section_path: Culture/Sports
section_name: Sports
paragraph_text: Sports
  
  SK Sturm Graz is the main football club of the city, with Four Austrian championships, 5 Austrian Cup wins and 4 participations in the Champions League (where they were 1st in the first group stage in 2000/01 and therefore got promoted to the round of 16 as the first Austrian club ever). Grazer AK also won an Austrian championship, but went into administration in 2007 and was excluded from the professional league system.
  
  In ice hockey, ATSE Graz was the Austrian Hockey League champion in 1975 and 1978. EC Graz was runner-up in 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94. Graz 99ers has played in the first division since 2000.
  
  UBSC Raiffeisen Graz plays in the Austrian Basketball League.
  
  Graz Giants play in the Austrian Football League (American Football).
  
  The city bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics in 1995, but lost the election to Salt Lake City.