1968-69 Austrian football championship

The **1968-69 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 foundation for the National League. The respective state leagues of the federal state associations served as the third level.

In the 1968/69 season FK Austria Wien was a force. In 30 rounds of play  they suffered only one defeat, a narrow 2:3 home defeat in round 17 against Linzer ASK.  Due to a decision of the ÖFB Federal Executive Board with a view to expanding the National League to 16 clubs from 1969/70 onwards, only two clubs had to be relegated.  All three champions of the Regionalliga were allowed to be promoted. Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz,  WSV Donawitz were relegated. First Vienna FC (east), SK VOEST Linz (middle) and FC Dornbirn (west) were promoted for the 1969-70 season.

As in many other countries, the Austrian Football Association introduced goal difference for all its leagues for ranking in the league tables in the event that two or more teams had the same number of points. In case of the same goal difference, the higher number of goals scored counted.

## Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien**|28|19|8|1|46|
|2.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|28|13|12|3|38|
|3.|**SK Rapid Wien**|28|15|5|8|35|
|4.|**LASK**|28|12|7|9|31|
|5.|**SK Sturm Graz**|28|12|7|9|31|
|6.|**SV Austria Salzburg**|28|10|10|8|30|
|7.|**FC Wacker  Innsbruck**|28|12|5|11|29|
|8.|** Admira Energie Wien**|28|11|6|11|28|
|9.|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|28|10|8|10|28|
|10.|**Grazer AK**|28|10|6|12|26|
|11.|**SC Wacker Wien **|28|9|6|13|24|
|12.|**WSG Wattens**|28|7|8|13|22|
|13.|**SC Eisenstadt**|28|6|9|13|21|
|14.|**SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz **|28|8|5|15|21|
|15.|**WSV Donawitz**|28|3|4|21|10|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 August 1968|**FK Austria Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|17 August 1968|SV Austria Salzburg|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|17 August 1968|**Grazer AK**|FC Wacker Innsbruck|3-1|
|17 August 1968|**SC Eisenstadt**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-0|
|17 August 1968|WSG Wattens|WSV Donawitz|0-0|
|17 August 1968|**SC Wacker Wien**|LASK|1-0|
|18 August 1968|SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|**Admira Energie**|0-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 August 1968|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|SC Wacker Wien|2-0|
|24 August 1968|LASK|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|24 August 1968|**SK Sturm Graz**|WSG Wattens|3-1|
|24 August 1968|WSV Donawitz|**SC Eisenstadt**|1-2|
|25 August 1968|**Admira Energie**|Grazer AK|3-0|
|25 August 1968|**SK Rapid Wien **|SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|4-1|
|25 August 1968|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 August 1968|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|LASK|2-0|
|31 August 1968|FK Austria Wien|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-2|
|31 August 1968|Grazer AK|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-2|
|31 August 1968|SC Eisenstadt|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-1|
|31 August 1968|**FC Wacker Innsbruck **|Admira Energie|3-1|
|31 August 1968|**SC Wacker Wien **|WSV Donawitz|4-1|
|1 September 1968|SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 September 1968|Admira Energie|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-5|
|7 September 1968|**SV Austria Salzburg  **|WSV Donawitz|4-2|
|7 September 1968|Grazer AK|LASK|0-0|
|7 September 1968|**Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|3-2|
|7 September 1968|FC Wacker Innsbruck|Wiener Sport-Club|3-3|
|8 September 1968|FK Austria Wien|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|8 September 1968|SC Wacker Wien|WSG Wattens|1-1|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 September 1968|SK Austria Klagenfurt|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|14 September 1968|** LASK **|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|2-1|
|14 September 1968|**SK Rapid Wien **|FC Wacker Innsbruck|2-0|
|14 September 1968|**SK Sturm Graz**|SC Wacker Wien|1-0|
|14 September 1968|**WSG Wattens**|SC Eisenstadt|1-0|
|14 September 1968|WSV Donawitz|**FK Austria Wien**|2-3|
|15 September 1968|**Wiener Sport-Club**|Grazer AK|6-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 September 1968|** LASK **|FC Wacker Innsbruck|4-2|
|28 September 1968|SK Austria Klagenfurt|Grazer AK|2-2|
|28 September 1968|SC Eisenstadt|SC Wacker Wien|3-3|
|28 September 1968|**SK Sturm Graz**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-1|
|28 September 1968|WSG Wattens|**FK Austria Wien**|0-4|
|28 September 1968|**WSV Donawitz**|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|2-1|
|28 September 1968|Wiener Sport-Club|** Admira Energie**|0-1|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 October 1968|** Admira Energie**|LASK|4-2|
|28 September 1968|SV Austria Salzburg|WSG Wattens|1-1|
|28 September 1968|SK Rapid Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-3|
|28 September 1968|FC Wacker Innsbruck|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|1-2|
|28 September 1968|**FK Austria Wien**|SC Eisenstadt|3-1|
|28 September 1968|**Grazer AK **|WSV Donawitz|4-1|
|28 September 1968|**Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|19 October 1968|LASK|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|19 October 1968|SC Eisenstadt|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|19 October 1968|**SK Sturm Graz**|Grazer AK|3-1|
|19 October 1968|**WSG Wattens**|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|4-0|
|19 October 1968|SC Wacker Wien|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|20 October 1968|** SK Austria Klagenfurt**|Admira Energie|3-1|
|20 October 1968|WSV Donawitz|**FC Wacker Innsbruck**|0-2|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 October 1968|LASK|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|26 October 1968|SC Eisenstadt|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|26 October 1968|**SK Sturm Graz**|Grazer AK|3-1|
|26 October 1968|**WSG Wattens**|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|4-0|
|26 October 1968|SC Wacker Wien|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|26 October 1968|** SK Austria Klagenfurt**|Admira Energie|3-1|
|27 October 1968|WSV Donawitz|**FC Wacker Innsbruck**|0-2|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 November 1968|FK Austria Wien|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|1 November 1968|SC Wacker Wien|**Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz**|2-3|
|2 November 1968|SK Austria Klagenfurt|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|
|2 November 1968|SC Eisenstadt|**Grazer AK**|0-1|
|2 November 1968|**SK Sturm Graz**|Admira Energie|1-1|
|2 November 1968|WSG Wattens|FC Wacker Innsbruck|3-3|
|2 November 1968|WSV Donawitz|**SK Rapid Wien **|2-3|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 November 1968|**Admira Energie **|WSG Wattens|3-0|
|16 November 1968|**Grazer AK**|SC Wacker Wien|4-1|
|16 November 1968|LASK|SK Austria Klagenfurt|1-1|
|16 November 1968|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|5-2|
|16 November 1968|**FC Wacker Innsbruck**|SC Eisenstadt|4-1|
|17 November 1968|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|**FK Austria Wien  **|1-2|
|17 November 1968|Wiener Sport-Club|WSV Donawitz|0-0|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 November 1968|SK Sturm Graz|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-2|
|23 November 1968|**SV Austria Salzburg**|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|2-1|
|23 November 1968|SC Eisenstadt|Admira Energie|2-2|
|24 November 1968|**FK Austria Wien  **|Grazer AK|3-1|
|24 November 1968|WSG Wattens|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-5|
|24 November 1968|WSV Donawitz|**LASK**|0-5|
|24  November 1968|**SC Wacker Wien**|FC Wacker Innsbruck|2-0|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 November 1968|FC Wacker Innsbruck|**FK Austria Wien  **|0-1|
|30 November 1968|Admira Energie|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|30 November 1968|**Grazer AK**|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|30 November 1968|**LASK**|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|
|30 November 1968|**SK Rapid Wien **|SC Eisenstadt|2-1|
|1 December 1968|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|WSV Donawitz|4-0|
|1 December 1968|**Wiener Sport-Club**|WSG Wattens|6-1|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 December 1968|**FK Austria Wien  **|Admira Energie|2-1|
|8 December 1968|SV Austria Salzburg|FC Wacker Innsbruck|0-0|
|8 December 1968|SC Eisenstadt|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|8 December 1968|**Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz**|Grazer AK|4-0|
|8 December 1968|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|0-2|
|8 December 1968|WSG Wattens|**LASK**|2-3|
|8 December 1968|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-4|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 December 1968|Admira Energie|SV Austria Salzburg|0-0|
|14 December 1968|**LASK**|SC Eisenstadt|3-2|
|14 December 1968|WSV Donawitz|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|14 December 1968|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SC Wacker Wien|3-0|
|15 December 1968|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|WSG Wattens|3-1|
|15 December 1968|SK Rapid Wien|**FK Austria Wien  **|3-4|
|15 December 1968|**FC Wacker Innsbruck **|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|3-0|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 March 1969|Admira Energie|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|3-0|
|1 March 1969|LASK|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|1 March 1969|**WSV Donawitz**|WSG Wattens|2-1|
|1 March 1969|**FC Wacker Innsbruck **|Grazer AK|4-0|
|1 March 1969|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|3-3|
|2 March 1969|**SK Rapid Wien**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|26 March 1969|SK Austria Klagenfurt|SC Eisenstadt|2-2|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 March 1969|FK Austria Wien|**LASK**|2-3|
|8 March 1969|**SV Austria Salzburg**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|8 March 1969|Grazer AK|Admira Energie|2-2|
|8 March 1969|**SC Eisenstadt**|WSV Donawitz|2-0|
|8 March 1969|**WSG Wattens**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|8 March 1969|**SC Wacker Wien   **|SK Austria Klagenfurt|4-1|
|9 March 1969|**Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 March 1969|**LASK**|SV Austria Salzburg|2-0|
|15 March 1969|**Admira Energie **|FC Wacker Innsbruck|4-1|
|15 March 1969|SK Austria Klagenfurt|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|15 March 1969|**SK Rapid Wien**|Grazer AK|4-1|
|15 March 1969|SK Sturm Graz|SC Eisenstadt|0-0|
|15 March 1969|**  WSV Donawitz **|SC Wacker Wien|3-1|
|15 March 1969|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|2-0|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 March 1969|SV Austria Salzburg|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|0-1|
|22 March 1969|**FK Austria Wien**|WSV Donawitz|6-1|
|22 March 1969|Grazer AK|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|22 March 1969|**SC Eisenstadt **|WSG Wattens|2-0|
|22 March 1969|**FC Wacker Innsbruck **|SK Rapid Wien|1-0|
|22 March 1969|**  SC Wacker Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|23 March 1969|** Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz **|LASK|1-0|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 March 1969|LASK|Grazer AK|0-0|
|29 March 1969|SK Sturm Graz|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|29 March 1969|WSG Wattens|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|29 March 1969|WSV Donawitz|SV Austria Salzburg|0-4|
|30 March 1969|SK Austria Klagenfurt|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|0-0|
|30 March 1969|** Wiener Sport-Club**|FC Wacker Innsbruck|5-0|
|20 May 1969|SK Rapid Wien|Admira Energie|1-1|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 April 1969|Admira Energie|** Wiener Sport-Club**|0-2|
|5 April 1969|SV Austria Salzburg|**SK Sturm Graz**|1-2|
|5 April 1969|** FK Austria Wien**|WSG Wattens|4-1|
|5 April 1969|**Grazer AK   **|SK Austria Klagenfurt|2-0|
|5 April 1969|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|WSV Donawitz|0-0|
|5 April 1969|FC Wacker Innsbruck|LASK|1-1|
|5 April 1969|**SC Wacker Wien   **|SC Eisenstadt|2-0|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 April 1969|**LASK **|Admira Energie|2-0|
|12 April 1969|SC Eisenstadt|** FK Austria Wien**|1-2|
|12 April 1969|**SK Sturm Graz**|SC Eisenstadt|1-0|
|12 April 1969|WSG Wattens|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|12 April 1969|WSV Donawitz|**Grazer AK   **|0-1|
|12 April 1969|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|13 April 1969|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**FC Wacker Innsbruck**|0-1|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 April 1969|**SV Austria Salzburg **|SC Eisenstadt|3-1|
|30 April 1969|** FK Austria Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|6-1|
|30 April 1969|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|WSG Wattens|1-1|
|1 May 1969|**Admira Energie**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|4-1|
|1 May 1969|Grazer AK|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|1 May 1969|**SK Rapid Wien**|LASK|1-0|
|1 May 1969|**FC Wacker Innsbruck **|WSV Donawitz|5-1|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 May 1969|**SC Eisenstadt**|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|3-0|
|3 May 1969|**WSG Wattens**|Grazer AK|1-0|
|3 May 1969|**SC Wacker Wien  **|SV Austria Salzburg|1-0|
|4 May 1969|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|4 May 1969|LASK|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|
|4 May 1969|**SK Sturm Graz**|FC Wacker Innsbruck|2-0|
|4 May 1969|WSV Donawitz|**Admira Energie**|2-4|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 May 1969|**Grazer AK  **|SC Eisenstadt|3-1|
|17 May 1969|**Admira Energie**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|17 May 1969|SV Austria Salzburg|FK Austria Wien|3-3|
|17 May 1969|**SK Rapid Wien**|WSV Donawitz|5-0|
|17 May 1969|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Austria Klagenfurt|4-0|
|18 May 1969|**Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz **|SC Wacker Wien|4-1|
|18 May 1969|** FC Wacker Innsbruck **|WSG Wattens|4-1|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 May 1969|**SK Sturm Graz**|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|
|24 May 1969|SK Austria Klagenfurt|**LASK**|1-2|
|24 May 1969|**FK Austria Wien**|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|8-3|
|24 May 1969|SC Eisenstadt|** FC Wacker Innsbruck **|0-2|
|24 May 1969|**WSG Wattens**|Admira Energie|2-0|
|24 May 1969|WSV Donawitz|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|24 May 1969|**SC Wacker Wien **|Grazer AK|2-1|

### Round 27

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 May 1969|Admira Energie|SC Eisenstadt|1-1|
|31 May 1969|Grazer AK|**FK Austria Wien**|2-5|
|31 May 1969|SK Rapid Wien|**WSG Wattens**|0-2|
|31 May 1969|** FC Wacker Innsbruck **|SC Wacker Wien|1-0|
|31 May 1969|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Sturm Graz|0-0|
|1 June  1969|Schwarz- Weiß Bregenz|SV Austria Salzburg|1-1|
|18 June  1969|**LASK**|WSV Donawitz|2-1|

### Round 28

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 June  1969|**SV Austria Salzburg**|Grazer AK|6-0|
|7 June  1969|**SK Sturm Graz**|LASK|3-0|
|7 June  1969|WSG Wattens|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|8 June  1969|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Wacker Innsbruck|4-1|
|11 June  1969|SC Eisenstadt|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|11 June  1969|WSV Donawitz|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|0-2|
|11 June  1969|**SC Wacker Wien**|Admira Energie|5-2|

### Round 29

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 June  1969|Admira Energie|**FK Austria Wien**|1-4|
|14 June  1969|**Grazer AK**|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|2-0|
|14 June  1969|**LASK**|WSG Wattens|2-0|
|14 June  1969|**SK Rapid Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|1-0|
|14 June  1969|FC Wacker Innsbruck|**SV Austria Salzburg**|1-2|
|14 June  1969|Wiener Sport-Club|SC Eisenstadt|0-0|
|15 June  1969|**SK Austria Klagenfurt**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|

### Round 30

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 June  1969|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|21 June  1969|**SV Austria Salzburg**  **Grazer AK**|Admira Energie|2-0|
|21 June  1969|**SC Eisenstadt **|LASK|1-0|
|21 June  1969|Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz|**FC Wacker Innsbruck**|1-2|
|21 June  1969|**SK Sturm Graz**|WSV Donawitz|4-0|
|21 June  1969|** WSG Wattens   **|SK Austria Klagenfurt|1-0|
|21 June  1969|SC Wacker Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-2|

## Champion squad

|align="center" colspan="2"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**FK Austria Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Josef Schneider, Rudolf Szanwald – Robert Sara, Josef Wahl, Johann Frank, Heinz Nowy, Karl Fröhlich – Johann Geyer, Alfons Dirnberger, Srđan Čebinac – Günter Kuntz, Thomas Parits, Ernst Fiala, Herbert Poindl, Helmut Köglberger, Alfred Riedl, Josef Hickersberger, Adolf Knoll – Coach: Ernst Ocwirk||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Helmut Köglberger|FK Austria Wien|31|
|Jörn Bjerregaard|SK Rapid Wien|20|
|Alfred Riedl|FK Austria Wien|19|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Nationalliga
- **season**: 1968-69
- **dates**: 16 August 1968  - 21 June 1969
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **relegated**: Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz,  DSV Leoben, WSV Donawitz
- **promoted**: First Vienna FC, SK VOEST Linz, FC Dornbirn
- **total goals**: 643 (3,06 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Helmut Köglberger FK Austria Wien (31 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1967-68 Austrian football championship, 1967-68
- **nextseason**: 1969-70 Austrian football championship, 1969-70