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Wolfsberger AC, commonly referred to as Wolfsberg or simply WAC, is an Austrian association football club from Wolfsberg, Carinthia, who currently play in the Austrian Bundesliga. Between the 2007–08 and 2011–12 seasons, Wolfsberger AC entered a cooperation with SK St. Andrä, competing under the name WAC/St. Andrä during that period. The team is currently called RZ Pellets WAC for sponsorship reasons.

Wolfsberger AC
Full nameRiegler & Zechmeister Pellets Wolfsberger Athletik Club
Nickname(s)RZ Pellets WAC
Founded1930; 92 years ago (1930)
GroundLavanttal-Arena, Wolfsberg
Capacity7,300
ChairmanDietmar Riegler
ManagerRobin Dutt
LeagueAustrian Bundesliga
2021–22Austrian Bundesliga, 4th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

After having played the majority of its existence in the lower leagues, Wolfsberger AC finished their 2011–12 season as champions of the 2011–12 Austrian Football First League (now known as the "Second League", or "2. Liga") and earned promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history, in which they finished fifth at the end of the 2012–13 Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Wolfsberg finished third in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga which qualified them for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage. They finished in fourth place in Group J of the UEFA Europa League in the 2019–20 season.


History


Wolfsberger AC was founded by Adolf Ptazcowsky, Karl Weber, Hermann Maierhofer, Franz Hafner and Michael Schlacher in 1931. After spending the first thirty-seven years of its existence on lower tiers of the Austrian league pyramid, the club eventually achieved promotion to the Austrian Regional League, which was on the second tier of the pyramid at that time, in 1968. WAC stayed at this level, with one exception during the 1977–78 season, for the next seventeen years, establishing themselves as a mid-table side.

At the end of the 1984–85 season, Wolfsberger AC eventually dropped back to the third level. The club returned for two further second-level appearances during the 1988–89 and 1990–91 seasons, but was immediately relegated each time. In 1994, the club was a founding member of the reactivated Regional League as the third tier of the pyramid. After being in the promotion race for the first few years in the new league, strength of the club gradually declined and eventually led to relegation at the end of the 2001–02 season.

Historical chart of Worfsberger AC league performance
Historical chart of Worfsberger AC league performance

In 2007, WAC and neighbours SK St. Andrä decided to enter a cooperation. While both clubs remained as separate entities, they closely worked together on almost all aspects: "Central areas of both clubs like administration, management, economy, marketing, gastronomy, as well as the athletic section as the core (both the senior and junior teams) will be centrally administered from the newly created offices of WAC/St. Andrä at Wolfsberg."[citation needed] Since SK St. Andrä were playing at the Regional League, the team began at this level, from which it was promoted to the First League in 2010. At the end of the 2011–12 season, the cooperation secured promotion to the Bundesliga with one round of matches to go. Soon afterwards, the cooperation was dissolved; Wolfsberger AC thus competed as an independent club on the highest level of Austrian football for the first time in their history.

After their first year in the highest class they came in 5th. After the season manager Nenad Bjelica left the club and became manager of FK Austria Wien, the champion of the 2012–13 season. Slobodan Grubor replaced him but after weak performances in the new season he was replaced by Dietmar Kühbauer.

The team became known as 'RZ Pellets WAC' from the 2014–15 season, due to sponsorship.[1]

Wolfsberger AC qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage for first time in their history, after finishing third in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga.[2] They were knocked in the last 16 after losing 8-1 on aggregate to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. [3]


Honours



Domestic



League


European record


Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 2Q Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q Borussia Dortmund 0–1 0–5 0–6
2019–20 UEFA Europa League Group J Roma 1–1 2–2 4th out of 4
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 4–0
İstanbul Başakşehir 0–3 0–1
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group K CSKA Moscow 1–1 1–0 2nd out of 4
Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 0–1
Feyenoord 1–0 4–1
R32 Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 0–4 1–8
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 3Q Gżira United 0–0 4–0 4–0
PO Molde 0–4 1–0 1–4

Current squad


As of 26 September 2022

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  GER Hendrik Bonmann
3 DF  AUT Jonathan Scherzer
4 DF  AUT David Gugganig
6 MF  AUT Nikolas Veratschnig
7 MF  AUT Konstantin Kerschbaumer
8 DF  AUT Simon Piesinger
11 FW  ISR Tai Baribo
12 DF  ITA Matteo Anzolin
14 MF  AUT Pascal Müller
16 MF  AUT Mario Leitgeb
17 MF  AUT Ervin Omić
18 FW  AUT Thorsten Röcher
19 DF  ANG Kevin Bukusu
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  GHA Augustine Boakye
21 GK  AUT David Skubl
22 DF  AUT Dominik Baumgartner
24 DF  AUT Raphael Schifferl
25 DF  AUT Fabian Tauchhammer
27 DF  AUT Michael Novak
29 FW  GRE Nikos Vergos
30 MF  AUT Matthäus Taferner
32 GK  AUT Lukas Gütlbauer
70 MF  AUT Thierno Ballo
77 FW  GER Maurice Malone (on loan from Augsburg)
97 MF  AUT Adis Jasic

Out on loan


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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  AUT Lukas Schöfl (at Floridsdorfer)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  CRO Dario Vizinger (at Jahn Regensburg)

Club Officials


Position Staff
President Dietmar Riegler
Vice-President Christian Puff
Manager Robin Dutt
Assistant Manager Oliver Barth
First-Team Coach Hannes Jochum
First-Team Goalkeeper Coach Mario Krassnitzer
Fitness Coach Hannes Sauerschnig
Athletic Coach Marcel Kuster
Video Analyst Rainer Müller
Team Doctor Anton Rossmann
Torsten Lenart
Physiotherapist Joseph Rainer
Masseur Sasa Rodic
Marketing Staff Michael Paier
Team Manager Hannes Jochum
Manager Markus Perchthaler
Sports Coordinator Roman Stary

Managers



References





На других языках


- [en] Wolfsberger AC

[es] Wolfsberger AC

El Wolfsberger AC es un equipo de fútbol de Austria, situado en la localidad de Wolfsberg, en el estado de Carintia. Fue fundado en 1899 y juega actualmente en la Bundesliga de Austria.

[ru] Вольфсберг (футбольный клуб)

«Во́льфсберг» (нем. Wolfsberger AC) — австрийский профессиональный футбольный клуб из города Вольфсберг. Клуб проводит домашние матчи на стадионе «Лавантталь», вмещающем 7300 зрителей.



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