The 2016–17
Austrian Football First League
The Austrian Football Second League (german: 2. Liga) is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football. It was formerly called the First League (''Erste Liga''), from 2002 to 2018.
The division currently contains 16 teams, and t ...
(German: ''Erste Liga'', also known as ''Sky Go Erste Liga'' due to sponsorship) was the 43rd season of the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n second-level
football league. It began on 22 July 2016 and ended on 26 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2016.
Teams
Ten teams participate in the 2016-17 season.
WSG Wattens,
FC Blau-Weiß Linz
FC Blau-Weiß Linz or BW Linz are an Austrian association football
club playing in the Second League in the current 2020–21 season.
History
In 1997, FC Blau-Weiß Linz was founded, which adopted the traditions of the defunct club FC Li ...
and
SV Horn were directly promoted after winning the
2015–16 Austrian Regional Leagues.
SV Grödig were relegated from the
2015–16 Bundesliga; however, they withdrew to the
Austrian Regional League
The Austrian Regionalliga (german: Regionalliga or plural , means Regional League) is the third-highest division in Austrian football, after the Austrian Bundesliga and the Second League. It is divided into 5 groups: East (), covering the stat ...
.
Personnel and kits
League table
Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season
Second half of season
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
.
Top assists
.
Attendances
See also
*
2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 105th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016. The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended on 28 May 2 ...
*
2016–17 Austrian Cup
References
External links
Austrian Football First Leagueat Bundesliga.at
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2. Liga (Austria) seasons
2016–17 in Austrian football
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