| Founded | 1975 |
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| Country | Austria |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Most championships | LASK (5) |
Admiral Zweite Liga is the name of the second division in Austrian football.
The league was formed in 1975. The name "Erste Liga" was not new, because before the Second World War the name was in use for the second division in football. From 1949 to 1975 the 3 Regionalligen were the second level. With some modifications the league still exists.
There were ten clubs in the league. The champion promotes to the Bundesliga, the last team of the Bundesliga is relegated to the Erste Liga. The last three teams of this league are relegated to the Regionalliga, the champions of the 3 Regionalligen are promoted to the Erste Liga as fare they are licenced. Beginning with 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] Also amateurteams of a club from theBundesliga are allowed.
In the 2020-21 season the Regionalliga was suspended due to the COVID-pandemic. Therefor no team was relegated from Liga 2. SK Rapid Wien II , SK Vorwärts Steyr and SV Horn stayed in the league.[3]The 3rd of the league Austria Klagenfurt played relegationmatches versus SKN St. Pölten and won 5:0 (4:0 and 1:0) and was promoted to the Bundesliga.
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| Season | Name/Club | Goals |
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| 1999/00 |  Armin HobelWSG Tirol | 15 |
| 2000/01 | Roland KollmannFC Kärnten | 28 |
| 2001/02 | Christian StumpfLASK | 17 |
| 2002/03 | Armin HobelBSV Juniors | 23 |
| 2003/04 |  Samuel KoejoeFC Wacker Innsbruck | 22 |
| 2004/05 | Sanel KuljicSV Ried | 34 |
| 2005/06 | Ivica VastićLASK | 19 |
| 2006/07 | Ivica VastićLASK | 23 |
| 2007/08 | Rene GartlerFC Lustenau | 21 |
| 2008/09 |  Diego VianaSV Grödig | 20 |
| 2009/10 | Patrick BürgerTSV Hartberg | 18 |
| 2010/11 | Benjamin SulimaniAdmira Wacker | 19 |
| 2011/12 | David PoljanecFC Blau-Weiß Linz | 19 |
| 2012/13 | Hannes AignerSC Rheindorf Altach | 18 |
| 2013/14 | Hannes AignerSC Rheindorf Altach | 22 |
| 2014/15 | Markus PinkSV Mattersburg | 21 |
| 2015/16 | Thomas PichlmannFC Wacker Innsbruck | 20 |
| 2016/17 | Patrik ElerFC Wacker Innsbruck | 24 |
| 2017/18 | Seifedin ChabbiSV Ried Hamdi SalihiSC Wiener Neustadt | 22 |
| 2018/19 | RonivaldoSC Austria Lustenau | 26 |
| 2019/20 | RonivaldoSC Austria Lustenau | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Fabian SchubertFC Blau-Weiß Linz | 33 |
| 2021/22 |  Haris TabakovicSC Austria Lustenau | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Ronivaldo Blau-Weiß Linz | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Dario TadicSKN St. PöltenDeni AlarDSV Leoben | 16 |
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