2020–21 Austrian Football Second League
47th season of the Austrian second-level football league
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The 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League was the 47th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the third as the Second League. The league contains 16 teams with one team being promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga, and no teams being relegated to the Austrian Regionalliga after the 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga season was abandoned.[1]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blau-Weiß Linz |
| Promoted | A.Klagenfurt |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Teams
Sixteen teams participated in the 2020–21 season. The only promoted team was Rapid Wien II from the Austrian Regionalliga East.
Due to the bankruptcy of SV Mattersburg, no club was relegated from the 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga.[2]
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Austria Wien II | Vienna | Generali-Arena | 17 500 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| FC Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| Rapid Wien II | Wien | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,000 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Grazer AK | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 15,323 |
| FC Dornbirn | Dornbirn | Stadion Birkenwiese | 7,500 |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Pasching | Waldstadion | 7,870 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Sparkasse Horn Arena | 7,870 |
| SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 2,000 |
| SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Sportplatz Lafnitz | 3,000 |
| Vorwärts Steyr | Steyr | Vorwärts-Stadion | 6,000 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 32,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau |  Alexander Kiene |
Christoph Freitag | Uhlsport | Planet Pure |
| Blau-Weiß Linz |  Ronald Brunmayr |
Bernhard Janeczek | Uhlsport | Linz AG |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Puma | Wiener Städtische/Wien Energie | ||
| Austria Wien II | Harald Suchard |
Anouar El Moukhantir | Nike | Gazprom Export |
| Kapfenberger SV |  Abdulah Ibraković |
Matija Horvat | Erima | Murauer |
| FC Liefering | Matthias Jaissle |
Daniel Antosch | Nike | Red Bull |
| Rapid Wien II | Steffen Hofmann |
Paul Gobara | Adidas | Blitz Blank |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Daniel Bierofka |
Lukas Hupfauf | Macron | PEMA-Gruppe |
| Grazer AK | Gernot Plassnegger |
Marco Perchtold | Erima | Hpybet |
| FC Dornbirn | Markus Mader |
Franco Joppi | Erima | Mohren |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Andreas Wieland |
René Gartler | BWT | |
| SV Horn | Alexander Schriebl |
Florian Sittsam | Macron | Leyrer + Graf |
| SKU Amstetten | Joachim Standfest |
Matthias Wurm | Puma | Ertl Glas |
| SV Lafnitz | Philipp Semlic |
Andreas Zingl | adidas | Licht Loidl |
| Vorwärts Steyr | Andreas Milot |
Thomas Himmelfreundpointner | Erima | Falcoon |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Peter Pacult |
Markus Rusek | Erreà |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blau-Weiß Linz[a] (C) | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 63 | |
| 2 | FC Liefering[b] | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 63 | |
| 3 | Austria Klagenfurt (P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Wacker Innsbruck | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 57 | |
| 5 | SV Lafnitz | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 55 | |
| 6 | Grazer AK | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | FC Dornbirn | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 38 | |
| 8 | FC Juniors OÖ | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 37 | |
| 9 | Floridsdorfer AC | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Kapfenberger SV | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 33 | |
| 11 | Austria Wien II | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 32 | |
| 12 | SKU Amstetten | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 31 | |
| 13 | Austria Lustenau | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 30 | |
| 14 | Rapid Wien II | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 30 | |
| 15 | Vorwärts Steyr | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 30 | |
| 16 | SV Horn | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30[c] |
Source: 2.Liga Table
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 27 May 2021.[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Schubert |
Blau-Weiß Linz | 33 |
| 2 |  Benjamin Šeško |
FC Liefering | 21 |
| 3 |  Haris Tabaković |
Austria Lustenau | 18 |
| Marcus Pink |
Austria Klagenfurt | 18 | |
| 5 | David Peham |
SKU Amstetten | 17 |
| 6 | Mario Kröpfl |
SV Lafnitz | 16 |
| 7 |  Ronivaldo Bernardo Sales |
Wacker Innsbruck | 13 |
| Marco Sahanek |
FAC | 13 | |
| 9 | Lukas Friderikas |
Wacker Innsbruck | 12 |
| 10 |  Marco Siverio Toro |
SV Horn | 10 |