First Vienna Football Club 1894 is an Austrian football club based in the Döbling district of 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, making it the oldest football club in Austria. The club’s colours blue and yellow derived from Rothschild racing uniforms, while the triskelion logo was designed by Manx player William Beale. On 15 November 1894, Vienna played its first official match, a 0–4 loss to Vienna Cricket and Football-Club.

The club captured the Challenge Cup in 1899 and 1900, one of the first international tournaments in Central Europe.

Golden era

Vienna enjoyed major success between the late 1920s and 1930s, winning the Austrian Cup in 1929 and 1930, the Austrian Championship in 1931 and 1933, and the Mitropa Cup in 1931, unbeaten across all matches. The team added another Austrian Cup in 1937.

Gauliga and World War II

Following the Anschluss in 1938, Vienna played in the Gauliga Ostmark. They won divisional titles in 1942, 1943 and 1944, reaching the German Championship Final in 1942 (losing 0–2 to Schalke 04). In 1943, the club became the Tschammerpokal (German Cup) winner, defeating Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg 3–2 after extra time.

Postwar period

After Austria regained independence, Vienna claimed the Austrian Championship in 1955, edging Wiener Sport-Club on goal quotient.

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 appearances (1988–89, 1989–90).

Vienna reached the Austrian Cup Final in 1997 (losing 1–2 to Sturm Graz), but financial difficulties deepened. By 2000, the club was relegated to the Regionalliga Ost (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.

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 in 2022.

First Vienna FC in Europe

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1988–89UEFA Cup1DenmarkIkast FS1–01–22–2 (a)
2FinlandTPS Turku2–10–12–2 (a)
1989–90UEFA Cup1MaltaValletta3–04–17–1
2GreeceOlympiacos Piraeus2–21–13–3 (a)

Current squad

As of 13 April, 2026

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK AUT Bernhard Unger 4 DF AUT Niklas Szerencsi 5 DF AUT Santino Pistrol 6 MF AUT Markus Rusek 7 FW AUT Christoph Monschein 8 MF AUT Bernhard Luxbacher 9 FW AUT Amir Abdijanovic 10 MF AUT Florian Prohart 11 FW JPN Meguru Odagaki 14 MF KOR Seo Jong-min 15 MF BIH Haris Zahirović 17 DF AUT Benjamin Rosenberger 18 FW AUT Bernhard ZimmermannNo. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF AUT Niklas Alozie 20 MF AUT Felix Nagele 21 MF GER Max Mergner 22 DF AUT Osarenren Okungbowa 23 DF AUT Marco Gantschnig 25 DF AUT Jürgen Bauer 26 GK AUT Moritz Troindl 27 FW AUT Vincent Zeidler 28 MF AUT Kai Stratznig 36 DF AUT Kelechi Nnamdi 39 MF BRA Lucas Dantas 41 GK AUT Christopher Giuliani 66 MF AUT David Ungar 77 FW AUT Luca Edelhofer
1GKAUTBernhard Unger
4DFAUTNiklas Szerencsi
5DFAUTSantino Pistrol
6MFAUTMarkus Rusek
7FWAUTChristoph Monschein
8MFAUTBernhard Luxbacher
9FWAUTAmir Abdijanovic
10MFAUTFlorian Prohart
11FWJPNMeguru Odagaki
14MFKORSeo Jong-min
15MFBIHHaris Zahirović
17DFAUTBenjamin Rosenberger
18FWAUTBernhard Zimmermann
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19DFAUTNiklas Alozie
20MFAUTFelix Nagele
21MFGERMax Mergner
22DFAUTOsarenren Okungbowa
23DFAUTMarco Gantschnig
25DFAUTJürgen Bauer
26GKAUTMoritz Troindl
27FWAUTVincent Zeidler
28MFAUTKai Stratznig
36DFAUTKelechi Nnamdi
39MFBRALucas Dantas
41GKAUTChristopher Giuliani
66MFAUTDavid Ungar
77FWAUTLuca Edelhofer

Notable players

Honours

External links

  • (in German)
  • (in German)
  • Current results of First Vienna FC matches

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