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Admira Wacker
Admira Wacker logo.svg
Full name Admira Wacker
Nickname(s) Admiraner
Südstädter
Founded 17 June 1905; 120 years ago (1905-06-17)
Ground Datenpol Arena,
Maria Enzersdorf
Ground Capacity 10,600
President Christian Tschida
Head coach Thomas Silberberger
League 2. Liga
2023–24 2. Liga, 7th of 16

Admira Wacker is a professional football club from Austria. They are based in Maria Enzersdorf, a town in Lower Austria. The team plays in the 2. Liga, which is the second highest football league in Austria.

The club was formed in 1971. It was created when two older clubs, SK Admira and SC Wacker, joined together. This means Admira Wacker took over all the titles and achievements of both original clubs. SC Wacker started in 1907 in Vienna and won the Austrian Championship and Austrian Cup once each. SK Admira began in 1905, also in Vienna. They won eight Austrian Championships, five Austrian Cups, and one Austrian Supercup. Admira also reached the final of the Mitropa Cup in 1934. The combined club, Admira Wacker, made it to the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1990.

The Story of Admira Wacker

Admira Wacker Performance Graph
This chart shows how Admira Wacker and its older clubs have performed in the league over time.

SK Admira Vienna's Beginnings

SK Admira Vienna was created in 1905. It was a merger of two football clubs called Burschenschaft Einigkeit and Sportklub Vindobona. They were from the Vienna district of Jedlesee. In 1919, Admira moved up to the top Austrian league for the first time. The club quickly became very successful between World War I and World War II. They won seven Austrian national championships and three Austrian Cup titles. Many Admira players also played for the Austria national football team during this time.

After Austria joined Germany in 1938, Admira played in the Gauliga Ostmark. This was one of the top regional leagues in Germany. In 1939, Admira won the 1938–39 Gauliga Ostmark and played in the 1939 German football championship final. They played against Schalke 04, which was the best German team back then. Admira lost the final by a score of 0–9. This was their last big success before World War II ended.

After the War

After World War II, the club slowly became less strong. They did not have enough money to buy top players. In 1960, they were relegated from the top league for the first time in 40 years. The club changed its name twice. First, it became ESV Admira Vienna in 1953 after joining with a railroad sports club. Then, in 1960, it became ESV Admira-NÖ Energie Vienna because of a sponsorship deal. After this, Admira started to get strong again. They won the Austrian Cup in 1964. In 1966, they won both the league and the cup, which is called a Double.

In the late 1960s, there were money problems with their sponsor. This stopped the flow of money and almost caused the club to close. Admira then looked for another club to merge with. They first tried to merge with Austria Vienna, but it didn't work out. Finally, Admira started talking with SC Wacker Vienna. They successfully merged in 1971.

SC Wacker Vienna's Story

Wacker Vienna was formed in 1908 in the Meidling area of Vienna. The club reached the top Austrian league in 1914. For a while, they were a middle-of-the-table team. But in the 1940s and 1950s, Wacker became a top team. They won the double (league and cup) in 1947. They also finished second in the league eight more times between 1940 and 1956.

In their last ten years as a separate club, Wacker often moved between leagues. They were relegated from or promoted to the top league eight times in a row between 1961 and 1968. In 1971, they were relegated for the fifth time. This, along with money and stadium problems, led to their merger with Admira. They then formed FC Admira/Wacker Vienna.

VfB Mödling Joins the Club

Admira Wacker Modling logo
The club's logo from 2017 to 2024.

VfB Mödling started on June 17, 1911, in the town of Mödling in Lower Austria. Since it began, Mödling played in the top Lower Austrian league. When a national league for all of Austria started in 1949, the club was placed in the second tier. For most of its history, the club played in the second and third leagues. They had three short times in the top division: in 1952–53, 1987–88, and between 1992 and 1995. Then, they merged with Admira/Wacker in 1997.

In 1997, after some financial difficulties, VfB Mödling and Admira Wacker merged. In 2004, Majid Pishyar from Iran bought the club. His time as owner caused problems both on and off the field. The club was relegated after the 2005–06 season. With more money troubles, Pishyar sold the club to Richard Trenkwalder in 2008. Trenkwalder made many changes, including renaming the club to FC Trenkwalder Admira. His changes worked, and the club was promoted back to the Austrian top league after the 2010–11 season. (Majid Pishyar also caused similar money problems at a Swiss club, Servette, in 2011–12.)

In 2017, a German printing company called Flyeralarm bought the rights to the club's name. This meant the club would be known as "Flyeralarm Admira" for ten years.

Admira Wacker Returns

On July 1, 2024, the club officially went back to its original name, Admira Wacker. This was part of a plan to reconnect with its history. One month before, the club showed off a new logo. It looked a lot like the 1971 logo but with some modern touches. Fans were very happy about bringing back the old name and updating the logo. Many fan clubs had wanted this change for a long time. The club's traditional colors—black, white, and red—are still the same. Black and white are now even more important in the club's look.

Club Achievements

  • Austrian Champions: 9 times
    • Admira Vienna (8): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1965–66
    • Wacker Vienna: 1946–47
  • Austrian Cup: 6 times
    • Admira Vienna (5): 1927–28, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1963–64, 1965–66
    • Wacker Vienna: 1946–47
  • Austrian Supercup: 1 time
    • Admira / Wacker Vienna: 1989
  • Mitropa Cup Finalist: 2 times
    • Admira Vienna (1): 1934
    • Wacker Vienna (1): 1951

Playing in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Total Score
1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup First Round Poland Legia Warsaw 1–3 0–1 1–4
1966–67 European Cup First Round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 0–1 0–0 0–1
1973–74 UEFA Cup First Round Italy Internazionale 1–0 1–2 2–2
Second Round Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 0–3 2–4
1982–83 UEFA Cup First Round Czechoslovakia Bohemians Praha 1–2 0–5 1–7
1987–88 UEFA Cup First Round Finland TPS Turku 0–2 1–0 1–2
1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup First Round Cyprus AEL Limassol 3–0 0–1 3–1
Second Round Hungary Ferencváros 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 0–2 1–3
1990–91 UEFA Cup First Round Denmark Velje BK 3–0 1–0 4–0
Second Round Switzerland FC Luzern 1–1 1–0 2–1
Third Round Italy Bologna 3–0 0–3 3–3
1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup First Round Wales Cardiff City 2–0 1–1 3–2
Second Round Belgium Royal Antwerp 2–4 4–3 6–7
1993–94 UEFA Cup First Round Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–3 0–1 2–4
1994–95 UEFA Cup First Round Poland Górnik Zabrze 5–2 1–1 6–3
Second Round France Cannes 1–1 4–2 5–3
Third Round Italy Juventus 1–3 1–2 2–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius 5–1 1–1 6–2
Third Qualifying Round Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 2–2 2–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round Slovakia Spartak Myjava 1–1 3–2 4–3
Second Qualifying Round Azerbaijan Kapaz 1–0 2–0 3–0
Third Qualifying Round Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 1–2 0–2 1–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–3 0–3 1–6

Team Players

Current Squad

No. Position Player
1 Austria GK Dennis Verwüster
3 Scotland DF Matthew Anderson (on loan from Celtic)
4 Austria DF Fabian Feiner
5 Austria MF Thomas Ebner
6 Austria MF Lukas Malicsek
7 Nigeria FW Reinhard Young
8 Austria MF Raphael Gallé
9 Austria FW Deni Alar
10 Austria MF Albin Gashi
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Salko Mujanović
13 Austria GK Lukas Jungwirth (on loan from LASK)
15 Croatia DF Matija Horvat
16 Scotland MF Ben Summers (on loan from Celtic)
17 Germany FW Anouar El Moukhantir
No. Position Player
18 Austria DF Manuel Holzmann
19 Austria FW Lukas Brückler
20 Austria MF Marco Schabauer (on loan from LASK)
21 Austria MF Nadir Ajanovic
22 Austria FW Filip Ristanic
23 Austria DF Stefan Haudum
26 Austria DF Adrian Koreimann
28 Slovakia MF Ján Murgaš
29 Austria DF Alexander Leidinger
30 Austria MF Yannick Maierhofer
33 Austria DF Josef Weberbauer
35 Austria GK Florian Kaltenböck
36 Austria MF Nicolas Zdichynec
77 Serbia MF Andrej Stevanovic

Players on Loan

No. Position Player
Austria MF Tizian Marth (at ASV Draßburg until June 30, 2024)

Famous Former Players

Coaches Through the Years

  • Austria Hans Pesser (July 1, 1960 – June 30, 1967)
  • Austria Karl Schlechta (1971)
  • Austria Ernst Ocwirk (July 1, 1971 – June 30, 1973)
  • Austria Rudolf Matuschka (May 18, 1975 – June 30, 1975)
  • Austria Helmut Senekowitsch (July 1, 1975 – May 14, 1976)
  • Austria Rudolf Matuschka (May 16, 1976 – June 30, 1976)
  • Austria Franz Pelikan (1976)
  • Austria Rudolf Matuschka (Jan 1977 – June 1977)
  • Poland Stefan Jasiolek / Austria Franz Pelikan (July 1977 – Dec 77)
  • Poland Antoni Brzeżańczyk (1978)
  • Hungary Rudolf Illovszky (July 1, 1978 – May 19, 1979)
  • Austria Felix Latzke (May 23, 1979 – April 30, 1983)
  • Austria Ernst Dokupil (May 5, 1983 – August 16, 1986)
  • Austria August Starek (July 1, 1986 – March 13, 1988)
  • Austria Wilhelm Kreuz (March 14, 1988 – June 30, 1988)
  • Austria Ernst Weber (July 1, 1988 – June 30, 1990)
  • Austria Thomas Parits (July 1, 1990 – May 11, 1991)
  • Germany Sigfried Held (May 11, 1991 – June 30, 1993)
  • Austria Dietmar Constantini (July 1, 1993 – May 31, 1995)
  • Austria Walter Knaller (July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1996)
  • Austria Kurt Garger (July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1997)
  • Austria Wolfgang Kienast (July 1, 1997 – August 30, 1997)
  • Slovenia Milan Miklavič (September 1, 1997 – June 30, 1998)
  • Austria Hannes Weninger (July 1, 1998 – April 22, 1999)
  • Croatia Ilija Sormaz (interim) (April 24, 1999 – April 26, 1999)
  • Slovenia Milan Miklavič (April 26, 1999 – August 26, 2000)
  • Austria Hans Krankl (September 6, 2000 – December 31, 2001)
  • Austria Walter Knaller (January 1, 2002 – October 22, 2002)
  • Austria Johann Krejcirik (interim) (October 25, 2002 – December 9, 2002)
  • Austria Alfred Tatar (December 10, 2002 – May 11, 2003)
  • Tajikistan Rashid Rakhimov (December 10, 2002 – May 11, 2004)
  • Austria Bernd Krauss (May 11, 2004 – September 22, 2004)
  • Austria Dominik Thalhammer (September 23, 2004 – August 16, 2005)
  • Austria Robert Pflug (August 17, 2005 – February 16, 2006)
  • Austria Ernst Baumeister (February 16, 2006 – December 23, 2007)
  • Austria Attila Sekerlioglu (December 23, 2007 – April 18, 2008)
  • Austria Ernst Baumeister (2008)
  • Austria Heinz Peischl (July 1, 2008 – August 8, 2008)
  • Austria Walter Schachner (August 9, 2008 – April 26, 2010)
  • Austria Dietmar Kühbauer (April 26, 2010 – June 11, 2013)
  • Austria Toni Polster (June 17, 2013 – August 10, 2013)
  • Austria Oliver Lederer (August 10, 2013 – September 19, 2013)
  • Austria Walter Knaller (September 19, 2013 – April 6, 2015)
  • Austria Oliver Lederer (April 6, 2015 – June 30, 2015)
  • Austria Ernst Baumeister (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)
  • Austria Oliver Lederer (July 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017)
  • Croatia Damir Burić (January 3, 2017 – September 9, 2017)
  • Austria Ernst Baumeister (September 9, 2017 – October 28, 2018)
  • Germany Reiner Geyer (October 29, 2018 – September 2, 2019)
  • Austria Klaus Schmidt (September 2, 2019 – February 23, 2020)
  • Croatia Zvonimir Soldo (February 25, 2020 – September 13, 2020)
  • Germany Patrick Helmes (interim) (September 13, 2020 – September 22, 2020)
  • Croatia Damir Burić (September 22, 2020 – April 26, 2021)
  • Austria Klaus Schmidt (April 26, 2021 – June 30, 2021)
  • Austria Andi Herzog (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
  • Germany Roberto Pätzold (July 1, 2022 – November 5, 2022)
  • Austria Rolf Landerl (November 6, 2022 – April 26, 2023)
  • England Tommy Wright (April 26, 2023 – June 30, 2023)
  • Austria Thomas Pratl (July 1, 2023 – Present)

See also

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