The Austrian Football Second League (german: 2. Liga) is the second-highest professional division in

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n football. It was formerly called the First League (''Erste Liga''), from 2002 to 2018. The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga. The three last placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues. The Austrian Football Second Bundesliga is currently known as ''HPYBET 2. liga'' for sponsorship reasons.

Teams and stadia for the 2021–22 season

Franz Fekete Stadion Kapfenberg Birdseye

Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League and expanded from ten teams to 16 teams. The 16 teams competing in the 2020–21 Second League season are:

Teams

Sixteen teams will participate in the 2021–22 season. The only added team is

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, relegated from the 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga. Due to the suspension of the 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga, no club was relegated from last season

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

Sanel Kuljic mit dem Meisterteller der Ersten Liga 2008-09

* 1974–75:

Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletiksport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark''). The football section used to be on ...

* 1975–76:

First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly ...

* 1976–77:

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* 1977–78:

SV Austria Salzburg SV Austria Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club, based in the city of Salzburg. The club was formed in 2005 by some supporters of the original SV (Austria) Salzburg after it was renamed FC Red Bull Salzburg by its new owners, who al ...

* 1978–79: Linzer ASK * 1979–80:

SC Eisenstadt SC Eisenstadt (Croatian: NK Željezno) was an Football in Austria, Austrian association football club based in Eisenstadt. Established in 1907, it played in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. It folded in 2008. In 2018 SC Eisenstadt started again i ...

* 1980–81:

FC Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol. History The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and o ...

* 1981–82:

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* 1982–83: SV Sankt Veit * 1983–84:

SV Spittal/Drau Sportverein Spittal/Drau is an Austrian association football club, based in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia. The club founded in 1921 was promoted to the First League (II) in 1982 and won the championship of the 1983–84 season, however playing ...

* 1984–85:

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* 1985–86: Wiener Sport-Club * 1986–87: SV Austria Salzburg * 1987–88:

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* 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 FC Linz was an Austrian football club, based in Linz, Upper Austria. History SK VÖEST Linz It was founded on 30 June 1946 as ''SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz'', a factory squad of the public ''VÖEST'' steel company (present-day Voestalpine). In ...

* 1996–97:

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* 1997–98:

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* 1998–99:

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* 1999–00:

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