2020-21_Austrian_Football_Bundesliga
2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga
109th season of top-tier football league in Austria
The 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Tipico Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, was the 109th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg were the seven-times defending champions.
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| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 September 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
| Champions | Red Bull Salzburg (15th title) |
| Relegated | St. Pölten |
| Champions League | Red Bull Salzburg Rapid Wien |
| Europa League | Sturm Graz |
| Europa Conference League | LASK Austria Wien |
| Matches played | 165 |
| Goals scored | 497 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Patson Daka (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Red Bull Salzburg 7–1 Hartberg (4 October 2020) |
| Biggest away win | St. Pölten 2–8 Red Bull Salzburg (28 November 2020) |
| Highest scoring | St. Pölten 2–8 Red Bull Salzburg (28 November 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Red Bull Salzburg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Red Bull Salzburg Rapid Wien |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Ried |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Ried Hartberg |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Changes
Mattersburg withdrew from the Bundesliga after 17 seasons due to filing for insolvency, sparing WSG Tirol from relegation.[1] SV Ried was promoted as champions of the 2019–20 Austrian Football Second League after having been relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Stadia and locations
|
Team |
Location |
Venue |
Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admira Wacker Mödling | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ-Arena | 7,000 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
| LASK | Linz | Waldstadion Pasching | 6,009 |
| Rapid Wien | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 17,218 (30,188) |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Stadion Hartberg | 4,635 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,008 |
Managerial changes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 45 | |
| 3 | LASK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 42 | |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 39 | |
| 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Hartberg | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | St. Pölten | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 21 | |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 21 | |
| 11 | Ried | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 16 | |
| 12 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 14 |
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.[2]
Results
| Home \ Away | ADM | AWI | ALT | HAR | LIN | WAT | RWI | RBS | STP | STU | RIE | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admira Wacker Mödling | — | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Austria Wien | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–5 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 4–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Hartberg | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| LASK | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| WSG Tirol | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Rapid Wien | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| St. Pölten | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–8 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Sturm Graz | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| SV Ried | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Red Bull Salzburg 26, Rapid Wien 22, LASK 21, Sturm Graz 19, Wolfsberger AC 16, and WSG Tirol 15. The points of Rapid Wien, Sturm Graz and Wolfsberger AC were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | RWI | STU | LIN | WOL | WAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 1–3 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| 4 | LASK | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 27 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off final | 1–2 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
| 6 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 23 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Hartberg 14, Austria Wien 12, St. Pölten 10, Rheindorf Altach 10, Ried 8, and Admira Wacker Mödling 7. The points of Hartberg, Austria Wien, St. Pölten and Rheindorf Altach were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HAR | AWI | RIE | ALT | ADM | STP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartberg | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 32 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off semi-final | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Austria Wien (O) | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 29 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Ried | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 25 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Rheindorf Altach | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 23 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 19 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | St. Pölten (R) | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 13 | Qualification to relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since the top two teams of the 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League did not receive a license for the Bundesliga, relegation play-offs will be played between the last-placed club from the Bundesliga and the best-placed club with a license from the Second League.[3]
The winner and the runner-up of the relegation round played a one-legged play-off semi-final match against each other. The winner played a two-legged final against the fifth-placed team from the championship round to determine the qualifier to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[4][3]
Semi-final
Final
| Wolfsberger AC | 1–2 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
Joveljić  25' |
Report | Djuricin 24' (pen.) Monschein 68' |
Austria Wien won 5–1 on aggregate.
Since the top two teams of the 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League did not receive a license for the Bundesliga, relegation play-offs were played between the last-placed club from the Bundesliga and the best-placed club with a license from the Second League.[3]
| Austria Klagenfurt | 4–0 | St. Pölten |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Austria Klagenfurt won 5–0 on aggregate.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Patson Daka |
Red Bull Salzburg | 27 |
| 2 |  Nikolai Baden Frederiksen |
WSG Tirol | 18 |
 Dejan Joveljić |
Wolfsberger AC | ||
| 4 |  Ercan Kara |
Rapid Wien | 15 |
| 5 |  Mërgim Berisha |
Red Bull Salzburg | 14 |
 Sékou Koïta |
Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 7 | Alexander Schmidt |
St. Pölten | 13 |
| 8 | Johannes Eggestein |
LASK | 12 |
| Christoph Knasmüllner |
Rapid Wien | ||
| 10 | Marco Grüll |
Ried | 11 |
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Patson Daka |
Red Bull Salzburg |
| Top goalscorer | ||
| Manager of the Year |  Jesse Marsch |
Red Bull Salzburg |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Saša Kalajdžić |
VfB Stuttgart |
| Team of the Year[6] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Patrick Pentz (Austria Wien) | |||||||||||
| Defence | Rasmus Kristensen (Red Bull Salzburg) |
 André Ramalho (Red Bull Salzburg) |
David Nemeth (Sturm Graz) |
Andreas Ulmer (Red Bull Salzburg) | ||||||||
| Midfield | Enock Mwepu (Red Bull Salzburg) |
 Jon Gorenc Stanković (Sturm Graz) |
Zlatko Junuzović (Red Bull Salzburg) |
Jakob Jantscher (Sturm Graz) | ||||||||
| Attack |
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Ercan Kara (Rapid Wien) | ||||||||||
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- "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "Termine Europacup-Play-off & Relegationsspiele" [Schedule European Cup play-off and relegation play-off matches]. bundesliga.at (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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- Official website (in German)