# 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 105th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016. The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended 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

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Admira Wacker Mödling | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ-Arena | 10,800 |
| Austria Wien | Vienna | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | 50,865 |
| Rapid Wien | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 30,188 |
| Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,334 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-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 | Martin Scherb | 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Austria Wien | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Rheindorf Altach | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 46 | |
| 6 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 46 | |
| 7 | Mattersburg | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 43 | |
| 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 42 | |
| 9 | St. Pölten | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 37 | |
| 10 | Ried (R) | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 35 | Relegation to Austrian Football First League |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 29 May 2017
| Rank | Scorerbb | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Olarenwaju Kayode | Austria | 17 |
| 2 | Deni Alar | Sturm | 16 |
| 3 | Hwang Hee-chan | Salzburg | 12 |
| 4 | Takumi Minamino | Salzburg | 11 |
| 4 | Alexander Grünwald | Austria | 11 |
| 6 | Dimitri Oberlin | Altach | 10 |
| 6 | Christoph Monschein | Admira | 10 |
| 6 | Nikola Dovedan | Altach | 10 |
| 9 | Jonathan Soriano | Salzburg | 8 |
| 9 | Patrick Bürger | SV Mattersburg | 8 |
| 9 | Ismael Tajouri | Austria | 8 |
| 9 | Joelinton | Rapid Wien | 8 |
| 9 | Christoph Knasmüllner | Admira | 8 |
| 9 | Raphael Holzhauser | Austria | 8 |
| 15 | Giorgi Kvilitaia | Rapid Wien | 7 |
| 15 | Moumi Ngamaleu | Altach | 7 |
| 15 | Lucas Venuto | Austria | 7 |
| 15 | Philipp Prosenik | Wolfsberger AC | 7 |
| 15 | Valon Berisha | Salzburg | 7 |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | SK Rapid Wien | 378,594 | 25,452 | 16,815 | 21,033 | +24.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 189,544 | 16,604 | 7,487 | 10,530 | +24.0%$^†$ |
| 3 | Austria Wien | 142,590 | 15,576 | 5,143 | 7,921 | +10.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | Red Bull Salzburg | 140,984 | 15,692 | 3,889 | 7,832 | −7.7%$^†$ |
| 5 | Rheindorf Altach | 95,930 | 7,462 | 3,836 | 5,329 | +11.5%$^†$ |
| 6 | Ried | 73,848 | 6,611 | 2,448 | 4,102 | +1.7%$^†$ |
| 7 | St. Pölten | 67,234 | 7,871 | 1,258 | 3,735 | +36.7%$^1$ |
| 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 66,747 | 6,110 | 2,572 | 3,708 | +4.3%$^†$ |
| 9 | Mattersburg | 64,939 | 9,527 | 1,890 | 3,607 | −26.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 47,827 | 5,036 | 1,576 | 2,657 | −6.7%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,268,237 | 25,452 | 1,258 | 7,046 | +12.4%$^†$ |
Source: bundesliga.at Notes: 1: Team played last season in First League

## Awards
### Annual awards
#### Player of the Year

The Player of the Year awarded to Andreas Ulmer (Red Bull Salzburg)

#### Top goalscorer

The Top goalscorer of the Year awarded to Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien)

#### Manager of the Year

The Manager of the Year awarded to Oscar Garcia (Red Bull Salzburg)

#### Breakthrough of the Year

The Breakthrough of the Year awarded to Konrad Laimer (Red Bull Salzburg)

### Team of the Year

* Goalkeeper: Alexander Walke (Red Bull Salzburg)
* Defence: Stefan Lainer (Red Bull Salzburg),
Paulo Miranda (Red Bull Salzburg), Philipp Netzer (Rheindorf Altach), Charalampos Lykogiannis (Sturm Graz)
* Midfield: Lucas Venuto (Austria Wien), Konrad Laimer (Red Bull Salzburg) , Alexander Grünwald (Austria Wien), Valon Berisha (Red Bull Salzburg)
* Attack: Deni Alar (Sturm Graz), Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien)