WSG Tirol
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| Full name | Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol | ||
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| Founded | 1930[1] | ||
| Ground | Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck | ||
| Capacity | 16,008 | ||
| President | Diana Langes-Swarovski | ||
| Manager | Philipp Semlic | ||
| League | Austrian Bundesliga | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga, 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol (lit. 'Wattens' Sports Community Tyrol'), commonly known as WSG Tirol, is a professional association football club based in the town of Wattens, Tyrol, Austria, that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1930, it is affiliated to the Tirol Football Association. The team plays its home matches at Tivoli Stadion Tirol, where it has been based since 2019. In the 1969–70 season they played in the Nationalliga, the highest division in Austrian football at this time.
History
[edit | edit source]The club was formed in 1930 and has been known as SC Wattens (1930–53), SV Wattens (1953–71), and WSG Wattens (1984–2019). Its most successful period was in 1968–71, when it competed in the Austrian Bundesliga. Between 1971 and 1984 it merged with FC Wacker Innsbruck to form SSW Innsbruck (the merged team went on to win the Bundesliga five times and reached the quarter-finals of the 1977-78 European Cup). In this period the club retained its identity with distinct youth teams. From 1984, WSG Wattens have played in the Austrian Regional League West and the second tier First League.[2]
In 2019, they were promoted to the Bundesliga.[3] After promotion, the club announced that their name would be changed to WSG Swarowski Tirol. In 2021 however, Swarovski ended its sponsorship and its name was removed from the club's name as well as from the business.[4]
Stadium
[edit | edit source]WSG Tirol play their home matches in Gernot Langes Stadion, Wattens. The stadium's capacity is 5500.[5] The team's average home attendance for the 2010–11 season was 289.[6] The stadium is also occasionally used for international matches, such as a 2010 friendly between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.[7]
In 2013 the stadium was renamed in Gernot Langes stadium in honour of the 70th birthday of the longtime president Gernot Langes.[8]
The stadium does not currently meet Bundesliga suitability criteria and therefore redevelopment work has been planned to create a modern, 6,000 capacity stadium by the summer of 2023. During this period, the club will use the Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck.
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Austrian Second Division:
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Austrian Second Division (West):
- Winners (1): 1968
- Austrian Third Division (West):
- Winners (4): 1989, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2016
Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 23 July, 2025[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club Officials
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Austria Philipp Semlic |
| Assistant Manager | Czech Republic Martin Švejnoha Austria Manuel Ludwiger |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Austria Mischa Todeschini Austria Ferdinand Oswald |
| Athletic and Rehabilitation Coach | Austria Michael Öhlknecht |
| Video Analyst | Austria Sebastian Ungerank |
| Team Doctor | Austria Gregor Unterberger Austria Clemens Burgstaller |
| Physiotherapist | Austria Anja Pölzl Austria Patrick Grassnig |
| Team Manager | Austria Stefan Köck |
| Kitman | Germany Matthias Peters |
| Busdriver | Austria Servet Sisman |
Manager history
[edit | edit source]- Austria Fritz Pfister (1964–1970)
- Austria Eduard Frühwirth (1970–1971)
- Austria Hugo Perwein (1989–1990)
- Austria Günther Rinker (1991–1994)
- Austria Friedrich Peer (1994–1997)
- Austria Wolfgang Schwarz (1997–2000)
- Austria Günther Steinlechner (2000–2001)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Fuad Đulić (2001)
- Austria Michael Streiter (2001–2002)
- Austria Georg Saringer (2005)
- Austria Thomas Pfeiler (2006–2007)
- Austria Klaus Schuster (2007)
- Austria Robert Auer (2007–2008)
- Austria Roland Kirchler (2008–2012)
- Austria Robert Wazinger (2012–2013)
- Austria Thomas Silberberger (2013-2024)
- Austria Philipp Semlic (2024-)
Logos
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Club Logo until 1971
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WSG Swarovski Tirol logo 2019–2021
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Club logo as WSG Tirol since 2021
See also
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External links
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