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2. Liga (Austria)
Association football league
Association football league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| pixels | 150 |
| image | Admiral Austrian Football Second League.svg |
| country | |
| founded | |
| teams | 16 |
| organiser | Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga |
| promotion | Bundesliga |
| relegation | Austrian Regionalliga |
| levels | 2 |
| domest_cup | Austrian Cup |
| champions | SV Guntamatic Ried (3rd Title) |
| season | [2024–25](2024-25-austrian-football-second-league) |
| current | [2025–26 Austrian Football Second League](2025-26-austrian-football-second-league) |
| website |
The Second League (), commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, 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 three bottom teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the Regional leagues.
Teams
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams.
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2025–26 season: twelve teams from the previous season, one team relegated from Bundesliga and three teams promoted from Regionalliga. Austria Klagenfurt were relegated from the 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga. While, Young Violets Austria Wien, Hertha Wels and Austria Salzburg were promoted from the 2024–25 Austrian Regionalliga, respectively.
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admira Wacker | Mödling | Datenpol Arena | 10,600 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | Wörthersee Stadion | 30,000 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 5,138 |
| Austria Salzburg | Salzburg | Max Aicher Stadion | 1,566 |
| First Vienna | Döbling | Naturarena Hohe Warte | 7,200 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| FC Hertha Wels | Wels | Huber-Arena Wels | 3,000 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| FC Liefering | Salzburg | EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | 4,128 |
| Rapid Wien II | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| 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 Stripfing | Weikendorf | Sportplatz Stripfing | 500 |
| SW Bregenz | Bregenz | ImmoAgentur Stadion | 12,000 |
| Young Violets Austria Wien | Wien | Hauptfeld Akademie Austria Wien | 1,100 |
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: Grazer AK
- 2024–25: SV Ried
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Championship seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| SV Ried | 2004–05, 2019–20, 2024–25 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
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
- 2021/22 Admiral 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.
References
References
- (20 February 2018). "Drehscheibe des österreichischen Fußballs - die neue 2. Liga ab 2018/19". ÖFB.
- (13 April 2018). "Schulterschluss zwischen ÖFB, Bundesliga und den Landesverbänden: 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten". ÖFB.
- [https://www.sport.de/fussball/oesterreich-2-liga/stadien/ Sport.de-Stadien 2. Liga Österreich]
- [https://www.oefb.at/News/Schulterschluss-zwischen-OeFB-Bundesliga-und-den-Landesverbaenden-2-Liga-wird-mit-16-Mannschaften-starten 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten]{{Dead link. (January 2022)
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