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SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol

Let's win together

“Let’s win together” is MCI’s and the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol’s joint slogan. The Entrepreneurial School^® has teamed up with the European Champions League winner in American football and multiple-time Austrian champion to create a successful partnership. The SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol will become the MCI college team, and MCI will be the Raiders’ home college. Both partners believe in fairness and want to promote performance, success and international exchange.

Linking sports to education is a common and integral part of a successful education at universities and colleges in many countries. The new partnership between the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol and the Entrepreneurial School^® is based on the model of American college football. It creates powerful synergies and combines highly professional amateur sports with education at the highest level.

General Manager Claudia Nuener underlines: "We are very proud of this outstanding cooperation and are pleased to offer our athletes the opportunity to combine education and sports at the highest level. Mutual support and shared experiences are integral parts of the Raiders’ family."

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American Football

The many rules and special terms used in American Football can be confusing, even for die-hard fans. American Football is a very young sport developing at high speed. If you have a hard time with terms like “down”, “line of scrimmage” or “clipping”, you might want to read the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol’s detailed explanation of the terms and rules.

BASKETBALL

Since autumn 2018, the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol also have their own basketball section in their sports family. Already in the first year of its existence, the team succeeded in advancing to the second Bundesliga, called Basketball Second League (B2L). The season runs from September to March.

Cheerleading

Cheerleading belongs to American football like the Alps belong to Tyrol. And the cheerleaders of the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol belong to the best and most successful in Austria. In cheer, in contrast to dance, acrobatics are clearly in the foreground. With daring pyramids the SWARCO Raiderettes take the spectators' breath away.

Support Your Team!

Free admission for MCI students, alumni and employees: MCI members can attend all Raiders Football and Basketball home games free of charge. Tickets can be purchased via the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol online ticket shop. Simply enter your student number or ID number, print out your ticket and show it at the stadium.

So get your ticket, bring your friends and off to the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol sporting event!

Every SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol home game is an event in itself. DJs, presenters, dance and acrobatic shows by the Raiderettes cheerleaders and much more make the games a unique sports festival. Following the American tradition, pre-game events such as Tailgate BBQ’s and post-game parties with players and cheerleaders provide the perfect setting to get the crowd going.

SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol - Ticket Shop

GET YOUR FREE TICKETS!

Free admission for MCI students, alumni and employees.

There is one free ticket per SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol home match available in the online ticket shop. To get the ticket, only the matriculation number or personnel number is required. Reduced tickets can also be purchased on the day of the match at the box office upon presentation of the Student Card.

The matriculation number can be found on inscription confirmations, certificates and the Student Card. Alumni can find the number on certificates, graduation documents or they can requested it via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Step-by-step instructions for the online ticket shop:

Go to the page tickets.raiders.at and select the desired event.
Enter your MCI matriculation or personnel number into the text field "Code"
Afterwards the category "Free ticket" will be displayed.
Select it and download your free ticket.
Bring your free ticket to the selected game.
You can get one MCI free ticket per game and person. It is valid for one seat on the grandstand.

If you have technical questions about the ticket shop please use the contact form.

Merchandising

The new cooperation between MCI and SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol has brought new exciting co-branded products to our MCI shop. Check out our stylish performance shirts for active adventures and our cool college hoodies for frosty matches. www.mci.edu/shop

Our Team

We proudly present the following MCI students and successful RAIDERS players and RAIDERETTES!

Please contact the Office-Team (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) if you are interested in the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol or the SWARCO RAIDERETTES.

„Thanks to the cooperation between the MCI and the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol, I am able to combine sport and education. Both require hard work, discipline as well as stamina which bring me closer to my goals.“

Laura Moser, Alumni Business & Management and RAIDERETTE.

„My goal is to achieve top performance in sport and education! Both require hard work, discipline and stamina and are expressed through the cooperation between the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol
and the Management Center Innsbruck.“

Simon Unterrainer Student Management & Law and RAIDERS Player

“I feel very comfortable in Tyrol and I am happy that I can combine my studies with American Football. The cooperation between the SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol and MCI Management Center Innsbruck provides me with the ideal conditions to pursue both.”

David Oku, Student International Business & Law, RB-Coach and RAIDERS Player

"As an experienced basketball player, I'm still in great shape and can pass on much to my younger teammates, not least in my role as coach of the junior team. At the same time, I now have the opportunity to expand my professional background with an MCI degree program. It’s just perfect!"

John Gardiner, Student International Business & Law, Coach and Raiders player

"The online study program offers me the chance to educate myself further and at the same time to coach my dancers. Not only in studies but also in sports you need discipline, self-control and motivation!"

Johanna Anzengruber, Student Businessadministration online & Head Coach Raiderettes Junior Dance team