WSG Tirol
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck | |||
Capacity | 16,008 | ||
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President | Diana Langes-Swarovski | ||
Manager | Thomas Silberberger | ||
League | Austrian Bundesliga | ||
2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga, 9th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol (lit. 'Wattens' Sports Community Tyrol'), commonly known as WSG Tirol, is a professional
History
The club was formed in 1930 and has been known as SC Wattens (1930–53), SV Wattens (1953–71), and WSG Wattens (1984–2019). Its most successful period was in 1968–71, when it competed in the
Stadium
WSG Tirol play their home matches in Gernot Langes Stadion, Wattens. The stadium's capacity is 5500.[5] The team’s average home attendance for the 2010–11 season was 289.[6] The stadium is also occasionally used for international matches, such as a 2010 friendly between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.[7]
In 2013 the stadium was renamed in Gernot Langes stadium in honour of the 70th birthday of the longtime president Gernot Langes.[8]
The stadium does not currently meet Bundesliga suitability criteria and therefore redevelopment work has been planned to create a modern, 6,000 capacity stadium by the summer of 2023. During this period, the club will use the
Achievements
- Austrian Second Division:
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Austrian Second Division (West):
- Winners (1): 1968
- Austrian Third Division (West):
- Winners (4): 1989, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2016
- Winners (4): 1989, 1995, 1999, 2003,
Current squad
- As of 17 January 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Thomas Silberberger |
Assistant Manager | Martin Švejnoha |
Goalkeeper Coach | Hermann Steinlechner |
Athletic and Rehabilitation Coach | Andreas Gerg |
Video Analyst | Sebastian Ungerank |
Team Doctor | Gregor Unterberger Clemens Burgstaller |
Physiotherapist | Anja Pölzl Patrick Grassnig |
Team Manager | Stefan Köck |
Kitman | Matthias Peters |
Busdriver | Servet Sisman |
Manager history
- Fritz Pfister (1964–1970)
- Eduard Frühwirth (1970–1971)
- Hugo Perwein (1989–1990)
- Günther Rinker (1991–1994)
- Friedrich Peer (1994-1997)
- Wolfgang Schwarz (1997-2000)
- Günther Steinlechner (2000–2001)
- Fuad Đulić (2001)
- Michael Streiter (2001-2002)
- Georg Saringer (2005)
- Thomas Pfeiler (2006-2007)
- Klaus Schuster (2007)
- Robert Auer (2007-2008)
- Roland Kirchler (2008-2012)
- Robert Wazinger (2012-2013)
- Thomas Silberberger (2013-)
Logos
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Club Logo until 1971
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WSG Swarovski Tirol logo 2019-2021
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Club logo as WSG Tirol since 2021
See also
- Football in Austria
- Austrian Football First League
References
- ^ "Club website official data (German)". Regionalliga.at. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archivedfrom the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Geiler, Christoph (2 June 2019). "Aufsteiger Wattens: Eine graue Maus mit Potenzial". kurier.at (in German).
- ^ "Alles Logo bei der WSG". WSG Tirol. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "WSG Wattens club profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Austrian Regional League West 2010–11 season attendance statistics". Regionalliga.at. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria World Cup warm-up venues confirmed". BBC Sport. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Website of WSG Wattens (German)
- ^ "Kader" [Squad] (in German). WSG Tirol. Retrieved 26 August 2022.