| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 July 2022 – 3 June 2023 |
| Champions | Red Bull Salzburg (17th title) |
| Relegated | Ried |
| Champions League | Red Bull Salzburg Sturm Graz |
| Europa League | LASK |
| Europa Conference League | Rapid Wien Austria Wien |
| Matches | 193 |
| Goals | 571 (2.96 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Guido Burgstaller (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rapid Wien 5–1Hartberg Red Bull Salzburg 4–0Lustenau Sturm Graz 4–0Rheindorf Altach |
| Biggest away win | Lustenau 0–6Salzburg |
| Highest scoring | Wolfsberg 3–4Klagenfurt |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Salzburg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 games Salzburg |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Ried |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Wolfsberg |
| Total attendance | 1,347,132 |
| Average attendance | 7,443 |
2023–24 → | |
The2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known asAdmiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 111th season of top-tierfootball inAustria.Red Bull Salzburg were the nine-times defending champions.[1] The season began on 22 July 2022. The regular season scheduled for November was postponed until the conclusion of the2022 FIFA World Cup. The league resumed on 10 February and concluded on 3 June 2023. Red Bull Salzburg defended their title for the tenth consecutive season.
Admira Wacker Mödling were relegated to the 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2021–22 Relegation Round, ending their eleven-year stay in the top flight.[2]Austria Lustenau were promoted, after a twenty-two year hiatus, as champions of the2021–22 Austrian Football Second League.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 29,863 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
| LASK | Linz | Raiffeisen Arena | 19,080 |
| 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 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Stadion Hartberg | 4,635 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,008 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | Capelli Sport | 28 Black | ||
| Austria Lustenau | Uhlsport | Hypo Vorarlberg Bank | ||
| Austria Wien | Nike | Frankstahl | ||
| LASK | BWT | Backaldrin Kornspritz | ||
| Rapid Wien | Puma | Wien Energie | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | Nike | Red Bull | ||
| Rheindorf Altach | Jako | Cashpoint | ||
| Sturm Graz | Nike | Puntigamer | ||
| SV Ried | Hummel | Guntamatic | ||
| TSV Hartberg | Adidas | Eggerglas, Admiral, Profertil, Spermbooster, Boxxenstopp | ||
| Wolfsberger AC | San Sirro | RZ Pellets | ||
| WSG Tirol | Puma | Swarovski |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 13 | +36 | 55 | Qualification for theChampionship round |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 48 | |
| 3 | LASK | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 38 | |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32[a] | |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 30 | |
| 7 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 28 | Qualification for theRelegation round |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 21 | |
| 10 | Hartberg | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 18 | |
| 11 | SV Ried | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 18 | |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | KLA | LUS | AWI | ALT | HAR | LIN | RWI | RBS | STU | RIE | WAT | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Austria Lustenau | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Austria Wien | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Hartberg | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 |
| LASK | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 |
| Rapid Wien | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Sturm Graz | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| SV Ried | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| WSG Tirol | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L |
| Austria Lustenau | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W |
| Austria Wien | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| LASK | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | D |
| Rapid Wien | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L |
| Red Bull Salzburg | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Rheindorf Altach | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Sturm Graz | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| SV Ried | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | D |
| Hartberg | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Wolfsberger AC | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D |
| WSG Tirol | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sturm Graz | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| LASK | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Rapid Wien | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Austria Wien | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| WSG Tirol | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Austria Lustenau | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Hartberg | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| SV Ried | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Relegation toAustrian 2. Liga |
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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 27, Sturm Graz 24, LASK 19, Austria Wien 16, Rapid Wien 16, and Austria Klagenfurt 15. The points of Red Bull Salzburg and Rapid Wien 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 | RBS | STU | LIN | RWI | AWI | KLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg(C) | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 49 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 42 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | LASK | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 35 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 25 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League third qualifying round | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | Austria Wien(O) | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 24 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 23 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
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: Tirol 14, Lustenau 13, Wolfsberg 10, Hartberg 9, Ried 9, and Rheindorf Altach 8. The points of Lustenau, Hartberg and Rheindorf Altach 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 | WOL | LUS | WAT | HAR | ALT | RIE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 31 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-offs | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Austria Lustenau | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 29 | 1–3 | — | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 24 | 4–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Hartberg | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 24 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 19 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Ried(R) | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 14 | Relegation toAustrian Football Second League | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fifth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round.
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 1 | 5 | Austria Wien | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 June 2023 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Austria Lustenau | Lavanttal-Arena,Wolfsberg |
| 19:00 | Baribo Scherzer Omić Kerschbaumer | Report | Maak Grabher Grujcic Fridrikas Cheukoua | Referee: Christopher Jäger |
| 8 June 2023 | Austria Lustenau | 1–1 | Austria Wien | Reichshofstadion,Lustenau |
| 17:00 | Fridrikas Surdanovic Grabher Berger Tiefenbach | Report | Braunöder Martins Fischer Gruber Holland | Referee: Walter Altmann |
| 11 June 2023 | Austria Wien | 5–0 | Austria Lustenau | Generali Arena,Vienna |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASK | Wolfsberger AC | 5–1 (H) | 6 August 2022 | |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Rheindorf Altach | 4–1 (A) | 17 September 2022 | |
| Rapid Wien | Hartberg | 5–1 (H) | 26 October 2022 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Rapid Wien | 4–2 (A) | 5 March 2023 |
Rapid Wien drew the highest average home attendance in the 2022-23 edition of the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid Wien | 16 | 18,846 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 16 | 13,282 |
| 3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 16 | 12,364 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 17 | 11,588 |
| 5 | LASK | 16 | 8,606 |
| 6 | SCR Altach | 16 | 4,960 |
| 7 | SV Ried | 16 | 4,558 |
| 8 | Austria Klagenfurt | 16 | 4,361 |
| 9 | Austria Lustenau | 17 | 4,061 |
| 10 | Wolfsberger AC | 17 | 3,025 |
| 11 | TSV Hartberg | 16 | 2,538 |
| 12 | WSG Tirol | 16 | 2,439 |