GAK celebrates after 17 years of return to the Bundesliga - a dream becomes true!

GAK celebrates after 17 years of return to the Bundesliga - a dream becomes true!

The Graz Athletic Sports Club (GAK) has fought back into Austrian football in recent years. After a successful season, the club is now four rounds before the end of the 2nd Bundesliga and will return to the Bundesliga after 17 years. On Sunday, players and fans pursued the defeat of the pursuer Ried (1: 2) in Vienna, which led the GAK to win the title. After this success report, players and fans celebrated together in Graz.

Gernot Messner, the trainer of the GAK, was instrumental in this sporting success and led the team through a dominant season. The CEO of the Bundesliga, Christian Ebenbauer, officially congratulated the association on the championship title and the return to the highest division. This happened 20 years after the last championship title, which was won in the 2003/04 season. The GAK also celebrates the 50th Bundesliga season this season.

Change of trainer and challenges

In the past 21 years, the GAK has had a total of 20 different trainers, including interim solutions. Ferdinand Feldhofer is currently heading the team after replacing Rena Poms. Feldhofer is the third coach in the first Bundesliga season in 17 years. Its primary goal is to prevent the descent from the highest league.

The GAK coach that has long been long -serving has been Gernot Plassnegger, who worked for the association for almost five years in two terms. Plassnegger brought the GAK from the eighth league to the Landesliga Styria. A comprehensive list of all head coaches of the GAK, who have been working since the 2003/04 championship season, was made by Laola1 published.

A look at the football history in Austria

Austria's football looks back on an eventful story that extends to the early 20th century. The first clubs such as the Wiener AC and First Vienna Football Club laid the foundation for national sport. Under coach Hugo Meisl, Austrian football experienced a heyday in the 1920s and 1930s that culminated in Italy when reaching the semi -finals of the 1934 World Cup.

according to the challenges such as the connection to Germany in 1938 and the effects of the Second World War, a revival of football took place. In the 70s and 80s, sport experienced a high phase with a prominent participation in world and European championships. A look back at the success of Austrian associations such as FK Austria Vienna and SK Rapid Vienna illustrates the long tradition and the potential of Austrian football.

The development of women's football, on the other hand, has become more important in recent years, which is evident in the first participation in the European Championship 2017 and the following successes. Future prospects for women's football in Austria are promising, supported by initiatives of the ÖFB to promote young people.

The return of the GAK to the Bundesliga could mean a new upswing for football in Graz and beyond. The anticipation for a comeback of the Graz derbies in the Bundesliga is clearly noticeable among fans and club supporters, as the positive reactions from social networks show. In this thrilling atmosphere, optimism prevails that the GAK can leave its footsteps in the highest league again.