Hakoah Vienna

SC Hakoah Vienna (; means "the strength" in Hebrew) is a Jewish sports club in Vienna, Austria. Prior to World War II, it produced several Olympic athletes and was notable for fielding an entirely Jewish association football team with players drawn from across Europe. Closed by the Nazis in 1938 following the , it re-formed in 1945, though its football team was disbanded in 1949. History 1909–1919 A pair of Austrian Zionists, cabaret librettist Fritz "Beda" Löhner and dentist Ignaz Herman Körner as well as some others founded the club in 1909. Influenced by Max Nordau's doctrine of "Muscular Judaism", they named the club "Hakoah", meaning "the strength" or "the power" in Hebrew. In its first year, the club's athletes competed in fencing, football, field hockey, track & field, wrestling and swimming.