2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga

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 17 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]

Season2025–26

Dates1 August 2025 – 17 May 2026

ChampionsLASK
(2nd title)

RelegatedBlau-Weiß Linz

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Austrian Bundesliga
Season	2025–26
Dates	1 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
Champions	LASK (2nd title)
Relegated	Blau-Weiß Linz
Champions League	LASK Sturm Graz
Matches	132
Goals	348 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer	Otar Kiteishvili (15)
Biggest home win	Salzburg 5–0 GAK (9 August 2025)
Biggest away win	LASK 1–5 Salzburg (22 February 2026)
Highest scoring	BWL 3–4 Sturm Graz (19 October 2025)
Longest winning run	LASK (6)
Longest unbeaten run	SK Sturm Graz (13)
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	1,593,193
Average attendance	8,344
← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 22 May 2026.

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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

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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]	5,024
Wolfsberger AC	Wolfsberg	Lavanttal-Arena	7,300
WSG Tirol	Innsbruck	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	16,008

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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.

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Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsors
Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	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 Front: Linz, Linz AG Back: Linz Airport Sleeves: Personal Hofmann, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, Linz AG Shorts: Gasteiner Mineral Water, Autohaus Leeb in Wels Socks: Liwest Alternate: None
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 Front: BWT, Oberösterreich, BWT Change the world - Sip by sip Back: Energie AG, Zipfer Sleeves: Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, Aspöck Shorts: Franz Oberndorfer GmbH, HYPO Oberösterreich, BWT, Nerobet Socks: Molto Luce Alternate: HYPO Oberösterreich
Rapid Wien	Johannes Hoff Thorup	Matthias Seidl	Puma	Wien Energie	List Front: None Back: spusu, Allianz Sleeves: Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Shorts: Allianz, Wiener Zucker Socks: easystaff Alternate: foodaffairs
Red Bull Salzburg	Daniel Beichler	Mads Bidstrup	Puma	Red Bull	List Front: None Back: Red Bull Sleeves: Rauch Shorts: None Socks: None Alternate: Rauch
Rheindorf Altach	Ognjen Zaric	Lukas Jäger	Jako	Cashpoint	List Front: Gunz Warenhandels Back: Markus Stolz GmbH, Waibel Workwear Sleeves: Pfanner Shorts: Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Grand Casino Liechtenstein Socks: Vorarlberger Nachrichten Alternate: Gebrüder Weiss
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 Front: Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler Fussball Back: Tirol Sleeves: Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsports Shorts: Fröschl Bau Socks: Volksbank Tirol, Union Investment Alternate: Tiroler Versicherung

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Managerial changes

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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)	End of caretaker spell	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	30 December 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]

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Regular season

League table

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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

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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

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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	—

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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.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LSK	STU	RBS	AWI	RWI	HAR
1	LASK (C)	32	17	7	8	56	42	+14	39	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round	—	1–1	2–1	4–1	3–1	0–0
2	Sturm Graz	32	16	8	8	51	35	+16	37	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–0
3	Red Bull Salzburg	32	13	9	10	56	41	+15	29	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[b]	2–3	1–1	—	3–1	0–1	1–3
4	Austria Wien	32	14	5	13	45	50	−5	29	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round	0–3	2–5	1–3	—	1–1	1–0
5	SK Rapid (O)	32	12	8	12	36	41	−5	27	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs	4–2	0–2	1–0	0–2	—	0–2
6	Hartberg	32	10	12	10	40	40	0	25		1–5	2–4	1–2	0–1	2–2	—

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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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:

[a]
Hartberg played the first six home matches in the Datenpol Arena in Maria Enzersdorf because of renovations to their own stadium in Hartberg.^[2]
[b]
The 2025–26 Austrian Cup winners (LASK) qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round. Since LASK finished as league champions, the Europa League berth went to the third place team.

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.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RIE	WAC	ALT	GAK	TIR	BWL
1	Ried	32	12	6	14	38	42	−4	28	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs	—	0–1	3–2	2–0	2–1	2–0
2	Wolfsberger AC	32	11	8	13	41	42	−1	28	Qualification for the Conference League play-offs	0–0	—	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–0
3	Rheindorf Altach	32	10	12	10	36	39	−3	27		2–0	1–4	—	1–0	0–0	3–1
4	Grazer AK	32	9	10	13	42	45	−3	27		1–1	2–0	2–2	—	4–0	2–1
5	WSG Tirol	32	10	10	12	40	52	−12	24		1–0	3–1	2–2	1–5	—	1–1
6	Blau-Weiß Linz (R)	32	8	5	19	37	49	−12	21	Relegation to Austrian Football Second League	3–2	3–0	3–0	0–3	5–0	—

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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]
(R) Relegated

Conference League play-offs

The winner and runner-up of the relegation round and the fifth-placed team from the championship round play to determine the qualifier to the Conference League second qualifying round.

Semi-final			Final

			7	Ried	2	0	2
7	Ried	2	5	Rapid Wien	1	3	4
8	Wolfsberger AC	1

Semi-final

19 May 2026	Ried	2–1	Wolfsberger AC	Ried
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mutandwa 80', 90+3'		Sulzner 87'	Stadium: BWT X Upper Austrian Arena Referee: Markus Hameter

Final

22 May 2026	Ried	2–1	Rapid Wien	Ried
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Havenaar 14' Boguo 77'		Amane 75'	Stadium: BWT X Upper Austrian Arena Referee: Walter Altmann

25 May 2026	Rapid Wien	3–0	Ried	Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schöller 26', 66' Schaub 90+2'			Stadium: Allianz Stadion Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca

Statistics

As of 17 May 2026

Top scorers

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Rank^[25]	Player	Club	Goals
1	Otar Kiteishvili	Sturm Graz	15
2	Kingstone Mutandwa	SV Ried	14
3	Elias Havel	Hartberg	13
3	Moses Usor	LASK	13
5	Patrick Greil	SCR Altach	12
6	Ramiz Harakaté	Grazer AK	11
7	Valentino Müller	WSG Tirol	10
7	Samuel Adeniran	LASK	10
9	Kerim Alajbegović	Red Bull Salzburg	9
10	Nikolai Baden	WSG Tirol	8