After narrowly missing out on a league title in 1992–93 due to Austria Wien scoring more goals, Austria Salzburg finally won its first ever league title, with 51 points, two more than previous champions Austria Wien, who were runners-up in the league, and who defeated Salzburg in the fourth round of the Austrian Cup. In the UEFA Cup, they defeated DAC Dunajská Streda, Royal Antwerp, Sporting CP, Eintracht Frankfurt and Karlsruher SC, reaching the finals, where they lost to Inter Milan on both legs.
Squad
Left club during season
Competitions
Bundesliga
After five games, Salzburg were in sixth place in the league table after two consecutive defeats. Although they won their next game 2–0 at home to Vorwärts Steyr, the players were booed and Heimo Pfeifenberger was involved in a confrontation with fans.
Salzburg were crowned Bundesliga champions for the first time in their history. Pfeifenberger and teammate Nikola Jurčević were the top scorers in the division, with 14 goals each.
League table
Matches
ÖFB-Cup
UEFA Cup Salzburg reached the final of the 1993-94 UEFA Cup. In the third round, they scored a surprise win over Portugal's Sporting CP. Martin Amerhauser scored the winning goal in extra time in the second leg and reportedly became a teen idol as a result.
Their opponents in the final were the Italian side Inter Milan. Despite Inter having a player sent off, Salzburg lost the first leg of the two-legged match 1–0. The score in the second leg was the same.
Salzburg opted to play their UEFA Cup matches from the quarter-final stage onwards at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, a decision which resulted in club president Rudi Quehenberger receiving protests and death threats.
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Intertoto Cup
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