FC Liefering

FC Liefering
Full name Fussballclub Liefering
Founded 20 May 1947 (1947-05-20)
as USK Anif and 28 June 2012 (2012-06-28)
as FC Liefering
Ground Untersberg-Arena, Grödig
Ground Capacity 4,330
Owner Red Bull GmbH
Chairman Jochen Sauer
Manager Thomas Letsch
League Austrian Football First League
2015/16 Austrian Football First League 4th
Website Club home page
FC Liefering squad league match vs. TSV Hartberg (17 April 2015)

FC Liefering is an Austrian association football club. It currently plays in the First League, the second tier of Austrian football. Since 2012, Liefering has been a farm team for Austrian Football Bundesliga side FC Red Bull Salzburg.[1]

In December 2011 Red Bull Salzburg signed a cooperation with FC Pasching (Regionalliga Mitte) and USK Anif (Regionalliga West). The coach of the Juniors, Gerald Baumgartner, left Salzburg and became new coach of FC Pasching. Also players went to Pasching and Anif. After the 2011/12 season the new coach Peter Hyballa left the club and became new head coach of SK Sturm Graz.

Seasons

From the 2012/13 season the club, formerly known as USK Anif, changed its name to FC Liefering. Liefering adapted the jerseys and team colors from Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig. In the 2012/13 season they won the Regionalliga West and after two relegation matches they were promoted to the First league.

They are the farm team of FC Red Bull Salzburg. Because they play under the licence of USK Anif, Liefering are eligible for promotion to Bundesliga. In their first year, they finished 3rd, in the 2014/15 season they finished 2nd.

In June 2015 coach Peter Zeidler left the team and became coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg. He was succeeded by Thomas Letsch, who also followed Zeidler to Salzburg for two matches after Zeidler was fired there.

Honours

Regionalliga West

Alpenliga

Austrian Landesliga

Salzburger Liga

1. Klasse Nord

2. Klasse B

Salzburg Cup

Salzburg Indoor Cup

* as USK Anif

Current squad

As of 31 August 2016[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Carlos Coronel
2 Austria DF Michael Switil
3 Brazil DF Luan
6 Germany MF Nico Gorzel
7 South Korea FW Hwang Hee-chan
8 Mali MF Amadou Haidara
9 Japan FW Masaya Okugawa
10 Ghana FW Samuel Tetteh
11 Austria FW Luca Meisl
13 Austria MF Hannes Wolf
15 Austria MF Oliver Filip
18 France DF Dayot Upamecano
19 Austria MF Emir Karic
21 Brazil GK Airton
No. Position Player
22 Austria DF Sandro Ingolitsch
23 Germany MF Maximilian Schuster
24 Croatia MF Robert Mudražija
25 Austria DF David Gugganig
26 Kosovo FW Mergim Berisha
28 Austria MF Maximilian Mayer
30 Poland GK Bartłomiej Żynel
31 Austria FW Lorenz Grabovac
34 Ghana GK Lawrence Ati
35 Austria FW Alexander Schmidt
38 Mali MF Diadie Samassékou
44 Brazil DF Igor
45 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Smail Prevljak

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Austria MF Thomas Mayer (to FC Pasching)
Austria FW Dejan Misic (to FC Pasching)
Austria FW Timo Neuhofer (to USC Eugendorf)
Austria MF Michael Brandner (to SV Ried)
Austria MF Mathias Honsak (to SV Ried)
Brazil MF Juninho (to LASK Linz)

Coaching staff

Germany Thomas Letsch Head coach
Poland Janusz Gora Assistant coach
Austria Franz Schiemer Assistant coach
Austria Heinz Arzberger Goalkeeping coach
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References

  1. ↑ FC Liefering Homepage
  2. ↑
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