2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga
Season	2016–17
Matches played	55
Goals scored	154 (2.8 per match)
← 2015–16 All statistics correct as of 16 October 2016.

The 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 105th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016.^[1] The season began on 23 July 2016 and is scheduled to end on 28 May 2017.

Teams

St. Pölten, the 2015–16 First League champion, returned to the top level 22 years after their relegation.

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in the 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Admira Wacker Mödling	Maria Enzersdorf	BSFZ-Arena	10,800
Austria Wien	Vienna	Ernst-Happel-Stadion	50,000
Rapid Wien	Vienna	Allianz Stadion	28,000
Red Bull Salzburg	Wals-Siezenheim	Red Bull Arena	30,188
Rheindorf Altach	Altach	Cashpoint Arena	8,500
Ried !SV Ried	Ried im Innkreis	Keine Sorgen Arena	7,334
St. Pölten	Sankt Pölten	NV Arena	8,000
Sturm Graz	Graz	UPC-Arena	15,323
SV Mattersburg	Mattersburg	Pappelstadion	17,100
Wolfsberger AC	Wolfsberg	Lavanttal-Arena	7,300

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Manager	Manufacturer	Sponsors
Admira Wacker	Philip Thonhauser	Oliver Lederer	Nike	Flyeralarm
SCR Altach	Johannes Engl	vacant	Jako	Cashpoint
Austria Wien	Wolfgang Katzian	Thorsten Fink	Nike	Verbund
Rapid Wien	Michael Krammer	Damir Canadi	adidas	Wien Energie
SV Ried	Johann Willminger	Christian Benbennek	hummel	Josko
RB Salzburg	Rudolf Theierl	Óscar García	Nike	Red Bull
St. Pölten	Gottfried Tröstl	Jochen Fallmann	Jako	Hypo Noe
Sturm Graz	Christian Jauk	Franco Foda	Lotto	Puntigamer
SV Mattersburg	Martin Pucher	Ivica Vastić	Puma	Bauwelt Koch
Wolfsberger AC	Dietmar Riegler	Heimo Pfeifenberger	Jako	RZ Pellets

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sturm Graz	18	11	3	4	33	16	+17	36	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Rheindorf Altach	18	11	3	4	28	20	+8	36	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3	Red Bull Salzburg	18	10	4	4	35	16	+19	34	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Austria Wien	18	11	1	6	34	27	+7	34
5	Rapid Wien	18	6	6	6	28	19	+9	24
6	Wolfsberger AC	18	6	4	8	24	29	−5	22
7	Admira Wacker Mödling	18	7	1	10	17	31	−14	22
8	Ried	18	6	2	10	17	26	−9	20
9	St. Pölten	18	3	5	10	19	35	−16	14
10	Mattersburg	18	2	5	11	17	33	−16	11	Relegation to Austrian Football First League

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Away matches won; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.

Results

First half of season

Home ╲ Away	Admira Wacker Mödling !ADM	Austria Wien !AWI	Rheindorf Altach !ALT	Rapid Wien !RWI	Red Bull Salzburg !RBS	Ried !RIE	St. Pölten !STP	Sturm Graz !STU	Mattersburg !MAT	Wolfsberger AC !WOL
Admira Wacker Mödling !Admira Wacker Mödling			1–2		0–4	1–0	1–1	0–3	1–0
Austria Wien !Austria Wien	1–2		3–1	1–4			2–1		3–1	4–1
Rheindorf Altach !Rheindorf Altach				1–0	0–0		3–1		2–1	1–0
Rapid Wien !Rapid Wien	4–0		1–1		0–0	5–0			3–0
Red Bull Salzburg !Red Bull Salzburg		4–1					2–0	0–1	3–1	1–1
Ried !Ried		1–1	2–1	4–2	0–2			1–0
St. Pölten !St. Pölten	2–1	1–2		1–1		2–3		1–3
Sturm Graz !Sturm Graz		3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–0				3–0
Mattersburg !Mattersburg	0–1	0–2				1–1	1–1	0–2		3–1
Wolfsberger AC !Wolfsberger AC	5–0		1–2	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–1

Updated to games played on 16 October 2016.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga (German)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home ╲ Away	Admira Wacker Mödling !ADM	Austria Wien !AWI	Rheindorf Altach !ALT	Rapid Wien !RWI	Red Bull Salzburg !RBS	Ried !RIE	St. Pölten !STP	Sturm Graz !STU	Mattersburg !MAT	Wolfsberger AC !WOL
Admira Wacker Mödling !Admira Wacker Mödling
Austria Wien !Austria Wien
Rheindorf Altach !Rheindorf Altach
Rapid Wien !Rapid Wien
Red Bull Salzburg !Red Bull Salzburg
Ried !Ried
St. Pölten !St. Pölten
Sturm Graz !Sturm Graz
Mattersburg !Mattersburg
Wolfsberger AC !Wolfsberger AC

Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 6 November 2016^[2]

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Deni Alar	Sturm	11
2	Dimitri Oberlin	Altach	8
3	Philipp Prosenik	WAC	7
4	Jonathan Soriano	Salzburg	6
5	Nikola Dovedan	Altach	5
	Alexander Grünwald	Austra	5
	Louis Schaub	Rapid	5
	Ismael Tajouri	Austra	5
9	Bright Edomwonyi	Sturm	4
	Olarenwaju Kayode	Austra	4
	Stefan Schwab	Rapid	4

Top assists

As of 6 November 2016^[3]

Rank	Scorer	Club	Assists
1	Sascha Horvath	Sturm	4
	Philipp Schobesberger	Rapid	4
	Lucas Venuto	Austra	4
4	Nikola Dovedan	Altach	3
	Stefan Lainer	Salzburg	3
	Uroš Matić	Sturm	3
	Thomas Murg	Rapid	3
	Dimitri Oberlin	Altach	3
	Mario Pavelić	Rapid	3
	Thomas Salamon	Austra	3
	Emanuel Schreiner	Altach	3
	Stefan Schwab	Rapid	3
	Jonathan Soriano	Salzburg	3
	Joachim Standfest	WAC	3
	Ismael Tajouri	Austra	3
	Clemens Walch	Ried	3

References

↑ "Spielplan für die tipico Bundesliga 2016/17". www.bundesliga.at. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "Bundesliga.at - Torschützenliste" (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2016.
↑ "Summary - Bundesliga - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 18 November 2016.

External links

Official website (German)

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2016–17 in Austrian football

« 2015–16 2017–18 »

Domestic leagues	Bundesliga First League Regional League

Domestic cups	Austrian Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Club seasons

Bundesliga	Admira Austria Wien Mattersburg Rapid Wien Red Bull Salzburg Rheindorf Altach Ried St. Pölten Sturm Graz Wolfsberg

List of Austrian football transfers 2016–17

2016–17 in European football (UEFA)

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UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final

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