Austrian Football Second League
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | Founded | 1974 |
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| Country | Austria |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Austrian Bundesliga |
Relegation to | Regional Leagues East, Central, West |
| Domestic cup(s) | Austrian Cup |
| International cup(s) | Europa League (via Austrian Cup) |
| Current champions | FC Wacker Innsbruck (2017–18) |
| Website | bundesliga.at |
 2018–19 Austrian Football Second League | |
The Austrian Football Second League (German: 2. Liga) is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It was formerly called the First League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018.
The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga. The three last placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues.
Contents
1 Teams and stadia for the 2018–19 season
2 Relegation
3 Past winners
4 Champions
5 Name history
6 References
7 External links
Teams and stadia for the 2018–19 season
Kapfenberger SV's ground, the Franz Fekete Stadium (formerly Alpenstadion)
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League[1] and expanded from 10 teams to 16 teams.[2]
The 16 teams competing in the 2018–19 Second League season are:
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 3,000 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 30,000 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Waldviertler Volksbank Arena | 3,500 |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Pasching | TGW Arena | 6,009 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Fußballarena Lafnitz | 3,000 |
| FC Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | Steyr | Vorwärts-Stadion | 9,000 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck II | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,008 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
| WSG Wattens | Wattens | Alpenstadion | 5,500 |
| Young Violets Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
Relegation
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, center 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 license is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated.
Past winners
Sanel Kuljic of SC Wiener Neustadt lifts the Erste Liga trophy in 2009
- 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 Linz
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 Linz
2017–18: FC Wacker Innsbruck
Champions
| Club | Winners | Championship seasons |
|---|---|---|
LASK Linz | 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 |
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 | 1984–85 |
VfB Mödling | 1 | 1990–91 |
FC Linz | 1 | 1995–96 |
SC Austria Lustenau | 1 | 1996–97 |
SK Vorwärts Steyr | 1 | 1997–98 |
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | 1 | 1998–99 |
ASKÖ Pasching | 1 | 2001–02 |
SV Ried | 1 | 2004–05 |
Kapfenberger SV | 1 | 2007–08 |
SC Wiener Neustadt | 1 | 2008–09 |
WAC | 1 | 2011–12 |
Grödig | 1 | 2012–13 |
SKN St. Pölten | 1 | 2015–16 |
Name history
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.[3]
References
^ "Drehscheibe des österreichischen Fußballs - die neue 2. Liga ab 2018/19". Bundesliga.at (in German). ÖFB. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Schulterschluss zwischen ÖFB, Bundesliga und den Landesverbänden: 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten". Bundesliga.at (in German). ÖFB. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten, 14 April 2018, OeFB.at
External links
Bundesliga.at (in German)
League321.com - Austrian football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
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