2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 106th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended their last years title.

Austrian Bundesliga
Season2017–18
Dates22 July 2017 – 27 May 2018
ChampionsRed Bull Salzburg
(12th title)
Champions League Red Bull Salzburg
Sturm Graz
Europa League Rapid Wien
LASK
Admira Wacker Mödling
Matches played360
Goals scored520 (1.44 per match)
Top goalscorerMu'nas Dabbur
(22 goals)
Longest winning run7 matches
LASK
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Red Bull Salzburg
Highest attendance25,177[1]
Rapid Wien 1–1 Austria Wien
(4 February 2018)
Lowest attendance1,241[1]
Admira Mödling 3–1 Rheindorf Altach
(16 December 2017)
Total attendance1,144,961[1]
Average attendance6,360[1]

Teams

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LASK, the 2016–17 First League champion, returned to the top level six years after their relegation.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in the 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Team

Location

Venue

Capacity

Admira Wacker Mödling Maria Enzersdorf BSFZ-Arena 10,800
Austria Wien Vienna Ernst-Happel-Stadion 50,865
LASK Pasching Waldstadion Pasching 7,870
Rapid Wien Vienna Allianz Stadion 28,000
Red Bull Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim Red Bull Arena 30,188
Rheindorf Altach Altach Stadion Schnabelholz 8,500
St. Pölten Sankt Pölten NV Arena 8,000
Sturm Graz Graz Merkur-Arena 15,323
SV Mattersburg Mattersburg Pappelstadion 17,100
Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberg Lavanttal-Arena 7,300

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Manager Manufacturer Sponsors
Admira Wacker   Philip Thonhauser   Ernst Baumeister Nike Flyeralarm
SCR Altach   Johannes Engl   Klaus Schmidt Jako Cashpoint
Austria Wien   Wolfgang Katzian   Thomas Letsch Nike Verbund
LASK   Oliver Glasner Forza Ask Zipfer
Rapid Wien   Michael Krammer   Goran Djuricin adidas Wien Energie
RB Salzburg   Rudolf Theierl   Marco Rose Nike Red Bull
St. Pölten   Gottfried Tröstl   Oliver Lederer Macron Hypo Noe
Sturm Graz   Christian Jauk   Heiko Vogel Lotto Puntigamer
SV Mattersburg   Martin Pucher   Gerald Baumgartner Puma Bauwelt Koch
Wolfsberger AC   Dietmar Riegler   Heimo Pfeifenberger Jako RZ Pellets

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 36 25 8 3 81 29 +52 83 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Sturm Graz 36 22 4 10 68 45 +23 70 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Rapid Wien 36 17 11 8 68 43 +25 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 LASK 36 17 6 13 49 41 +8 57 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 Admira Wacker Mödling 36 15 6 15 59 66 −7 51
6 Mattersburg 36 12 10 14 50 56 −6 46
7 Austria Wien 36 12 7 17 51 55 −4 43
8 Rheindorf Altach 36 10 8 18 35 51 −16 38
9 Wolfsberger AC 36 8 9 19 31 57 −26 33
10 St. Pölten (O) 36 5 5 26 28 77 −49 20 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
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.[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sturm Graz qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Austrian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results

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Relegation play-offs

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31 May 2018 (2018-05-31) SC Wiener Neustadt 0–2 St. Pölten Stadion Wiener Neustadt
18:30 CEST Pak   33'
Bajrami   70'
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Oliver Drachta
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) St. Pölten 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
SC Wiener Neustadt NV Arena
15:30 CEST Atanga   44' Salihi   75' Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Harald Lechner

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1   Mu'nas Dabbur Red Bull Salzburg 22
2   Deni Alar Sturm Graz 20
3   Smail Prevljak Mattersburg 16
4   Christoph Knasmüllner Admira Wacker 12
  Stefan Schwab Rapid Wien
6   Fredrik Gulbrandsen Red Bull Salzburg 11
7   Giorgi Kvilitaia Rapid Wien 10
  Thomas Murg Rapid Wien
  Raphael Holzhauser Austria Wien
  Lukas Grozurek Admira Wacker

Awards

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Award[3] Winner Club
Player of the Year   Valon Berisha Red Bull Salzburg
Top goalscorer   Munas Dabbur Red Bull Salzburg
Manager of the Year   Marco Rose Red Bull Salzburg
Breakthrough of the Year   Smail Prevljak Mattersburg
Team of the Year[4]
Goalkeeper   Jörg Siebenhandl (Sturm Graz)
Defence   Stefan Lainer (Red Bull Salzburg)  

Dario Maresic (Sturm Graz)

  Duje Caleta-Car

(Red Bull Salzburg)

  Andreas Ulmer (Red Bull Salzburg)
Midfield   Amadou Haidara (Red Bull Salzburg)   Diadie Samassékou (Red Bull Salzburg)   Peter Žulj (Sturm Graz)   Valon Berisha (Red Bull Salzburg)
Attack

  Munas Dabbur (Red Bull Salzburg)

  Deni Alar (Sturm Graz)

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 SK Rapid Wien 338,236 25,177 13,823 18,790 −10.7%
2 Sturm Graz 184,614 15,549 6,527 10,256 −2.6%
3 Red Bull Salzburg 137,096 12,049 3,722 7,616 −2.8%
4 Austria Wien 122,313 14,034 4,808 6,795 −14.2%
5 LASK Linz 88,542 5,760 3,645 4,919 +73.1%1
6 Rheindorf Altach 77,174 5,631 2,717 4,287 −19.6%
7 Mattersburg 60,346 7,876 1,716 3,352 −7.1%
8 Wolfsberger AC 51,601 4,176 1,655 2,866 −22.7%
9 St. Pölten 48,192 6,008 1,368 2,677 −28.3%
10 Admira Wacker Mödling 41,423 4,516 1,241 2,301 −13.4%
League total 1,149,537 25,177 1,241 6,386 −9.4%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Austrian Bundesliga". ESPN. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Bruno-Gala: Valon Berisha zum Spieler der Saison 2017/18 gewählt". m.spox.com. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2017/18". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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