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2017–18 Austrian Football First League
The 2017–18 Austrian Football First League (German: ''Erste Liga'', also known as ''Sky Go Erste Liga'' due to sponsorship) was the 44th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the last one as the First League. It began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 25 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 21 June 2017. Teams Ten teams participated in the 2017–18 season. TSV Hartberg was promoted after winning the 2016–17 Regionalliga Mitte without having to compete in promotion play-offs as no team from the Regionalliga West or Ost applied for promotion. They replaced SV Horn who finished last in the 2016–17 First League. SV Ried were relegated from the 2016–17 Bundesliga, replacing 2016–17 First League champions LASK Linz. 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002)
FC Wacker Innsbruck is an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck. The club was formed in June 2002 as ''FC Wacker Tirol'', and play their home games at Tivoli-Neu. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the team FC Tirol Innsbruck, which went bankrupt in 2002, and the original FC Wacker Innsbruck, which was founded in 1913 (1913, 1914 or 1915, the founding day is uncertain). In honour of this heritage, FC Wacker Tirol was renamed FC Wacker Innsbruck in 2007. History The ascent of Wacker Tirol into the Bundesliga took only two years from formation, with promotion to the top division achieved in 2004. This was possible because the club made an alliance with 3rd league club Wattens and thus avoided starting in the bottom league. After finishing first in Regionalliga West (2002–03), Wacker advanced to Red Zac Erste Liga, and only a season later (2003–04) was promoted to Bundesliga. FC Wacker Tirol finished 6th out of 10 in their first Bund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Football First League
The Second League (), 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 Football Bundesliga, Austrian Bundesliga if it is not a reserve team. The two last-placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues. Teams 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. Sixteen teams will participate in the 2025–26 season. One Team relegated from Bundesliga and Three teams promoted from Regionalliga. SK Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Klagenfurt were relegated from the 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga. While, FK Austria Wien II, Young Violets Austria Wien, FC Hertha Wels, Hertha Wels and SV Austria Salzburg, Austria Salzburg were promoted from the 2024–25 Austrian Regionalliga, respectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps mountains. The town occupies the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Founded as an episcopal see in 696, it became a Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, as well as gold mining. The Hohensalzburg Fortress, fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built. Salzburg has an extensive cultural and educational history, being the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and being home to three universities and a large student population. Today, along with Vienna and the Tyrol (st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Fekete Stadium
Franz Fekete Stadion is a multipurpose stadium in Kapfenberg, Austria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Kapfenberger SV. The stadium was constructed in 1950, and currently holds 9,640 people. It was named in 2001 after long time Mayor Franz Fekete (1921-2009). History The opening game was played against Austria Vienna who beat the home side 8–1. The stadium held the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Austrian Supercup finals. In the 1996/97 Grazer AK played a large number of their home games at the stadium. They also played their three home games in the UEFA Cup in Kapfenberg, with the game against Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football ... played in front of 11,000 spectators. References Football venues in Austria Kapfenberger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapfenberg
Kapfenberg () is a city in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies in the valley of the Mürz river in central Austria. With an estimated population of 22,080 individuals in 2024, it is the third largest city in Styria. The 13th century Oberkapfenberg castle hosts the annual Ritterfest ("knights festival"). Geography Kapfenberg is a city in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies in the valley of the Mürz river near the Eastern Alps. The city incorporates 15 settlements, the largest of which is Hafendorf. The Oberkapfenberg castle near the town was built in the 12th century by the Lords of Stubenberg and expanded in the 15th century. The castle went to a dilapidated condition in the 17th century before being restored in the 19th century. In 1992, it was purchased by the municipality of Kapfenberg, and it hosts the annual Ritterfest ("knights festival"). Demographics With an estimated population of 22,080 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Hartberg
Stadion Hartberg, known as Profertil Arena Hartberg since 2014 for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Hartberg, Austria. It is the home ground of TSV Hartberg, who compete in the Austrian Bundesliga. It was opened in 1946 and has a capacity of 5,024. Following TSV Hartberg's promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga in 2018, the ground was modified to meet the league's requirements, with new stands constructed and under-soil heating Under-soil heating is a method used in various sports stadia (with a grass surface) which heats the underside of the pitch to avoid any elements from bad weather, such as snow and ice, from building up and ultimately helps the club avoid having ... installed. TSV Hartberg plan to construct a new 8,500 capacity stadium in Hartberg to replace the Stadion Hartberg. References Football venues in Austria Sports venues in Styria {{Austria-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartberg
Hartberg () is a city in Styria, Austria and the district seat of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District. As of January 1st 2024, it has a population of 6,713 in an area of 21.58 km2. About 68 km up the A2 Autobahn is the large Styrian capital of Graz. This town has a long and rich history. A settlement was located here in the Neolithic ages. One of the most important, prehistoric settlements of Styria developed on "Ringkogel" in the 3rd century BC. A massive protective wall surrounded it. Only two towers remain of the 7-8 metre high and 1500 metre long wall. (Schölbinger Tower and Reck Tower). The first mention of Hartberg as a city was in a 1286 document. During the 15th century it was conquered by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus (; ; ; ; ; ) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I. He is often given the epithet "the Just". After conducting several military campaigns, he was elected King of Bohemia in 1469 and adopted the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donauparkstadion
Donauparkstadion, commonly known as Hofmann Personal Stadion for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Lustenau (Linz), Lustenau, a quarter of the city of Linz, Austria. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of FC Blau-Weiß Linz, Blau-Weiß Linz. The stadium holds 5,000 people from 2023–24 after renovation. History The stadium's original name was Tabak-Sportplatz, which was built in 1935 as the homeground of SV Austria Tabak Linz. It was renamed Donauparkstadion on August 1, 1997 after the merger of SV Austria Tabak and FC Linz to FC Blau-Weiß Linz. It has 2,000 seats, of which about 400 are seats. Until FC Blau-Weiß Linz was promoted to the first league in 2011, the Donauparkstadion served as their home ground. Since then it has been used as a training facility for the first team and as a venue for the club's amateur team. Currently FC Blau-Weiß Linz plays in the Gugl Stadium. FC Blau-Weiß Linz will return from the Linz st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linz
Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Republic. As of 1 January 2024, the city has a population of 212,538. It is the seventh-largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. History Linz originated as a Roman Empire, Roman fort named ''Lentia'', established in the first century. The name reflects its location at a bend in the Danube (Celtic languages, Celtic root ''lentos'' = "bendable"). This strategic position on the river made it the first Roman fort in the Noricum region, protecting a vital transportation route. The name "Linz" in its present form was first documented in 799. Linz was mentioned as a fortified city in 1236 and was granted city rights in 1324. Johannes Kepler spent several years of his life in the city teaching m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichshofstadion
Planet Pure Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Lustenau, Austria, built in 1951. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of SC Austria Lustenau. The stadium (before the 2024-2025 renovation) holds 5,138 people, of which 3,094 seats and 2,044 standing. History The stadium was built in 1951. In 1953 the stadium received its first real grandstand. In 1995 the main grandstand was rebuilt and in 2000 the natural turf pitch was given underfloor heating. Originally the stadium had an athletics facility, but this had to give way to additional stands, so today the facility is de facto used as a pure football stadium. It offers space for a total of 8,800 spectators, of which 2,126 are covered seats, 2,390 are covered standing and 4,284 are uncovered standing. In February 2018, the "Reichshofstadion" was renamed "Planet Pure Stadium" after a change of sponsor. Planet Pure is a company that has dedicated itself to the development and produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lustenau
Lustenau (; ) is a town in the westernmost Austrian States of Austria, state of Vorarlberg in the district of Dornbirn (district), Dornbirn. It lies on the river Rhine, which forms the border with Switzerland. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town. Geography Lustenau is located on the eastern bank of the Alpine Rhine, in the lower Vorarlberg Rhine Valley, which serves as the border with the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its altitude is 404 meters above sea level. Because the town is located at the bottom of the Rhine Valley, there are no hills or mountains. Lustenau is bordered to the west by the Rhine and to the northeast by the Dornbirner Ach. The territory stretches about 8.5 km from north to south, and about 4 km from east to west. Four bridges connect Lustenau with Switzerland. The municipality is organised into four parishes, on which locals often refer to: Rotkreuz, Rheindorf, Kirchdorf and Hasenfeld. As the church square in Lustenau is painted in b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
