1976-77 Austrian football championship

The **1976-77 Austrian Football Championship** was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The single-track Nationalliga served as a substructure to the Bundesliga. The Regionalliga East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) and the regional leagues of Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria served as the third performance level. SSW Wacker Innsbruck was able to become Austrian football champions for the fourth time.

The merger between Austria Wien and Wiener AC was dissolved at the end of the season. Rapid played a large part of its home games (until the opening of the Weststadion on May 10, 1977) at Wiener Sport-Club Platz.

The Bundesliga was contested by 10 teams. They met four times throughout the entire season. The first and second legs were played on consecutive match days, in order to attract more audiences through the idea of 'revenge'.

## Final table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**SSW Wacker Innsbruck**|36|21|11|4|53|
|2.|**SK Rapid Wien**|36|18|11|7|47|
|3.|**SpG FK Austria-WAC**|36|19|7|10|45|
|4.|**LASK**|36|12|11|13|35|
|5.|**SK VÖEST Linz**|36|10|14|12|34|
|6.|**FC Admira/Wacker**|36|11|12|13|34|
|7.|**First Vienna FC**|36|9|13|14|31|
|8.|**GAK**|36|9|12|15|30|
|9.|**SK Sturm Graz**|36|9|10|17|28|
|10.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|36|9|5|22|23|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 August 1976|FC Admira/Wacker|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-1|
|3 August 1976|Austria/WAC|**First Vienna FC**|0-2|
|4 August 1976|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|VOEST Linz|1-0|
|4 August 1976|GAK|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|
|4 August 1976|**LASK**|SK Sturm Graz|5-0|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 August 1976|**SK Sturm Graz**|LASK|3-1|
|10 August 1976|**First Vienna FC**|Austria/WAC|2-1|
|10 August 1976|VOEST Linz|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|1-2|
|11 August 1976|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Admira/Wacker|2-0|
|11 August 1976|**SSW Innsbruck**|GAK|2-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 August 1976|SV Austria Salzburg|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|13 August 1976|LASK|SSW Innsbruck|2-2|
|14 August 1976|**Austria/WAC **|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|14 August 1976|GAK|VOEST Linz|0-0|
|14 August 1976|**FC Admira/Wacker **|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 August 1976|SK Rapid WienSV|**Austria/WAC **|0-1|
|20 August 1976|SK Sturm Graz|FC Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|20 August 1976|**VOEST Linz**|GAK|5-0|
|21 August 1976|**SSW Innsbruck **|LASK|3-0|
|21 August 1976|**First Vienna FC **|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 August 1976|FC Admira/Wacker|SSW Innsbruck|2-2|
|27 August 1976|**GAK**|LASK|3-0|
|27 August 1976|VOEST Linz|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|28 August 1976|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|SK Rapid Wien|4-2|
|28 August 1976|**Austria/WAC **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 August 1976|**SSW Innsbruck **|FC Admira/Wacker|1-0|
|31 August 1976|LASK|GAK|1-1|
|31 August 1976|**SK Sturm Graz**|Austria/WAC|5-2|
|31 August 1976|First Vienna FC|**VOEST Linz **|1-2|
|1 September 1976|** SK Rapid Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 September 1976|**SSW Innsbruck **|FC Admira/Wacker|1-0|
|3 September 1976|LASK|GAK|1-1|
|3 September 1976|**SK Sturm Graz**|Austria/WAC|5-2|
|4 September 1976|First Vienna FC|**VOEST Linz **|1-2|
|4 September 1976|** SK Rapid Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 September 1976|**LASK**|FC Admira/Wacker|4-1|
|11 September 1976|SK Rapid Wien|VOEST Linz|0-0|
|11 September 1976|**SSW Innsbruck **|Austria/WAC|2-0|
|11 September 1976|**SK Sturm Graz**|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|12 September 1976|First Vienna FC|**GAK **|0-1|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 September 1976|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|SSW Innsbruck|2-0|
|18 September 1976|GAK|**FC Admira/Wacker**|0-1|
|18 September 1976|**VOEST Linz  **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|5 October 1976|First Vienna FC|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-3|
|6 October 1976|**Austria/WAC **|LASK|3-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 September 1976|LASK|**Austria/WAC **|0-1|
|25 September 1976|FC Admira/Wacker|GAK|0-0|
|25 September 1976|SSW Innsbruck|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|
|25 September 1976|SK Rapid Wien|First Vienna FC|0-0|
|25 September 1976|**SK Sturm Graz **|VOEST Linz|3-1|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 October 1976|FC Admira/Wacker|**Austria/WAC **|4-6|
|2 October 1976|**SK Rapid Wien **|LASK|4-2|
|3 October 1976|**VOEST Linz **|SSW Innsbruck|2-1|
|3 October 1976|**GAK**|SV Austria Salzburg|3-1|
|3 October 1976|First Vienna FC|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 October 1976|SK Sturm Graz|First Vienna FC|0-0|
|9 October 1976|SV Austria Salzburg|**GAK**|0-1|
|9 October 1976|Austria/WAC|FC Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|9 October 1976|LASK|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|9 October 1976|**SSW Innsbruck   **|VOEST Linz|4-0|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 October 1976|**FC Admira/Wacker  **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|16 October 1976|**GAK**|Austria/WAC|3-2|
|16 October 1976|SK Rapid Wien|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|16 October 1976|**SSW Innsbruck   **|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|16 October 1976|**VOEST Linz **|LASK|5-1|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 October 1976|SV Austria Salzburg|**FC Admira/Wacker  **|1-2|
|23 October 1976|**Austria/WAC **|GAK|4-0|
|23 October 1976|LASK|VOEST Linz|1-0|
|23 October 1976|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|24 October 1976|First Vienna FC|**SSW Innsbruck   **|0-1|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 October 1976|SV Austria Salzburg|**LASK  **|0-5|
|30 October 1976|SK Rapid Wien|**SSW Innsbruck   **|0-1|
|30 October 1976|VOEST Linz|**Austria/WAC **|0-2|
|31 October 1976|**FC Admira/Wacker  **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|3 November 1976|GAK|**SK Sturm Graz **|0-3|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 November 1976|Austria/WAC|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|6 November 1976|**LASK  **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|6 November 1976|SSW Innsbruck|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|6 November 1976|** SK Sturm Graz **|GAK|2-1|
|6 November  1976|First Vienna FC|FC Admira/Wacker|2-2|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 November 1976|FC Admira/Wacker|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|13 November 1976|SV Austria Salzburg|**Austria/WAC**|1-2|
|13 November 1976|**LASK  **|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|13 November 1976|**SK Rapid Wien **|GAK|5-3|
|13 November 1976|SK Sturm Graz|**SSW Innsbruck  **|0-4|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 November 1976|**VOEST Linz  **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-1|
|20 November 1976|**Austria/WAC**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|20 November 1976|First Vienna FC|LASK|0-0|
|20 November 1976|GAK|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-1|
|20 November 1976|**SSW Innsbruck  **|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 February 1977|**SK Rapid Wien **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-1|
|26 February 1977|**SSW Innsbruck  **|GAK|4-1|
|26 February 1977|SK Sturm Graz|LASK|2-2|
|26 February 1977|VOEST Linz|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|27 February 1977|First Vienna FC|**Austria/WAC**|1-2|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 March 1977|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|5 March 1977|Austria/WAC|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|5 March 1977|GAK|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|5 March 1977|LASK|**SSW Innsbruck  **|0-1|
|6 March 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 March 1977|**LASK  **|GAK|1-0|
|12 March 1977|**SK Rapid Wien **|SV Austria Salzburg|5-0|
|12 March 1977|SSW Innsbruck|**FC Admira/Wacker**|0-1|
|12 March 1977|SK Sturm Graz|**Austria/WAC **|0-2|
|13 March 1977|**First Vienna FC**|VOEST Linz|3-1|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 March 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|LASK|1-1|
|19 March 1977|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|19 March 1977|Austria/WAC|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|
|19 March 1977|GAK|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|19 March 1977|VOEST Linz|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-2|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 March 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker**|GAK|2-0|
|23 March 1977|LASK|Austria/WAC|1-1|
|23 March 1977|SK Rapid Wien|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|23 March 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|23 March 1977|**SK Sturm Graz **|VOEST Linz|3-1|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 March 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|**Austria/WAC**|1-3|
|26 March 1977|**GAK  **|SV Austria Salzburg|3-0|
|26 March 1977|**SK Rapid Wien**|LASK|3-0|
|26 March 1977|VOEST Linz|**SSW Innsbruck **|0-2|
|27 March 1977|**First Vienna FC   **|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 April 1977|SV Austria Salzburg|**FC Admira/Wacker**|1-2|
|2 April 1977|**Austria/WAC**|GAK|3-1|
|2 April 1977|LASK|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|2 April 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|2 April 1977|SK Sturm Graz|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 April 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|First Vienna FC|0-0|
|5 April 1977|SV Austria Salzburg|**LASK   **|0-1|
|5 April 1977|SK Sturm Graz|**GAK  **|0-1|
|6 April 1977|SK Rapid Wien|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|
|7 April 1977|VOEST Linz|Austria/WAC|1-1|

### Round 27

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 April 1977|**GAK  **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|
|22 April 1977|**VOEST Linz**|FC Admira/Wacker|1-0|
|23 April 1977|**Austria/WAC**|SV Austria Salzburg|5-1|
|23 April 1977|**SSW Innsbruck**|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|23 April 1977|**First Vienna FC**|LASK|4-2|

### Round 28

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 May 1977|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|6 May 1977|Austria/WAC|**First Vienna FC**|3-4|
|6 May 1977|LASK|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|6 May 1977|GAK|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|
|7 May 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|

### Round 29

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 May 1977|**SK Rapid Wien**|Austria/WAC|1-0|
|10 May 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|LASK|1-0|
|10 May 1977|**SK Sturm Graz **|FC Admira/Wacker|6-2|
|10 May 1977|**First Vienna FC**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|
|10 May 1977|VOEST Linz|GAK|1-1|

### Round 30

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 May 1977|SV Austria Salzburg|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|13 May 1977|GAK|LASK|1-1|
|13 May 1977|VOEST Linz|First Vienna FC|0-0|
|14 May 1977|FC FC Admira/Wacker|**SSW Innsbruck **|0-1|
|14 May 1977|**Austria/WAC**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|

### Round 31

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 May 1977|LASK|FC Admira/Wacker|0-0|
|21 May 1977|**SK Rapid Wien**|VOEST Linz|5-4|
|21 May 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|Austria/WAC|1-0|
|21 May 1977|SK Sturm Graz|SV Austria Salzburg|2-2|
|21 May 1977|First Vienna FC|**GAK  **|0-1|

### Round 32

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 May 1977|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|SSW Innsbruck|2-0|
|27 May 1977|Austria/WAC|**LASK**|0-1|
|27 May 1977|GAK|FC Admira/Wacker|0-0|
|27 May 1977|First Vienna FC|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-1|
|27 May 1977|**VOEST Linz  **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|

### Round 33

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 June 1977|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|GAK|2-1|
|3 June 1977|**LASK **|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|
|4 June 1977|**Austria/WAC **|FC Admira/Wacker|4-1|
|4 June 1977|SSW Innsbruck|VOEST Linz|0-0|
|4 June 1977|**SK Sturm Graz **|First Vienna FC|1-0|

### Round 34

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 June 1977|**VOEST Linz  **|LASK|2-1|
|10 June 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker   **|SV Austria Salzburg|4-1|
|10 June 1977|GAK|**Austria/WAC **|0-5|
|10 June 1977|** SK Rapid Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|
|10 June 1977|First Vienna FC|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|

### Round 35

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 June 1977|GAK|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|17 June 1977|**LASK  **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|18 June 1977|**First Vienna FC  **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-0|
|18 June 1977|Austria/WAC|**VOEST Linz  **|1-3|
|18 June 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|

### Round 36

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 June 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|21 June 1977|SV Austria Salzburg|**Austria/WAC  **|0-3|
|22 June 1977|**LASK  **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|22 June 1977|**SK Rapid Wien **|GAK|11-1|
|22 June 1977|SK Sturm Graz|**SSW Innsbruck **|0-1|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SSW Wacker Innsbruck**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Friedl Koncilia – Werner Kriess, Gerhard Forstinger, Peter Pumm – Dietmar Constantini, Rudolf Horvath, Bruno Pezzey – Josef Stering, Boris Sikic, Peter Koncilia, Johann Eigenstiller, Manfred Gombasch – Werner Schwarz, Karl-Heinz Lercher, Kurt Welzl, Franz Oberacher, Werner Zanon, Günther Rinker, Robert Hanschitz – Coachː: Fritz Pfister||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Hans Krankl|SK Rapid Wien|32|
|Kurt Welzl|SSW Innsbruck|17|
|Helmut Köglberger|LASK|16|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga
- **season**: 1976-77
- **dates**: 8 August 1975 - 18 June 1976
- **winners**: FC Wacker Innsbruck, SSW Wacker Innsbruck
- **relegated**: SV Austria Salzburg
- **league topscorer**: Hans Krankl (SK Rapid Wien)
(32 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1975-76 Austrian football championship, 1975-76
- **nextseason**: 1977-78 Austrian football championship, 1977-78