FC Swarovski Tirol was an
Austrian association football club from 1986 to 1992, based in
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...
,
Tyrol, Austria.
A year later,
FC Tirol Innsbruck was founded and it was considered the continuation of the club.
History
It was created by crystal manufacturer
Swarovski
Swarovski (, ) is an Austrian producer of glass based in Wattens, Tyrol. It was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski.
The company is split into three major industry areas: the Swarovski Crystal Business, which primarily produces crystal glas ...
as a split-off of
FC Wacker Innsbruck, whose
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...
license it adopted at the end of the 1985–86 season. With manager
Ernst Happel it won the
Austrian football championship of 1989 and 1990 as well as the
Austrian Cup in 1989. It nevertheless was dissolved in 1992 and the license fell back to FC Wacker, only to change over again to the newly established
FC Tirol Innsbruck one year later.
Honours
*
Austrian Championship (2):
1988–89,
1989–90
* Austrian Championship Runners-up (1):
1990–91
*
Austrian Cup (1):
1988–89
* Austrian Cup Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1987–88
*
Austrian Supercup Runners-up (3): 1987, 1989, 1990
European Cup history
*Q = Qualifying QF = Quarterfinal SF = Semifinal
Manager history
*
Felix Latzke (1 July 1985 – 30 June 1987)
*
Ernst Happel (1 July 1987 – 1 Dec 1991)
*
Horst Hrubesch (1 Jan 1992 – 31 May 1992)
References
Sources
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Association football clubs established in 1986
Association football clubs disestablished in 1986
Defunct football clubs in Austria
Sport in Innsbruck
1986 establishments in Austria
1992 disestablishments in Austria