The 2016–17 season of the
Regionalliga
The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the fourt ...
was the 58th season of the third-tier
football league in
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 ...
, since its establishment in 1959.
Regionalliga Ost
Regionalliga Mitte
Regionalliga West
Direct promotion
No team from the Regionalliga West or Ost applied for promotion, therefore the promotion play-offs were cancelled. Instead, only one team, the Regionalliga Mitte champion, was promoted to the
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 ...
.
Relegation play-offs
In relegation play-offs for the Regionalliga Ost, SKN St. Pölten II, as the worst placed second team in the East, had to compete against
SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg was an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland.
History
The club was formed in 1922 and played its home games at the 17,100 capacity Pappelstadion. The club played in the Bundesliga since the 2003� ...
II since only four amateur teams are allowed in the regional league.
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Top scorers
References
External links
Regionalliga Ost
Regionalliga Mitte
Regionalliga West
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Austrian Regionalliga seasons
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 state ...
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