About Wiener AC

Wiener AC (Wiener Athletiksport Club) is one of the oldest sports clubs in Austria, founded in 1897 in Vienna. While it became especially famous for its success in field hockey, its football section was also highly significant in the early development of Austrian football. In the early 1900s, Wiener AC won several important pre-league competitions such as the Challenge Cup and the Tagblatt Pokal, which were among the most prestigious tournaments before the establishment of a formal national championship.

The club reached its peak in football during the 1910s and 1930s. Wiener AC won the Austrian championship in the 1914–15 season and later achieved international recognition by reaching the final of the Mitropa Cup in 1931, one of the most important European club competitions of that era. The team also won multiple Austrian Cups (including 1930–31, 1937–38, and 1958–59) and competed in the Gauliga Ostmark during World War II, reflecting its continued presence at the top level.

In the post-war period, Wiener AC gradually declined and struggled to remain among Austria’s top clubs. A significant moment came in the 1970s, when it formed a joint team with FK Austria Wien (Austria/WAC Wien), with the results officially counted as part of Austria Wien’s history. Although the football section was later revived, it never returned to top-flight football and eventually stopped competing at a professional level, while the overall club continued to exist primarily through its other sports sections.