Austrian Cup | |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Country: | Austria |
Num Teams: | 64 |
Defending Champions: | Sturm Graz |
Winners: | Sturm Graz |
Second: | SK Rapid Wien |
Matches: | 63 |
Goals: | 195 |
Scoring Leader: | Marco Grüll (6 goals) |
Prev Season: | 2022–23 |
Next Season: | 2024–25 |
Updated: | 1 May 2024 |
The 2023–24 Austrian Cup was the 93rd edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 Europa League play-off round. Sturm Graz were the defending champions, having defeated Rapid Wien in the 2023 final.[1] Match times up to 29 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days are CET (UTC+1).
Sturm Graz retained the cup on 1 May 2024, defeating Rapid Wien 2–1 in the final (a repeat of the previous season's final). Since they qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot from the Cup was passed to the third-placed team of the 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga.
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]
Round | Match date |
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Round 1 | 21–23 July 2023 |
Round 2 | 26–28 September 2023 |
Round 3 | 31 October – 2 November 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 9–11 February 2024 |
Semi-finals | 2–4 April 2024 |
Final | 1 May 2024 at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt |
Thirty-two first round matches were played between 21 July and 23 July 2023. The draw was held on Sunday, June 25 as part of the Sport am Sonntag program. The draw was conducted by sibling paraski racers Johannes Aigner and Veronika Aigner.[3]
Sixteen second round matches were played between 26 and 27 September 2023. The draw was held on Sunday, 30 July 2023 by ORF former football player Stefan Maierhofer.[4]
Eight third round matches were played. The draw was held on Sunday, 1 October 2023 by ex-Austria Captain Markus Suttner.[5]
Four quarter-final matches were played. The draw was held as part of the ORF broadcast, Fußball.[6]
Two semi-final matches were played. The draw was held on 11 February 2024.[7]
The final was played on 1 May 2024 between the two semi-final winners.
Updated 3 April 2024