The Austrian Football Second League (German: 2. Liga), commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football. It was formerly called the First League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018.
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| Organising body | Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Country |  Austria |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Austrian Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Austrian Regionalliga |
| Domestic cup(s) | Austrian Cup |
| International cup(s) | Europa League (via Austrian Cup) |
| Current champions | Blau-Weiß Linz (2nd title) (2022–23) |
| Website | www |
| Current: 2023–24 Austrian Football Second League | |
The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Df. The three last placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues.
Teams edit
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League[1] and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams.[2]
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2023–24 season. The only added team is SV Guntamatic Ried, relegated from the 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga, DSV Leoben, Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz and SV Stripfing, promoted from the 2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga.
Due to the suspension of the 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga, no club was relegated from last season[3]
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSV Leoben | Leoben | Donawitz Stadium | 6,000 |
| FC Dornbirn | Dornbirn | Stadion Birkenwiese | 7,500 |
| First Vienna FC | Döbling | Naturarena Hohe Warte | 7,200 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Flyeralarm Admira | Mödling | Motion invest Arena | 10,600 |
| Grazer AK | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 15,323 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| FC Liefering | Salzburg | EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | 4,128 |
| SK Sturm Graz II | Graz | Merkur Arena | 15,323 |
| SKN St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 2,000 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Sparkasse Horn Arena | 7,870 |
| SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Sportplatz Lafnitz | 3,000 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Josko Arena | 7,680 |
| SV Stripfing | Weikendorf | Sportplatz Stripfing | 500 |
| SW Bregenz | Bregenz | ImmoAgentur Stadion | 12,000 |
Relegation edit
The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon which Land (state) of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of the Regionalligen (regional leagues) in the east, centre or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the Second League. Participation in the professional Second League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the licence is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated.
Past winners edit
- 1974–75: Grazer AK
- 1975–76: First Vienna FC
- 1976–77: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1977–78: SV Austria Salzburg
- 1978–79: Linzer ASK
- 1979–80: SC Eisenstadt
- 1980–81: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 1981–82: Austria Klagenfurt
- 1982–83: SV Sankt Veit
- 1983–84: SV Spittal/Drau
- 1984–85: Salzburger AK 1914
- 1985–86: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1986–87: SV Austria Salzburg
- 1987–88: Kremser SC
- 1988–89: Kremser SC
- 1989–90: SV Spittal/Drau
- 1990–91: VfB Mödling
- 1991–92: Linzer ASK
- 1992–93: Grazer AK
- 1993–94: Linzer ASK
- 1994–95: Grazer AK
- 1995–96: FC Linz
- 1996–97: SC Austria Lustenau
- 1997–98: SK Vorwärts Steyr
- 1998–99: Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
- 1999–00: VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
- 2000–01: FC Kärnten
- 2001–02: ASKÖ Pasching
- 2002–03: SV Mattersburg
- 2003–04: FC Wacker Tirol
- 2004–05: SV Ried
- 2005–06: SC Rheindorf Altach
- 2006–07: LASK
- 2007–08: Kapfenberger SV
- 2008–09: SC Wiener Neustadt
- 2009–10: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 2010–11: FC Admira Wacker Mödling
- 2011–12: Wolfsberger AC
- 2012–13: SV Grödig
- 2013–14: SC Rheindorf Altach
- 2014–15: SV Mattersburg
- 2015–16: SKN St. Pölten
- 2016–17: LASK
- 2017–18: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 2018–19: WSG Swarovski Tirol
- 2019–20: SV Ried
- 2020–21: FC Blau-Weiß Linz
- 2021–22: SC Austria Lustenau
- 2022–23: FC Blau-Weiß Linz
- 2023–24: TBD
Champions edit
| Club | Winners | Championship seasons |
|---|---|---|
| LASK | 5
|
1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2016–17 |
| Grazer AK | 3
|
1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) | 3
|
2003–04, 2009–10, 2017–18 |
| Wiener Sport-Club | 2
|
1976–77, 1985–86 |
| Austria Salzburg | 2
|
1977–78, 1986–87 |
| Kremser SC | 2
|
1987–88, 1988–89 |
| SV Spittal/Drau | 2
|
1983–84, 1989–90 |
| Austria Klagenfurt / FC Kärnten | 2
|
1981–82, 2000–01 |
| FC Admira Wacker Mödling | 2
|
1999–00, 2010–11 |
| SC Rheindorf Altach | 2
|
2005–06, 2013–14 |
| SV Mattersburg | 2
|
2002–03, 2014–15 |
| SV Ried | 2
|
2004–05, 2019–20 |
| SC Austria Lustenau | 2
|
1996–97, 2021-22 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 2
|
2020–21, 2022–23 |
| First Vienna | 1
|
1975–76 |
| SC Eisenstadt | 1
|
1979–80 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck | 1
|
1980–81 |
| SV Sankt Veit | 1
|
1982–83 |
| Salzburger AK 1914 | 1
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1984–85 |
| VfB Mödling | 1
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1990–91 |
| FC Linz | 1
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1995–96 |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | 1
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1997–98 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | 1
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1998–99 |
| ASKÖ Pasching | 1
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2001–02 |
| Kapfenberger SV | 1
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2007–08 |
| SC Wiener Neustadt | 1
|
2008–09 |
| WAC | 1
|
2011–12 |
| Grödig | 1
|
2012–13 |
| SKN St. Pölten | 1
|
2015–16 |
| WSG Swarovski Tirol | 1
|
2018–19 |
Name history edit
The Austrian second division has had several different names and sponsors since 1974.
(Seasons below represent the first season when the name was used)
- 1974/75 Nationalliga
- 1975/76 2. Division
- 1993/94 2. Division der Bundesliga
- 1998/99 Erste Division
- 2002/03 Red Zac-Erste Liga
- 2008/09 ADEG Erste Liga
- 2010/11 „Heute für Morgen“ Erste Liga
- 2014/15 Sky Go Erste Liga
- 2018/19 2. Liga
The league was known as the Sky Go Erste Liga for sponsorship reasons from 2014/15 to 2017/18, but Sky is not mentioned on the official website 2liga.at, or in the ÖFB's 2018/19 preview articles.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Drehscheibe des österreichischen Fußballs - die neue 2. Liga ab 2018/19". Bundesliga.at (in German). ÖFB. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Schulterschluss zwischen ÖFB, Bundesliga und den Landesverbänden: 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten". Bundesliga.at (in German). ÖFB. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Erneut kein Absteiger aus 2. Liga" [Again no relegated team from 2. Liga]. sport.orf.at (in German). ORF. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Sport.de-Stadien 2. Liga Österreich
- ^ 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten[permanent dead link], 14 April 2018, OeFB.at
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- Bundesliga.at (in German)
- League321.com – Austrian football league tables, records & statistics database (in English)
- Palmsbet.com – Bulgarian football league tables, records & statistics database (in English)