1952-53 Austrian football championship

The **1952-53 Austrian football championship** was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The  Staatsliga  B served as  seond tier. It included clubs from  Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria and Styria. The Tauern League  was the second tier for Salzburg and Carinthia, the Arlberg League for Tyrol and  Vorarlberg. They were organized on an amateur basis. The regional leagues of the federal states served as the third tier.

FK Austria Wien won the Austrian football championship for the fifth time this season. Grazer SC, VfB Union Mödling and Salzburger AK 1914  were relegated. This meant that all teams promoted from the previous season were immediately relegated. Wiener Sport-Club (Champion Staatsliga B), Wiener AC (2. Staatsliga B) and Austria Salzburg (after Play-Off versus Kapfenberger SV) were promoted for the 1953-54 season.

## Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|** FK Austria Wien  **|26|21|3|2|45|
|2.|**SC Wacker Wien**|26|20|4|2|44|
|3.|**SK Rapid Wien**|26|14|4|8|39|
|4.|**First Vienna FC**|26|16|4|6|36|
|5.|** SK Admira Wien**|26|11|6|9|28|
|6.|**Floridsdorfer AC**|26|12|2|12|26|
|7.|**Grazer AK**|26|9|7|10|25|
|8.|**1. Simmeringer SC**|26|9|4|13|22|
|9.|**SK Sturm Graz**|26|7|8|11|22|
|10.|**Linzer ASK**|26|8|3|15|19|
|11.|**FC Wien **|26|6|7|13|19|
|12.|**VfB Union Mödling**|26|7|5|14|19|
|13.|**Grazer SC**|26|6|4|16|16|
|14.|**Salzburger AK 1914**|26|1|2|23|4|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 August 1952|**FC Wien**|VfB Union Mödling|3-2|
|23 August 1952|Floridsdorfer AC|SC Wacker Wien|0-0|
|23 August 1952|First Vienna FC|**Grazer AK  **|2-3|
|24 August 1952|**FK Austria Wien**|SAK 1914 ** **|6-0|
|24 August 1952|LASK|**SK Admira Wien **|3-4|
|24 August 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|Grazer SC|6-2|
|24 August 1952|**SK Sturm Graz**|1. Simmeringer SC|2-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 August 1952|1. Simmeringer SC|Floridsdorfer AC|1-2|
|30 August 1952|Grazer AK|FC Wien|1-1|
|31 August 1952|SK Admira Wien|** SC Wacker Wien **|0-2|
|31 August 1952|Grazer SC|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-2|
|31 August 1952|LASK|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|31 August 1952|SAK 1914|**SK Rapid Wien**|3-4|
|31 August 1952|VfB Union Mödling|**FK Austria Wien**|0-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 September 1952|**Floridsdorfer AC **|Grazer SC|2-1|
|6 September 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|VfB Union Mödling|3-2|
|6 September 1952|SC Wacker Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|7 September 1952|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer AK|6-2|
|7 September 1952|**FC Wien **|LASK|1-0|
|7 September 1952|**SK Sturm Graz**|SAK 1914|1-0|
|7 September 1952|**First Vienna FC **|SK Admira Wien|7-4|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 September 1952|SK Admira Wien|1. Simmeringer SC|2-2|
|13 September 1952|Grazer SC|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-5|
|14 September 1952|Grazer AK|SK Rapid Wien|1-1|
|14 September 1952|LASK|**FK Austria Wien**|2-3|
|14 September 1952|**SAK 1914 **|Floridsdorfer AC|5-2|
|14 September 1952|**VfB Union Mödling **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|14 September 1952|**First Vienna FC **|FC Wien|6-1|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 September 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC**|Grazer SC|3-0|
|27 September 1952|Floridsdorfer AC|VfB Union Mödling|2-0|
|27 September 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|LASK|9-0|
|27 September 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|SAK 1914|4-1|
|28 September 1952|FK Austria Wien|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|28 September 1952|FC Wien|SK Admira Wien|3-3|
|28 September 1952|SK Sturm Graz|**Grazer AK**|0-2|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 October 1952|**SK Admira Wien   **|Grazer SC|7-2|
|4 October 1952|VfB Union Mödling|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|5 October 1952|FC Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|2-3|
|5 October 1952|Grazer AK|Floridsdorfer AC|2-2|
|5 October 1952|**LASK  **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|5 October 1952|SAK 1914|1. Simmeringer SC|1-1|
|5 October 1952|First Vienna FC|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-4|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 October 1952|1. Simmeringer SC|**VfB Union Mödling **|0-1|
|11 October 1952|Floridsdorfer AC|**LASK  **|1-3|
|11 October 1952|**Grazer SC **|SAK 1914|5-1|
|11 October 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|Grazer AK|7-1|
|12 October 1952|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Admira Wien|4-2|
|12 October 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Wien|3-1|
|12 October 1952|SK Sturm Graz|**First Vienna FC**|1-2|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 October 1952|**SK Admira Wien **|SAK 1914|5-2|
|25 October 1952|FC Wien|SK Sturm Graz|2-2|
|26 October 1952|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|
|26 October 1952|LASK|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-2|
|26 October 1952|**First Vienna FC**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-1|
|27 October 1952|**VfB Union Mödling **|Grazer SC|3-1|
|19 October 1952|**Grazer AK**|1. Simmeringer SC|1-0|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 November 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC **|LASK|3-2|
|1 November 1952|**Floridsdorfer AC **|FC Wien|5-0|
|1 November 1952|Grazer SC|Grazer AK|2-2|
|2 November 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Admira Wien|2-1|
|2 November 1952|SAK 1914|VfB Union Mödling|1-1|
|2 November 1952|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|2 November 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|First Vienna FC|4-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 November 1952|**SK Admira Wien  **|VfB Union Mödling|4-1|
|8 November 1952|**FK Austria Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-1|
|8 November 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|FC Wien|2-1|
|9 November 1952|**Grazer AK **|SAK 1914|6-1|
|9 November 1952|**LASK **|Grazer SC|7-1|
|9 November 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|10 November 1952|**First Vienna FC**|1. Simmeringer SC|5-1|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 November 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC **|FC Wien|2-0|
|15 November 1952|Grazer SC|**First Vienna FC**|1-2|
|16 November 1952|Floridsdorfer AC ****|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-4|
|16 November 1952|SAK 1914|**LASK **|3-5|
|16 November 1952|SK Sturm Graz|SK Admira Wien|3-3|
|16 November 1952|VfB Union Mödling|**Grazer AK **|2-4|
|16 November 1952|SC Wacker Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|1-2|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 November 1952|FC Wien|Grazer SC|1-1|
|29 November 1952|**First Vienna FC**|SAK 1914|5-0|
|30 November 1952|**SK Admira Wien  **|Grazer AK|1-0|
|30 November 1952|**FK Austria Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|6-3|
|30 November 1952|**LASK **|VfB Union Mödling|8-2|
|30 November 1952|**SK Rapid Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|3-2|
|30 November 1952|SK Sturm Graz|Floridsdorfer AC|2-2|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 December 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC **|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|7 December 1952|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Admira Wien  **|1-2|
|7 December 1952|**Grazer AK**|LASK|2-0|
|7 December 1952|Grazer SC|**FK Austria Wien**|1-3|
|7 December 1952|SAK 1914|**FC Wien**|0-3|
|7 December 1952|VfB Union Mödling|**First Vienna FC**|1-3|
|7 December 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|6-0|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 February 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC **|SK Sturm Graz|2-1||
|1 March 1953|**SK Admira Wien  **|LASK|1-0||
|1 March 1953|Grazer AK|**First Vienna FC**|0-1||
|1 March 1953|**Grazer SC**|SK Rapid Wien|1-0||
|1 March 1953|SAK 1914|**FK Austria Wien**|0-7||
||1 March 1953|VfB Union Mödling|**FC Wien**|0-2|
|1 March 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-0||

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 March 1953|**FK Austria Wien**|VfB Union Mödling|10-1|
|7 March 1953|FC Wien|Grazer AK|1-1|
|7 March 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|1. Simmeringer SC|3-1|
|8 March 1953|**SK Rapid Wien  **|SAK 1914|5-3|
|8 March 1953|**SK Sturm Graz  **|Grazer SC|2-1|
|8 March 1953|**First Vienna FC**|LASK|3-1|
|8 March 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Admira Wien|5-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 March 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-5|
|15 March 1953|SK Admira Wien|**First Vienna FC**|1-4|
|15 March 1953|Grazer AK|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|15 March 1953|Grazer SC|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1-2|
|15 March 1953|**LASK **|FC Wien|2-0|
|15 March 1953|SAK 1914|**SK Sturm Graz  **|2-3|
|15 March 1953|VfB Union Mödling|**SK Rapid Wien  **|2-5|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 March 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|Grazer SC|4-1|
|28 March 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC  **|SK Admira Wien|1-0|
|28 March 1953|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SAK 1914|3-2|
|28 March 1953|**SK Rapid Wien  **|Grazer AK|5-1|
|29 March 1953|**FK Austria Wien**|LASK|3-0|
|29 March 1953|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC**|0-3|
|29 March 1953|SK Sturm Graz|VfB Union Mödling|1-1|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 April 1953|**Grazer SC **|1. Simmeringer SC|4-2|
|12 April 1953|SK Admira Wien|FC Wien|0-0|
|12 April 1953|SAK 1914|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-8|
|12 April 1953|**Grazer AK  **|SK Sturm Graz|2-1|
|12 April 1953|LASK|**SK Rapid Wien  **|0-3|
|12 April 1953|VfB Union Mödling|**Floridsdorfer AC**|0-1|
|12 April 1953|**First Vienna FC**|FK Austria Wien|5-2|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 April 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC**|SAK 1914|2-0|
|18 April 1953|**Floridsdorfer AC**|Grazer AK|6-0|
|18 April 1953|Grazer SC|**SK Admira Wien **|0-5|
|18 April 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|VfB Union Mödling|3-1|
|19 April 1953|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Wien|9-0|
|19 April 1953|SK Rapid Wien|**First Vienna FC**|2-4|
|19 April 1953|**SK Sturm Graz **|LASK|4-3|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 May 1953|First Vienna FC|SK Sturm Graz|3-3|
|3 May 1953|SK Admira Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|2-3|
|3 May 1953|FC Wien|**SK Rapid Wien    **|1-5|
|3 May 1953|Grazer AK|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-4|
|3 May 1953|LASK|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1-2|
|3 May 1953|SAK 1914|**Grazer SC **|2-5|
|3 May 1953|**VfB Union Mödling    **|1. Simmeringer SC|1-0|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 May 1953|SAK 1914|**SK Admira Wien**|2-5|
|9 May 1953|**1. Simmeringer SC**|Grazer AK|3-1|
|9 May 1953|**Floridsdorfer AC**|First Vienna FC|5-4|
|9 May 1953|Grazer SC|VfB Union Mödling|1-1|
|10 May 1953|**SK Rapid Wien    **|FK Austria Wien|4-1|
|10 May 1953|SK Sturm Graz|FC Wien|2-2|
|10 May 1953|**SC Wacker Wien**|LASK|4-1|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 May 1953|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|16 May 1953|FC Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1-3|
|17 May 1953|**SK Admira Wien**|SK Rapid Wien|3-1|
|17 May 1953|Grazer AK|**Grazer SC**|3-4|
|17 May 1953|LASK|**1. Simmeringer SC**|0-1|
|17 May 1953|**VfB Union Mödling **|SAK 1914|4-1|
|17 May 1953|First Vienna FC|**SC Wacker Wien**|3-5|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 May 1953|FC Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-1|
|30 May 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|**FK Austria Wien**|2-6|
|30 May 1953|Grazer SC|LASK|2-2|
|31 May 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|First Vienna FC|2-2|
|31 May 1953|SK Sturm Graz|SK Rapid Wien|3-3|
|31 May 1953|SAK 1914|**Grazer AK**|1-4|
|31 May 1953|VfB Union Mödling|SK Admira Wien|0-0|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 June 1953|SK Sturm Graz|SK Admira Wien|1-1|
|6 June 1953|**FC Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|4-1|
|6 June 1953|**First Vienna FC   **|Grazer SC|9-1|
|7 June 1953|FK Austria Wien|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|7 June 1953|Grazer AK|**VfB Union Mödling**|3-4|
|7 June 1953|**LASK   **|SAK 1914|2-0|
|7 June 1953|**SK Rapid Wien **|Floridsdorfer AC|12-4|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 June 1953|1. Simmeringer SC|**FK Austria Wien**|2-4|
|13 June 1953|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Sturm Graz **|2-6|
|13 June 1953|**Grazer SC**|FC Wien|3-2|
|14 June 1953|**Grazer AK**|SK Admira Wien|3-0|
|14 June 1953|SAK 1914|**First Vienna FC   **|0-5|
|14 June 1953|VfB Union Mödling|**LASK   **|0-3|
|14 June 1953|SC Wacker Wien|SK Rapid Wien|3-3|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 June 1953|**SK Admira Wien **|Floridsdorfer AC|8-1|
|20 June 1953|First Vienna FC|**VfB Union Mödling**|0-1|
|21 June 1953|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer SC|12-3|
|21 June 1953|** FC Wien**|SAK 1914|6-1|
|21 June 1953|LASK|Grazer AK|3-3|
|21 June 1953|**SK Rapid Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|4-3|
|21 June 1953|SK Sturm Graz|**SC Wacker Wien  **|2-7|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">** FK Austria Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Lukas Aurednik , Otto Binder, Oskar Fischer, Adolf Huber, Friedrich Komenik, Karl Kowanz,  Otto Melchior , Ernst Melchior, Ernst Ocwirk, Julius Ondreiska , Rudolf Pichler , Walter Schleger,  Paul Schweda,  Ernst Stojaspal, Karl Stotz, Franz Swoboda  **Coach**ː	Heinrich Müller||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Ernst Stojaspal|FK Austria Wien|30|
|Ernst Bokon|SC Wacker Wien|29|
|Robert Dienst|SK Rapid Wien|29|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Staatsliga A
- **season**: 1952-53
- **dates**: 23 August 1952 - 21 June 1953
- **winners**: FK Austria Wien
- **relegated**: VfB Union Mödling, Salzburger AK 1914, SAK 1914,	Grazer SC
- **promoted**: Wiener Sport-Club, Wiener AC, SV Austria Salzburg
- **total goals**: 850  (4,67 per match)
- **league topscorer**: Ernst Stojaspal (FK Austria Wien) (30 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1951-52 Austrian football championship, 1951-52
- **nextseason**: 1953-54 Austrian football championship, 1953-54