F.C. Blau-Weiß Linz

FC Blau-Weiß Linz
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Full name	Fußballclub Blau-Weiß Linz
Founded	2. July 1997
Ground	Hofmann-Personal Stadion
Chairman	Hermann Schellmann
Manager	Gerald Scheiblehner
League	Austrian Football First League
2022-23	2.Liga Austria, 1st

FC Blau-Weiß Linz is an Austrian football club from Linz, Upper Austria. The team is playing in the Austrian Football Second League .

Celebrating the title 2021

History

The club was founded in 1997 as follow up team for FC Linz and SV Austria Tabak Linz. They played with the licence of SV Tabak in the Upper Austrian Landesliga (4th division). After three years they reached the title and were promoted to the Regionalliga Mitte. In the 2003/04 season the won this league but failed in the relegation matches versus BSV Bad Bleiberg, so they stayed in the league. After this there was a decline they were even relegated to the Landesliga, but came back the following season. In the 2010/11 season they finished second behind the LASK Juniors, which were not allowed to promote. In the relegation matches they won versus WSG Wattens after penalty shooting and were promoted to the First League. 2012/13 they lost the Relegationmatches versus SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 and were relegatet into the Regionalliga Mitte. 2015/16 they were champions in the Regionalliga Mitte and were promoted again to the First League. In the 2020-21 season the became Champion of the 2. Liga. They had not asked for a licence for the Bundesliga so they stayed in 2. Liga. Since spring 2021 they play in the Hofmann-Personal Stadion because the Donauparkstadion, their traditional homeground, will be new built till 2023.

Fans

The club is thought as successor to the former club VOEST Linz.This team merged with LASK to FC Linz but soon was inhaled by LASK. The club colours blue and white are that of former VOEST Linz. Also the fans see themself in this tradition.

Current squad

as 9 August 2022

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nicolas Schmid
2	DF	Fabio Strauss
3	DF	Christoph Schösswendter
4	DF	Danilo Mitrović
6	MF	Tobias Koch
7	FW	Anteo Fetahu
8	DF	Simon Pirkl
9	FW	Ronivaldo Bernardo Sales
11	FW	Fally Mayulu
13	MF	Michael Brandner
14	DF	Julian Gölles
15	DF	Manuel Maranda

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Lukas Rath
18	MF	Paul Mensah
19	FW	Fabian Neumayr
21	GK	Felix Gschossmann
22	DF	Fabian Windhager
23	DF	Alexander Briedl
24	DF	Moritz Eder (on loan from LASK)
26	DF	Lukas Tursch
28	MF	Simon Seidl
31	GK	Kevin Radulovic
41	GK	Armin Sarcevic