| Competition: | Austrian Bundesliga |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 22 July 2022 – 3 June 2023 |
| Winners: | Red Bull Salzburg (17th title) |
| Relegated: | Ried |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Red Bull Salzburg Sturm Graz |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | LASK |
| Continentalcup3: | Europa Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Rapid Wien Austria Wien |
| League Topscorer: | Guido Burgstaller (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Rapid Wien 5–1 Hartberg Red Bull Salzburg 4–0 Lustenau Sturm Graz 4–0 Rheindorf Altach |
| Biggest Away Win: | Lustenau 0–6 Salzburg |
| Highest Scoring: | Wolfsberg 3–4 Klagenfurt |
| Longest Wins: | 8 games Salzburg |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 19 games Salzburg |
| Longest Winless: | 11 games Ried |
| Longest Losses: | 5 games Wolfsberg |
| Matches: | 193 |
| Total Goals: | 571 |
| Attendance: | 1,347,132 |
| Average Attendance: | 7,443 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 111th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg were the nine-times defending champions.[1] The season began on 22 July 2022. The regular season scheduled for November was postponed until the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The league resumed on 10 February and concluded on 3 June 2023. Red Bull Salzburg defended their title for the tenth consecutive season.
Admira Wacker Mödling were relegated to the 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2021–22 Relegation Round, ending their eleven-year stay in the top flight.[2] Austria Lustenau were promoted, after a twenty-two year hiatus, as champions of the 2021–22 Austrian Football Second League.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | 29,863 | |||
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 | |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 | |
| LASK | Linz | Raiffeisen Arena | 19,080 | |
| Rapid Wien | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 17,218 (30,188) | |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 | |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 | |
| 7,680 | ||||
| Stadion Hartberg | 4,635 | |||
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 | |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | 16,008 |
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 sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt |  Peter Pacult | Markus Pink | Capelli Sport | 28 Black |
| Austria Lustenau | Markus Mader | Matthias Maak | Uhlsport | Hypo Vorarlberg Bank |
| Austria Wien | Cem Sekerlioglu | Lukas Mühl | Nike | Frankstahl |
| LASK | Dietmar Kühbauer | Alexander Schlager | BWT | Backaldrin Kornspritz |
| Rapid Wien | Zoran Barisic | Maximilian Hofmann | Puma | Wien Energie |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Matthias Jaissle | Andreas Ulmer | Nike | Red Bull |
| Rheindorf Altach | Miroslav Klose | Jan Zwischenbrugger | Jako | Cashpoint |
| Sturm Graz | Christian Ilzer | Stefan Hierländer | Nike | Puntigamer |
| SV Ried | Christian Heinle | Marcel Ziegl | Hummel | Guntamatic |
| TSV Hartberg | Klaus Schmidt | René Swete | Adidas | Eggerglas, Admiral, Profertil, Spermbooster, Boxxenstopp |
| Wolfsberger AC | Robin Dutt | Mario Leitgeb | San Sirro | RZ Pellets |
| WSG Tirol | Thomas Silberberger | Ferdinand Oswald | Puma | Swarovski |
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 27, Sturm Graz 24, LASK 19, Austria Wien 16, Rapid Wien 16, and Austria Klagenfurt 15. The points of Red Bull Salzburg 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.
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: Tirol 14, Lustenau 13, Wolfsberg 10, Hartberg 9, Ried 9, and Rheindorf Altach 8. The points of Lustenau, Hartberg and Rheindorf Altach 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.
The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fifth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
