2025–26 Austrian Football Second League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 - 14 May 2026 |
| Matches | 119 |
| Goals | 313 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | David Peham (10) |
| Biggest home win | Admira 6–1 Kapfenberg (5 December 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Liefering 0–4 Lustenau (1 August 2025) Klagenfurt 0–4 Admira (29 August 2025) Stripfing 0–4 Rapid Wien II (1 November 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Sturm Graz II 4–4 Stripfing (9 August 2025) |
| Longest winning run | St. Pölten (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Admira (15) |
| Longest winless run | Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz (13) |
| Longest losing run | Sturm Graz II (5) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2025. | |
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 will finish with only 15 teams as SV Stripfing ceased operations in early November due to financial woes.[1]
Location of teams in the 2025–26 Austrian Football Second League
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admira Wacker | Maria Enzersdorf | Datenpol Arena | 10,600 |
| SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 2,000 |
| SK Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | 28 Black Arena | 32,000 |
| SC Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Planet Pure Stadion | 5,138 |
| SV Austria Salzburg | Salzburg | Max Aicher Stadion | 1,566 |
| Austria Wien II | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | Bregenz | ImmoAgentur Stadion | 12,000 |
| First Vienna FC 1894 | Vienna | Hohe Warte Stadium | 5,500 |
| FAC WIEN | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| KSV 1919 | Kapfenberg | Franz Fekete Stadium | 10,000 |
| FC Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| SK Rapid II | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,345 |
| Sturm Graz II | Graz | Merkur Arena | 16,364 |
| SKN St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| SV Stripfing | Weikendorf | Sportplatz Stripfing | 500 |
| FC HOGO Hertha Wels | Wels | Huber Arena | 3,000 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKN St. Pölten | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 32 | Promotion to 2026–27 Austrian Football Bundesliga |
| 2 | Ertl Glas Amstetten | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 31 | |
| 3 | Admira Wacker | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 31 | |
| 4 | Austria Lustenau | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | FAC WIEN | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 29 | |
| 6 | Austria Wien II | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Liefering | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Austria Salzburg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | First Vienna FC 1894 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 17 | |
| 10 | SK Rapid II | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 16 | |
| 11 | Austria Klagenfurt[a] | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 15 | |
| 12 | Kapfenberger SV | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 15 | |
| 13 | FC HOGO Hertha Wels | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 | |
| 14 | SK Sturm Graz II | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 11 | Relegation to 2026–27 Austrian Football Regionalliga |
| 15 | Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz[b] | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 10 | |
| 16 | SV Stripfing[c] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Operation ceased |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source: 2.Liga Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Direct Duel; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Direct Duel; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Austria Klagenfurt received a three-point deduction and a €44,000 fine due to a late submission of their consolidated financial statement for the past fiscal year. [3]
- ^ Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz were fined 25,000 Euros and deducted 3 points for fielding three Brazilians without a work permission and not paying them directly by the club.
- ^ Stripfing ceased operations on 3 November 2025 after the majority of the team walked out due to unpaid salaries.[1]
Results
Positions by round
| Promotion to Austrian Bundesliga | |
| Relegation to Austrian Regionalliga |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source: 2liga.at
Results by round
Season statistics
- As of 13 December 2025
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Peham | Amstetten | 11 |
| 2 | Alexander Schmidt | Admira Wacker | 10 |
| 3 | Marco Hausjell | St. Pölten | 9 |
| 4 | Bartol Barišić | Klagenfurt | 7 |
| Philipp Hosiner | Austria Wien II | ||
| Luca Hassler | Kapfenberg | ||
| 7 | Marc Stendera | St. Pölten | 6 |
| Albin Gashi | FC HOGO Hertha Wels | ||
| Johannes Tartarotti | Bregenz | ||
| Aboubacar Camara | Liefering | ||
| Evan Eghosa Aisowieren | FAC | ||
| Lan Piskule | FAC | ||
| Jack Lahne | Austria Lustenau |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Over and out! SV Stripfing is finished". www.krone.at. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "License and Points Deduction for Austria Klagenfurt". Vienna Online. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "2Liga.at - Torschützenliste". www.2liga.at. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Page on AustriaSoccer.at (in German)