FC Vienne Cricket ( it. Vienna Cricket and Football-Club ) - Austrian football club, located in Vienna . Founded August 23, 1894. It is the oldest club in Austria. Currently known as a center for athletics and tennis, but gained fame thanks to its former football team.
| FC Vienne Cricket | |||
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| Complete title | Vienna Cricket and Football Club | ||
| Based | August 23, 1894 | ||
| Stadium | Jesuitenwiese (1892-1903) Cricketer-Platz Vorgartenstraße (1904-1936) | ||
| Main coach | - | ||
| Site | |||
| Competition | Austrian Championship | ||
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History
The club was founded by the British Association in 1892 and had the name Vienna Cricket Club Wien . The only sport that was practiced was English cricket . When the British realized that cricket was not gaining such popularity as football, it was decided to add a football team to the club. The name was changed to Vienna Cricket and Football-Club . The co-founder and board member of the club was the British John Gramlick , the future founder of the Challenge Cup . The club constantly competed for the title of the oldest club in Austria with FC First Vann , and on the field their derby constantly gathered a large number of spectators.
Famous Players
- Ludwig Gussak - a participant in the Summer Olympic Games of 1912, who played 14 matches for Avtriya's national team and scored 5 goals.
- Rudolf Wagner - goalkeeper FC Fenna Cricket.
Achievements
- Winner of the Challenge Cup (2): 1898, 1902
- Challenge Cup Finalist (2): 1900, 1904
- Winner of Franz Joseph Cup I : 1898
Links
- Club official site (him.)