DFC LUV Graz

The DFC (Damen Fußball Club) LUV Graz is a women´s football club from the Styrian capital Graz. The club plays in the ÖFB-Frauenliga, the highest level in Austrian women soccer.

DFC LUV Graz

Full name	Damen Fußball Club LUV Graz
Founded	1998
Ground	LUV Platz
Manager	Arnold Freiberger
League	ÖFB-Frauenliga
2010/11	6th

History

The club started as women team of the football club LUV Graz which was founded in 1959. They played from 1978 on in the Damenliga Ost, which was then the highest class in Austrian women´s soccer. In 1982 the ÖFB started the Frauen Bundesliga, which is now the ÖFB-Frauenliga. LUV Graz played from the beginning in this league. 1979 the club won the Cup. 1984 till 1986 the club reached the Cup-final but was beaten all three times. In the 1986 season the club reached the second place in the Championship. After the 1988/89 season the club stopped playing in the top level league.

In 1998 the club was restarted as independent women soccer club. They started in the Landesliga Steiermark, which was then the second level of women soccer. 2001 they returned to the ÖFB-Frauenliga. Since then LUV Graz is part of the league. They reached mostly places in the middle of the table, but in 2007 they were runner-up in the league. The second team of the club is playing in the Styrian Landesliga (3rd level). The club has also an U19 team.

as part of LUV Graz

• Austrian Cup: 1979
• Austrian Cup runner-up: 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986
• Runner up Frauenliga: 1986

as DFC LUV Graz

• Austrian Cup runner-up: 2006, 2007
• Runner up Frauenliga: 2007

2011/12 team

No. Position Player 1 GK Sarah Grossmann 2 DF Simone Mandl 3 DF Elena Breitenberger 4 DF Irina Wurzinger 5 MF Eva Buchegger 6 DF Ilona Schwingshackl 7 MF Mariella Rappold 8 FW Simona Koren 9 MF Romana Kern 10 FW Tanja Altenbacher 11 MF Lisa Weissensteiner 12 MF Jessica Starchl

No. Position Player 13 DF Eva Landschützer 14 DF Susanne Ehgartner 15 FW Desiree Rechberger 16 MF Katharina Pregartbauer 17 DF Theresa Weitlaner 18 MF Kerstin Fernitz 19 FW Cornelia Haas 20 DF Sophie Maierhofer 21 GK Katrin Hornbacher 25 MF Melanie Wenhardt 99 FW Alexandra Veronik

Mariella Rappold is member of the National football team. Kerstin Fernitz, Katrin Hornbacher and Simona Koren are playing in the U19 national team. Sophie Maierhofer is member of the U17-team.

Second team

• AKSENTIC, Simona
• BRANDTNER, Julia
• ETTL, Selina
• HALILI, Florijana
• HIEBLER, Alexandra
• HORATSCHEK, Anna Lena
• KANZ, Stefanie
• MARKO, Annika Lena
• MEYER, Jutta
• RAPPOLD, Lisa-Marie
• RAPPOLD, Sonja
• RATIU KISS, Antonia
• RUIZ, Maria

Coaches

• First team:Gerhard Vidovic
• Second team:Joachim Springer