FC Kufstein

FC Kufstein
Full name Fußballclub Kufstein
Founded 1919
(Year of foundation)
Ground Kufstein Arena
Ground Capacity 4,500
Chairman Herbert Gartner
Manager Christian Schaider
League Austrian Regional League West
2015-16 11th

FC Kufstein is an Austrian football club located in Kufstein, a town in the state of Tyrol in the west of the country. They currently play in the Austrian Regional League, the third tier of Austrian football.

History

The club was formed in 1919, around twenty years after football was popularised in Austria.[1] The club was known as SV Kufstein up until World War II, and from 1946 to 1987 as SC Kufstein. The current name was adopted in 1987 following a merger with local amateur club ESV Kufstein.[2] Since 1987, the club has played in the Austrian Regional League West and the Austrian Football First League.[3]

Stadium

FC Kufstein play their home matches in Kufstein Arena, which is close to the centre of the town. The stadium was opened in 1925 and substantially redeveloped in 1999. The current capacity is 4500.[4] The team’s average home attendance for the 2010–11 season was 265.[5] The stadium has hosted international matches, including 2010 friendlies between Belarus and South Korea[6] and Poland and Serbia.[7]

Current squad

As of 25 July 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Austria GK Adnan Adilovic
3 Austria DF Christian Kronthaler
4 Slovenia DF Jasmin Nazic
5 Germany DF Stefan Schreder
6 Serbia MF Vanja Despotovic
7 Austria DF Stefan Schlichenmaier
8 Austria MF Lukas Marasek
10 Austria MF Mathias Treichl
11 Georgia (country) FW Luka Dzidziguri
12 Austria DF David Crnjac
13 Austria MF Emre Yildiz
14 Austria MF Florian Rieder
No. Position Player
16 Austria DF Mario Thaler
18 Austria MF Fabian Grubeck
19 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Yoni Mpayi Ngamiteni
20 Germany MF Dustin Lutitzki
23 Austria GK Lukas Tauber
24 United States MF Fehim Dedic
25 Austria MF Sebastian Handle
Austria MF Daniel Wurnig
Luxembourg FW Kadri Durmisi
Ghana FW Raymond Darkeh
Italy DF Matthias Theiner
Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Hrvoje Buljan
Italy FW Lukas Mazagg

Achievements

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "A history of FC Kufstein (German)". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "FC Kufstein profile". weltfussbalarchiv.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "WSG Wattens club profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Austrian Regional League West 2010–11 season attendance statistics". Regionalliga.at. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Belarus beats South Korea 1–0 in World Cup warmup". Springfield News-Sun. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Serbia draw another blank". UEFA.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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