2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga
Season2025–26
Dates1 August 2025 – 24 May 2026
Matches132
Goals348 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerElias Havel
Otar Kiteishvili (10)
Biggest home winSalzburg 5–0 GAK
(9 August 2025)
Biggest away winLASK 1–5 Salzburg
(22 February 2026)
Highest scoringBWL 3–4 Sturm Graz
(19 October 2025)
Longest winning runLASK (6)
Longest unbeaten runLASK (11)
Longest winless runGAK (11)
Longest losing runBWL (7)
Highest attendance26,000
Rapid 1–3 Austria Wien
(28 September 2025)
Lowest attendance1,097
Hartberg 2–2 Wolfsberg
(20 September 2025)
Total attendance1,101,444
Average attendance8,344
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2026.

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

Location of teams in the 2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga

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[a] 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
    • Front: Wien Holding
    • Back: Wien Holding
    • Sleeves: MTEL Austria, Wien Holding
    • Shorts: Schuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, Marsbet
    • Socks: Wien Holding
    • Alternate: Steelcoin
Blau-Weiß Linz Michael Köllner Fabio Strauss Uhlsport Linz AG
List
Grazer AK Ferdinand Feldhofer Daniel Maderner Macron Mapei
List
    • Front: Energie Steiermark, Grawe, Köck KFZ-Technik Meisterbetrieb
    • Back: Salanettis, Grapos Headquarter
    • Sleeves: bm-romar, Ziesler GmbH
    • Shorts: tim Austria, Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark
    • Socks: Energie Graz
    • Alternate: Energie Steiermark
LASK Dietmar Kühbauer Sascha Horvath Adidas Backaldrin Kornspitz
List
Rapid Wien Johannes Hoff Thorup Matthias Seidl Puma Wien Energie
List
Red Bull Salzburg Daniel Beichler Mads Bidstrup Puma Red Bull
List
Rheindorf Altach Ognjen Zaric Lukas Jäger Jako Cashpoint
List
Ried Maximilian Senft Andreas Leitner Hummel Oberbank
List
    • Front:
    • Back:
    • Sleeves:
    • Shorts:
    • Socks:
    • Alternate:
Sturm Graz Fabio Ingolitsch Stefan Hierländer Nike Puntigamer
List
    • Front: Grawe, Puntigamer
    • Back: Puntigamer, Grapos Headquarter
    • Sleeves: Steirisches Kürbiskernöl
    • Shorts: tim Austria (H)/Graz (A), Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark
    • Socks: Sieme Weingüter
    • Alternate: Energie Steiermark
TSV Hartberg Manfred Schmid Jürgen Heil Adidas Eggerglas
List
    • Front: ADMIRAL Sportwetten, PROFERTIL Sperm Booster, Kühlanlagen Postl, PROMACULA, Faustmann Möbel, KAPO Fenster und Türen, 11teamsports, Alois Schweighofer GmbH, Steiermark, Hartberg
    • Back: Hochegger Dächer, MOLIN Industrie, KE KELIT
    • Sleeves: Objekttischlerei Gleichweit, Menopearl
    • Shorts: Boxxenstop, Energie Hartberg, MM Kanal-Rohr-Sanierung, Energie Steiermark
    • Socks: Kühlanlagen Postl
    • Alternate: None
Wolfsberger AC Ismail Atalan Dominik Baumgartner Adidas RZ Ökostrom
List
    • Front: Robitsch Obst und Gemüse, Kärnten Sport, 11teamsports, Radio Kärnten, velox.at, Kelag
    • Back: Salanettis
    • Sleeves: Velox Bau-Systeme, ADMIRAL
    • Shorts: Eskimo Eiszeit Kärnten, HERWA Multiclean Gebäudereinigung, Beschriftung Grafik Druck, Gigasport, Kleine Zeitung
    • Socks: BMW Gönitzer
    • Alternate: SBH Rohstoffhandels
WSG Tirol Philipp Semlic Valentino Müller Puma CATL
List

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Blau-Weiß Linz Gerald Scheiblehner Signed by Grasshopper 23 June 2025 Pre-season Mitja Mörec 5 July 2025 [3][4]
SK Rapid Wien Stefan Kulovits (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 30 June 2025 Peter Stöger 1 July 2025 [5]
LASK Maximilian Ritscher (caretaker) 30 June 2025 João Sacramento 1 July 2025 [6]
LASK João Sacramento Mutual consent 23 September 2025 10th Dietmar Kühbauer 9 October 2025 [7][8]
Wolfsberger AC Dietmar Kühbauer Signed by LASK 9 October 2025 4th Peter Pacult 13 October 2025 [9][10]
Wolfsberger AC Peter Pacult Sacked 12 November 2025 4th Ismail Atalan 12 November 2025 [11][12]
Rapid Wien Peter Stöger 28 November 2025 2nd Johannes Hoff Thorup 12 November 2025 [13][14]
Blau-Weiß Linz Mitja Mörec 30 November 2025 12th Michael Köllner 21 December 2025 [15][16]
Sturm Graz Jürgen Säumel 22 December 2025 3rd Fabio Ingolitsch 29 December 2025 [17][18]
Rheindorf Altach Fabio Ingolitsch Signed by SK Sturm Graz 29 December 2025 9th Ognjen Zaric 9 January 2026 [19][20]
Red Bull Salzburg Thomas Letsch Sacked 17 February 2026 1st Daniel Beichler 18 February 2026 [21][22]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sturm Graz 22 12 2 8 33 26 +7 38 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Red Bull Salzburg 22 10 7 5 42 26 +16 37
3 LASK 22 11 4 7 32 30 +2 37
4 Austria Wien 22 11 3 8 34 30 +4 36
5 SK Rapid 22 9 6 7 26 25 +1 33
6 TSV Hartberg 22 8 9 5 29 24 +5 33
7 WSG Tirol 22 8 7 7 31 30 +1 31 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 SCR Altach 22 7 8 7 22 23 −1 29
9 SV Ried 22 8 4 10 26 30 −4 28
10 Wolfsberg 22 7 5 10 31 32 −1 26
11 Grazer AK 22 4 8 10 22 36 −14 20
12 Blau-Weiß Linz 22 4 3 15 20 36 −16 15
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.[23]

Results

Home \ Away AWI BWL GAK HAR LSK RWI RBS ALT RIE STU TIR WAC
Austria Wien — 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–2
Blau-Weiß Linz 2–3 — 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–4 2–3 2–1
Grazer AK 2–2 3–1 — 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–3
Hartberg 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–2
LASK 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 — 3–0 1–5 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–0 3–1
SK Rapid 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 2–0
Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 2–2 5–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 — 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–3 2–1
SCR Altach 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1
SV Ried 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 — 1–3 2–0 1–0
Sturm Graz 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 — 1–3 1–3
WSG Tirol 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 — 1–1
Wolfsberg 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2026. Source: Bundesliga.at
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Sturm Graz 19, Red Bull Salzburg 18, LASK 18, Austria Wien 18, Rapid Wien 16 and Hartberg 16. The points of Red Bull Salzburg, LASK, Rapid Wien and Hartberg were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU RBS LSK RWI AWI HAR
1 Sturm Graz 24 13 3 8 39 29 +10 23 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round — 1–1 22 Apr 17 May 26 Apr 12 Apr
2 Red Bull Salzburg 24 10 8 6 43 28 +15 19 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 3 May — 10 Apr 0–1 22 Apr 17 May
3 LASK 23 11 5 7 32 30 +2 19 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round 19 Apr 10 May — 3 May 5 Apr 0–0
4 SK Rapid 23 10 6 7 27 25 +2 19 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs 5 Apr 26 Apr 22 Mar — 10 May 22 Apr
5 Austria Wien 23 11 3 9 36 35 +1 18 2–5 19 Apr 17 May 12 Apr — 3 May
6 Hartberg 23 8 10 5 29 24 +5 17 10 May 5 Apr 26 Apr 19 Apr 22 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[24]

Relegation round

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: WSG Tirol 15, Rheindorf Altach 14, Ried 14, Wolfsberger AC 13, Grazer AK 10, and Blau-Weiß Linz 7. The points of WSG Tirol, Rheindorf Altach, and Blau-Weiß Linz were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for those teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALT RIE GAK TIR WAC BWL
1 Rheindorf Altach 24 8 9 7 26 25 +1 18 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs — 16 May 11 Apr 21 Apr 4 May 3–1
2 Ried 24 9 4 11 30 34 −4 17 3 Apr — 21 Apr 2–1 9 May 2 May
3 Grazer AK 24 6 8 10 29 37 −8 16 9 May 17 Apr — 2 May 2–0 4 Apr
4 WSG Tirol 24 8 7 9 33 37 −4 15 18 Apr 25 Apr 1–5 — 4 Apr 9 May
5 Wolfsberger AC 24 7 6 11 32 35 −3 14 1–1 11 Apr 25 Apr 16 May — 18 Apr
6 Blau-Weiß Linz 24 5 3 16 24 41 −17 10 Relegation to Austrian Football Second League 24 Apr 3–2 16 May 11 Apr 21 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[24]

Conference League play-offs

The winner of the relegation round and the fourth- and fifth-placed teams from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round. If the cup winner finishes in places 1-4 of the championship round, playoff spots will extend down to the second-placed team in the relegation round.

Statistics

As of 8 March 2026

Top scorers

[25]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Elias Havel Hartberg 10
Otar Kiteishvili Sturm Graz
3 Johannes Eggestein Austria Wien 9
Valentino Müller WSG Tirol
Petar Ratkov Red Bull Salzburg
6 Kingstone Mutandwa SV Ried 8
Moses Usor LASK
8 Kerim Alajbegović Red Bull Salzburg 7
Nikolai Baden WSG Tirol
Patrick Greil SCR Altach
Ramiz Harakaté Grazer AK

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hartberg played the first six home matches in the Datenpol Arena in Maria Enzersdorf because of renovations to their own stadium in Hartberg.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Neu ab 2026/27: Keine Punkteteilung & neuer TV-Verteilungsschlüssel inkl. Österreicher-Topf". www.bundesliga.at (in German).
  2. ^ https://www.kicker.de/hartberg-gegen-austria-wien-2025-bundesliga-oesterreich-5051422/analyse
  3. ^ "Scheiblehner verlässt den FC Blau-Weiß Linz". blauweiss-linz.at (in German). 2025-06-23.
  4. ^ "Mörec wird Cheftrainer beim FC Blau-Weiß Linz". blauweiss-linz.at (in German). 2025-07-05.
  5. ^ "Der Cheftrainer ab der Saison 2025/26 heißt Peter Stöger". skrapid.at (in German). 2025-05-26.
  6. ^ "New coach comes from Liverpool - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.lask.at. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  7. ^ "LASK and Head Coach João Sacramento mutually agree to part ways". www.lask.at. 2025-09-23. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  8. ^ "Didi Kühbauer kehrt als Cheftrainer zum LASK zurück". www.lask.at (in German). 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  9. ^ "Kühbauer verlässt das Wolfsrudel". rzpelletswac.at (in German). 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  10. ^ "Peter Pacult wird neuer Cheftrainer". rzpelletswac.at (in German). 2025-10-13. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  11. ^ "Wölfe geben Trennung von Peter Pacult bekannt". rzpelletswac.at (in German). 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  12. ^ "Ismail Atalan übernimmt das Wolfsrudel". rzpelletswac.at (in German). 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  13. ^ "Rapid-Beben! Stöger als Trainer entlassen". heute.at (in German). 2025-11-28. Retrieved 2025-11-28.
  14. ^ "Dänischer Coach für Grün-Weiß". skrapid.at (in German). 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  15. ^ "Änderungen im Trainerteam". blauweiss-linz.at (in German). 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  16. ^ "Michael Köllner wird neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Blau-Weiß Linz". blauweiss-linz.at (in German). 2025-12-21. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  17. ^ "Jürgen Säumel nicht mehr Cheftrainer des SK Sturm". sksturm.at (in German). 2025-12-22. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  18. ^ "Fabio Ingolitsch wird Cheftrainer des SK Sturm". sksturm.at (in German). 2025-12-21. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  19. ^ "Fabio Ingolitsch wechselt zum SK Sturm Graz". scra.at (in German). 2025-12-29. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  20. ^ "Ognjen Zaric wird Trainer beim SCR Altach". scra.at (in German). 2026-01-09.
  21. ^ "Thomas Letsch's time as FC Red Bull Salzburg coach ends". redbullsalzburg.at. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  22. ^ "Daniel Beichler is the new head coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg". redbullsalzburg.at. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  23. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  25. ^ "Tore". www.bundesliga.at.
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