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Adoption of the name Sportklub Rapid
- When
- 8 January 1899
- Where
- Vienna
On 8 January 1899, thanks to Wilhelm Goldschmidt, the club took on its present name of Sportklub Rapid, following the example of Rapide Berlin.
The club had been founded in 1897 as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club, the First Viennese Workers' Football Club. On 8 January 1899, thanks to Wilhelm Goldschmidt, it took on its present name of Sportklub Rapid, following the example of Rapide Berlin. The club plays in Vienna, Austria's capital city.
Sources
- SK Rapid Wien Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
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