FC Linz was an

Austrian football 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 suc ...

club, based in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

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History

SK VÖEST Linz

It was founded on 30 June 1946 as ''SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz'', a factory squad of the public ''VÖEST'' steel company (present-day

Voestalpine Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria. The company is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 20 ...

). In 1949, the team was renamed ''SK VÖEST Linz''. Blau weiß linz Performance Graph

In 1969, ''SK VÖEST'' won the championship of the Regional League Central and was promoted to the ''Nationalliga'', the predecessor of the

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. The club reached its peak in the 1973–74 season, when they became Austrian champion. Its decline began in 1988, when ''SK VOEST'' (without umlaut since 1978) was relegated to the First League (II).

Stahl Linz and FC Linz

While the club managed re-entry into the Bundesliga in 1991, the steel company withdrew funds and the team was again renamed, as ''FC Stahl Linz'' in 1991 and ''FC Linz'' in 1993. In 1997, due to financial difficulties, the club finally had to dissolve, by merger with its long-time rival

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. In the same year, FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the defunct club's traditions.

Achievements

** Champions (1):

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

** Runners-up (2):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Syst ...

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th t ...

** Runners-up (2): 1978, 1994 * First League ** Champions (2): 1991, 1996 * Regional League Central ** Champions (1): 1969

European Cup history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linz Defunct football clubs in Austria Association football clubs established in 1946 Association football clubs disestablished in 1997 1946 establishments in Austria 1997 disestablishments in Austria