1951–52 Austrian football championship

The **1951-52 Austrian football championship** was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The professionally run Staatsliga B served as the lower tier of the State League A. It only included clubs from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria and Styria. For clubs from western Austria, the Tauernliga  (Salzburg, Carinthia) and the Arlbergliga (Tyrol, Vorarlberg) were organized on an amateur basis. The regional leagues of the federal states served as the third tier.

## Promoted for the 1952-53 season

- VfB Union Mödling (Champion Staatsliga B)
- Grazer SC (Runner-up Staatsliga B)
- Salzburger AK 1914 (after Play-Off Staatsliga B,Tauernliga, Arlbergliga: )

## Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient
|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|**SK Rapid Wien**|26|20|1|5|41|
|2.|** FK Austria Wien  **|26|18|3|5|39|
|3.|**First Vienna FC**|26|14|4|8|32|
|4.|**SC Wacker Wien**|26|14|3|9|31|
|5.|** SK Admira Wien**|26|13|5|8|31|
|6.|**Grazer AK**|26|13|3|10|29|
|7.|**Linzer ASK**|26|10|5|11|25|
|8.|**SK Sturm Graz**|26|11|3|12|25|
|9.|**Floridsdorfer AC**|26|10|4|12|24|
|10.|**FC Wien **|26|10|2|14|22|
|11.|**1. Simmeringer SC**|26|10|2|14|22|
|12.|**Wiener Sport-Club**|26|7|3|16|14|
|13.|**Kapfenberger SV**|26|6|1|19|13|
|14.|**Favoritner SK Blau-Weiß**|26|5|3|18|13|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 August 1951|Floridsdorfer AC|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-5|
|26 August 1951|**SK Admira Wien **|FC Wien|2-0|
|26 August 1951|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Rapid Wien|5-3|
|26 August 1951|**Kapfenberger SV **|**1. Simmeringer SC **|1-3|
|26 August 1951|**LASK **|Grazer AK|2-1|
|26 August 1951|**SK Sturm Graz**|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|
|26 August 1951|First Vienna FC|Favoritner SK|2-2|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 September 1951|1. Simmeringer SC|**FK Austria Wien**|1-2|
|1 September 1951|FC Wien|**SK Sturm Graz**|0-1|
|1 September 1951|**Favoritner SK **|Kapfenberger SV|1-0|
|2 September 1951|**Grazer AK   **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-0|
|2 September 1951|**LASK **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|
|2 September 1951|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Admira Wien|2-1|
|2 September 1951|**SC Wacker Wien**|First Vienna FC|6-2|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 September 1951|**SK Admira Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|5-1|
|8 September 1951|First Vienna FC|**LASK **|1-4|
|9 September 1951|**FK Austria Wien**|Favoritner SK|9-0|
|9 September 1951|Floridsdorfer AC|Grazer AK|2-2|
|9 September 1951|Kapfenberger SV|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-6|
|9 September 1951|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-4|
|9 September 1951|Wiener Sport-Club|**FC Wien  **|1-5|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 September 1951|1. Simmeringer SC|SK Sturm Graz|1-1|
|15 September 1951|Favoritner SK|**SK Admira Wien **|3-6|
|15 September 1951|**Floridsdorfer AC  **|First Vienna FC|4-2|
|16 September 1951|**Grazer AK   **|FC Wien|4-1|
|16 September 1951|**LASK **|Kapfenberger SV|1-0|
|16 September 1951|**SK Rapid Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|10-3|
|16 September 1951|SC Wacker Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|3-6|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 September 1951|FC Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-5|
|29 September 1951|** First Vienna FC **|Grazer AK  ****|2-1|
|30 September 1951|SK Admira Wien|SC Wacker Wien|5-5|
|30 September 1951|**FK Austria Wien**|LASK|10-2|
|30 September 1951|**Kapfenberger SV **|Floridsdorfer AC|4-3|
|30 September 1951|**SK Sturm Graz**|Favoritner SK|4-3|
|30 September 1951|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1. Simmeringer SC|3-0|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 October 1951|**1. Simmeringer SC **|FC Wien|4-2|
|6 October 1951|Floridsdorfer AC|**FK Austria Wien**|0-4|
|7 October 1951|Favoritner SK|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-2|
|7 October 1951|** Grazer AK   **|SK Rapid Wien|3-0|
|7 October 1951|**LASK **|SK Admira Wien|1-0|
|7 October 1951|** First Vienna FC **|Kapfenberger SV|6-1|
|7 October 1951|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|20 October 1951|**SK Admira Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|
|20 October 1951|** FC Wien **|Favoritner SK|3-0|
|21 October 1951|**FK Austria Wien**|First Vienna FC|4-0|
|21 October 1951|** Kapfenberger SV   **|Grazer AK|1-0|
|21 October 1951|**SK Rapid Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|5-1|
|21 October 1951|**  SK Sturm Graz**|LASK|2-1|
|21 October 1951|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 October 1951|**Floridsdorfer AC   **|SK Sturm Graz|4-2|
|28 October 1951|Favoritner SK|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-6|
|28 October 1951|**Grazer AK **|1. Simmeringer SC|3-0|
|28 October 1951|Kapfenberger SV|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|28 October 1951|LASK|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-1|
|28 October 1951|** First Vienna FC  **|SK Admira Wien|5-1|
|28 October 1951|SC Wacker Wien|** FC Wien **|0-1|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 November 1951|**1. Simmeringer SC **|Favoritner SK|4-2|
|10 November 1951|Wiener Sport-Club|**Floridsdorfer AC   **|0-3|
|11 November 1951|**SK Admira Wien**|Kapfenberger SV|3-0|
|11 November 1951|**FK Austria Wien**|Grazer AK|3-2|
|11 November 1951|** FC Wien **|LASK|2-1|
|11 November 1951|SK Rapid Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-3|
|11 November 1951|**SK Sturm Graz**|First Vienna FC|1-0|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 November 1951|**Floridsdorfer AC   **|FC Wien|2-1|
|17 November 1951|First Vienna FC|** Wiener Sport-Club**|3-4|
|18 November 1951|FK Austria Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|3-4|
|18 November 1951|Grazer AK|**Favoritner SK   **|1-2|
|18 November 1951|Kapfenberger SV|**SK Sturm Graz**|2-3|
|18 November 1951|LASK|**SK Rapid Wien    **|2-3|
|18 November 1951|**SC Wacker Wien**|1. Simmeringer SC|5-0|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 November 1951|**1. Simmeringer SC **|LASK|4-0|
|4 November 1951|**FK Austria Wien  **|SK Sturm Graz|4-2|
|4 November 1951|** Wiener Sport-Club**|Kapfenberger SV|1-0|
|6 November 1951|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC  **|2-3|
|7 November 1951|Favoritner SK|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-9|
|7 November 1951|**SK Rapid Wien    **|Floridsdorfer AC|10-1|
|8 November 1951|Grazer AK|SK Admira Wien|2-2|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 December 1951|**Floridsdorfer AC  **|1. Simmeringer SC|2-1|
|2 December 1951|**SK Admira Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|6-0|
|2 December 1951|**FK Austria Wien  **|Wiener Sport-Club|5-1|
|2 December 1951|Grazer AK|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-5|
|2 December 1951|Kapfenberger SV|**FC Wien**|0-1|
|2 December 1951|LASK|Favoritner SK|1-1|
|2 December 1951|SK Rapid Wien|First Vienna FC|2-2|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 December 1951|**1. Simmeringer SC **|First Vienna FC|3-2|
|9 December 1951|FC Wien|**FK Austria Wien  **|0-1|
|9 December 1951|** Favoritner SK   **|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|
|9 December 1951|**SK Rapid Wien   **|Kapfenberger SV|4-0|
|9 December 1951|** SK Sturm Graz  **|Grazer AK|2-1|
|9 December 1951|**SC Wacker Wien**|LASK|3-2|
|9 December 1951|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Admira Wien**|2-4|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24 February 1952|FC Wien|SK Admira Wien|1-1|
|24 February 1952|Favoritner SK|**First Vienna FC  **|0-5|
|24 February 1952|Wiener Sport-Club|** SK Sturm Graz  **|1-2|
|8 March 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC **|Kapfenberger SV|5-1|
|9 March 1952|**Grazer AK**|LASK|3-0|
|9 March 1952|**SK Rapid Wien   **|FK Austria Wien|3-1|
|9 March 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|9-6|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 March 1952|**FK Austria Wien  **|1. Simmeringer SC|2-0|
|1 March 1952|Floridsdorfer AC|LASK|3-3|
|2 March 1952|**Kapfenberger SV   **|Favoritner SK|2-0|
|4 March 1952|SK Admira Wien|**SK Rapid Wien   **|1-3|
|5 March 1952|**First Vienna FC  **|SC Wacker Wien|5-1|
|5 March 1952|Wiener Sport-Club|**Grazer AK**|4-6|
|9 March 1952|** SK Sturm Graz  **|FC Wien|4-0|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 June 1952|1. Simmeringer SC|SK Admira Wien|1-1|
|12 June 1952|**FC Wien  **|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|
|12 June 1952|Favoritner SK|**FK Austria Wien  **|1-6|
|12 June 1952|**Grazer AK**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-2|
|12 June 1952|**LASK      **|First Vienna FC|2-1|
|12 June 1952|**SK Rapid Wien   **|SK Sturm Graz|7-1|
|12 June 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|Kapfenberger SV|1-0|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 March 1952|**SK Admira Wien  **|Favoritner SK|2-0|
|15 March 1952|FC Wien|**Grazer AK**|1-4|
|15 March 1952|First Vienna FC|Floridsdorfer AC|2-2|
|16 March 1952|FK Austria Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-3|
|16 March 1952|** Kapfenberger SV   **|LASK|5-1|
|16 March 1952|** SK Sturm Graz  **|1. Simmeringer SC|6-0|
|16 March 1952|Wiener Sport-Club|**SK Rapid Wien   **|0-4|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 March 1952|**Floridsdorfer AC  **|Kapfenberger SV|5-1|
|30 March 1952|1. Simmeringer SC|Wiener Sport-Club|3-3|
|30 March 1952|**Favoritner SK  **|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|30 March 1952|Grazer AK|**First Vienna FC **|1-2|
|30 March 1952|LASK|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|30 March 1952|**SK Rapid Wien   **|FC Wien|3-1|
|30 March 1952|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Admira Wien  **|4-6|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 April 1952|**FC Wien **|1. Simmeringer SC|2-0|
|5 April 1952|**SK Rapid Wien   **|Grazer AK|6-0|
|6 April 1952|SK Admira Wien|LASK|3-3|
|6 April 1952|FK Austria Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC  **|2-3|
|6 April 1952|Kapfenberger SV|**First Vienna FC **|3-6|
|6 April 1952|SK Sturm Graz|SC Wacker Wien|0-0|
|6 April 1952|**Wiener Sport-Club  **|Favoritner SK|1-0|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|19 April 1952|Favoritner SK|**FC Wien **|2-4|
|19 April 1952|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Admira Wien  **|1-2|
|19 April 1952|SC Wacker Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|
|20 April 1952|1. Simmeringer SC|**SK Rapid Wien   **|1-4|
|20 April 1952|**Grazer AK **|Kapfenberger SV|2-0|
|20 April 1952|**LASK       **|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|
|20 April 1952|**First Vienna FC **|FK Austria Wien|2-1|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 April 1952|1. Simmeringer SC|Grazer AK|1-1|
|26 April 1952|FC Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|1-3|
|26 April 1952|**SK Rapid Wien   **|Favoritner SK|5-0|
|27 April 1952|SK Admira Wien|**First Vienna FC **|1-3|
|27 April 1952|FK Austria Wien|Kapfenberger SV|1-1|
|27 April 1952|SK Sturm Graz|Floridsdorfer AC|2-2|
|27 April 1952|Wiener Sport-Club|**LASK       **|1-2|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3 May 1952|**Favoritner SK **|1. Simmeringer SC|2-0|
|3 May 1952|**Floridsdorfer AC **|Wiener Sport-Club|1-0|
|4 May 1952|Grazer AK|**FK Austria Wien **|1-5|
|4 May 1952|**Kapfenberger SV  **|SK Admira Wien|3-1|
|4 May 1952|**LASK       **|FC Wien|4-1|
|4 May 1952|**First Vienna FC **|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|4 May 1952|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien   **|1-3|

### Round 23

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|10 May 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC**|SC Wacker Wien|1-0|
|10 May 1952|SK Admira Wien|**FK Austria Wien **|0-4|
|11 May 1952|**FC Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|2-0|
|11 May 1952|Favoritner SK|**Grazer AK  **|0-6|
|11 May 1952|**SK Rapid Wien   **|LASK|5-2|
|11 May 1952|** SK Sturm Graz    **|Kapfenberger SV|3-2|
|11 May 1952|Wiener Sport-Club|**First Vienna FC **|0-3|

### Round 24

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 May 1952|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SK Rapid Wien|3-2|
|17 May 1952|First Vienna FC|FC Wien|2-2|
|17 May 1952|**SC Wacker Wien**|Favoritner SK|6-1|
|18 May 1952|SK Admira Wien|**Grazer AK  **|4-6|
|18 May 1952|LASK|**1. Simmeringer SC**|0-1|
|18 May 1952|**Kapfenberger SV  **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-0|
|18 May 1952|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien **|1-2|

### Round 25

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 June 1952|**1. Simmeringer SC**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-1|
|7 June 1952|**FC Wien**|Kapfenberger SV|3-1|
|7 June 1952|Favoritner SK|LASK|1-1|
|8 June 1952|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Admira Wien  **|2-3|
|8 June 1952|**First Vienna FC **|SK Rapid Wien|5-2|
|8 June 1952|SC Wacker Wien|**Grazer AK  **|0-4|
|8 June 1952|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|3-3|

### Round 26

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 June 1952|**Floridsdorfer AC   **|Favoritner SK|4-1|
|15 June 1952|**SK Admira Wien  **|Wiener Sport-Club|5-0|
|15 June 1952|** FK Austria Wien  **|FC Wien|7-3|
|15 June 1952|**Grazer AK  **|SK Sturm Graz|4-1|
|15 June 1952|Kapfenberger SV|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-4|
|15 June 1952|**LASK    **|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|15 June 1952|**First Vienna FC **|1. Simmeringer SC|2-1|

## Champion squad

|style="text-align:center; background:#00794c"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">**SK Rapid Wien**</span>|
| --- | --- |
|Robert Dienst , Leopold Gernhardt, Karl Giesser, Franz Golobic, Gerhard Hanappi, Ernst  Happel,  Robert Kaffka , Robert Körner, Alfred Körner, Max Merkel , Erich Müller , Josef Musil,  Erich Probst, Johann Riegler, Alfred Teinitzer, Walter Zeman  **Coach**ː	Hans Pesser||

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Ernst Stojaspal|FK Austria Wien|31|
|Ernst Bokon|SC Wacker Wien|28|
|Erich Probst|SK Rapid Wien|28|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Austrian Bundesliga, Staatsliga A
- **season**: 1951-52
- **dates**: 25 August 1951 - 15 June 1952
- **winners**: SK Rapid Wien
- **relegated**: Wiener Sport-Club, Kapfenberger SV,	Favoritner SK Blau-Weiß
- **promoted**: VfB Union Mödling, Grazer SC, Salzburger AK 1914, SAK 1914
- **league topscorer**: Ernst Stojaspal (FK Austria Wien) (31 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1950-51 Austrian football championship, 1950-51
- **nextseason**: 1952-53 Austrian football championship, 1952-53