The 2018–19
Austrian Football Second 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 Austr ...
is the 45th season of the
Austria
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n second-level
football
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league and the first one as the Second League. The league has been expanded to 16 teams for this season with one team being promoted to the
Austrian Bundesliga
The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...
and 3 teams being relegated to the
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 ...
at the end of the season.
Teams
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2018–19 season.
SV Horn
Sportverein Horn is a football club based in the city of Horn, Austria, which competes in the Austrian Regionalliga East, one of the third tiers of Austrian football, following relegation from the 2. Liga in the 2024–25.
Founded in 192 ...
,
SKU Amstetten
Sportklub Union Amstetten, commonly known as SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten for sponsorship reasons is a professional association football club based in the town of Amstetten, Lower Austria, that competes in the Austrian Regionalliga, the third tier ...
,
FK Austria Wien II,
SV Lafnitz
Sportverein Lafnitz (commonly known as SV Licht-Loidl Lafnitz for sponsorship purposes) is an Football in Austria, Austrian association football club from Lafnitz. They currently play in the Austrian Regionalliga Central after their relegation fro ...
,
SK Vorwärts Steyr
SK Vorwärts Steyr is an Austrian association football club based in Steyr. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Vorwärts Stadium. Currently the club has about 500 members. Is one of the oldest football clubs in Upper Austria. In 1999 the ...
,
FC Juniors OÖ,
SK Austria Klagenfurt and
FC Wacker Innsbruck II were promoted either through promotion or application to the new league structure. No team was relegated the previous season due to a decision made in the expansion of the league.
FC Wacker Innsbruck II, FK Austria Wien II, FC Liefering and FC Juniors Oberösterreich are not eligible for promotion.
Personnel and kits
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Discipline
See also
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2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 107th season of top-tier Association football, football in Austria. FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended last year's title.
Changes Structural changes
The league ex ...
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2018–19 Austrian Cup
References
External links
Official website
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2. Liga (Austria) seasons
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Austria
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