Warning signs were there right from kick off as Ried´s Salihi was denied by the woodwork. Steffen Hofmann and Hannes Eder both went close for Rapid, with Stefan Maierhofer also narrowly shooting wide of the upright. Three goals in quick succession then took the match away from Rapid. A quick fire double from Nacho (35 & 37) gave the Hütteldorfers a mountain to climb before mission impossible was compounded when Salihi added a third on the stroke of half time.Rapid´s job became even more...

Ravaged by injuries, our side surely wouldn´t have suffered this result should our big hitters have been available. Fielding a team that included Georg Harding and Marcel Ketelaer, Rapid were unable to win the midfield battle against one of the Bundesliga´s weakest teams. The Burgenländers were scrapping for survival and were playing with total commitment and a must win mentality. "Jimmy" Hoffer manufactured an early chance before Mattersburg gave us a scare with a shot the rattled the...

A recipe for a fantastic afternoon: "Jimmy" Hoffer cooks up a hat-trick, Stefan Maierhofer chips in with a header, Rapid serve us exquisite football and send the opponents home with scraps. Add Red Bull Salzburg as the final ingredient, and it´s hard to imagine a tastier three points! On Sunday Rapid crushed the league leaders and champions elect. The final scoreline did, in fact, flatter the visitors in what was an electric performance from the Green-Whites.It was a magic afternoon at The...

Rapid travelled to Ried in the 34th round of matches in this season. However, the outcome was not what we were looking for. Early chances failed to materialise into an opening goal, and the Green - Whites found themselves trailing 0:3 at the interval.Warning signs were there right from kick off as Ried´s Salihi was denied by the woodwork. Steffen Hofmann and Hannes Eder both went close for Rapid, with Stefan Maierhofer also narrowly shooting wide of the upright. Three goals in quick...

Rapid travelled to Upper Styria to take on Kapfenberg in the last fixture of the season. Rapid had already seen off their opponents 3 times this season and were looking to complete the qaudrouple.Prolific marksman "Jimmy" Hoffer bagged two against the same oppostion in march, as Rapid ran out 6-0 winners at the Hanappi, and needed only two minutes to open his account this time round. The deadliest front pairing in Austria combined once again as Stefan Maierhofer played in his strike partner...

Ravaged by injuries, our side surely wouldn´t have suffered this result should our big hitters have been available. Fielding a team that included Georg Harding and Marcel Ketelaer, Rapid were unable to win the midfield battle against one of the Bundesliga´s weakest teams. The Burgenländers were scrapping for survival and were playing with total commitment and a must win mentality. "Jimmy" Hoffer manufactured an early chance before Mattersburg gave us a scare with a shot the rattled the...

In 1933 SK Rapid and Liverpool locked horns for the first and only time. Four days prior to the match Rapid had played out a 3 -3 draw with then Scottish champions, giants Rangers FC in front of 67,000 fans in Ibrox. The British press waxed lyrical, The Sunday Graphic citing the match as "The most beautiful game seen in Scotland for years". The Sunday Mail told that "The Viennese had performed classic English football to the highest degree".The game with Liverpool was subject to the result...

Guests from England and other foreign countries please note: The match is with about 50.000 visitors completely sold out.SK Rapid – Liverpool FCDate: 19th of July, 200919:15 o'clockErnst Happel-StadionFor more information please contact info@skrapid.at

Dear Rapid-Fans,dear Guests from Liverpool,on behalf of SK Rapid it gives me great pleasure to welcome you on Sunday to our second anniversary game of the season. After last weekends hard fought match with old foes and worthy advisarys, German Giants FC Schalke 04, its a privilige to welcome no less than Liverpool Football Club to our city. We extend our warmest welcome to all those supporters who have made the treck from Lancashire for the game. Im proud that our two great clubs meet here...

Supporters of foreign clubs may occasionally be less than enamoured when they first arrive at the St Hannapi Stadium However any initial doubts over the grandour of the concete is soon dispelled after they have sampled the vociferous atmosphere on offer. Foreign supporters have often remarked that the volume in the St Hannapi Stadium „was the loudest they have ever experienced“, despite their clubs playing in proud footballing nations such as England, Germany and Turkey. The Rapid fans...