2. Liga (Austria)

Association football league

Football league

2\. Liga

Organising body| Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga
Founded| 1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Country|  Austria
Number of clubs| 16
Level on pyramid| 2
Promotion to| Bundesliga
Relegation to| Austrian Regionalliga
Domestic cup(s)| Austrian Cup
Current champions| Grazer AK (4th title)
(2023–24)
Website| www.2liga.at
Current: 2024–25 Austrian Football Second League

The Second League (German: 2\. Liga), commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons and as Red-Zac-Erste-Liga, is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football.

The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga if it is not a reserve team. The two last-placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues.

## Teams

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Kapfenberger SV's ground, the Franz Fekete Stadium (formerly Alpenstadion)

Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League[1] and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams.[2]

Sixteen teams will participate in the 2023–24 season. The only added team is Austria Lustenau, relegated from the 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, ASK Voitsberg and SK Rapid Wien II, promoted from the 2023–24 Austrian Regionalliga.

Lustenau

FAC

First Vienna

Flyeralarm Admira

Horn

Kapfenberg

Liefering

Sturm II

St. Pölten

Rapid II

Amstetten

Lafnitz

Ried

Stripfing

SW Bregenz

Voitsberg

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Location of teams in the 2024–25 Austrian 2. Liga

Club Name  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 5,138
First Vienna FC | Döbling | Naturarena Hohe Warte | 7,200
Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000
Flyeralarm Admira | Mödling | Motion invest Arena | 10,600
Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000
FC Liefering | Salzburg | EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | 4,128
SK Rapid Wien II | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000
SK Sturm Graz II | Graz | Merkur Arena | 15,323
SKN St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000
SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 2,000
SV Horn | Horn | Sparkasse Horn Arena | 7,870
SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Sportplatz Lafnitz | 3,000
SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Josko Arena | 7,680
SV Stripfing | Weikendorf | Sportplatz Stripfing | 500
SW Bregenz | Bregenz | ImmoAgentur Stadion | 12,000
Voitsberg | Voitsberg | Hans Blümel Stadion | 2,500

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## Relegation

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The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon which Land (state) of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of the Regionalligen (regional leagues) in the east, centre or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the Second League. Participation in the professional Second League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the licence is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated.

## Past winners

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Sanel Kuljić of SC Wiener Neustadt lifts the Erste Liga trophy in 2009

* 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
* 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
* 2015–16: SKN St. Pölten
* 2016–17: LASK
* 2017–18: FC Wacker Innsbruck
* 2018–19: WSG Swarovski Tirol
* 2019–20: SV Ried
* 2020–21: FC Blau-Weiß Linz
* 2021–22: SC Austria Lustenau
* 2022–23: FC Blau-Weiß Linz
* 2023–24: Grazer AK

## Champions

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Club  | Winners  | Championship seasons

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LASK |

| 1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2016–17
Grazer AK |

| 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2023–24
FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) |

| 2003–04, 2009–10, 2017–18
Wiener Sport-Club |

| 1976–77, 1985–86
Austria Salzburg |

| 1977–78, 1986–87
Kremser SC |

| 1987–88, 1988–89
SV Spittal/Drau |

| 1983–84, 1989–90
Austria Klagenfurt / FC Kärnten |

| 1981–82, 2000–01
FC Admira Wacker Mödling |

| 1999–00, 2010–11
SC Rheindorf Altach |

| 2005–06, 2013–14
SV Mattersburg |

| 2002–03, 2014–15
SV Ried |

| 2004–05, 2019–20
SC Austria Lustenau |

| 1996–97, 2021-22
FC Blau-Weiß Linz |

| 2020–21, 2022–23
First Vienna |

| 1975–76
SC Eisenstadt |

| 1979–80
FC Wacker Innsbruck |

| 1980–81
SV Sankt Veit |

| 1982–83
Salzburger AK 1914 |

| 1984–85
VfB Mödling |

| 1990–91
FC Linz |

| 1995–96
SK Vorwärts Steyr |

| 1997–98
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz |

| 1998–99
ASKÖ Pasching |

| 2001–02
Kapfenberger SV |

| 2007–08
SC Wiener Neustadt |

| 2008–09
WAC |

| 2011–12
Grödig |

| 2012–13
SKN St. Pölten |

| 2015–16
WSG Swarovski Tirol |

| 2018–19

## Name history

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The Austrian second division has had several different names and sponsors since 1974. It was formerly called the First League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018.

(Seasons below represent the first season when the name was used)

* 1974/75 Nationalliga
* 1975/76 2\. Division
* 1993/94 2\. Division der Bundesliga
* 1998/99 Erste Division
* 2002/03 Red Zac-Erste Liga
* 2008/09 ADEG Erste Liga
* 2010/11 „Heute für Morgen“ Erste Liga
* 2014/15 Sky Go Erste Liga
* 2018/19 2\. Liga

The league was known as the Sky Go Erste Liga for sponsorship reasons from 2014/15 to 2017/18, but Sky is not mentioned on the official website 2liga.at, or in the ÖFB's 2018/19 preview articles.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Drehscheibe des österreichischen Fußballs - die neue 2. Liga ab 2018/19". Bundesliga.at (in German). ÖFB. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
2. ^ "Schulterschluss zwischen ÖFB, Bundesliga und den Landesverbänden: 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten". Bundesliga.at (in German). ÖFB. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
3. ^ Sport.de-Stadien 2. Liga Österreich
4. ^ 2\. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten[permanent dead link‍], 14 April 2018, OeFB.at

## External links

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* Official website (in German)
* Bundesliga.at (in German)
* League321.com – Austrian football league tables, records & statistics database (in English)
* Palmsbet.com – Bulgarian football league tables, records & statistics database (in English)

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* Admira Wacker
* Austria Lustenau
* Rapid Wien II
* Ried
* Stripfing
* First Vienna
* Floridsdorf
* Amstetten
* Horn
* Kapfenberg
* Lafnitz
* Liefering
* Bregenz
* Sturm Graz II
* St. Pölten
* Voitsberg

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Second level football seasons in Austria

First League
(1974 to 2018)|

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* 1980–81
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* 1982–83
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Second League
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* 2024–25

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Football in Austria

* Austrian Football Association
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League competitions|

| men:|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Liga
* Regionalliga
* East
* Central
* West
* Landesliga
* 2\. Landesliga

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women:|

* ÖFB-Frauenliga

Cup competitions|

* Austrian Cup
* Ladies Cup
* Lower Austrian Football Cup

National teams|

* Men
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* U-21
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* Women
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* Women's U-17

Regional associations|

* Burgenland Football Association
* Lower Austrian Football Association
* Upper Austrian Football Association
* Salzburg Football Association
* Styria Football Association
* Tirol Football Association
* Vorarlberg Football Association
* Vienna Football Association

History|

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