First Vienna is one of Austria’s historic football institutions, founded in 1894 and rooted in Vienna’s Döbling district. The blue-and-yellow club is closely associated with Naturarena Hohe Warte, a landmark venue shaped as a natural amphitheatre and linked to major moments in Austrian football. Its identity combines early national success, Mitropa Cup heritage, community traditions and a modern football campus. This profile brings together the club’s recorded 2026 context with the history and culture that continue to define Vienna.
First Vienna Upcoming matches by league
2. Liga
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- Regular Season - 7
WSPG Wels
First Vienna
HUBER Arena -
- Regular Season - 8
First ViennaNo H2HSKN ST. Polten
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- Regular Season - 9
VoitsbergNo H2HFirst Vienna
Münzer Bioindustrie Sportpark Voitsberg -
- Regular Season - 10
First ViennaNo H2HFloridsdorfer AC
First Vienna Last matches by league
2. Liga
Cup
Friendlies Clubs
First Vienna Team Roster
First Vienna’s recorded squad contains 28 players. The group comprises six attackers, eight defenders, three goalkeepers and eleven midfielders, giving the roster its strongest numerical concentration in midfield. The attacking group includes C. Monschein, I. Jung and T. Anselm, while F. Luckeneder, M. Gantschnig and Marlon Winter are among the listed defenders. B. Unger, K. Kretschmer and M. Troindl form the goalkeeping unit. Midfield options include B. Luxbacher, F. Mrzljak, F. Prohart, L. Edelhofer and Y. Soukouna. Shirt numbers range from 1 to 77, with number 26 appearing twice in the recorded list.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Marlon Winter
Philipp Breit
Benjamin Rosenberger
Tobias Gruber
Marco Sebastian Gantschnig
Raul Peter Marte
Jürgen Bauer
Felix Luckeneder
position Midfielder
Filip Mrzljak
Bernhard Luxbacher
I. Jung
Youssouf Soukouna
L. Zagan
Florian Harald Prohart
F. Nagele
M. Mergner
Maximilian Fillafer
David Ungar
position Attacker
Christoph Monschein
Tobias Anselm
Bernhard Zimmermann
M. Jerabek
L. Birkhahn
Luca Edelhofer
Last First Vienna Coachs
The latest recorded appointment is S. Fuhrman, listed from 1 April 2025, although the available timeline does not verify a current holder. M. Sütcü is listed from 1 March 2024, following A. Zellhofer’s spell from July 2020 to March 2024. Earlier entries record J. Kleer from July 2016 to January 2018 and A. Lipa from April 2015 to June 2016. All five coaches are recorded as Austrian in the listed chronology.
Stefan Manzana Marin
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Manzana Marin | Austria | 1 April 2025 | |
| Mehmet Sütcü | Türkiye | 1 March 2024 | |
| 1 August 2020 | 1 March 2024 | ||
| Johann Kleer | Austria | 1 July 2016 | 1 January 2018 |
| Mario Posch | Austria | 1 March 2014 | 1 June 2014 |
| Gerhard Fellner | Austria | 12 June 2013 | 3 August 2013 |
First Vienna Transfers
The arrivals recorded show a mixture of free-agent moves, transfers and returns from loan rather than a single movement type. Free agents include I. Jung from Schalke 04 II, F. Mrzljak from FC UFA, Y. Soukouna from Concarneau, R. Marte from Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz, M. Fillafer from TSV Hartberg, F. Luckeneder from SV Wehen, K. Kretschmer from Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz and M. Mergner from Bayern München. T. Anselm and T. Gruber are listed as transfers, while F. Prohart, M. Odagaki and M. Gantschnig also arrived in that category. Loan returns include J. Kitenge, L. Birkhahn and Dean Titkov.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Jung |
Schalke 04 II
|
Free agent | 20 July 2026 |
| F. Mrzljak |
FC UFA
|
Free agent | 14 July 2026 |
| Y. Soukouna |
Concarneau
|
Free agent | 6 July 2026 |
| R. Marte |
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
|
Free agent | 1 July 2026 |
| K. Kretschmer |
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Marlon Winter |
Velden
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| P. Breit |
SV Kapfenberg
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Anselm |
WSG Wattens
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Luckeneder |
SV Wehen
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Gruber |
Wolfsberger AC II
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Fillafer |
TSV Hartberg
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Velimirović |
Rapid Vienna
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| P. Breit |
SV Kapfenberg
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Dean Titkov |
Donau
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| L. Birkhahn |
Fach-Donaufeld
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The departures recorded include free-agent exits, transfers, loans and returns from loan. Free-agent departures include O. Okungbowa to Lamphun Warrior, L. Dantas to Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz, Seo Jong-Min to FC Ingolstadt 04, M. Rusek to SC Wiener Neustadt, M. Odagaki to Mannsdorf-Großenzersdorf, N. Alozie to Wiener Viktoria, H. Zahirovic to Donau, Dean Titkov to Gandzasar, A. Omerović to Velež and P. Schmidt to Tarxien Rainbows. C. Giuliani and J. Kitenge are listed as transfers. Loans include Vincent Zeidler and Dean Titkov, while Recep Yalın Dilek is recorded as a return from loan.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Titkov |
Gandzasar
|
Free agent | 29 July 2026 |
| O. Okungbowa |
Lamphun Warrior
|
Free agent | 21 July 2026 |
| O. Okungbowa |
Lamphun Warrior
|
Free agent | 20 July 2026 |
| A. Abdijanovic |
Floridsdorfer AC
|
- | 19 July 2026 |
| Vincent Zeidler |
Donau
|
Loan | 13 July 2026 |
| Kelechi Nnamdi |
Sturm Graz II
|
- | 5 July 2026 |
| Kelechi Nnamdi |
Sturm Graz II
|
- | 4 July 2026 |
| Lukinha |
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Giuliani |
FC BW Linz
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Pistrol Santino |
Hoffenheim II
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| Seo Jong-Min |
FC Ingolstadt 04
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Dantas |
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Szerencsi |
SKN ST. Polten
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| H. Zahirovic |
Donau
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Kitenge |
Mattersburg SV 2020
|
Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement presents a broad reshaping of the listed playing group, though the entries are a capped sample rather than a complete transfer ledger. Arrivals combine free agents from clubs in Austria and abroad with players marked as transfers, alongside returns from loan such as J. Kitenge, L. Birkhahn and Dean Titkov. The outgoing side is similarly varied: free-agent departures sit alongside transfers, loans and a return to a parent club. Some names appear in more than one movement entry, including Dean Titkov and J. Kitenge, so the entries describe separate transactions or status changes rather than unique players. The pattern indicates active squad turnover across several pathways, but the available records do not establish a complete balance of arrivals and departures, financial terms or a definitive recruitment policy. The movement should therefore be understood as a dated view of recorded activity around the 2026 squad, not as a full-season account.
Leagues First Vienna has participated in
First Vienna’s recorded competition profile spans league, cup and friendly football. The 2. Liga is recorded from 2011 through 2025 and has recent active records, while the Cup has the same recorded period and status. Friendlies Clubs appears from 2020 through 2025 and is also recently active in the available competition history. Regionalliga - Ost is a historical league entry covering 2014 to 2021. Landesliga - Wien is another historical league entry, recorded from 2019 to 2020. These dates describe participation history through 2025 and do not by themselves confirm a 2026 fixture schedule.
More about First Vienna
First Vienna is an Austrian football club founded in 1894 and rooted in Vienna’s Döbling district. The club is widely recognized as Austria’s oldest football club, a distinction tied to its beginnings among British landscape gardeners working on local estate grounds. Its traditional name is First Vienna Football-Club 1894, while the shorter First Vienna remains the identity used in football culture.
The club’s home is Naturarena Hohe Warte, a distinctive ground built into a hillside and shaped as a natural amphitheatre. Opened in the early 1920s, Hohe Warte became one of continental Europe’s most prominent football venues outside the British Isles and hosted historic Austrian national-team fixtures before very large crowds. The setting gives First Vienna a strong connection to Vienna’s sporting landscape as well as to the city’s football memory.
Blue and yellow are central to the club’s visual identity. Research on the club’s history links those colors to early Rothschild patronage, when surplus jockey shirts and financial support helped sustain the fledgling institution. The crest adds another layer of heritage: it is associated with founding member William Beale and places a football within a Manx triskelion, joining British roots with Viennese tradition. Supporters are commonly known as Viennistas, and the club’s founding spirit is expressed through the motto “United play leads to the goal.”
First Vienna’s history includes national championship success, domestic cup honors and a Mitropa Cup triumph. Its modern ecosystem extends beyond the senior men’s side through women’s football and youth development at the First Vienna Football Campus. The club operates as a registered traditional sports association, with members, supporters and community networks forming an important part of its culture. That combination of historic symbolism, local belonging and structured development keeps First Vienna connected to both Austria’s early football story and its contemporary pyramid.
Last matches statistics for First Vienna
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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First Vienna
0 - 0
QPR
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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TSV Hartberg
2 - 0
First Vienna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
1 - 2
First Vienna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
First Vienna
4 - 0
Sturm Graz II
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Austria Salzburg
4 - 1
First Vienna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
First Vienna
2 - 2
FC Liefering
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Admira Wacker
0 - 1
First Vienna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
First Vienna
1 - 0
SKU Amstetten
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Austria Salzburg
0 - 4
First Vienna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Rapid Wien II
0 - 2
First Vienna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics First Vienna
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).