LAFC expands with acquisition of stake in Austrian FC Wacker Innsbruck

April 18 - LAFC, the 2022 MLS Cup champions, have announced they are investing in Austrian club FC Wacker Innsbruck.

No details of LAFC's investment or stake in the club have been released. The deal is pending approval from the board and association of FC Wacker Innsbruck.

FC Wacker Innsbruck currently plays in the Hypo Tirol Liga, the fourth division of Austrian football.

Although only formed in June 2002 as FC Wacker Tirol, the club sees itself as the spiritual continuation of the FC Tirol Innsbruck side which went bankrupt in 2022, as well as FC Original Wacker Innsbruck founded in 1913. recognition of the renamed club FC Wacker Innsbruck in 2007.

“We are incredibly honored and delighted to be working with FC Wacker Innsbruck to have the opportunity to continue an investment in this club,” said Benny Tran, LAFC Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. company.

The club were promoted to the top tier just three years after their formation, but have generally oscillated between the Bundesliga and the second division. In the 2021/22 season, the club did not apply for a license and was later relegated to the fourth tier.

The club is designed to compete at the highest levels of Austrian football, playing at the 16,000 capacity Tivoli-Neu Stadium in Innsbruck, the largest ground in its current division.

"FC Wacker Innsbruck obviously has a rich history with legendary supporters, and because of that - we believe in this club. We believe in this fanbase and we believe that together we can rebuild a winning team who will eventually return to the Bundesliga," Tran said.

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