1979-80 Austrian football championship

The **1979-80 Austrian football championship** was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The single-tiered Second Division served as the foundation for the First Division. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), the Alpenliga (Salzburg, Tyrol), and the regional leagues of Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Upper Austria  and Styria.

## Final table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien**|36|20|10|6|50|
|2.|**VOEST Linz**|36|17|9|10|43|
|3.|**LASK**|36|13|17|6|43|
|4.|**Grazer AK**|36|15|12|9|42|
|5.|**SK Rapid Wien**|36|11|13|12|35|
|6.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|36|12|8|16|32|
|7.|** Admira/Wacker**|36|9|13|14|31|
|8.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|36|9|11|16|29|
|9.|**SK Sturm Graz**|36|8|13|15|29|
|10.|**First Vienna FC**|36|10|6|20|26|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 August 1979|**LASK**|VOEST Linz|3-1|
|17 August 1979|SK Rapid Wien|First Vienna FC|0-0|
|17 August 1979|SK Sturm Graz|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-2|
|18 August 1979|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|19 August 1979|Admira Wacker|Grazer AK|1-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 August 1979|Admira Wacker|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|24 August 1979|**Grazer AK**|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|24 August 1979|** VOEST Linz**|Wiener Sport-Club|4-1|
|25 August 1979|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|6-1|
|25 August 1979|**First Vienna FC**|LASK|1-0|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 August 1979|**LASK**|Admira Wacker|4-1|
|31 August 1979|**SK Rapid Wien**|Grazer AK|2-0|
|31 August 1979|SV Austria Salzburg|FK Austria Wien|3-3|
|31 August 1979|**SK Sturm Graz   **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|1 September 1979|** Wiener Sport-Club**|First Vienna FC|1-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 September 1979|**Grazer AK **|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|7 September 1979|SK Rapid Wien|LASK|0-0|
|7 September 1979|**VOEST Linz**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|8 September 1979|** Admira Wacker  **|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|
|8 September 1979|** First Vienna FC**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 September 1979|LASK|**Grazer AK **|1-2|
|14 September 1979|**SV Austria Salzburg **|First Vienna FC|3-2|
|14 September 1979|**SK Sturm Graz   **|Admira Wacker|3-1|
|15 September 1979|** FK Austria Wien **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|15 September 1979|** Wiener Sport-Club **|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 September 1979|Grazer AK|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|21 September 1979|LASK|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|
|22 September 1979|Admira Wacker|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|22 September 1979|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|
|23 September 1979|First Vienna FC|** FK Austria Wien **|1-6|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 September 1979|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|28 September 1979|**SK Sturm Graz  **|LASK|2-1|
|28 September 1979|**VOEST Linz**|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|28 September 1979|Wiener Sport-Club|**Grazer AK  **|2-3|
|29 September 1979|** FK Austria Wien **|Admira Wacker|3-0|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 October 1979|Admira Wacker|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|5 October 1979|**Grazer AK  **|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|5 October 1979|**LASK **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|6 October 1979|SK Rapid Wien|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|7 October 1979|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Sturm Graz  **|0-3|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 October 1979|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|
|12 October 1979|SK Sturm Graz|**Grazer AK  **|0-1|
|12 October 1979|**VOEST Linz **|SK Rapid Wien|4-0|
|12 October 1979|**First Vienna FC **|Admira Wacker|4-1|
|13 October 1979|FK Austria Wien|**LASK **|1-2|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 October 1979|**Admira Wacker  **|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|20 October 1979|**Grazer AK  **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|20 October 1979|**LASK **|FK Austria Wien|3-2|
|20 October 1979|** SK Rapid Wien  **|VOEST Linz|2-0|
|21 October 1979|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SV Austria Salzburg|6-0|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 October 1979|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|
|27 October 1979|**FK Austria Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|27 October 1979|**Grazer AK  **|Admira Wacker|2-0|
|27 October 1979|VOEST Linz|**LASK **|1-2|
|27 October 1979|**First Vienna FC **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 November 1979|**LASK **|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|3 November 1979|**SK Rapid Wien  **|Admira Wacker|3-0|
|3 November 1979|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|Grazer AK|3-1|
|3 November 1979|SK Sturm Graz|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|4 November 1979|Wiener Sport-Club|**VOEST Linz  **|1-2|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 November 1979|Admira Wacker|LASK|1-1|
|10 November 1979|**FK Austria Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|3-1|
|10 November 1979|** Grazer AK  **|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|10 November 1979|VOEST Linz|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|10 November 1979|First Vienna FC|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 November 1979|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer AK|2-0|
|17 November 1979|**LASK**|SK Rapid Wien|4-1|
|17 November 1979|** SV Austria Salzburg  **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|17 November 1979|**SK Sturm Graz **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|28 November 1979|Wiener Sport-Club|Admira Wacker|0-0|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 November 1979|**Admira Wacker**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|24 November 1979|Grazer AK|LASK|0-0|
|24 November 1979|SK Rapid Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|24 November 1979|**VOEST Linz  **|FK Austria Wien|3-1|
|24 November 1979|First Vienna FC|** SV Austria Salzburg  **|0-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 December 1979|SV Austria Salzburg|**Admira Wacker**|0-1|
|1 December 1979|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien   **|0-1|
|1 December 1979|**VOEST Linz  **|Grazer AK|3-1|
|1 December 1979|**Wiener Sport-Club **|LASK|4-1|
|2 December 1979|**FK Austria Wien **|First Vienna FC|3-1|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 December 1979|Admira Wacker|**FK Austria Wien **|0-2|
|8 December 1979|Grazer AK|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|8 December 1979|**LASK  **|SK Sturm Graz|4-1|
|8 December 1979|**SK Rapid Wien   **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-0|
|9 December 1979|**First Vienna FC  **|VOEST Linz|3-2|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 December 1979|SV Austria Salzburg|LASK|1-1|
|15 December 1979|SK Sturm Graz|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|15 December 1979|VOEST Linz|Admira Wacker|0-0|
|15 December 1979|First Vienna FC|**Grazer AK**|0-2|
|16 December 1979|FK Austria Wien|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 February 1980|Admira Wacker|**Grazer AK**|1-2|
|23 February 1980|LASK|VOEST Linz|0-0|
|23 February 1980|SK Rapid Wien|**First Vienna FC **|0-1|
|23 February 1980|SK Sturm Graz|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|24 February 1980|Wiener Sport-Club|**FK Austria Wien **|0-4|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 March 1980|Admira Wacker|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|1 March 1980|**FK Austria Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|1 March 1980|**Grazer AK**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|1 March 1980|VOEST Linz|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-2|
|1 March 1980|**First Vienna FC **|LASK|4-2|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 March 1980|**LASK   **|Admira Wacker|4-1|
|8 March 1980|**SK Rapid Wien   **|Grazer AK|3-1|
|8 March 1980|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|8 March 1980|SK Sturm Graz|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|9 March 1980|Wiener Sport-Club|First Vienna FC|3-3|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 March 1980|**Admira Wacker  **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|15 March 1980|SK Rapid Wien|LASK|0-0|
|15 March 1980|**VOEST Linz    **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|
|16 March 1980|Grazer AK|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|16 March 1980|First Vienna FC|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 March 1980|** FK Austria Wien **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|22 March 1980|LASK|Grazer AK|0-0|
|22 March 1980|**  SV Austria Salzburg    **|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|22 March 1980|SK Sturm Graz|Admira Wacker|2-2|
|23 March 1980|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Rapid Wien   **|2-3|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 March 1980|**Admira Wacker **|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|29 March 1980|Grazer AK|**VOEST Linz **|0-1|
|29 March 1980|**  LASK      **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-0|
|29 March 1980|**SK Rapid Wien   **|SK Sturm Graz|3--0|
|29 March 1980|First Vienna FC|** FK Austria Wien **|1-6|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 April 1980|**VOEST Linz **|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|5 April 1980|** FK Austria Wien **|Admira Wacker|5-0|
|5 April 1980|SK Sturm Graz|LASK|1-1|
|9 April 1980|Wiener Sport-Club|** Grazer AK **|0-2|
|16 April 1980|**SV Austria Salzburg **|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 April 1980|Admira Wacker|**VOEST Linz **|1-3|
|12 April 1980|** Grazer AK **|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|12 April 1980|LASK|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|
|12 April 1980|SK Rapid Wien|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|13 April 1980|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|

### Round 27

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 April 1980|**VOEST Linz **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|
|19 April 1980|FK Austria Wien|LASK|0-0|
|19 April 1980|**SV Austria Salzburg **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|19 April 1980|SK Sturm Graz|Grazer AK|1-1|
|19 April 1980|First Vienna FC|**Admira Wacker **|0-1|

### Round 28

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 April 1980|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|22 April 1980|LASK|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|23 April 1980|**SK Rapid Wien  **|VOEST Linz|5-0|
|23 April 1980|**Wiener Sport-Club **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|30 April 1980|Admira Wacker|First Vienna FC|0-0|

### Round 29

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 April 1980|Grazer AK|Admira Wacker|1-1|
|26 April 1980|VOEST Linz|LASK|1-1|
|26 April 1980|**First Vienna FC  **|SK Rapid Wien|4-0|
|27 April 1980|**FK Austria Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|29 April 1980|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|

### Round 30

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 May 1980|**LASK    **|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|2 May 1980|SV Austria Salzburg|**Grazer AK  **|1-2|
|2 May 1980|Wiener Sport-Club|VOEST Linz|2-2|
|3 May 1980|SK Rapid Wien|** Admira Wacker **|1-2|
|3 May 1980|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien **|0-2|

### Round 31

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 May 1980|Admira Wacker|LASK|1-1|
|6 May 1980|**FK Austria Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|7-0|
|6 May 1980|Grazer AK|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|6 May 1980|**VOEST Linz **|SK Sturm Graz|5-1|
|6 May 1980|**First Vienna FC **|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|

### Round 32

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 May 1980|SV Austria Salzburg|**VOEST Linz **|1-2|
|10 May 1980|**FK Austria Wien **|Grazer AK|2-0|
|10 May 1980|LASK|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|10 May 1980|**SK Sturm Graz  **|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|11 May 1980|** Wiener Sport-Club **|Admira Wacker|1-0|

### Round 33

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 May 1980|SK Rapid Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|
|17 May 1980|Admira Wacker|**SK Sturm Graz  **|1-2|
|17 May 1980|Grazer AK|LASK|0-0|
|17 May 1980|**VOEST Linz **|FK Austria Wien|4-0|
|17 May 1980|First Vienna FC|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|

### Round 34

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 May 1980|**FK Austria Wien  **|First Vienna FC|4-0|
|24 May 1980|**SV Austria Salzburg **|Admira Wacker|1-0|
|24 May 1980|**SK Sturm Graz  **|SK Rapid Wien|3-1|
|24 May 1980|**VOEST Linz **|Grazer AK|3-1|
|24 May 1980|**Wiener Sport-Club**|LASK|2-1|

### Round 35

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 May 1980|**SK Rapid Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|4-1|
|31 May 1980|**Admira Wacker  **|FK Austria Wien|2-0|
|31 May 1980|**Grazer AK **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-0|
|31 May 1980|LASK|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|31 May 1980|First Vienna FC|**VOEST Linz **|1-3|

### Round 36

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 June 1980|SK Sturm Graz|**Wiener Sport-Club**|2-4|
|7 June 1980|**FK Austria Wien  **|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|7 June 1980|SV Austria Salzburg|**LASK**|1-3|
|7 June 1980|VOEST Linz|Admira Wacker|0-0|
|7 June 1980|**First Vienna FC**|Grazer AK|4-3|

## Champion squad

|align="center" colspan="2"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**FK Austria Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|* **Goalkeepersː**Friedl Koncilia, Hannes Weninger, Josef Peck * **Defendersː** Erich Obermayer, Robert Sara, Josef Sara, Günther Pospischil * **Midfieldersː** Johann Dihanich, Herbert Prohaska, Franz Zore, Karl Daxbacher, Ernst Baumeister, Erwin Jelinek, Felix Gasselich, Rubén Plaza * **Forwardsː** Walter Schachner, Thomas Pfeiler, Francisco Marcelo, Franz Zach, Fritz Borgan, Harald Gamauf, Johann Drabek *  **Coach:** Erich Hof||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Walter Schachner|FK Austria Wien|34|
|Helmut Köglberger|LASK|18|
|Alfred Drabits|Wiener Sport-Club|17|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Bundesliga (1. Division)
- **season**: 1979-80
- **dates**: 17 August 1979 - 7 June 1980
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **relegated**: First Vienna FC
- **promoted**: SC Eisenstadt
- **total goals**: 493  (2,74 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Walter Schachner FK Austria Wien (34 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1978-79 Austrian football championship, 1978-79
- **nextseason**: 1980-81 Austrian football championship, 1980-81