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giovedì 26 febbraio 2026

Panini Fussball 2008/2009 (Austria)

Panini Bundesliga Fußball 2008/09 is the official sticker collection dedicated to Austrian football for the 2008/2009 season. Compact yet rich in content, this 312-sticker album captures both the Bundesliga and the Erste Liga in a clear and well-structured layout typical of late-2000s Panini design.

The album opens with an introductory page featuring the foreword and two celebratory stickers: one of Alexander Zickler, top scorer of the previous season, and one dedicated to the reigning champions, SK Rapid Wien.

The ten Bundesliga teams are shown in alphabetical order, beginning with Rapid Wien. Each club is allocated 27 stickers spread across four pages. The first two pages for each team contain ten stickers: the stadium, a match action scene composed of two stickers, a team photo also composed of two stickers, the shiny club badge, and three additional shiny action stickers featuring key players. The following two pages complete the team presentation with 17 player portrait stickers, displaying the squad for the 2008/09 season.

After the Bundesliga section, the album includes a special page dedicated to the Young Star Team of the Season 2007/2008. Eleven promising players are depicted, although only four are actual stickers: Dobnik, Schrammel, Bevac, and Stanislaw; the remaining players are printed directly onto the page.

The final part of the album presents the Erste Liga. Each of the 12 clubs is represented by three stickers: a shiny club badge and a team photo composed of two stickers. Although more compact than the Bundesliga section, this part ensures that the second tier of Austrian football is fully represented.

In total, the collection consists of 312 stickers and does not include any extra stickers, update sets, or replacement versions.

On the pitch, the 2008/09 Bundesliga season was won by FC Red Bull Salzburg, who finished with 74 points, ahead of SK Rapid Wien on 70 points. The standout individual of the season was Marc Janko, who scored an extraordinary 39 goals to become the league’s top scorer.

Back cover of the album

Marc Janko, top scorer of the Austrian Bundesliga 2008/2009 with 39 goals, and Milenko Acimovic, 15 goals in the tournament

International players: Niko Kovac (83 caps and 15 goals for Croatia) and Robin Nelisse (Netherlands Antilles, played for Feyenoord, Az and Utrecht)

Album details:

Full name: Bundesliga Fussball 08/09

Publisher: Panini

League: Austria (Bundesliga, Erste Liga)

Season: 2008/2009

Number of clubs and stickers per club:

Bundesliga (10 clubs, 27 stickers)
Erste Liga (12 clubs, 3 stickers)

Other sections:

Introduction (2 stickers)
Young Star Team (4 stickers)

Checklist: click here

Extra: No

Updates: No

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Total number of stickers: 312

sabato 21 febbraio 2026

Post - Ski Austria Skistars 2012/2013

Ski Austria Skistars 2012/13 is a special sticker album published by the Austrian Post, dedicated entirely to the Austrian Alpine ski team for the 2012/13 season. This album features 320 regular stickers alongside 40 extra stamps, which are placed on a dedicated double-page spread in the center of the album. The result is a hybrid collectible that appeals both to sports fans and stamp collectors.

The album opens with a richly structured introductory section composed of 10 stickers. These include the Ski Austria logo, the ÖSV logo, portraits of key federation figures such as Prof. Peter Schröcksnadel and Dr. Klaus Leistner, two stickers representing FIS medals, and a four-sticker composition of the Ski World Cup trophy.

The presentation then moves to the national team, beginning with the women’s squad, represented through 16 stickers, followed by the men’s team with 21 stickers. This section offers a first overview of the athletes selected for the season before the album shifts toward a more discipline-based structure. A dedicated page with eight stickers is reserved for the trainers, underlining the importance of coaching staff in Austria’s high-performance ski system.

The core of the album explores the athletes in detail, organized by discipline. Both women and men are presented separately, with sections for downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined. Within each discipline, the athletes appear through a mix of portrait and action stickers.

After the competitive sections, the album shifts to a celebratory tone with three final thematic parts. The first is dedicated to the legends of Austrian skiing, with a total of 70 stickers. Here, the collection pays tribute to iconic names such as Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Anita Wachter, Ulrike Maier, Renate Götschl, Patrick Ortlieb, and Michael Walchhofer, among many others.

The following section, titled “ÖSV-Team”, presents athletes in a more relaxed and informal setting, showing them in casual clothing and playful poses, whereas the final section consists of 11 stickers capturing emotional highlights from the previous season, focusing on podium celebrations and memorable sporting moments.

From a sporting perspective, the 2012/13 season was particularly significant for Austrian skiing. Marcel Hirscher secured the overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup title. In the women’s competition, Anna Fenninger finished third overall in a season dominated by Tina Maze.