Admiral Bundesliga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
Location
Austria
Abbreviation
AUT1

Summary

The Austrian Football Bundesliga (AUT1), or Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, is the top football league competition in Austria. At the end of the 2024-2025 AUT1 season, the AUT1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
    • 1st place 2024-2025 AUT1 Championship round team
  • 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd place 2024-2025 AUT1 Championship round team
  • 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 3rd place 2024-2025 AUT1 Championship round team
    • 2024-2025 AUT1 UEFAECL playoff winner

The winner of the 2024-2025 Austrian Cup, typically an AUT1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Austria

Abbrev League # of Teams
AUT1 Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga 12
AUT2 Erste Liga 16
AUT3 Regionalliga 48

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
2 Aug 2024 - 3 Jun 2025
Champ/Releg Rounds
31 Mar 2025 - 3 Jun 2025
UEFAECL Playoffs
7 May 2025 - 13 Jun 2025
12: AUT1 (11), AUT2 (1)

Season Format

The AUT1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each AUT1 team plays the other 11 AUT1 teams in Home-Away matches for a total of 22 league matches per team. The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play each other in Home-Away matches (10 more matches per team) to determine final rankings for 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League and 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom six teams play each other in Home-Away matches (10 more matches per team) to determine the relegation placements. Total points are for all 32 matches. Table ranking ties in the Championship Round are broken by (1) points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding, (2) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) goal difference, (6) goals scored, (7) matches won, (8) Away matches won, then (9) Away goals scored. Table ranking ties in the Relegation Round are broken by (1) points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding, (2) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, (6) goal difference, (7) goals scored, (8) matches won, (8) Away matches won, then (9) Away goals scored.

Playoffs

At the end of the Championship and Relegation rounds, the 1st and 2nd place Relegation round teams have a 1 match playoff. The winner plays the 4th place Championship round team in a Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff. The winner of this playoff earns a berth in the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round.

Relegation

At the end of the 2024-2025 AUT1 season, the 6th place AUT1 team in the Relegation group is relegated to the AUT2, and 1st place AUT2 team is promoted to the 2025-2026 AUT1.


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UEFAECL Playoff - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateLASK Linz  34 Rapid Wien  
29.05.25LASK Linz 31 Rapid WienRaiffeisen Arena
01.06.25Rapid Wien 30 LASK LinzAllianz Stadion (Wien)

UEFAECL Playoff - Semifinal

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Mon - 26 May 2025
 LASK Linz 20 TSV HartbergRaiffeisen Arena

2nd Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Championship
1SK Sturm Graz 3219 -6-740-6639271611 -3-236431825168 -3-52723212
2FC Red Bull Salzburg 3216 -9-738-5336171610 -4-234341420166 -5-5231922-3
3Wolfsberger AC 3216 -7-937-603822168 -3-527311912168 -4-428291910
4FK Austria Wien 3218 -6-837-4732151610 -3-333281612168 -3-52719163
5Rapid Wien 3212 -8-1227-434211610 -2-432271314162 -6-8121629-13
6FC Blau-Weiß Linz 3211 -5-1621-3745-8168 -0-82422193163 -5-8141526-11
Relegation
1LASK Linz 3216 -6-1038-513615167 -4-52526188169 -2-52925187
2TSV Hartberg 3211 -11-1031-40400166 -5-52321201165 -6-5211920-1
3WSG Swarovski Tirol 327 -9-1620-3550-15163 -7-6161522-7164 -2-10142028-8
4Grazer AK 1902 325 -13-1420-3454-20163 -6-7151624-8162 -7-7131830-12
5SC Rheindorf Altach 325 -11-1618-2946-17162 -8-6141618-2163 -3-10121328-15
6SK Austria Klagenfurt 326 -9-1716-3370-37163 -5-8141929-10163 -4-9131441-27
2025-2026 UEFACL
UEFAECL Playoffs
2025-2026 UEFAECL
Relegation to AUT2

1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1SK Sturm Graz 2214 -4-423-23512823118 -2-126341420116 -2-32017143
2FK Austria Wien 2214 -4-423-23361917119 -1-12822814115 -3-31814113
3FC Red Bull Salzburg 2210 -8-419-19332211117 -3-12424816113 -5-314914-5
4Wolfsberger AC 2211 -3-818-18443014115 -2-41720146116 -1-41924168
5Rapid Wien 229 -7-617-1732248118 -1-22522913111 -6-491015-5
6FC Blau-Weiß Linz 2210 -3-916-1730291117 -0-42118117113 -3-5121218-6
7LASK Linz 229 -4-915-163233-1114 -2-5141718-1115 -2-41715150
8TSV Hartberg 226 -8-813-132431-7114 -4-31613130112 -4-5101118-7
9SK Austria Klagenfurt 225 -6-1110-112244-22113 -4-4131517-2112 -2-78727-20
10WSG Swarovski Tirol 224 -7-119-102031-11111 -6-49612-6113 -1-7101419-5
11SC Rheindorf Altach 223 -7-128-82035-15111 -5-581013-3112 -2-781022-12
12Grazer AK 1902 223 -7-128-82745-18111 -4-671320-7112 -3-691425-11
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Results

Sat - 24 May 2025
 FK Austria Wien 22 FC Blau-Weiß LinzGenerali Arena (Wien)
 FC Red Bull Salzburg 42 Rapid WienRed Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim)
Fri - 23 May 2025
 WSG Swarovski Tirol 11 Grazer AK 1902Tivoli Stadion Tirol
 LASK Linz 00 SC Rheindorf AltachRaiffeisen Arena
Sun - 18 May 2025
 FC Blau-Weiß Linz 12 FC Red Bull SalzburgHofmann Personal Stadion
 Rapid Wien 31 SK Sturm GrazAllianz Stadion (Wien)
 Wolfsberger AC 12 FK Austria WienLavanttal-Arena
Sat - 17 May 2025
 Grazer AK 1902 10 LASK LinzMerkur Arena
Sun - 11 May 2025
 FK Austria Wien 12 Rapid WienGenerali Arena (Wien)
Sat - 10 May 2025
 LASK Linz 00 TSV HartbergRaiffeisen Arena
Fri - 9 May 2025
Sun - 4 May 2025
 FC Red Bull Salzburg 20 FK Austria WienRed Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim)
 Rapid Wien 01 Wolfsberger ACAllianz Stadion (Wien)