1937-38 Austrian football championship

The **1937-38 Austrian football championship** was organized by the National League Committee and contested by its members. In addition to the single-tier First League, several regional championships of the Austrian state associations served as the foundation for the National League.

The Austrian championship season was overshadowed in its final days by the annexation of Austria by the Nazi-Germany on 12 March 1938. After the championship ended, it was taken over by the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen. Professionalism  was abolished on 22 April 1938.

The National League championship was contested by ten teams, each of which met twice throughout the season. Rapid Wien won their 12th championship title. The last four teams were relegated. Two other teams were added to the two teams relegated for sporting reasons. This was decided on 9J uly 1938, long after the end of the championship.

## Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**SK Rapid Wien**|18|14|2|2|30|
|2.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|18|9|5|4|23|
|3.|**SC Ostmark Wien**|18|8|5|5|21|
|4.|**SC Wacker Wien**|18|8|4|6|20|
|5.|**First Vienna FC**|18|6|7|5|19|
|6.|**SK Admira Wien**|18|6|7|5|19|
|7.|**FC Wien**|18|7|3|8|17|
|8.|**Floridsdorfer AC**|18|5|4|9|14|
|9.|**Favoritner AC**|18|4|4|10|12|
|10.|**1. Simmeringer SC**|18|2|1|15|5|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 August 1937|1. Simmeringer SC|Wiener Sport-Club|3-3|
|29 August 1937|**FK Austria Wien**|Favoritner AC|3-2|
|29 August 1937|Floridsdorfer AC|First Vienna FC|2-2|
|29 August 1937|**SK Rapid Wien**|FC Wien|5-0|
|29 August 1937|SC Wacker Wien|SK Admira Wien|1-1|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 September 1937|**FC Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|
|4 September 1937|**Favoritner AC**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-2|
|4 September 1937|**First Vienna FC**|1. Simmeringer SC|2-0|
|5 September 1937|SK Admira Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|1-3|
|5 September 1937|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 September 1937|**1. Simmeringer SC**|Favoritner AC|6-2|
|21 September 1937|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SK Admira Wien|3-0|
|22 September 1937|FC Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|2-4|
|22 September 1937|**SK Rapid Wien**|First Vienna FC|2-0|
|29 September 1937|SC Wacker Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|2-3|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 September 1937|**SK Admira Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|4-2|
|26 September 1937|**FK Austria Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|
|26 September 1937|Favoritner AC|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-3|
|26 September 1937|First Vienna FC|FC Wien|3-3|
|26 September 1937|Wiener Sport-Club|**SC Wacker Wien **|1-2|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 October 1937|1. Simmeringer SC|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|3 October 1937|FC Wien|**Favoritner AC  **|3-4|
|3 October 1937|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Admira Wien|5-3|
|3 October 1937|SC Wacker Wien|Floridsdorfer AC|1-1|
|3 October 1937|Wiener Sport-Club|First Vienna FC|3-3|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 October 1937|**SK Admira Wien**|FC Wien|6-2|
|17 October 1937|FK Austria Wien|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|17 October 1937|Favoritner AC|Wiener Sport-Club|0-4|
|17 October 1937|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1. Simmeringer SC|5-0|
|17 October 1937|SK Rapid Wien|SC Wacker Wien|3-3|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 October 1937|**First Vienna FC **|Favoritner AC|7-0|
|31 October 1937|**FC Wien   **|FK Austria Wien|4-2|
|31 October 1937|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|31 October 1937|**SC Wacker Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|5-2|
|31 October 1937|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Admira Wien**|2-4|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 November 1937|1. Simmeringer SC|**FC Wien   **|2-5|
|7 November 1937|SK Admira Wien|**First Vienna FC **|2-3|
|7 November 1937|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-2|
|7 November 1937|Favoritner AC|**SC Wacker Wien **|2-9|
|21 November 1937|Wiener Sport-Club|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1-2|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 November 1937|FK Austria Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|2-3|
|14 November 1937|Favoritner AC|SK Admira Wien|1-1|
|14 November 1937|Floridsdorfer AC|**FC Wien   **|2-3|
|14 November 1937|**SK Rapid Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|5-1|
|14 November 1937|First Vienna FC|**SC Wacker Wien **|0-1|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13 February 1938|1. Simmeringer SC|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1-4|
|13 February 1938|FC Wien|SK Admira Wien|0-0|
|13 February 1938|First Vienna FC|**  FK Austria Wien   **|0-2|
|13 February 1938|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-2|
|13 February 1938|**Wiener Sport-Club**|Favoritner AC|7-2|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 February 1938|1. Simmeringer SC|**SC Wacker Wien **|2-8|
|20 February 1938|SK Admira Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|20 February 1938|FK Austria Wien|FC Wien|2-2|
|20 February 1938|Favoritner AC|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|20 February 1938|**SK Rapid Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-0|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 March 1938|Floridsdorfer AC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-2|
|6 March 1938|**FC Wien  **|1. Simmeringer SC|5-0|
|6 March 1938|**SK Rapid Wien**|FK Austria Wien|3-0|
|6 March 1938|First Vienna FC|SK Admira Wien|2-2|
|6 March 1938|SC Wacker Wien|**Favoritner AC  **|0-3|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 March 1938|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-9|
|20 March 1938|SK Admira Wien|Favoritner AC|1-1|
|20 March 1938|**FC Wien  **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|
|20 March 1938|**SC Wacker Wien **|First Vienna FC|3-1|
|20 March 1938|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|1-1|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 April 1938|**First Vienna FC  **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-1|
|7 April 1938|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1. Simmeringer SC|4-0|
|12 April 1938|SK Admira Wien|**SC Wacker Wien **|0-3|
|12 April 1938|FC Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-2|
|13 April 1938|Favoritner AC|**FK Austria Wien**|1-4|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 April 1938|SC Ostmark Wien|SK Admira Wien|0-0|
|27 April 1938|1. Simmeringer SC|**First Vienna FC  **|2-7|
|4 May 1938|SC Wacker Wien|**FC Wien  **|0-4|
|15 May 1938|Floridsdorfer AC|Favoritner AC|1-1|
|3 July 1938|**SK Rapid Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 May 1938|Favoritner AC|**1. Simmeringer SC  **|0-2|
|8 May 1938|**SK Admira Wien   **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-1|
|8 May 1938|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|FC Wien|1-0|
|29 June 1938|First Vienna FC|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|
|2 July 1938|SC Ostmark Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-2|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 May 1938|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Admira Wien   **|3-7|
|15 May 1938|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC **|2-5|
|15 May 1938|SC Wacker Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|2-2|
|16 June 1938|Floridsdorfer AC|SC Ostmark Wien|3-3|
|16 June 1938|** SK Rapid Wien**|Favoritner AC|6-2|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 March 1938|**SK Admira Wien   **|SK Rapid Wien|2-1|
|26 March 1938|**FK Austria Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC  ****|3-2|
|26 March 1938|**Favoritner AC **|FC Wien|3-2|
|26 March 1938|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SC Wacker Wien|3-2|
|26 March 1938|First Vienna FC|**Wiener Sport-Club **|0-1|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SK Rapid Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Rudolf Raftl, Josef Musil, Anton Mayer – Stefan Wagner, Rudolf Schlauf, Heribert Sperner, August Fellner, Franz Wagner, Stefan Skoumal, Johann Hofstätter, Johann Meister, Josef Adelbrecht, Wilhelm Holec, Josef Wanzenböck, Lukas Aurednik, Johann Pesser, Franz Binder, Georg Schors, Franz Hofer, Walter Probst – Coach: Leopold Nitsch||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Franz Binder|SK Rapid Wien|22|
|Josef Epp|Wiener Sport-Club|15|
|Walter Staudinger|Wacker Wien|14|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Nationalliga
- **season**: 1937-38
- **dates**: 28 August 1937 - 3 July 1938
- **winners**: SK Rapid Wien
- **relegated**: FC Wien, Floridsdorfer AC, Favoritner AC, 1. Simmeringer SC
- **promoted**: Austro-Fiat Wien, Grazer SC, Amateure Steyr, ESV Wacker Wiener Neustadt
- **matches**: 90
- **total goals**: 390
- **league topscorer**: Franz Binder  (SK Rapid Wien) (22 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1936-37 Austrian football championship, 1936-37
- **nextseason**: 1938-39 Austrian football championship, 1938-39