2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 112th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the ten-times defending champions.^[1] The season is scheduled to begin in mid to late July 2023 and end in early June 2024.

Austrian Bundesliga

Season	2023–24
Dates	28 July 2023 – June 2024
Matches played	113
Goals scored	274 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sinan Karweina (10 goals)
Biggest home win	Red Bull Salzburg 7–0 Austria Lustenau SK Rapid 4–0 SCR Altach Austria Wien 4–0 Blau-Weiß Linz
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 Blau-Weiß Linz 3–3 TSV Hartberg TSV Hartberg 1–5 Red Bull Salzburg WSG Tirol 2–4 Blau-Weiß Linz SK Rapid 3–3 Wolfsberg SK Rapid 3–3 LASK
Longest winning run	10 games Red Bull Salzburg
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Sturm Graz
Longest winless run	12 games Austria Lustenau
Longest losing run	8 games Austria Lustenau
Total attendance	1,147,603
Average attendance	10,155
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 31 March 2024.

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

 

 

Lustenau

 

Austria Wien

 

Sturm

 

LASK

 

TSV Hartberg

 

Rapid

 

Salzburg

 

WSG Tirol

 

BWL

 

Wolfsberger AC

 

Altach

 

Austria Klagenfurt

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Location of teams in the 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Austria Klagenfurt	Klagenfurt	Wörthersee Stadion	29,863
Austria Lustenau	Lustenau	Reichshofstadion	8,800
Austria Wien	Vienna	Generali Arena	17,656
Blau-Weiß Linz	Linz	Hofmann Personal Stadion	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)^[a]
Rheindorf Altach	Altach	Stadion Schnabelholz	8,500
Sturm Graz	Graz	Merkur-Arena	16,364
TSV Hartberg	Hartberg	Profertil Arena Hartberg	4,635
Wolfsberger AC	Wolfsberg	Lavanttal-Arena	7,300
WSG Tirol	Innsbruck	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	16,008

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.

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 Sageder	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	Gerhard Struber	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

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Ref.
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

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Red Bull Salzburg	22	15	5	2	45	12	+33	50	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Sturm Graz	22	13	7	2	37	15	+22	46
3	LASK	22	9	8	5	26	18	+8	35
4	Austria Klagenfurt	22	8	10	4	29	27	+2	34^[b]
5	TSV Hartberg	22	9	7	6	33	28	+5	34^[b]
6	Rapid Wien	22	8	9	5	38	21	+17	33^[c]
7	Austria Wien	22	9	6	7	25	22	+3	33^[c]	Qualification for the Relegation round
8	Wolfsberg	22	8	6	8	29	32	−3	30
9	SCR Altach	22	4	7	11	17	30	−13	19
10	Blau-Weiß Linz	22	4	7	11	22	38	−16	19
11	Tirol	22	4	2	16	20	42	−22	14
12	Austria Lustenau	22	2	4	16	13	49	−36	10

Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.^[8]
Notes:

1. Upper stand remains closed during league matches.
2. Head to head points: Klagenfurt 4, TSV Hartberg 1.
3. Head to head points: Rapid 4, Austria Wien 1.

Results

Home \ Away	AKL	ALU	AWI	BWL	LSK	RWI	RBS	ALT	STU	HAR	WAC	WSG
Austria Klagenfurt	—	1–0	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	2–2	1–0
Austria Lustenau	0–1	—	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–3	0–1	0–4	2–3	2–3
Austria Wien	2–2	1–0	—	4–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	3–1	0–0	2–0
Blau-Weiß Linz	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	2–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–2
LASK	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	0–1	1–0	3–1	0–0	0–1	1–0
Rapid Wien	2–3	1–1	3–0	1–0	3–3	—	0–1	4–0	1–1	0–1	3–3	1–1
Red Bull Salzburg	1–0	7–0	2–0	0–1	0–1	2–0	—	3–0	1–1	3–2	1–0	3–0
Rheindorf Altach	0–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	0–2	—	1–2	1–2	0–0	1–0
Sturm Graz	0–0	2–0	0–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	—	2–1	4–0	1–0
TSV Hartberg	0–3	2–2	2–1	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–5	0–0	1–1	—	2–0	3–0
Wolfsberger AC	4–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–2	0–3	—	4–1
WSG Tirol	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–2	0–2	5–1	0–2	1–0	2–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2024. Source: https://www.bundesliga.at/de/spielplan/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 will be added for these teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RBS	STU	RWI	LIN	KLA	HAR
1	Red Bull Salzburg	25	17	6	2	52	14	+38	32	Qualification for the Champions League league stage		—	28 Apr	1–1	19 May	21 Apr	5–1
2	Sturm Graz	25	15	7	3	42	16	+26	29	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round		0–1	—	19 Apr	1–0	19 May	5 May
3	Rapid Wien	25	9	11	5	42	22	+20	21^[a]	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]		5 May	24 Apr	—	0–0	14 Apr	19 May
4	LASK	25	10	9	6	27	19	+8	21^[a]	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs		12 Apr	12 May	28 Apr	—	1–0	21 Apr
5	Austria Klagenfurt	25	8	11	6	31	34	−3	18^[c]			24 Apr	0–4	12 May	5 May	—	2–2
6	Hartberg	25	9	8	8	36	38	−2	18^[c]			12 May	14 Apr	0–3	24 Apr	28 Apr	—

Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2024. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points ; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.^[9]
Notes:

1. Ranked on goal difference.
2. The 2023–24 Austrian Cup winners qualify for the Europa League play-off round (or the third-placed team if the Cup winners finish in the top two).
3. Ranked on head-to-head points: Austria Klagenfurt 5, TSV Hartberg 2.

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AWI	WOL	ALT	BWL	WAT	LUS
1	Austria Wien	25	9	9	7	27	24	+3	19	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs		—	11 May	26 Apr	0–0	20 Apr	1–1
2	Wolfsberger AC	25	8	9	8	30	33	−3	18			13 Apr	—	0–0	27 Apr	18 May	20 Apr
3	Rheindorf Altach	25	4	10	11	18	31	−13	12			1–1	4 May	—	20 Apr	0–0	18 May
4	Blau-Weiß Linz	25	4	10	11	22	38	−16	12			18 May	0–0	23 Apr	—	4 May	0–0
5	WSG Tirol	25	5	4	16	23	44	−21	12			23 Apr	1–1	11 May	13 Apr	—	27 Apr
6	Austria Lustenau	25	2	6	17	15	52	−37	7	Relegation to Austrian Football Second League		3 May	23 Apr	13 Apr	11 May	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points ; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Matches won; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored.^[8]

Conference League play-offs

The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fourth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 April 2024^[10]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marco Grüll	SK Rapid	12
2	Karim Konaté	Red Bull Salzburg	11
3	Maximilian Entrup	TSV Hartberg	10
	Sinan Karweina	Austria Klagenfurt
5	Andreas Gruber	Austria Wien	9
	Thierno Ballo	Wolfsberger AC
	Robert Žulj	LASK
8	Christoph Lang	Hartberg / SK Rapid	7
	Nik Prelec	Tirol
10	8 players		6

Hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Marco Grüll	SK Rapid	TSV Hartberg	0–3 (A)	31 March 2024

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 8 ^[11]
  •   Mike-Steven Bähre (Rheindorf Altach)
• Most red cards: 2 ^[11]
  •   Marvin Martins (Austria Wien)
  •   Terence Kongolo (SK Rapid)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 54 ^[11]
  • Rheindorf Altach
• Most red cards: 4 ^[11]
  • Austria Wien
  • SK Rapid
  • Sturm Graz
• Fewest yellow cards: 33 ^[11]
  • SK Rapid
• Fewest red cards: 0 ^[11]
  • Wolfsberger AC
  • Austria Klagenfurt
  • Wolfsberger AC

Notes

References

1. "Austrian Bundesliga". bundesliga.at/de (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
2. "Mission erfüllt: Klaus Schmidt verlässt SCR Altach". www.scra.at. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
3. "Joachim Standfest wird neuer Cheftrainer". www.scra.at. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
4. "Matthias Jaissle als Trainer freigestellt - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at (in German). 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
5. "Der neue Cheftrainer heißt Gerhard Struber - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at (in German). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
6. "Zoran Barišić und Thomas Hickersberger werden von ihren Aufgaben entbunden". www.skrapid.at. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
7. "Der neue grün-weiße Cheftrainer heißt Robert Klauß". www.skrapid.at. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
8. "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
9. "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
10. "Tore". www.bundesliga.at.
11. "Österreich Bundesliga – Gelbe Karten". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 30 July 2023.