SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007)

Austria Klagenfurt
Full nameSportklub Austria Klagenfurt
NicknameDie Violetten
Founded2007 (2007)
GroundWörthersee Stadion
Capacity32,000
PresidentHerbert Matschek
ManagerHarald Gärtner
Head coachRolf Landerl
League2. Liga
2024–25Austrian Bundesliga, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Websiteskaustriaklagenfurt.at

Sportklub Austria Klagenfurt is an Austrian professional football club based in the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. The club currently compete in the 2. Liga, following relegation from the Austrian Bundesliga in 2024–25.

History

The emergence of the club marked the end of all efforts to establish an all-Carinthian team to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, pushed by the state's government under Jörg Haider. Austria Klagenfurt was already founded in 2007 ahead of the formation of the SK Austria Kärnten football club, but began playing not before SK Austria was dissolved in 2010[1] and it had merged with SC St. Stefan.[2] SK Austria Klagenfurt plays its home matches at the Hypo Group Arena.[3] The club adopts the tradition of the former SK Austria Klagenfurt founded in 1920, renamed FC Kärnten in 1999, which was dissolved in 2009.

In 2020–21, Austria Klagenfurt finished in third place and promotion to Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in history after defeat SKN St. Pölten with aggregate 5–0 in promotion relegation play-off, the club promotion to top tier since refounded in 2007 due to obtain a licence by ÖFB.

Honours

Domestic

League

Players

First team squad

As of 7 October 2025[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUT Manuel Kuttin
4 DF  BIH Adem Mustafić
6 DF  AUT Matteo Kitz
7 MF  AUT Florian Jaritz
8 MF  AUT Marcel Krnjic
9 FW  GER Naldinho
10 MF  SVN Nik Marinsek
11 MF  AUT Marc Andre Schmerböck
13 DF  AUT Alexander Ranacher
14 DF  JPN Rei Okada
16 MF  AUT Sebastian Pschernig
17 MF  AUT Christopher Wölbl
19 DF  AUT Matthias Dollinger
20 DF  USA Aidan Liu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  AUT Almir Oda
22 DF  AUT Marco Gantschnig (on loan from Grazer AK)
23 FW  BIH Dino Delić
24 DF  CRO Mario Matković (on loan from HNK Gorica)
25 GK  BIH Adnan Kanurić
29 DF  CMR Dimitrie Deumi-Nappi
30 DF  AUT Michael Lang
33 MF  AUT Leo Vielgut
37 MF  BIH Armin Karic
44 MF  AUT Elias Jandrisevits
57 GK  AUT Alexander Turkin
77 FW  AUT Denis Sinanovic
99 FW  CRO Bartol Barišić (on loan from DAC Dunajská Streda)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Staff

As of 22 October 2021[5][6]
Head coach Peter Pacult
Assistant coach Martin Lassnig
Assistant coach Wolfgang Schellenberg
Goalkeeper coach Thomas Lenuweit
Athletics coach Manuel Trattnig
Team manager Sandro Zakany
Club doctor Christiane Loinig
Kit manager Peter Kostolansky
Manager Harald Gärtner
Manager Matthias Imhof

Head coach history

As of 22 June 2025[7]

References

  1. ^ "Eine Austria stirbt, eine lebt > Kleine Zeitung". Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Stadt unterstützt nun SV Austria Klagenfurt – esterreich.ORF.at". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Vom Lavanttal ins "Klagenfurter Ufo" gebeamt". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  4. ^ "SK Austria Klagenfurt - Team" (in German). SK Austria Klagenfurt. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "SK Austria Klagenfurt - Betreuer" (in German). SK Austria Klagenfurt. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "SK Austria Klagenfurt - Funktionäre" (in German). SK Austria Klagenfurt. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "SK Austria Klagenfurt » Manager history". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2021.


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