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{{Infobox football club |
clubname = Rapid Vienna |
image = [[Image:Rapid-Wien.png|150px|logo]] |
fullname = SK Rapid Wien |
nickname = ''Die Grün-Weißen'' <br />(The Green-Whites),<br />''Hütteldorfer'' |
founded = [[1898]] |
ground = [[Gerhard Hanappi Stadium]] |
capacity = 18,400 |
chairman = [[Rudolf Edlinger]] |
manager = [[Peter Pacult]] |
league = [[Austrian Bundesliga]] |
season = 2007-08 |
position = 1st |
Spruch = "Auch wenn die Veilchen (=FAK) noch so blühen, der Untergrund bleibt immer grün." |
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The '''Sportklub Rapid Wien''' ({{lang-en|Rapid Vienna}}) is an [[Austria]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] [[:Category:Austrian football clubs|club]] playing in the country's capital city of [[Vienna]]. It is one of the two best known sides in Vienna, the other being Rapid's eternal rival, ''[[FK Austria Wien]]''. The ''Rapid'' squad is often known as the "Green-Whites" for its team colours or as ''Hütteldorfer'' for the location of the [[Gerhard Hanappi Stadium]], which is in [[Hütteldorf]], part of the city's 14th district, [[Penzing (Vienna)|Penzing]]. In [[English language|English]], they are referred to as '''Rapid Vienna'''.
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==History==
''SK Rapid Wien'' was founded in [[1898]] as ''Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club'' (en:First Workers' Football Club of Vienna). The team's original colours were red and blue, which are still often used in away matches. On [[January 8]] [[1899]] the club was re-named, taking on its present name of ''Sportklub Rapid Wien'', following the example of ''[[SV Nord Wedding|Rapide Berlin]]''. In [[1904]], the team colours were changed to green and white.
[[Image:Rapid 1898.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The 1. Arbeiter FC in 1898.]]
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One of the best teams in early European football, Rapid became a dominant side during the years between the world wars, when Austria was one of the leading football nations on the continent. After the [[Anschluss]] of Austria to [[Germany]] in [[1938]], Rapid played in that country's [[Gauliga Ostmark]] along with clubs such as [[First Vienna FC|First Vienna]] and [[VfB Admira Wacker Mödling|Admira Vienna]] (playing then as Wacker Wien and Admira Wien). Rapid would be the most successful of these clubs. They won the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's [[German Cup]], in 1938 with a 3-1 victory over [[FSV Frankfurt]], and topped that with a [[German champions (football)|German Championship]] in [[1941]] by defeating [[Schalke 04]], the most dominant German club of the era. The team was able to overcome a 3-0 Schalke lead to win the match by a final score of 4-3 through strength and endurance – the traditional virtues of Rapid players known as the ''Rapidgeist'' or "Rapid Spirit".
[[Image:Rudolfsheim Stadium.jpg|thumb|300px|The Rudolfsheim Stadium, home of Rapid from 1904 to 1910.]]
Almost since the club's beginnings, Rapid fans have announced the last fifteen minutes of the game by way of the legendary "Rapidviertelstunde" – rhythmic clapping at home or away no matter what the score. The first mention of the practise goes back to [[1913]], and in [[1919]] a newspaper wrote about the fans clapping at the beginning of the "Rapidviertelstunde". Over the decades, there were many instances where Rapid managed to turn around a seemingly hopeless situation by not giving up and, with their fans' support, fighting their way to a win just before the final whistle.
Although Rapid is by far the most popular club in Austria, other teams like Red Bull Salzburg or FK Austria Magna are able to spend significantly more money every year as they are owned by investors/billionaires. Rapid is trying to compensate for this lack of financial funds by supporting young and talented players.
==Stadium==
SK Rapid Wien's stadium is [[Gerhard Hanappi Stadium]], which is located in [[Hütteldorf]], part of the [[Penzing (Vienna)|Penzing]] district of Vienna. In its earliest days Rapid played on a military exercise field, until the opening of a new stadium in Rudolfsheim in [[1903]]. But the field there was unsuitable because it was sloped, and with the club's rising popularity, a new stadium was needed: in [[1912]], the legendary "[[Pfarrwiese]]" was built, just in time for the first Austrian Championship. In [[1977]], Rapid moved to the new "West-Stadion", which was later renamed [[Gerhard Hanappi Stadium|Gerhard Hanappi-Stadion]] after its architect and popular and successful former Rapid player [[Gerhard Hanappi]].
[[Image:2008 Steffen Hofmann.JPG|thumb|200px|Steffen Hofmann celebrating the championship 2008.]]
==Honours==
Rapid Vienna is also Austria's record titleholder, winning the [[Austrian champions (football)|Austrian Championship title]] 32 times to date. Supporters of other teams sometimes argue that the 16 championship wins before the establishment of a nation wide all-Austrian league should not be counted. However, those titles are credited by most observers, since Viennese league play was virtually synonymous with Austrian football at that time. The wins of the German Championship and German Cup were possible due to Austria's annexation by Germany on March 12, 1938.
CONTROVERSY WITH CELTIC
In 1984, Rapid Vienna took part in a controversial European Cup Winner's Cup tie with Glasgow Celtic. After winning the first leg 3-1 in Vienna, Rapid looked favourites to go through.
At Celtic Park, on 7 November 1984, however, the Austrian side were taken apart, as goals by McClair, (32 mins) McLeod (45 mins) and Tommy Burns (68 mins) put the Scots 3-0 up. It was widely regarded as one of Celtic's best European performances since the Stein era.
Towards the end of the match, and with Rapid's composure completely gone, Celtic were awarded a penalty, (later missed by Peter Grant) after their midfielder Tommy Burns was punched by Reinhard Kienast. As the referee consulted with his linesman, a bottle was thrown onto the park by a Celtic fan. The bottle landed on the ground, well away from the players, but one Rapid player, Rudolf Weinhofer, fell down, claiming to have been injured by the missile. TV evidence showed he had not been hit, but Rapid appealed to UEFA for a replay and eventually, at the second hearing, they got their wish.
A replay was ordered to take place at least 100 miles away from Celtic Park. The game eventually took place at Old Trafford, home of Manchester Utd on 12 December 1984. Rapid won the game 1-0 to proceed to the last 8 of the tournament. They would eventually reach the final, before losing 3-1 to Everton.
* '''Austrian Championship (32):''' 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1996, 2005, 2008
* '''Austrian Cup (14):''' 1919, 1920, 1927, 1946, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995
* '''Austrian Supercup:''' 1986, 1987, 1988
* '''German Championship:''' 1941
* '''German Cup:''' 1938
*''' [[Mitropa Cup]]:''' 1930, 1951
* '''[[Cup Winners' Cup]] Runners Up:''' 1985, 1996
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== Current squad ==
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{{Image label|x=0.23|y=0.10|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Erwin Hoffer|'''Hoffer'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Markus Heikkinen|'''Heikkinen'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.14|y=0.18|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Mario Bazina|'''Bazina'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.28|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Branko Boskovic|'''Boskovic'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.32|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Ümit Korkmaz|'''Korkmaz'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.32|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Steffen Hofmann|'''Hofmann'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.14|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Mario Tokic|'''Tokic'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.49|scale=349|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Markus Katzer|'''Katzer'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.23|y=0.63|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Helge Payer|'''Payer'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.38|y=0.49|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Andreas Dober|'''Dober'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.31|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Jürgen Patocka|'''Patocka'''<br/>]]</font>}}
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<tr><td><small>Rapid Vienna Possible Lineup for 07/08 Season.</td></tr>
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{{Football squad start}}
{{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Austria|name=[[Raimund Hedl]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Croatia|name=[[Mario Tokić]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Austria|name=[[Jürgen Patocka]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Austria|name=[[Martin Hiden]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Austria|name=[[Christian Thonhofer]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Austria|name=[[Stefan Kulovits]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Finland|name=[[Markus Heikkinen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Austria|name=[[Stefan Maierhofer]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Germany|name=[[Steffen Hofmann]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Austria|name=[[Markus Katzer]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Slovakia|name=[[Boris Prokopic]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=16|nat=Croatia|name=[[Nikica Jelavić]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Austria|name=[[Veli Kavlak]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad mid}}
{{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Austria|name=[[Hannes Eder]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Austria|name=[[René Gartler]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Austria|name=[[Erwin Hoffer]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Austria|name=[[Georg Harding]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Austria|name=[[Andreas Dober]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=24|nat=Austria|name=[[Helge Payer]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=25|nat=Germany|name=[[Georg Koch]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Austria|name=[[Marcel Toth]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=27|nat=Montenegro|name=[[Branko Bošković]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Austria|name=[[Andreas Lukse]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=32|nat=Austria|name=[[Stephan Palla]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=33|nat=Germany|name=[[Marcel Ketelaer]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=94|nat=Georgia|name=[[Irakly Magradze]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad end}}
==Notable players==
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* {{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Czechia}} [[Josef Bican]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Franz Binder]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Robert Dienst]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ernst Dokupil]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Herbert Feurer]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Toni Fritsch]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[György Garics]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gerhard Hanappi]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ernst Happel]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Heraf]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Herzog]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Josef Hickersberger]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Martin Hiden]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Ivanschitz]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Roman Kienast]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Reinhard Kienast]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Michael Konsel]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ümit Korkmaz]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alfred Körner]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Robert Körner]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Hans Krankl]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Dietmar Kühbauer]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Jürgen Macho]]
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* {{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Sebastian Martinez]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Max Merkel]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Peter Pacult]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Helge Payer]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Peter Persidis]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Heimo Pfeifenberger]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Erich Probst]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl Rappan]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Reisinger]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gerhard Rodax]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Mario Sara]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Peter Schöttel]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[August Starek]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Josef Uridil]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Heribert Weber]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Arnold Wetl]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Walter Zeman]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Steffen Hofmann]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Carsten Jancker]]
* {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Hossein Sadaghiani]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jan Åge Fjørtoft]]
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* {{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Branko Bošković]]
* {{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Dejan Savićević]]
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Mario Bazina]]
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Zlatko Kranjcar]]
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Mario Tokić]]
* {{flagicon|Czechia}} [[Ladislav Maier]]
* {{flagicon|Czechia}} [[Antonín Panenka]]
* {{flagicon|Czechia}} [[René Wagner]]
* {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Peter Hlinka]]
* {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Jozef Valachovič]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Trifon Ivanov]]
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krzysztof Ratajczyk]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Axel Lawaree]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gaston Taument]]
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Andreas Lagonikakis]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Hugo Maradona]]
* {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Hernán Medford]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Erwin Hoffer]]
* {{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Veli Kavlak]]
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===Retired numbers===
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<big>'''5'''</big> – {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Peter Schöttel]]
==Managers since 1910==
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* [[Dionys Schönecker]] 1910 - 1925
* [[Stanley Willmott]] 1925 - 1926
* [[Edi Bauer]] 1926 - 1936
* [[Leopold Nitsch]] 1936 - 1945
* [[Hans Pesser]] 1945 - 1953
* [[Josef Uridil]] 1953 - 1954
* [[Viktor Hierländer]] 1954 - 1955
* [[Alois Beranek]] 1955 - 1956
* [[Franz Wagner]] 1956
* [[Max Merkel]] 1956 - 1958
* [[Rudolf Kumhofer]] 1958 - 1959
* [[Robert Körner]] 1959 - 1966
* [[Rudolf Vytlacil]] 1966 - 1968
* [[Karl Decker (footballer)|Karl Decker]] 1968 - 1970
* [[Karl Rappan]] 1969 - 1970
* [[Gerd Springer]] 1970 - 1972
* [[Robert Körner]] 1972
* [[Ernst Hlozek]] 1972 - 1975
* [[Josef Pecanka]] 1975
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* [[Franz Binder]]/[[Robert Körner|R. Körner]] 1975 - 1976
* [[Antoni Brzezanczyk]] 1976 - 1977
* [[Robert Körner]] 1977 - 1978
* [[Karl Schlechta]] 1978 - 1979
* [[Walter Skocik]] 1979 - 1982
* [[Otto Barić]] 1982 - 1985
* [[Vlatko Marković]] 1985 - 1986
* [[Otto Barić]] 1986 - 1989
* [[Hans Krankl]] 1989 - 1992
* [[August Starek]] 1992 - 1993
* [[Hubert Baumgartner]] 1993 - 1994
* [[Ernst Dokupil]] 1994 - 1998
* [[Heribert Weber]] 1998 - 2000
* [[Ernst Dokupil]] 2000 - 2001
* [[Peter Persidis]] 2001
* [[Lothar Matthäus]] 2001 - 2002
* [[Josef Hickersberger]] 2002 - 2005
* [[Georg Zellhofer]] 2006
* [[Peter Pacult]] 2006 - now
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==Team trivia==
*SK Rapid Wien won the German Championship in 1941 and the German Cup in 1938.
==Competitions==
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{{Austrian Bundesliga}}
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{{UEFA Cup 2007-08}}
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{{Intertoto Cup 2007}}
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==See also==
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{{Football in Austria}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.skrapid.at Official Homepage]
* http://www.rapidarchiv.at/
* http://mitglied.lycos.de/rapidwien/titel.htm (Rapid's achievements)
* http://mitglied.lycos.de/rapidwien/geschich.htm (Rapid's history)
* http://www.scr-forum.net (Rapid forum)
* http://www.austriansoccerboard.at/index.php?showforum=8 (Rapid forum)
* http://www.dokupil.at/ (Rapid in the 90ies/Ernst Dokupil's History/Many interesting pics in German)
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