1977-78 Austrian football championship

The **1977-78 Austrian Football Championship** was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The single-track 2nd Division served as a substructure to the 1st Division. The Regionalliga East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), the Alpenliga  (Salzburg, Tyrol) and the regional leagues of Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria served as the third level.

FK Austria Wien  became Austrian football champions for the 12th time. SV Austria Salzburg was promoted.

Due to the fact that the national team had qualified for the World Championships in Argentina, the original schedule was changed. It was played in winter, starting on January 14th (20th round). This was extremely unusual for Austria. Austria and Rapid played their home games in Vienna's most modern stadium, the Weststadion, (opened in spring 1977).  The stadium was closed in November 1977 due to serious construction defects. They had to play  in the Horrstadion (Austria) and the old Rapid home ground (Pfarrwiese).

## Final table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien**|36|23|10|3|56|
|2.|**SK Rapid Wien**|36|16|10|10|42|
|3.|**SSW Innsbruck**|36|15|9|12|39|
|4.|**SK Sturm Graz**|36|13|12|11|38|
|5.|**SK VOEST Linz**|36|10|13|13|33|
|6.|**GAK**|36|10|13|13|33|
|7.|**First Vienna FC**|36|12|8|16|32|
|8.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|36|8|15|13|31|
|9.|**FC Admira/Wacker**|36|8|12|16|28|
|10.|**LASK**|36|9|10|17|28|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 August 1977|SK Sturm Graz|**SSW Innsbruck**|1-3|
|9 August 1977|VOEST Linz|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|10 August 1977|**Wiener Sport-Club**|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|11 August 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|GAK|1-1|
|11 August 1930|**FK Austria Wien**|LASK|2-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 August 1977|**SK Rapid Wien**|LASK|1-0|
|16 August 1977|GAK|**FK Austria Wien**|0-3|
|16 August 1977|**First Vienna FC  **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-2|
|16 August 1977|VOEST Linz|**SK Sturm Graz**|1-2|
|19 August 1930|**SSW Innsbruck**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-0|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 August 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|**SSW Innsbruck**|0-2|
|26 August 1977|**FK Austria Wien**|First Vienna FC|5-3|
|26 August 1977|** LASK **|GAK|2-1|
|26 August 1977|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-3|
|27 August 1930|**Wiener Sport-Club**|VOEST Linz|3-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 August 1977|SK Rapid Wien|GAK|1-1|
|30 August 1977|SSW Innsbruck|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|30 August 1977|**SK Sturm Graz  **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|
|30 August 1977|First Vienna FC|LASK|0-0|
|30 August 1977|**VOEST Linz**|FC Admira/Wacker|1-0|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 September 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|2 September 1977|FK Austria Wien|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|2 September 1977|GAK|First Vienna FC|0-0|
|2 September 1977|**LASK**|SSW Innsbruck|2-1|
|2 September 1977|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Rapid Wien **|2-7|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 September 1977|SK Rapid Wien|**First Vienna FC  **|0-1|
|6 September 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|GAK|2-0|
|6 September 1977|**SK Sturm Graz  **|FK Austria Wien|3-1|
|6 September 1977|**VOEST Linz**|LASK|3-1|
|6 September 1977|Wiener Sport-Club|**FC Admira/Wacker  **|1-2|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 September 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker  **|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|9 September 1977|FK Austria Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|
|9 September 1977|GAK|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|10 September 1977|LASK|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|10 September 1977|**First Vienna FC  **|SSW Innsbruck|1-0|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 September 1977|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Admira/Wacker|3-4|
|30 September 1977|SK Rapid Wien|SSW Innsbruck|0-0|
|1 October 1977|**SK Sturm Graz **|GAK|1-0|
|1 October 1977|**VOEST Linz**|First Vienna FC|4-0|
|1 October 1977|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|LASK|3-2|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 October 1977|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|4 October 1977|GAK|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|4 October 1977|**LASK**|FC Admira/Wacker|4-2|
|4 October 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|4 October 1977|**First Vienna FC  **|SK Sturm Graz|3-2|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 October 1977|GAK|FC Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|14 October 1977|**SK Rapid Wien  **|VOEST Linz|4-0|
|14 October 1977|**First Vienna FC  **|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|
|15 October 1977|LASK|**FK Austria Wien**|0-3|
|15 October 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 October 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|22 October 1977|**FK Austria Wien**|GAK|3-0|
|22 October 1977|LASK|**SK Rapid Wien  **|1-3|
|22 October 1977|**SK Sturm Graz **|VOEST Linz|5-2|
|22 October 1977|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|SSW Innsbruck|1-0|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 November 1977|GAK|LASK|0-0|
|5 November 1977|SK Rapid Wien|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|5 November 1977|SSW Innsbruck|FC Admira/Wacker|1-1|
|5 November 1977|First Vienna FC|**FK Austria Wien**|1-2|
|5 November 1977|VOEST Linz|Wiener Sport-Club|3-3|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 November 1977|**FK Austria Wien**|SSW Innsbruck|1-0|
|9 November 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|VOEST Linz|2-2|
|9 November 1977|**GAK   **|SK Rapid Wien|4-2|
|9 November 1977|**LASK **|First Vienna FC|4-1|
|9 November 1977|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Sturm Graz**|2-3|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 November 1977|**SK Sturm Graz**|FC Admira/Wacker|2-1|
|12 November 1977|SK Rapid Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-2|
|12 November 1977|**SSW Innsbruck **|LASK|4-1|
|12 November 1977|VOEST Linz|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|13 November 1977|First Vienna FC|**GAK   **|0-1|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 November 1977|**GAK   **|SSW Innsbruck|3-2|
|19 November 1977|FC Admira/Wacker|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-1|
|19 November 1977|LASK|VOEST Linz|0-0|
|19 November 1977|First Vienna FC|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|20 November 1977|** FK Austria Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 November 1977|**SK Rapid Wien  **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-1|
|26 November 1977|SK Sturm Graz|LASK|1-1|
|26 November 1977|**VOEST Linz **|GAK|1-0|
|27 November 1977|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|0-0|
|30 November 1977|** SSW Innsbruck  **|First Vienna FC|1-0|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 December 1977|**LASK  **|Wiener Sport-Club|2-0|
|3 December 1977|** SSW Innsbruck  **|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|3 December 1977|**First Vienna FC    **|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|4 December 1977|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-1|
|4 December 1977|**GAK**|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 December 1977|VOEST Linz|** SSW Innsbruck  **|0-1|
|10 December 1977|Wiener Sport-Club|GAK|4-4|
|11 December 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker **|LASK|2-1|
|11 December 1977|SK Rapid Wien|**FK Austria Wien **|0-1|
|11 December 1977|SK Sturm Graz|First Vienna FC|0-0|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 December 1977|**FC Admira/Wacker **|GAK|2-1|
|17 December 1977|**VOEST Linz   **|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|17 December 1977|Wiener Sport-Club|**First Vienna FC   **|1-2|
|18 December 1977|**FK Austria Wien **|LASK|1-0|
|18 December 1977|**SK Sturm Graz**|SSW Innsbruck|1-0|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 January 1978|**GAK **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|14 January 1978|**SK Rapid Wien **|LASK|6-0|
|14 January 1978|**VOEST Linz   **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|15 January 1978|**First Vienna FC   **|FC Admira/Wacker|2-1|
|11 April 1978|SSW Innsbruck|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 January 1978|**FC Admira/Wacker **|SSW Innsbruck|2-0|
|21 January 1978|LASK|GAK|2-2|
|21 January 1978|Wiener Sport-Club|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|22 January 1978|** FK Austria Wien **|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|22 January 1978|SK Sturm Graz|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 January 1978|SK Rapid Wien|GAK|1-1|
|28 January 1978|First Vienna FC|LASK|1-1|
|28 January 1978|VOEST Linz|FC Admira/Wacker|2-2|
|7 February 1978|SSW Innsbruck|** FK Austria Wien **|1-2|
|7 February 1978|**SK Sturm Graz**|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 February 1978|FC Admira/Wacker|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|4 February 1978|**GAK **|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|4 February 1978|LASK|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|
|4 February 1978|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|5 February 1978|** FK Austria Wien **|VOEST Linz|2-0|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 February 1978|SK Sturm Graz|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|11 February 1978|**SK Rapid Wien**|First Vienna FC|4-1|
|11 February 1978|**SSW Innsbruck  **|GAK|1-0|
|21 February 1978|VOEST Linz|**LASK   **|0-1|
|8 March 1978|Wiener Sport-Club|FC Admira/Wacker|2-2|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 February 1978|**GAK  **|VOEST Linz|1-0|
|18 February 1978|FC Admira/Wacker|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-5|
|18 February 1978|LASK|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|19 February 1978|**FK Austria Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|6-1|
|28 March 1978|**First Vienna FC **|SSW Innsbruck|1-0|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 February 1978|FC Admira/Wacker|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|25 February 1978|**SK Rapid Wien**|SSW Innsbruck|3-1|
|25 February 1978|SK Sturm Graz|GAK|1-1|
|25 February 1978|**VOEST Linz**|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|26 February 1978|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|LASK|2-1|

### Round 27

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 March 1978|GAK|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|4 March 1978|LASK|**FC Admira/Wacker  **|0-1|
|4 March 1978|SSW Innsbruck|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|4 March 1978|First Vienna FC|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-2|
|5 March 1978|**FK Austria Wien       **|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|

### Round 28

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 March 1978|**GAK**|FC Admira/Wacker|3-0|
|11 March 1978|LASK|**FK Austria Wien       **|0-2|
|11 March 1978|**SK Rapid Wien**|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|11 March 1978|**SSW Innsbruck **|SK Sturm Graz|4-1|
|12 March 1978|First Vienna FC|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|

### Round 29

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 March 1978|FC Admira/Wacker|**First Vienna FC **|1-2|
|18 March 1978|LASK|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-6|
|18 March 1978|**SK Sturm Graz **|VOEST Linz|3-1|
|19 March 1978|**FK Austria Wien **|GAK|3-1|
|19 March 1978|Wiener Sport-Club|SSW Innsbruck|3-3|

### Round 30

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 March 1978|**GAK**|LASK|3-0|
|25 March 1978|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|4-1|
|25 March 1978|**SSW Innsbruck **|FC Admira/Wacker|4-0|
|25 March 1978|**First Vienna FC **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|25 March 1978|**VOEST Linz**|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|

### Round 31

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 March 1978|GAK|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|31 March 1978|Wiener Sport-Club|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|1 April 1978|FC Admira/Wacker|VOEST Linz|1-1|
|1 April 1978|FK Austria Wien|SSW Innsbruck|1-1|
|1 April 1978|**LASK**|First Vienna FC|1-0|

### Round 32

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 April 1978|SSW Innsbruck|**LASK**|1-2|
|7 April 1978|SK Sturm Graz|FC Admira/Wacker|0-0|
|7 April 1978|VOEST Linz|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|8 April 1978|**SK Rapid Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|9 April 1978|First Vienna FC|GAK|1-1|

### Round 33

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 April 1978|FC Admira/Wacker|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|14 April 1978|GAK|**SSW Innsbruck  **|0-1|
|15 April 1978|**LASK**|VOEST Linz|2-1|
|15 April 1978|**First Vienna FC**|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|
|16 April 1978|**FK Austria Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|6-1|

### Round 34

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 April 1978|**SK Sturm Graz **|LASK|1-0|
|21 April 1978|Wiener Sport-Club|**FK Austria Wien **|2-3|
|22 April 1978|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Admira/Wacker|6-0|
|22 April 1978|**SSW Innsbruck  **|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|22 April 1978|** VOEST Linz  **|GAK|4-0|

### Round 35

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 April 1978|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Admira/Wacker|3-2|
|21 April 1978|**GAK **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|29 April 1978|LASK|Wiener Sport-Club|0-0|
|29 April 1978|SSW Innsbruck|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|29 April 1978|First Vienna FC|VOEST Linz|1-1|

### Round 36

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 May 1978|**FC Admira/Wacker **|LASK|1-0|
|2 May 1978|**SK Sturm Graz**|First Vienna FC|3-0|
|2 May 1978|**VOEST Linz**|SSW Innsbruck|2-1|
|2 May 1978|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|GAK|3-1|
|6 May 1978|SK Rapid Wien|FK Austria Wien|0-0|

## Champion squad

(matches/goals)
|style="text-align:center; background:"|<span style="colorːwhite;">**FK Austria Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Hubert Baumgartner, Johannes Weninger – Erich Obermayer, Ernst Baumeister, Günther Pospischil, Karl Daxbacher Wilhelm Pöll, Robert Sara, Josef Sara, Herbert Prohaska, Felix Gasselich Franz Zach, Thomas Parits, Friedrich Drazan, Hans Pirkner, Alberto Martínez,  Julio Morales, Alfred Roscher, Franz Weiss, Franz Viertl – Coach: Hermann Stessl||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Hans Krankl|SK Rapid Wien|41|
|Hans Pirkner|FK Austria Wien|20|
|Thomas Parits|FK Austria Wien|15|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, 1. Division
- **season**: 1977-78
- **dates**: 9 August 1977 - 6 May 1978
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **relegated**: LASK
- **league topscorer**: Hans Krankl (SK Rapid Wien)
(41 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1976-77 Austrian football championship, 1976-77
- **nextseason**: 1978-79 Austrian football championship, 1978-79