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".  Ligaportal.at 
 Current squad 
2.December 2025 Hertha Wels homepage 
 Number Name Date of birth Nation being in the teamsince Last team Goalkeepers 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 AcademyDefence 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 Midfielders 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 PločeForwards 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 2025Hertha Wels homepage  
 Funktion Name Date of birth Country being in the teamsince 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

Category:Austrian football clubs
Category:Football clubs of Upper Austria

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