2023–24 Austrian Cup Explained

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.

Round dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]

RoundMatch date
Round 121–23 July 2023
Round 226–28 September 2023
Round 331 October – 2 November 2023
Quarter-finals9–11 February 2024
Semi-finals2–4 April 2024
Final1 May 2024 at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

First round

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]

Second round

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]

Third round

Eight third round matches were played. The draw was held on Sunday, 1 October 2023 by ex-Austria Captain Markus Suttner.[5]

Quarter-finals

Four quarter-final matches were played. The draw was held as part of the ORF broadcast, Fußball.[6]

Semi-finals

Two semi-final matches were played. The draw was held on 11 February 2024.[7]

Final

The final was played on 1 May 2024 between the two semi-final winners.

Top goalscorers

Updated 3 April 2024

RankPlayerClubGoals[8]
1 Marco GrüllSK Rapid Wien6
2 Deni AlarDSV Leoben5
Fally MayuluSK Rapid Wien
4 Lukas FridrikasAustria Lustenau4
5 Szymon WłodarczykSturm Graz3
Manfred FischerFK Austria Wien
Thomas HirschhoferDSV Leoben
Maximilian EntrupTSV Hartberg
Din BarlovSKN St. Pölten
Matthias SeidlSK Rapid Wien

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highlights: SK Rapid vs. SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0:2 . OFB.at. OFB. 1 May 2023. 29 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Alle Spiele.
  3. Web site: Erstrunden-Duelle im UNIQA ÖFB Cup ausgelost . OFB.at. OFB. 25 June 2023. 29 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Paarungen der 2. Runde im UNIQA ÖFB Cup steht bevor . OFB.net. The Austrian Football Association . 24 July 2023 . sv.
  5. Web site: Achtelfinalpaarungen im UNIQA ÖFB Cup ausgelost . OFB.net. The Austrian Football Association . 8 October 2023 . sv.
  6. https://www.oefb.at/cup/News/Viertelfinal-Auslosung-UNIQA-OeFB-Cup/
  7. Web site: Draw for semi-final duels in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup. OFB.net. The Austrian Football Association. 11 February 2024. sv.
  8. Web site: Torschützen UNIQA ÖFB Cup. Goalscorers UNIQA ÖFB Cup. oefb.at. de. Austrian Football Association. 26 February 2023.