FC Kufstein is an Austrian

Football in Austria

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 football club

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 located in Kufstein

Kufstein

Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...

, a town in the state of Tyrol

Tyrol (state)

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 in the west of the country. They currently play in the Austrian Regional League, the third tier of Austrian football.

History

The club was formed in 1919, around twenty years after football was popularised in Austria. The club was known as SV Kufstein up until World War II

World War II

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, and from 1946 to 1987 as SC Kufstein. The current name was adopted in 1987 following a merger with local amateur club ESV Kufstein. Since 1987, the club has played in the Austrian Regional League West

Austrian Regional League West

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 and the Austrian Football First League

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.

Stadium

FC Kufstein play their home matches in Kufstein Arena, which is close to the centre of the town. The stadium was opened in 1925 and substantially redeveloped in 1999. The current capacity is 4500. The team’s average home attendance for the 2010-11 season was 265. The stadium has hosted international matches, including 2010 friendlies between Belarus

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 and South Korea and Poland

Poland national football team

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 and Serbia

Serbia national football team

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.

Current squad

As of 22 June 2011.

Notable players

Roland Hattenberger

Roland Hattenberger

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 Matthias Hattenberger

Matthias Hattenberger

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 Tobias Schweinsteiger

Tobias Schweinsteiger

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 Manfred Linzmaier

Manfred Linzmaier

Manfred Linzmaier is a retired Austrian footballer. He is now a football manager.-Club career:Nicknamed Tyroler Keegan, Linzmaier started his professional career at FC Wacker Innsbruck, later renamed FC Swarovski Tirol, and stayed for 12 years playing alongside German midfield maestro Hansi Müller...

 Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu

Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu

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Achievements

• Austrian Third Division (West):
  • Winners (4): 1983, 1986, 1993, 2005

• Tryol State League
  Austrian Landesliga
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  :
  • Winners (3): 1949, 1973, 1981

External links

• http://www.fc-kufstein.at - Official website
• http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001127645761 - Facebook page
• http://www.youtube.com/user/FCKufstein – YouTube channel