LASK: The only time more spectators came to the cup was in 1967

It will be some time before it is clear whether the LASK world record for the highest number of participants in resuscitation training will also be counted. 12,644 Spectators were already in the stadium 20 minutes before kick-off of the Cup quarter-finals, when the world record attempt began. 14,700 was the number of spectators later announced by stadium announcer Wolfgang Fröschl, which was at least as impressive: Or does anyone really seriously believe that an ÖFB Cup quarter-final will be held on February 1st at five degrees Celsius in front of a sold-out house?

And if so: why is it the LASK for the past 79 years – since the year [1945 Are there reliable records of attendance statistics in the Bundesliga and the ÖFB Cup – never successful?

Only once in its cup history after the Second World War did LASK welcome more spectators at a home cup game than on Friday in the 1:3 defeat against Salzburg. That 1967 even 17,000 There was a special reason why spectators flocked to the Gugl: at that time, the final was still played as a return leg. The 2-1 win at home against Austria was not enough to win the cup. Overall s

LASK was next to winning the cup 1965 (came to a 1-1 draw in the final home game against Wiener Neustadt 8000 Spectators on the LASK pitch) five more times in the final.

Nevertheless, there was only one other game where the attendance reached five figures: 1973 There was a Linz derby against SK Vöest, which was played with a return leg, in which LASK played its home game 10,000 Fans won 1-0.

Otherwise, including all tolerance limits such as inaccurate counting, they were far below the current values. There may be various reasons – from the greater importance of the Cup today to subscriptions that may not have been valid for the Cup in the past. Nevertheless, the ÖFB Cup was never a crowd puller in Linz. The LASK is well on the way to changing that too.