SK Austria Kärnten

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clubname = SK Austria Kärnten


fullname = SK Austria Kärnten
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founded = 2007
ground = Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt
capacity = 32,000
chairman = Mario Canori
manager = Frenkie Schinkels
league = Austrian Football Bundesliga
season = 2007/08
position = 9th
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SK Austria Kärnten is an Austrian football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia.

History

The club was formed on 1 June, 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

The club plays its home games in the "Hypo-Arena", formerly known as "Wörthersee-Stadion" in the south-west end of Klagenfurt.

On January 21st 2008, the transfer of former MLS forward of Joseph Ngwenya from Houston Dynamo until the end of the 2007/08 season was revealed. The club has a buying option for the player.

On January 31st 2008, the transfer of Martin Hiden from SK Rapid Wien until the end of the 2007/08 season was revealed.

On June 12th 2008, 34-year old former Polish international and Austria Kärnten player, Adam Ledwoń, committed suicide in his home in Klagenfurt.

Supporters

The team is supported by the 4 biggest fanclubs "Löwen", "Tigers", "Amigos" and the "Optimisten". They cheer for the club in the "Südkurve" of the Hypo-Arena

Austria Kärnten in European Cups

NOTE: The club was called SV Pasching from 2003 to 2006/07.

Current squad

"As of September, 2008."

Transfers 2008

In:

Out:

Former notable players

* Michael Baur
* Thomas Flögel
* Martin Hiden
* Sanel Kuljic
* Alex von Schwedler
* Jasmin Agic
* Nino Bule
* Petr Vorisek
* Peter Kabat
* Marcel Ketelaer
* Radoslaw Gilewicz
* Adam Ledwoń
* Tolunay Kafkas

External links

* [http://www.sk-austriakaernten.at/ Official Website]
* [http://www.austriakaernten-loewen.at/ Fanclub Löwen Website]
* [http://thetigers.at/ Fanclub Tigers Website (Dead link?)]
* [http://www.amigos-kaernten.com/ Fanclub Amigos Website]
* [http://www.fck-optimisten.at.tt/ Fanclub Optimisten Website]
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=79941/domestic.html Austria Kärnten at UEFA.COM]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/aut/sv_phing.htm Austria Kärnten at EUFO.DE]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/sk-austria-kaernten/ Austria Kärnten at Weltfussball.de]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=club_details&clubID=32323 Austria Kärnten at Playerhistory.com]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/verein/11609/skaustriakaernten/uebersicht/startseite.html Austria Kärnten at Transfermarkt.de]
* [http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/austria/2008-2009/bundes/austkarn.htm Austria Kärnten at Football Squads.co.uk]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=8565 Austria Kärnten at National Football Teams.com]