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The Bundesliga (German: Bundesliga [ˈbʊndəsˌliːɡa], "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the Austrian national football champions , as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA .
The 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 112th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg were the ten-times defending champions. [ 1 ]
Professionalism in football arrived in Austria with the Wiener Fußball-Verband, in 1924.But it was only after the Second World War, in 1949, that an organization bringing together the country's professional clubs was born: it was the Österreichische Fußball-Staatsliga, which governed the first (Staatsliga A) and second (Staatsliga B) division championships.
In 2004, it was announced there are 285,000 players (both sexes) in Austria playing for 2,309 teams in the federation, although many more players play informally or for non-recognised teams. Thus the federation is the largest sporting organisation the country. Football is, perhaps with the exception of skiing, the most popular sport in Austria ...
The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024. [9] Sturm Graz will play their home matches at Wörthersee Stadion , Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , instead of their regular stadium, Liebenauer Stadium , Graz , which does not meet UEFA requirements.
SK Austria Klagenfurt was promoted as champions of the 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League, despite finishing third in that competition. FC Blau-Weiß Linz finished in first, but did not apply for a Bundesliga license [ 3 ] and FC Liefering took second place, but as a feeder team for FC Red Bull Salzburg , were also ineligible for promotion.
The 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 113th season of top-tier football in Austria. Sturm Graz are the defending champions. The season began on 2 August 2024, and is scheduled to conclude on 25 May 2025.
1 Grazer AK (C) 36 21 9 6 62 32 +30 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round: 2 Austria Wien: 36 21 8 7 63 31 +32 71 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round: 3 Pasching: 36 17 12 7 59 41 +18 63 4 Rapid Wien: 36 16 9 11 50 47 +3 57 5 Bregenz: 36 11 12 13 47 58 −11 45 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round: 6