herbert Schneckerl Prohaska, and Toni Polster. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... Herbert Prohaska (born 8 August 1955 in Vienna, Austria), nicknamed Schneckerl, is a former Austrian international football player who had great success internationally. ... Anton Toni Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football (soccer) striker, the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team. ...

In the beginning of the 90s, FK Austria enjoyed its so far last successful era: three championship titles (1991-93), three cup titles (1990, 1992, 1994) as well as four Super cup titles ( Austrian national champion vs. Cup winner) (1991-94) were won.

After a period of ten years without a title Austria won the title again in 2003. To this day Austria are known for their very fancy and creative style of playing football which on the downside has frequently led to unnecessary losses and makes the team somewhat unpredictable.

Some supporters of the club claim that, contrary to common belief, Austria Wien are the "real" Austrian record champion since 16 of the 31 titles of local rival SK Rapid Wien were won before the establishment of an all Austrian league (vs. only 3 for Austria Wien). The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two large football teams in Vienna. ...

External links

• Official website