1957–58 SK Rapid Wien season

The 1957–58 SK Rapid Wien season was the 60th season in club history.

Rapid Wien

1957–58 season
Coach	Max Merkel
Stadium	Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria
Staatsliga A	2nd
European Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Robert Dienst (30) All: Robert Dienst (32)
Average home league attendance	11,300

Squad

Squad statistics

Nat.	Name	Age	League		European Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
	Herbert Gartner	24	7		2		9
	Walter Zeman	30	19		1		20
Defenders
	Franz Golobic	35	16		1		17
	Paul Halla	26	26	5	3		29	5
	Ernst Happel	31	26	7	2	1	28	8
	Lambert Lenzinger	21	3		3		6
	Wilhelm Zaglitsch	20	8				8
Midfielders
	Lothar Bilek	24	8		3		11
	Karl Giesser	28	19	1	1		20	1
	Gerhard Hanappi	28	26	4	2	1	28	5
Forwards
	Josef Bertalan	22	25	11	3	2	28	13
	Robert Dienst	29	24	30	3	2	27	32
	Helmut Geyer	18	6	1			6	1
	Josef Höltl	20	19	1	2		21	1
	Alfred Körner	31	23	10	3	1	26	11
	Robert Körner	32			1		1
	Bruno Mehsarosch	23	4	3			4	3
	Karl Osicka	18	3				3
	Johann Riegler	27	23	18	3	1	26	19
	Herbert Schaffranek	19	1				1

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
1	24.08.1957	H	Vienna	4-1	25,000	Dienst 30' 47', Halla 72', Riegler 80'
2	28.08.1957	A	Olympia Vienna	6-4	6,000	Dienst 6' 46' 85', Körner A. 30', Riegler 36' 40'
3	31.08.1957	H	Kapfenberg	8-2	7,000	Halla 14' 67', Riegler 19', Dienst 21' 49' 55' 64' (pen.) 72'
4	04.09.1957	A	Wacker Wien	1-2	20,000	Körner A. 25'
5	08.09.1957	H	FC Wien	5-1	5,000	Riegler 15' 55' 64', Dienst 75' (pen.) 86'
6	23.10.1957	A	Simmering	5-2	6,000	Dienst 6' 16' 50' 75', Bertalan 60'
7	19.10.1957	H	Wiener AC	3-1	7,000	Hanappi 8', Happel 14' (pen.), Bertalan 48'
8	27.10.1957	A	Admira	1-3	9,000	Dienst 40'
9	03.11.1957	H	GAK	1-4	6,000	Körner A. 12'
10	10.11.1957	H	Austria Wien	4-0	30,000	Happel 3' (pen.), Bertalan 5' 75', Geyer
11	17.11.1957	A	Sturm Graz	2-1	3,000	Mehsarosch 25' 84'
12	24.11.1957	H	Kremser SC	2-0	6,000	Bertalan 44', Happel 65' (pen.)
13	30.11.1957	A	Wiener SC	4-2	13,000	Bertalan 30' 72', Dienst 53', Körner A. 65'
14	07.12.1957	A	Vienna	2-1	9,000	Riegler 2', Happel 59' (pen.)
15	23.02.1958	H	Olympia Vienna	2-1	10,000	Höltl 34', Bertalan 42'
16	23.03.1958	A	Kapfenberg	1-0	6,000	Mehsarosch 51'
17	08.03.1958	H	Wacker Wien	5-5	10,000	Riegler 7' 9' 28' 70' 88'
18	07.05.1958	A	FC Wien	5-0	15,000	Unknown 50' (o.g.), Dienst 55' 60' 73', Hanappi 70'
19	29.03.1958	H	Simmering	5-2	8,000	Körner A. 5' (pen.), Dienst 7' 80' (pen.), Riegler 19', Giesser 55'
20	12.04.1958	A	Wiener AC	3-0	6,000	Happel 28', Bertalan 72', Riegler 83'
21	16.04.1958	H	Admira	7-2	12,000	Dienst 13' 75', Happel 29', Unknown (o.g.), Riegler 63', Körner A. 67' 80'
22	20.04.1958	A	GAK	3-2	10,000	Hanappi 25' 63', Körner A. 65'
23	27.04.1958	A	Austria Wien	1-1	5,500	Körner A. 5'
24	30.04.1958	H	Sturm Graz	10-0	9,000	Riegler 4' 58', Bertalan 13' 86', Dienst 20' 37' 65' 71', Halla 76' 87'
25	04.05.1958	A	Kremser SC	1-0	8,000	Dienst 25'
26	10.05.1958	H	Wiener SC	2-2	12,000	Happel 17', Körner A. 80'

European Cup

Rd	Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.	Att.	Goals and discipline
QR	02.10.1957	A	Milan	1-4	50,000	Dienst 58'
QR-L1	09.10.1957	H	Milan	5-2	25,000	Körner A. 1', Dienst 31', Bertalan 58', Riegler 72', Hanappi 80'
QR-L2	30.10.1957	N	Milan	2-4	24,000	Happel 37', Bertalan 73'