FC Hertha Wels

**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".

## Current squad

_2.December 2025_
|Number|Name|Date of birth|Nation|being in the team since|Last team|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Matěj Čechal|01.02.2005||07/2025|FK Teplice|
|44|Kilian Schröcker|03.09.2001||07/2025|SV Lafnitz|
|70|Samuel Szakál|02.10.2005||07/2024|RSC Hamsik Academy|
|3|Luan|31.05.1996||01/2025|FC Pinzgau Saalfelden|
|4|Sebastian Feyrer|04.03.1997||07/2025|SV Lafnitz|
|5|Benjamin Sammer|11.03.2005||07/2025|SV Ried (loan)|
|14|Luca Tischler|27.05.2003||07/2023|SV Grödig|
|28|Paul Gobara|26.03.2000||07/2025|SV Horn|
|38|Patrick Obermüller|17.02.1999||07/2024|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|
|77|Manuel Thurnwald|16.07.1998||07/2025|Floridsdorfer AC|
|6|Pascal Müller|15.02.2003||07/2025|Wolfsberger AC|
|7|Jonas Schwaighofer|05.09.2001||07/2023|Union Mondsee|
|10|Adri Castro|12.10.1998||07/2023|CD Palencia Cristo Atlético|
|12|Michael Brugger|03.02.2002||07/2025|Wolfsberger AC II|
|17|Roman Steinmann|04.12.2003||07/2025|Union Gurten|
|19|Markus Forjan|20.03.1996||07/2024|FC Gleisdorf 09|
|20|Sebastian Malinowski|08.06.1998||07/2025|Wacker Burghausen|
|22|Karim Conté|25.08.1999||08/2025|SV Horn|
|23|Miroslav Ćirković|13.03.2000||01/2023|SK Vorwärts Steyr|
|42|Fabian Lechner|26.01.2006||07/2025|SV Ried II (loan)|
|45|Sekou Sylla|20.07.2001||02/2024|Kapfenberger SV|
|73|Josip Eskinja|10.12.1998||07/2025|NK Jadran Luka Ploče|
|8|Andreas Radics|30.04.2001||07/2025|SV Lafnitz|
|9|Albin Gashi|25.01.1997||07/2025|Admira Wacker|
|11|Alexander Mayr|23.08.2002||07/2022|LASK Amateure OÖ|
|33|Andrija Bošnjak|26.03.1996||07/2024|Wacker Burghausen|

## Coaching staff

_ 12. Juli 2025_
|Funktion|Name|Date of birth|Country|being in the team since|Last team|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Coach|Christian Heinle|30.03.1985||07/2025|Nachwuchsleiter|
|Assistance coach|Mato Simunovic|27.09.1985||07/2025|FC Hertha Wels Juniors|
|Assistance coach|Markus Lackner|05.04.1991||07/2025|Player|
|Assistance coach|Florian Falkner|01.06.1999||07/2025|NWZ Hertha Wels U-18|
|Goalkeeper coach|Alexander Ametzberger|17.06.1994||07/2025|NWZ Hertha Wels U-18|

## Infobox (football club)

- **clubname**: FC Hertha Wels
- **fullname**: Fußballclub Hertha Wels
- **founded**: 1921 - 1975 (merger)
- **ground**: HOGO Arena
- **capacity**: 2.000
- **chairman**: Wolfgang Nöstlinger
- **manager**:  	Christian Heinle
- **league**: Austrian Football Second League
- **season**: 2024-25
- **position**: Regionalliga Mitte, 1st Promotion
- **website**: https://www.fc-hertha.at/