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. The season began on 28 July 2023 and concluded on 28 May 2024. Sturm Graz won their fourth Bundesliga title and first since 2011, ending Salzburg's ten-year streak.
Teams Changes SV Guntamatic Ried were relegated to the 2023–24 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 the 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League.
Stadia and locations
TeamLocationVenueCapacityAustria KlagenfurtKlagenfurt Wörthersee Stadion 29,863Austria LustenauLustenauReichshofstadion5,138Austria WienViennaGenerali Arena17,656Blau-Weiß Linz LinzHofmann Personal Stadion 5,595LASKLinzRaiffeisen Arena19,080SK RapidViennaAllianz Stadion28,000Red Bull SalzburgWals-SiezenheimRed Bull Arena17,218 (30,188)Rheindorf AltachAltachStadion Schnabelholz8,500Sturm GrazGrazMerkur-Arena16,364TSV Hartberg Hartberg Profertil Arena Hartberg4,635Wolfsberger ACWolfsbergLavanttal-Arena7,300WSG TirolInnsbruckTivoli Stadion Tirol 16,008
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA 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 sponsorSocks sponsorAlternative shirt sponsor Austria Klagenfurt Peter Pacult Thorsten Mahrer Capelli Sport Das Wien-Das Kärnten Gratiszeitung, Stadtwerke Klagenfurt, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, VivamayrStadtwerke KlagenfurtHirter, Autohaus Sintschnig, NissanKlagenfurt, Hirter, Kleine ZeitungNoneNoneAustria Lustenau Andreas Heraf Matthias Maak Uhlsport Union Investment, Hervis Sports, 11teamsportsVorarlberger Kraftwerke, Jäger-AquatecLech Zürs am ArlbergVorarlberger Kraftwerke, Mohrenbräu, Vorarlberger Nachrichten, PrivisNoneMohrenbräuAustria Wien Michael Wimmer Manfred Fischer Nike Frankstahl, Wien HoldingAssicurazioni GeneraliWien HoldingSchuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, MarsbetWien HoldingSteelcoinBlau-Weiß Linz Gerald Scheiblehner Michael Brandner Uhlsport Linz AG, LinzLinz AirportPersonal Hofmann, Oberösterreichische NachrichtenNoneLiwestNo alternate sponsorLASK Thomas Darazs Robert Zulj BWT Backaldrin Kornspitz, Oberösterreich, BWT Change the world - Sip by sipEnergie AG, ZipferRaiffeisenlandesbank OberösterreichFranz Oberdorfer GmbH, HYPO Oberösterreich, BWT, SAR AnlagenbauMolto LuceHYPO OberösterreichSK Rapid Robert Klauß Guido Burgstaller Puma Wien Energiespusu, AllianzNoneWiener Zucker, AllianzEasystafffoodaffairsRed Bull Salzburg Onur Çinel (caretaker) Andreas Ulmer Nike Red BullNoneRauchNoneNoneRauchRheindorf Altach Joachim Standfest Jan Zwischenbrugger Jako Cashpoint, Gunz WarenhandelsMarkus Stolz GmbH, Waibel WorkwearPfannerVorarlberger Kraftwerke, FohrenburgerVorarlberger NachrichtenGebrüder WeissSturm Graz Christian Ilzer Stefan Hierländer Nike Puntigamer, GrawePuntigamerSteirisches KürbiskernölTIM Carsharing, Kleine Zeitung, Energie SteiermarkSieme WeingüterEnergie SteiermarkTSV Hartberg Markus Schopp Jürgen Heil Adidas Eggerglas, ADMIRAL Sportwetten, PROFERTIL Sperm Booster, Kühlanlagen Postl, 11teamsports, Steiermark, Hartberg, PROMACULA, Alois Schweighofer GmbH, Faustmann MöbelObjekttischlerei GleichweitHochegger Dächer, MOLIN Industrie, KE KELITBMW Harmtodt, Energie Hartberg, Boxxenstop, MM Kanal-Rohr-Sanierung, Energie SteiermarkKühlanlagen PostlNo alternate sponsorWolfsberger AC Manfred Schmid Mario Leitgeb San Sirro RZ Pellets, Robitsch Obst und Gemüse, wesa.at, Kelag, Kärnten Sport, Kärnten ORF, velox.atSorger SalanettisVelox Bau-Systeme, ADMIRALEskimo Eiszeit Kärnten, Beschriftung Grafik Druck, HERWA Multiclean Gebäudereinigung, Gigasport, Kleine ZeitungBMW GönitzerSBH RohstoffhandelsWSG Tirol Thomas Silberberger Ferdinand Oswald Puma Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler FussballTirolTiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsportsFröschl BauVolksbank Tirol, Union InvestmentTiroler Versicherung
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRheindorf Altach Klaus SchmidtEnd of contract2 June 2023Pre-season Joachim Standfest12 June 2023 LASK Dietmar KühbauerMutual consent6 June 2023 Thomas Sageder6 June 2023Red Bull Salzburg Matthias JaissleSacked28 July 2023 Alexander Hauser (caretaker)28 July 2023 Alexander Hauser (caretaker)End of caretaker spell31 July 20233rd Gerhard Struber31 July 2023 Austria Lustenau Markus MaderResigned13 November 202312th Alexander Schneider (caretaker)13 November 2023SK Rapid Zoran BarišićSacked15 November 20238th Robert Klauß20 November 2023 Austria Lustenau Alexander Schneider (caretaker)End of caretaker spell19 December 202312th Andreas Heraf19 December 2023LASK Thomas SagederSacked10 April 20244th Thomas Darazs10 April 2024 Red Bull Salzburg Gerhard Struber15 April 20241st Onur Çinel (caretaker)15 April 2024
Regular season League table
Results
Championship round 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.
Relegation round 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.
Conference League play-offs The winner and runner-up of the relegation round, the fifth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round.
Semi-final
Final
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Karim KonatéRed Bull Salzburg202 Marco GrüllSK Rapid13 Maximilian EntrupTSV Hartberg4 Donis AvdijajHartberg12 Thierno BalloWolfsberger AC Marin LjubičićLASK7 Andreas GruberSK Rapid118 Dominik FitzAustria Wien10 RonivaldoBlau-Weiß Linz Augustine BoakyeWolfsberger AC Sinan KarweinaAustria Klagenfurt12 Andy IrvingAustria Klagenfurt9 Robert ŽuljLASK Otar KiteishviliSturm Graz
Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date Marco Grüll SK Rapid TSV Hartberg0–3 (A) Marin Ljubičić LASK Red Bull Salzburg3–1 (H)
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 10 Mike-Steven Bähre (Rheindorf Altach) Most red cards: 2 Pius Grabher (Austria Lustenau) Marvin Martins (Austria Wien) Terence Kongolo (SK Rapid)
Club Most yellow cards: 82 Rheindorf Altach Most red cards: 5 Austria Wien Fewest yellow cards: 52 SK Rapid Fewest red cards: 0 Austria Klagenfurt Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Season Otar KiteishviliSturm GrazGoalkeeper of the Season Alexander SchlagerRed Bull SalzburgNewcomer of the Season Karim KonatéRed Bull SalzburgCoach of the Season Christian IlzerSturm Graz Team of the Year
Team of the YearGoalkeeper Tobias Lawal (LASK)Defence Jusuf Gazibegović (Sturm Graz) Strahinja Pavlović (Red Bull Salzburg) Gregory Wüthrich (Sturm Graz) Manuel Pfeifer (Hartberg)Midfield Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz) Jon Gorenc Stanković (Sturm Graz) Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz) Marco Grüll (Rapid Wien)Attack Karim Konaté (Red Bull Salzburg) Maximilian Entrup (Hartberg)
Attendances
Rapid Wien drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
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