2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga
108th season of top-tier football league in Austria
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The 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Tipico Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 108th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the six-times defending champions.
(14th title)
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 July 2019 – 4 July 2020 |
| Champions | Red Bull Salzburg (14th title) |
| Relegated | Mattersburg |
| Champions League | Red Bull Salzburg Rapid Wien |
| Europa League | LASK Wolfsberger AC Hartberg |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 643 (3.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shon Weissman (30 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Red Bull Salzburg 6 – 0 Rheindorf Altach Rheindorf Altach 6 – 0 St. Pölten |
| Biggest away win | St. Pölten 0 – 6 Red Bull Salzburg |
| Highest scoring | Red Bull Salzburg 7 – 2 Hartberg |
| Longest winning run | Red Bull Salzburg (7 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Red Bull Salzburg (18 games) |
| Longest winless run | Admira Wacker Mödling (9 games) |
| Longest losing run | Mattersburg (6 games) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
In March 2020, the league matches were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Teams
Changes
Wacker Innsbruck were relegated after just one season. WSG Tirol was promoted as champions of the 2018–19 Austrian Football Second League for the first time since 1970–71 season.
Stadia and locations
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Team |
Location |
Venue |
Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admira Wacker Mödling | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ-Arena | 7,000 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
| LASK | Linz | Waldstadion Pasching | 6,009 |
| Rapid Wien | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 17,218 (30,188) |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| SV Mattersburg | Mattersburg | Pappelstadion | 17,100 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Stadion Hartberg | 5,000 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 16,008 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | LASK[a] | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 42 | |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 40 | |
| 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 38 | |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Hartberg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 29 | |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 24 | |
| 9 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 19 | |
| 10 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 19 | |
| 11 | Mattersburg | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 18 | |
| 12 | St. Pölten | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Away matches won; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.[citation needed]
Notes:
Results
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: Red Bull Salzburg 24, LASK 21 points, Rapid Wien 20, Wolfsberger AC 19, Sturm Graz 16, and Hartberg 14.The points of 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 this team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | RWI | WOL | LIN | HAR | STU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 38 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | 2–7 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | LASK[a] | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | Hartberg (O) | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 27 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off final | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | — | 1–2 | |
| 6 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 19 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
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: Austria Wien 12, Rheindorf Altach 12, Admira Wacker Mödling 9, WSG Tirol 9, Mattersburg 9, and St. Pölten 8. The points of Austria Wien, Admira Wacker Mödling, WSG Tirol, and St. Pölten were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AWI | ALT | STP | MAT | ADM | WAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Wien | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off semi-final | — | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 26 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | St. Pölten | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 25 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Mattersburg[a] (R) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 21 | Withdrawal | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| 5 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 18 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | ||
| 6 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 16 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[8]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Europa League play-offs
The winner and the runner-up of the relegation round played a one-legged play-off semi-final match against each other. The winner played a two-legged final against the fifth-placed team from the championship round to determine the third Europa League participant.[9]
Semi-final
Final
Hartberg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shon Weissman |
Wolfsberger AC | 30 |
| 2 |  Patson Daka |
Red Bull Salzburg | 24 |
| 3 |  Taxiarchis Fountas |
Rapid Wien | 19 |
 Dario Tadić |
Hartberg | ||
| 5 | Christoph Monschein |
Austria Wien | 17 |
| 6 |  Erling Haaland |
Red Bull Salzburg | 16 |
| 7 |  Sinan Bakış |
Admira Wacker Mödling | 12 |
 Zlatko Dedić |
WSG Tirol | ||
| Andreas Gruber |
Mattersburg | ||
 Klauss |
LASK |
Awards
| Award[10] | Winner | Club |
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| Player of the Year | Erling Haaland |
Red Bull Salzburg |
| Top goalscorer | Shon Weissman |
Wolfsberger AC |
| Manager of the Year |  Jesse Marsch |
Red Bull Salzburg |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Erling Haaland |
Red Bull Salzburg |
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