2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 24 May 2026 |
| Matches | 96 |
| Goals | 263 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Elias Havel Petar Ratkov (9) |
| Biggest home win | Salzburg 5–0 GAK (9 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | GAK 0–3 Sturm (30 August 2025) Austria Wien 0–3 Salzburg (26 October 2025) |
| Highest scoring | BWL 3–4 Sturm Graz (19 October 2025) |
| Longest winning run | LASK (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | LASK (8) |
| Longest winless run | GAK (11) |
| Longest losing run | BWL (7) |
| Highest attendance | 26,000 Rapid 1–3 Austria Wien (28 September 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,097 Hartberg 2–2 Wolfsberg (20 September 2025) |
| Total attendance | 828,756 |
| Average attendance | 8,632 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 114th season of top-tier football in Austria. Sturm Graz is two-time defending champion. The season began on 1 August 2025 and will end on 24 May 2026. This will be the final season with the halving of points after the regular season, which was instituted for the 2018-19 season.[1]
Teams
Austria Klagenfurt were relegated to the 2025–26 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2024–25 Relegation Round, ending four-year run in the top flight. SV Ried was promoted as champions of the 2024–25 Austrian Football Second League, returning just two years after its relegation.
Stadia and locations
|
Team |
Location |
Venue |
Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,656 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Hofmann Personal Stadion | 5,595 |
| Grazer AK | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| LASK | Linz | Raiffeisen Arena | 19,080 |
| SK Rapid | Vienna | Allianz Stadion (Vienna) | 28,600 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 30,188 |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Profertil Arena Hartberg | 4,635 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | Tivoli 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Austria Wien | Stephan Helm | Manfred Fischer | Macron | Frankstahl (H)/Steelcoin (A) | List
|
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Gernot Messner | Fabio Strauss | Uhlsport | Linz AG | List
|
| Grazer AK | Ferdinand Feldhofer | Daniel Maderner | Macron | Mapei | List
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| LASK | Dietmar Kühbauer | Sascha Horvath | Adidas | Backaldrin Kornspitz | List
|
| SK Rapid | Peter Stöger | Matthias Seidl | Puma | Wien Energie | List
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| Red Bull Salzburg | Thomas Letsch | Mads Bidstrup | Puma | Red Bull | |
| Rheindorf Altach | Fabio Ingolitsch | Lukas Jäger | Jako | Cashpoint | List
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| Oberbank Ried | Maximilian Senft | Andreas Leitner | Hummel | Oberbank | List
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| Sturm Graz | Jürgen Säumel | Stefan Hierländer | Nike | Puntigamer | List
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| TSV Hartberg | Manfred Schmid | Jürgen Heil | Adidas | Eggerglas | List
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| Wolfsberger AC | Peter Pacult | Dominik Baumgartner | Adidas | RZ Ökostrom | List
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| WSG Tirol | Philipp Semlic | Valentino Müller | Puma | CATL | List
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASK | Maximilian Ritscher (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 30 June 2025 | Pre-season | João Sacramento | 2 June 2025 | [2] |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | LASK | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 28 | |
| 4 | TSV Hartberg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
| 5 | SV Ried | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 26 | |
| 7 | SK Rapid | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Wolfsberg | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 24 | |
| 9 | SCR Altach | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | WSG Tirol | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Grazer AK | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 15 | |
| 12 | Blau-Weiß Linz (Q) | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.[3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.[3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Results by round
Conference League play-offs
The winner and runner-up of the relegation round and the fourth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round.
Statistics
- As of 7 December 2025
Top scorers
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Neu ab 2026/27: Keine Punkteteilung & neuer TV-Verteilungsschlüssel inkl. Österreicher-Topf". www.bundesliga.at (in German).
- ^ "New coach comes from Liverpool - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.lask.at. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Tore". www.bundesliga.at.