Summary
The Austrian Football Bundesliga (AUT1), or Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, is the top football league competition in Austria. At the end of the 2025-2026 AUT1 season, the AUT1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 AUT1 Championship round team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 AUT1 Championship round team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 AUT1 Championship round team
- 2025-2026 AUT1 UEFAECL playoff winner
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2025-2026 AUT1 Championship round team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Austrian Cup, typically an AUT1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Austria
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| AUT1 | Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga | 12 |
| AUT2 | 2.Liga | 16 |
| AUT3 | Regionalliga | 48 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 1 Aug 2025 - 17 May 2026 | Champ/Releg Rounds 21 Mar 2026 - 17 May 2026 | UEFAECL Playoffs 25 May 2026 - 2 Jun 2026 | 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. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head record, (2) goal difference, (3) goals scored, (4) matches won, (5) Away matches won, then (6) Away goals scored. 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 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League and 2026-2027 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. Table ranking ties in the Championship/Relegation Rounds 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.
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 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 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 2026-2027 AUT1.
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UEFAECL Playoff - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | SV Josko Ried | 24 | Rapid Wien |
| 22.05.26 |  | 21 | Rapid Wien | josko ARENA |
| 25.05.26 | | 30 | SV Josko Ried | Allianz Stadion (Wien) |
UEFAECL Playoff - Semifinal
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 21 | Wolfsberger AC | josko ARENA |
2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | LASK Linz | 32 | 17 -7-8 | 39 | -19 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 10 -3-3 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| 2 | SK Sturm Graz | 32 | 16 -8-8 | 37 | -19 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 10 -3-3 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 16 |
| 3 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 32 | 13 -9-10 | 29 | -19 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| 4 | FK Austria Wien | 32 | 14 -5-13 | 29 | -18 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 16 | 8 -2-6 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 12 -8-12 | 27 | -17 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 16 | 7 -2-7 | 23 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 6 | TSV Hartberg | 32 | 10 -12-10 | 25 | -17 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 11 -8-13 | 28 | -13 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | 21 | 27 | -6 |
| 2 | SV Josko Ried | 32 | 12 -6-14 | 28 | -14 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
| 3 | Grazer AK 1902 | 32 | 9 -10-13 | 27 | -10 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 16 | 6 -7-3 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 16 | 25 | -9 |
| 4 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 10 -12-10 | 27 | -15 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 16 | 8 -6-2 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 2 -6-8 | 12 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
| 5 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | 32 | 10 -10-12 | 24 | -16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
| 6 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 32 | 8 -5-19 | 21 | -8 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 16 | 7 -1-8 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 1 -4-11 | 7 | 9 | 26 | -17 |
2026-2027 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to AUT2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 -2-8 | 38 | - | 33 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 10 -7-5 | 37 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 32 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 4 | FK Austria Wien | 22 | 11 -3-8 | 36 | - | 34 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | TSV Hartberg | 22 | 8 -9-5 | 33 | - | 29 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 9 -6-7 | 33 | - | 26 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 7 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | 22 | 8 -7-7 | 31 | - | 31 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 8 | SC Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 22 | 23 | -1 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -5 |
| 9 | SV Josko Ried | 22 | 8 -4-10 | 28 | - | 26 | 30 | -4 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| 10 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 31 | 32 | -1 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 11 | Grazer AK 1902 | 22 | 4 -8-10 | 20 | - | 22 | 36 | -14 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
| 12 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 22 | 4 -3-15 | 15 | - | 20 | 36 | -16 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 20 | Rapid Wien | Merkur Arena |
 | 13 | TSV Hartberg | Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim) |
 | 03 | LASK Linz | Generali Arena (Wien) |
| 20 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | Lavanttal-Arena |
 | 03 | Grazer AK 1902 | Hofmann-Personal Stadion |
 | 20 | SV Josko Ried | Cashpoint Arena |
| 02 | FK Austria Wien | Allianz Stadion (Wien) |
| 21 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Raiffeisen Arena |
| 24 | SK Sturm Graz | PROfertil ARENA |
| 11 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Tivoli Stadion Tirol |
| 01 | Wolfsberger AC | josko ARENA |
| 22 | SC Rheindorf Altach | Merkur Arena |
| 31 | Rapid Wien | Raiffeisen Arena |
| 14 | Wolfsberger AC | Cashpoint Arena |
| 11 | SK Sturm Graz | Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim) |
| 10 | TSV Hartberg | Generali Arena (Wien) |
| 20 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | josko ARENA |
| 40 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | Merkur Arena |
| 11 | FK Austria Wien | Merkur Arena |
| 10 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Allianz Stadion (Wien) |