| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2023 – 28 May 2024 |
| Champions | Sturm Graz (4th title) |
| Relegated | Austria Lustenau |
| Champions League | Sturm Graz Red Bull Salzburg |
| Europa League | SK Rapid LASK |
| Conference League | Austria Wien |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 496 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Karim Konaté (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Red Bull Salzburg 7–0Austria Lustenau |
| Biggest away win | Blau-Weiß Linz 0–5SK Rapid Austria Lustenau 0–5SK Rapid |
| Highest scoring | Red Bull Salzburg 7–0Austria Lustenau |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Red Bull Salzburg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Red Bull Salzburg |
| Longest winless run | 17 games Austria Lustenau |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Austria Lustenau |
| Highest attendance | 26,000 Rapid Wien 3–0Austria Wien (25 February 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 623 Austria Klagenfurt 1–1Hartberg (4 December 2023) |
| Total attendance | 1,572,438 |
| Average attendance | 8,063 |
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The2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known asAdmiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 112th season of top-tierfootball inAustria.Red Bull Salzburg were the ten-times defending champions.[1] The season began on 28 July 2023 and concluded on 28 May 2024.Sturm Graz won their fourthBundesliga title and first since 2011, ending Salzburg's ten-year streak.
SV Guntamatic Ried were relegated to the2023–24 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2022–23 Relegation Round, ending their three years stay in the top flight.Blau-Weiß Linz promoted for the first time in history from this season, as champions of the2022–23 Austrian Football Second League.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 29,863 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 5,138 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,656 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Hofmann Personal Stadion | 5,595 |
| LASK | Linz | Raiffeisen Arena | 19,080 |
| SK Rapid | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 17,218 (30,188)[a] |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Profertil Arena 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 sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor | Socks sponsor | Alternative shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | Capelli Sport | Das Wien-Das Kärnten Gratiszeitung, Stadtwerke Klagenfurt, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, Vivamayr | Stadtwerke Klagenfurt | Hirter, Autohaus Sintschnig,Nissan | Klagenfurt,Hirter,Kleine Zeitung | None | None | ||
| Austria Lustenau | Uhlsport | Union Investment, Hervis Sports, 11teamsports | Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Jäger-Aquatec | Lech Zürs am Arlberg | Vorarlberger Kraftwerke,Mohrenbräu,Vorarlberger Nachrichten, Privis | None | Mohrenbräu | ||
| Austria Wien | Nike | Frankstahl, Wien Holding | Assicurazioni Generali | Wien Holding | Schuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, Marsbet | Wien Holding | Steelcoin | ||
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Uhlsport | Linz AG,Linz | Linz Airport | Personal Hofmann,Oberösterreichische Nachrichten | None | Liwest | No alternate sponsor | ||
| LASK | BWT | Backaldrin Kornspitz,Oberösterreich,BWT Change the world - Sip by sip | Energie AG,Zipfer | Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich | Franz Oberdorfer GmbH, HYPO Oberösterreich,BWT, SAR Anlagenbau | Molto Luce | HYPO Oberösterreich | ||
| SK Rapid | Puma | Wien Energie | spusu,Allianz | None | Wiener Zucker,Allianz | Easystaff | foodaffairs | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | Nike | Red Bull | None | Rauch | None | None | Rauch | ||
| Rheindorf Altach | Jako | Cashpoint, Gunz Warenhandels | Markus Stolz GmbH, Waibel Workwear | Pfanner | Vorarlberger Kraftwerke,Fohrenburger | Vorarlberger Nachrichten | Gebrüder Weiss | ||
| Sturm Graz | Nike | Puntigamer,Grawe | Puntigamer | Steirisches Kürbiskernöl | TIM Carsharing,Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark | Sieme Weingüter | Energie Steiermark | ||
| TSV Hartberg | Adidas | Eggerglas, ADMIRAL Sportwetten, PROFERTIL Sperm Booster, Kühlanlagen Postl, 11teamsports,Steiermark,Hartberg, PROMACULA, Alois Schweighofer GmbH, Faustmann Möbel | Objekttischlerei Gleichweit | Hochegger Dächer, MOLIN Industrie, KE KELIT | BMW Harmtodt, Energie Hartberg, Boxxenstop, MM Kanal-Rohr-Sanierung, Energie Steiermark | Kühlanlagen Postl | No alternate sponsor | ||
| Wolfsberger AC | San Sirro | RZ Pellets, Robitsch Obst und Gemüse, wesa.at, Kelag, Kärnten Sport,Kärnten ORF, velox.at | Sorger Salanettis | Velox Bau-Systeme, ADMIRAL | Eskimo Eiszeit Kärnten, Beschriftung Grafik Druck, HERWA Multiclean Gebäudereinigung, Gigasport,Kleine Zeitung | BMW Gönitzer | SBH Rohstoffhandels | ||
| WSG Tirol | Puma | Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler Fussball | Tirol | Tiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsports | Fröschl Bau | Volksbank Tirol,Union Investment | Tiroler Versicherung |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheindorf Altach | End of contract | 2 June 2023 | Pre-season | 12 June 2023 | [2][3] | ||
| LASK | Mutual consent | 6 June 2023 | 6 June 2023 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | Sacked | 28 July 2023 | 28 July 2023 | [4] | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 31 July 2023 | 3rd | 31 July 2023 | [5] | |||
| Austria Lustenau | Resigned | 13 November 2023 | 12th | 13 November 2023 | |||
| SK Rapid | Sacked | 15 November 2023 | 8th | 20 November 2023 | [6][7] | ||
| Austria Lustenau | End of caretaker spell | 19 December 2023 | 12th | 19 December 2023 | |||
| LASK | Sacked | 10 April 2024 | 4th | 10 April 2024 | [8] | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 15 April 2024 | 1st | 15 April 2024 | [9] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 50 | Qualification for theChampionship round |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 46 | |
| 3 | LASK | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 35 | |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 34[b] | |
| 5 | Hartberg | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 34[b] | |
| 6 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 33[c] | |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 33[c] | Qualification for theRelegation round |
| 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | SCR Altach | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 19 | |
| 10 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 14 | |
| 12 | Austria Lustenau | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 49 | −36 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | AKL | ALU | AWI | BWL | LASK | RWI | RBS | ALT | STU | HAR | WAC | WSG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Austria Lustenau | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Austria Wien | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| LASK | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Rapid Wien | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sturm Graz | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| TSV Hartberg | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 4–1 |
| WSG Tirol | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — |
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 25, Sturm Graz 23, LASK 17, Austria Klagenfurt 17, TSV Hartberg 17, and Rapid Wien 16. The points of LASK and Rapid Wien were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point was added for these teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STU | RBS | LASK | RWI | HAR | AKL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturm Graz(C) | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 44 | Qualification for theChampions League league stage | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 42 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round[a] | 2–2 | — | 7–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | |
| 3 | LASK | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round[b] | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 28 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| 5 | Hartberg | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 28 | Qualification for theConference League play-offs | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 22 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 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: Austria Wien 16, Wolfsberg 15, Rheindorf Altach 9, Blau-Weiß Linz 9, Tirol 7, and Lustenau 5. The points of Austria Wien, Rheindorf Altach and Blau-Weiß Linz 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 | AWI | BWL | ALT | WAT | LUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 31 | Qualification for theConference League play-offs | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Austria Wien(O) | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 29 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 22 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 19 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Austria Lustenau(R) | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 16 | Relegation toAustrian Football Second League | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fifth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to theConference League second qualifying round.
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||
| 8 | Austria Wien | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 1 | 5 | Hartberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Austria Wien | 2 | |||||||||
| 21 May 2024 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–2 | Austria Wien | Wolfsberg |
| 20:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Lavanttal-Arena Referee: Stefan Ebner |
| 24 May 2024 | Austria Wien | 2–1 | Hartberg | Vienna |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium:Generali Arena Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
| 28 May 2024 | Hartberg | 0–1 (1–3agg.) | Austria Wien | |
| 19:00 |
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| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Rapid | TSV Hartberg | 0–3 (A) | 31 March 2024 | |
| LASK | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–1 (H) | 12 April 2024 |
Rapid Wien drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid Wien | 11 | 18,651 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 11 | 14,657 |
| 3 | Austria Wien | 11 | 12,418 |
| 4 | LASK | 11 | 12,121 |
| 5 | Red Bull Salzburg | 11 | 11,457 |
| 6 | SCR Altach | 11 | 5,360 |
| 7 | BW Linz | 11 | 4,991 |
| 8 | Austria Klagenfurt | 11 | 4,526 |
| 9 | Austria Lustenau | 11 | 3,956 |
| 10 | Wolfsberger AC | 11 | 3,647 |
| 11 | TSV Hartberg | 11 | 2,925 |
| 12 | WSG Tirol | 11 | 2,010 |