SC Rheindorf Altach
SC Rheindorf Altach is an Austrian association football team based in Altach, Vorarlberg. It plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club is currently also known as Cashpoint SC Rheindorf Altach due to sponsorship of Austrian sports betting company Cashpoint.
History
The club was founded on 26 December 1929 as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club Turnerbund Altach. In 1930, they started to compete in the Vorarlberger B-Klasse as FA Turnerbund Altach, but the club temporarily ceased to exist in 1937 and was not reorganised until the foundation of the Sportvereinigung Altach sports society on 1 March 1946. The sports society ceased to exist in 1949, with its football section becoming independent on 5 March 1949 and renaming itself to Sportclub Rheindorf Altach.
They finished first in the third-division Regionalliga West three times to be promoted to the second-division 1st League, but were twice relegated back to the third division. After their third promotion in the 2003–04 season, the club managed to establish itself in the second division and was eventually promoted to the first-division Bundesliga after finishing first in the second-division 1st League in the 2005–06 season, securing the promotion with a 1–0 win over Austria Lustenau in the penultimate match of the season. Rheindorf Altach stayed in top level until relegation in 2008–09 season. They finished 1st league as 3rd in 2009–10, as 2nd in 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. They finally promoted to top level in 2013–14 season. They finally finished Bundesliga as 3rd in 2014–15 season and once qualified to UEFA European League.
European record
Satellite clubs
The following clubs are affiliated with SCR Altach:
- AKA Hypo Vorarlberg (Bundes Nachwuchs Zentrum / Youth)
Current squad
- As of 26 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial history
- Peter Kohl (July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1994)
- Rade Plakalović (July 1, 1994 – Sept 3, 1995)
- Tadeusz Pawlowski (Sept 10, 1995 – June 30, 1999)
- Alfons Dobler (July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2001)
- Ewald Schmid (July 1, 2001 – Dec 17, 2002)
- Hans-Jürgen Trittinger (Jan 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005)
- Michael Streiter (July 1, 2005 – April 19, 2007)
- Rade Plakalović (interim) (April 20, 2007 – May 25, 2007)
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- Manfred Bender (July 1, 2007 – Jan 23, 2008)
- Heinz Fuchsbichler (Jan 23, 2008 – Aug 30, 2008)
- Urs Schönenberger (Sept 4, 2008 – Jan 12, 2009)
- Georg Zellhofer (Jan 12, 2009 – June 30, 2009)
- Adolf Hütter (July 1, 2009 – April 6, 2012)
- Edmund Stöhr (April 6, 2012 – June 30, 2012)
- Rainer Scharinger (July 1, 2012 – Jan 4, 2013)
- Damir Canadi (Jan 7, 2013–)
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