2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga

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Austrian Bundesliga
Season2023–24
Dates28 July 2023 – June 2024
Matches played119
Goals scored289 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerSinan Karweina
(10 goals)
Biggest home winRed Bull Salzburg 7–0 Austria Lustenau
SK Rapid 4–0 SCR Altach
Austria Wien 4–0 Blau-Weiß Linz
Biggest away winBlau-Weiß Linz 0–5 SK Rapid
Austria Lustenau 0–5 SK Rapid
Highest scoringRed Bull Salzburg 7–0 Austria Lustenau
Blau-Weiß Linz 3–3 TSV Hartberg
TSV Hartberg 1–5 Red Bull Salzburg
WSG Tirol 2–4 Blau-Weiß Linz
SK Rapid 3–3 Wolfsberg
SK Rapid 3–3 LASK
Longest winning run10 games
Red Bull Salzburg
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Sturm Graz
Longest winless run12 games
Austria Lustenau
Longest losing run8 games
Austria Lustenau
Total attendance1,196,408
Average attendance10,053
All statistics correct as of 14 April 2024.

The 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 112th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the ten-times defending champions.[1] The season is scheduled to begin in mid to late July 2023 and end in early June 2024.

Teams[edit]

Changes[edit]

SV Guntamatic Ried were relegated to the 2023–24 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2022–23 Relegation Round, ending their three years stay in the top flight. Blau-Weiß Linz promoted for the first time in history from this season, as champions of the 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League.

Stadia and locations[edit]

Team

Location

Venue

Capacity

Austria Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadion 29,863
Austria Lustenau Lustenau Reichshofstadion 8,800
Austria Wien Vienna Generali Arena 17,656
Blau-Weiß Linz Linz Hofmann Personal Stadion 5,595
LASK Linz Raiffeisen Arena 19,080
SK Rapid Vienna Allianz Stadion 28,000
Red Bull Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim Red Bull Arena 17,218 (30,188)[a]
Rheindorf Altach Altach Stadion Schnabelholz 8,500
Sturm Graz Graz Merkur-Arena 16,364
TSV Hartberg Hartberg Profertil Arena Hartberg 4,635
Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberg Lavanttal-Arena 7,300
WSG Tirol Innsbruck Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,008

Personnel and kits[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsor Socks sponsor Alternative shirt sponsor
Austria Klagenfurt Austria Peter Pacult Austria Thorsten Mahrer Capelli Sport Das Wien-Das Kärnten Gratiszeitung, Stadtwerke Klagenfurt, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, Vivamayr Stadtwerke Klagenfurt Hirter, Autohaus Sintschnig, Nissan Klagenfurt, Hirter, Kleine Zeitung None None
Austria Lustenau Austria Andreas Heraf Austria Matthias Maak Uhlsport Union Investment, Hervis Sports, 11teamsports Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Jäger-Aquatec Lech Zürs am Arlberg Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Mohrenbräu, Vorarlberger Nachrichten, Privis None Mohrenbräu
Austria Wien Germany Michael Wimmer Austria Manfred Fischer Nike Frankstahl, Wien Holding Assicurazioni Generali Wien Holding Schuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, Marsbet Wien Holding Steelcoin
Blau-Weiß Linz Austria Gerald Scheiblehner Austria Michael Brandner Uhlsport Linz AG, Linz Linz Airport Personal Hofmann, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten None Liwest No alternate sponsor
LASK Austria Thomas Sageder Austria Robert Zulj BWT Backaldrin Kornspitz, Oberösterreich, BWT Change the world - Sip by sip Energie AG, Zipfer Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Franz Oberdorfer GmbH, HYPO Oberösterreich, BWT, SAR Anlagenbau Molto Luce HYPO Oberösterreich
SK Rapid Germany Robert Klauß Austria Guido Burgstaller Puma Wien Energie Spusu, Allianz None Wiener Zucker, Allianz Easystaff foodaffairs
Red Bull Salzburg Germany Onur Cinel Austria Andreas Ulmer Nike Red Bull None Rauch None None Rauch
Rheindorf Altach Austria Joachim Standfest Austria Jan Zwischenbrugger Jako Cashpoint, Gunz Warenhandels Markus Stolz GmbH, Waibel Workwear Pfanner Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Fohrenburger Vorarlberger Nachrichten Gebrüder Weiss
Sturm Graz Austria Christian Ilzer Austria Stefan Hierländer Nike Puntigamer, Grawe Puntigamer Steirisches Kürbiskernöl TIM Carsharing, Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark Sieme Weingüter Energie Steiermark
TSV Hartberg Austria Markus Schopp Austria Jürgen Heil Adidas Eggerglas, ADMIRAL Sportwetten, PROFERTIL Sperm Booster, Kühlanlagen Postl, 11teamsports, Steiermark, Hartberg, PROMACULA, Alois Schweighofer GmbH, Faustmann Möbel Objekttischlerei Gleichweit Hochegger Dächer, MOLIN Industrie, KE KELIT BMW Harmtodt, Energie Hartberg, Boxxenstop, MM Kanal-Rohr-Sanierung, Energie Steiermark Kühlanlagen Postl No alternate sponsor
Wolfsberger AC Austria Manfred Schmid Austria Mario Leitgeb San Sirro RZ Pellets, Robitsch Obst und Gemüse, wesa.at, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, Kärnten ORF, velox.at Sorger Salanettis Velox Bau-Systeme, ADMIRAL Eskimo Eiszeit Kärnten, Beschriftung Grafik Druck, HERWA Multiclean Gebäudereinigung, Gigasport, Kleine Zeitung BMW Gönitzer SBH Rohstoffhandels
WSG Tirol Austria Thomas Silberberger Germany Ferdinand Oswald Puma Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler Fussball Tirol Tiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsports Fröschl Bau Volksbank Tirol, Union Investment Tiroler Versicherung

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Rheindorf Altach Austria Klaus Schmidt End of contract 2 June 2023 Pre-season Austria Joachim Standfest 12 June 2023 [2][3]
LASK Austria Dietmar Kühbauer Mutual consent 6 June 2023 Austria Thomas Sageder 6 June 2023
Red Bull Salzburg Germany Matthias Jaissle Sacked 28 July 2023 Austria Alexander Hauser (caretaker) 28 July 2023 [4]
Austria Alexander Hauser (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 31 July 2023 3rd Austria Gerhard Struber 31 July 2023 [5]
Austria Lustenau Austria Markus Mader Resigned 13 November 2023 12th Germany Alexander Schneider (caretaker) 13 November 2023
SK Rapid Austria Zoran Barišić Sacked 15 November 2023 8th Germany Robert Klauß 20 November 2023 [6][7]
Austria Lustenau Germany Alexander Schneider (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 19 December 2023 12th Austria Andreas Heraf 19 December 2023

Regular season[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg 22 15 5 2 45 12 +33 50 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sturm Graz 22 13 7 2 37 15 +22 46
3 LASK 22 9 8 5 26 18 +8 35
4 Austria Klagenfurt 22 8 10 4 29 27 +2 34[b]
5 TSV Hartberg 22 9 7 6 33 28 +5 34[b]
6 Rapid Wien 22 8 9 5 38 21 +17 33[c]
7 Austria Wien 22 9 6 7 25 22 +3 33[c] Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Wolfsberg 22 8 6 8 29 32 −3 30
9 SCR Altach 22 4 7 11 17 30 −13 19
10 Blau-Weiß Linz 22 4 7 11 22 38 −16 19
11 Tirol 22 4 2 16 20 42 −22 14
12 Austria Lustenau 22 2 4 16 13 49 −36 10
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ Upper stand remains closed during league matches.
  2. ^ a b Head to head points: Klagenfurt 4, TSV Hartberg 1.
  3. ^ a b Head to head points: Rapid 4, Austria Wien 1.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AKL ALU AWI BWL LSK RWI RBS ALT STU HAR WAC WSG
Austria Klagenfurt 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0
Austria Lustenau 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–3 0–1 0–4 2–3 2–3
Austria Wien 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–1 0–0 2–0
Blau-Weiß Linz 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–2
LASK 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0
Rapid Wien 2–3 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 0–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–1
Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 7–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–0
Rheindorf Altach 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0
Sturm Graz 0–0 2–0 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–0
TSV Hartberg 0–3 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–5 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–0
Wolfsberger AC 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–1
WSG Tirol 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–4 1–1 1–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 1–0 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2024. Source: https://www.bundesliga.at/de/spielplan/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round[edit]

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Red Bull Salzburg 25, Sturm Graz 23, LASK 17, Austria Klagenfurt 17, TSV Hartberg 17, and Rapid Wien 16. The points of LASK and Rapid Wien were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU RBS LIN RWI AKL HAR
1 Sturm Graz (X) 28 18 7 3 49 18 +31 38 Qualification for the Champions League league stage 0–1 1–0 1–0 19 May 5 May
2 Red Bull Salzburg (X) 28 18 6 4 60 23 +37 35 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 28 Apr 19 May 1–1 4–2 5–1
3 LASK 28 12 9 7 33 24 +9 27 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] 12 May 3–1 28 Apr 1–0 1–3
4 Rapid Wien 28 9 12 7 44 27 +17 22 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 1–3 5 May 0–0 1–1 19 May
5 Austria Klagenfurt 28 9 12 7 38 42 −4 22 0–4 4–3 5 May 12 May 2–2
6 Hartberg 28 10 8 10 41 44 −3 21 1–3 12 May 1–2 0–3 28 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points ; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[9]
(X) Guaranteed at least Europa League
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Austrian Cup winners (Rapid Wien or Sturm Graz) qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team if the Cup winners finish in the top two).

Relegation round[edit]

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Austria Wien 16, Wolfsberg 15, Rheindorf Altach 9, Blau-Weiß Linz 9, Tirol 7, and Lustenau 5. The points of Austria Wien, Rheindorf Altach and Blau-Weiß Linz were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AWI WOL BWL WAT ALT LUS
1 Austria Wien 29 11 10 8 33 27 +6 26 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 11 May 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1
2 Wolfsberger AC 29 9 10 10 33 38 −5 22 0–1 0–2 18 May 0–0 1–1
3 Blau-Weiß Linz 29 6 11 12 29 43 −14 19 18 May 0–0 4 May 2–1 0–0
4 WSG Tirol 29 7 5 17 26 48 −22 19 1–0 1–1 2–1 11 May 0–0
5 Rheindorf Altach 29 5 12 12 24 37 −13 17 1–1 4 May 2–2 0–0 18 May
6 Austria Lustenau 29 2 8 19 17 56 −39 9 Relegation to Austrian Football Second League 3 May 1–2 11 May 1–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points ; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored.[8]

Conference League play-offs[edit]

The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fourth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round.

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of 21 April 2024[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ivory Coast Karim Konaté Red Bull Salzburg 13
2 Austria Marco Grüll SK Rapid 12
3 Austria Andreas Gruber SK Rapid 11
Austria Maximilian Entrup TSV Hartberg
5 Germany Sinan Karweina Austria Klagenfurt 10
6 Austria Thierno Ballo Wolfsberger AC 9
Austria Robert Žulj LASK
8 Austria Christoph Lang Hartberg / SK Rapid 7
Slovenia Nik Prelec Tirol
Croatia Marin Ljubičić LASK
Kosovo Donis Avdijaj Hartberg
Israel Oscar Gloukh Red Bull Salzburg
Austria Dominik Fitz Austria Wien
Brazil Ronivaldo Blau-Weiß Linz

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player Club Against Result Date
Austria Marco Grüll SK Rapid TSV Hartberg 0–3 (A) 31 March 2024
Croatia Marin Ljubičić LASK Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 (H) 12 April 2024

Discipline[edit]

Player[edit]

Club[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 82 [11]
    • Rheindorf Altach
  • Most red cards: 5 [11]
    • Austria Wien
  • Fewest yellow cards: 52 [11]
    • SK Rapid
  • Fewest red cards: 0 [11]
    • Austria Klagenfurt

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Austrian Bundesliga". bundesliga.at/de (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Mission erfüllt: Klaus Schmidt verlässt SCR Altach". www.scra.at. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. ^ "Joachim Standfest wird neuer Cheftrainer". www.scra.at. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ^ "Matthias Jaissle als Trainer freigestellt - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at (in German). 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. ^ "Der neue Cheftrainer heißt Gerhard Struber - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at (in German). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  6. ^ "Zoran Barišić und Thomas Hickersberger werden von ihren Aufgaben entbunden". www.skrapid.at. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ^ "Der neue grün-weiße Cheftrainer heißt Robert Klauß". www.skrapid.at. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  8. ^ a b "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Tore". www.bundesliga.at.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Österreich Bundesliga – Gelbe Karten". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 30 July 2023.