1985- 86 Austrian football championship

The **1985-86 Austrian football championship**  was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The top-flight First Division and the second-tier Second Division were merged this season through a playoff format. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg), as well as the regional leagues of Carinthia, Upper Austria, and Styria.

FK Austria Wien became champion for the 18th time in history. A 3-0 penalty on 28 March  for the match between Rapid and LASK, which Rapid had won 3-0 on March 22, cost SK Rapid the title. Coach Vlato Markovic had fielded Petar Brucic. This player was automatically suspended after receiving seven yellow cards.

## Mode

The championship in the 1st and 2nd Divisions was initially contested in the fall with 12 teams. Each team initially  22 matches. The teams were then divided into the **Champion play off** (1st to 8th in the 1st Division), the **Intermediate play off**  (9th to 12th in the 1st Division and 1st to 4th in the 2nd Division) and the **Relegation play off** (5th to 12th in the 2nd Division) for the spring championship. This meant that the Masters Playoff determined the champions and European Cup berths, the Intermediate play off determined promotions and relegations between the 1st and 2nd Divisions.  Relegation play off determined teams relegated to the regional and state leagues. Games, goals, and points were carried over into the spring for the Masters and Relegation play offs.

## Initial round table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien**|22|19|1|2|39|
|2.|**SK Rapid Wien**|22|16|5|1|37|
|3.|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|22|7|9|6|23|
|4.|**Grazer AK**|22|9|5|8|23|
|5.|**LASK**|22|8|6|8|22|
|6.|**SK Sturm Graz**|22|5|12|5|22|
|7.|** Admira Wacker **|22|7|6|9|20|
|8.|**SWW Innsbruck**|22|7|6|9|20|
|9.|**VOEST Linz**|22|7|6|9|20|
|10.|**SC Eisenstadt**|22|4|10|8|18|
|11.|**DSV Alpine**|22|3|7|12|13|
|12.|**Salzburger AK 1914**|22|0|7|15|7|

## Champion play off table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien**|36|26|6|4|58|
|2.|**SK Rapid Wien**|36|23|10|3|56|
|3.|**SWW Innsbruck**|36|14|11|11|39|
|4.|**LASK**|36|13|12|11|38|
|5.|**SK Sturm Graz**|36|9|17|10|35|
|6.|**Grazer AK**|36|13|9|14|35|
|7.|** Admira Wacker **|36|9|11|16|29|
|8.|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|36|8|12|16|28|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 August 1985|SC Eisenstadt|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|9 August 1985|SK Austria Klagenfurt|VOEST Linz|0-0|
|9 August 1985|**Linzer ASK**|Salzburger AK|4-0|
|9 August 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|Admira Wacker|3-1|
|9 August 1985|SWW Innsbruck|Grazer AK|1-1|
|9 August 1973|SK Sturm Graz|DSV Alpine|0-0|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 August 1985|DSV Alpine|SC Eisenstadt|1-1|
|13 August 1985|Grazer AK|**SK Austria Klagenfurt  **|1-2|
|13 August 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|SWW Innsbruck|6-0|
|13 August 1985|Salzburger AK|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|13 August 1985|VOEST Linz|Linzer ASK|0-0|
|10 September 1973|Admira Wacker|**FK Austria Wien**|0-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 August 1985|SK Austria Klagenfurt|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|16 August 1985|FK Austria Wien|**DSV Alpine **|1-2|
|16 August 1985|Linzer ASK|**Grazer AK**|1-3|
|16 August 1985|** SC Eisenstadt**|Salzburger AK|3-2|
|16 August 1985|**SWW Innsbruck **|Admira Wacker|4-1|
|16 August 1985|**SK Sturm Graz**|VOEST Linz|3-1|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 August 1985|Admira Wacker|DSV Alpine|2-2|
|20 August 1985|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|20 August 1985|**SWW Innsbruck**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|3-2|
|20 August 1985|Salzburger AK|**FK Austria Wien **|0-2|
|20 August 1985|**VOEST Linz   **|SC Eisenstadt|2-0|
|10 September 1985|**SK Rapid Wien **|Linzer ASK|5-0|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 August 1985|SK Austria Klagenfurt|Admira Wacker|0-0|
|23 August 1985|**FK Austria Wien **|VOEST Linz|7-1|
|23 August 1985|Linzer ASK|SWW Innsbruck|1-1|
|23 August 1985|SC Eisenstadt|Grazer AK|1-1|
|24 August 1985|**   DSV Alpine  **|Salzburger AK|4-2|
|24 August 1985|SK Sturm Graz|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 August 1985|**Admira Wacker**|Salzburger AK|2-0|
|27 August 1985|SK Austria Klagenfurt|Linzer ASK|1-1|
|27 August 1985|Grazer AK|**FK Austria Wien **|1-5|
|27 August 1985|**SK Rapid Wien **|SC Eisenstadt|6-0|
|27 August 1985|SWW Innsbruck|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|27 August 1985|**VOEST Linz**|DSV Alpine|3-2|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 August 1985|**Linzer ASK **|Admira Wacker|2-1|
|30 August 1985|SC Eisenstadt|SWW Innsbruck|1-1|
|30 August 1985|Salzburger AK|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|30 August 1985|SK Sturm Graz|SK Austria Klagenfurt|1-1|
|31 August 1985|FK Austria Wien|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|31 August 1985|DSV Alpine|**Grazer AK**|0-7|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 September 1985|**Admira Wacker**|VOEST Linz|2-0|
|6 September 1985|SK Austria Klagenfurt|SC Eisenstadt|1-1|
|6 September 1985|**Grazer AK**|Salzburger AK|3-0|
|6 September 1985|**Linzer ASK **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|6 September 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|DSV Alpine|3-0|
|6 September 1985|SWW Innsbruck|**FK Austria Wien**|1-3|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 September 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-0|
|13 September 1985|**SC Eisenstadt**|Linzer ASK|1-0|
|13 September 1985|Salzburger AK|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-3|
|13 September 1985|VOEST Linz|Grazer AK|0-0|
|14 September 1985|DSV Alpine|**SWW Innsbruck**|2-5|
|14 September 1985|**SK Sturm Graz**|Admira Wacker|2-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 September 1985|Admira Wacker|Grazer AK|1-1|
|20 September 1985|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|DSV Alpine|2-1|
|21 September 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|VOEST Linz|7-0|
|21 September 1985|**SWW Innsbruck**|Salzburger AK|2-0|
|21  September 1985|SK Sturm Graz|SC Eisenstadt|0-0|
|8 October 1985|Linzer ASK|**FK Austria Wien**|1-3|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 September 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|5-0|
|27 September 1985|Grazer AK|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-10|
|27 September 1985|SC Eisenstadt|Admira Wacker|2-2|
|27 September 1985|Salzburger AK|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-2|
|27  September 1985|**VOEST Linz**|SWW Innsbruck|3-2|
|28  September 1985|DSV Alpine|**Linzer ASK**|1-3|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 October 1985|**Grazer AK**|SWW Innsbruck|2-0|
|4 October 1985|**VOEST Linz**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-1|
|5 October 1985|Admira Wacker|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-2|
|5 October 1985|DSV Alpine|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|5 October 1985|Salzburger AK|Linzer ASK|0-0|
|6 October 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|SC Eisenstadt|4-0|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 October 1985|**SK Austria Klagenfurt **|Grazer AK|5-2|
|11 October 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|Admira Wacker|3-1|
|11 October 1985|Linzer ASK|**VOEST Linz**|1-2|
|11 October 1985|**SC Eisenstadt  **|DSV Alpine|1-0|
|11 October 1985|SWW Innsbruck|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|12 October 1985|SK Sturm Graz|Salzburger AK|2-2|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 October 1985|Grazer AK|**Linzer ASK**|0-2|
|18 October 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|4-0|
|19 October 1985|**Admira Wacker**|SWW Innsbruck|5-2|
|19 October 1985|DSV Alpine|**FK Austria Wien**|1-4|
|19 October 1985|Salzburger AK|SC Eisenstadt|1-1|
|19 October 1985|VOEST Linz|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 October 1985|**SC Eisenstadt**|VOEST Linz|2-0|
|26 October 1985|Linzer ASK|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|26 October 1985|**SK Sturm Graz**|Grazer AK|2-1|
|27 October 1985|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|SWW Innsbruck|2-1|
|27 October 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|Salzburger AK|5-0|
|27 October 1985|DSV Alpine|Admira Wacker|1-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 November 1985|**Admira Wacker**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|4-0|
|2 November 1985|**Grazer AK**|SC Eisenstadt|3-1|
|2 November 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|
|2 November 1985|SWW Innsbruck|Linzer ASK|1-1|
|2 November 1985|Salzburger AK|DSV Alpine|1-1|
|2 November 1985|VOEST Linz|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 November 1985|**DSV Alpine**|VOEST Linz|1-0|
|9 November 1985|**Linzer ASK**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|3-0|
|9 November 1985|SC Eisenstadt|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|9 November 1985|Salzburger AK|**Admira Wacker**|0-3|
|9 November 1985|**SK Sturm Graz**|SWW Innsbruck|4-3|
|10 November 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer AK|5-0|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 November 1985|**Admira Wacker**|Linzer ASK|5-1|
|16 November 1985|SK Austria Klagenfurt|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|16 November 1985|**Grazer AK**|DSV Alpine|3-1|
|16 November 1985|SK Rapid Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|1-5|
|16 November 1985|**SWW Innsbruck **|SC Eisenstadt|6-2|
|16 November 1985|**VOEST Linz**|Salzburger AK|3-1|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 November 1985|DSV Alpine|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-3|
|23 November 1985|Salzburger AK|**Grazer AK**|1-3|
|23 November 1985|**SK Sturm Graz**|Linzer ASK|2-1|
|23 November 1985|**VOEST Linz**|Admira Wacker|2-1|
|27 November 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|SWW Innsbruck|2-0|
|3 December 1985|SC Eisenstadt|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|0-5|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 November 1985|**Admira Wacker**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|
|30 November 1985|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|FK Austria Wien|2-0|
|30 November 1985|**Grazer AK**|VOEST Linz|1-0|
|30 November 1985|**Linzer ASK**|SC Eisenstadt|6-0|
|30 November 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|Salzburger AK|4-0|
|30 November 1985|**SWW Innsbruck**|DSV Alpine|5-1|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 December 1985|**FK Austria Wien**|Linzer ASK|4-1|
|7 December 1985|DSV Alpine|SK Austria Klagenfurt|1-1|
|7 December 1985|**Grazer AK**|Admira Wacker|4-0|
|7 December 1985|SC Eisenstadt|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|7 December 1985|Salzburger AK|**SWW Innsbruck**|0-2|
|7 December 1985|VOEST Linz|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-4|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 December 1985|Admira Wacker|SC Eisenstadt|2-2|
|14 December 1985|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|Salzburger AK|2-1|
|14 December 1985|**Linzer ASK**|DSV Alpine|3-1|
|14 December 1985|**SK Rapid Wien**|Grazer AK|3-0|
|14 December 1985|SWW Innsbruck|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|14 December 1985|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 March 1986|Linzer ASK|SWW Innsbruck|1-1|
|1 March 1986|SK Rapid Wien|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-2|
|18 March 1986|Admira Wacker|Grazer AK|0-0|
|19 March 1986|SK Sturm Graz|FK Austria Wien|3-0|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 March 1986|Grazer AK|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-1|
|8 March 1986|**SWW Innsbruck**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|
|9 March 1986|**FK Austria Wien**|Admira Wacker|6-1|
|19 March 1986|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**Linzer ASK**|0-3|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 March 1986|FK Austria Wien|SWW Innsbruck|2-2|
|15 March 1986|Admira Wacker|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-4|
|15 March 1986|**Linzer ASK**|Grazer AK|1-0|
|16 March 1986|**SK Sturm Graz **|SK Austria Klagenfurt|4-1|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 March 1986|Admira Wacker|SWW Innsbruck|0-1|
|22 March 1986|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**FK Austria Wien**|0-6|
|22 March 1986|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|22 March 1986|**SK Rapid Wien**|Linzer ASK|3-0|

### Round 27

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 March 1986|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer AK|4-1|
|29 March 1986|Linzer ASK|Admira Wacker|1-1|
|29 March 1986|SWW Innsbruck|SK Austria Klagenfurt|1-1|
|29 March 1986|SK Sturm Graz|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|

### Round 28

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 April 1986|**Admira Wacker**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-1|
|5 April 1986|**Grazer AK**|SWW Innsbruck|3-1|
|5 April 1986|**Linzer ASK**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|5 April 1986|**SK Rapid Wien**|FK Austria Wien|2-0|

### Round 29

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 April 1986|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**Grazer AK**|0-2|
|12 April 1986|FK Austria Wien|Linzer ASK|0-0|
|12 April 1986|**SWW Innsbruck**|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|12 April 1986|SK Sturm Graz|Admira Wacker|1-1|

### Round 30

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 April 1986|SK Austria Klagenfurt|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|18 April 1986|**Grazer AK**|Admira Wacker|4-1|
|19 April 1986|**SWW Innsbruck**|Linzer ASK|3-0|
|20 April 1986|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-2|

### Round 31

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 April 1986|Admira Wacker|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|25 April 1986|**Linzer ASK**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|1-0|
|25 April 1986|**SK Rapid Wien**|Grazer AK|3-1|
|26 April 1986|**SK Sturm Graz**|SWW Innsbruck|1-0|

### Round 32

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 May 1986|Grazer AK|Linzer ASK|1-1|
|2 May 1986|**SK Rapid Wien**|Admira Wacker|5-3|
|3 May 1986|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-5|
|3 May 1986|SWW Innsbruck|FK Austria Wien|1-1|

### Round 33

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 May 1986|Linzer ASK|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|9 May 1986|**SWW Innsbruck**|Admira Wacker|3-1|
|10 May 1986|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-0|
|10 May 1986|SK Sturm Graz|Grazer AK|1-1|

### Round 34

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 May 1986|Admira Wacker|Linzer ASK|2-2|
|16 May 1986|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**SWW Innsbruck**|0-2|
|16 May 1986|Grazer AK|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|16 May 1986|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|

### Round 35

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 May 1986|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-3|
|23 May 1986|**SWW Innsbruck**|Grazer AK|3-1|
|23 May 1986|**SK Sturm Graz**|Linzer ASK|2-1|
|24 May 1986|**SK Austria Klagenfurt  **|Admira Wacker|2-1|

### Round 36

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 May 1986|**Admira Wacker**|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|
|30 May 1986|**Grazer AK**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-1|
|30 May 1986|Linzer ASK|**FK Austria Wien**|0-1|
|30 May 1986|SK Rapid Wien|SWW Innsbruck|3-3|

## Champion squad

|align="center" colspan="2"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**FK Austria Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Franz Wohlfahrt, Anton Resch, Erich Obermayer, Johann Dihanich, Robert Frind, Josef Degeorgi, Josef Heiling, Ewald Türmer, Džemal Mustedanagić, Herbert Prohaska, Ernst Baumeister, Alfred Drabits, Tibor Nyilasi, Toni Polster, Gerhard Steinkogler, Friedrich Drazan, Tino Jessenitschnig, Djordje Marianovic, Gerald Glatzmayer, Hans-Peter Frühwirth, Peter Artner, Anton Pfeffer – Coach: Hermann Stessl||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Anton Polster|FK Austria Wien|33|
|Zlatko Kranjčar|SK Rapid Wien|23|
|Alfred Drabits|FK Austria Wien|20|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, 1. Division
- **season**: 1985-86
- **dates**: 8 August 1985  - 30 May 1986
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **promoted**: First Vienna FC , SK VÖEST Linz, SK VOEST Linz, Wiener Sport-Club, SC Eisenstadt
- **total goals**: 597 (3,18 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Anton Polster FK Austria  Wien  (33 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1984-85 Austrian football championship, 1984-85
- **nextseason**: 1986-87 Austrian football championship, 1986-87