2009–10 Austrian Football Bundesliga
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The 2009–10 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 98th season of top-tier football in Austria
. The competition is officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile
. The season began on the weekend of 18 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010. RB Salzburg claimed the championship on the last matchday, their second consecutive title.
were relegated after finishing the 2008–09 season
in 10th and last place. They were replaced by First League
champions SC Wiener Neustadt.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The competition is officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile
T-Mobile
T-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
. The season began on the weekend of 18 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010. RB Salzburg claimed the championship on the last matchday, their second consecutive title.
Team changes from last season
SC Rheindorf AltachSC Rheindorf Altach
SC Rheindorf Altach is an Austrian association football based in Altach, Vorarlberg. The club is currently also known as Cashpoint SC Rheindorf Altach due to sponsorship of Austrian sports betting company Cashpoint.- History :...
were relegated after finishing the 2008–09 season
Austrian Football Bundesliga 2008-09
The Austrian Football Bundesliga 2008–09 was the 97th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition is officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season started...
in 10th and last place. They were replaced by First League
Austrian Football First League 2008-09
The Austrian Football First League 2008-09 was the 35th season since its introduction in 1974 and the yyth season of second-level football in Austria....
champions SC Wiener Neustadt.
Stadia and locations
| Team | City/Area | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Kärnten | Klagenfurt Klagenfurt -Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters... |
Hypo Group Arena | 32,000 |
| Austria Vienna FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... |
Franz Horr Stadium | 13,000 |
| Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberger SV is an Austrian association football club from Kapfenberg. In the 2007/08 Austrian Football First League season they became champion and advanced to Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1919 as Kapfenberger SC... |
Kapfenberg Kapfenberg Kapfenberg is a city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Main employer in the city of Kapfenberg was and still is the steel manufacturer Böhler.... |
Franz-Fekete-Stadion Franz Fekete Stadium Franz Fekete Stadion is a multipurpose stadium in Kapfenberg, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Kapfenberger SV. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 1987.... |
12,000 |
| LASK LASK Linz LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white... |
Linz Linz Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about... |
Linzer Stadion Linzer Stadion Linzer Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria. The stadium holds 18,000 people and was built in 1952.The stadium was opened on 28 July 1952, on the grounds of the former Froschberg-Brickworks... |
14,100 |
| Mattersburg Mattersburg Mattersburg is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the District of Mattersburg and home to a Bundesliga football team, SV Mattersburg.- Location :... |
Pappelstadion Pappelstadion Pappelstadion is a multi-use stadium in Mattersburg, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SV Mattersburg. The stadium holds 17,100.... |
15,700 | |
| Rapid Vienna SK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... |
Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion Gerhard Hanappi Stadium The Gerhard Hanappi Stadion is a football stadion in Hütteldorf, in the west of Vienna, Austria. It is the home ground of Rapid Vienna. It was officially opened in 1977 as "Weststadion" . In 1980 it was renamed, to honor its architect, Austrian football player Gerhard Hanappi... |
18,442 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg Salzburg -Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for... |
Red Bull Arena Red Bull Arena (Salzburg) The Red Bull Arena, known during and before the Euro 2008 football championship as the EM Stadion , is a football stadium in Wals-Siezenheim, a municipality in the suburb of Salzburg, Austria. It was officially opened in March 2003 and is the home ground of Red Bull Salzburg. Previously, the club... |
31,895 |
| Ried im Innkreis Ried im Innkreis Ried im Innkreis is a town in the state of Upper Austria in Austria, approximately 70 km west of Linz and 60 km north of Salzburg... |
Fill Metallbau Stadion Fill Metallbau Stadion Keine Sorgen Arena, formerly Fill Metallbau Stadion, is a football stadium in Ried im Innkreis, Austria. It is the home ground of SV Ried. The stadium holds 7,680 spectators and was built in 2003. The stadium was renamed in "Keine Sorgen Arena", after the main advertising slogan of the sponsor... |
7,700 | |
| Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.... |
Graz Graz The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students... |
UPC-Arena UPC-Arena The UPC-Arena in Graz, Styria, Austria, is the home of the football clubs SK Sturm Graz and Grazer AK.- History :... |
15,312 |
| Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt -Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to... |
Stadion Wiener Neustadt Stadion Wiener Neustadt Stadion Wiener Neustadt, also known as Magna Arena, is a stadium in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. It is mostly used for football matches. Its only tenant is SC Wiener Neustadt; former Austrian champions 1. Wiener Neustädter SC have also utilized the structure. Other uses of the stadium include speedway... |
10,000 |
League table
Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.First half of season
Second half of season
Top goalscorers
Including matches played on 13 May 2010; Source:Austrian BundesligaTop scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Steffen HofmannSteffen Hofmann Steffen Hofmann is a German footballer, playing for Rapid Vienna of the Austrian Bundesliga. He plays as an attacking midfielder.-Career:... |
Rapid Vienna SK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
20 |
| 2 |  Roman WallnerRoman Wallner Roman Wallner is an Austrian footballer currently playing for FC Red Bull Salzburg.-Domestic:Wallner began his career with hometown Sturm Graz in 1998. In the following year he moved to Rapid Wien, where he would have his most successful years, appearing in over 100 matches and scoring 42 goals... |
LASK Linz LASK Linz LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white... /Red Bull Salzburg |
19 |
| 3 | Marc Janko Marc Janko Marc Janko is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.Janko has in various seasons been known as a goal-getter, scoring 77 goals in 121 Austrian Bundesliga matches... |
Red Bull Salzburg | 18 |
| 4 |  Hamdi SalihiHamdi Salihi Hamdi Salihi nicknamed The Bomber is an Albanian football player. He plays as a striker for Albania national football team and for Rapid Wien of Austria at club level. He first started his football career at his hometown club Vllaznia, where he shone as the number one goalscorer for the Albanian... |
Rapid Vienna SK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
17 |
 Nikica JelavićNikica Jelavic Nikica Jelavić is a Croatian football centre forward who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Croatian national team.... |
Rapid Vienna SK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
17 | |
| 6 |  Róbert WaltnerRóbert Waltner Róbert Waltner is a Hungarian football player. He currently plays for the Austrian club SV Mattersburg in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.-Career:... |
SV Mattersburg SV Mattersburg SV Mattersburg is an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. For sponsorship reasons, the club is currently also known as SV Bauwelt Koch Mattersburg.... |
14 |
| 7 | Daniel Beichler Daniel Beichler Daniel Beichler is an Austrian football player currently playing for SV Ried, on loan from Hertha BSC.-External links:* * *... |
Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.... |
11 |
| 8 |  Milenko AčimovičMilenko Acimovic Milenko Ačimović is a former Slovenian footballer who last played for Austria giants Austria Wien. He was a playmaker who has a great passing range and an abundance of skill... |
Austria Wien FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
10 |
| Johannes Aigner Johannes Aigner Hannes Aigner is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Magna Wiener Neustadt.-Club career:... |
SC Wiener Neustadt | 10 | |
| Christian Mayrleb Christian Mayrleb Christian Mayrleb is an Austrian footballer who currently plays for Austrian team FC Pasching.-Club career:Born in Upper Austria, Mayrleb started his professional career at Second Division side Stahl Linz and SV Ried before joining First level outfit Admira/Wacker at the start of the 1994/1995... |
LASK Linz LASK Linz LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white... |
10 | |