1948-49 Austrian football championship

The **1948-49 Austrian Football Championship** was organized by the Vienna Football Association and contested by its members. In Because the league was reformed the  Vienna League and  several state championships of the federal state associations served as a foundation for the league. FK Austria Wien became Austrian football champions for the 3rd time this season.

## Mode

The nine teams that already played in the Vienna League last year were joined by the newly promoted team SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt. The team was immediately relegated. There was a first and second half of the season with nine games each.

## Final table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**FK Austria Wien  **|18|13|1|4|27|
|2.|**SK Rapid Wien**|18|11|3|4|25|
|3.|**SK Admira Wien**|18|11|2|5|24|
|4.|**SC Wacker Wien **|18|10|3|5|23|
|5.|**FC Wien**|18|9|3|6|21|
|6.|**First Vienna FC**|18|8|3|7|19|
|7.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|18|8|3|7|19|
|8.|**Floridsdorfer AC**|18|6|2|10|14|
|9.|**SC Rapid Oberlaa**|18|1|2|15|4|
|10.|**SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt**|18|1|2|15|4|
**Relegationː**
- SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt
**Promotionː**
- SK Slovan Wien (Wiener Liga)
- SV Gloggnitz (Lower Austria)
- SK Sturm Graz (Styria)
- SK Vorwärts Steyr (Upper Austria)

## Champions of the Federal States

- **Burgenland**:  SC Oberwart
- **Carinthia**: SK Austria Klagenfurt
- **Salzburg**: Union FC Salzburg
- **Tyrol**: SK Kufstein
- **Vorarlberg**: SC Austria Lustenau
With the introduction of the Staatsliga A the championship was gradually expanded to cover the entire federal territory. With the introduction of the Staatsliga B, the Tauernliga and the Arlbergliga from the 1950/51 season on  it was  really possible for every champion to qualify for the top Austrian league.

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28  August 1948|SK Rapid Wien|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|29  August 1948|**SK Admira Wien**|First Vienna FC|3-2|
|29  August 1948|** FK Austria Wien**|FC Wien|2-1|
|29  August 1948|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|**Floridsdorfer AC**|0-2|
|1 September 1948|Wiener Sport-Club|Oberlaaer SK|1-4|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 September 1948|Oberlaaer SK|** FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|5 September 1948|FC Wien|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|2-0|
|5 September 1948|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Admira Wien**|2-3|
|5 September 1948|**First Vienna FC **|SK Rapid Wien|5-1|
|5 September 1948|SC Wacker Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club   **|0-2|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 September 1948|**SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt **|Oberlaaer SK|3-2|
|11 September 1948|**Wiener Sport-Club   **|FC Wien|3-0|
|12 September 1948|SK Admira Wien|**SC Wacker Wien  **|2-3|
|12 September 1948|** FK Austria Wien**|First Vienna FC|6-2|
|12 September 1948|**SK Rapid Wien  **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 September 1948|**SC Wacker Wien  **|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|4-0|
|18 September 1948|Oberlaaer SK|**SK Rapid Wien  **|1-5|
|19 September 1948|**FC Wien  **|SK Admira Wien|3-2|
|19 September 1948|Floridsdorfer AC|** FK Austria Wien**|2-4|
|19 September 1948|First Vienna FC|**Wiener Sport-Club   **|2-4|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 September 1948|FC Wien|Floridsdorfer AC|2-2|
|26 September 1948|SK Admira Wien|FK Austria Wien ** **|1-1|
|26 September 1948|SK Rapid Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|26 September 1948|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|**First Vienna FC  **|0-4|
|26 September 1948|**SC Wacker Wien  **|Oberlaaer SK|4-3|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 October 1948|**SK Admira Wien**|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|5-1|
|9 October 1948|**Oberlaaer SK   **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-1|
|10 October 1948|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Wien|5-1|
|10 October 1948|First Vienna FC|**SC Wacker Wien  **|1-2|
|10 October 1948|**Wiener Sport-Club **|FK Austria Wien|1-0|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 November 1948|Floridsdorfer AC|**First Vienna FC**|2-3|
|6 November 1948|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|7 November 1948|**SK Admira Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|8-1|
|7 November 1948|FK Austria Wien|**SC Wacker Wien  **|0-1|
|7 November 1948|**FC Wien **|Oberlaaer SK|6-0|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 October 1948|Oberlaaer SK|**SK Admira Wien**|1-7|
|23 October 1948|**Wiener Sport-Club **|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|4-0|
|24 October 1948|SK Rapid Wien|**FK Austria Wien **|1-2|
|24 October 1948|First Vienna FC|**FC Wien ** **  **|1-2|
|24 October 1948|SC Wacker Wien|Floridsdorfer AC|3-3|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 October 1948|**Floridsdorfer AC**|Wiener Sport-Club '|4-3|
|16 October 1948|**First Vienna FC**|Oberlaaer SK|4-2|
|17 October 1948|_SK Admira Wien_'|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|17 October 1948|**FK Austria Wien **|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|10-2|
|28 November 1948|FC Wien|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 February 1949|Oberlaaer SK|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-2|
|26 February 1949|First Vienna FC|SK Admira Wien|1-1|
|27 February 1949|**FC Wien**|FK Austria Wien|3-0|
|27 February 1949|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|2-0|
|27 February 1949|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-2|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 March 1949|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|**FC Wien**|0-1|
|5 March 1949|Wiener Sport-Club|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-3|
|6 March 1949|**SK Admira Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|8-4|
|6 March 1949|**FK Austria Wien **|Oberlaaer SK|4-0|
|7 March 1949|**SK Rapid Wien **|First Vienna FC|2-1|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 March 1949|**FC Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|
|12 March 1949|Oberlaaer SK|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|3-3|
|13 March 1949|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Rapid Wien **|2-8|
|13 March 1949|**First Vienna FC  **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|13 March 1949|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Admira Wien|3-1|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 March 1949|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-3|
|26 March 1949|Wiener Sport-Club|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|27 March 1949|**SK Admira Wien**|FC Wien|3-1|
|27 March 1949|** FK Austria Wien **|Floridsdorfer AC|1-0|
|27 March 1949|**SK Rapid Wien **|Oberlaaer SK|4-0|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|9 April 1949|**Floridsdorfer AC**|FC Wien|4-0|
|9 April 1949|Oberlaaer SK|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-2|
|10 April 1949|** FK Austria Wien **|SK Admira Wien|5-1|
|10 April 1949|**First Vienna FC**|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|7-0|
|10 April 1949|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-3|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 April 1949|** FK Austria Wien **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|23 April 1949|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|**SK Admira Wien**|0-8|
|24 April 1949|FC Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|1-6|
|24 April 1949|**Floridsdorfer AC**|Oberlaaer SK|2-0|
|24 April 1949|**SC Wacker Wien**|First Vienna FC|1-0|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 May 1949|**SK Rapid Wien **|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|9-1|
|14 May 1949|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Admira Wien**|0-4|
|15 May 1949|**First Vienna FC**|Floridsdorfer AC|2-1|
|15 May 1949|SC Wacker Wien|** FK Austria Wien **|3-10|
|26 May 1949|Oberlaaer SK|**FC Wien **|0-2|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 May 1949|FC Wien|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|28 May 1949|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SC Wacker Wien|4-1|
|28  May 1949|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|0-2|
|29 May 1949|**SK Admira Wien**|Oberlaaer SK|9-0|
|29 May 1949|** FK Austria Wien **|SK Rapid Wien|5-3|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 April 1949|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Admira Wien|4-1|
|25 May 1949|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|Floridsdorfer AC|4-0|
|1 June 1949|SC Rasenspieler Hochstädt|** FK Austria Wien **|2-9|
|11 June 1949|Oberlaaer SK|**First Vienna FC **|0-3|
|11 June 1949|SC Wacker Wien|**FC Wien  **|0-3|

## Champion squad

Lukas Aurednik, Rudolf Böhme, Oskar Fischer , Adolf Huber, Siegfried Joksch ,
Friedrich Kleibel, Friedrich Kominek , Otto Melchior, Ernst Melchior, Leopold Mikolasch, Friedrich Nikolai,
Ernst Ocwirk, Ferdinand Popelka, Kurt Reiter, Raimund Richter, Erich Stojaspal, Ernst Stojaspal, Josef Stroh, Coachː Heinrich   Müller

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Erich Habitzl|SK Admira Wien|23|
|Josef Epp|Wiener Sport-Club|18|
|Ernst Stojaspal|FK Austria Wien|18|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian football championship
- **season**: 1948-49
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **relegated**: SCR Hochstädt Wien
- **league topscorer**: Erich Habitzl
(23 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1947-48 Austrian football championship, 1947-48
- **nextseason**: 1949-50 Austrian football championship, 1949-50