2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga Explained

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.

Teams

Changes

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.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Austria Klagenfurt29,863
Austria LustenauLustenauReichshofstadion5,138
Austria WienViennaGenerali Arena17,656
Linz5,595
LASKLinzRaiffeisen Arena19,080
SK RapidViennaAllianz Stadion28,000
Red Bull SalzburgWals-SiezenheimRed Bull Arena17,218 (30,188)
Rheindorf AltachAltachStadion Schnabelholz8,500
Sturm GrazGrazMerkur-Arena16,364
Profertil Arena Hartberg4,635
Wolfsberger ACWolfsbergLavanttal-Arena7,300
WSG TirolInnsbruck16,008

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorSocks sponsorAlternative shirt sponsor
Austria Klagenfurt Peter Pacult Thorsten MahrerCapelli SportDas Wien-Das Kärnten Gratiszeitung, Stadtwerke Klagenfurt, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, VivamayrStadtwerke KlagenfurtHirter, Autohaus Sintschnig, NissanKlagenfurt, Hirter, Kleine ZeitungNoneNone
Austria Lustenau Andreas Heraf Matthias MaakUhlsportUnion Investment, Hervis Sports, 11teamsportsVorarlberger Kraftwerke, Jäger-AquatecLech Zürs am ArlbergVorarlberger Kraftwerke, Mohrenbräu, Vorarlberger Nachrichten, PrivisNoneMohrenbräu
Austria Wien Michael Wimmer Manfred FischerNikeFrankstahl, Wien HoldingAssicurazioni GeneraliWien HoldingSchuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, MarsbetWien HoldingSteelcoin
Blau-Weiß Linz Gerald Scheiblehner Michael BrandnerUhlsportLinz AG, LinzLinz AirportPersonal Hofmann, Oberösterreichische NachrichtenNoneLiwestNo alternate sponsor
LASK Thomas Darazs Robert ZuljBWTBackaldrin Kornspitz, Oberösterreich, BWT Change the world - Sip by sipEnergie AG, ZipferRaiffeisenlandesbank OberösterreichFranz Oberdorfer GmbH, HYPO Oberösterreich, BWT, SAR AnlagenbauMolto LuceHYPO Oberösterreich
SK Rapid Robert Klauß Guido BurgstallerPumaWien Energiespusu, AllianzNoneWiener Zucker, AllianzEasystafffoodaffairs
Red Bull Salzburg Onur Çinel (caretaker) Andreas UlmerNikeRed BullNoneRauchNoneNoneRauch
Rheindorf Altach Joachim Standfest Jan ZwischenbruggerJakoCashpoint, Gunz WarenhandelsMarkus Stolz GmbH, Waibel WorkwearPfannerVorarlberger Kraftwerke, FohrenburgerVorarlberger NachrichtenGebrüder Weiss
Sturm Graz Christian Ilzer Stefan HierländerNikePuntigamer, GrawePuntigamerSteirisches KürbiskernölTIM Carsharing, Kleine Zeitung, Energie SteiermarkSieme WeingüterEnergie Steiermark
TSV Hartberg Markus Schopp Jürgen HeilAdidasEggerglas, ADMIRAL Sportwetten, PROFERTIL Sperm Booster, Kühlanlagen Postl, 11teamsports, Steiermark, Hartberg, PROMACULA, Alois Schweighofer GmbH, Faustmann MöbelObjekttischlerei GleichweitHochegger Dächer, MOLIN Industrie, KE KELITBMW Harmtodt, Energie Hartberg, Boxxenstop, MM Kanal-Rohr-Sanierung, Energie SteiermarkKühlanlagen PostlNo alternate sponsor
Wolfsberger AC Manfred Schmid Mario LeitgebSan SirroRZ Pellets, Robitsch Obst und Gemüse, wesa.at, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, Kärnten ORF, velox.atSorger SalanettisVelox Bau-Systeme, ADMIRALEskimo Eiszeit Kärnten, Beschriftung Grafik Druck, HERWA Multiclean Gebäudereinigung, Gigasport, Kleine ZeitungBMW GönitzerSBH Rohstoffhandels
WSG Tirol Thomas Silberberger Ferdinand OswaldPumaTiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler FussballTirolTiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsportsFröschl BauVolksbank Tirol, Union InvestmentTiroler Versicherung

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Rheindorf Altach Klaus SchmidtEnd of contract2 June 2023Pre-season Joachim Standfest12 June 2023[2] [3]
LASK Dietmar KühbauerMutual consent6 June 2023 Thomas Sageder6 June 2023
Red Bull Salzburg Matthias JaissleSacked28 July 2023 Alexander Hauser (caretaker)28 July 2023[4]
Alexander Hauser (caretaker)End of caretaker spell31 July 20233rd Gerhard Struber31 July 2023[5]
Austria Lustenau Markus MaderResigned13 November 202312th Alexander Schneider (caretaker)13 November 2023
SK Rapid Zoran BarišićSacked15 November 20238th Robert Klauß20 November 2023[6] [7]
Austria Lustenau Alexander Schneider (caretaker)End of caretaker spell19 December 202312th Andreas Heraf19 December 2023
LASK Thomas SagederSacked10 April 20244th Thomas Darazs10 April 2024[8]
Red Bull Salzburg Gerhard Struber15 April 20241st Onur Çinel (caretaker)15 April 2015[9]

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship round

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.

Relegation round

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.

Conference League play-offs

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.

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

[10]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Karim KonatéRed Bull Salzburg20
2 Marco Grülla3ign="left"SK Rapid13
Maximilian EntrupTSV Hartberg
4 Donis AvdijajHartberg12
Thierno BalloWolfsberger AC
Marin LjubičićLASK
7 Andreas GruberSK Rapid11
8 Dominik FitzAustria Wien10
RonivaldoBlau-Weiß Linz
Augustine BoakyeWolfsberger AC
Sinan KarweinaAustria Klagenfurt
12 Andy IrvingAustria Klagenfurt9
Robert ŽuljLASK
Otar KiteishviliSturm Graz

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Marco GrüllSK RapidTSV Hartberg0–3 (A)
Marin LjubičićLASKRed Bull Salzburg3–1 (H)

Discipline

Player

Club

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austrian Bundesliga . bundesliga.at/de . . 20 June 2023 . de.
  2. Web site: Mission erfüllt: Klaus Schmidt verlässt SCR Altach . 2023-08-02 . www.scra.at.
  3. Web site: Joachim Standfest wird neuer Cheftrainer . 2023-08-02 . www.scra.at.
  4. Web site: 2023-07-28 . Matthias Jaissle als Trainer freigestellt - FC Red Bull Salzburg . 2023-08-02 . www.redbullsalzburg.at . de.
  5. Web site: 2023-07-31 . Der neue Cheftrainer heißt Gerhard Struber - FC Red Bull Salzburg . 2023-08-02 . www.redbullsalzburg.at . de.
  6. Web site: Zoran Barišić und Thomas Hickersberger werden von ihren Aufgaben entbunden . 2023-11-25 . www.skrapid.at.
  7. Web site: Der neue grün-weiße Cheftrainer heißt Robert Klauß . 2023-11-25 . www.skrapid.at.
  8. Web site: 2024-04-10 . Trainer-Hammer! LASK wirft Thomas Sageder raus . 2024-05-01 . www.heute.at . de.
  9. Web site: 2024-04-15 . Trainerwechsel beim FC Red Bull Salzburg . 2024-05-01 . www.redbullsalzburg.at . de.
  10. Web site: Tore. www.bundesliga.at.
  11. Web site: Österreich Bundesliga – Gelbe Karten. www.bundesliga.at. 30 July 2023.