Austrian Football First League
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| Country | Austria |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Austrian Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Regional Leagues East, Central, West |
| Domestic cup(s) | Austrian Cup |
| International cup(s) | Europa League (via Austrian Cup) |
| Current champions | SV Mattersburg (2014–15) |
| Website | bundesliga.at |
 2015–16 Austrian Football First League |
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The Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga) is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains ten 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 placed team is directly relegated from the First League into the regional leagues. The league is currently known as the Sky Go Erste Liga for sponsorship reasons.
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 fewer will be relegated.
Teams and stadia for the 2015–16 season
The ten teams competing in the 2015–16 First League season are:
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 32,000 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Austria Salzburg | Salzburg | My Phone Austria Stadion | 1,600 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| LASK | Linz | Linzer Stadion | 14,100 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Red Bull Arena | 31,895 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 30,000 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
Past winners
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- 1974–75: Grazer AK
- 1975–76: First Vienna FC
- 1976–77: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1977–78: SV Austria Salzburg
- 1978–79: Linzer ASK
- 1979–80: SC Eisenstadt
- 1980–81: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 1981–82: Austria Klagenfurt
- 1982–83: SV Sankt Veit
- 1983–84: SV Spittal/Drau
- 1984–85: Salzburger AK 1914
- 1985–86: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1986–87: SV Austria Salzburg
- 1987–88: Kremser SC
- 1988–89: Kremser SC
- 1989–90: SV Spittal/Drau
- 1990–91: VfB Mödling
- 1991–92: Linzer ASK
- 1992–93: Grazer AK
- 1993–94: Linzer ASK
- 1994–95: Grazer AK
- 1995–96: FC Linz
- 1996–97: SC Austria Lustenau
- 1997–98: SK Vorwärts Steyr
- 1998–99: Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
- 1999–00: VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
- 2000–01: FC Kärnten
- 2001–02: ASKÖ Pasching
- 2002–03: SV Mattersburg
- 2003–04: FC Wacker Tirol
- 2004–05: SV Ried
- 2005–06: SC Rheindorf Altach
- 2006–07: LASK Linz
- 2007–08: Kapfenberger SV
- 2008–09: SC Wiener Neustadt
- 2009–10: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 2010–11: FC Admira Wacker Mödling
- 2011–12: Wolfsberger AC
- 2012–13: SV Grödig
- 2013–14: SC Rheindorf Altach
- 2014–15: SV Mattersburg
Champions
| Club | Winners | Championship seasons |
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| LASK Linz |
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1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07 |
| Grazer AK |
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1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95 |
| Wiener Sport-Club |
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1976–77, 1985–86 |
| Austria Salzburg |
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1977–78, 1986–87 |
| Kremser SC |
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1987–88, 1988–89 |
| SV Spittal/Drau |
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1983–84, 1989–90 |
| Austria Klagenfurt / FC Kärnten |
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1981–82, 2000–01 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) |
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2003–04, 2009–10 |
| FC Admira Wacker Mödling |
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1999–00, 2010–11 |
| SC Rheindorf Altach |
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2005–06, 2013–14 |
| SV Mattersburg |
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2002–03, 2014–15 |
| First Vienna |
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1975–76 |
| SC Eisenstadt |
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1979–80 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck |
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1980–81 |
| SV Sankt Veit |
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1982–83 |
| Salzburger AK 1914 |
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1984–85 |
| VfB Mödling |
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1990–91 |
| FC Linz |
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1995–96 |
| SC Austria Lustenau |
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1996–97 |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr |
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1997–98 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz |
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1998–99 |
| ASKÖ Pasching |
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2001–02 |
| SV Ried |
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2004–05 |
| Kapfenberger SV |
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2007–08 |
| SC Wiener Neustadt |
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2008–09 |
| WAC |
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2011–12 |
| Grödig |
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2012–13 |
External links
- Bundesliga.at (German)
- League321.com - Austrian football league tables, records & statistics database. (English)
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