# 2018–19 Austrian Football Second League

The 2018–19 Austrian Football Second League is the 45th season of the Austrian second-level football 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 and 3 teams being relegated to the Austrian Regionalliga at the end of the season.

## Teams

Sixteen teams will participate in the 2018–19 season. SV Horn, SKU Amstetten, FK Austria Wien II, SV Lafnitz, SK Vorwärts Steyr, 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.
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| FK Austria Wien II | Vienna | Austria-Akademie | 830 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| Wacker Innsbruck II | Innsbruck | Tivoli W1 | 700 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
| WSG Wattens | Wattens | Alpenstadion | 5,500 |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Pasching | Waldstadion | 7,870 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Waldviertler Volksbank Arena | 7,870 |
| SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 2,000 |
| SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Sportplatz Lafnitz | 3,000 |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | Steyr | Vorwärts-Stadion | 6,000 |
| SK Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 32,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer |
| Austria Lustenau | Gernot Plassnegger | Uhlsport |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Thomas Sageder | Uhlsport |
| Floridsdorfer | Mario Handl | Puma |
| FK Austria Wien II | Andreas Ogris | Nike |
| Kapfenberger | Kurt Russ | Erima |
| Liefering | Janusz Góra & Gerhard Struber | Nike |
| SV Ried | Thomas Weissenböck | Hummel |
| Wacker Innsbruck II | Thomas Grumser | Macron |
| WSG Wattens | Thomas Silberberger | Erima |
| Wiener Neustadt | Roman Mählich | Capelli |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Ronald Brunmayr | |
| SV Horn | Carsten Jancker | |
| SKU Amstetten | Robert Weinstabl | Puma |
| SV Lafnitz | Ferdinand Feldhofer | adidas |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | Gerald Scheiblehner | Erima |
| SK Austria Klagenfurt | Franz Polanz | Erreà |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | WSG Wattens (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 65 | Promotion to 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | SV Ried | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 63 | |
| 3 | Austria Lustenau | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 | Kapfenberger SV | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 5 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 44 | |
| 6 | FC Juniors OÖ | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Austria Klagenfurt | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 41 | |
| 8 | Floridsdorfer AC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 41 | |
| 9 | SKU Amstetten | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 36 | |
| 10 | FC Liefering | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 35 | |
| 11 | Austria Wien II | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 34 | |
| 12 | SV Lafnitz | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 33 | |
| 13 | SV Horn | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 25 | |
| 14 | Vorwärts Steyr | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 21 | |
| 15 | Wiener Neustadt (R) | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 44 | Relegation to 2019–20 Austrian Regionalliga |
| 16 | Wacker Innsbruck II (R) | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 41 | Relegation to 2019–20 Austrian Regionalliga |