Fantastic start to 2019: After five long years Rapid finally gave their fans a home victory over Salzburg to celebrate! Match report:

With the sun on their backs, 300 Rapid fans travelled to the Ernst Happel Stadium to watch the Green & Whites take on Slovenian side Triglav Kranj in pleasant spring weather.

On the last day of the transfer window, the club has moved to land  centre forward Aliou Badji. The 21-year-old Senegalese (189cm) arrives from Swedish first division outfit Djurgardens IF, for whom he scored 15 goals in 54 competitive appearances:

UEFA Europa League: Italian giants Inter Milan squeezed past Rapid in Vienna on Thursday courtesy of a Martinez penalty, leaving the tie very much alive ahead of the second leg. Match report:

An outstanding performance on Sunday saw the Hütteldorfers beat TSV Hartberg 5:2 to set up a UNIQA ÖFB Cup semi-final with LASK. Match report:

Aleksandar Kostic has had his contract terminated with immediate effect and by mutual consent:

Striker Jeremy Guillemenot has had his contract terminated by mutual consent:

On Saturday, Rapid continued their build-up to the restart with a 1:0 friendly win over local opponents FAC:

Transfer news from Hütteldorf: Srdjan Grahovac, after an absence of two years, has returned to Vienna for a reunion with SK Rapid:

As we edge towards the new year, we take a look at the programme that awaits the first team squad and coaching staff when they return from their winter break: