2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 106th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended their last years title.

Austrian Bundesliga
Season2017–18
Dates22 July 2017 – 27 May 2018
ChampionsRed Bull Salzburg
(12th title)
Champions League Red Bull Salzburg
Sturm Graz
Europa League Rapid Wien
LASK
Admira Wacker Mödling
Matches played180
Goals scored520 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerMoanes Dabour (22 goals)
Longest winning run7 matches
LASK
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Red Bull Salzburg
Highest attendance25,177[1]
Rapid Wien 1–1 Austria Wien
(4 February 2018)
Lowest attendance1,241[1]
Admira Mödling 3–1 Rheindorf Altach
(16 December 2017)
Total attendance1,144,961[1]
Average attendance6,360[1]

Teams

LASK, the 2016–17 First League champion, returned to the top level six years after their relegation.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in the 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Team

Location

Venue

Capacity

Admira Wacker Mödling Maria Enzersdorf BSFZ-Arena 10,800
Austria Wien Vienna Ernst-Happel-Stadion 50,000
LASK Pasching Waldstadion Pasching 7,870
Rapid Wien Vienna Allianz Stadion 28,000
Red Bull Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim Red Bull Arena 30,188
Rheindorf Altach Altach Stadion Schnabelholz 8,500
St. Pölten Sankt Pölten NV Arena 8,000
Sturm Graz Graz Merkur-Arena 15,323
SV Mattersburg Mattersburg Pappelstadion 17,100
Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberg Lavanttal-Arena 7,300

Personnel and kits
TeamChairmanManagerManufacturerSponsors
Admira Wacker Philip Thonhauser Ernst BaumeisterNikeFlyeralarm
SCR Altach Johannes Engl Klaus SchmidtJakoCashpoint
Austria Wien Wolfgang Katzian Thomas LetschNikeVerbund
LASK Oliver GlasnerForza AskZipfer
Rapid Wien Michael Krammer Goran DjuricinadidasWien Energie
RB Salzburg Rudolf Theierl Marco RoseNikeRed Bull
St. Pölten Gottfried Tröstl Oliver LedererMacronHypo Noe
Sturm Graz Christian Jauk Heiko VogelLottoPuntigamer
SV Mattersburg Martin Pucher Gerald BaumgartnerPumaBauwelt Koch
Wolfsberger AC Dietmar Riegler Heimo PfeifenbergerJakoRZ Pellets

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 36 25 8 3 81 29 +52 83 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Sturm Graz 36 22 4 10 68 45 +23 70 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Rapid Wien 36 17 11 8 68 43 +25 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 LASK 36 17 6 13 49 41 +8 57 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Admira Wacker Mödling 36 15 6 15 59 66 −7 51
6 Mattersburg 36 12 10 14 50 56 −6 46
7 Austria Wien 36 12 7 17 51 55 −4 43
8 Rheindorf Altach 36 10 8 18 35 51 −16 38
9 Wolfsberger AC 36 8 9 19 31 57 −26 33
10 St. Pölten (O) 36 5 5 26 28 77 −49 20 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Away matches won; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Notes:
  1. Sturm Graz qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Austrian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results

Relegation play-offs
31 May 2018 (2018-05-31) SC Wiener Neustadt0–2St. PöltenStadion Wiener Neustadt
18:30 CEST Pak  33'
Bajrami  70'		 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Oliver Drachta
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) St. Pölten1–1
(3–1 agg.)		SC Wiener NeustadtNV Arena
15:30 CEST Atanga  44' Salihi  75' Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Harald Lechner

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 28 May 2018[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Moanes Dabour Red Bull Salzburg 22
2 Deni Alar Sturm Graz 20
3 Smail Prevljak Mattersburg 16
4 Christoph Knasmüllner Admira Wacker 12
Stefan Schwab Rapid Wien
6 Fredrik Gulbrandsen Red Bull Salzburg 11
7 Giorgi Kvilitaia Rapid Wien 10
Thomas Murg Rapid Wien
Raphael Holzhauser Austria Wien
Lukas Grozurek Admira Wacker
11 Peter Michorl LASK Linz 9
12 Peter Žulj Sturm Graz 8
Kevin Friesenbichler Austria Wien
Johannes Aigner Rheindorf Altach
Hannes Wolf Red Bull Salzburg

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 SK Rapid Wien 338,236 25,177 13,823 18,790 −10.7%†
2 Sturm Graz 184,614 15,549 6,527 10,256 −2.6%†
3 Red Bull Salzburg 137,096 12,049 3,722 7,616 −2.8%†
4 Austria Wien 122,313 14,034 4,808 6,795 −14.2%†
5 LASK Linz 88,542 5,760 3,645 4,919 +73.1%1
6 Rheindorf Altach 77,174 5,631 2,717 4,287 −19.6%†
7 Mattersburg 60,346 7,876 1,716 3,352 −7.1%†
8 Wolfsberger AC 51,601 4,176 1,655 2,866 −22.7%†
9 St. Pölten 48,192 6,008 1,368 2,677 −28.3%†
10 Admira Wacker Mödling 41,423 4,516 1,241 2,301 −13.4%†
League total 1,149,537 25,177 1,241 6,386 −9.4%†

Source: bundesliga.at: Zuschauerstatistik gesamt, bundesliga.at - Zuschauerstatistik pro Saison
Notes:
1: Team played last season in First League

References
  1. "Austrian Bundesliga". ESPN. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "Bundesliga.at". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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