While their national team has not given them a huge amount to shout about in recent years, a small but committed band of Austrian football fans are relishing their support of West Ham United.
Formed in 2011 by Denis Dusika and Christoph Höller with the purpose of bringing together Hammers supporters from all over the Central European country, the Austrian Irons has already attracted 40 members.
Founder Dusika said he was inspired to form the club during West Ham's 3-0 home Premier League defeat by Arsenal in January 2011.
"We were watching the West Ham v Arsenal game in Vienna back in 2011 in the same pub as the Austrian Gunners, and they were sitting in silence!" he joked. "After a few pints we became motivated to connect all Austrian West Ham supporters and show how to watch a football game with noise and passion.
"The Austrian Irons were born. Subsequently, we registered our supporters' club as an official club in Austria."
Now we know why the club was formed, but we do not know why Dusika and Höller chose to support West Ham in the first place. One word sums up the reason - passion.
"It is the passion. When you are around the Boleyn Ground on matchday, it has something magical which is hard to explain. Everywhere you go it is about the game and the atmosphere in and around the stadium is superb.
"The supporters at the Boleyn Ground have a very unique way of support, sometimes very ironical but always with passion. It doesn't matter if the team is winning or losing, the fans are always chanting.
"Also, the Club's history is very fascinating and important for our members. West Ham brought through a lot of famous and important players, such as Bobby Moore, Sir Trevor Brooking, Frank Lampard (senior and junior) and Sir Geoff Hurst to name but a few, who are well known all over the world."
While the Austrian Irons was formed only three years ago, the club's members have been visiting the Boleyn Ground for a lot longer, while many attended the pre-season matches played in Austria in 2009 and 2012.
"Because of the holiday season at the time of the visit in 2012, just a few of us could go to the game against Austria Wien in Vienna," Dusika explained.
"In 2009, though, we wanted to watch the pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen in Bad Waltersdorf. Because of a deluge of rain, we had doubts about the game so we called a Werder Bremen fans' representative and asked. He promised us that the game was not cancelled so we went to Bad Waltersdorf.
"We met a couple of English friends at a pub there and after a few beers we went to the ground. All in all about hundred West Ham fans were there but neither Werder Bremen, nor West Ham were anywhere to be seen - the game was postponed!
"We ended up drinking with the English fans and discussing about the new kit and the team. In a nutshell, it was a nice day with no football but a lot of West Ham topics, which was really enjoyable."
The group attends at least one home game a season, with this weekend's game against Crystal Palace marking their visit for 2013/14.
When asked for their favourite memories of visiting the Boleyn Ground, Dusika and Höller point to the visit of Tottenham Hotspur in November 2007, when Robert Green saved Jermain Defoe's last-minute penalty to secure a 1-1 draw.
"It was one of the first games we saw at West Ham. Green saved a penalty in the last seconds against Defoe and secured the draw," said Dusika. "After that I had the feeling the ground is exploding! I still get goose bumps when I am thinking about that atmosphere."
Back in Vienna, an English-born member of the Austrian Irons, Barry, is due to open a new bar in the city's central Landstraße district, where the group plans to watch matches on television.
"It will be a British bar and will have a Hammers theme on match day," Dusika confirmed.
There, the Austrian Irons will cheer on their modern-day heroes, with Winston Reid, Mark Noble, Carlton Cole and Adrian named as the group's favourite players.
Looking into the future, Dusika said the Hammers' Austrian supporters are excited about the prospect of cheering on their team at the Olympic Stadium from 2016.
"It is undoubtedly a stunning stadium. We will see how it looks after the maintenance is done and the stadium is in football mode, and the plans are promising.
"The stadium is also bigger as the Boleyn Ground, which has also a lot of advantages. In fact, I hope a new modern stadium can attract good sponsors as well as good players.
"We will miss the Boleyn Ground and all the history this ground has but, in the end, we think we will celebrate great victories at the new stadium and get to see amazing games there. Until 2016, we will enjoy the games at our beloved Upton Park. COYI!"
*For more information about the Austrian Irons, click here.