Grazer AK
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Grazer Athletiksport Klub (English: Graz's Athletic Sport Club; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an
History
The beginning
The club arose from an informal association of
European football and the golden start to the new millennium
Between 1962 and 1983 GAK has been involved in European competitions. Their first match was against
Financial troubles and bankruptcy
During the 2006–2007 season, 'Grazer AK' went into
New start
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Supporters
The highest attendance average reached the red jackets in the championship season 2003/2004. This season, an average of 9234 pilgrimage to the home games of the "Athletics". The average attendance since the forced descent had settled at "only" 3500, but the quality of the organized support had risen. The "curve" was in sector 22, before relegation to the Regionalliga in sector 25. Despite the third-rate fate pilgrimage several hundred fans to the away games. The ultra-fan groups are the Red Firm, the Society Graz, the Tifosi Rosso Bianco and the Everreds. Parts of the fan scene maintain friendship to KFC Uerdingen 05, NK Čelik Zenica and also SV Austria Salzburg.
Graz Derby
GAK have a big rivalry with cross-town rivals
Past seasons
These are the seasons that the team has done since it was re-founded at the end of the year 2012.
Season | League | Level | Place | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Austrian Cup |
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2013–14 | 1. Klasse Mitte A (VIII) | 8 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 12 | 112 | 62 | not qualified |
2014–15 | Gebietsliga Mitte (VII) | 7 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 29 | 78 | 70 | not qualified |
2015–16 | Unterliga Mitte (VI) | 6 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 19 | 69 | 69 | not qualified |
2016–17 | Oberliga Mitte/West (V) | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 51 | not qualified |
2017–18 | Landesliga Steiermark (IV) | 4 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 68 | not qualified |
2018–19 | Regionalliga Mitte (III) | 3 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 28 | 42 | 68 | Semi-finals |
2019–20 | First League (II) | 2 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 31 | Second round |
2020–21 | First League (II) | 2 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 46 | First round |
2021–22 | First League (II) | 2 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 46 | First round |
2022–23 | First League (II) | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 60 | Third round |
Green marks a season followed by promotion |
European competition
Results
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Aggregate | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1962–63
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UEFA Cup Winners Cup
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Round 2 | B 1909 Odense
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4:6 | 1:1 (H) | 3:5 (A) |
1964–65
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Round 1 | NK Zagreb | 2:9 | 2:3 (A) | 0:6 (H) |
1968–69
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UEFA Cup Winners Cup | Round 1 | ADO Den Haag | 1:6 | 1:4 (A) | 0:2 (H) |
1973–74
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UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Panachaiki | 1:3 | 0:1 (H) | 1:2 (A) |
1981–82
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UEFA Cup Winners Cup | Round 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2:4 | 0:2 (A) | 2:2 (H) |
1982–83
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UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Corvinul Hunedoara
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1:4 | 1:1 (H) | 0:3 (A) |
1996–97
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UEFA Cup | Qualification | Vojvodina | 7:1 | 2:0 (H) | 5:1 (A) |
Round 1 | Germinal Ekeren
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( a ) 3:3
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1:3 (A) | 2:0 (H) | ||
Round 2 | Inter Milan | 1:1 (3:5 p) |
0:1 (A) | 1:0 a.e.t. ) (H)
(3:5 p | ||
1997
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UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group stage | Silkeborg IF | 5:4 | 2:0 (H) | |
Ebbw Vale | 0:0 (A) | |||||
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1:3 (H) | |||||
SC Bastia | 2:1 (A) | |||||
1998–99
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UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round 2 | VPS | 3:0 | 0:0 (A) | 3:0 (H) |
Round 1 | Litex Lovech
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3:1 | 1:1 (A) | 2:0 (H) | ||
Round 2 | AS Monaco
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3:7 | 3:3 (H) | 0:4 (A) | ||
1999–00
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UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round 2 | KÍ Klaksvík
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9:0 | 5:0 (A) | 4:0 (H) |
Round 1 | FC Spartak Trnava | 4:2 | 3:0 (H) | 1:2 (A) | ||
Round 2 | Panathinaikos | (a) 2:2 | 2:1 (H) | 0:1 (A) | ||
2000–01
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UEFA Cup | Round 1 | 1. FC Košice
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3:2 | 3:2 (A) | 0:0 (H) |
Round 2 | Espanyol | 1:4 | 0:4 (A) | 1:0 (H) | ||
2001–02
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UEFA Cup | Qualifikation | HB Tórshavn
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6:2 | 2:2 (A) | 4:0 (H) |
Round 2 | FC Utrecht | 3:6 | 0:3 (A) | 3:3 (H) | ||
2002–03
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UEFA Champions League | Qualifying Round 2 | Sheriff Tiraspol
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6:1 | 4:1 (A) | 2:0 (H) |
Qualifying Round 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow
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3:5 | 0:2 (H) | 3:3 (A) | ||
2002–03
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UEFA Cup | Round 1 | APOEL | 1:3 | 0:2 (A) | 1:1 (H) |
2003–04
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UEFA Champions League | Qualifying Round 2 | Tirana | 7:2 | 5:1 (A) | 2:1 (H) |
Qualifying Round 3 | Ajax | 2:3 | 1:1 (H) | 1:2 ( s.g. ) (A)
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2003–04
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UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Vålerenga IF
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1:1 (a) | 0:0 (A) | 1:1 (H) |
2004–05
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UEFA Champions League | Qualifying Round 3 | Liverpool | 1:2 | 0:2 (H) | 1:0 (A) |
2004–05
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UEFA Cup | Round 1 | Litex Lovech
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5:1 | 5:0 (H) | 0:1 (A) |
Group stage | AJ Auxerre | 5:4 | 0:0 (A) | |||
Amica Wronki | 3:1 (H) | |||||
Rangers | 0:3 (A) | |||||
AZ Alkmaar | 2:0 (H) | |||||
1/16 finals | Middlesbrough | 3:4 | 2:2 (H) | 1:2 (A) | ||
2005–06
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UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round 2 | Nistru Otaci
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3:0 | 2:0 (A) | 1:0 (H) |
Round 1 | Strasbourg
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0:7 | 0:2 (H) | 0:5 (A) |
Derby statistics vs. SK Sturm Graz
(as of 23.8.2005) Total (in 1st Austrian League):
- 46 Won
- 42 Drawn
- 42 Lost
(Goals: 174:168)
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
- Karl Mütsch (1948–1951)
- Josef Pojar (1951–1952)
- Engelbert Smutny (1952)
- Karl Mütsch (1953–1954)
- Alfred Pestitschek (1954–1957)
- János Szép (1957–1960)
- Ferdinand Fritsch (1960–1962)
- Juan Schwanner (1962–1963)
- Fritz Pimperl (1963–1964)
- Milan Zeković (1964)
- Karl Durspekt (1964–1965)
- Karl Kowanz (1965–1967)
- Fritz Kominek (1967–1969)
- Vlado Šimunić (1969–1970)
- Karl Durspekt (1970–1971)
- Helmut Senekowitsch (1971–1973)
- Alfred Günthner (1973–1974)
- Hans Hipp (1974–1975)
- Hermann Stessl (1975–1977)
- Hermann Repitsch (interim) (1977)
- Gerd Springer (1977–1978)
- Walter Koleznik (interim) (1978)
- Václav Halama (1978–1981)
- Zlatko Čajkovski (1981–1982)
- August Starek (1982–1984)
- Helmut Senekowitsch (1984–1985)
- Gernot Fraydl (1985–1986)
- Adolf Blutsch (1986–1987)
- Adi Pinter (1987–1988)
- Václav Halama (1988–1989)
- Karl Philipp (1989)
- Adi Pinter (1989–1990)
- Heinz Binder (1990)
- Savo Ekmečić (1990–1992)
- Milan Miklavič (1992–1993)
- Hans Ulrich Thomale(1993–1996)
- Ljupko Petrović (1996)
- Hans Peter Schaller (1996)
- August Starek (1996–1997)
- Klaus Augenthaler (1997–2000)
- Rainer Hörgl (2000)
- Werner Gregoritsch (2000–2001)
- Christian Keglevits (2001)
- Thijs Libregts (2001–2002)
- Christian Keglevits (2002)
- Walter Schachner (2002–2006)
- Lars Søndergaard (2006–2007)
- Dietmar Pegam (2007)
- Stojadin Rajković (2008)
- Gregor Pötscher (2008–2010)
- Heinz Karner (2010)
- Peter Stöger (2010–2011)
- Aleš Čeh (2011–2012)
- Ante Šimundža (2012)[3]
- David Preiß (9 October 2017 – 25 February 2020)
- Gernot Plassnegger (2020–2021)
- Gernot Messner (2021–present)
Honours
- Austrian Bundesliga(I)
- Austrian Cup
- Austrian Supercup
- Winners (2): 2000, 2002
- Runners-up (1): 2004
- Austrian First League(II)
- Winners (3): 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95
- Austrian Regionalliga Mitte (III)
- Winners (2): 2011–12, 2018–19
- Landesliga Steiermark (IV)
- Winners (1): 2017–18
- Oberliga Mitte/West (V)
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Unterliga Mitte (VI)
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Gebietsliga Mitte (VII)
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- 1. Klasse Mitte A (VIII)
- Winners (1): 2013–14
References
- ^ "2019/20 Ende! Der GAK trifft auf den SV Lafnitz". Im letzten Spiel der Saison treffen wir auf den SV Lafnitz. ... (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Austria's GAK agree to leave top flight". FIFA. 11 April 2005. Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2006.
- RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 June 2012.