FK Austria Wien
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| Full name | Fußballklub Austria Wien |
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| Nickname(s) | Die Veilchen (The Violets) |
| Founded | 15 March 1911 |
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Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria |
| Capacity | 13,400 |
| Chairman | Wolfgang Katzian |
| Manager | Thomas Parits |
| Coach | Thorsten Fink |
| League | Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Fußballklub Austria Wien (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊ̯stʀiə viːn]; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria in German-speaking countries), is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won 24 Austrian Bundesliga titles, surpassed only by cross-city rival Rapid Wien. These two clubs are the only sides that have never been relegated from the Austrian top flight. With 27 victories in the Austrian Cup and six in the Austrian Supercup, Austria Wien is the most successful club in each of those tournaments. The club reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1978, and the semi-finals of the European Cup the season after. The club plays at the Franz Horr Stadium, known as the Generali Arena since a 2010 naming rights deal with an Italian insurance company.
FK Austria Wien has its roots in Wiener Cricketer established on 20 October 1910 in Vienna. The club was renamed Wiener Amateur-SV in December of that year and adopted the name Fußballklub Austria Wien on 28 November 1926.
The team claimed its first championship title in 1924. Wiener Amateur changed its name to Austria Wien in 1926 as the amateurs had become professionals. The club won its second league title that year.
The 1930s, one of Austria Wien's most successful eras, brought two titles (1933 and 1936) in the Mitropa Cup, a tournament for champions in Central Europe. The star of that side was forward Matthias Sindelar, who was voted in 1998 as the greatest Austrian footballer.
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