About SC Austria Lustenau

SC Austria Lustenau is a professional football club based in Lustenau, in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, founded in 1914. It originated as the football section of a gymnastics association before becoming an independent club in 1936. The team plays in green and white and has long been one of the main representatives of football in the Vorarlberg region, competing mostly in the second tier of Austrian football.

During much of its history, Austria Lustenau played in regional leagues such as the Vorarlberger Liga, Arlbergliga, and later the Regionalliga West. The club experienced interruptions during World War II, when it was dissolved under Nazi rule, but was re-established after the war and continued competing at a regional level. Its first major national breakthrough came in the 1990s, when it won the Regionalliga West in 1994 and earned promotion to the second division, followed by winning the 2. Liga title in 1996–97.

Austria Lustenau has had several periods in the Austrian Bundesliga, though usually brief. It returned to the top flight in 2022 after winning the second division, marking its first Bundesliga appearance in over two decades. The club has also reached the Austrian Cup final twice (2011 and 2020), highlighting its ability to compete at a high level despite limited resources. Today, it is considered a stable club with a strong regional identity and a history of developing competitive teams in Austrian football.