1996–97 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The **1996-97 Austrian football championship** was played in the 1. Bundesliga, Austria's top division. The second division was called the Bundesliga – 2. Division. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg). The third  group was the  Regionalliga Mitte (Carinthia, Upper Austria,Styria).

SC Austria Lustenau was promoted to the Bundesliga.  Admira Wacker stayed in the Bundesliga after relegation versus SK Vorwärts Steyr.  Ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds. Each team played twice at home and away against every other team. SV Austria Salzburg became Austrian champions for the second time  in club history.

Grazer AK played most of its home games in Kapfenberg while the club's stadium in Graz was being renovated. LASK Linz and FC Linz merged towards the end of the season.

Ronald Brunmayr (FK Austria Wien), Wolfgang Knaller (FK Austria Wien/SCN Admira/Wacker), Christian Prosenik (SK Rapid Wien/SV Austria Salzburg) and Gerald Strafner (GAK) played all league matches for their teams.

## Final table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|36|19|12|5|69|
|2.|**SK Rapid Wien**|36|18|12|6|66|
|3.|**SK Sturm Graz**|36|14|13|9|55|
|4.|**FC Tirol Innsbruck**|36|16|7|13|55|
|5.|**Grazer AK**|36|11|14|11|47|
|6.|**FK Austria Wien**|36|12|10|14|46|
|7.|**LASK**|36|9|17|10|44|
|8.|**SV Ried**|36|12|6|18|42|
|9.|**FC Linz**|36|6|13|17|31|
|10.|**SCN Admira/Wacker**|36|6|10|20|28|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 July 1996|** FK Austria Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|3-2|
|24 July 1996|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|FC Linz|2-0|
|24 July 1996|Grazer AK|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|24 July 1996|LASK|SV Ried|0-0|
|24 July 1996|**SV Austria Salzburg**|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-0|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 July 1996|FC Linz|** FK Austria Wien **|0-1|
|31 July 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|Grazer AK|2-2|
|31 July 1996|SV Ried|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|1-2|
|31 July 1996|SK Sturm Graz|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|
|18 September 1996|**SK Rapid Wien**|LASK|3-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 August 1996|** FK Austria Wien **|SV Ried|1-0|
|3 August 1996|FC Tirol Innsbruck|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|3 August 1996|LASK|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|3 August 1996|**SV Austria Salzburg**|Grazer AK|1-0|
|3 August 1996|SK Sturm Graz|FC Linz|1-1|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 August 1996|FC Linz|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-1|
|10 August 1996|**Grazer AK**|LASK|3-1|
|10 August 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|FC Tirol Innsbruck|2-2|
|10 August 1996|SV Ried|**SK Sturm Graz**|1-2|
|11 August 1996|SK Rapid Wien|FK Austria Wien|1-1|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 August 1996|**FK Austria Wien**|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-0|
|17 August 1996|FC Linz|**SV Ried**|0-4|
|17 August 1996|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|Grazer AK|3-0|
|17 August 1996|SV Austria Salzburg|LASK|1-1|
|17 August 1996|SK Sturm Graz|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 August 1996|Grazer AK|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|24 August 1996|LASK|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|1-3|
|24 August 1996|SK Rapid Wien|FC Linz|0-0|
|24 August 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|** SK Sturm Graz**|0-3|
|25 August 1996|SV Ried|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-4|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 September 1996|FK Austria Wien|LASK|1-2|
|4 September 1996|FC Linz|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|4 September 1996|**SV Austria Salzburg**|FC Tirol Innsbruck|1-0|
|4 September 1996|SV Ried|SK Rapid Wien|3-3|
|4 September 1996|SK Sturm Graz|Grazer AK|0-0|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 September 1996|FC Tirol Innsbruck|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|7 September 1996|** Grazer AK**|FC Linz|1-0|
|7 September 1996|**LASK    **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|7 September 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|7 September 1996|**SCN Admira/Wacker   **|SV Ried|2-1|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 September 1996|FK Austria Wien|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-4|
|14 September 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|SCN Admira/Wacker|4-1|
|14 September 1996|**SV Ried**|Grazer AK|2-1|
|15 September 1996|SK Sturm Graz|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|0-1|
|5 October 1996|FC Linz|LASK|0-0|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 September 1996|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|21 September 1996|**Grazer AK  **|SV Ried|1-0|
|21 September 1996|LASK|FC Linz|0-0|
|21 September 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|**SK Rapid Wien  **|0-2|
|22 September 1996|**SV Austria Salzburg**|FK Austria Wien|3-1|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 October 1996|** FC Linz **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|3-0|
|2 October 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|Grazer AK|4-0|
|2 October 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|2 October 1996|**SV Ried **|LASK|2-0|
|2 October 1996|**SK Sturm Graz**|FK Austria Wien|4-1|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 October 1996|** FK Austria Wien   **|FC Linz|2-0|
|12 October 1996|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|SV Ried|4-0|
|12 October 1996|**Grazer AK **|SCN Admira/Wacker|3-0|
|12 October 1996|**LASK    **|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|
|12 October 1996|** SV Austria Salzburg**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|19 October 1996|FC Linz|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-3|
|19 October 1996|Grazer AK|SV Austria Salzburg** **|0-0|
|19 October 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|4-2|
|19 October 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|**LASK    **|1-2|
|19 October 1996|**SV Ried  **|FK Austria Wien|3-2|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 October 1996|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien  **|0-2|
|23 October 1996|FC Tirol Innsbruck|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|23 October 1996|**LASK    **|Grazer AK|2-1|
|23 October 1996|SV Austria Salzburg|**FC Linz  **|0-2|
|23 October 1996|**SK Sturm Graz**|SV Ried|3-0|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 October 1996|LASK|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|26 October 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|26 October 1996|**  SV Ried  **|FC Linz|4-1|
|27 October 1996|**SCN Admira/Wacker  **|FK Austria Wien|4-1|
|12 November 1996|Grazer AK|FC Tirol Innsbruck|1-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 November 1996|**FK Austria Wien  **|Grazer AK|2-1|
|5 November 1996|FC Linz|**SK Rapid Wien  **|0-1|
|5 November 1996|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|LASK|2-0|
|5 November 1996|**SV Austria Salzburg**|SV Ried|3-0|
|5 November 1996|SK Sturm Graz|**SCN Admira/Wacker  **|1-3|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 November 1996|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|16 November 1996|**LASK**|FK Austria Wien|1-0|
|16 November 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|SV Ried|6-0|
|26 November 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|**FC Linz**|0-1|
|26 November 1996|FC Tirol Innsbruck|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-1|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 November 1996|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|16 November 1996|**LASK**|FK Austria Wien|1-0|
|16 November 1996|**SK Rapid Wien  **|SV Ried|6-0|
|16 November 1996|SCN Admira/Wacker|**FC Linz**|0-1|
|17 November 1996|FC Tirol Innsbruck|**SV Austria Salzburg**|0-1|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 November 1996|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|2-1|
|23 November 1996|**FC Linz**|Grazer AK|2-1|
|23 November 1996|SV Ried|**SCN Admira/Wacker **|0-1|
|23 November 1996|SK Sturm Graz|LASK|0-0|
|24 November 1996|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 March 1997|**FK Austria Wien **|SV Ried|2-1|
|1 March 1997|FC Linz|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|1 March 1997|Grazer AK|LASK|1-1|
|1 March 1997|**SV Austria Salzburg**|SCN Admira/Wacker|4-0|
|2 March 1997|FC Tirol Innsbruck|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-4|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 March 1997|LASK|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|8 March 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|FC Linz|1-1|
|8 March 1997|**SV Ried  **|Grazer AK|3-0|
|8 March 1997|SK Sturm Graz|FC Tirol Innsbruck|1-1|
|9 March 1997|**SK Rapid Wien**|FK Austria Wien|3-0|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 March 1997|FK Austria Wien|**SK Sturm Graz **|0-1|
|12 March 1997|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-0|
|12 March 1997|**Grazer AK **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|
|12 March 1997|**LASK   **|SV Ried|3-0|
|12 March 1997|**SV Austria Salzburg **|FC Linz|2-0|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 March 1997|FC Linz|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|0-1|
|15 March 1997|SK Rapid Wien|LASK|0-0|
|15 March 1997|**SCN Admira/Wacker  **|FK Austria Wien|3-2|
|15 March 1997|SV Ried|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|
|15 March 1997|SK Sturm Graz|Grazer AK|0-0|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 March 1997|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Linz|2-0|
|22 March 1997|Grazer AK|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|22 March 1997|LASK|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|22 March 1997|**SV Austria Salzburg **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|2-1|
|22 March 1997|**SV Ried  **|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 March 1997|**SK Rapid Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|26 March 1997|FC Linz|**Grazer AK **|0-1|
|26 March 1997|FC Tirol Innsbruck|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|26 March 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|**LASK   **|1-3|
|26 March 1997|**SK Sturm Graz **|SV Ried|2-1|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 April 1997|**Grazer AK **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|2-1|
|5 April 1997|LASK|FC Linz|1-1|
|5 April 1997|SK Rapid Wien|**SK Sturm Graz **|0-2|
|5 April 1997|**SV Austria Salzburg **|FK Austria Wien|1-0|
|5 April 1997|**SV Ried  **|SCN Admira/Wacker|1-0|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 April 1997|FK Austria Wien|Grazer AK|1-1|
|12 April 1997|FC Linz|SV Ried|2-2|
|12 April 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|12 April 1997|SK Sturm Graz|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|
|13 April 1997|**FC Tirol Innsbruck   **|LASK|1-0|

### Round 27

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 April 1997|**Grazer AK **|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|16 April 1997|LASK|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|16 April 1997|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Linz|4-2|
|16 April 1997|**SV Ried **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|2-1|
|16 April 1997|** SK Sturm Graz   **|SCN Admira/Wacker|7-0|

### Round 28

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|19  April 1997|FK Austria Wien|LASK|1-1|
|19 April 1997|FC Linz|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|19 April 1997|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|SV Ried|1-0|
|19 April 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|** SK Sturm Graz   **|0-2|
|19 April 1997|**SV Austria Salzburg **|Grazer AK|3-1|

### Round 29

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25  April 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|26 April 1997|**LASK **|Grazer AK|1-0|
|26 April 1997|**SK Rapid Wien **|FC Tirol Innsbruck|3-0|
|26 April 1997|**SV Ried **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|26 April 1997|** SK Sturm Graz   **|FC Linz|1-0|

### Round 30

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 May 1997|FC Linz|SCN Admira/Wacker|2-2|
|3 May 1997|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|3 May 1997|**Grazer AK **|SV Ried|1-0|
|3 May 1997|**SV Austria Salzburg   **|LASK|6-2|
|4 May 1997|FK Austria Wien|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|

### Round 31

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 May 1997|FC Linz|SV Austria Salzburg|2-2|
|10 May 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|0-1|
|10 May 1997|SV Ried|LASK|0-0|
|10 May 1997|** SK Sturm Graz  **|FK Austria Wien|3-2|
|11 May 1997|**SK Rapid Wien   **|Grazer AK|2-1|

### Round 32

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 May 1997|**FK Austria Wien **|SCN Admira/Wacker|2-1|
|17 May 1997|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|FC Linz|2-0|
|17 May 1997|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|17 May 1997|LASK|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|17 May 1997|** SV Austria Salzburg  **|SV Ried|4-2|

### Round 33

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 May 1997|FC Linz|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|20 May 1997|FC Tirol Innsbruck|** SV Austria Salzburg  **|1-2|
|20 May 1997|SK Rapid Wien|SV Ried|2-2|
|20 May 1997|SCN Admira/Wacker|**Grazer AK**|1-2|
|20 May 1997|**SK Sturm Graz  **|LASK|4-2|

### Round 34

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 May 1997|Grazer AK|FC Linz|1-1|
|24 May 1997|LASK|SCN Admira/Wacker|2-2|
|24 May 1997|** SV Austria Salzburg  **|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|24 May 1997|**SV Ried  **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|25 May 1997|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Tirol Innsbruck|1-0|

### Round 35

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 May 1997|**FK Austria Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|3-1|
|31 May 1997|FC Linz|LASK|3-0|
|31 May 1997|FC Tirol Innsbruck|**Grazer AK **|1-4|
|31 May 1997|**SCN Admira/Wacker  **|SV Ried|3-1|
|31 May 1997|**SK Sturm Graz  **|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|

### Round 36

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 June 1997|Grazer AK|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|3 June 1997|LASK|**FC Tirol Innsbruck **|0-4|
|3 June 1997|** SK Rapid Wien  **|SCN Admira/Wacker|7-0|
|3 June 1997|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|3 June 1997|** SV Ried   **|FC Linz|2-1|

## Champion squad

(matches/goals)
|align="center" colspan="2"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SV Austria Salzburg**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|* **Goalkeepers**: Otto Konrad (18 /0 ), Oleg Suslow (13/0), Herbert Ilsanker (5/0), * **Defenders**: Walter Kogler (35/2), Roman Szewczyk (33/3), Thomas Winklhofer (31/2) Heiko Laessig (20/1), Robert Ibertsberger (19/3), Gernot Plassnegger (16/2), Leopold Lainer (6/0), Wolfgang Feiersinger (4/1), * **Midfielders**: Walter Hörmann (32/1),Martin Amerhauser (31/3), Adolf Hütter  (27/7), Franz Aigner (26/1), René Aufhauser (17/2), Dražen Besek (11/2), Gerhard Struber (9/0), Christian Prosenik (1/0), * **Forwards**: Tomislav Kocijan (35/5), Eduard Glieder (28/12), Tibor Jančula (23/2), László Klausz (20/5), Dean Računica (12/0), Bica (11/0), Sanel Kuljić (1/0), * **Coaching staff**: Heribert Weber (Coach), Srećko Kurbaša - Miroslav Polák (Assistant coaches), Herbert Rettensteiner (Goalkeeper coach)||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|René Wagner|SK Rapid Wien|28|
|Thomas Janeschitz|FC Tirol Innsbruck|27|
|Eduard Glieder|SV Austria Salzburg|21|
|Herwig Drechsel|SV Ried|15|
|Marcel Oerlemans|SV Ried|15|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Bundesliga
- **season**: 1996-97
- **dates**: 24 July 1996 - 3 June 1997
- **winners**: SV Austria Salzburg
- **promoted**: SC Austria Lustenau
- **matches**: 180
- **total goals**: 448
- **league topscorer**: René Wagner ( SK Rapid Wien) (28 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1995-96 Austrian football championship, 1995-96
- **nextseason**: 1997-98 Austrian football championship, 19997-98