The 2009–10 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as ADEG Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 36th season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 14 July 2009 and ended on 28 May 2010.
The season is the last one played with twelve teams, as league size will be reduced to ten for 2010–11. The reserve teams of Austrian Bundesliga clubs Red Bull Salzburg and Austria Vienna will be demoted to the Regionalliga after the season regardless of their final position. The last-placed of the remaining ten teams will also be relegated, while the team ranked ninth will compete with the Regionalliga champions for another spot in the 2010–11 season.
Team movements Movement between Bundesliga and Erste Liga SC Wiener Neustadt as 2008–09 champions were promoted to the Bundesliga. They were replaced by SC Rheindorf Altach, who finished the 2008–09 Bundesliga season in last place.
Movement between Erste Liga and Regionalliga SV Grödig, DSV Leoben and 1. FC Vöcklabruck finished the 2008–09 season in the bottom three places and were relegated to their appropriate Regionalliga division. The three relegated teams were replaced by Regionalliga division champions First Vienna (East), TSV Hartberg (Central) and FC Dornbirn 1913 (West).
Team overview Club NameStadiumCapacityAustria LustenauReichshofstadion12,500Austria Vienna ReservesFranz Horr Stadium11,800FC Dornbirn 1913Stadion Birkenwiese12,000FC Gratkorn Sportstadion Gratkorn3,000FC LustenauReichshofstadion12,500Red Bull Salzburg ReservesRed Bull Arena31,000FC Trenkwalder Admira Bundesstadion Südstadt12,000FC Wacker InnsbruckTivoli Neu30,000First Vienna FC Hohe Warte Stadium5,000SC Rheindorf Altach Stadion Schnabelholz8,900SKN St. PöltenVoith-Platz10,000TSV HartbergStadion Hartberg6,000
League table
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tomas MirandaRheindorf Altach11 Osman BozkurtFirst Vienna Marcel SchreterWacker Innsbruck4 Djordje RakicRed Bull Salzburg Reserves105 Andreas DammerRheindorf Altach8 FabianoWacker Innsbruck7 Julius PerstallerWacker Innsbruck7 Patrick BürgerHartberg9 Joahachim ParapatisGratkorn6 Patrick SalomonAustria Lustenau Thomas StadlerDornbirn
Source: Weltfussball.de Updated: 26 February 2010
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