2. Liga (Austria)

Association football league December 2021 150 Admiral Austrian Football Second League.svg 1974 16 Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga Bundesliga Austrian Regionalliga Level 2 Austrian Cup Austria Lustenau (3rd title) 2025–26 2026–27 Austrian Football Second League https://www.2liga.at/ The Second League (de 2. Liga), commonly known as Admiral 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football. The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga if it is not a reserve team. The three bottom teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the Regional leagues. Teams thumb|Kapfenberger SV's ground, the Franz Fekete Stadium (formerly Alpenstadion) Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second LeagueDrehscheibe des österreichischen Fußballs - die neue 2. Liga ab 2018/19 http://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/17-18/sgel/drehscheibe-des-oesterreichischen-fussballs---die-neue-2--liga-ab-2018-19/ 9 May 2018 Bundesliga.at ÖFB 20 February 2018 de https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100235/http://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/17-18/sgel/drehscheibe-des-oesterreichischen-fussballs---die-neue-2--liga-ab-2018-19/ 21 February 2018 dead and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams.Schulterschluss zwischen ÖFB, Bundesliga und den Landesverbänden: 2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften starten http://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/17-18/sgel/2--liga-startet-mit-16-mannschaften/ 9 May 2018 Bundesliga.at ÖFB 13 April 2018 de https://web.archive.org/web/20180415191531/http://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/17-18/sgel/2--liga-startet-mit-16-mannschaften/ 15 April 2018 dead Sixteen teams will participate in the 2025–26 season: twelve teams from the previous season, one team relegated from Bundesliga and three teams promoted from Regionalliga. Austria Klagenfurt were relegated from the 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga. While, Young Violets Austria Wien, Hertha Wels and Austria Salzburg were promoted from the 2024–25 Austrian Regionalliga, respectively. Austria right 860 Location of teams in the 2025–26 Austrian Football Second League Austria 47.421111 9.652778 Austria Lustenau bottom Austria 48.249444 16.357778 FAC left Austria 48.261251 16.328471 First Vienna top Austria 48.082550 16.286900 Admira Wacker bottom Austria 48.16667 14.03333 FC Hertha Wels top Austria 47.443889 15.300556 Kapfenberg top Austria 47.816264 12.998228 Liefering left Austria 47.046111 15.454444 Sturm II bottom Austria 48.19151 15.627257 St. Pölten left Austria 48.249444 16.357778 Rapid II right Austria 48.1167 14.867 Amstetten bottom Austria 47.79941 13.04399 Austria Salzburg right Austria 46.62472 14.30528 Austria Klagenfurt top Austria 48.34362 16.7665 Stripfing top Austria 47.5008 9.7423 SW Bregenz top Austria 48.162306 16.386714 Young Violets Austria Wien right Club NameCityStadiumCapacityAdmira Wacker Mödling Datenpol Arena 10,600Austria Klagenfurt Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Wörthersee Stadion 30,000Austria Lustenau Lustenau Reichshofstadion 5,138Austria Salzburg Salzburg Max Aicher Stadion 1,566First Vienna Vienna Naturarena Hohe Warte 7,200Floridsdorfer AC Vienna FAC-Platz 3,000FC Hertha Wels Wels Huber-Arena Wels 3,000Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberg Franz-Fekete-Stadion 12,000FC Liefering Salzburg EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim 4,128Rapid Wien II Vienna Allianz Stadion 28,000Sturm Graz II Graz Merkur Arena 15,323SKN St. PöltenSankt PöltenNV Arena8,000SKU Amstetten Amstetten Ertl Glas Stadion 2,000SV Stripfing Weikendorf FAC-Platz 3,000SW Bregenz Bregenz ImmoAgentur Stadion 12,000Young Violets Austria Wien Vienna Generali Arena 17,500 Sport.de-Stadien 2. Liga Österreich Relegation The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon which Land (state) of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of the Regionalligen (regional leagues) in the east, centre or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the Second League. Participation in the professional Second League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the licence is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated. Past winners thumb|300px|Sanel Kuljić of SC Wiener Neustadt lifts the Erste Liga trophy in 2009 22em 1974–75: Grazer AK 1975–76: First Vienna FC 1976–77: Wiener Sport-Club 1977–78: SV Austria Salzburg 1978–79: Linzer ASK 1979–80: SC Eisenstadt 1980–81: FC Wacker Innsbruck 1981–82: Austria Klagenfurt 1982–83: SV Sankt Veit 1983–84: SV Spittal/Drau 1984–85: Salzburger AK 1914 1985–86: Wiener Sport-Club 1986–87: SV Austria Salzburg 1987–88: Kremser SC 1988–89: Kremser SC 1989–90: SV Spittal/Drau 1990–91: VfB Mödling 1991–92: Linzer ASK 1992–93: Grazer AK 1993–94: Linzer ASK 1994–95: Grazer AK 1995–96: FC Linz 1996–97: SC Austria Lustenau 1997–98: SK Vorwärts Steyr 1998–99: Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1999–2000: VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 2000–01: FC Kärnten 2001–02: ASKÖ Pasching 2002–03: SV Mattersburg 2003–04: FC Wacker Tirol 2004–05: SV Ried 2005–06: SC Rheindorf Altach 2006–07: LASK 2007–08: Kapfenberger SV 2008–09: SC Wiener Neustadt 2009–10: FC Wacker Innsbruck 2010–11: FC Admira Wacker Mödling 2011–12: Wolfsberger AC 2012–13: SV Grödig 2013–14: SC Rheindorf Altach 2014–15: SV Mattersburg 2015–16: SKN St. Pölten 2016–17: LASK 2017–18: FC Wacker Innsbruck 2018–19: WSG Swarovski Tirol 2019–20: SV Ried 2020–21: FC Blau-Weiß Linz 2021–22: SC Austria Lustenau 2022–23: FC Blau-Weiß Linz 2023–24: Grazer AK 2024–25: SV Ried 2025–26: SC Austria Lustenau Performance by club Club Winners Championship seasons LASK 5 1978–79, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2006–07, 2016–17 Grazer AK 4 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2023–24 FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) 3 2003–04, 2009–10, 2017–18 SV Ried 3 2004–05, 2019–20, 2024–25 SC Austria Lustenau 3 1996–97, 2021–22, 2025–26 Wiener Sport-Club 2 1976–77, 1985–86 Austria Salzburg 2 1977–78, 1986–87 Kremser SC 2 1987–88, 1988–89 SV Spittal/Drau 2 1983–84, 1989–90 Austria Klagenfurt / FC Kärnten 2 1981–82, 2000–01 FC Admira Wacker Mödling 2 1999–00, 2010–11 SC Rheindorf Altach 2 2005–06, 2013–14 SV Mattersburg 2 2002–03, 2014–15 FC Blau-Weiß Linz 2 2020–21, 2022–23 First Vienna 1 1975–76 SC Eisenstadt 1 1979–80 FC Wacker Innsbruck 1 1980–81 SV Sankt Veit 1 1982–83 Salzburger AK 1914 1 1984–85 VfB Mödling 1 1990–91 FC Linz 1 1995–96 SK Vorwärts Steyr 1 1997–98 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1 1998–99 ASKÖ Pasching 1 2001–02 Kapfenberger SV 1 2007–08 SC Wiener Neustadt 1 2008–09 WAC 1 2011–12 Grödig 1 2012–13 SKN St. Pölten 1 2015–16 WSG Swarovski Tirol 1 2018–19 Name history The Austrian second division has had several different names and sponsors since 1974. It was formerly called the First League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018. (Seasons below represent the first season when the name was used) 1974/75 Nationalliga 1975/76 2. Division 1993/94 2. Division der Bundesliga 1998/99 Erste Division 2002/03 Red Zac-Erste Liga 2008/09 ADEG Erste Liga 2010/11 „Heute für Morgen“ Erste Liga 2014/15 Sky Go Erste Liga 2018/19 2. Liga 2021/22 Admiral 2. Liga The league was known as the Sky Go Erste Liga for sponsorship reasons from 2014/15 to 2017/18, but Sky is not mentioned on the official website 2liga.at, or in the ÖFB's 2018/19 preview articles.2. Liga wird mit 16 Mannschaften startenJanuary 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes , 14 April 2018, OeFB.at References External links https://www.2liga.at/2liga/ de Bundesliga.at de League321.com – Austrian football league tables, records & statistics database en Palmsbet.com – Bulgarian football league tables, records & statistics database en 48.2489 N 16.3597 E source:wikidata title 2 Category:Football club competitions in Austria Category:Men's second-level domestic association football leagues in Europe Category:Sports leagues established in 1974 Category:1974 establishments in Austria Category:Professional sports leagues in Austria