1953–54 Austrian football championship

The **1953-54 Austrian football championship**  was organized  by the Austrian Football Association. The Staatsliga B, which was also professionally run, served as a substructure to the State League A. Only clubs from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria and Styria played in it. For the clubs from western Austria, the Tauernliga (Salzburg, Carinthia) and the Arlbergliga (Tirol, Vorarlberg) were organized on an amateur basis. The respective regional leagues of the federal states acted as the third performance level.

Rapid Wien became Austrian football champions for the 19th time this season. For SV Austria Salzburg it was the first season in the Austrian top league.

## Final table

**Table mode (if points are tied):**  goal quotient
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**SK Rapid Wien**|26|18|5|3|41|
|2.|**FK Austria Wien**|26|16|6|4|38|
|3.|**SC Wacker Wien**|26|12|7|7|31|
|4.|**Grazer AK**|26|14|3|9|31|
|5.|**First Vienna FC**|26|13|4|9|30|
|6.|**SK Admira  Wien**|26|12|6|8|30|
|7.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|26|11|7|8|29|
|8.|**LASK**|26|10|7|9|27|
|9.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|26|9|5|12|23|
|10.|**1. Simmeringer SC**|26|7|8|11|22|
|11.|**FC Wien**|26|8|5|13|21|
|12.|**Wiener AC**|26|9|0|17|18|
|13.|**SK Sturm Graz**|26|6|4|16|16|
|14.|**Floridsdorfer AC**|26|2|3|21|7|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 August 1953|**Wiener AC**|FC Wien|2-0|
|23 August 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|LASK|0-0|
|23 August 1953|**SV Austria Salzburg**|SK Admira Wien|3-2|
|23 August 1953|Grazer AK|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-3|
|23 August 1953|**First Vienna FC **|Floridsdorfer AC|7-1|
|23 August 1953|SC Wacker Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|2-3|
|23 August 1953|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 August 1953|First Vienna FC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-2|
|26 August 1953|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer AK|4-3|
|26 August 1953|**Floridsdorfer AC **|SV Austria Salzburg|3-1|
|26 August 1953|**LASK**|Wiener AC|1-0|
|26 August 1953|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Admira Wien|3-2|
|26 August 1953|**SK Sturm Graz**|1. Simmeringer SC|3-1|
|27 August 1953|FC Wien|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 August 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC**|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|29 August 1953|**Wiener AC**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|30 August 1953|**SK Admira Wien **|FK Austria Wien|5-3|
|30 August 1953|SV Austria Salzburg|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-3|
|30 August 1953|**Grazer AK**|FC Wien|7-0|
|30 August 1953|LASK|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|30 August 1953|**Wiener Sport-Club**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 September 1953|FC Wien|SK Admira Wien|2-2|
|1 September 1953|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1. Simmeringer SC|2-1|
|2 September 1953|FK Austria Wien|**SV Austria Salzburg**|2-3|
|2 September 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-7|
|2 September 1953|** LASK **|Grazer AK|5-0|
|2 September 1953|SK Sturm Graz|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|2 September 1953|**First Vienna FC **|Wiener AC|7-0|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 September 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC **|Floridsdorfer AC|6-1|
|5 September 1953|SK Admira Wien|LASK|0-0|
|5 September 1953|Wiener AC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-4|
|6 September 1953|**SV Austria Salzburg**|FC Wien|2-0|
|6 September 1953|**Grazer AK **|SK Sturm Graz|4-3|
|6 September 1953|SK Rapid Wien|** FK Austria Wien **|3-4|
|6 September 1953|**SC Wacker Wien **|First Vienna FC|4-2|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 September 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC**|Wiener AC|2-0|
|12 September 1953|**First Vienna FC**|Grazer AK|4-0|
|12 September 1953|Wiener Sport-Club|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-4|
|13 September 1953|FC Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-3|
|13 September 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|13 September 1953|**LASK **|SV Austria Salzburg|3-0|
|13 September 1953|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Admira Wien **|2-3|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 September 1953|**SK Rapid Wien**|LASK|8-0|
|16 September 1953|SK Admira Wien|First Vienna FC|2-2|
|16 September 1953|**SV Austria Salzburg **|SK Sturm Graz|5-2|
|16 September 1953|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Wien|3-2|
|16 September 1953|**Grazer AK**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|16 September 1953|SC Wacker Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|2-2|
|17 September 1953|**Wiener AC**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-2|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 September 1953|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Admira Wien **|3-5|
|19 September 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|Grazer AK|0-0|
|20 September 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|FC Wien|2-2|
|20 September 1953|LASK|**FK Austria Wien **|1-2|
|16 September 1953|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-4|
|20 September 1953|**First Vienna FC**|SV Austria Salzburg|5-0|
|20 September 1953|**Wiener AC**|SC Wacker Wien|3-2|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 November 1953|**FK Austria Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|5-1|
|7 November 1953|**FC Wien**|LASK|1-0|
|8 November 1953|SK Admira Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|0-0|
|8 November 1953|SV Austria Salzburg|**Wiener Sport-Club **|3-4|
|8 November 1953|**Grazer AK**|Wiener AC|4-0|
|8 November 1953|**SK Rapid Wien**|First Vienna FC|4-3|
|8 November 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|10-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 October 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC **|SV Austria Salzburg|3-1|
|3 October 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|**LASK**|1-5|
|3 October 1953|Wiener AC|**SK Admira Wien**|0-2|
|4 October 1953|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|4 October 1953|**SK Sturm Graz**|FC Wien|2-0|
|4 October 1953|First Vienna FC|**FK Austria Wien **|0-2|
|4 October 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|Grazer AK|2-1|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 October 1953|**Grazer AK**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-0|
|17 October 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Admira Wien|4-2|
|18 October 1953|**SV Austria Salzburg **|Wiener AC|2-0|
|18 October 1953|**FK Austria Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|5-2|
|18 October 1953|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC **|3-7|
|18 October 1953|**LASK**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|15 December 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 October 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Sturm Graz **|1-2|
|24 October 1953|**First Vienna FC **|LASK|1-0|
|24 October 1953|**Wiener Sport-Club **|FC Wien|2-1|
|25 October 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|**FK Austria Wien **|1-4|
|25 October 1953|**Grazer AK**|SK Admira Wien|4-3|
|25 October 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|9-0|
|25 October 1953|Wiener AC|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 October 1953|SV Austria Salzburg|**Grazer AK**|2-3|
|31 October 1953|**FC Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|2-1|
|31 October 1953|SK Rapid Wien|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|1 November 1953|**SK Admira Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-3|
|1 November 1953|**FK Austria Wien **|Wiener AC|3-1|
|1 November 1953|LASK|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|1 November 1953|SK Sturm Graz|**First Vienna FC **|2-5|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 November 1953|SK Admira Wien|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|14 November 1953|**FC Wien**|Wiener AC|3-1|
|14 November 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|15 November 1953|FK Austria Wien|SC Wacker Wien|0-0|
|15 November 1953|LASK|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|15 November 1953|**SK Rapid Wien **|Grazer AK|4-1|
|15 November 1953|**SK Sturm Graz**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 December 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|5 December 1953|Wiener AC|**LASK **|2-4|
|6 December 1953|SK Admira Wien|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|6 December 1953|**SV Austria Salzburg**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-2|
|6 December 1953|**Grazer AK **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|6 December 1953|** SC Wacker Wien**|FC Wien|3-2|
|6 December 1953|**Wiener Sport-Club **|First Vienna FC|4-3|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 December 1953|**First Vienna FC **|1. Simmeringer SC|3-0|
|10 December 1953|**FK Austria Wien **|SK Admira Wien|3-2|
|12 December 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|**Wiener Sport-Club **|3-4|
|12 December 1953|** SC Wacker Wien**|LASK|3-2|
|13 December 1953|** FC Wien**|Grazer AK|3-0|
|13 December 1953|**SK Rapid Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-1|
|13 December 1953|**SK Sturm Graz **|Wiener AC|7-1|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 February 1954|1. Simmeringer SC|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|27 February 1954|**SK Admira Wien**|FC Wien|3-1|
|27 February 1954|SC Wacker Wien|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|28 February 1954|**SK Rapid Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-2|
|28 February 1954|Wiener AC|**First Vienna FC **|1-2|
|10 March 1954|SV Austria Salzburg|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|11 March 1954|**Grazer AK**|LASK|2-0|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 March 1954|Floridsdorfer AC|**1. Simmeringer SC**|0-6|
|6 March 1954|**Wiener Sport-Club **|Wiener AC|5-4|
|7 March 1954|LASK|**SK Admira Wien**|1-3|
|7 March 1954|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-3|
|7 March 1954|SK Sturm Graz|Grazer AK|3-3|
|7 March 1954|**First Vienna FC **|SC Wacker Wien|3-1|
|17 March 1954|**FC Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-2|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 March 1954|**SK Admira Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|13 March 1954|** SC Wacker Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|
|13 March 1954|**Wiener AC**|1. Simmeringer SC|3-1|
|14 March 1954|SV Austria Salzburg|LASK|2-2|
|14 March 1954|**FK Austria Wien **|Floridsdorfer AC|6-0|
|14 March 1954|**Grazer AK **|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|14 March 1954|**SK Rapid Wien **|FC Wien|7-2|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 March 1954|**1. Simmeringer SC**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|21 March 1954|FC Wien|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|21 March 1954|Floridsdorfer AC|**Wiener AC**|1-3|
|21 March 1954|LASK|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-5|
|21 March 1954|**SK Sturm Graz **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|21 March 1954|**First Vienna FC**|SK Admira Wien|3-1|
|21 March 1954|Wiener Sport-Club|Grazer AK|3-3|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 March 1954|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|6-4|
|24 March 1954|**SK Admira Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-0|
|24 March 1954|SV Austria Salzburg|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|24 March 1954|**SC Wacker Wien **|Wiener AC|5-0|
|25 March 1954|FK Austria Wien|LASK|2-2|
|25 March 1954|**Grazer AK **|1. Simmeringer SC|2-1|
|1 April 1954|**FC Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-0|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 March 1954|Floridsdorfer AC|**SC Wacker Wien **|0-6|
|27 March 1954|Wiener AC|**Grazer AK **|1-4|
|28 March 1954|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Admira Wien**|0-2|
|28 March 1954|**LASK**|FC Wien|3-0|
|28 March 1954|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien **|1-6|
|28 March 1954|First Vienna FC|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|28 March 1954|Wiener Sport-Club|SV Austria Salzburg|2-2|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 April 1954|SK Admira Wien|**Wiener AC **|1-4|
|3 April 1954|Grazer AK|**SC Wacker Wien **|2-3|
|4 April 1954|**FK Austria Wien **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|4 April 1954|**LASK**|Floridsdorfer AC|7-0|
|4 April 1954|SK Rapid Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club **|2-3|
|4 April 1954|**SV Austria Salzburg **|1. Simmeringer SC|3-1|
|4 April 1954|**FC Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 May 1954|**SK Admira Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|3-2|
|15 May 1954|Floridsdorfer AC|**Grazer AK**|2-3|
|15 May 1954|**First Vienna FC **|FC Wien|5-0|
|15 May 1954|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|16 May 1954|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Rapid Wien **|2-3|
|16 May 1954|SK Sturm Graz|**LASK**|1-3|
|16 May 1954|**Wiener AC **|SV Austria Salzburg|4-0|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 May 1954|**FC Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|1  May 1954|**LASK**|First Vienna FC|5-3|
|2 May 1954|SK Admira Wien|**Grazer AK**|0-1|
|2 May 1954|**SV Austria Salzburg**|SC Wacker Wien|1-0|
|2 May 1954|**FK Austria Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|4-1|
|2 May 1954|SK Rapid Wien|**Wiener AC **|4-5|
|2 May 1954|SK Sturm Graz|**Floridsdorfer AC **|4-5|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 April 1954|1. Simmeringer SC|FC Wien|1-1|
|24 April 1954 1954|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-5|
|25 April 1954|Grazer AK|**SV Austria Salzburg**|1-2|
|25 April 1954|**First Vienna FC **|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|
|25 April 1954|Wiener AC|**FK Austria Wien **|1-2|
|25 April 1954|** Wiener Sport-Club**|LASK  2-14-5||
|29  April 1954|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Admira Wien**|0-2|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SK Rapid Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Robert Dienst, Leopold Eineder, Leopold Gernhardt, Karl Gießer, Franz Golobic, Paul Halla, Gerhard Hanappi, Ernst Happel, Robert Kaffka, Alfred Körner, Robert Körner, Max Merkel, Bruno Messarosch, Dieter Pflug, Erich Probst, Johann Riegler, Walter Zeman, CoachːJosef Uridil||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Robert Dienst|SK Rapid Wien|21|
|Ernst Bokon|SC Wacker Wien|23|
|Otto Walzhofer|First Vienna FC|23|
|Gerhard Hanappi|SK Rapid Wien|22|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Staatsliga A
- **season**: 1953-54
- **dates**: 22 August 1953 - 29 April 1954
- **winners**: SK Rapid Wien
- **relegated**: Wiener AC / SK Sturm Graz/Floridsdorfer AC
- **league topscorer**: Robert Dienst ( SK Rapid Wien 24 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1952-53 Austrian football championship, 1952-53
- **nextseason**: 1954-55 Austrian football championship, 1954-55