SC Wacker Wien

1906-1912: The first years of the Meidling Buam

SC Wacker Vienna was established by Max Freund, a soccer enthusiast from Meidling. Freund was a member of the Vienna AC youth soccer team and found the lengthy and costly journeys from Meidling to the Prater for training to be a significant inconvenience. He collaborated with his friend Oskar Wittek to recruit numerous pupils, with whom they met regularly to play soccer next to the Meidling slaughterhouse. In 1906, Max Freund finally proposed the establishment of his soccer club, which he named "Wacker." However, this ambitious endeavor ultimately failed due to the lack of an appropriate legal age among the prospective members, who were unable to register the club with the authorities. The issue was temporarily set aside, and the young footballers initially focused on establishing their clubhouse and procuring their club uniforms. A suitable location was swiftly identified in the laundry room at Aichholzgasse 33, where the Wacker players could now store all their belongings, including goalposts. Additionally, the pupils persuaded a mother to have black and white shirts made for the entire team. The club colors were selected because the majority of the young athletes had previously worn black cloth trousers and a white rowing shirt when playing soccer. In 1907, the individual deemed suitable to assume the role of club chairman was identified in the form of Mr. Rudolf Krones, thus paving the way for the formal…