2. Liga (Austria)

2. Liga
Organising body	Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga
Founded	1974;50 years ago
Country	Austria
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Bundesliga
Relegation to	Austrian Regionalliga
Domestic cup(s)	Austrian Cup
International cup(s)	Europa League (via Austrian Cup)
Current champions	Blau-Weiß Linz (2nd title) ; (2022–23)
Website	www.2liga.at
	Current: 2023–24 Austrian Football Second League

Last updated April 17, 2024

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

Teams

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 SV Guntamatic Ried, relegated from the 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga, DSV Leoben, Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz and SV Stripfing, promoted from the 2022–23 Austrian Regionalliga.

FAC

Horn

GAK
Sturm II

Lafnitz

Ried

Stripfing

SW Bregenz

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Location of teams in the 2023–24 Austrian 2. Liga

Club Name	City	Stadium	Capacity
DSV Leoben	Leoben	Donawitz Stadium	6,000
FC Dornbirn	Dornbirn	Stadion Birkenwiese	7,500
First Vienna FC	Döbling	Naturarena Hohe Warte	7,200
Floridsdorfer AC	Vienna	FAC-Platz	3,000
Flyeralarm Admira	Mödling	Motion invest Arena	10,600
Grazer AK	Graz	Merkur-Arena	15,323
Kapfenberger SV	Kapfenberg	Franz-Fekete-Stadion	12,000
FC Liefering	Salzburg	EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim	4,128
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

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Relegation

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

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: TBD

Champions

Club	Winners	Championship seasons
LASK	5	1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2016–17
Grazer AK	3	1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95
FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002)	3	2003–04, 2009–10, 2017–18
Wiener Sport-Club	2	1976–77, 1985–86
Austria Salzburg	2	1977–78, 1986–87
Kremser SC	2	1987–88, 1988–89
SV Spittal/Drau	2	1983–84, 1989–90
Austria Klagenfurt / FC Kärnten	2	1981–82, 2000–01
FC Admira Wacker Mödling	2	1999–00, 2010–11
SC Rheindorf Altach	2	2005–06, 2013–14
SV Mattersburg	2	2002–03, 2014–15
SV Ried	2	2004–05, 2019–20
SC Austria Lustenau	2	1996–97, 2021-22
FC Blau-Weiß Linz	2	2020–21, 2022–23
First Vienna	1	1975–76
SC Eisenstadt	1	1979–80
FC Wacker Innsbruck	1	1980–81
SV Sankt Veit	1	1982–83
Salzburger AK 1914	1	1984–85
VfB Mödling	1	1990–91
FC Linz	1	1995–96
SK Vorwärts Steyr	1	1997–98
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	1	1998–99
ASKÖ Pasching	1	2001–02
Kapfenberger SV	1	2007–08
SC Wiener Neustadt	1	2008–09
WAC	1	2011–12
Grödig	1	2012–13
SKN St. Pölten	1	2015–16
WSG Swarovski Tirol	1	2018–19

Name history

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]

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References

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ Sport.de-Stadien 2. Liga Österreich
↑ 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, 14 April 2018, OeFB.at

External links

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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[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

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