# First Vienna FC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/First_Vienna_FC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/First_Vienna_FC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Vienna_FC > Source revision: 1356229973 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **First Vienna Football Club 1894** is an Austrian football club based in the [Döbling](/source/D%C3%B6bling) district of [Vienna](/source/Vienna). Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly known to Austrians by the English name *Vienna*. ## History ### Foundation and early years First Vienna FC was founded on 22 August 1894 in [Döbling](/source/D%C3%B6bling), making it the oldest football club in Austria.[1] The club’s colours blue and yellow derived from [Rothschild](/source/Rothschild_family) racing uniforms, while the [triskelion](/source/Triskelion) logo was designed by [Manx](/source/Manx_people) player William Beale.[2] On 15 November 1894, Vienna played its first official match, a 0–4 loss to [Vienna Cricket and Football-Club](/source/Vienna_Cricket_and_Football-Club).[3] The club captured the [Challenge Cup](/source/Challenge_Cup_(Austria-Hungary)) in 1899 and 1900, one of the first international tournaments in Central Europe.[4] ### Golden era Vienna enjoyed major success between the late 1920s and 1930s, winning the [Austrian Cup](/source/Austrian_Cup) in 1929 and 1930, the [Austrian Championship](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga) in 1931 and 1933, and the [Mitropa Cup](/source/Mitropa_Cup) in 1931, unbeaten across all matches.[5] The team added another Austrian Cup in 1937. ### Gauliga and World War II Following the [Anschluss](/source/Anschluss) in 1938, Vienna played in the [Gauliga Ostmark](/source/Gauliga_Ostmark). They won divisional titles in 1942, 1943 and 1944, reaching the [German Championship Final](/source/German_football_championship) in 1942 (losing 0–2 to [Schalke 04](/source/FC_Schalke_04)). In 1943, the club became the [Tschammerpokal](/source/Tschammerpokal) (German Cup) winner, defeating [Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg](/source/Luftwaffen-SV_Hamburg) 3–2 after extra time.[6] ### Postwar period After Austria regained independence, Vienna claimed the Austrian Championship in 1955, edging [Wiener Sport-Club](/source/Wiener_Sport-Club) on goal quotient.[7] ### Decline and fluctuating fortunes From the 1960s, Vienna faced several relegations. They returned to the top flight in 1986, and highlights included two [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Cup) appearances (1988–89, 1989–90).[4] Vienna reached the [Austrian Cup](/source/Austrian_Cup) Final in 1997 (losing 1–2 to [Sturm Graz](/source/SK_Sturm_Graz)), but financial difficulties deepened. By 2000, the club was relegated to the [Regionalliga Ost](/source/Austrian_Regional_League_East) (third tier). In 2017, after sponsor Care-Energy went bankrupt, the club entered insolvency proceedings, and by court order was demoted to the fifth division.[8] Following the announcement in May 2017 Vienna FC secured sponsorship from UNIQA enabling a conclusion of the insolvency proceedings and avoidance of bankruptcy. [9] Vienna FC secured an additional sponsor in September 2020 from [Immounited](/source/IMMOunited), who became the main partner for the youth academy of First Vienna FC 1894.[10] ### Revival Despite financial setbacks, Vienna began climbing back up: champions of the 2. Landesliga Wien in 2019, they later secured promotion to the Regionalliga Ost (2021) and the [Austrian Second League](/source/Austrian_Football_Second_League) in 2022.[11] ## First Vienna FC in Europe Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate 1988–89 UEFA Cup 1 Ikast FS 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) 2 TPS Turku 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) 1989–90 UEFA Cup 1 Valletta 3–0 4–1 7–1 2 Olympiacos Piraeus 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a) ## Current squad [12] ## Notable players - [Mario Kempes](/source/Mario_Kempes), (1986–1987) World Cup Winner and former Argentinian International - [Alfred Drabits](/source/Alfred_Drabits), (1988–1991) Former Austrian International - [Kimmo Lipponen](/source/Kimmo_Lipponen), (1989) former Finnish international - [Zeljko Radovic](/source/Zeljko_Radovic), (1994–1997) Former Austrian International - [Gary Noël](/source/Gary_No%C3%ABl), (2015–2016) Former Mauritius International - [Turgay Bahadır](/source/Turgay_Bahad%C4%B1r) (2015–2016) Former Turkish International - [Markus Katzer](/source/Markus_Katzer), (2015–2020) Former Austrian International - [Mensur Kurtisi](/source/Mensur_Kurtisi), (2016–2021) Former Macedonian International - [Ümit Korkmaz](/source/%C3%9Cmit_Korkmaz), (2019–2020) Former Austrian International - [Andreas Lukse](/source/Andreas_Lukse), (2021–2023) Former Austrian International ## Honours - [Austrian Champions](/source/List_of_Austrian_football_champions) (6): [1931](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga_1930-31), [1933](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga_1932-33), [1942](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga_1941-42), [1943](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga_1942-43), [1944](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga_1943-44), [1955](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga_1954-55) - [Austrian Cup](/source/Austrian_Cup) (3): 1929, 1930, 1937 - [Austrian 2. Landesliga](/source/Austrian_2._Landesliga): Champions 2019 - [Austrian Regionalliga](/source/Austrian_Regionalliga): Champions 2022 - [Challenge Cup](/source/Challenge_Cup_(Austria-Hungary)) (2): 1899, 1900 - [German Cup](/source/German_Cup) (1): [1943](/source/Tschammerpokal_1943) - [Mitropa Cup](/source/Mitropa_Cup) (1): [1931](/source/Mitropa_Cup_1931) - [Liberation Cup](/source/Liberation_Cup) (1): 1946 - [Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes)](/source/Tournoi_de_l'Exposition_Coloniale_(Paris-Vincennes)) (1): 1931[13] - [Tournoi du Nouvel An du Red Star](/source/Tournoi_du_Nouvel_An_du_Red_Star) (1): 1924 (shared)[14] - [Tournoi de Nöel de Paris](/source/Tournoi_de_N%C3%B6el_de_Paris) : Runners-up 1935[15] ## References 1. ["Milestones"](https://www.firstviennafc.at/meilensteine.html). First Vienna FC. Retrieved 25 August 2025. 1. ["13 Dinge über die Vienna"](https://www.kicker.de/13-dinge-ueber-die-vienna-die-auch-nach-130-jahren-nicht-jeder-weiss-1045655/artikel) (in German). Kicker. 22 August 2024. 1. ["130 Jahre First Vienna FC – ein Blick auf die Geschichte"](https://die-nachrichten.at/oesterreich/wien/wien-floridsdorf/130-jahre-first-vienna-fc-ein-blick-auf-die-geschichte-des-aeltesten-clubs/) (in German). Die Nachrichten. 22 August 2024. 1. ["First Vienna FC"](https://www.ganz-wien.at/freizeit/sport/fussball/first-vienna.html). Ganz Wien. Retrieved 25 August 2025. 1. ["Mitropa Cup 1931"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mit31.html). RSSSF. 13 December 1999. 1. ["Club history"](https://www.firstviennafc.at/vereinsgeschichte.php). First Vienna FC. Retrieved 25 August 2025. 1. ["Milestones in First Vienna FC's history"](https://www.firstviennafc.at/meilensteine.html?lang=en). First Vienna FC. 1. ["Vienna muss Insolvenz anmelden"](http://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2828560/) (in German). ORF. 2 March 2017. 1. ["Milestones"](https://www.firstviennafc.at/meilensteine.html?lang=en) (in German). *First Vienna FC 1894*. Retrieved 2026-04-21. 1. Redaktion (2020-09-10). ["ImmoUnited und First Vienna FC 1894 starten Partnerschaft"](https://sportsbusiness.at/immounited-und-first-vienna-fc-1894-starten-partnerschaft/) (in German). *sportsbusiness.at*. Retrieved 2026-04-21. 1. ["First Vienna FC steigt in die 2. Liga auf!"](https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/regionalligen/regionalliga-ost--first-vienna-fc-steigt-in-die-2--liga-auf-/) (in German). laola1.at. 20 May 2022. 1. ["First Vienna FC–Squad"](https://www.firstviennafc.at/kampfmannschaft/kader.html). *First Vienna FC*. Retrieved 4 March 2025. 1. ["Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes, May-Nov 1931)"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colonialexpo31.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230122031339/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colonialexpo31.html) 22 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 February 2023. 1. ["Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes, May-Nov 1931)"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colonialexpo31.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230122031339/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colonialexpo31.html) 22 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 February 2023. 1. ["Tournoi de l'Exposition Coloniale (Paris-Vincennes, May-Nov 1931)"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colonialexpo31.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230122031339/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/colonialexpo31.html) 22 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 February 2023. ## External links - (in German) - [Historical Austrian league results](https://web.archive.org/web/20121222221144/http://www.rsssf.com/) - [Historical German league results](http://www.f-archiv.de) (in German) - [Soccerway profile](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/austria/first-vienna-fc-1894/) - [First Vienna FC Results](https://www.flashscore.com/team/first-vienna/Eez3RKEM/results/) Current results of First Vienna FC matches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [First Vienna FC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Vienna_FC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Vienna_FC?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.