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History

FC Red Bull Salzburg are an Austrian football club from Wals-Siezenheim in the Salzburg region. The club play in Austria’s highest football division, the Bundesliga, and contest their home matches at the Red Bull Arena in Siezenheim. Here follows the most important milestones and events in the history of FC Red Bull Salzburg from 1933 to the present day.

2007/08 Disappointing second place

Red Bull Salzburg were runners-up, missing their pre-season targets.

The 2007/2008 season finished with a disappointing second place for reigning champions Red Bull Salzburg.

The Bulls were not able to follow up on their heroics of 2006/2007 in Giovanni Trapattoni's second and last season at the club.

The Bulls could only consistently get the better of their opponents at the Bulls Arena, aside from a few exceptions.

The champions also failed to meet their targets in Europe; coming within just four minutes of getting into the Champions League group stage on a dramatic evening in Donetsk. They were then denied a UEFA Cup group stage spot by AEK Athens.

2006/07 Fourth championship title

Red Bull Salzburg take title to Salzburg for the fourth time!

The 2006/07 season was the best footballing year of all time in Salzburg. The champions picked up a club record 75 points. Since the introduction of three points for a win no Salzburg side had won so many matches, suffered so few defeats, scored so many goals or conceded so few.

Sturm Graz's record Bundesliga winning margin from 97/98 was equaled by Red Bull Salzburg. Sturm Graz had beaten Rapid Vienna into second place by 19 points back then and Red Bull Salzburg matched this feat to finish 19 points ahead of Ried.

2005/06 Red Bull takeover

The new season started with fans eagerly expecting the Red Bull takeover to work wonders. A host of high profile signings added to the intense anticipation. Kurt Jara was appointed manager with hopes high that his wealth of experience could help to assemble a winning team.

With household names such as Alexander Zickler, Thomas Linke and Andreas Ivanschitz now playing for the Bulls, the team were transformed from no-hopers to title challengers. Immediate success was demanded with qualification for Europe the target of 05/06.
After some initial teething trouble the players became increasingly comfortable and finished a decent second place despite suffering repeated away losses. With the season’s target achieved the fans excitedly awaited the prospect of European football in Salzburg.

2004/05 Disappointing season

Ninth place is the outcome of an extremely disappointing season. The fans are especially irritated by the hiring of numerous new players, two huge losses (0:5 against Rapid and 1:5 against the regional league team St. Pölten in the last sixteen of the ÖFB Cup) and the constant change in coach (Assion, Jurčević, Linzmair). June 3, 2005: constitutive general meeting of Red Bull Salzburg. Heiko Laessig ends a fantastic career and switches to training new talent for Red Bull Salzburg.

2003 70th Anniversary

Following a 0:1 home defeat in the UEFA Cup, current Champions League team Udinese Calcio is defeated in an unexpected and sensational 2:1 away game. In the second round, Parma wins, despite the efforts of German ex-world champion Thomas “Icke” Hässler. Austria Salzburg finishes the championship in seventh place. Numerous players leave the team at the end of the season, including the team’s defensive mainstay for many years, Roman Szewczyk. In the spring, the club moves to the Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, today the Bulls’ Arena. Opening match: March 8, 2003, against Kelag Kärnten.

September 7, 2003: 70th Anniversary Celebration

2002 Otto Baric

Otto Baric becomes sporting director on January 14, 2002.

2001 Hans Backe

Hans Backe joins his dream team, FC Copenhagen. His co-trainer up to this point, Lars Söndergaard, becomes head coach – at least until the summer of 2003.

2001 Indoor tournament win

SV Wüstenrot Salzburg wins the indoor tournament in Dornbirn, defeating LASK Linz in the final 6:3 (3:1).

2001 New majority shareholder

Together with his partner, Heinz Kluppenegger (the founder of EMTS Technologie), Rudi Quehenberger assumes a 90% holding in Salzburg Sport AG. Quehenberger owns 60%, Kluppenegger 30% of the shares. The previous majority shareholder, Egon Putzi, retains just 10% of the shares.

2000 Austrian cup final

May 15, 2000: SV Wüstenrot Salzburg reaches the ÖFB (Austrian Football Association) cup final against Liebherr GAK. Final scores: 2:2 (1:2) - 3:4 in a penalty shootout.

1999 Hallenmasters winner 1998-99

Hallenmasters winner 1998-99, Edi Glieder becomes the top scorer in the first division (22 goals).

1997 Third championship title

Austrian champion, Wüstenrot replaces Casino as the main sponsor.

1995 Second championship title

Austrian champion, Super Cup winner, Champions League: knocked out 0:0, 0:1 in the qualifying round by Steaua Bucharest.

1994 First championship title

Austrian champion (for the first time in club history), UEFA Cup 1993-94: with wins against Eintracht Frankfurt (1:0, 0:1, 6:5 after penalties), Karlsruhe (0:0, 1:1); in the final against Inter Milan (0:1, 0:1). Super Cup winner (2:0 against Rapid); following qualifying round victories against Maccabi Haifa (2:1, 3:1), for the first time in the main competition of the Champions League (AEK Athens 0:0, 3:1, Ajax Amsterdam 0:0, 1:1, AC Milan 0:3, 0:1).

1993 Austrian runner-up

Austrian runner-up, UEFA Cup 1993/94: victories over Dunajská Streda (2:0, 2:0), Royal Antwerp (1:0, 1:0), Sporting Lisbon (0:2, 3:0 AET)

1992 Austrian runner-up

Austrian runner-up, UEFA Cup: knocked out (0:3, 1:3) in the first round by Ajax Amsterdam.

1991 Topscorer

Topscorer Oliver Bierhoff scores 23 goals, setting a season record for the club that still stands in the highest division.

1989 Return to the first division

Return to the first division (the renamed highest Austrian division)

1984 Rudolf Quehenberger

Rudolf Quehenberger becomes club president.

1981 Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup finalist against GAK (1:0, 0:2 AET).

1980 Austrian cup

Austrian cup finalist against Austria Wien (1:0, 0:2). Knocked out in the European Cup Winners’ Cup by Fortuna Düsseldorf (0:5, 0:3).

1978 New main sponsor

Österreichische Spielbanken AG/Casinos Austria become the new main sponsor. The club is renamed SV Casino Salzburg.

1977 South American tour

South American tour with sensational success at the Hexagonal Tournament (2:0 against Universidad, 1:0 against Everton, 1:0 against Pelé's club, Santos Futebol Clube); 70,000 fans watch 1:1 match against Uruguay in Montevideo.

1976 UEFA-Cup

UEFA Cup: Adanaspor knocked out in the first round (5:0, 1:3).
Knocked out in the second round by Red Star Belgrade (2:1, 0:1).
Salzburger Sparkasse becomes the new main sponsor (until 1978).

1974 Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup finalist against Austria Wien (1:2, 1:1).

1971 Austrian runner-up

Austrian runner-up, Mitropa Cup finalist against Čelik Zenica (0:0, 1:3) and first UEFA Cup participation (knocked out by UT Arad 1:4, 3:1). Opening of the new Lehener Stadium.

1970 Indoor soccer tournament

Salzburg wins the Vienna Indoor Soccer tournament at their first participation.

1969 First main sponsor - Gerngross

Gerngross becomes the first main sponsor in the club’s history (until 1976)
Reconstruction work begins to create the new Lehener Stadium. Until 1971, home games are played at the ASV ground in Itzling.

1965 Adi Macek

Adi Macek becomes the first player from Salzburg to be capped for the Austrian national team.

1960 First national team player

Vienna-born Erich Probst becomes the first Austria Salzburg player to be capped for the Austrian national team.

1953 Promotion

Promotion to the State League A (the highest Austrian division).

1933 Founding

Founding of SV Austria Salzburg through a merger of the two Salzburg clubs FC Hertha and FC Rapid.