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| Season | 2019–20 |
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| Dates | 26 July 2019 – 4 July 2020 |
| Champions | Red Bull Salzburg (14th title) |
| Relegated | Mattersburg |
| Champions League | Red Bull Salzburg Rapid Wien |
| Europa League | LASK Wolfsberger AC Hartberg |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 643 (3.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shon Weissman (30 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Red Bull Salzburg 6 – 0 Rheindorf Altach Rheindorf Altach 6 – 0 St. Pölten |
| Biggest away win | St. Pölten 0 – 6 Red Bull Salzburg |
| Highest scoring | Red Bull Salzburg 7 – 2 Hartberg |
| Longest winning run | Red Bull Salzburg (7 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Red Bull Salzburg (18 games) |
| Longest winless run | Admira Wacker Mödling (9 games) |
| Longest losing run | Mattersburg (6 games) |
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The2019–20Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known asTipico Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 108th season of top-tierfootball inAustria.Red Bull Salzburg are the six-times defending champions.
In March 2020, the league matches were postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Wacker Innsbruck were relegated after just one season.WSG Tirol was promoted as champions of the2018–19 Austrian Football Second League for the first time since1970–71 season.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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| Admira Wacker Mödling | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ-Arena | 7,000 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
| LASK | Linz | Waldstadion Pasching | 6,009 |
| Rapid Wien | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 17,218 (30,188) |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| SV Mattersburg | Mattersburg | Pappelstadion | 17,100 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Stadion Hartberg | 5,000 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 16,008 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 48 | Qualification for theChampionship round |
| 2 | LASK[a] | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 42 | |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 40 | |
| 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 38 | |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Hartberg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 29 | |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 25 | Qualification for theRelegation round |
| 8 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 24 | |
| 9 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 19 | |
| 10 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 19 | |
| 11 | Mattersburg | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 18 | |
| 12 | St. Pölten | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | ADM | AWI | ALT | HAR | LIN | MAT | RWI | RBS | STP | STU | WAT | WOL |
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| Admira Wacker Mödling | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Austria Wien | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Hartberg | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| LASK | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 7–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Mattersburg | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Rapid Wien | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 7–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 |
| St. Pölten | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–6 | — | 0–4 | 5–1 | 0–4 |
| Sturm Graz | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| WSG Tirol | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–0 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Red Bull Salzburg 24, LASK 21 points, Rapid Wien 20, Wolfsberger AC 19, Sturm Graz 16, and Hartberg 14.The points of Hartberg were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for this team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | RWI | WOL | LIN | HAR | STU | |
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| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg(C) | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 50 | Qualification for theChampions League play-off round | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 38 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round | 2–7 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | LASK[a] | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 33 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | Hartberg(O) | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 27 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off final | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | — | 1–2 | |
| 6 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 19 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Austria Wien 12, Rheindorf Altach 12, Admira Wacker Mödling 9, WSG Tirol 9, Mattersburg 9, and St. Pölten 8. The points of Austria Wien, Admira Wacker Mödling, WSG Tirol, and St. Pölten were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AWI | ALT | STP | MAT | ADM | WAT | |
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| 1 | Austria Wien | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 34 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off semi-final | — | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 26 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | St. Pölten | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 25 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Mattersburg[a](R) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 21 | Withdrawal | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| 5 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 18 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | ||
| 6 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 16 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
The winner and the runner-up of the relegation round played a one-legged play-off semi-final match against each other. The winner played a two-legged final against the fifth-placed team from the championship round to determine the third Europa League participant.[9]
| Austria Wien | 1–0 | Rheindorf Altach |
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| Hartberg | 0–0 | Austria Wien |
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Hartberg won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Award[10] | Winner | Club |
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| Player of the Year | Red Bull Salzburg | |
| Top goalscorer | Wolfsberger AC | |
| Manager of the Year | Red Bull Salzburg | |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Red Bull Salzburg |
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