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| Organising body | Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga |
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| Founded | 1974; 52 years ago (1974) |
| Country |  Austria |
| Number of clubs | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Austrian Regionalliga |
| Domestic cup | Austrian Cup |
| Current champions | SV Guntamatic Ried (3rd Title) (2024–25) |
| Website | www |
| Current:2025–26 Austrian Football Second League | |
TheSecond League (German:2. Liga), commonly known asAdmiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest professional division inAustrian football.
The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to theAustrian Bundesliga if it is not areserve team. The three bottom teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the Regional leagues.
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League[1] and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams.[2]
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 the2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga. While,Young Violets Austria Wien,Hertha Wels andAustria Salzburg were promoted from the2024–25 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 |
The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon whichLand (state) of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of theRegionalligen (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.
| Club | Winners | Championship seasons |
|---|---|---|
| LASK | 5 | 1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2016–17 |
| Grazer AK | 4 | 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2023–24 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) | 3 | 2003–04, 2009–10, 2017–18 |
| SV Ried | 3 | 2004–05, 2019–20, 2024–25 |
| Wiener Sport-Club | 2 | 1976–77, 1985–86 |
| Austria Salzburg | 2 | 1977–78, 1986–87 |
| Kremser SC | 2 | 1987–88, 1988–89 |
| SV Spittal/Drau | 2 | 1983–84, 1989–90 |
| Austria Klagenfurt / FC Kärnten | 2 | 1981–82, 2000–01 |
| FC Admira Wacker Mödling | 2 | 1999–00, 2010–11 |
| SC Rheindorf Altach | 2 | 2005–06, 2013–14 |
| SV Mattersburg | 2 | 2002–03, 2014–15 |
| SC Austria Lustenau | 2 | 1996–97, 2021-22 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 2 | 2020–21, 2022–23 |
| First Vienna | 1 | 1975–76 |
| SC Eisenstadt | 1 | 1979–80 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck | 1 | 1980–81 |
| SV Sankt Veit | 1 | 1982–83 |
| Salzburger AK 1914 | 1 | 1984–85 |
| VfB Mödling | 1 | 1990–91 |
| FC Linz | 1 | 1995–96 |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | 1 | 1997–98 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | 1 | 1998–99 |
| ASKÖ Pasching | 1 | 2001–02 |
| Kapfenberger SV | 1 | 2007–08 |
| SC Wiener Neustadt | 1 | 2008–09 |
| WAC | 1 | 2011–12 |
| Grödig | 1 | 2012–13 |
| SKN St. Pölten | 1 | 2015–16 |
| WSG Swarovski Tirol | 1 | 2018–19 |
The Austrian second division has had several different names and sponsors since 1974. It was formerly called theFirst League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018.
(Seasons below represent the first season when the name was used)
The league was known as theSky 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.[4]
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