Wolfsberger AC
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Wolfsberger AC, commonly referred to as Wolfsberg or simply WAC, is an Austrian association football club from Wolfsberg, Carinthia, who currently play in the Austrian Bundesliga. Between the 2007–08 and 2011–12 seasons, Wolfsberger AC entered a cooperation with SK St. Andrä, competing under the name WAC/St. Andrä during that period. The team is currently called RZ Pellets WAC for sponsorship reasons.
Full name | Riegler & Zechmeister Pellets Wolfsberger Athletik Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | RZ Pellets WAC | ||
Founded | 1931; 93 years ago (1931) | ||
Ground | Lavanttal-Arena, Wolfsberg | ||
Capacity | 7,300 | ||
Chairman | Dietmar Riegler | ||
Manager | Manfred Schmid | ||
League | Austrian Bundesliga | ||
2022–23 | 7th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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After having played the majority of its existence in the lower leagues, Wolfsberger AC finished their 2011–12 season as champions of the 2011–12 Austrian Football First League (now known as the "Second League", or "2. Liga") and earned promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history, in which they finished fifth at the end of the 2012–13 Austrian Football Bundesliga.
Wolfsberg finished third in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga which qualified them for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage. They finished in fourth place in Group J of the UEFA Europa League in the 2019–20 season.