FC Blau-Weiß Linz or BW Linz are an Austrian association football club playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top-tier of Austrian Football.

FC Blau-Weiß Linz
Full nameFußball Club Blau-Weiß Linz
Founded2 July 1997; 27 years ago (1997-07-02)
StadiumHofmann Personal Stadion
Capacity5,595
ChairmanJens Großmann
ManagerGerald Scheiblehner
LeagueAustrian Bundesliga
2023–24Austrian Bundesliga, 9th of 12
Websitehttp://www.blauweiss-linz.at/
Current season

History

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Historical chart of league performance of Blau-Weiß Linz and their predecessor

In 1997, FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the traditions of the defunct club FC Linz, which due to financial difficulties had to finally dissolve, by merger with their long-time rivals LASK Linz.

On 4 June 2023, Blau Weiß Linz secured the title of Austrian 2. Liga in 2022–23 after defeating Sturm Graz II 2–1 on final matchday 30 and promotion to Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in history from next 2023–24 season. (They also secured the title back in 2020–21, but promotion was denied as they did not apply for a Bundesliga license.)

Stadium

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FC Blau-Weiß Linz played their home matches at Linzer Stadion, but they have plans to develop their own stadium, Hofmann Personal Stadion, to accommodate nearly 5,000 people by 2023.[1]

Current squad

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As of 1 October 2024

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   CZE Radek Vítek (on loan from Manchester United)
2 DF   AUT Fabio Strauss
4 DF   SUI Silvan Wallner
5 DF   SRB Danilo Mitrović
6 MF   BRA Lucas Dantas
7 MF   IRL Conor Noß
8 MF   GER Oliver Wähling
9 FW   BRA Ronivaldo
10 FW   GHA Paul Mensah
11 FW   BRA João Luiz
12 GK   AUT Andreas Lukse
13 FW   AUT Alexander Schmidt
14 DF   AUT Julian Gölles
15 DF   AUT Manuel Maranda
16 DF   AUT Martin Moormann
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   AUT Alem Pasic
18 MF   MLI Soumaïla Dibabaté (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
19 MF   AUT Alexander Briedl
20 MF   AUT Simon Seidl
21 GK   AUT Bernd Aineter
22 DF   AUT Marcel Schantl
23 MF   AUT Lukas Tursch
26 DF   AUT Lukas Ibertsberger
27 MF   AUT Thomas Goiginger
28 DF   BRA Anderson
29 FW   GER Mehmet Ibrahimi
30 MF   AUT Kristijan Dobras
31 GK   AUT Kevin Radulovic
60 DF   AUT Simon Pirkl

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   AUT Patrick Moser (at SV Wallern until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   AUT Stefan Feiertag (at LKS Lodz until 30 June 2025)

Staff and board members

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  • Manager: Gerald Scheiblehner
  • Manager Director: Stefan Reiter
  • Director Sport: Konstantin Wawra
  • Management: Stephanie Höller
  • Management: Peter Huliak

Honours

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Manager history

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As of 12 October 2017[2]

References

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  1. ^ "New stadium and design: Blue and whites will get a view of the Danube". StadiumDB.com. 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "SFC Blau Weiß Linz » Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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