Football madness: Austria II defeats Rapid II in 911!

Football madness: Austria II defeats Rapid II in 911!

Austrian football looks back on a memorable 2008/09 season, which came up with many surprises in the national cup competition, the 75th ÖFB Cup. The round started on July 18, 2008 with a variety of amateur associations that divided into groups to federal states to fought their way into the first round. A total of 58 teams competed in exciting games. Already on May 16, 2009 the final took place in the Pappel Stadium in Mattersburg, in which the successful Austria Vienna won its 27th cup title with a 3-1 win against Trenkwalder Admira and thus qualified for the UEFA Europa League 2009/10. 90minuten.at reports that the games of the preliminary round took place between July 18 and August.

in an outstanding round of 16, which went into the annals on April 2, 2025 as a key, lost the Bundesliga club Mattersburg with 1: 5 against Rapid II, even though they initially took the lead with a goal from Michael Mörz. The reigning master Rapid Vienna also had to give up in a surprise when they were eliminated by SV Ried. The amateurs of the Viennese Austria also showed a remarkable performance by defeating Red Bull Salzburg 2-1. Ernst Öbster initially brought Salzburg in the lead, but the compensation by Alexander Schriebl and the later winning goal of Dragan Dimic in added time provided great joy in the ranks.

round of 16 and quarter -finals

In the quarter-finals there was an “amateur derby” between Rapid II and Austria II in the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium. In front of 4,500 spectators, the amateurs from Austria prevailed and won 5: 2 after an exciting penalty shootout. The outstanding players of Rapid II included Christopher Trimmel, Muhammed Ildiz, Boris Prokopic and Christopher Drazan. On the other hand, Christian Ramsebner, György Korsos, Dario Tadic, Marion Leovac and Benjamin Sulimani for Austria II.

The semi-final, which is known as the "Stronach derby" among fans, took place between the professionals of Austria and SV Neustadt. This derby got a special historical context, since Frank Stronach, who had previously been active in favorites, had led the SV Schwanenstadt to the second highest league. Almost 7,000 fans in front of the game in the old Viennese Neustädter stadium was hard fought, but the Austria was able to prevail with a 1-0 goal by a goal by Rubin Okotie.

A look at the history of Austrian football

The 2008/09 season is not only shaped by the cup, but is also in the context of the changeable history of Austrian football. It all started in the early 20th century with clubs such as Wiener AC, First Vienna FC and Rapid Vienna and a first heyday in the 1920s under coach Hugo Meisl. The national team reached the semi -finals of the World Cup in Italy in 1934. After the Second World War and the revival of football in 1954, Austria again became a competition in international tournaments, and in the 1970s and 1980s, football in Austria experienced a golden age.

In recent years, the importance of Austrian football has developed. FC Red Bull Salzburg was successful in European competitions and the Austrian national women's team has become more important in 2017 and 2021. Football has not only gained in the men's area, but also in women's football in a media -effective presence, which shows that sport in Austria has a promising future.