2020–21 Austrian Football Second League

Austrian Football Second League
Season2020–21
ChampionsBlau-Weiß Linz
PromotedA.Klagenfurt

The 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League was the 47th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the third as the Second League. The league contains 16 teams with one team being promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga, and no teams being relegated to the Austrian Regionalliga after the 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga season was abandoned.[1]

Teams

Sixteen teams participated in the 2020–21 season. The only promoted team was Rapid Wien II from the Austrian Regionalliga East.

Due to the bankruptcy of SV Mattersburg, no club was relegated from the 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga.[2]

Club Name City Stadium Capacity
Austria Lustenau Lustenau Reichshofstadion 8,800
Blau-Weiß Linz Linz Donauparkstadion 2,000
Floridsdorfer AC Vienna FAC-Platz 3,000
Austria Wien II Vienna Generali-Arena 17 500
Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberg Franz-Fekete-Stadion 12,000
FC Liefering Salzburg Untersberg-Arena 4,128
Rapid Wien II Wien Allianz Stadion 28,000
Wacker Innsbruck Innsbruck Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,000
St. Pölten Sankt Pölten NV Arena 8,000
Grazer AK Graz Merkur-Arena 15,323
FC Dornbirn Dornbirn Stadion Birkenwiese 7,500
FC Juniors OÖ Pasching Waldstadion 7,870
SV Horn Horn Sparkasse Horn Arena 7,870
SKU Amstetten Amstetten Ertl Glas Stadion 2,000
SV Lafnitz Lafnitz Sportplatz Lafnitz 3,000
Vorwärts Steyr Steyr Vorwärts-Stadion 6,000
Austria Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadion 32,000

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Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Sponsors
Austria Lustenau Germany Alexander Kiene Christoph Freitag Uhlsport Planet Pure
Blau-Weiß Linz Austria Ronald Brunmayr Bernhard Janeczek Uhlsport Linz AG
Floridsdorfer AC Puma Wiener Städtische/Wien Energie
Austria Wien II Austria Harald Suchard Anouar El Moukhantir Nike Gazprom Export
Kapfenberger SV Bosnia and Herzegovina Abdulah Ibraković Matija Horvat Erima Murauer
FC Liefering Germany Matthias Jaissle Daniel Antosch Nike Red Bull
Rapid Wien II Germany Steffen Hofmann Paul Gobara Adidas Blitz Blank
Wacker Innsbruck Germany Daniel Bierofka Lukas Hupfauf Macron PEMA-Gruppe
Grazer AK Austria Gernot Plassnegger Marco Perchtold Erima Hpybet
FC Dornbirn Austria Markus Mader Franco Joppi Erima Mohren
FC Juniors OÖ Austria Andreas Wieland René Gartler BWT
SV Horn Austria Alexander Schriebl Florian Sittsam Macron Leyrer + Graf
SKU Amstetten Austria Joachim Standfest Matthias Wurm Puma Ertl Glas
SV Lafnitz Austria Philipp Semlic Andreas Zingl adidas Licht Loidl
Vorwärts Steyr Austria Andreas Milot Thomas Himmelfreundpointner Erima Falcoon
Austria Klagenfurt Austria Peter Pacult Markus Rusek Erreà

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Blau-Weiß Linz[a] (C) 30 20 3 7 70 31 +39 63
2 FC Liefering[b] 30 19 6 5 69 31 +38 63
3 Austria Klagenfurt (P) 30 17 8 5 64 32 +32 59 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Wacker Innsbruck 30 17 6 7 50 33 +17 57
5 SV Lafnitz 30 17 4 9 56 35 +21 55
6 Grazer AK 30 13 7 10 46 42 +4 46
7 FC Dornbirn 30 11 5 14 40 53 −13 38
8 FC Juniors OÖ 30 10 7 13 38 49 −11 37
9 Floridsdorfer AC 30 10 6 14 39 41 −2 36
10 Kapfenberger SV 30 9 6 15 34 51 −17 33
11 Austria Wien II 30 8 8 14 41 52 −11 32
12 SKU Amstetten 30 8 7 15 38 61 −23 31
13 Austria Lustenau 30 8 6 16 44 55 −11 30
14 Rapid Wien II 30 8 6 16 37 53 −16 30
15 Vorwärts Steyr 30 7 9 14 30 55 −25 30
16 SV Horn 30 8 6 16 40 62 −22 30[c]
Source: 2.Liga Table
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Blau-Weiß Linz is not eligible for promotion as they did not apply for a Bundesliga license.[4]
  2. ^ Feeder teams are ineligible for promotion.
  3. ^ Due to a punishment, SV Horn is automatically ranked behind other teams when equal on points.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 27 May 2021.[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Austria Fabian Schubert Blau-Weiß Linz 33
2 Slovenia Benjamin Šeško FC Liefering 21
3 Switzerland Haris Tabaković Austria Lustenau 18
Austria Marcus Pink Austria Klagenfurt 18
5 Austria David Peham SKU Amstetten 17
6 Austria Mario Kröpfl SV Lafnitz 16
7 Brazil Ronivaldo Bernardo Sales Wacker Innsbruck 13
Austria Marco Sahanek FAC 13
9 Austria Lukas Friderikas Wacker Innsbruck 12
10 Spain Marco Siverio Toro SV Horn 10

See also

References

  1. ^ "Erneut kein Absteiger aus 2. Liga" [Again no relegated team from 2. Liga]. sport.orf.at (in German). ORF. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kronen Zeitung (german)
  3. ^ Sport.de-Stadien 2. Liga Österreich
  4. ^ "Der FC Blau Weiß Linz ist Meister in der 2. Liga". Österreichische Fußball-Bundeslig. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2Liga.at - Torschützenliste". www.2liga.at. Retrieved 27 May 2021.