- Grazer AK
Football club infobox
clubname = Grazer AK
fullname = Grazer Athletik-Klub
nickname = Die Roten (The reds)
Rotjacken (the red-jackets)
Die roten Teufel (the red devils)
Athletiker (Athletics)
founded = 1902
ground =UPC Arena Graz- Liebenau
capacity = 15,450
chairman =vacant
manager =Stojadin Rajkovic
league = Regional League Central
season = 2007-08
position =Austrian Regional League Central , 3rd
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leftarm2=00007A|body2=00007A|rightarm2=00007A|shorts2=00007A|socks1=FFFFFFGrazer AK, founded
18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common, but they are also known as the "Athletiker"), is anAustria nsports club, from the city ofGraz in the federal state of Styria ("Steiermark"). The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 - 2005. The other sections arebasketball ,diving andtennis .Bankruptcy
During the 2006-2007 season,
Grazer AK went into administration. The club was docked 28 points as a result. In the 2007-2008 season, the club will no longer play in Austria's top flight. [cite news | date=2005-04-11 | url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=123530.html | title=Austria's GAK agree to leave top flight | publisher=FIFA | accessdate=2006-05-15]Achievements
*Austrian Championship (1): 2004 (runners up 2003, 2005)
*Austrian Cup (4): 1981, 2000, 2002, 2004 (finalist 1962, 1968)
*Austrian Supercup (2): 2000, 2002 (finalist 2004)Managers since 1990
* (8.1.1990 - 11.9.1990)
* (11.9.1990 - 16.4.1992)
* (16.4.1992 - 24.10.1993)
* (26.10.1993 - Summer 1996)
* (Summer 1996 - 11.9.1996)
* (11.9.1996 - 20.9.1996)
* (20.9.1996 - Summer 1997)
* (Summer 1997 - 2.3.2000)
* (2.3.2000 - April 2000)
* (April 2000 - 21.9.2001)
* (21.9.2001 - 29.9.2001)
* (29.9.2001 - 12.8.2002)
* Christian Keglevits (12.8.2002 - 7.10.2002)
* (7.10.2002 - 9.1.2006)
* (9.1.2006 - 20.5.2007)
* (01.06.2007 - current)Current squad
Famous players
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* (1990 - 1994)
* (1992 - 2003)
* (1996 - 1997)
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* (2003 - 8.3.2005)
* (February 2004 - 1.6.2004)
*flagicon|AustraliaRoss Aloisi tatistics
List of international games of GAK in UEFA-Cup, Champions League Qualification, Cupwinners' Cup and in Fairs' Cup:
1962/63:
# B 1909 Odense (CdCs - 1/8 Finale) 1:1 (H) 3:5 (A)1964/65:
#NK Zagreb (MC R1) 0:6 (H) 2:3 (A)1968/69:
#Ado Den Haag (CdCs R1) 0:2 (H) 1:4 (A)1972/73:
# Panachaiki Patras (UC R1) 0:1 (H) 1:2 (A)1980/81:
# Dinamo Tbilisi (CdCs - 1/16 Finale) 2:2 (H) 0:2 (A)1982/83:
#Corvinul Hunedoara (UC R1) 1:1 (H) 0:3 (A)1996/97:
#Vojvodina Novi Sad (UC Q2) 2:0 (H) 5:1 (A)
#Germinal Ekeren (UC R1) 2:0 (H) 1:3 (A)
# Inter Milan (UC R2) 1:0 (H) 0:1 (4:5 i.E.)(A)1998/99:
#VPS Vaasa (UC Q2) 3:0 (H) 0:0 (A)
#Litex Lovech (UC R1) 2:0 (H) 1:1 (A)
#AS Monaco (UC R2) 3:3 (H) 0:4 (A)1999/2000:
#KÍ Klaksvík (UC Q) 4:0 (H) 5:0 (A)
#Spartak Trnava (UC R1) 3:0 (H) 1:2 (A)
#Panathinaikos (UC R2) 2:1 (H) 0:1 (A)2000/01:
#FC Kosice (UC R1) 0:0 (H) 3:2 (A)
# Espanyol Barcelona (UC R2) 1:0 (H) 0:4 (A)2001/02:
#HB Tórshavn (UC Q) 4:0 (H) 2:2 (A)
#FC Utrecht (UC R1) 3:3 (H) 0:3 (A)2002/03:
#FC Sheriff Tiraspol (CL Q2) 2:0 (H) 4:1 (A)
#Lokomotiv Moscow (CL Q3) 0:2 (H) 3:3 (A)
# Apoel Nicosia (UC R1) 1:1 (H) 0:2 (A)2003/04:
#SK Tirana (CL Q2) 2:1 (H) 5:1 (A)
#Ajax Amsterdam (CL Q3) 1:1 (H) 1:2 (A)
#Vålerenga I.F. Fotball (UC R1) 1:1 (H) 0:0 (A)2004/05:
#Liverpool F.C. (CL Q3) 0:2 (H) 1:0 (A)
# Litex Lovech (UC R1) 5:0 (H) 0:1 (A)
#AJ Auxerre (UC Gruppe F) 0:0 (A)
#Amica Wronki (UC Gruppe F) 3:1 (H)
#Rangers F.C. (UC Gruppe F) 0:3 (A)
#AZ Alkmaar (UC Gruppe F) 2:0 (H)
#Middlesbrough F.C. (UC 16tel-Finale) 2:2 (H) 1:2 (A)2005/06:
#Nistru Otaci (UC Q) 2:0 (A) 1:0 (H)
#RC Strasbourg (UC R1) 0:2 (H) 0:5 (A)Derby Statistics vs. SK Sturm Graz (as of 23.8.2005)
Total (in 1st Austrian League):
*46 Won
*42 Drawn
*42 Lost(Goals: 174:168)References
External links
* [http://www.gak.at official homepage]
* [http://www.g-a-k.at fansite with basic information in English, French, Spanish, Polish and Dutch]
* [http://www.ahcgak.at supporters-club]
* [http://www.redfirm.at supporters-club]
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