| Competition: | Austrian Football First League |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | SKN St. Pölten |
| Promoted: | SKN St. Pölten |
| Relegated: | SK Austria Klagenfurt SV Austria Salzburg |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 528 |
| League Topscorer: | Thomas Pichlmann (20) |
| Biggest Away Win: | SK Austria Klagenfurt 0-5 LASK Linz (29 April 2016) |
| Highest Scoring: | SKN St. Pölten 6-2 SV Austria Salzburg (27 November 2015) |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 42nd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 24 July 2015 and ended on 25 May 2016.
Ten teams participate in the 2015-16 season. Austria Salzburg was directly promoted after winning the 2014–15 Regionalliga West.[1] Austria Klagenfurt promoted from the Regionalliga Mitte after winning the promotion play-offs.[2] Wiener Neustadt relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga.[3]
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32,000 | ||||
| 8,800 | ||||
| My Phone Austria Stadion | 1,600 | |||
| FAC-Platz | 3,000 | |||
| 12,000 | ||||
| 14,100 | ||||
| 31,895 | ||||
| 8,000 | ||||
| 30,000 | ||||
| 10,000 |
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Klagenfurt | Manfred Bender |  | Erreà | Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor | |
| A. Lustenau | Lassaad Chabbi | | Nike | ||
| A. Salzburg |  Jørn Andersen | | Puma | Intertops | |
| Floridsdorfer | Thomas Flögel | | Puma | Wien Energie | |
| Kapfenberger | Kurt Russ | | Erima | Murauer Bier | |
| Linz | Oliver Glasner | | Jako | PlusCity | |
| Liefering | Thomas Letsch | | Nike | Red Bull | |
| St. Polten | Karl Daxbacher | | Jako | Hypo Noe | |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Klaus Schmidt | | Jako | Tiroler Wasserkraft | |
| Wiener Neustadt | Günter Kreissl | | Puma | Baumit |
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pichlmann | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 20 |
| 2 |  Daniel Lucas Segovia | SKN St. Pölten | 19 |
| 3 | Julian Wießmeier | SC Austria Lustenau | 15 |
| 4 | Patrik Eler | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 14 |
| René Gartler | LASK Linz | ||
| 6 | Seifedin Chabbi | SC Austria Lustenau | 13 |
| 7 |  Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria | LASK Linz | 11 |
| Manuel Hartl | SKN St. Pölten | ||
| 9 | Jorge Elias dos Santos | Kapfenberger SV | 10 |
| Marco Perchtold | |||
| 11 | Rajko Rep | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 9 |
| João Victor Santos Sá | Kapfenberger SV |
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Öbster | SV Austria Salzburg | 11 | |
| 2 | Michael Ambichl | SKN St. Pölten | 10 | |
| 3 | Dominik Frieser | Kapfenberger SV | 9 | |
| Manuel Kerhe | LASK Linz | |||
| 4 | Florian Flecker | Kapfenberger SV | 8 | |
| Manuel Hartl | SKN St. Pölten | |||
 Dimitry Imbongo | LASK Linz | |||
| 8 | Florian Jamnick | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 7 | |
| Sandro Zakany | SK Austria Klagenfurt | |||
| 10 | Rene Gartler | LASK Linz | 6 |