The 2026–27 Austrian Football Second League, also known as the Admiral 2nd League for sponsorship purposes, is the 53rd season of the Austrian second-level football league and the ninth as the Second League. The league consists of 16 teams.
Teams Sixteen teams are participating in the 2026–27 season. FC Blau-Weiß Linz was relegated from the Bundesliga in 2025–26 season, replacing last year's 2nd League champion SC Austria Lustenau. Moving up from the lower divisions are ASK Voitsberg, promoted from the Austrian Regionalliga Central and Wacker Innsbruck, promoted from the Austrian Regionalliga West. No team was promoted from the Austrian Regionalliga East.
ASK Voitsberg, Blau-Weiß Linz and Wacker Innsbruck return to the second tier after one, four and five years absence, respectively.
Austria Klagenfurt were relegated to the third tier following an insolvency application and multiple financial violations.
Club NameCityStadiumCapacityAdmira Wacker Maria Enzersdorf Datenpol Arena 10,600SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten Amstetten Ertl Glas Stadion 2,000SV Austria Salzburg Salzburg Max Aicher Stadion 1,566Austria Wien II Vienna Generali Arena 17,500FC Blau-Weiß Linz Linz Hofmann Personal Stadion 5,000Schwarz-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 Arena8,000ASK Voitsberg Voitsberg Münzer Bioindustrie Sportpark 2,500FC Wacker Innsbruck Innsbruck Tivoli Stadion Tirol 17,000FC HOGO Hertha Wels Wels Huber Arena 3,000
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Romeo Vučić Blau-Weiß Linz 4 Sebastian Malinowski Hertha Wels Bernhard Zimmermann First Vienna Christian Gebauer Austria Salzburg5 Fabian Schubert Voitsberg 3 Nico Grimbs Blau-Weiß Linz Lan Piskule FAC Niklas Lang Sturm Graz II Felix Köchl Amstetten Turgay Gemicibaşi Admira Wacker Marco Hausjell Young Violets Anteo Fetahu SW Bregenz
See also 2026–27 Austrian Football Bundesliga 2026–27 Austrian Cup
References
External links Official website Page on AustriaSoccer.at