
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
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | LASK Linz | 34 | Rapid Wien |
29.05.25 | ![]() | 31 | Rapid Wien![]() | Raiffeisen Arena |
01.06.25 | ![]() | 30 | LASK Linz![]() | Allianz Stadion (Wien) |
UEFAECL Playoff - Semifinal
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
![]() | 20 | TSV Hartberg![]() | Raiffeisen Arena |
2nd Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | SK Sturm Graz | 32 | 19 -6-7 | 40 | - | 66 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 11 -3-2 | 36 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
2 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 32 | 16 -9-7 | 38 | - | 53 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 19 | 22 | -3 |
3 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 16 -7-9 | 37 | - | 60 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 10 |
4 | FK Austria Wien | 32 | 18 -6-8 | 37 | - | 47 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 10 -3-3 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
5 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 12 -8-12 | 27 | - | 43 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 10 -2-4 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 2 -6-8 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -13 |
6 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 32 | 11 -5-16 | 21 | - | 37 | 45 | -8 | 16 | 8 -0-8 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | LASK Linz | 32 | 16 -6-10 | 38 | - | 51 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 9 -2-5 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 7 |
2 | TSV Hartberg | 32 | 11 -11-10 | 31 | - | 40 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
3 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | 32 | 7 -9-16 | 20 | - | 35 | 50 | -15 | 16 | 3 -7-6 | 16 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
4 | Grazer AK 1902 | 32 | 5 -13-14 | 20 | - | 34 | 54 | -20 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 16 | 2 -7-7 | 13 | 18 | 30 | -12 |
5 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 5 -11-16 | 18 | - | 29 | 46 | -17 | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 13 | 28 | -15 |
6 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 32 | 6 -9-17 | 16 | - | 33 | 70 | -37 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 14 | 41 | -27 |
2025-2026 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to AUT2 |
1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | SK Sturm Graz | 22 | 14 -4-4 | 23 | -23 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
2 | FK Austria Wien | 22 | 14 -4-4 | 23 | -23 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
3 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 10 -8-4 | 19 | -19 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
4 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 11 -3-8 | 18 | -18 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
5 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 17 | -17 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 -6-4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
6 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 22 | 10 -3-9 | 16 | -17 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 7 -0-4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
7 | LASK Linz | 22 | 9 -4-9 | 15 | -16 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
8 | TSV Hartberg | 22 | 6 -8-8 | 13 | -13 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
9 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 10 | -11 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -20 |
10 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | 22 | 4 -7-11 | 9 | -10 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 11 | 1 -6-4 | 9 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
11 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 3 -7-12 | 8 | -8 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 11 | 1 -5-5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
12 | Grazer AK 1902 | 22 | 3 -7-12 | 8 | -8 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
![]() | 11 | Wolfsberger AC![]() | Merkur Arena |
![]() | 22 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz![]() | Generali Arena (Wien) |
![]() | 42 | Rapid Wien![]() | Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim) |
![]() | 11 | Grazer AK 1902![]() | Tivoli Stadion Tirol |
![]() | 01 | TSV Hartberg![]() | 28 Black Arena |
![]() | 00 | SC Rheindorf Altach![]() | Raiffeisen Arena |
![]() | 12 | FC Red Bull Salzburg![]() | Hofmann Personal Stadion |
![]() | 31 | SK Sturm Graz![]() | Allianz Stadion (Wien) |
![]() | 12 | FK Austria Wien![]() | Lavanttal-Arena |
![]() | 32 | WSG Swarovski Tirol![]() | PROfertil ARENA |
![]() | 10 | LASK Linz![]() | Merkur Arena |
![]() | 00 | SK Austria Klagenfurt![]() | Cashpoint Arena |
![]() | 12 | Rapid Wien![]() | Generali Arena (Wien) |
![]() | 20 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz![]() | Lavanttal-Arena |
![]() | 14 | WSG Swarovski Tirol![]() | 28 Black Arena |
![]() | 00 | TSV Hartberg![]() | Raiffeisen Arena |
![]() | 22 | Grazer AK 1902![]() | Cashpoint Arena |
![]() | 42 | FC Red Bull Salzburg![]() | Merkur Arena |
![]() | 20 | FK Austria Wien![]() | Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim) |
![]() | 01 | Wolfsberger AC![]() | Allianz Stadion (Wien) |