The 2025–26 Austrian Football Second League, also known as the Admiral 2nd League for sponsorship purposes, is the 52nd season of the Austrian second-level football league and the eighth as the Second League. The league consists of 16 teams.
Teams Sixteen teams are participating in the 2025–26 season. Austria Klagenfurt was relegated from the Bundesliga in 2024–25 season, replacing last year's 2nd League champion SV Ried. Moving up from the lower divisions are Austria Wien II, promoted from the Austrian Regionalliga East, Austria Salzburg, promoted from the Austrian Regionalliga West and Hertha Wels, promoted from the Austrian Regionalliga Central.
Austria Wien II and Austria Salzburg return to the second tier after two and ten years absence, respectively, while Hertha Wels will play in 2nd League for the first time in their history for this season.
The league finished with only 15 teams as SV Stripfing ceased operations in early November due to financial woes.
Club NameCityStadiumCapacityAdmira Wacker Maria Enzersdorf Datenpol Arena 10,600SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten Amstetten Ertl Glas Stadion 2,000SK Austria Klagenfurt Klagenfurt 28 Black Arena 32,000SC Austria Lustenau Lustenau Planet Pure Stadion 5,138SV Austria Salzburg Salzburg Max Aicher Stadion 1,566Austria Wien II Vienna Generali Arena 17,500Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz Bregenz ImmoAgentur Stadion 12,000First Vienna FC 1894 Vienna Hohe Warte Stadium 5,500FAC WIEN Vienna FAC-Platz 3,000KSV 1919 Kapfenberg Franz Fekete Stadium 10,000FC Liefering Salzburg Untersberg-Arena 4,128SK Rapid II Vienna Allianz Stadion 28,345Sturm Graz II Graz Merkur Arena 16,364SKN St. PöltenSankt PöltenNV Arena8,000SV Stripfing Weikendorf Sportplatz Stripfing 500FC HOGO Hertha Wels Wels Huber Arena 3,000
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
In italics : matches from Stripfing before their forfeit.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 David Peham Amstetten 15 2 Phillip Verhounig Liefering 13 3 Bernhard Zimmermann First Vienna 12 4 Albin Gashi FC HOGO Hertha Wels 11 Alexander Schmidt Admira Wacker Johannes Tartarotti Bregenz Lukas Gabbichler FAC 8 Marco Hausjell St. Pölten 10 Philipp Hosiner Austria Wien II 10 Marc Stendera St. Pölten 9 Bartol Barišić Klagenfurt Luca Hassler Kapfenberg Jack Lahne Austria Lustenau
See also 2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga 2025–26 Austrian Cup
References
External links Official website Page on AustriaSoccer.at