The 2017–18
Austrian Regionalliga
The Austrian 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 3 groups: East (), covering the states of Vienna, Lower A ...
was the 59th season of the
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n third-tier
football
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league.
The Regionalliga is split into East, West and Middle (German: ''Ost, West & Mitte'') divisions. The Regionalliga Ost is formed by clubs from the
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. ...
,
Lower Austria
Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...
and
Burgenland Football Associations. The Regionalliga Mitte is made up of clubs from the
Upper Austria
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, Carinthia and
Styria Football Associations. The Regionalliga West is made up of clubs from the
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 moun ...
,
Tirol
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and
Vorarlberg Football Associations.
Due to the expansion of the Austrian leagues, this season eight clubs were promoted to the
2018–19 Second League, i.e. the successful promotion applicants from each division.
A ninth team would have played in a promotion/relegation play-off against the bottom placed team in the
First League, but the Austrian FA decided against relegation to the Regionalliga,
so there was no play-off.
Regionalliga Ost
Regionalliga Mitte
Regionalliga West
See also
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2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 106th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended their last years title.
Teams
LASK, the 2016–17 First League champion, returned to the top level six y ...
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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 Jul ...
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2017–18 Austrian Cup
References
External links
Austrian Regionalligaat fanreport.com
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Austrian Regionalliga seasons
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Austria
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