F.C. Wacker Innsbruck (2002)

F.C. Wacker Innsbruck is a football club which plays in Austria. The club was founded in June 2002 after the insolvency of FC Tirol Innsbuck. The fans think this club is the successor but leagaly they are a new club.

Wacker Innsbruck
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Full nameFußballclub Wacker Innsbruck
Founded2002
GroundTivoli Neu, Innsbruck
(capacity: 30,000)
ChairmanGerhard Stocker
ManagerMichael Oenning
LeagueAustrian Football Second League
2020/21Austrian Football Second League, 4th

The club started in the Regionalliga West (3 stage of Austrian football, this was possible because the club played together with WSG Wattens, a 3rd league club) and promoted within 2 seasons to the Bundesliga. In the 2006/07 season they avoided relegetion only because of the insolvency of the GAK. But the following season they were relegated to the 1st league(2nd stage of Austrian football). 2009 they won the championship again and promoted again to the Bundesliga. Till 2014 they played in the Bundesliga. 2014 to 2018 they played in the 2nd league. After one year in the Bundesliga (2018-19) they were relegated. Since that year they play in the 2nd league.

The second team (FC Wacker Innsbruck Amateure) is playing in the Regionalliga Tirol (3rd level).

Name

  • 2002-2007 FC Wacker Tirol
  • 2007-present FC Wacker Innsbruck

Current squad

As of 7 February 2022[1]
No. Position Player
2   DF Felix Köchl
3   DF Stefan Pribanovic
4   DF Stefan Hager
5   DF Darijo Grujčić
6   MF Robert Martić
7   FW Florian Jamnig
8   MF Marco Holz
9   FW Ronivaldo
10   FW Alexander Gründler
13   GK Alexander Eckmayr
14   DF Lukas Hupfauf
16   DF Alexander Joppich
No. Position Player
17   MF Raphael Gallé
18   DF Stefan Meusburger
20   MF Fabio Viteritti
22   DF Florian Kopp
23   MF Rami Tekir
24   FW Atsushi Zaizen
26   DF Merchas Doski
28   MF Clemens Hubmann
77   MF João Luiz
80   GK Marco Knaller
  FW Seo Jong-min (on loan from Dynamo Dresden)
  MF Dennis Grote
  MF Noah Lederer

Staff

  • Manager: Masaki Morass
  • Assistant coach: Mario Anfang
  • Assistant coach: Ervand Sukiasyan
  • Goalkeeper coach: Szabolcs Safar[2]

Honours

  • Champion Regionalliga West:2003
  • Champion Erste Liga (2nd level): 2004,2010, 2018

FC Wacker Innsbruck Women

The womenteam is playing in the Planet Pure Bundesliga.

Staff Women

  • Manager: Fuad Djulic
  • Assistant coach: Yasar Demir
  • Assistant coach: Lion Wetzel
  • Goalkeeper coach: Andreas Tezzele[3]


References

  1. "FC Wacker Innsbruck - Kader". Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  2. "Homepage FC Wacker". Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. "Homepage FC Wacker". Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.