FC Hard is an
Austrian football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
located in
Hard, a town in the country’s westernmost state of
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...
. They currently play in the
Vorarlbergliga
The Vorarlbergliga is the highest football league of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It's the fourth highest football league in Austria. Exclusively limited to teams of the Vorarlberg Football Association (german: Vorarlberger Fussballverband, ...
, the 4th tier of Austrian football.
History
The club was formed in 1922 as SpVgg Hard. The name was changed to FC Hard in 1947. The club played in the fourth tier
Vorarlbergliga
The Vorarlbergliga is the highest football league of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It's the fourth highest football league in Austria. Exclusively limited to teams of the Vorarlberg Football Association (german: Vorarlberger Fussballverband, ...
for most of its history. Since winning that league in 1989, the team has competed in the
Austrian Regional League West.
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Stadium
FC Hard play their home matches in Waldstadion Hard, which is located in the north of the town near Lake Constance
Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Lak ...
. The current capacity is 2550, of which 750 is covered seating. The average attendance for the 2010–11 season was 407.
Achievements
* Austrian Regional League (West) (III):
** Winners (1): 2002
** Runners Up (4): 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007
* Vorarlbergliga State League (IV):
** Winners (2): 1978, 1989
** Runners Up (4): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
See also
* Football in Austria
Football is the most popular sport in Austria. The Austrian Football Association, the ''ÖFB'' (''Österreichischer Fußball-Bund''), was founded in 1904 and has been a member of FIFA since then.
Despite the sport's popularity, except for a s ...
* Austrian Regional League West
References
External links
nbsp;– Official website
nbsp;– Facebook page
Football clubs in Austria, Hard
Association football clubs established in 1922
1922 establishments in Austria
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