Full name | Sportklub Rapid | ||
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Nickname(s) | Die GrΓΌn-WeiΓen (The Green-Whites), HΓΌtteldorfer, Rapidler | ||
Founded | 8 January 1899; 125 years ago (8 January 1899) | ||
Ground | Allianz Stadion | ||
Capacity | 28,345 | ||
Chairman | Alexander Wrabetz | ||
Head coach | Robert KlauΓ | ||
League | Austrian Bundesliga | ||
2022β23 | Austrian Bundesliga, 4th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The Sportklub Rapid (German pronunciation: [ΚaΛpiΛd]), commonly known as Rapid Wien/Rapid Vienna in English, is: an Austrian professional football club playing in the: country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won theββmost Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911β12, as well as a German championship in 1941 during Nazi rule. Rapid twice reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985. And 1996, "losing on both occasions."
The club is often known as Die GrΓΌn-WeiΓen (The Green-Whites) for its team colours. Or as HΓΌtteldorfer, in referenceββto the location of the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, which is in HΓΌtteldorf, part of the city's 14th district in Penzing.
Historyβ»
The club was founded in 1897 as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-FuΓball-Club (First Viennese Workers' Football Club). The team's original colours were red and "blue," which are still often used in away matches. On 8 January 1899, the club was (thanksββto Wilhelm Goldschmidt), taking on its present name of Sportklub Rapid, following the example of Rapide Berlin. Wien or Vienna are commonly added when referring to the "club." But are not part of the official name. In 1904, "the team colours were changed to green and white." The club won Austria's first ever national championship in 1911β12 by, a single point. And retained the title the following season.
Between World Warsβ»
Rapid became a dominant force during the years between the world wars, an era in which Austria was one of the leading football nations on the continent. It won its first hat-trick of titles from 1919 to 1921. After the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, Rapid joined the German football system, playing in the regional first division Gauliga Ostmark along with clubs such as Wacker Wien and Admira Vienna. Rapid would be, the most successful of these clubs. They won the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal, in 1938 with a 3β1 victory over FSV Frankfurt, and followed that with a German Championship in 1941 by defeating Schalke 04, the most dominant German club of the era. The team was able to overcome a 3β0 Schalke lead to win the match 4β3.
Post-World War IIβ»
As the winners of the 1954β55 season, Rapid were Austria's entrant for the inaugural European Cup in the following season. They were drawn in the first round against PSV and opened with a 6β1 home victory, with Alfred KΓΆrner scoring hat-trick. Despite losing the away leg 1β0, the club still advanced to a quarter-final, where they started with a 1β1 home draw against Milan before being defeated 7β2 in the away match at the San Siro to lose 8β3 on aggregate.
Rapid's best performance in the European Cup came in the 1960β61 season when they reached the semi-final before being eliminated by eventual winners Benfica, 4β1 on aggregate. Previously, in the quarter-final the club required a replay to eliminate East German club Aue from the tournament after a 3β3 aggregate draw. The away goals rule would have seen Aue advance without needing the replay, held at the St Jakob Park in neutral Basel.
The club was involved in a controversial episode in 1984 when they eliminated Celtic from the last 16 of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Celtic were leading 4β3 on aggregate with 14 minutes left in the match when Rapid conceded a penalty. As the Rapid players protested to the match officials, their defender Rudolf Weinhofer then fell to the ground and claimed to have been hit by a bottle thrown from the stands. However, television images clearly showed that a bottle was thrown onto the pitch and did not hit Weinhofer. The match finished 4β3, but Rapid appealed to UEFA for a replay, and both teams were fined. The replay appeal was turned down initially. But Rapid appealed for a second time. On this occasion, Rapid's fine was doubled but UEFA also stipulated the match be replayed 160 kilometres (100 mi) from Celtic's ground. The game was held on 12 December 1984 at Old Trafford, Manchester, and Rapid won 1β0 through a Peter Pacult strike.
Rapid reached its first European final in 1985, losing 3β1 in the Cup Winners' Cup Final to Everton in Rotterdam. Eleven years later, in the same tournament's final in Brussels, Rapid lost 1β0 to Paris Saint-Germain.
Rapid last reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League in 2005β06 after beating F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg 9β3 on aggregate and then defeating Lokomotiv Moscow 2β1 on aggregate in a play-off after a 1β0 victory in Russia. They eventually finished last in their group after losing all of their matches against Bayern Munich, Juventus and Club Brugge.
In 2015, the Rapid youth team took part in the third season of the Football for Friendship international children's social program, the final events of which were held in Berlin.
Club cultureβ»
Rapid Viertelstundeβ»
Almost since the club's beginnings, Rapid fans have announced the last 15 minutes of the match by way of the traditional "Rapid-Viertelstunde" β rhythmic clapping at home or away regardless of the score. The first mention of the practice goes back to 1913, and on 21 April 1918 a newspaper wrote about the fans clapping at the beginning of the "Rapid-Viertelstunde". Over the decades, there have been many instances where the team managed to turn around a losing position by not giving up and, with their fans' support, fighting their way to a win just before the final whistle.
Fansβ»
The biggest fan club is Ultras Rapid, which was founded in 1988. Other important fan clubs are the ultras group Tornados Rapid and Spirits Rapid and the hooligan firm Alte Garde Dritte Halbzeit.
The active supporters are situated in the Block West stand, which has a capacity of 8,500 spectators. The old Block West in the now demolished Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion had about 2,700 seats.
The fan-base of Rapid is connected, in a friendly way, with the supporters of the German club NΓΌrnberg, the Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, the Italian club Venezia, the Hungarian club FerencvΓ‘ros and the Greek club Panathinaikos. As Rapid, FerencvΓ‘ros and Panathinaikos also play in green the alliance is nicknamed the "Green Brothers"
Stadiumβ»
Rapid played at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium - which was opened on 10 May 1977 with a Wiener derby match against Austria Wien - until the 2013β14 season. The stadium bore the name of its architect Gerhard Hanappi, who also played for Rapid from 1950 to 1965. Prior to 1980, when it was renamed in his honour, it was known as the Weststadion (Western Stadium), due to its geographical location in the city.
In June 2014, it was announced that a new stadium, the Allianz Stadion, will be built in place of the old Gerhard Hanappi Stadium. During its construction, Rapid played its home games in the Ernst Happel Stadion.
The stadium was officially unveiled when Rapid Wien hosted Chelsea in a pre-season friendly on 16 July 2016 and won 2β0.
Wiener Derbyβ»
Rapid Wien contest the Wien derby with their local Vienna rival FK Austria Wien. The two clubs are amongst the most supported and successful football teams in the entire country, and are the only Austrian clubs to have never been relegated. Both teams originate from Hietzing, the 13th district in the west of the city, but have since moved into different districts. While Austria Wien is seen as a middle-class club, Rapid traditionally hold the support of the capital's working class. The two clubs first met in a league championship match on 8 September 1911, a 4β1 victory for Rapid. The fixture is the most-played derby in European football after the Old Firm in Glasgow between Rangers and Celtic.
Honoursβ»
Domesticβ»
Rapid Wien is Austria's record titleholder, lifting the trophy a total of 32 times, and the club also won a German Championship and German Cup while part of that country's football competition from 1938 to 1945 following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.
- Champions (32): 1911β12, 1912β13, 1915β16, 1916β17, 1918β19, 1919β20, 1920β21, 1922β23, 1928β29, 1929β30, 1934β35, 1937β38, 1939β40, 1940β41, 1945β46, 1947β48, 1950β51, 1951β52, 1953β54, 1955β56, 1956β57, 1959β60, 1963β64, 1966β67, 1967β68, 1981β82, 1982β83, 1986β87, 1987β88, 1995β96, 2004β05, 2007β08
- Champions (14): 1918β19, 1919β20, 1926β27, 1945β46, 1960β61, 1967β68, 1968β69, 1971β72, 1975β76, 1982β83, 1983β84, 1984β85, 1986β87, 1994β95
- Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988
- Champion: 1941
- Champion: 1938
Continentalβ»
Playersβ»
Current squadβ»
- As of 1 July 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 loanβ»
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Notable former playersβ»
Nation | Name | Years | A | Position | G | SR |
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ALB | Hamdi Salihi | 2009β2012 | 67 | Forward | 36 | 0.537 |
AUT | Peter SchΓΆttel | 1986β2002 | 436 | Defender | 4 | 0.009 |
AUT | Michael Konsel | 1985β1997 | 384 | Goalkeeper | ||
AUT | Hans Krankl | 1970β1978, 1981β1986 | 350 | Striker | 267 | 0.763 |
AUT | Gerhard Hanappi | 1950β1965 | 333 | Midfielder | 114 | 0.342 |
AUT | Heribert Weber | 1978β1989 | 315 | Defender | 39 | 0.124 |
AUT | Helge Payer | 2001β2012 | 298 | Goalkeeper | ||
AUT | Franz Binder | 1938β1948 | 242 | Striker | 267 | 1.103 |
AUT | Ernst Happel | 1942β1954, 1956β1959 | 240 | Defender | 25 | 0.104 |
AUT | Walter Zeman | 1945β1961 | 235 | Goalkeeper | ||
AUT | Robert KΓΆrner | 1942β1958 | 212 | Striker | 80 | 0.377 |
AUT | Louis Schaub | 2011β2018 | 189 | Attacking midfielder | 30 | 0.159 |
AUT | Andi Herzog | 1986β1992, 2002β2003 | 174 | Attacking midfielder | 37 | 0.213 |
AUT | Andreas Ivanschitz | 2000β2005 | 147 | Attacking midfielder | 25 | 0.170 |
AUT | Leopold Grausam | 1963β1970 | 142 | Forward | 58 | 0.408 |
AUT | Roman Wallner | 1999β2004 | 134 | Forward | 42 | 0.313 |
AUT | Florian Kainz | 2014β2016 | 98 | Midfielder | 15 | 0.153 |
AUT | GyΓΆrgy Garics | 2001β2006 | 99 | Full-back | 3 | 0.030 |
AUT | Erwin Hoffer | 2006β2009 | 85 | Forward | 41 | 0.482 |
AUT | Γmit Korkmaz | 2005β2008 | 81 | Winger | 15 | 0.185 |
BEL | Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo | 2017β2019 | 56 | Left-back | 3 | 0.054 |
BLR | Alyaksandr Myatlitski | 1991β1993 | 58 | Defender | 9 | 0.155 |
BRA | Joelinton | 2016β2018 | 60 | Midfielder | 15 | 0.250 |
BUL | Trifon Ivanov | 1995β1997 | 53 | Defender | 7 | 0.132 |
CAN | Ante JaziΔ | 2001β2004 | 107 | Left-back | 1 | 0.009 |
CRO | Zlatko KranjΔar | 1983β1990 | 210 | Striker | 106 | 0.505 |
CRO | Mario Bazina | 2006β2008 | 72 | Midfielder | 18 | 0.250 |
CRO | Nikica JelaviΔ | 2008β2010 | 71 | Forward | 27 | 0.380 |
CZE | RenΓ© Wagner | 1996β2004 | 220 | Forward | 75 | 0.341 |
CZE | Ladislav Maier | 1998β2005 | 161 | Goalkeeper | ||
CZE | AntonΓn Panenka | 1981β1985 | 127 | Attacking midfielder | 63 | 0.496 |
CZE | Marek Kincl | 2004β2007 | 92 | Striker | 27 | 0.278 |
CZE | Radek Bejbl | 2005β2007 | 59 | Defensive midfielder | 3 | 0.051 |
DEN | Johnny Bjerregaard | 1966β1972 | 151 | Striker | 96 | 0.636 |
FIN | Mako Heikkinen | 2007β2013 | 173 | Centre-back | 4 | 0.023 |
GEO | Giorgi Kvilitaia | 2016β2018 | 55 | Striker | 17 | 0.309 |
GER | Steffen Hofmann | 2002β2005, 2006β2018 | 434 | Midfielder | 98 | 0.226 |
GER | Oliver Freund | 1997β2002 | 126 | Midfielder | 6 | 0.048 |
GER | Jens Dowe | 1999β2001 | 60 | Attacking midfielder | 7 | 0.117 |
GRE | Thanos Petsos | 2013β2016, 2017β2018 | 92 | Defensive midfielder | 5 | 0.054 |
GRE | Taxiarchis Fountas | 2019β2022 | 68 | Forward | 35 | 0.515 |
KOS | Atdhe Nuhiu | 2010β2013 | 59 | Forward | 13 | 0.220 |
MNE | Branko BoΕ‘koviΔ | 2007β2010 | 104 | Attacking midfielder | 19 | 0.183 |
NED | Gaston Taument | 2005β2008 | 61 | Winger | 4 | 0.066 |
NOR | Jan Γ ge FjΓΈrtoft | 1989β1993 | 129 | Centre forward | 63 | 0.488 |
POL | Krzysztof Ratajczyk | 1996β2001 | 142 | Defender | 1 | 0.007 |
POL | Maciej Εliwowski | 1993β1996 | 71 | Forward | 21 | 0.296 |
SVK | Marek Penksa | 1996β2000 | 110 | Midfielder | 18 | 0.164 |
SVK | JΓ‘n Novota | 2011β2017 | 96 | Goalkeeper | ||
SVK | Peter Hlinka | 2004β2007 | 93 | Midfielder | 11 | 0.118 |
SVK | Jozef ValachoviΔ | 2004β2007 | 71 | Defender | 7 | 0.099 |
TJK | Sergei Mandreko | 1992β1997 | 107 | Midfielder | 16 | 0.150 |
USA | Terrence Boyd | 2012β2014 | 59 | Forward | 28 | 0.475 |
YUG | Petar BruΔiΔ | 1982β1987 | 118 | Midfielder | 6 | 0.051 |
Players with most appearances are Peter SchΓΆttel (436), Steffen Hofmann (434), and Michael Konsel (384). The top three scorers are Franz Binder (score rate 1.103), Hans Krankl (0.763), and Johnny Bjerregaard (0.636).
Club staffβ»
Position | Name |
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President | Alexander Wrabetz |
Vice-president | Nikolaus Rosenauer |
Sports Coordinator | Steffen Hofmann |
Sporting director | Markus Katzer |
Manager | Robert KlauΓ |
Assistant managers | Thomas Kraus |
Goalkeeper coach | JΓΌrgen Macho |
Fitness coach | Martin Hiden |
Athletic coach | Tony PrΓΌnster Julian Helml Alexander Steinbichler |
Match analyst | Daniel Seper |
Club doctor | Thomas Balzer Patrick Bitzinger Wojtek Burzec Lukas Brandner Manuel Rosenthaler Wolfgang Skalsky |
Physiotherapist | Gerald Kemmer |
Kit Manager | Dragisa Vukadinovic |
Coaching historyβ»
- Dionys SchΓΆnecker (1910β25)
- Stanley Wilmott (1925β26)
- Edi Bauer (1926β36)
- Leopold Nitsch (1936β45)
- Hans Pesser (1 July 1945 β 28 February 1953)
- Josef Uridil (1953β54)
- Viktor HierlΓ€nder (1954β55)
- Leopold Gernhardt (1955)
- Franz Wagner (1955)
- Alois Beranek (1956)
- Franz Wagner (1956)
- Max Merkel (1 July 1956 β 30 June 1958)
- Rudolf Kumhofer (1958β59)
- Robert KΓΆrner (1 July 1959 β 30 June 1966)
- Rudolf Vytlacil (1 July 1966β68)
- Karl Decker (1968β70)
- Rudolf Vytlacil (1968 β 30 April 1969)
- Karl Rappan (1969β70)
- Gerd Springer (1970β72)
- Robert KΓΆrner (1972)
- Ernst Hlozek (1 April 1972 β 22 April 1975)
- Josef Pecanka (1975)
- F. Binder / R. KΓΆrner (1 September 1975 β 30 June 1976)
- Antoni Brzezanczyk (1976β77)
- Robert KΓΆrner (1977)
- Karl Schlechta (1978β79)
- Walter Skocik (1 July 1979 β 1 April 1982)
- Rudolf Nuske (1982)
- Otto BariΔ (1 July 1982 β 30 June 1985)
- Vlatko MarkoviΔ (1 July 1985 β 30 June 1986)
- Otto BariΔ (1 July 1986 β 11 September 1988)
- Wilhelm Kaipel (interim) (12 September 1988 β 19 September 1988)
- Vlatko MarkoviΔ (19 September 1988 β 30 June 1989)
- Hans Krankl (1 July 1989 β 30 June 1992)
- August Starek (1 July 1992 β 31 May 1993)
- Hubert Baumgartner (1 July 1993 β 22 May 1994)
- Ernst Dokupil (23 May 1994 β 1 April 1998)
- Heribert Weber (1 April 1998 β 1 May 2000)
- Ernst Dokupil (1 July 2000 β 18 August 2001)
- Peter Persidis (interim) (18 Aug 2001 β 5 September 2001)
- Lothar MatthΓ€us (6 September 2001 β 10 May 2002)
- Josef Hickersberger (1 July 2002 β 31 December 2005)
- Georg Zellhofer (1 Jan 2006 β 27 August 2006)
- Peter Pacult (5 September 2006 β 11 April 2011)
- Zoran Barisic (interim) (11 April 2011 β 30 May 2011)
- Peter SchΓΆttel (1 June 2011 β 17 April 2013)
- Zoran Barisic (17 April 2013 β 6 June 2016)
- Mike BΓΌskens (7 June 2016 β 7 November 2016)
- Damir Canadi (11 November 2016 β 8 April 2017)
- Goran Djuricin (9 April 2017 β 29 September 2018)
- Dietmar KΓΌhbauer (1 October 2018 β 10 November 2021)
- Steffen Hofmann (interim) (11 November 2021 β 28 November 2021)
- Ferdinand Feldhofer (29 November 2021 β 15 October 2022)
- Zoran Barisic (16 October 2022 β 14 November 2023)
- Robert KlauΓ (20 November 2023 β 30 June 2026)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Memory Stone for Wilhelm Goldschmidt. Archived 9 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. (in German).
- ^ Austria 1911/12. Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com (2 February 2005).
- ^ Austria 1912/13. Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com (9 February 2005).
- ^ Austria β List of Champions. Archived 27 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com (25 July 2013).
- ^ UEFA Champions League 1955/56 β History β Rapid Wien β. Archived 9 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UEFA.
- ^ UEFA Champions League 1960/61 β History β Rapid Wien β. Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UEFA.
- ^ "Erinnerungen an Hassduell". sportv1.orf.at. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ European Cup Winners' Cup Finals 1961β99. Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.com (31 May 1999).
- ^ UEFA Champions League 2005/06 β History β Rapid Wien β. Archived 18 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. UEFA.
- ^ "Junge FuΓballspieler aus 24 LΓ€ndern Europas und Asiens trafen sich zum Dritten Internationalen Kinderforum Football for Friendship". www.prnewswire.co.uk. The International Children's Social FOOTBALL FOR FRIENDSHIP project press center. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Champions League-weekend Berlijn onvergetelijk voor Merel Hulst uit Assen". Asser Courant (in Dutch). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "SK Rapid Wien - Eckdaten / Das grΓΌn-weiΓe Jahrhundertprojekt: Unser neues Stadion". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "ErΓΆffnung des Allianz Stadions am 16. Juli gegen Chelsea" (in German). SK Rapid Wien. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "ZurΓΌck in HΓΌtteldorf: Show, Unterhaltung, Sieg vs. Chelsea" (in German). SK Rapid Wien. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ β» Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External linksβ»
- Rapid at UEFA.com
- Rapid at EUFO.de
- Rapid at Weltfussball.de
- SK Rapid Wien Results current results of SK Rapid Wien