# 2016–17 Austrian Football First League

The 2016–17 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 43rd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 22 July 2016 and ended on 26 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2016.

## Teams

Ten teams participate in the 2016-17 season. WSG Wattens, FC Blau-Weiß Linz and SV Horn were directly promoted after winning the 2015–16 Austrian Regional Leagues. SV Grödig were relegated from the 2015–16 Bundesliga; however, they withdrew to the Austrian Regional 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 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Waldviertler Volksbank Arena | 3,500 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| LASK | Linz | Waldstadion Pasching | 7,870 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 30,000 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
| WSG Wattens | Wattens | Alpenstadion | 5,500 |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Austria Lustenau | Daniel Ernemann | Christoph Stückler | Nike | Mohren |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Klaus Schmidt | Florian Maier | Uhlsport | Linz AG |
| Floridsdorfer | Franz Maresch | Sascha Viertl | Puma | Wiener Städtische |
| SV Horn | Hamayoshi Masanori | Aleksandar Đorđević | Mizuno | United Nations (17 Global Goals) |
| Kapfenberger | Abdulah Ibraković | Christoph Nicht | Erima | Murauer Bier |
| Linz | Oliver Glasner | Pavao Pervan | Jako | Zipfer |
| Liefering | Thomas Letsch | Luan | Nike | Red Bull |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Karl Daxbacher | Alexander Hauser | Jako | Tiroler Wasserkraft |
| WSG Wattens | Thomas Silberberger | Ferdinand Oswald | Puma | PAPSTAR |
| Wiener Neustadt | René Wagner | Remo Mally | Puma | Baumit |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | LASK (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 77 | Promotion to 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | FC Liefering | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 60 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 3 | SC Austria Lustenau | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 57 | |
| 4 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 54 | |
| 5 | WSG Wattens | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 51 | |
| 6 | Kapfenberger SV | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 39 | |
| 8 | SC Wiener Neustadt | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 39 | |
| 9 | Floridsdorfer AC | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
| 10 | SV Horn (R) | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 33 | Relegation to 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga |
* ↑ Kapfenberger SV were initially deducted six points for license violations. The penalty was reduced to four points on appeal.

## Results

Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 26 May 2017.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Patrik Eler | Innsbruck | 24 |
| 2 | René Gartler | LASK | 21 |
| 3 | Raphael Dwamena | Lustenau | 18 |
| 4 | João Victor Santos Sá | KSV | 14 |
| 4 | Mërgim Berisha | Liefering | 14 |
| 6 | Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria | LASK | 12 |
| 6 | Milan Jurdík | Wattens | 12 |
| 8 | Christian Gebauer | Wattens | 10 |
| 8 | Samuel Tetteh | Liefering | 10 |
| 8 | Bruno Felipe Souza Da Silva | Lustenau | 10 |

### Top assists

    As of 26 May 2017.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Marco Sahanek | FAC | 11 |
| 1 | Benjamin Pranter | Wattens | 11 |
| 3 | Thomas Goiginger | BW Linz | 10 |
| 4 | Dimitry Imbongo | LASK | 8 |
| 4 | Florian Toplitsch | Wattens | 8 |
| 6 | 5 players | 5 players | 6 |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Wacker Innsbruck | 53,743 | 9,284 | 1,915 | 2,985 | −21.3%$^†$ |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 51,159 | 5,196 | 1,813 | 2,842 | −17.7%$^†$ |
| 3 | Austria Lustenau | 43,347 | 2,910 | 1,427 | 2,408 | −5.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | WSG Wattens | 27,924 | 5,028 | 828 | 1,551 | n/a$^1$ |
| 5 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 27,457 | 7,006 | 660 | 1,525 | n/a$^1$ |
| 6 | SV Horn | 16,763 | 1,252 | 467 | 931 | n/a$^1$ |
| 7 | Kapfenberger SV | 13,947 | 1,317 | 446 | 774 | +1.8%$^†$ |
| 8 | Wiener Neustadt | 13,842 | 1,400 | 425 | 769 | −21.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Floridsdorfer AC | 12,824 | 1,945 | 288 | 712 | −8.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Liefering | 5,808 | 688 | 176 | 322 | −55.2%$^†$ |
| | League total | 266,814 | 9,284 | 176 | 1,482 | −17.8%$^†$ |
Source: bundesliga.at Notes: 1: Team played last season in Regionalliga