FC Hertha Wels

FC Hertha Wels
Full nameFußballclub Hertha Wels
Founded1921 - 1975 (merger)
GroundHOGO Arena
Capacity2.000
ChairmanWolfgang Nöstlinger
Manager Christian Heinle
LeagueAustrian Football Second League
2024-25Regionalliga Mitte, 1st Promotion
Websitehttps://www.fc-hertha.at/

FC Hertha Wels is a football club from the Upper Austrian city of Wels. The club is a member of the Upper Austrian Football Association (OÖFV) and plays in the second division since the 2025/26 season.

History

WSC Hertha Wels was formed in 1975 from a merger of SC Hertha Wels (founded in 1921) and Welser SC (founded in 1912). SC Hertha Wels first participated in the highest Upper Austrian league in 1924 . They became Upper Austrian champions in 1964 and 1966. Welser SC won the title in 1972.

For the 2023/24 season, Hertha Wels formed a joint team with their city rivals FC Wels. They played as SPG Wels. For the 2024/25 season, the two teams merged. Since that year their name was FC Hertha Wels. In that same season, the club won the Regionalliga Mitte (third division). They were promoted to the second division. They entered professional football for the first time.

Ground

Hertha Wels plays its matches in the "HOGO Arena." The stadium was renamed to HOGO Arena in March 2018 due to the Wels-based personnel management company "HOGO", the club's main sponsor. Until then, the stadium was called the "Mauth Stadium". [1]

Current squad

2.December 2025 [2]

Number Name Date of birth Nation being in the team
since		 Last team
Goalkeepers
1Matěj Čechal01.02.2005 Czech Republic07/2025FK Teplice
44Kilian Schröcker03.09.2001 Austria07/2025SV Lafnitz
70Samuel Szakál02.10.2005 Slovakia07/2024RSC Hamsik Academy
Defence
3Luan31.05.1996 Brazil01/2025FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
4Sebastian Feyrer04.03.1997 Austria07/2025SV Lafnitz
5Benjamin Sammer11.03.2005 Austria07/2025SV Ried (loan)
14Luca Tischler27.05.2003 Austria07/2023SV Grödig
28Paul Gobara26.03.2000 Austria07/2025SV Horn
38Patrick Obermüller17.02.1999 Austria07/2024Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
77Manuel Thurnwald16.07.1998 Austria07/2025Floridsdorfer AC
Midfielders
6Pascal Müller15.02.2003 Austria07/2025Wolfsberger AC
7Jonas Schwaighofer05.09.2001 Austria07/2023Union Mondsee
10Adri Castro12.10.1998 Spain07/2023CD Palencia Cristo Atlético
12Michael Brugger03.02.2002 Austria07/2025Wolfsberger AC II
17Roman Steinmann04.12.2003 Austria07/2025Union Gurten
19Markus Forjan20.03.1996 Austria07/2024FC Gleisdorf 09
20Sebastian Malinowski08.06.1998 Germany07/2025Wacker Burghausen
22Karim Conté25.08.1999 Guinea08/2025SV Horn
23Miroslav Ćirković13.03.2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina01/2023SK Vorwärts Steyr
42Fabian Lechner26.01.2006 Austria07/2025SV Ried II (loan)
45Sekou Sylla20.07.2001 Ivory Coast02/2024Kapfenberger SV
73Josip Eskinja10.12.1998 Austria07/2025NK Jadran Luka Ploče
Forwards
8Andreas Radics30.04.2001 Austria07/2025SV Lafnitz
9Albin Gashi25.01.1997 Austria07/2025Admira Wacker
11Alexander Mayr23.08.2002 Austria07/2022LASK Amateure OÖ
33Andrija Bošnjak26.03.1996 Croatia07/2024Wacker Burghausen

Coaching staff

12. Juli 2025[3]

Funktion Name Date of birth Country being in the team
since		 Last team
CoachChristian Heinle30.03.1985 Austria07/2025Nachwuchsleiter
Assistance coachMato Simunovic27.09.1985 Austria07/2025FC Hertha Wels Juniors
Assistance coachMarkus Lackner05.04.1991 Austria07/2025Player
Assistance coachFlorian Falkner01.06.1999 Austria07/2025NWZ Hertha Wels U-18
Goalkeeper coachAlexander Ametzberger17.06.1994 Austria07/2025NWZ Hertha Wels U-18

References

  1. ↑ Ligaportal.at
  2. ↑ Hertha Wels homepage
  3. ↑ Hertha Wels homepage
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