The History Of Soccer turns the spotlight on the long-running battle for bragging rights in the Austrian capital. The two sides have won more national titles and cups than any other Austrian club. Rapid Wien FC and Austria Vienna have met in the league 295 times. Previously, the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium stood where the Allianz Stadion (Stadium) now stands. Gerhard Hanappi, the stadium’s architect, was also a Rapid player from 1950 to 1965. Since 1977, Rapid played at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, which opened with a Wiener derby against Austria Wien. Paris Saint-Germain defeated Rapid 1–0 in the final of the same tournament eleven years later in Brussels.
Having reached its first European final in 1985, SK Rapid Wien lost 3–1 to Everton in the Cup Winners’ Cup Final in Rotterdam.
Rapid’s fine was doubled in this case, but UEFA ordered a replay 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Celtic’s stadium.Ī Peter Pacult strike gave Rapid a 1–0 win at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 12 December 1984. SK Rapid Wien appealed a second time after its initial appeal was rejected. Rapid appealed to UEFA for a replay after the match ended 4-3. Television images showed that Weinhofer was not hit by the bottle thrown onto the field. With 14 minutes left in the match, Celtic led Rapid 4–3 on aggregate.ĭuring a protest by Rapid’s players, their defender Rudolf Weinhofer fell to the ground and claimed a bottle had hit him. In 1984, Rapid Wien FC eliminated Celtic from the last 16 of the European Cup Winners’ Cup in a controversial manner. SK Rapid Wien’s best performance in the European Cup came in the 1960–61 season when they reached the semi-final before being eliminated by eventual winners Benfica, 4–1 on aggregate. They won the Austrian Championship four times in the decade and made a European final. At the beginning of the decade, the club won its first championship in fourteen years. Rapid Wien FC enjoyed a successful decade in the 1980s. In that era, Schalke was considered the most dominant club in Germany. With a 3–1 victory over FSV Frankfurt in 1938, they won the precursor to today’s DFB-Pokal and followed that up with a German Championship by beating Schalke 04 in 1941.Īs a result, the team defeated Schalke 4–3 after falling behind 3–0.
The most successful club of these would be Rapid Vienna. As a result of Austria’s annexation to Germany in 1938, Rapid Vienna became a member of the German football system, playing in the regional first division. From 1919 to 1921, Rapid Wien FC won a hat-trick of titles. There was a strong Austrian football league between the two World Wars. 1911–12 marked the first time Austrian football had won a national championship, a title it retained the following year. The team colors were changed to green and white in 1904. Rapid Wien FC was formed on 8 January 1899. Originally, the team’s colors were red and blue, which are still used away from home. 5 SK Rapid Wien FC Facts, Stats, And Honors History Of Rapid Wien FCįirst Viennese Workers’ Football Club was founded in 1897 at a local hat factory.
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