2016–17 Austrian Football First League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
← 2015–16 | |
The 2016–17 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) is the 43rd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 22 July 2016 and will end on 26 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2016.[1]
Teams
Ten teams participate in the 2016-17 season. WSG Wattens, FC Blau-Weiß Linz and SV Horn were directly promoted after winning the 2015–16 Austrian Regional Leagues.[2] SV Grödig were relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga however they withdrew to the Austrian Regional League.[3]
Location of teams in the 2016–17 Austrian Football First League
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Waldviertler Volksbank Arena | 3,500 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| LASK | Linz | Linzer Stadion | 14,100 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Red Bull Arena | 31,895 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 30,000 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
| WSG Wattens | Wattens | Alpenstadion | 5,500 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau |  Daniel Ernemann
|
 Christoph Stückler
|
Nike | Mohren |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Klaus Schmidt
|
Florian Maier
|
Uhlsport | Linz AG |
| Floridsdorfer | Franz Maresch
|
Sascha Viertl
|
Puma | Wiener Städtische |
| SV Horn |  Hamayoshi Masanori
|
Aleksandar Đorđević
|
Mizuno | United Nations (17 Global Goals) |
| Kapfenberger |  Abdulah Ibraković
|
Christoph Nicht
|
Erima | Murauer Bier |
| Linz | Oliver Glasner
|
Pavao Pervan
|
Jako | Zipfer |
| Liefering | Thomas Letsch
|
 Luan
|
Nike | Red Bull |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Karl Daxbacher
|
Alexander Hauser
|
Jako | Tiroler Wasserkraft |
| WSG Wattens | Thomas Silberberger
|
Ferdinand Oswald
|
Puma | PAPSTAR |
| Wiener Neustadt |  René Wagner
|
Remo Mally
|
Puma | Baumit |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LASK Linz | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 53 | Promotion to 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | FC Liefering[a] | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 44 | |
| 3 | SC Austria Lustenau | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 41 | |
| 4 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | |
| 5 | Kapfenberger SV[b] | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 30 | |
| 6 | WSG Wattens | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 30 | |
| 7 | SV Horn | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 29 | |
| 8 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | SC Wiener Neustadt | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 27 | Relegation to 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga |
| 10 | Floridsdorfer AC | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 23 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2017. Source: Austrian Football First League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[5]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[5]
Notes:
Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
See alsoReferences
External links
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