The First Vienna FC 1894 continues its economic upward trend. Austria’s oldest football club achieved a record turnover of around 7.54 million euros in the 2025/26 financial year. The Viennese traditional club announced this in a recent release.

Compared to the previous year, when Vienna generated around 6.35 million euros, this represents an increase of almost 19 percent. At the same time, the club was able to increase its annual profit and strengthen its equity base.

In addition to revenue, the annual result also developed positively. The profit increased from 79,000 euros in the 2024/25 financial year to now 139,000 euros. This means that Vienna is in the black for the fourth year after its return to professional football. Vienna President Kurt Svoboda sees this as confirmation of the club’s economic development.

„In recent years, we have worked step by step to strengthen Vienna economically and further develop the club. The fact that we were able to increase our revenue again and at the same time improve our equity base confirms this path,“ explains Svoboda.

Vienna also reports improvements in other financial indicators. Equity increased to 771,000 euros. At the same time, the equity ratio increased from 19 to 24 percent.

The club was able to reduce its debt from around 1.85 million euros to 1.58 million euros. This corresponds to a decrease of around 270,000 euros. According to the club, this provides a stronger financial basis for its further development.

The development is particularly evident in the long-term comparison. In 2017, when First Vienna FC initiated a restart after economic difficulties, revenue was around two million euros. Nine years later, the club reaches 7.54 million euros. This means that annual revenue has more than tripled.

According to the club, every financial year since the economic restart has been concluded with a positive result. The gradual economic stabilization also formed a basis for the return to professional football.

As essential factors for the positive development, Vienna cites long-term partnerships with sponsors and supporters, as well as the backing of fans and members. These relationships are intended to provide the club with planning security and enable further development.

According to the club, a portion of the generated funds continuously flows into personnel, organization, infrastructure, and the sports sector. Svoboda emphasizes that positive business results should not only serve the balance sheet.

„A positive annual result is not an end in itself for us. It creates room for maneuver and helps us secure the future of the club,“ explains the president.

With the record revenue and strengthened equity, First Vienna FC sees itself well-positioned for the upcoming development steps.

The economically responsible handling of the available funds should continue to be the focus.

„The current figures give us momentum, but they are also a mandate to continue managing carefully,“ says Svoboda.

The club wants to continue its sporting and organizational development without losing sight of financial stability.

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