National Football League (Austria)
The regional league has been the fourth highest division in the Austrian football league system since 1995 . The regional league comprises nine seasons, which are organized by the respective regional associations of the ÖFB . Some national leagues are named after the corresponding federal state (e.g. Carinthian League ), some of them include a fifth-class (second) regional league.
Current structure
The champions of the national leagues rise directly to the respective regional league . These each cover the area of three regional associations, so that there are a total of three promoted teams per regional league. Below the regional league, the structures depend on the respective federal state: In some states there are two state leagues as fourth and fifth division (e.g. Salzburg), in others the fifth level is divided into several seasons at the state level, so that there is no uniform number of There are relegators (e.g. Styria).
Historical development
The state championships were created as part of the reorganization of the ÖFV after the First World War, which became the ÖFB. After the dispute with the Free Association of amateur football clubs in Austria amateur sport could be more or less settled and respect (VAFÖ), the ÖFB organized from season 1928/29 the national associations for the respective amateur champion the Austrian Amateur Championship . This was abolished with the annexation of Austria by the German Reich in 1938, as the Austrian professional championship was banned. The amateur leagues of the countries were merged with the former professional system and now served as a second performance level. It should be added that many clubs (be it football, other sports or other purposes) were also dissolved because their political views were not right.
After the end of the Second World War, the reform of the state league in 1948/49 led to the reintroduction of professionalism, first in Eastern Austria. The state championships, which practically began in 1946/47, served from then on as the third level of performance, but were downgraded to the fourth level by the reform of the Bundesliga in 1974/75 . The provincial championships of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland from 1981 to 1985, Upper Austria, Styria and Carinthia from 1975 to 1994 and Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg from 1975 to 1977 were excluded from this rule, as the respective regional leagues were not in these years were aligned. The state league actually only existed as a uniform fourth level from 1995.
The national leagues of the 9 federal states
| state | Name of the national league | Responsible national association |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna | Vienna City League | Vienna Football Association (WFV) |
| Lower Austria | Lower Austrian regional league | Lower Austrian Football Association (NOFV) |
| Burgenland | Regional League Burgenland | Burgenland Football Association (BFV) |
| Styria | Regional League Styria | Styrian Football Association (STFV) |
| Upper Austria | Upper Austrian League | Upper Austrian Football Association (OÖFV) |
| Carinthia (with East Tyrol) | Regional League Carinthia | Carinthian Football Association (KFV) |
| Salzburg | Salzburg League | Salzburg Football Association (SFV) |
| Tyrol (excluding East Tyrol) | Tyrolean League | Tyrolean Football Association (TFV) |
| Vorarlberg | Vorarlberg League | Vorarlberg Football Association (VFV) |
Men's
Regionalliga : West ∙ Middle ∙ East
Regional league of the respective federal state: Burgenland ( BFV ) ∙ Carinthia ( KFV ) ∙ Lower Austria ( NÖFV ) ∙ Upper Austria ( OÖFV ) ∙ Salzburg ( SFV ) ∙ Styria ( StFV ) ∙ Tyrol ( TFV ) ∙ Vorarlberg ( VFV ) ∙ Vienna ( WFV )
Women
ÖFB Women's Bundesliga ∙ 2nd league
Regional league of the respective federal state: Burgenland ( BFV ) ∙ Carinthia ( KFV ) ∙ Lower Austria ( NÖFV ) ∙ Upper Austria ( OÖFV ) ∙ Salzburg ( SFV ) ∙ Styria ( StFV ) ∙ Tyrol ( TFV ) ∙ Vorarlberg ( VFV ) ∙ Vienna ( WFV )
Including follow depending on the state association , the country's lower leagues or upper leagues , area leagues and district leagues , 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th classes.