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FC Red Bull Salzburg

FC Red Bull Salzburg

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FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim.

The club competes in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top flight of Austrian football.

The club is commonly known as Red Bull Salzburg and has a modified crest for FIFA and UEFA competitions due to sponsorship restrictions.

Biography

Formation

FC Red Bull Salzburg, originally founded as SV Austria Salzburg on September 13, 1933, emerged from the merger of two local clubs, Hertha and Rapid. The club faced early challenges, including a dissolution in 1950, but was re-established later that year. By 1953, it had reached the Austrian top flight, finishing 9th in its inaugural season, narrowly avoiding relegation.

Early Years and Name Changes

In the decades that followed, FC Red Bull Salzburg began to make its mark in Austrian football. The club's first international player, Erich Probst, earned his caps in the late 1950s, while the 1970s saw the team become runners-up in the league for the first time during the 1970-71 season. The club's name underwent several changes due to sponsorship deals, becoming SV Casino Salzburg in 1978 and later SV Wüstenrot Salzburg in 1997, although it remained popularly known as SV Austria Salzburg.

European Ambitions

The 1990s marked a significant era for the club, highlighted by their first and only European final appearance in the 1994 UEFA Cup. Despite a strong showing, they finished as runners-up. The club continued to compete in European tournaments, reaching the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League in the 2017-18 season, showcasing their growth on the international stage.

Legacy

Today, FC Red Bull Salzburg is recognized as a dominant force in Austrian football, competing in the Bundesliga and playing their home matches at the Red Bull Arena. The club's youth team has also made strides, reaching the UEFA Youth League finals in 2021-22, further solidifying their commitment to developing future talent.

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Career & Clubs

History

1933–1953, founding, promotion to A-league

FC RB Salzburg was founded on 13 September 1933 as SV Austria Salzburg, after the merger of the city's two clubs, Hertha and Rapid. In 1950, the club was dissolved but re-founded later the same year. It reached the Austrian top flight in 1953, and finished 9th of 14 clubs in its first season there, avoiding relegation by five points.

1953–1970

Vienna-born Erich Probst was Salzburg's first-ever international, earning the last of his 19 Austrian caps on 27 March 1960. Adolf Macek, who made the first of his four international appearances on 9 October 1965, was the club's first local player to earn a cap for Austria.

1970–1990

Salzburg were top-flight runners-up for the first time in the 1970–71 season, gaining 43 points to Wacker Innsbruck's 44. The club's first-ever European campaign was in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup, and it was eliminated 5–4 on aggregate by Romanian club UTA Arad despite a 3–1 home victory in the second leg. In 1974, Salzburg reached the Austrian Cup final for the first time, losing 2–1 away to Austria Wien in the first leg before a 1–1 home draw in the second.

In 1978, the club's name was changed to SV Casino Salzburg and in 1997, to SV Wüstenrot Salzburg, due to a sponsorship deal with an Austrian financial services corporation. The team often remained referred to as SV Austria Salzburg.

1990–2010

Salzburg reached their first and so far only European final, the 1994 UEFA Cup final,…

International competition history

Overall record

Accurate as of 20 August 2026

Legend: GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Q = Qualification PO = Play-off KPO = Knockout Round Play-Off QF = Quarter-final SF = Semi-final

Matches

UEFA coefficient ranking

As of 2 June 2026

League
Bundesliga

Legacy

Honours

Europeans Distinctions

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League Runners-up (1): 1993–94 Semifinals (1): 2017–18

Youth Team

UEFA Youth League Runners-up (1): 2021–22 Semifinals (2): 2019–20, 2024–25

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Description

Austrian professional football club

Extract from Wikipedia

Fußballclub Red Bull Salzburg, commonly known as simply Red Bull Salzburg, is an Austrian professional football club based in Wals-Siezenheim, that competes in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top flight of Austrian Football. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions, the club is known as FC Salzburg and wears a modified crest when playing in FIFA and UEFA competitions.

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