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The Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as the Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier football league in Austria. It is currently in its 113th season, which began on 2 August 2024 and will conclude on 25 May 2025. The Bundesliga has been a separate registered association since 1991 and organises the championships of the two highest divisions in Austria. The Austrian Bundesliga has a rich history, with football being played in the country since around 1890 and the first Austrian football championship taking place in 1911. The national team has also seen success, most notably reaching the World Cup in 1978 and 1982, and finishing as runners-up in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Current Season | 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga |
| Current Champions | Sturm Graz |
| Current Standings | LASK 15, TSV Hartberg 13, Austria Klagenfurt 10, WSG Tirol 9, Grazer AK 8, Rheindorf Altach 8 |
| Relegation | SC Austria Lustenau |
| Promotion | Grazer AK |
| Previous Season Champions | Sturm Graz |
| Previous Season Standings | Austria Wien 16, Wolfsberg 15, Rheindorf Altach 9, Blau-Weiß Linz 9, Tirol 7, Lustenau 5 |
| Previous Season Relegation | SV Guntamatic Ried |
| Previous Season Promotion | Blau-Weiß Linz |
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Austria's national football team
The Austria national men's football team, known as Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft in Austrian German, has been competing in international football competitions since 1904. The team is controlled by the Austrian Football Association, or ÖFB, which was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
During the 1930s, under coach Hugo Meisl, the Austrian national team, known as the "Wunderteam" (literally "Wonder Team"), became a dominant force in European football. Notable achievements included a fourth-place finish in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and runners-up at the 1936 Summer Olympics. However, in 1938, Austria was annexed to Germany in the Anschluss, leading to the dissolution of the ÖFB and the integration of Austrian players into the German national team for the 1938 World Cup. After World War II, Austria re-established its national team and has since achieved some noteworthy victories, including a 3:2 win over Germany at the 1978 World Cup.
The Slovak coach of Wacker Innsbruck, Leopold Šťastný, took over the national team in 1968. Although they failed to qualify for the 1970 World Cup, Šťastný focused on developing new players. Austria came close to qualifying for the 1974 World Cup, but lost to Sweden in a playoff. They later qualified for the World Cup in 1978 and 1982, reaching the second round of team group matches on both occasions.
The 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga season, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 113th season of top-tier football in Austria. Sturm Graz are the defending champions, having won their fourth Bundesliga title in the 2022–23 season.
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Austrian Football Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as the Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria. It is the highest level of the Austrian football league system and determines the Austrian national football champions. The competition has been running since the 1974–75 season and has been a separate registered association since 1 December 1991.
The Bundesliga was introduced to align the two highest divisions in Austria. The league originally operated with ten clubs, with each club playing each other four times during the season. This format lasted until 1982 when the league expanded to sixteen clubs, with each club playing each other twice. In 1985, the league's format changed to a twelve-team league that played a home-and-away round in autumn. The top eight clubs then advanced to the championship round, and the bottom four played against the top four of the First League to determine the teams for the following season's Bundesliga.
In the 1993–94 season, the league returned to the original ten-team format. Beginning with the 2018–19 season, the league expanded to twelve teams again. The Bundesliga is currently responsible for organising the championships of the two highest divisions in Austria, as well as the Toto Jugendliga, which includes leagues for under-15, under-17, and under-19 teams of professional clubs and academies.
The 2023–24 season of the Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 112th season of top-tier football in Austria, with Red Bull Salzburg as the ten-time defending champions. The season ran from 28 July 2023 to 28 May 2024, with Sturm Graz winning their fourth Bundesliga title, ending Salzburg's ten-year streak. The 2024–25 season is the 113th season, with Sturm Graz as the defending champions. It began on 2 August 2024 and is scheduled to conclude on 25 May 2025.
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UEFA Nations League promotion play-off
The UEFA Nations League is an international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs are matches that decide promotion and relegation for some teams in the 2024–25 season of the UEFA Nations League. The play-offs, newly added for this season, determine which of the 20 participating teams will be promoted, relegated, or remain in their respective leagues for the 2026–27 season.
The four third-ranked teams from League B and the four runners-up from League C compete in the League B/C playoffs. The League C/D play-offs will be contested by the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C and the two runners-up from League D. The teams from the higher leagues are seeded and play the second leg at home. In the two-legged ties, the team that scores more goals on aggregate is the winner. If the aggregate score is level, extra time is played. If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.
Austria was in the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 League A/B play-offs second leg against Serbia. Serbia played against Austria in the second leg of the play-offs on 23 March 2025 at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, also known as the Red Star Stadium or Marakana, located in Belgrade, Serbia. The match was tied at 1-1 from the first leg, with Lazar Samardzic of Serbia cancelling out Michael Gregoritsch’s first-half goal for Austria. Serbia held off ten-man Austria with a 2-0 home win, completing a 3-1 aggregate win and preserving their League A status.
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Austrian Cup
The Austrian Cup, or the ÖFB-Cup, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB). The 2024-25 Austrian Cup is the 94th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The winners of the Austrian Cup will qualify for the 2025-26 Europa League playoff round.
The Austrian Cup has been held annually since 1918-19, except between 1939 and 1945 during the Anschluss and from 1950 to 1958 when the competition was deemed to be of little interest. The most successful competitor is Austria Wien, which has won the cup 27 times. They are followed by Sturm Graz, the current holders of the cup, who have won it seven times in total.
The 2024-25 Austrian Cup features 64 teams competing for the title. The season started on 26 July 2024, and the final will be played on 1 May 2025. TSV Hartberg is currently first in the Austrian Cup table, with FK Austria Wien and FC Salzburg also performing well.
The Austrian Cup is a significant tournament in Austrian football, providing a pathway for Austrian teams to qualify for the UEFA Europa League. It has a long history, with the latest edition showcasing the talent and competition within Austrian football.
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Relegation Round
The Bundesliga, also known as the Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria. It is the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the Austrian national football champions, as well as the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.
The Austrian Bundesliga, which began in the 1974–75 season, has been a separate registered association since 1 December 1991. It has been won the most by the two Viennese giants Austria Wien, who were national champions 24 times, and Rapid Wien, who won the national title 32 times. The current champions are SK Sturm Graz.
The Austrian Bundesliga has no 50+1 rule. In 2005, the Austrian company Red Bull purchased the soccer club SV Austria Salzburg and started pouring money into the team. They rebranded it so aggressively that they posted, "This is a new club with no history." The league ordered them to remove that statement from all of their materials. RB Salzburg came to dominate the Austrian BL. Since 2005, they have won the Austrian BL 10 times, including the last 7 or 10 titles in a row.
In the Relegation Round, the team finishing last in the table is demoted to the Admiral 2. Liga, the champion of which is promoted in their place. The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, along with the fifth-placed team from the championship round, play to determine the qualifier to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
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Frequently asked questions
Austria has a rich footballing history, with the Austrian Football Bundesliga founded in 1974. The Austrian national football team has seen success in the past, notably as runners-up in the 1936 Summer Olympics and reaching the second round of the World Cup in 1978 and 1982.
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is an annual competition, with the 2024-25 season being the 113th season of top-tier football in the country.
The Austrian Bundesliga consists of twelve teams that play a double round-robin schedule, with each team playing every other team at home and away. The league is then separated into two parts, with the top six teams entering the Championship Round and the bottom six entering the Relegation Round. The points obtained during the regular season are halved and rounded down before the start of the playoffs.
The teams ranked seventh to twelfth compete in the Relegation Round, where the team finishing last is demoted to the second league, and the champion of the second league is promoted in their place.
The top six teams in the Championship Round play another double round-robin schedule, with one home and one away game against each opponent. The team finishing at the top of the Championship Round is crowned the champion of the Bundesliga.
