WSG Tirol facts for kids
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| Full name | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | |||
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| Founded | 1930 | |||
| Ground | Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck | |||
| Capacity | 16,008 | |||
| President | Diana Langes-Swarovski | |||
| Manager | Philipp Semlic | |||
| League | Austrian Bundesliga | |||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga, 9th of 12 | |||
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WSG Tirol is a professional association football club from Wattens, Tyrol, Austria. The club plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, which is the top football league in Austria.
WSG Tirol was founded in 1930. It is part of the Tirol Football Association. Since 2019, the team has played its home games at Tivoli Stadion Tirol in Innsbruck. In the 1969–70 season, they played in the Nationalliga, which was the highest division in Austrian football at that time.
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Club History
Early Years and Name Changes
The club started in 1930. Over the years, it has had a few different names. It was known as SC Wattens from 1930 to 1953. Then it became SV Wattens from 1953 to 1971. From 1984 to 2019, it was called WSG Wattens.
Time in Top Leagues
The club's most successful period was between 1968 and 1971. During these years, they played in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
Merger and Return
From 1971 to 1984, the club joined with FC Wacker Innsbruck. They formed a new team called SSW Innsbruck. This combined team won the Bundesliga five times. They even reached the quarter-finals of the 1977-78 European Cup. Even during this merger, the original club kept its youth teams separate.
After 1984, WSG Wattens played in the Austrian Regional League West and the First League. These are lower divisions in Austrian football.
Promotion to Bundesliga
In 2019, WSG Wattens was promoted to the Bundesliga. After this big step, the club changed its name to WSG Swarovski Tirol. However, in 2021, the company Swarovski stopped its sponsorship. Because of this, the name "Swarovski" was removed from the club's name. The club has been known as WSG Tirol ever since.
Home Stadium
Gernot Langes Stadion
WSG Tirol used to play their home matches at Gernot Langes Stadion in Wattens. This stadium could hold 5,500 fans. In the 2010–11 season, about 289 people attended their home games on average.
The stadium was sometimes used for international games. For example, a friendly match between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria was played there in 2010. In 2013, the stadium was renamed Gernot Langes Stadion. This was done to honor Gernot Langes, who was the club's president for a long time.
Moving to Tivoli Stadion Tirol
The Gernot Langes Stadion did not meet the requirements for the Bundesliga. Because of this, the club planned to build a new, modern stadium. It was planned to have 6,000 seats by the summer of 2023.
While the new stadium was being planned, the club started using the Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck. They have been playing their home games there since 2019.
Club Achievements
WSG Tirol has won several titles in different leagues:
- Austrian Second Division:
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Austrian Second Division (West):
- Winners (1): 1968
- Austrian Third Division (West):
- Winners (4): 1989, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2016
Current Team Squad
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Club Staff
Here are some of the important people who work for WSG Tirol:
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Philipp Semlic |
| Assistant Manager |  Martin Švejnoha Manuel Ludwiger |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Mischa Todeschini Ferdinand Oswald |
| Athletic and Rehabilitation Coach | Michael Öhlknecht |
| Video Analyst | Sebastian Ungerank |
| Team Doctor | Gregor Unterberger Clemens Burgstaller |
| Physiotherapist | Anja Pölzl Patrick Grassnig |
| Team Manager | Stefan Köck |
| Kitman |  Matthias Peters |
| Busdriver | Servet Sisman |
Club Managers Through the Years
Many different managers have led the WSG Tirol team over the years. Here is a list of some of them:
- Fritz Pfister (1964–1970)
- Eduard Frühwirth (1970–1971)
- Hugo Perwein (1989–1990)
- Günther Rinker (1991–1994)
- Friedrich Peer (1994–1997)
- Wolfgang Schwarz (1997–2000)
- Günther Steinlechner (2000–2001)
Fuad Đulić (2001)- Michael Streiter (2001–2002)
- Georg Saringer (2005)
- Thomas Pfeiler (2006–2007)
- Klaus Schuster (2007)
- Robert Auer (2007–2008)
- Roland Kirchler (2008–2012)
- Robert Wazinger (2012–2013)
- Thomas Silberberger (2013-2024)
- Philipp Semlic (2024-)
Club Logos
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Club Logo until 1971
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WSG Swarovski Tirol logo 2019–2021
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Club logo as WSG Tirol since 2021
See also
