FC Liefering facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
FC Liefering

Full name	Football Club Liefering GmbH
Founded	20 May 1947; 78 years ago (1947-05-20) as USK Anif
Ground	Untersberg-Arena, Grödig
Ground Capacity	4,330
Owner	Red Bull GmbH
Chairwoman	Susanne Billinger
Head coach	Daniel Beichler (caretaker)
League	2. Liga
2023–24	2. Liga, 6th of 16
Home colours Away colours

Historical chart of USK Anif and Liefering league performance

FC Liefering squad league match vs. SV Lafnitz (18 April 2022)

FC Liefering is an Austrian football club. It started in a place called Liefering, which is part of Salzburg. The team currently plays in the Second League. This is the second-highest football league in Austria.

Since 2012, FC Liefering has been a special kind of team. It works as a reserve team for Red Bull Salzburg. Red Bull Salzburg is a top team in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. This means Liefering helps young players get ready for the main Red Bull Salzburg team.

In 2011, Red Bull Salzburg started working with other clubs. These included FC Pasching and USK Anif. Coaches and players moved between these teams. This helped develop new talent. FC Liefering is known for helping young players grow. Many players from Liefering were part of the Red Bull Salzburg team. This team won the UEFA Youth League in 2016–17.

FC Liefering's Journey

The club you know as FC Liefering used to be called USK Anif. In the 2012–13 season, they changed their name. They also started using jerseys and team colors similar to Red Bull Salzburg. Because of this, some people call them "Red Bull Liefering."

In that 2012–13 season, they won their league, the Regionalliga West. After winning two special playoff matches, they moved up to the Austrian Football Second League. This was a big step for the club.

FC Liefering is like a "farm team" for Red Bull Salzburg. This means they cannot move up to the top league themselves. Their main goal is to train young players. In their first year in the Second League, they finished third. The next year, in 2014–15, they finished second.

Many young and talented players join FC Liefering. Some come from other countries, like Ghana. Others come from the Red Bull Football Academy. This academy helps young players become professional footballers. Players like Hannes Wolf and Luca Meisl played for Liefering.

In the 2016–17 season, the Red Bull Salzburg Under-19 team won the UEFA Youth League. Most of the players on that winning team came from FC Liefering. This shows how important Liefering is for developing future stars.

Coaches also move between Liefering and Red Bull Salzburg. For example, Bo Svensson coached Liefering in 2020–21. He later moved to coach Mainz 05. Then, Matthias Jaissle became Liefering's coach. He later became the head coach of Red Bull Salzburg. The 2020–21 season was very successful for Liefering. They finished second in the league, just behind the champions.

Here is a look at how FC Liefering has performed in recent seasons:

Club Achievements

FC Liefering and its earlier form, USK Anif, have won several titles:

• 2. Liga
  • Runner up: 2015, 2017, 2021
• Regionalliga West
  • Champions: 2012–13
• Alpenliga
  • Champions: 1978–79*
• Austrian Landesliga
  • Champions: 1988–89*
• Salzburger Liga
  • Champions: 1988–89*, 1992–93*, 2002–03*, 2006–07*
• 1. Klasse Nord
  • Champions: 1965*, 1974*
• 2. Klasse B
  • Champions: 1950*
• Salzburg Cup
  • Winners: 1978*
• Salzburg Indoor Cup
  • Winners: 1990*, 2001*, 2002*, 2005*, 2009*

* as USK Anif

Current Players

Here are the players who are currently part of the FC Liefering team:

No. Position Player 1 GK Benjamin Ozegovic 2 DF Matteo Schablas 3 DF Joane Gadou (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 4 DF Jannik Schuster 5 DF John Mellberg (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 6 MF Elione (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 7 DF Kristjan Bendra 8 MF Tim Paumgartner 9 FW Phillip Verhounig 10 MF Zeteny Jano 11 MF Tolgahan Sahin 14 DF Valentin Zabransky 15 FW Alexander Murillo 16 FW Luka Reischl 17 MF Quirin Rackl 19 MF Marcel Moswitzer 20 FW Gaoussou Diakité (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 21 MF Oliver Lukić

No. Position Player 22 FW Marco Brandt 24 DF Bryan Okoh (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) 27 MF Rüstü Erdogan 29 MF Valentin Sulzbacher 30 GK Salko Hamzić 31 GK Valentin Oelz 32 GK Sebastian Künstner 36 MF Marc Striednig 37 MF Tim Trummer 38 FW Oghenetejiri Adejenughure 39 DF Rocco Žiković 40 DF Jakob Brandtner 41 GK Christian Zawieschitzky 43 FW Enrique Aguilar 44 MF Raphael Hofer 45 MF Alessandro Ciardi 47 DF Julian Hussauf

Other Players Under Contract

No. Position Player FW Edmund Baidoo (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)

Coaching Team

The people who coach and train the FC Liefering team are:

Position	Staff
Head coach	Onur Çinel
Assistant coach	Thomas Sageder
Assistant coach	Zlatko Junuzovic
Goalkeeping coach	Heinz Arzberger

See also

In Spanish: Fussballclub Liefering para niños