1960-61 Austrian football championship

The **1960-61 Austrian football championship**   was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The regional leagues East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), Central (Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia), and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg) served as the second level for the State League A. The respective state leagues of the federal state associations served as the third level.

In the 1960/61 championship season Austria Wien won its sixth title as Austrian football champions, just in time for the club's 50th anniversary. By the 22nd round of matches they were the new champions after a 5-1 win over Wiener Neustadt.

SV Austria Salzburg, SC Wacker Wien, FC Dornbirn were relegated. Admira -Energie (East),  Kapfenberger SV (Middle)and  Salzburger AK 1914 (West) were promoted to Staatliga A for the 1961-62 season.

## Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient.
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien**|26|17|5|4|39|
|2.|**First Vienna FC**|26|13|6|7|32|
|3.|**Wiener AC**|26|13|6|7|32|
|4.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|26|13|6|7|32|
|5.|**Grazer AK**|26|11|8|7|30|
|6.|**SK Rapid Wien**|26|13|4|9|30|
|7.|**LASK**|26|11|6|9|28|
|8.|** Wiener Neustädter SC**|26|10|5|11|25|
|9.|**SVS Linz**|26|9|6|11|24|
|10.|**1. Simmeringer SC**|26|7|7|12|21|
|11.|**Schwechater SC**|26|8|5|13|21|
|12.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|26|8|4|14|20|
|13.|**SC Wacker Wien**|26|6|8|12|20|
|14.|**FC Dornbirn**|26|3|4|19|10|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 August 1960|SC Wiener Neustadt|**Wiener Sport-Club**|2-4|
|20 August 1960|**FK Austria Wien **|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|20 August 1960|**LASK**|Grazer AK|4-1|
|20 August 1960|**SK Rapid Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|1-0|
|21 August 1960|** Schwechater SC**|FC Dornbirn|2-1|
|21 August 1960|SV Austria Salzburg|SVS Linz|1-1|
|21 August 1960|SC Wacker Wien|Wiener AC|1-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 August 1960|**Wiener AC**|FK Austria Wien|3-1|
|27 August 1960|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SC Wacker Wien|5-1|
|28 August 1960|**1. Simmeringer SC   **|SC Wiener Neustadt|4-2|
|28 August 1960|SV Austria Salzburg|** Schwechater SC**|1-2|
|28 August 1960|FC Dornbirn|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-3|
|28 August 1960|SVS Linz|**Grazer AK**|1-3|
|28 August 1960|First Vienna FC|**LASK**|1-2|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 September 1960|**SC Wiener Neustadt **|FC Dornbirn|5-0|
|10 September 1960|**Grazer AK**|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|10 September 1960|LASK|**Wiener AC**|2-4|
|10 September 1960|**SK Rapid Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|
|11 September 1960|Schwechater SC|SVS Linz|1-1|
|11 September 1960|**FK Austria Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|
|11 September 1960|SC Wacker Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|0-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 September 1960|1. Simmeringer SC|**FK Austria Wien **|0-3|
|17 September 1960|SVS Linz|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|17 September 1960|Wiener AC|Grazer AK|2-2|
|17 September 1960|Wiener Sport-Club|LASK|6-6|
|18 September 1960|**Schwechater SC**|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|18 September 1960|SV Austria Salzburg|**SC Wiener Neustadt **|0-3|
|18 September 1960|FC Dornbirn|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 September 1960|**SC Wiener Neustadt **|Schwechater SC||
|24 September 1960|**SK Rapid Wien **|SVS Linz|3-1|
|24 September 1960|First Vienna FC|Wiener AC|0-0|
|25 September 1960|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Dornbirn|3-0|
|25 September 1960|Grazer AK|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|25 September 1960|**LASK**|1. Simmeringer SC|4-1|
|25 September 1960|SC Wacker Wien|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 October 1960|1. Simmeringer SC|**Grazer AK **|1-3|
|1 October 1960|**SVS Linz  **|Wiener AC|3-2|
|1 October 1960|Wiener Sport-Club|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|2 October 1960|**Schwechater SC**|SC Wacker Wien|6-2|
|2 October 1960|** SV Austria Salzburg**|FK Austria Wien|3-1|
|2 October 1960|**FC Dornbirn **|LASK|5-2|
|2 October 1960|**SK Rapid Wien **|SC Wiener Neustadt|5-1|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 October 1960|**SC Wiener Neustadt **|SVS Linz|4-2|
|8 October 1960|** FK Austria Wien  **|Schwechater SC|4-0|
|8 October 1960|** Wiener AC **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-0|
|9 October 1960|**Grazer AK **|FC Dornbirn|2-0|
|9 October 1960|LASK|** SV Austria Salzburg**|0-2|
|9 October 1960|**First Vienna FC  **|1. Simmeringer SC|5-1|
|9 October 1960|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-1|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 October 1960|SC Wiener Neustadt|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|15 October 1960|**SVS Linz**|Wiener Sport-Club|4-2|
|16 October 1960|**Schwechater SC **|LASK|3-0|
|16 October 1960|1. Simmeringer SC|** Wiener AC **|1-2|
|16 October 1960|SV Austria Salzburg|**Grazer AK **|2-3|
|16 October 1960|FC Dornbirn|**First Vienna FC  **|0-4|
|16 October 1960|SK Rapid Wien|FK Austria Wien|2-2|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 October 1960|**FK Austria Wien  **|SC Wiener Neustadt|5-1|
|23 October 1960|Grazer AK|Schwechater SC|0-0|
|23 October 1960|**LASK **|SK Rapid Wien|5-1|
|23 October 1960|**First Vienna FC  **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-1|
|23 October 1960|**SC Wacker Wien **|SVS Linz|4-3|
|23 October 1960|** Wiener AC **|FC Dornbirn|5-1|
|23 October 1960|**Wiener Sport-Club **|1. Simmeringer SC|3-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 November 1960|**SC Wiener Neustadt   **|LASK|2-0|
|6 November 1960|Schwechater SC|**First Vienna FC  **|1-2|
|6 November 1960|SV Austria Salzburg|Wiener AC|1-1|
|6 November 1960|**FK Austria Wien  **|SC Wacker Wien|5-0|
|6 November 1960|FC Dornbirn|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|6 November 1960|SK Rapid Wien|** Grazer AK  **|1-2|
|6 November 1960|SVS Linz|1. Simmeringer SC|4-4|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 November 1960|**1. Simmeringer SC   **|FC Dornbirn|4-0|
|12 November 1960|**FK Austria Wien  **|SVS Linz|2-0|
|13 November 1960|Grazer AK|**SC Wiener Neustadt   **|1-2|
|13 November 1960|LASK|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|13 November 1960|**First Vienna FC  **|SK Rapid Wien|4-2|
|13 November 1960|**Wiener AC **|Schwechater SC|3-1|
|13 November 1960|** Wiener Sport-Club **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 November 1960|**SC Wacker Wien**|Grazer AK|2-1|
|27 November 1960|SC Wiener Neustadt|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|27 November 1960|**Schwechater SC **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|27 November 1960|SV Austria Salzburg|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|27 November 1960|**FK Austria Wien  **|LASK|2-1|
|27 November 1960|SK Rapid Wien|Wiener AC|1-1|
|27 November 1960|**  SVS Linz **|FC Dornbirn|7-2|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 December 1960|**First Vienna FC **|SC Wacker Wien|3-1|
|3 December 1960|1. Simmeringer SC|**Schwechater SC **|1-2|
|4 December 1960|**FC Dornbirn  **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-1|
|4 December 1960|Grazer AK|**FK Austria Wien  **|2-3|
|4 December 1960|**LASK **|SVS Linz|3-0|
|4 December 1960|** Wiener AC**|SC Wiener Neustadt|4-1|
|4 December 1960|**  Wiener Sport-Club  **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 February 1961|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|25 February 1961|**SVS Linz**|SV Austria Salzburg|3-1|
|26 February 1961|FC Dornbirn|Schwechater SC|1-1|
|26 February 1961|Grazer AK|LASK|1-1|
|26 February 1961|First Vienna FC|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|26 February 1961|** Wiener AC**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|26 February 1961|**  Wiener Sport-Club  **|SC Wiener Neustadt|2-0|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 March 1961|**SC Wiener Neustadt**|1. Simmeringer SC|5-4|
|4 March 1961|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Dornbirn|6-2|
|4 March 1961|SC Wacker Wien|**  Wiener Sport-Club  **|3-4|
|5 March 1961|Schwechater SC|**SV Austria Salzburg    **|1-2|
|5 March 1961|**FK Austria Wien  **|Wiener AC|2-0|
|5 March 1961|**Grazer AK**|SVS Linz|3-1|
|5 March 1961|LASK|** First Vienna FC**|1-6|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 March 1961|** 1. Simmeringer SC    **|SC Wacker Wien|3-2|
|11 March 1961|**SVS Linz**|Schwechater SC|1-0|
|11 March 1961|Wiener Sport-Club|**FK Austria Wien  **|1-2|
|12 March 1961|SV Austria Salzburg|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-3|
|12 March 1961|FC Dornbirn|**SC Wiener Neustadt**|1-2|
|12 March 1961|First Vienna FC|**Grazer AK**|0-1|
|12 March 1961|Wiener AC|** LASK**|0-1|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 March 1961|**SC Wiener Neustadt**|SV Austria Salzburg|4-1|
|18 March 1961|** LASK**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|18 March 1961|**SK Rapid Wien**|Schwechater SC|1-0|
|18 March 1961|**First Vienna FC**|SVS Linz|3-1|
|19 March 1961|FK Austria Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|19 March 1961|Grazer AK|** Wiener AC **|1-3|
|19 March 1961|SC Wacker Wien|**FC Dornbirn  **|1-6|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 March 1961|1. Simmeringer SC|LASK|0-0|
|25 March 1961|**SVS Linz **|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|25 March 1961|Wiener AC|**First Vienna FC**|2-4|
|25 March 1961|** Wiener Sport-Club  **|Grazer AK|2-0|
|26 March 1961|Schwechater SC|**SC Wiener Neustadt**|2-3|
|26 March 1961|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|SC Wacker Wien|1-0|
|26 March 1961|FC Dornbirn|** FK Austria Wien   **|0-2|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 April 1961|SC Wiener Neustadt|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|8 April 1961|Grazer AK|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|8 April 1961|**LASK**|FC Dornbirn|7-1|
|8 April 1961|**SC Wacker Wien**|Schwechater SC|4-0|
|9 April 1961|** FK Austria Wien   **|SV Austria Salzburg|7-0|
|9 April 1961|First Vienna FC|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|9 April 1961|** Wiener AC  **|SVS Linz|3-0|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 April 1961|**1. Simmeringer SC   **|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|15 April 1961|SK Rapid Wien|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|15 April 1961|**SVS Linz **|SC Wiener Neustadt|6-2|
|16 April 1961|Schwechater SC|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|16 April 1961|**  SV Austria Salzburg    **|LASK|5-1|
|16 April 1961|FC Dornbirn|**Grazer AK  **|1-9|
|16 April 1961|** Wiener Sport-Club    **|Wiener AC|6-2|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 April 1961|** FK Austria Wien   **|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|
|22 April 1961|**LASK**|Schwechater SC|2-0|
|22 April 1961|**First Vienna FC**|FC Dornbirn|5-3|
|23 April 1961|**Grazer AK **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|
|23 April 1961|**SC Wacker Wien**|SC Wiener Neustadt|3-2|
|23 April 1961|Wiener AC|**1. Simmeringer SC  **|2-3|
|23 April 1961|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|SVS Linz|5-2|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 April 1961|SC Wiener Neustadt|** FK Austria Wien   **|1-5|
|29 April 1961|1. Simmeringer SC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-3|
|29 April 1961|**SVS Linz **|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|30 April 1961|Schwechater SC|**Grazer AK **|0-4|
|30 April 1961|**SV Austria Salzburg**|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|30 April 1961|FC Dornbirn|**Wiener AC**|0-8|
|30 April 1961|**SK Rapid Wien  **|LASK|3-1|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 May 1961|1. Simmeringer SC|**SVS Linz **|2-3|
|6 May 1961|**LASK**|SC Wiener Neustadt|3-1|
|6 May 1961|**SC Wacker Wien  **|FK Austria Wien|4-3|
|6 May 1961|**Wiener AC**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|
|7 May 1961|Grazer AK|**SK Rapid Wien  **|0-1|
|7 May 1961|**First Vienna FC**|Schwechater SC|3-1|
|7 May 1961|**Wiener Sport-Club**|FC Dornbirn|5-1|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 May 1961|SC Wiener Neustadt|Grazer AK|3-3|
|13 May 1961|SVS Linz|**FK Austria Wien   **|1-2|
|13 May 1961|**SV Austria Salzburg **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-0|
|14 May 1961|FC Dornbirn|** 1. Simmeringer SC   **|1-3|
|14 May 1961|**SK Rapid Wien  **|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|14 May 1961|SC Wacker Wien|LASK|0-0|
|14 May 1961|**Schwechater SC **|Wiener AC|4-0|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 May 1961|** 1. Simmeringer SC   **|SV Austria Salzburg|3-2|
|20 May 1961|Grazer AK|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|20 May 1961|**LASK  **|FK Austria Wien|5-1|
|20 May 1961|** First Vienna FC**|SC Wiener Neustadt|5-3|
|20 May 1961|**Wiener AC**|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|
|21 May 1961|FC Dornbirn|SVS Linz|1-1|
|21 May 1961|**Wiener Sport-Club **|Schwechater SC|4-1|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 June 1961|SC Wiener Neustadt|Wiener AC|3-3|
|3 June 1961|FK Austria Wien|Grazer AK|1-1|
|4 June 1961|Schwechater SC|1. Simmeringer SC|0-0|
|4 June 1961|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|FC Dornbirn|9-0|
|4 June 1961|SK Rapid Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|3-3|
|4 June 1961|SVS Linz|LASK|1-1|
|4 June 1961|SC Wacker Wien|** First Vienna FC**|0-2|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**FK Austria Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Herbert Gartner, Paul Schweda – Horst Hirnschrodt, Oskar Fischer, Karl Stotz, Franz Swoboda, Werner Huschek, Peter Vargo – Erich Medveth, Horst Paproth – Johann Löser, Heinrich Dolezal, Johann Riegler, Horst Nemec, Ernst Fiala, Walter Schleger, Norbert Krasa, Theodor Baumgärtner, Karl Kral, Gerhard Kumhofer – Coach: Karl Schlechta||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Horst Nemec|FK Austria Wien|31|
|Erich Hof|Wiener Sport-Club|27|
|Helmut Senekowitsch|First Vienna FC|23|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Staatsliga A
- **season**: 1960-61
- **dates**: 20 August 1960 - 4 June 1961
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **relegated**: SV Austria Salzburg, SC Wacker Wien, FC Dornbirn
- **promoted**: Admira Wacker, Admira -Energie,  Kapfenberger SV, Salzburger AK 1914
- **total goals**: 730 (4,01 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Horst Nemec FK Austria Wien (31 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1959-60 Austrian football championship, 1959-60
- **nextseason**: 1961-62 Austrian football championship, 1961-62