FC Wacker Innsbruck is an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck. The club was formed in June 2002 as FC Wacker Tirol, and play their home games at Tivoli-Neu. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the team FC Tirol Innsbruck, which went bankrupt in 2002, and the original FC Wacker Innsbruck, which was founded in 1913 (1913, 1914 or 1915, the founding day is uncertain). In honour of this heritage, FC Wacker Tirol was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck in 2007.

History

Historical chart of FC Wacker Innsbruck league performance (incl. predecessor clubs)

The ascent of Wacker Tirol into the Bundesliga took only two years from formation, with promotion to the top division achieved in 2004. This was possible because the club made an alliance with 3rd league club Wattens and thus avoided starting in the bottom league. After finishing first in Regionalliga West (2002–03), Wacker advanced to Red Zac Erste Liga, and only a season later (2003–04) was promoted to Bundesliga.

FC Wacker Tirol finished 6th out of 10 in their first Bundesliga season (2004–05) and 7th in their second (2005–06). In 2006–07, the Tyroleans avoided relegation only because Grazer AK went into administration and was docked 28 points as a result. One year later (2008) the club, now named FC Wacker Innsbruck, finished last and was relegated to the Austrian Football Second League.

After finishing runner-up in the 2008–09 season, FC Wacker Innsbruck won promotion back to the Austrian Bundesliga in 2010 in a tight run. About 5000 Tyrolean supporters had travelled to the final away game on 28 May 2010 in Pasching against Red Bull Juniors, which FC Wacker Innsbruck won 2–0.

As in 2004–05, FC Wacker Innsbruck finished their first Bundesliga season (2010–11) again 6th and then 7th in 2011–12 when they had been close to the Europa League spots for much of the season. After a disastrous start into the 2012–13 season (ten losses in eleven matches) it seemed unlikely that the club could avoid relegation. In a dramatic season finale against relegation which involved four teams, FC Wacker Innsbruck on 26 May 2013 managed to turn a 0–2 against Wolfsberger AC into a 3–2 victory within 10 minutes and, thanks to this miracle of Wolfsberg stayed in the league. With one-year delay FC Wacker Innsbruck finishing last in 2013–14, 8 points behind FC Admira Wacker Mödling which even had been docked 5 points due to financial problems.

In 2014–15, Wacker Innsbruck played in the First League but failed to gain promotion. Consequently, FC Wacker Innsbruck start the 2015–16 season on the First League. FC Wacker Innsbruck start the 2018–19 season on the First League.

After the 2021–22 season where Wacker Innsbruck finished in mid-table, the club did not apply for a licence for the next season, and decided not to file a complaint with the Permanent Neutral Arbitration Court. This placed the club at the bottom of the table and thus they were relegated to the Tiroler Liga, a fourth-tier division.

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlaceWDLGFGAPtsNotes
2002–03Fußball-Regionalliga (III)126221011780Alliance with WSG Wattens
2003–04Erste Liga (II)12268654472
2004–05Bundesliga (I)6111114484844
2005–06Bundesliga7101214445542
2006–07Bundesliga981018406434avoided relegation only because of bankrupt GAK
2007–08Bundesliga1061119326329
2008–09Erste Liga (II)21887654462
2009–10Erste Liga12166672669
2010–11Bundesliga (I)6131112434250
2011–12Bundesliga7101511364545
2012–13Bundesliga811322417536
2013–14Bundesliga1051417427029
2014–15Erste Liga6111015324343
2015–16Erste Liga317811614759
2016–17Erste Liga415912585354
2017–18Erste Liga12187603171
2018–19Bundesliga124513173417Regular Season
Bundesliga68519325120Relegation Round
2019–202. Liga613512444944
2020–212. Liga41767503357
2021–222. Liga911712464140Did not apply for a new licence
2022–23Tiroler Liga (IV)71299504645
2023–24Tiroler Liga (V)12141851967Tiroler Liga restructured to 5th tier.
2024–25Regionalliga Tirol (IV)1224095870
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Current squad

As of 15 May 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 Lukas Tauber 2 DF AUT Max Köchl 4 MF NGA Daniel Francis 5 DF GER Phil Kunze 6 DF AUT Manuel Petutschnig 7 FW GER Stefan Lorenz 8 MF GER Lucas Scholl 9 FW AUT Okan Yılmaz 10 MF AUT Rami Tekir (captain) 11 MF AUT Raphael Gallé 14 DF AUT Philipp Viertler 15 MF SEN Mouhamed Sy 16 DF AUT Alexander Joppich 17 FW AUT Christopher WeinzierlNo. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW ITA Adrian Lechl 19 DF AUT Florian Kopp 21 DF ARG Mateo Franzotti 22 FW AUT Luis Gstrein 23 FW SUI Albin Krasniqi (on loan from Winterthur) 24 FW GHA Bright Owusu 25 DF AUT Tobias Berger 27 DF GER Quirin Rackl (on loan from FC Liefering) 29 FW URU Anderson Rodríguez (on loan from Grasshopper) 30 GK GER Benjamin Ballis 39 GK UKR Kyrylo Danilyev — GK AUT Dany-Gabriel Wastian — DF URU Mauro Marichal (on loan from Racing-M) — FW CZE Matěj Kvaček
1GKAUTLukas Tauber
2DFAUTMax Köchl
4MFNGADaniel Francis
5DFGERPhil Kunze
6DFAUTManuel Petutschnig
7FWGERStefan Lorenz
8MFGERLucas Scholl
9FWAUTOkan Yılmaz
10MFAUTRami Tekir (captain)
11MFAUTRaphael Gallé
14DFAUTPhilipp Viertler
15MFSENMouhamed Sy
16DFAUTAlexander Joppich
17FWAUTChristopher Weinzierl
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18FWITAAdrian Lechl
19DFAUTFlorian Kopp
21DFARGMateo Franzotti
22FWAUTLuis Gstrein
23FWSUIAlbin Krasniqi (on loan from Winterthur)
24FWGHABright Owusu
25DFAUTTobias Berger
27DFGERQuirin Rackl (on loan from FC Liefering)
29FWURUAnderson Rodríguez (on loan from Grasshopper)
30GKGERBenjamin Ballis
39GKUKRKyrylo Danilyev
—GKAUTDany-Gabriel Wastian
—DFURUMauro Marichal (on loan from Racing-M)
—FWCZEMatěj Kvaček

Managers

External links

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