About SK Rapid Wien

SK Rapid Wien is one of the most historic and successful football clubs in Austria, based in Vienna and founded in 1899. Originally established as the First Viennese Workers’ Football Club, it was renamed Rapid shortly after, reflecting its working-class roots. The club plays its home matches at the Allianz Stadion and is known for its green and white colors, as well as its large and passionate fanbase.

Rapid Wien quickly became a dominant force in Austrian football, winning the first national championship in 1911–12 and going on to claim a record 32 league titles. During the interwar years, the club was a major power in Central European football, and it continued to succeed even during the period of Nazi annexation, when it competed in the Gauliga Ostmark and won the German championship in 1941. The post-war era, particularly from the late 1940s to the 1960s, is often considered one of the most successful periods in the club’s history.

On the international stage, Rapid Wien has also achieved notable success, reaching the final of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup twice, in 1985 and 1996. Although the club has been less dominant domestically in recent decades, it remains a key figure in Austrian football and regularly competes in European competitions. Rapid is also famous for its traditions, especially the “Rapidviertelstunde,” where fans passionately support the team in the final 15 minutes of matches, symbolizing the club’s fighting spirit.