F.C. Blau-Weiß Linz

The club was founded in 1997 as follow up team for FC Linz and SV Austria Tabak Linz. They played with the licence of SV Tabak in the Upper Austrian Landesliga (4th division). After three years they reached the title and were promoted to the Regionalliga Mitte. In the 2003/04 season the won this league but failed in the relegation matches versus BSV Bad Bleiberg, so they stayed in the league. After this there was a decline they were even relegated to the Landesliga, but came back the following season. In the 2010/11 season they finished second behind the LASK Juniors, which were not allowed to promote. In the relegation matches they won versus WSG Wattens after penalty shooting and were promoted to the First League. 2012/13 they lost the Relegationmatches versus SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 and were relegatet into the Regionalliga Mitte. 2015/16 they were champions in the Regionalliga Mitte and were promoted again to the First League. In the 2020-21 season the became Champion of the 2. Liga. They had not asked for a licence for the Bundesliga so they stayed in 2. Liga. Since spring 2021 they play in the Hofmann-Personal Stadion because the Donauparkstadion, their traditional homeground, will be new built till 2023.

The club is thought as successor to the former club VOEST Linz.This team merged with LASK to FC Linz but soon was inhaled by LASK. The club colours blue and white are that of former VOEST Linz. Also the fans see themself in this tradition.

• as 9 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  Austria Nicolas Schmid 2 DF  Austria Fabio Strauss 3 DF  Austria Christoph Schösswendter 4 DF  Serbia Danilo Mitrović 6 MF  Austria Tobias Koch 7 FW  Germany Anteo Fetahu 8 DF  Austria Simon Pirkl 9 FW  Brazil Ronivaldo Bernardo Sales 11 FW  France Fally Mayulu 13 MF  Austria Michael Brandner 14 DF  Austria Julian Gölles 15 DF  Austria Manuel Maranda

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  Austria Lukas Rath 18 MF  Ghana Paul Mensah 19 FW  Austria Fabian Neumayr 21 GK  Austria Felix Gschossmann 22 DF  Austria Fabian Windhager 23 DF  Austria Alexander Briedl 24 DF  Austria Moritz Eder (on loan from LASK) 26 DF  Austria Lukas Tursch 28 MF  Austria Simon Seidl 31 GK  Austria Kevin Radulovic 41 GK  Austria Armin Sarcevic

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• Champion Upper Austria: 2000, 2008
• Champion Regionalliga Mitte: 2003, 2016
• Promotion to the First league: 2011
• Champion 2. Liga: 2021

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