Austrian football championship 1997/98

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Austrian football championship 1997/98
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Austrian football championship 1997/98
master SK Sturm Graz (1)
Shooter king Geir Frigard (23)

The games for the Austrian football championship 1997/98 were for the first time sponsored by the Austrian mobile operator max.mobil and under the responsibility of the Austrian Bundesliga, which was constituted as a separate club . The top division was named "max. Bundesliga" for the first time this season. The promoted to the first Bundesliga was played for the last time in the 2nd division of the Austrian Bundesliga , which was reformed after the end of the season and renamed the first division . The third division consisted of the three regional leagues West, Middle and East.

First performance level - Bundesliga

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The max.-Bundesliga was contested with 10 teams, each of which met four times during the entire season. The championship title was won for the first time in the history of the SK Sturm Graz club . The Graz team dominated the championship with their trio Ivica Vastić, Hannes Reinmayr and Mario Haas, known as the "magic triangle", and won the championship with a new record advantage of 19 points over pursuers and runner-up Rapid.

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For the 1998/99 game year , the name of the previous 2nd division of the Austrian Bundesliga was renamed to 1st Division (also: First Division) based on the English model. At the same time, there was a major reform and a reduction in the second division from 16 to ten clubs. The aim of this measure was to put the foundation of the Bundesliga on a healthy financial basis. Those second division clubs that had to relegate to the regional leagues due to this reduction in the transition year 1997/98 received a one-off severance payment of ATS 1.5 million . The clubs from Altach, Hartberg, Wattens and Kufstein benefited from this settlement.

VSE St. Pölten and SV Gerasdorf merged under pressure from the Lower Austrian governor Erwin Pröll after the end of the season to form FC Niederösterreich St. Pölten.

As Austrian champions, Sturm was eligible to qualify for the UEFA Champions League in the following year. Vice champions Rapid and the third-placed GAK were allowed to compete in the qualification for the UEFA Cup . Last year's champion from Salzburg had to be satisfied with fourth place this time and qualified with this rank, next to LASK Linz, only for the UI Cup . SV Ried achieved participation in one of the three major European competitions for the first time with the ÖFB Cup victory and represented Austria in the European Cup Winners' Cup in the next game year .

Closing table

society Games S. U N Gates +/- Points
1. SK Sturm Graz (C) (S) 36 24 9 3 80:28 + 52 81
2. SK Rapid Vienna 36 18th 8th 10 42:36 + 6 62
3. Graz AK 36 18th 7th 11 53:33 + 20 61
4th SV Austria Salzburg (M) 36 16 8th 12 48:33 + 25 56
5. LASK Linz 36 17th 4th 15th 67:58 + 9 55
6th FC Tirol Innsbruck 36 12 12 12 49:51 - 2nd 48
7th FK Austria Vienna 36 10 10 16 39:54 - 15 40
8th. SV Ried im Innkreis 36 10 9 17th 42:55 - 13 39
9. SC Austria Lustenau (N) 36 6th 14th 16 38:59 - 21 32
10. VfB Admira Wacker Mödling (R) 36 5 7th 24 34:85 - 51 22nd
Legend for the Bundesliga
  • Austrian champion
    and participation in the third qualifying round for the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League
  • Participate in the 1998-99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
    ÖFB Cup winner 1997/98
  • Participation in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the second qualifying round for the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup for the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Relegation to the first division
    • (M) Austrian champion 1996/97
    (C) ÖFB Cup winner 1996/97
    (S) ÖFB Supercup winner 1997 in the 1996/97 season
    (N) Newcomer of the 1996/97 season
    (R) Winner of the relegation of the 1996/97 season

    List of goalscorers

    The top scorer in the Bundesliga was the Norwegian Geir Frigård from LASK for the first time . He was followed by Sturm Graz players Haas and Reinmayr, followed by Sabitzer (GAK) and Ivica Vastić (Sturm).

    23 goals Geir Frigård (LASK Linz)
    17 goals Mario Haas (Sturm Graz)
    15 goals Hannes Reinmayr (Sturm Graz), Herfried Sabitzer (Grazer AK)
    14 goals Ivica Vastić (Sturm Graz)

    The SK Sturm Graz championship team

    Sturm Graz's master squad consisted of 22 football players throughout the year, including 14 Austrians and eight legionnaires .

    Kazimierz Sidorczuk (goal, 35/0), Roland Goriupp (goal, 1/0); Hannes Reinmayr (33/8), Gilbert Prilasnig (33/5), Markus Schupp (32/2), Roman Mählich (32/4), Franco Foda (31/0), Ivica Vastić (30/14), Mario Haas (36/17), Günther Neukirchner (34/4), Ranko Popovic (32/3), Darko Milanic (26/2), Mario Posch (24/0), Tomislav Kocijan (26/5), Wolfgang Hopfer (25 / 4), Markus Schopp (14/1), Joseph Spiteri (22/3), Georg Bardel (9/0), Jan-Pieter Martens (5/1), Michael Bochtler (3/0), Thomas Gröbl (11 / 0), Hannes Toth (2/0)
    Trainer: Ivica Osim

    Climbers

    The Bundesliga climber from Steyr , who took up the sponsorship name SK Komm und Kauf Österreich , which was exposed to the official and media malice until the winter break, only received the license for the top division in the third instance and with the deduction of three points for the 1998/99 season. Vice-champion Spittal , who would have moved up to the Bundesliga as a possible climber, and relegated Altach , who could have remained in the second division due to a license refusal for Steyr, filed a civil court action against the positive decision for the Upper Austrian. After the court agreed with the plaintiffs, SV Spittal was accepted by the Bundesliga as the eleventh club for the following season. After all ten competitors of the Bundesliga spoke out against this increase to eleven clubs, the Bundesliga put the Carinthians back into the second division before the championship began. SV Spittal and the Bundesliga subsequently agreed on financial compensation, so that further legal steps on the part of the Carinthian association were omitted.

    Second performance level - Second division of the Bundesliga

    The second division was the second highest Austrian division after the max. Bundesliga. It was played with 15 clubs that met twice during the season. The odd number of participating clubs came about due to the merger of the two first division clubs in Linz and the SCN Admira / Wacker with the second division club VfB Mödling.

    Closing table

    society Games S. U N Gates +/- Points
    1. SK Forward Steyr (R) 28 16 6th 6th 59:30 54
    2. SV Spittal / Drau 28 14th 8th 6th 52:30 50
    3. First Vienna FC 1894 28 13 7th 8th 44:26 46
    4th SV Braunau 28 12 10 6th 42:27 46
    5. SC Black and White Bregenz 28 13 6th 9 44:31 45
    6th DSV Leoben 28 12 5 11 40:43 41
    7th SV Stockerau 28 11 7th 10 44:45 40
    8th. SV Gerasdorf 28 10 9 9 49:47 39
    9. VSE Sankt Pölten 28 11 6th 11 32:40 39
    10. SCR Altach (N) 28 10 8th 10 30:31 38
    11. TSV Hartberg 28 9 8th 11 35:39 35
    12. WSG Wattens 28 8th 10 10 32:36 34
    13. FC Kufstein 28 5 13 10 22:37 28
    14th ASK Kottingbrunn (N) 28 4th 7th 17th 28:60 19th
    15th SK Eintracht Wels (N) 28 4th 6th 17th 24:55 18th
    Legend for the second division of the Bundesliga
  • Promotion to the Bundesliga
  •  Participation in the relegation games against the champions of the Regionalliga West
  • Relegation to the regional league
    • (N) Newcomers of the 1996/97 season
    (R) Loser in the relegation of the 1996/97 season

    Newcomers from the regional leagues

    Austria Klagenfurt / VSV was a syndicate between the traditional Carinthian clubs Austria Klagenfurt and Villacher SV .

    Third level - regional leagues

    Regional League East

    Closing table

    society Games S. U N Gates +/- Points
    1. SC Untersiebenbrunn 30th 15th 8th 5 51:26 53
    2. SV Schwechat 30th 16 4th 10 50:36 52
    3. SC Eisenstadt 30th 12 14th 4th 35:28 50
    4th FC Waidhofen / Ybbs 30th 13 10 7th 38:24 49
    5. SR Donaufeld Vienna 30th 15th 4th 11 52:40 49
    6th SV Würmla (N) 30th 13 8th 9 55:43 47
    7th SV Mattersburg 30th 14th 5 11 52:42 47
    8th. ASK Baumgarten 30th 12 8th 10 44:42 44
    9. ASKÖ Klingenbach 30th 11 10 9 39:33 43
    10. Floridsdorfer AC (N) 30th 12 7th 11 44:41 43
    11. SC Himberg 30th 10 11 9 43:36 41
    12. SV Neuberg (N) 30th 10 6th 14th 33:40 36
    13. SG FavAC / Simmering (A) 30th 7th 9 14th 35:53 30th
    14th SV Oberwart 30th 6th 11 13 31:49 29
    15th Viennese sports club 30th 6th 5 19th 36:71 23
    16. 1. Wiener Neustädter SC 30th 6th 4th 20th 40:74 21st

    Neuberg remained after the merger of the second division relegated VSE St. Pölten with SV Gerasdorf in the regional league. The FavAC / Simmering syndicate played its home games exclusively on the sports facility in Simmering .

    Legend for the Regionalliga Ost
  • Participation in the relegation games against the champions of the Regionalliga Mitte
  • Relegation to the regional league
    • (A) Relegated in the 1996/97 season
    (N) Newcomers of the 1996/97 season

    Newcomers from the national leagues:

    The second division relegated ASK Kottingbrunn joined the promoters from the regional associations for the following season.

    Regional league middle

    Closing table

    society Games S. U N Gates +/- Points
    1. FC Austria Klagenfurt / VSV 26th 14th 11 1 47:15 53
    2. ASK Voitsberg 26th 16 4th 6th 45:25 52
    3. SV Gratkorn 26th 12 9 5 41:27 45
    4th Wolfsberger AC 26th 11 8th 7th 36:23 41
    5. Union Saint Florian 26th 11 7th 8th 36:22 40
    6th SVG Bleiburg 26th 11 6th 9 37:30 39
    7th SAK Klagenfurt 26th 9 11 6th 38:33 38
    8th. SV Leibnitz 26th 10 6th 10 30:30 36
    9. SV Rapid Lienz (N) 26th 10 5 11 41:38 35
    10. SV Grieskirchen (N) 26th 9 6th 11 39:41 33
    11. TSV Pöllau 26th 7th 5 14th 24:38 26th
    12. FC Zeltweg (N) 26th 6th 6th 14th 23:42 24
    13. SV Flavia Solva Wagna (A) 26th 5 7th 14th 8:45 pm 22nd
    14th Union Rohrbach / Berg 26th 4th 3 19th 16:64 15th
    Legend for the Regionalliga Mitte
  •  Participation in the relegation games against the champions of the Regionalliga Ost
  • Relegation to the regional league
    • (A) Relegated in the 1996/97 season
    (N) Newcomers of the 1996/97 season

    Newcomers from the national leagues:

    The second division relegated TSV Hartberg and SK Eintracht Wels joined the promoters from the regional associations for the following season.

    Regionalliga West

    Closing table

    society Games S. U N Gates +/- Points
    1. SV Wörgl 30th 24 5 1 88:25 +63 77
    2. SC Kundl 30th 17th 8th 5 71:41 +30 59
    3. FC Lustenau 07 30th 16 6th 8th 60:42 +18 54
    4th Salzburg AK 1914 30th 13 6th 11 35:41 −6 45
    5. FC Hard 30th 13 5 12 52:42 +10 44
    6th SV Austria Salzburg amateurs 30th 12 8th 10 54:51 +3 44
    7th ASVÖ FC Puch 30th 11 9 10 49:43 +6 42
    8th. FC Lauterach 30th 12 6th 12 42:45 −3 42
    9. SK rum 30th 10 9 11 56:47 +9 39
    10. SV Hall 30th 11 6th 13 41:41 0 39
    11. FC Tirol Innsbruck amateurs 30th 11 4th 15th 53:51 +2 37
    12. FC Dornbirn 1913 (N) 30th 9 8th 13 36:51 −15 35
    13. FC Zell am See 30th 9 7th 14th 36:48 −12 34
    14th SV Kirchbichl (N) 30th 8th 10 12 42:60 −18 34
    15th SV Seekirchen 1945 (N) 30th 5 9 16 39:71 −32 24
    16. ESV Saalfelden 30th 4th 4th 22nd 24:79 −55 16
    Legend for the Regionalliga West
  •  Participation in the relegation games against the ninth of the second division of the Bundesliga
  • Relegation to the regional league
    • (N) Newcomers of the 1996/97 season

    Newcomers from the national leagues:

    The champions of the Vorarlbergliga, SC Göfis , waived their right to promotion to the regional league, which meant that the runner-up from Nenzing , who was only two points behind , moved up. The second division relegated SCR Altach, WSG Wattens and FC Kufstein joined the promoters from the regional associations for the following season.

    Relegation

    Relegation to the 2nd division

    West league champion Wörgl prevailed after a 1-0 home and a 0-1 away penalty shoot-out with 6: 5 against the club from St. Pölten , which merged with FC Niederösterreich after the first relegation game .

    The Kärntner Spielgemeinschaft Austria / VSV achieved promotion to the second division in their only second year after a 1: 2 defeat in Untersiebenbrunn with a 2-0 success in Klagenfurt .

    Relegation 1993-94
    date home Away Result (s)
    June 9th SV Wörgl VSE St. Pölten 1-0
    June 13th VSE St. Pölten SV Wörgl 1: 0, 5: 6 n.e.
    June 9th SC Untersiebenbrunn FC Austria Klagenfurt / VSV 2: 1
    June 13th FC Austria Klagenfurt / VSV SC Untersiebenbrunn 2-0

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