Austrian Football First League
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The Austrian Football First League is the second highest professional division in Austria
n football. It contains 10 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga. The champion of the league is promoted into the Bundesliga, the 9th has to play relegation against a team from one of the three regional leagues and the last place is directly relegated from the First League into the regional leagues. The League was known as ADEG First League due to sponsorship of a supermarket chain until the end of the 2009-10 season. The new name of the league is "Heute für Morgen - Erste Liga" which translates to "Today for tomorrow - First League".
The destination of the bottom club of the First League depends upon which Land
of the Federal Republic it is a member, joining one of the Regionalligen (or regional leagues) in the east, center or west of the country. The three regional league champions have to play a home and an away relegation game with the 9th of First League for two slots in the First League. Participation in the professional First League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the license is refused for economic reasons, one team less will be relegated
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...
n football. It contains 10 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga. The champion of the league is promoted into the Bundesliga, the 9th has to play relegation against a team from one of the three regional leagues and the last place is directly relegated from the First League into the regional leagues. The League was known as ADEG First League due to sponsorship of a supermarket chain until the end of the 2009-10 season. The new name of the league is "Heute für Morgen - Erste Liga" which translates to "Today for tomorrow - First League".
The destination of the bottom club of the First League depends upon which Land
States of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states, known in German as Länder . Since Land is also the German word for a country, the term Bundesländer is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms...
of the Federal Republic it is a member, joining one of the Regionalligen (or regional leagues) in the east, center or west of the country. The three regional league champions have to play a home and an away relegation game with the 9th of First League for two slots in the First League. Participation in the professional First League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the license is refused for economic reasons, one team less will be relegated
Teams and stadia for the 2011-12 season
The ten teams competing in the 2011-12 First League season are:| Home Club | Stadium Name | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
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... |
18,000 |
| SC Austria Lustenau SC Austria Lustenau SC Austria Lustenau is an Austrian association football club based in Lustenau. It was founded in 1914. They play at the Reichshofstadion.- Current squad :As of 12 August 2011.-See also:* List of football clubs... |
Reichshofstadion Reichshofstadion Reichshofstadion is a multi-use stadium in Lustenau, Austria, built in 1953. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SC Austria Lustenau and FC Lustenau 07. The stadium holds 8,800 people.... |
8,800 |
| FC Lustenau 07 FC Lustenau 07 FC Lustenau 07 is an Austrian association football club from Lustenau. They currently play in the Austrian Football First League.Although the club has never had much domestic success, it played a pivotol role in the development of European club football prior to UEFA-sanctioned competitions.-... |
Reichshofstadion Reichshofstadion Reichshofstadion is a multi-use stadium in Lustenau, Austria, built in 1953. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SC Austria Lustenau and FC Lustenau 07. The stadium holds 8,800 people.... |
8,800 |
| WAC St. Andrä WAC St. Andrä WAC / ST. Andrä are an Austrian association footballclub founded in 2007 playing in the Austrian Regional League Central during 2008/2009 season.... |
Lavanttal-Arena Wolfsberg | 8,000 |
| SV Grödig SV Grödig Sportverein Grödig is an Austrian association football club from Grödig. The team currently competes in the Austrian First League, the second highest league in Austrian football.- Current squad :As of 15 August, 2011... |
Untersberg-Arena | 2,955 |
| First Vienna FC First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there... |
Hohe Warte Stadium Hohe Warte Stadium Hohe Warte Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vienna, Austria. It is located on the Hohe Warte hill in Heiligenstadt, a northern suburb in the 19th Viennese district of Döbling... |
5,500 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz FC Blau-Weiß Linz FC Blau-Weiss Linz are an Austrian association footballclub playing in the Austrian Football First League in the current 2011–12 season.-Current squad:-Staff and board members:* Manager: Thomas Weissenböck... |
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... |
18,000 |
| SKN St. Pölten SKN St. Pölten Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Poelten is an Austrian association football club from the provincial capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. St. Poelten currently play in the Austrian Football First League, which is the second tier of the Austrian football league system.- History :SKN St.... |
Voith-Platz | 10,000 |
| TSV Hartberg TSV Hartberg TSV Hartberg is an Austrian association football club based in Hartberg, founded in 1946, which is currently playing in the Austrian Football First League. They finished in 7th position in the 2007–2008 season while playing in the Third level Regionalliga... |
Stadion Hartberg | 6,000 |
| SC Rheindorf Altach SC 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 :... |
Cashpoint Arena Stadion Schnabelholz Stadion Schnabelholz is a multi-use stadium in Altach, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SC Rheindorf Altach. The stadium holds 8,900 and was built in 1990.... |
8,500 |
Past winners
- 1974-75: Grazer AKGrazer AKGrazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...
- 1975-76: First Vienna FCFirst Vienna FCFirst Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there...
- 1976-77: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1977-78: SV Austria SalzburgSV Austria SalzburgSV Austria Salzburg is an Austrian association football club, based in the city of Salzburg. The club was formed in 2005, by some of the supporters of the original SV Salzburg after it was renamed FC Red Bull Salzburg by new owners who also changed the club's colours from its traditional violet...
- 1978-79: Linzer ASKLASK LinzLASK 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...
- 1979-80: SC Eisenstadt
- 1980-81: FC Wacker InnsbruckFC Wacker InnsbruckFC Wacker Innsbruck was Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol.- History :The Fußball-Club Wacker Innsbruck was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and other now unknown football enthusiasts and adopted club colours of black and...
- 1981-82: Austria Klagenfurt
- 1982-83: SV Sankt VeitFC St. Veit-Introduction:FC Sankt Veit are an Austrian association footballclub founded in 1950 and playing in the Austrian Regional League Central during 2008/2009 season.They were promoted as champions of the Kärntner Liga in 2007/2008.-Current squad:...
- 1983-84: SV Spittal/DrauSV SpittalSV Spittal/Drau is an Austrian association football club, based in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia. The club founded in 1921 was promoted to the First League in 1982 and won the championchip of the 1983–84 season, however playing in the Bundesliga only until its immediate relegation in 1985...
- 1984-85: Salzburger AK 1914
- 1985-86: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1986-87: SV Austria SalzburgSV Austria SalzburgSV Austria Salzburg is an Austrian association football club, based in the city of Salzburg. The club was formed in 2005, by some of the supporters of the original SV Salzburg after it was renamed FC Red Bull Salzburg by new owners who also changed the club's colours from its traditional violet...
- 1987-88: Kremser SCKremser SCKremser SC is an Austrian association football club located in Krems, Austria. It currently plays in Austrian 2. Landesliga. The team's colors are white and black....
- 1988-89: Kremser SCKremser SCKremser SC is an Austrian association football club located in Krems, Austria. It currently plays in Austrian 2. Landesliga. The team's colors are white and black....
- 1989-90: SV Spittal/DrauSV SpittalSV Spittal/Drau is an Austrian association football club, based in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia. The club founded in 1921 was promoted to the First League in 1982 and won the championchip of the 1983–84 season, however playing in the Bundesliga only until its immediate relegation in 1985...
- 1990-91: VfB MödlingVfB Admira Wacker MödlingFC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
- 1991-92: Linzer ASKLASK LinzLASK 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...
- 1992-93: Grazer AKGrazer AKGrazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...
- 1993-94: Linzer ASKLASK LinzLASK 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...
- 1994-95: Grazer AKGrazer AKGrazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...
- 1995-96: FC LinzFC LinzFC Linz was an Austrian football club based in Linz, Upper Austria. It was founded on 30 June 1946 as SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz, a factory squad of the public VÖEST steel company...
- 1996-97: SC Austria LustenauSC Austria LustenauSC Austria Lustenau is an Austrian association football club based in Lustenau. It was founded in 1914. They play at the Reichshofstadion.- Current squad :As of 12 August 2011.-See also:* List of football clubs...
- 1997-98: SK Vorwärts SteyrSK Vorwärts SteyrSK Vorwärts Steyr is an Austrian association football club based in Steyr. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Vorwärts Stadium.- Current squad :*On loan from Westside Strikers FC...
- 1998-99: Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
- 1999-00: VfB Admira Wacker MödlingVfB Admira Wacker MödlingFC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
- 2000-01: FC KärntenFC KärntenFC Kärnten was an Austrian association football club based in Klagenfurt, Carinthia. It was founded in 1920 under the name of KSK Klagenfurt. They last played home games at the Sportzentrum Fischl.- History :...
- 2001-02: ASKÖ PaschingASKÖ PaschingFC Superfund Pasching is an Austrian association football club, from Pasching, Upper Austria.-History:After the fusion from ASKÖ Pasching to SK Austria Kärnten, the club was founded on 16 May 2007 as FC Pasching.-Current squad:...
- 2002-03: SV MattersburgSV MattersburgSV Mattersburg is an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. For sponsorship reasons, the club is currently also known as SV Bauwelt Koch Mattersburg....
- 2003-04: FC Wacker Tirol
- 2004-05: SV RiedSV RiedSV Ried is an Austrian association football club from Ried im Innkreis. The team plays its home matches at the 7,680 capacity Keine-Sorgen Arena. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga after winning promotion from the Erste Liga in the 2004/05 season...
- 2005-06: SC Rheindorf AltachSC Rheindorf AltachSC 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 :...
- 2006-07: LASK LinzLASK LinzLASK 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...
- 2007-08: Kapfenberger SVKapfenberger SVKapfenberger 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...
- 2008-09: SC Wiener Neustadt
- 2009-10: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 2010-11: FC Admira Wacker MödlingFC Admira Wacker MödlingFC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...