| Pixels: | 150 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Organiser: | Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga |
| Promotion: | Bundesliga |
| Relegation: | Austrian Regionalliga |
| Levels: | 2 |
| Domest Cup: | Austrian Cup |
| Confed Cup: | Europa League (via Austrian Cup) |
| Champions: | Grazer AK (4th title) |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Current: | 2024–25 Austrian Football Second League |
The Second League (de|'''2. Liga'''), commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football.
The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga if it is not a reserve team. The three last-placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues.
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League[1] and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams.[2]
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2023–24 season. The only added team is Austria Lustenau, relegated from the 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, ASK Voitsberg and SK Rapid Wien II, promoted from the 2023–24 Austrian Regionalliga.
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,138 | |||
| Naturarena Hohe Warte | 7,200 | ||
| FAC-Platz | 3,000 | ||
| 10,600 | |||
| 12,000 | |||
| 4,128 | |||
| 28,000 | |||
| Graz | Merkur Arena | 15,323 | |
| SKN St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| 2,000 | |||
| 7,870 | |||
| Sportplatz Lafnitz | 3,000 | ||
| 7,680 | |||
| Sportplatz Stripfing | 500 | ||
| 12,000 | |||
| Hans Blümel Stadion | 2,500 | ||
The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon which Land (state) of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of the Regionalligen (regional leagues) in the east, centre or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the Second League. Participation in the professional Second League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the licence is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated.
| Club | Winners | Championship seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASK | 1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2016–17 | ||
| Grazer AK | 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2023–24 | ||
| FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) | 2003–04, 2009–10, 2017–18 | ||
| Wiener Sport-Club | 1976–77, 1985–86 | ||
| Austria Salzburg | 1977–78, 1986–87 | ||
| Kremser SC | 1987–88, 1988–89 | ||
| SV Spittal/Drau | 1983–84, 1989–90 | ||
| 1981–82, 2000–01 | |||
| FC Admira Wacker Mödling | 1999–00, 2010–11 | ||
| SC Rheindorf Altach | 2005–06, 2013–14 | ||
| SV Mattersburg | 2002–03, 2014–15 | ||
| SV Ried | 2004–05, 2019–20 | ||
| SC Austria Lustenau | 1996–97, 2021-22 | ||
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 2020–21, 2022–23 | ||
| First Vienna | 1975–76 | ||
| SC Eisenstadt | 1979–80 | ||
| 1980–81 | |||
| SV Sankt Veit | 1982–83 | ||
| Salzburger AK 1914 | 1984–85 | ||
| VfB Mödling | 1990–91 | ||
| FC Linz | 1995–96 | ||
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | 1997–98 | ||
| Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | 1998–99 | ||
| ASKÖ Pasching | 2001–02 | ||
| Kapfenberger SV | 2007–08 | ||
| SC Wiener Neustadt | 2008–09 | ||
| WAC | 2011–12 | ||
| Grödig | 2012–13 | ||
| SKN St. Pölten | 2015–16 | ||
| WSG Swarovski Tirol | 2018–19 |
The Austrian second division has had several different names and sponsors since 1974. It was formerly called the First League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018.
(Seasons below represent the first season when the name was used)
The league was known as the Sky Go Erste Liga for sponsorship reasons from 2014/15 to 2017/18, but Sky is not mentioned on the official website 2liga.at, or in the ÖFB's 2018/19 preview articles.[4]