Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. In 1965, the club became the first team outside Vienna to win the Austrian football championship. In 1985–86’s UEFA Cup, the side beat European giants Internazionale Milan at home, on 23 October 1985, eventually bowing out 4–1 on aggregate. In 1997, due to public pressure, LASK Linz officially merged with city rivals FC Linz; the club name, colours, chairmen and members remained the same.
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Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. In 1965, the club became the first team outside Vienna to win the Austrian football championship. In 1985–86’s UEFA Cup, the side beat European giants Internazionale Milan at home, on 23 October 1985, eventually bowing out 4–1 on aggregate.
In 1997, due to public pressure, LASK Linz officially merged with city rivals FC Linz. The club name, colours, chairmen and members remained the same. The club removed the \”Linz\” part of their name, and returned it to LASk. In 2017, they were eliminated by Manchester United in the Europa League round of 16. In 2018, they returned to the European competitions, but were eliminated in the second leg of their qualifying for Europa League.
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