SK Slovan Wien

SK Slovan Wien is a Austrian football club from Vienna. The club was founded in 1902, the colours were green and white. Today the club is playing under the name SK Slovan-HAC in the Wiener Stadtliga (4th level).

History

The club was founded on 11 January 1902 by the Czech minority in Vienna as Sportovní Klub Slovan ve Vídni. Between 1923 and 1950 the club played nine seasons in Austria's top division. In 1924 they reached the Cup final. 1922–25 Slovan built the České srdce-Stadion which is today the Generali Arena, the homeground of FK Austria Wien. During the Nazi occupation of Austria the club played under the name AC Sparta.

1960 SK Slovan merged with SV für Arbeiter und Angestellte ÖMV Olympia 33 and was named SK Slovan-Olympia. 1976 they merged with Hütteldorfer AC to todays SK Slovan-Hütteldorfer AC. They took over the club colours of HAC blue and white. Today they play in the Wiener Stadtliga (4th level).

Famous players

• Josef Bican
• Karl Zischek
• Franz Czernicky (1 match for Austria 1927)
• Franz Eckl (7 match for Austria 1919 till 1928)
• Rudolf Hanel (2 matches for Austria 1926)
• Rudolf Hencl (1 match for Austria 1931)

References