# 2015–16 Austrian Football First League

The 2015–16 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 42nd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 24 July 2015 and ended on 25 May 2016.

## Teams

Ten teams participate in the 2015-16 season. Austria Salzburg was directly promoted after winning the 2014–15 Regionalliga West. Austria Klagenfurt promoted from the Regionalliga Mitte after winning the promotion play-offs. Wiener Neustadt relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga.
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 32,000 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Austria Salzburg | Salzburg | My Phone Austria Stadion | 1,600 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| LASK | Linz | Linzer Stadion | 14,100 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Red Bull Arena | 31,895 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 30,000 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
| A. Klagenfurt | Manfred Bender | Erreà | Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor |
| A. Lustenau | Lassaad Chabbi | Nike | |
| A. Salzburg | Jørn Andersen | Puma | Intertops |
| Floridsdorfer | Thomas Flögel | Puma | Wien Energie |
| Kapfenberger | Kurt Russ | Erima | Murauer Bier |
| Linz | Oliver Glasner | Jako | PlusCity |
| Liefering | Thomas Letsch | Nike | Red Bull |
| St. Polten | Karl Daxbacher | Jako | Hypo Noe |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Klaus Schmidt | Jako | Tiroler Wasserkraft |
| Wiener Neustadt | Günter Kreissl | Puma | Baumit |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | SKN St. Pölten (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 80 | Promotion to 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 72 | |
| 3 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 59 | |
| 4 | FC Liefering | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 57 | |
| 5 | SC Austria Lustenau | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | Kapfenberger SV | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 50 | |
| 7 | SC Wiener Neustadt | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 45 | |
| 8 | SK Austria Klagenfurt (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 34 | Relegation to 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga |
| 9 | SV Austria Salzburg (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga |
| 10 | Floridsdorfer AC | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 77 | −54 | 17 | |
* ↑ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
* ↑ SK Austria Klagenfurt were denied a First Liga license at the last minute and promptly demoted.
* ↑ SV Austria Salzburg were deducted six points for license violation and later declared insolvency.
* ↑ Reprieved from relegation.

## 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 25 May 2016.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Thomas Pichlmann | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 20 |
| 2 | Daniel Lucas Segovia | SKN St. Pölten | 19 |
| 3 | Julian Wießmeier | SC Austria Lustenau | 15 |
| 4 | Patrik Eler | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 14 |
| 4 | René Gartler | LASK Linz | 14 |
| 6 | Seifedin Chabbi | SC Austria Lustenau | 13 |
| 7 | Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria | LASK Linz | 11 |
| 7 | Manuel Hartl | SKN St. Pölten | 11 |
| 9 | Jorge Elias dos Santos | Kapfenberger SV | 10 |
| 9 | Marco Perchtold | Kapfenberger SV | 10 |
| 11 | Rajko Rep | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 9 |
| 11 | João Victor Santos Sá | Kapfenberger SV | 9 |

### Top assists

    As of 25 May 2016.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Ernst Öbster | SV Austria Salzburg | 11 |
| 2 | Michael Ambichl | SKN St. Pölten | 10 |
| 3 | Dominik Frieser | Kapfenberger SV | 9 |
| 3 | Manuel Kerhe | LASK Linz | 9 |
| 4 | Florian Flecker | Kapfenberger SV | 8 |
| 4 | Manuel Hartl | SKN St. Pölten | 8 |
| 4 | Dimitry Imbongo | LASK Linz | 8 |
| 8 | Florian Jamnick | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 7 |
| 8 | Sandro Zakany | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 7 |
| 10 | Rene Gartler | LASK Linz | 6 |