FC Kufstein
club crest
Full nameFußballclub Kufstein
Founded1919
GroundKufstein Arena
Capacity4,500
ChairmanHerbert Gartner
ManagerMarkus Duftner
LeagueRegionalliga Tirol
2021–22Regionalliga Tirol, 6th of 12

Fußballclub Kufstein is an association football club based in the town of Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria, that competes in Regionalliga Tirol, one of the third tiers of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1987, it is affiliated to the Tirol Football Association. The team plays its home matches at Kufstein Arena, where it has been based since its foundation.

History

Historical chart of Kufstein league performance

The club was formed in 1919, around twenty years after football was popularised in Austria.[1] The club was known as SV Kufstein up until World War II, and from 1946 to 1987 as SC Kufstein. The current name was adopted in 1987 following a merger with local amateur club ESV Kufstein.[2] Since 1987, the club has played in the Austrian Regional League West and the Austrian Football First League.[3]

Stadium

FC Kufstein play their home matches in Kufstein Arena, which is close to the centre of the town. The stadium was opened in 1925 and substantially redeveloped in 1999. The current capacity is 4500.[4] The team's average home attendance for the 2010–11 season was 265.[5] The stadium has hosted international matches, including 2010 friendlies between Belarus and South Korea[6] and Poland and Serbia.[7]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Austria AUT Lukas Tauber
3 DF Austria AUT Christian Kronthaler
5 DF Austria AUT Johannes Erb
6 DF Austria AUT Sahin Karayün
7 DF Austria AUT Stefan Schlichenmaier
8 MF Austria AUT Lukas Marasek
9 MF Croatia CRO Lovren Knezević
10 MF Austria AUT Mathias Treichl
12 DF Italy ITA Matthias Theiner
13 MF Austria AUT Patrick Schönauer
14 MF Croatia CRO Sandro Gavrić
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK Austria AUT Fabian Steidl
16 DF Austria AUT Stefan Bergmeister
17 MF Austria AUT Daniel Wurnig
18 FW Cameroon CMR Mohammadou Idrissou
19 FW Turkey TUR Emre Yildiz
20 FW Austria AUT Stefan Hussl
21 MF Germany GER Stefan Schreder
23 MF Austria AUT Sinan Bicer
24 MF Austria AUT Mathäus Hundögger
25 MF Austria AUT Niko Schneebauer
26 GK Austria AUT Julian Weiskopf

Achievements

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A history of FC Kufstein (German)". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "FC Kufstein profile". weltfussbalarchiv.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "WSG Wattens club profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Austrian Regional League West 2010–11 season attendance statistics". Regionalliga.at. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Belarus beats South Korea 1–0 in World Cup warmup". Springfield News-Sun. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Serbia draw another blank". UEFA.com. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "FC Kufstein tournament history". Official club website. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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