| Competition: | Austrian Bundesliga |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 28 July 2023 – 28 May 2024 |
| Winners: | Sturm Graz (4th title) |
| Relegated: | Austria Lustenau |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Sturm Graz Red Bull Salzburg |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | SK Rapid LASK |
| Continentalcup3: | Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Austria Wien |
| League Topscorer: | Karim Konaté (20 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Red Bull Salzburg 7–0 Austria Lustenau |
| Biggest Away Win: | Blau-Weiß Linz 0–5 SK Rapid Austria Lustenau 0–5 SK Rapid |
| Highest Scoring: | Red Bull Salzburg 7–0 Austria Lustenau |
| Longest Wins: | 6 games Red Bull Salzburg |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 games Red Bull Salzburg |
| Longest Winless: | 17 games Austria Lustenau |
| Longest Losses: | 7 games Austria Lustenau |
| Highest Attendance: | 26,000 Rapid Wien 3–0 Austria Wien |
| Lowest Attendance: | 623 Austria Klagenfurt 1–1 Hartberg |
| Matches: | 192 |
| Total Goals: | 496 |
| Attendance: | 1,572,438 |
| Average Attendance: | 8,063 |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 112th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg were the ten-times defending champions.[1] The season began on 28 July 2023 and concluded on 28 May 2024. Sturm Graz won their fourth Bundesliga title, ending Salzburg's ten-year streak.
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.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | 29,863 | |||
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 5,138 | |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,656 | |
| Linz | 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) | |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 | |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 | |
| Profertil Arena 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 sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor | Socks sponsor | Alternative shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt |  Peter Pacult | 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 | Andreas Heraf | 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 | Michael Wimmer | Manfred Fischer | Nike | Frankstahl, Wien Holding | Assicurazioni Generali | Wien Holding | Schuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, Marsbet | Wien Holding | Steelcoin |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Gerald Scheiblehner | Michael Brandner | Uhlsport | Linz AG, Linz | Linz Airport | Personal Hofmann, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten | None | Liwest | No alternate sponsor |
| LASK | Thomas Darazs | 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 | Robert Klauß | Guido Burgstaller | Puma | Wien Energie | spusu, Allianz | None | Wiener Zucker, Allianz | Easystaff | foodaffairs |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Onur Çinel (caretaker) | Andreas Ulmer | Nike | Red Bull | None | Rauch | None | None | Rauch |
| Rheindorf Altach | Joachim Standfest | Jan Zwischenbrugger | Jako | Cashpoint, Gunz Warenhandels | Markus Stolz GmbH, Waibel Workwear | Pfanner | Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Fohrenburger | Vorarlberger Nachrichten | Gebrüder Weiss |
| Sturm Graz | Christian Ilzer | Stefan Hierländer | Nike | Puntigamer, Grawe | Puntigamer | Steirisches Kürbiskernöl | TIM Carsharing, Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark | Sieme Weingüter | Energie Steiermark |
| TSV Hartberg | Markus Schopp | 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 | Manfred Schmid | 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 | Thomas Silberberger | Ferdinand Oswald | Puma | Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler Fussball | Tirol | Tiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsports | Fröschl Bau | Volksbank Tirol, Union Investment | Tiroler Versicherung |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheindorf Altach | Klaus Schmidt | End of contract | 2 June 2023 | Pre-season | Joachim Standfest | 12 June 2023 | [2] [3] |
| LASK | Dietmar Kühbauer | Mutual consent | 6 June 2023 | Thomas Sageder | 6 June 2023 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg |  Matthias Jaissle | Sacked | 28 July 2023 | Alexander Hauser (caretaker) | 28 July 2023 | [4] | |
| Alexander Hauser (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 31 July 2023 | 3rd | Gerhard Struber | 31 July 2023 | [5] | |
| Austria Lustenau | Markus Mader | Resigned | 13 November 2023 | 12th | Alexander Schneider (caretaker) | 13 November 2023 | |
| SK Rapid | Zoran Barišić | Sacked | 15 November 2023 | 8th | Robert Klauß | 20 November 2023 | [6] [7] |
| Austria Lustenau | Alexander Schneider (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 19 December 2023 | 12th | Andreas Heraf | 19 December 2023 | |
| LASK | Thomas Sageder | Sacked | 10 April 2024 | 4th | Thomas Darazs | 10 April 2024 | [8] |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Gerhard Struber | 15 April 2024 | 1st | Onur Çinel (caretaker) | 15 April 2024 | [9] |
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 was 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: 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.
The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fifth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round.
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Grüll | SK Rapid | TSV Hartberg | 0–3 (A) | ||
| Marin Ljubičić | LASK | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–1 (H) |
Pius Grabher (Austria Lustenau)
Marvin Martins (Austria Wien)Rapid Wien drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
