DSV Alpine

DSV Leoben is an Austrian association football club based in Leoben. It was founded in 1928. They play at the Donawitz Stadium.

History

WSV Donawitz

The club was founded on 1 February 1928 opgericht as ''Werkssportverein Donawitz'', playing in green-white colours. They played their first season at the top Styrian league in 1930/31, playing against the likes of SK Sturm Graz, Grazer AK, Grazer SC and Kapfenberger SC. WSV clinched the title in 1939 but subsequently lost the playoffs for promotion to the Gauliga Ost after losing to FC Wien, Linzer ASK and WSV BU Neunkirchen. That same year, Donawitz town became part of Leoben but WSV kept its name.

After World War II, football was restored in Donawitz in 1949 and the club won another league title in 1955 to clinch promotion to the second tier of Austrian football. In 1958 WSV Donawitz won promotion to the top tier, only to be 1959–60 Austrian football championship, relegated back after two years.

DSV Alpine

In 1970 the club was renamed ''WSV Alpine Donawitz'' and after a year they won promotion back to the country's top tier. On 3 May 1971, the club was renamed again to ''Donawitzer SV Alpine'' or just ''DSV Alpine''. They came 6th in the league in 1971–72 Austrian football championship, 1972 and 1974, but after the 1973–74 Austrian football championship, 1973/74 season the club was demoted to the 2nd tier after the number of teams in the league was decreased from 17 to 10 clubs and only one team from Styria (Sturm Graz) was included. They only got back to the top tier in 1984 and remained there until 1986 en had they had another spell from 1991 until 1992. They totalled 10 years in the Austrian Bundesliga.

DSV Leoben

After relegation in 1992, board members of DSV Alpine and ''1. FC Leoben'' decided to merge and the new club ''DSV Leoben'' was established on 22 June 1992. Their first success was reaching the 1994/95 Austrian Cup final, which they lost to local giants SK Rapid Wien with former player Peter Guggi at the helm.

They were demoted to the third tier Regionalliga Mitte in 2009, after going into administration.

Current squad

Managers

* Bino Skasa ()
* Hans Grassl (1949)
* Rudi Oblak (1950–1951)
* Toni Heubrandner (1952–1953)
* Toni Linhart Sr. (1954)
* Toni Heubrandner (1955)
* Ludwig Durek (1956)
* Schani Kandler (1957–1959)
* Kotzmuth (1960)
* Harry Rauch (footballer), Harry Rauch (1960)
* Albert Puschnik (1961–62)
* Toni Linhart Sr. (1962)
* Werner Pichler (1963)
* Toni Linhart Sr. (1963–65)
* Toni Heubrandner (1965–66)
* Lajos Lörinczy (1967–68)
* František Korček (1968–69)
* Alfréd Sezemský (1970)
* Fritz Pfister (1971–72)
* Gerd Springer (1972–73)
* František Bufka (1973–74)
* Harry Rauch (footballer), Harry Rauch (1974–76)
* Gerd Springer (1976–77)
* Fuchs (1977–78)
* Huber (1978)
* Harry Rauch (footballer), Harry Rauch (1978)
* Stoyan Ormandzhiev (1979–80)
* Ivica Brzić (1980–81)
* Peintinger (1981–82)
* Przybylinski (1982–83)
* Harry Rauch (footballer), Harry Rauch (1983)
* Hadler (1983)
* Hans Windisch (1983–85)
* Günther Klug (1985)
* Heinz Binder (1985–86)
* Franz Mikscha (1986–87)
* Karl Hofmeister (1987)
* Hans Windisch (1987–1988)
* Milan Miklavič (1989–1991)
* Gerd Struppert (1991)
* Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945), Milan Đuričić (1991–1993)
* Ivo Gölz (1993)
* Josef Hloušek (1993)
* Milan Miklavič (1994–1995)
* Heinz Eisengrein (1995)
* Andreas Leutschacher (1995)
* Wolfsche (1995)
* Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945), Milan Đuričić (1995–96)
* Wolfsche (1996)
* Savo Ekmečić (1996–97)
* Helmut Kirisits (1997–98)
* Günter Kronsteiner (1998–99)
* Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945), Milan Đuričić (1999–2001)
* Petar Segrt, Petar Šegrt (2001–03)
* Heinz Thonhofer (2003–05)
* Dejan Stanković (football manager), Dejan Stanković (2005–07)
* Manfred Kohlbacher (2007)
* Walter Kogler (2007–08)
* Heimo Kump (2008–09)
* Dejan Stanković (football manager), Dejan Stanković (2009)
* Richard Niederbacher (2009–10)
* Andreas Kindlinger (2010–11)
* Gregor Pötscher (2011–12)
* Bernhard Muhr (2012)
* Adi Pinter (2012)
* Manfred Unger (2012)
* Jürgen Auffinger (2012)
* Heinz Karner (2012–13)
* Gregor Pötscher (2013)
* Carsten Jancker (2021-)

References

External links

*
Official website

Association football clubs established in 1928
Football clubs in Austria, Leoben
Leoben
1928 establishments in Austria

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