Draft:Brigittenauer AC

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Brigittenauer AC
Full name1. Brigittenauer Athletiksport Club
Short nameBrigittenauer AC BAC
SportFootball, Athletics
Founded1925
First season1925
Disbanded2012
Based inVienna
Stadium?
ColorsBlack, Red, Yellow
Titles1927 Austrian First League Runner Up

1933 Austrian Cup Runner Up

1928 Austrian Cup Third Place

Brigittenauer Athletics Sports Club, also known as Brigittenauer AC or BAC, was an austrian football and athletics sport club from Vienna, Austria, its main feat being runners up in the 1933 Austrian Cup and having players such as Karl Adamek and Heinrich Hiltl.

History[edit]

Founding and glory years[edit]

Founded on August 27, 1925, Brigittenauer AC started in the second division, getting promoted in their first season. Next year in the second season went well for Brigittenauer, and on the last matchday, they were only behind one point to #1 Admira Vienna, which they were playing on the last matchday, however, Admira won the match 5-0, meaning that Brigittenauer AC was only runner up.

Relegation and resurgence[edit]

In the 1928 Season, although barely escaping relegation, Briggitenauer surprisingly got third place in the Austrian Cup, in 1929 the club was even worse, and was last and got relegated to the second division. But Brigittenauer AC soon found its way back to its old strength for the 1930 season, 126 goals in 26 games only reached second place in the second division, one point behind SK Slovan. In 1931, however, they were able to assert themselves clearly and, this time with 127 goals, became unbeaten champions of the league.

In the first division, however, it didn't really work. After a good 7th place finish in 1932, in 1933 Brigittenauer went down in last place again However, the team showed a completely different form in the Austrian Cup. Victories over SC Burgtheater and Gersthof-Währing brought Brigittenauer AC to the quarter-finals where they were set to play SC Hakoah. After 90 minutes it was 1: 1, but Brigittenauer AC managed to get 4 goals in ET, bringing the final score to 5-1. Against the Vienna Sports Club the semi-finals ended 4-4 and had to be played again. Through a goal in the 85th Minute Briggitenauer won the replay 1-0, and stood in the final against Austria Vienna. A goal from Austria Vienna gave them the win, depraving Brigittenauer AC from any silverware.

The Fall[edit]

After the 1933 season, Brigittenauer AC found stability in the second division until 1938, when the team got relegated to the third divison. After this, Brigittenauer AC entered multiple mergers with SCR Hochstädt Wien to form Brigittenauer AC-Hochstädt, and then with SV Helios Brigittenau in and reverted the name back to Brigittenauer AC, changing it to 1. Brigittenauer AC in 1974, in 1983, 1. Brigittenauer AC got relegated to the Vienna City League, the fourth tier, after a few seasons, they merged with SKV fire department to form Brigittenauer SC fire brigade. And in 2009, the renamed Brigittenauer AC formed with ISS Admira Landhaus, and the name dissapeared.

Players[edit]

Karl Adamek (1927 – 1929, 1931 – 1932)

Hienrich Hiltl (1925 – 1929)

References[edit]

  • Hardy Greens: Encyclopedia of European football clubs: The first division teams in Europe since 1885, P. 296 u. 300, Agon-Sportverlag, Kassel 1992 ISBN 3-928562-49-5