Association football club SK Rapid Wien founded in Vienna
- When
- 1899
- Where
- Vienna
- Episodes
- 1
The association football club known today as SK Rapid Wien originated in Vienna in 1897 as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club (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 Austria's capital city.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. The club was originally established in 1897 as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club, known as the First Viennese Workers' Football Club. It operates as an Austrian professional football club based in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. The organization later adopted the name Sportklub Rapid, commonly referred to as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English contexts.
Founding. On 8 January 1899, the club, thanks to Wilhelm Goldschmidt, took on its present name of Sportklub Rapid, following the example of Rapide Berlin. This renaming came two years after the club's 1897 establishment as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club, the First Viennese Workers' Football Club.
People involved
- Wilhelm Goldschmidt · Credited with the club taking its present name of Sportklub Rapid
Sources
- SK Rapid Wien Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
- Vienna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
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