FC Liefering

FC Liefering is an Austrian association football club, originally from Liefering. It currently plays in the Second League, the second tier of Austrian football. Since 2012, Liefering has been a feeder club for Austrian Football Bundesliga side FC Red Bull Salzburg.[1]

FC Liefering
Full nameFussballclub Liefering
Founded20 May 1947 (1947-05-20)
as USK Anif
GroundUntersberg-Arena, Grödig
Capacity4,330
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ManagerBo Svensson
LeagueAustrian Football Second League
2018–19Austrian Football Second League, 10th
WebsiteClub website
Historical chart of USK Anif and Liefering league performance
FC Liefering squad league match vs. Austria Klagenfurt (1. Juni 2019)

In December 2011 Red Bull Salzburg signed a cooperation with FC Pasching (Regionalliga Mitte) and USK Anif (Regionalliga West). The coach of the Juniors, Gerald Baumgartner, left Salzburg and became new coach of FC Pasching. Also players went to Pasching and Anif. After the 2011–12 season the new coach Peter Hyballa left the club and became new head coach of SK Sturm Graz. Lieferings ongoing presence in the Erste Liga continues to create unrest, with average an attendance of sub 500, many people believe the club isn't good for the league. However the club promotes youth and has been a key factor in FC Red Bull Salzburg's 2016–17 UEFA Youth League side, who would ultimately go on to win the tournament.

Seasons

From the 2012–13 season the club, formerly known as USK Anif, changed its name to FC Liefering. Liefering are sometimes called Red Bull Liefering as they adapted the jerseys and team colors from Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig. In the 2012–13 season they won the Regionalliga West and after two relegation matches they were promoted to the First league.

They are the farm team of FC Red Bull Salzburg. They are not eligible for promotion.[2] In their first year, they finished 3rd, in the 2014–15 season they finished 2nd.

In June 2015 coach Peter Zeidler left the team and became coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg. He was succeeded by Thomas Letsch, who also followed Zeidler to Salzburg for two matches after Zeidler was fired there.

As feeder club the team became very young. In the next two seasons the average age of the team was under twenty years. Players like Samuel Tetteh or Gideon Mensah came to Salzburg from Ghana, other talented players came from the Red Bull Football Academy like Hannes Wolf or Luca Meisl.

In the 2016–17 season FC Red Bull Salzburg (U19) won the UEFA Youth League. Most of the players came from Liefering.

SeasonFinal placeGoalsPointsLeague
2012–13194:23743rd league
2013–14372:48572nd league
2014–15270:55562nd league
2015–16465:49572nd league
2016–17258:49602nd league
2017–18558:44552nd league
2018–191050:54352nd league

Honours

Regionalliga West

  • Champions: 2012–13

Alpenliga

  • Champions: 1978–79*

Austrian Landesliga

  • Champions: 1988–89*

Salzburger Liga

  • Champions: 1988–89*, 1992–93*, 2002–03*, 2006–07*

1. Klasse Nord

  • Champions: 1965*, 1974*

2. Klasse B

  • Champions: 1950*

Salzburg Cup

  • Winners: 1978*

Salzburg Indoor Cup

  • Winners: 1990*, 2001*, 2002*, 2005*, 2009*

* as USK Anif

Current squad
As of 23 January, 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 DF Fabian Windhager
4 DF Amar Dedić
5 DF Bryan Okoh (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
6 DF Peter Pokorný (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
9 FW Chukwubuike Adamu
11 MF Luis Phelipe (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
13 MF Nicolas Seiwald
15 MF Maurits Kjaergaard (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
16 MF Sámuel Major
17 MF Nikola Stosic
18 DF Alois Oroz
20 MF Tobias Anselm
21 FW Benjamin Šeško (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
No. Position Player
22 DF Jusuf Gazibegović
23 FW Karim Adeyemi
25 MF Luka Sucic
27 MF Alexander Prass
28 MF Sebastian Aigner
30 GK Adam Stejskal
31 GK Daniel Antosch
32 DF Abdourahmane Barry
37 MF Csaba Bukta
40 DF Wallison (on loan from Red Bull Brasil)
42 DF David Affengruber
43 DF Ahmet Gürleyen (on loan from 1.FSV Mainz 05)
44 GK Kilian Schröcker

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
FW Anderson Niangbo (to Wolfsberger AC)

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Bo Svensson
Assistant coach Babak Keyhanfar
Assistant coach Fabio Ingolitsch
Goalkeeping coach Heinz Arzberger
  • Head coach Bo Svensson
  • Assistant coach Fabio Ingolitsch
  • Goalkeeping coach Heinz Arzberger

References
  1. "FC Liefering Homepage". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. "Transfermarkt.at". Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "Team". FC Liefering (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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