# 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 113th season of top-tier football in Austria. Sturm Graz are the defending champions. The season began on 2 August 2024, and is scheduled to conclude on 25 May 2025.

## Teams

SC Austria Lustenau were relegated to the 2024–25 Austrian Football Second League after finishing in last place in the 2023–24 Relegation Round, ending their two years stay in the top flight. Grazer AK was promoted as champions of the 2023–24 Austrian Football Second League, ending a seventeen year hiatus from the top flight.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 29,863 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,656 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Hofmann Personal Stadion | 5,595 |
| Grazer AK | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| LASK | Linz | Raiffeisen Arena | 19,080 |
| SK Rapid | Vienna | Allianz Stadion (Vienna) | 28,600 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 30,188 |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 16,364 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Profertil Arena Hartberg | 4,635 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
| WSG Tirol | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,008 |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors | Shirt sponsors |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main | Other(s)000 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Peter Pacult | Thorsten Mahrer | Capelli Sport | None | List Front: Kärnten Sport, Stadtwerke Klagenfurt, Vivamayr, Kelag, Erlebnis Sportpark Klagenfurt Back: Stadtwerke Klagenfurt Sleeves: Hirter, Autohaus Sintschnig, Nissan Shorts: Klagenfurt, REISSWOLF, Kleine Zeitung Socks: None Alternate: None |
| Austria Wien | Stephan Helm | Manfred Fischer | Macron | Frankstahl (H)/Steelcoin (A) | List Front: Wien Holding Back: Wien Holding Sleeves: MTEL Austria, Wien Holding Shorts: Schuller Eh'klar, Wien Holding, Marsbet Socks: Wien Holding Alternate: Steelcoin |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Gerald Scheiblehner | Fabio Strauss | Uhlsport | Linz AG | List Front: Linz, Linz AG Back: Linz Airport Sleeves: Personal Hofmann, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, Linz AG Shorts: Gasteiner Mineral Water, Autohaus Leeb in Wels Socks: Liwest Alternate: None |
| Grazer AK | Rene Poms | Marco Perchtold | Macron | Mapei | List Front: Energie Steiermark, Grawe, Köck KFZ-Technik Meisterbetrieb Back: Salanettis, Grapos Headquarter Sleeves: bm-romar, Ziesler GmbH Shorts: tim Austria, Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark Socks: Energie Graz Alternate: Energie Steiermark |
| LASK | Markus Schopp | Robert Zulj | Adidas | Backaldrin Kornspitz | List Front: BWT, Oberösterreich, BWT Change the world - Sip by sip Back: Energie AG, Zipfer Sleeves: Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, Aspöck Shorts: Franz Oberndorfer GmbH, HYPO Oberösterreich, BWT, Nerobet Socks: Molto Luce Alternate: HYPO Oberösterreich |
| SK Rapid | Robert Klauß | Matthias Seidl | Puma | Wien Energie | List Front: None Back: spusu, Allianz Sleeves: Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Shorts: Allianz, Wiener Zucker Socks: easystaff Alternate: foodaffairs |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Thomas Letsch | Janis Blaswich | Puma | Red Bull | List Front: None Back: Red Bull Sleeves: Rauch Shorts: None Socks: None Alternate: Rauch |
| Rheindorf Altach | Fabio Ingolitsch | Jan Zwischenbrugger | Jako | Cashpoint | List Front: Gunz Warenhandels Back: Markus Stolz GmbH, Waibel Workwear Sleeves: Pfanner Shorts: Vorarlberger Kraftwerke, Grand Casino Liechtenstein Socks: Vorarlberger Nachrichten Alternate: Gebrüder Weiss |
| Sturm Graz | Jürgen Säumel | Stefan Hierländer | Nike | Puntigamer | List Front: Grawe, Puntigamer Back: Puntigamer, Grapos Headquarter Sleeves: Steirisches Kürbiskernöl Shorts: tim Austria (H)/Graz (A), Kleine Zeitung, Energie Steiermark Socks: Sieme Weingüter Alternate: Energie Steiermark |
| TSV Hartberg | Manfred Schmid | Jürgen Heil | Adidas | Eggerglas | List Front: ADMIRAL Sportwetten, PROFERTIL Sperm Booster, Kühlanlagen Postl, PROMACULA, Faustmann Möbel, KAPO Fenster und Türen, 11teamsports, Alois Schweighofer GmbH, Steiermark, Hartberg Back: Hochegger Dächer, MOLIN Industrie, KE KELIT Sleeves: Objekttischlerei Gleichweit, Menopearl Shorts: Boxxenstop, Energie Hartberg, MM Kanal-Rohr-Sanierung, Energie Steiermark Socks: Kühlanlagen Postl Alternate: None |
| Wolfsberger AC | Dietmar Kühbauer | Dominik Baumgartner | Adidas | RZ Ökostrom | List Front: Robitsch Obst und Gemüse, Kärnten Sport, 11teamsports, Radio Kärnten, velox.at, Kelag Back: Salanettis Sleeves: Velox Bau-Systeme, ADMIRAL Shorts: Eskimo Eiszeit Kärnten, HERWA Multiclean Gebäudereinigung, Beschriftung Grafik Druck, Gigasport, Kleine Zeitung Socks: BMW Gönitzer Alternate: SBH Rohstoffhandels |
| WSG Tirol | Philipp Semlic | Valentino Müller | Puma | CATL | List Front: Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Versicherung, Herz für den Tiroler Fussball Back: Tirol Sleeves: Tiroler Tageszeitung, Tiroler Wasserkraft, 11teamsports Shorts: Fröschl Bau Socks: Volksbank Tirol, Union Investment Alternate: Tiroler Versicherung |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Onur Çinel (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Pepijn Lijnders | 1 July 2024 | |
| Wolfsberger AC | Manfred Schmid | Sacked | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Dietmar Kühbauer | 1 July 2024 | [2] [3] |
| WSG Tirol | Thomas Silberberger | Signed by Admira Wacker | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Philipp Semlic | 1 July 2024 | |
| Austria Wien | Christian Wegleitner (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Stephan Helm | 1 July 2024 | |
| LASK | Thomas Darasz | Sacked | 3 September 2024 | 11th | Markus Schopp | 3 September 2024 | |
| TSV Hartberg | Markus Schopp | Signed by LASK | 3 September 2024 | 12th | Markus Karner (caretaker) | 3 September 2024 | |
| TSV Hartberg | Markus Karner (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 22 September 2024 | 12th | Manfred Schmid | 22 September 2024 | |
| SCR Altach | Joachim Standfest | Sacked | 30 September 2024 | 10th | Louis Ngwat-Mahop (caretaker) | 30 September 2024 | |
| Sturm Graz | Christian Ilzer | Signed by Hoffenheim | 15 November 2024 | 1st | Jürgen Säumel (caretaker) | 15 November 2024 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Pepijn Lijnders | Sacked | 16 December 2024 | 5th | Thomas Letsch | 18 December 2024 | |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sturm Graz (Q) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 46 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Austria Wien (Q) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Red Bull Salzburg (Q) | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Wolfsberg (Q) | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 36 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | SK Rapid (Q) | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Blau-Weiß Linz (Q) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 33 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | LASK (Q) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 31 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | TSV Hartberg (Q) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Austria Klagenfurt (Q) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | WSG Tirol (Q) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 19 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Grazer AK (Q) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach (Q) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AKL | AWI | BWL | GAK | HAR | LSK | RWI | RBS | ALT | STU | TIR | WAC |
| Austria Klagenfurt | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Austria Wien | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Grazer AK | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Hartberg | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| LASK | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Rapid Wien | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Sturm Graz | 7–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | 0–3 |
| WSG Tirol | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 3–3 |
| Wolfsberg | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — |

## Championship round

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: Sturm Graz 23, Austria Wien 23, Red Bull Salzburg 19, Wolfsberger 18, Rapid Wien 17, and Blau-Weiß Linz 16. The points of Blau-Weiß Linz were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for them.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STU | AWI | RBS | WAC | RWI | BWL |
| 1 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 23 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | — | | | | | |
| 2 | Austria Wien | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 23 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | | — | | | | |
| 3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 19 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | | | — | | | |
| 4 | Wolfsberg | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 18 | Qualification for the Conference League play-offs | | | | — | | |
| 5 | SK Rapid | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 17 | | | | | | — | |
| 6 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 16 | | | | | | | — |
* ↑ The 2024–25 Austrian Cup winners qualify for the Europa League third qualifying round. If the cup winners finish in the top three, the Conference League berth will be passed to the fourth place team.

## Relegation round

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: LASK 15, TSV Hartberg 13, Austria Klagenfurt 10, WSG Tirol 9, Grazer AK 8, and Rheindorf Altach 8. The points of LASK, Austria Klagenfurt, and WSG Tirol were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for those teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LSK | HAR | AKL | TIR | GAK | ALT |
| 1 | LASK | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 15 | Qualification for the Conference League play-offs | — | | | | | |
| 2 | TSV Hartberg | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 13 | Qualification for the Conference League play-offs | | — | | | | |
| 3 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 10 | | | | — | | | |
| 4 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 9 | | | | | — | | |
| 5 | Grazer AK | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 8 | | | | | | — | |
| 6 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 8 | Relegation to Austrian Football Second League | | | | | | — |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 16 March 2025
| 1 | Ronivaldo | Blau-Weiß Linz | 13 |
| 2 | Mika Biereth | Sturm Graz | 11 |
| 3 | Dion Beljo | Rapid Vienna | 9 |
| 3 | Ben Bobzien | Austria Klagenfurt | 9 |
| 3 | Dominik Fitz | Austria Wien | 9 |
| 3 | Oscar Gloukh | Red Bull Salzburg | 9 |
| 3 | Otar Kiteishvili | Sturm Graz | 9 |
| 8 | Maurice Malone | Austria Wien | 8 |
| 8 | Patrik Mijić | Hartberg | 8 |
| 10 | Thierno Ballo | Wolfsberg | 7 |
| 10 | William Bøving | Sturm Graz | 7 |
| 10 | Maximilian Entrup | LASK | 7 |
| 10 | Isak Jansson | Rapid Vienna | 7 |
| 10 | Dejan Zukić | Wolfsberg | 7 |