The 2026–27 Austrian Football Bundesliga will be the 115th season of top-tier football in Austria. LASK will enter the season as defending champion having won their second title the previous year. The season begins on 1 August 2026 and will end on 17 May 2027. From this year for the first time since 2018–19, the points after the regular season will not be halved and will be carried over in full into the championship or relegation round.
Teams Blau-Weiß Linz were relegated to the 2026–27 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2025–26 Relegation Round, ending their three-year run in the top flight.
Austria Lustenau was promoted as champions of the 2025–26 Austrian Football Second League, returning just two years after their relegation.
Stadia and locations
TeamLocationVenueCapacityAustria LustenauLustenauSun Minimeal Arena5,138Austria WienViennaGenerali Arena17,656Grazer AKGrazMerkur-Arena16,364LASKLinzRaiffeisen Arena19,080SK RapidViennaAllianz Stadion (Vienna)28,600Red Bull SalzburgWals-SiezenheimRed Bull Arena30,188Rheindorf AltachAltachStadion Schnabelholz8,500SV RiedRied im InnkreisKeine Sorgen Arena7,680Sturm GrazGrazMerkur-Arena16,364TSV HartbergHartbergProfertil Arena Hartberg5,024Wolfsberger ACWolfsbergLavanttal-Arena7,300WSG TirolInnsbruckTivoli Stadion Tirol16,008
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. TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorsMainOther(s)Austria Lustenau Markus Mader Matthias MaakUhlsportNeohAustria Wien Stephan Helm Manfred FischerMacronFrankstahl (H)/Steelcoin (A)Grazer AK Gerald Scheiblehner Daniel MadernerMacronMapeiLASK Dietmar Kühbauer Sascha HorvathAdidasBackaldrin KornspitzRapid Wien Johannes Hoff Thorup Matthias SeidlPumaWien EnergieRed Bull Salzburg Danny Röhl Nikolas VeratschnigPumaRed BullRheindorf Altach Ognjen Zaric Lukas JägerJakoCashpointSV Ried Mario Despotović Andreas LeitnerHummelOberbankSturm Graz Fabio Ingolitsch Jon Gorenc StankovićNikePuntigamerTSV Hartberg Markus Schopp Tobias KainzAdidasEggerglasWolfsberger AC Thomas Silberberger Nicolas WimmerAdidasRZ ÖkostromWSG Tirol Philipp Semlic Lukas HinterseerPumaCATL
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTSV Hartberg Manfred SchmidEnd of contract18 May 2026Pre-season Markus Schopp20 May 2026Trainer Schmid verlässt Hartberg nach Saison orf.at, 22 April 2026, retrieved 18 May 2026.Markus Schopp übernimmt beim TSV tsv-hartberg-fussball.at, 20 May 2026, retrieved 20 May 2026.Red Bull Salzburg Daniel BeichlerSacked18 May 2026 Danny Röhl17 June 2026Der FC Red Bull Salzburg beendet die Zusammenarbeit mit Daniel Beichler redbullsalzburg.at, 18 May 2026, retrieved 18 May 2026.Danny Röhl wird neuer Cheftrainer des FC Red Bull Salzburg redbullsalzburg.at, 17 June 2026, retrieved 17 June 2026.SV Ried Maximilian SenftSigned by Karlsruher SC15 June 2026 Mario Despotović15 June 2026Neuer Trainer der SV Oberbank Ried: Mario Despotovic übernimmt Innviertler Bundesligisten svried.at, 15 June 2026, retrieved 15 June 2026.Grazer AK Ferdinand FeldhoferSacked17 August 20269th Joachim Standfest (interim)17 August 2026GAK 1902 trennt sich von Trainer Ferdinand Feldhofer grazerak.at, 17 August 2026, retrieved 29 August 2026. Joachim StandfestEnd of interim spell24 August 202610th Gerald Scheiblehner24 August 2026Gerald Scheiblehner ist neuer Cheftrainer grazerak.at, 24 August 2026, retrieved 29 August 2026.
Regular season
League table
Results
Statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Samuel AdeniranLASK4 Tonni AdamsenRapid Wien Giacomo VrioniWolfsberg412 players2
See also
2026–27 Austrian Football Second League 2026–27 Austrian Cup
Notes
References