2008–09 Austrian Football First League

Austrian Football First League 2008–09 SC Wiener Neustadt SV GrödigDSV Leoben1. FC Vöcklabruck 198 553 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Austrian Football First League was the 35th season of second-level football in Austria, since its introduction in 1974. SC Wiener Neustadt, which bought the league license of SC Schwanenstadt along with most of their players at the end of the 2007–08 season due to the latter's insolvency, won the First League championship and were promoted to the 2009–10 Bundesliga. Three teams were relegated to the Regional Leagues. SV Grödig and 1. FC Vöcklabruck sealed their fate based upon competitive criteria, while DSV Leoben did not apply for a professional license and thus were automatically demoted. Schedule Every team played each other three times. The season started on 11 July 2008 and finished on 29 May 2009. Between 29 November 2008 and 6 March 2009, no matches were played due to winter break. FC Wacker Innsbruck had been relegated from the 2007–08 Austrian Football Bundesliga. The teams promoted from the Regional Leagues had been SV Grödig (West), 1. FC Vöcklabruck (Central) and SKN St. Pölten (East). Standings main WDL 5 PR WN SC Wiener Neustadt WIN FC Wacker Innsbruck TRE FC Trenkwalder Admira LUS SC Austria Lustenau SKN SKN St. Pölten AUW FK Austria Wien Amateure SBG Red Bull Juniors Salzburg GRA FC Gratkorn L07 FC Lustenau 07 SVG SV Grödig LEO DSV Leoben VÖC 1. FC Vöcklabruck 21 6 6 65 26 C,P 18 8 7 65 44 18 6 9 55 36 14 6 13 52 47 13 8 12 51 46 13 6 14 44 43 12 7 14 41 56 11 7 15 39 55 9 11 13 34 37 9 8 16 37 52 R 8 8 17 30 55 R 7 9 17 40 56 R DSV Leoben did not obtain a license for the 2009–10 season and will be automatically relegated. green1 Promotion to 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga P red1 Relegation to 2009–10 Austrian Regionalliga R R R complete www.bundesliga.at de Season statistics Top scorers Final standings; Source: bundesliga.at de RankPlayerClubGoals1BRA Diego VianaGrödig202AUT Michael WojtanowiczSt. Pölten183BIH Mirnel SadovićWiener Neustadt164AUT Johannes AignerWiener Neustadt15BRA FabianoWacker InnsbruckAUT Günter FriesenbichlerTrenkwalder Admira6AUT Marko VujicRed Bull Juniors Salzburg137AUT Sanel KuljicWiener Neustadt10AUT Markus UnterrainerWacker InnsbruckBIH Rade DjokicVöcklabruckAUT Marcel SchreterWacker Innsbruck See also 2008–09 Austrian Football Bundesliga 2008–09 Austrian Cup External links soccerway.com 2008–09 2 Austria de:Österreichische Fußballmeisterschaft 2008/09#Erste Liga