2006-07 Austrian football championship

The 2006-07 Austrian football championship was the 95th season of the top league in Austria. FC Red Bull Salzburg won the title for the fourth time (3 as SV Austria Salzburg). The telecommunications company T-Mobile was the main sponsor of the league.
Mode 
The Bundesliga was contested by 10 teams. They met four times throughout the season.
General 
The season was overshadowed by the bankruptcies of the two Graz clubs. SK Sturm and GAK were both given penalty points by the Bundesliga during the current season (Sturm 13, GAK 28). GAK was already relegated to the First League. From a purely sporting perspective, Wacker Tirol would have been relegated.

Final table
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1. FC Red Bull Salzburg  36 229 5 752. SV Ried 36 1511 10 563.SV Mattersburg 36 167 13  564.SK Rapid Wien  36 1410 12 525.FC Pasching  36 141012 526. FK Austria Wien 36 1112 13 457.SK Sturm Graz36 166 14 418.SCR Altach36 115 20 389. FC Wacker Tirol36 810 18 3410. GAK36 810 186 On March 26, 2007, GAK received 10 additional negative points due to insolvency and/or failure to meet criteria and a further 12 negative points (28 in total) due to failure to meet license requirements. 
Austria Soccer
Matches 

Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 18 July 2006  FK Austria WienGAK 0-019 July 2006 SCR AltachFC Pasching    2-319 July 2006 SV Mattersburg  SK Rapid Wien 1-019 July 2006 SV RiedFC Red Bull Salzburg 0-319 July 2006 SK Sturm Graz  FC Wacker Tirol 2-3
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 22  July 2006FC Pasching    FK Austria Wien 2-022 July 2006GAK    SV Mattersburg0-222 July 2006 SCR Altach FC Red Bull Salzburg   0-223 July 2006SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz4-126 July 2006 SV Ried  FC Wacker Tirol 0-1
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 29  July 2006FK Austria Wien    FC Red Bull Salzburg1-129  July 2006GAK   FC Pasching   2-129  July 2006SV Mattersburg  SK Sturm Graz   1-429  July 2006SV Ried SK Rapid Wien1-030 July 2006 SCR Altach  FC Wacker Tirol 0-1
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 5 August  2006FC Pasching  SV Mattersburg  1-25 August  2006FC Red Bull Salzburg   GAK4-15 August  2006SK Sturm Graz   SV Ried 1-05 August  2006FC Wacker TirolFK Austria Wien    1-16 August  2006SK Rapid Wien  SCR Altach 3-2
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 12 August  2006FK Austria Wien    SK Rapid Wien  0-012 August  2006FC Pasching  FC Red Bull Salzburg  1-112 August  2006 SCR Altach  SK Sturm Graz  4-113 August  2006SV Mattersburg SV Ried0-023 August  2006GAK FC Wacker Tirol2-1
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 19 August  2006FC Red Bull Salzburg  SV Mattersburg 2-019 August  2006SV Ried  SCR Altach  1-219 August  2006SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien     1-019 August  2006FC Wacker TirolFC Pasching  0-020 August  2006SK Rapid Wien  GAK 1-4
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 26 August  2006FC Pasching  SK Rapid Wien  1-026 August  2006FC Red Bull Salzburg    FC Wacker Tirol  4-026 August  2006GAKSK Sturm Graz  0-027 August  2006FK Austria Wien    SV Ried 1-127 August  2006 SV Mattersburg SCR Altach6-3
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 9 September 2006SCR Altach    FK Austria Wien   1-09 September 2006SV Ried   GAK 1-19 September 2006SK Sturm Graz FC Pasching 0-09 September 2006  FC Wacker Tirol  SV Mattersburg 2-110 September 2006 SK Rapid Wien  FC Red Bull Salzburg1-1
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 16 September 2006FC Wacker Tirol   SK Rapid Wien  2-217 September 2006FK Austria Wien      SV Mattersburg  3-117 September 2006FC PaschingSV Ried  0-017 September 2006  FC Red Bull Salzburg   SK Sturm Graz 2-017 September 2006   GAK SCR Altach1-1
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 23 September 2006SK Rapid Wien  FC Wacker Tirol   1-123 September 2006 SCR Altach     GAK 4-123 September 2006SV Ried FC Pasching 1-123 September 2006  SK Sturm Graz    FC Red Bull Salzburg2-124 September 2006 SV Mattersburg    FK Austria Wien  1-0
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 30 September 2006SK Rapid Wien  SV Mattersburg   4-11 October 2006 FC Pasching     SCR Altach 4-21 October 2006FC Red Bull SalzburgSV Ried  1-11 October 2006GAK      FK Austria Wien  1-31 October 2006 FC Wacker Tirol      SK Sturm Graz2-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 14 October 2006FK Austria Wien   FC Pasching  1-114 October 2006 FC Red Bull Salzburg     SCR Altach 3-014 October 2006SV Mattersburg  GAK     2-114 October 2006FC Wacker Tirol    SV Ried  1-215 October 2006 SK Sturm Graz     SK Rapid Wien 2-0
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 21 October 2006FC Pasching    GAK 1-021 October 2006SK Rapid Wien  SV Ried 2-221 October 2006SK Sturm Graz     SV Mattersburg 0-021 October 2006FC Wacker Tirol    SCR Altach  0-122 October 2006  FC Red Bull Salzburg       FK Austria Wien   4-0
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 28 October 2006FK Austria Wien  FC Wacker Tirol  4-128 October 2006  SCR Altach  SK Rapid Wien  3-128 October 2006SV Mattersburg    FC Pasching    0-228 October 2006SV Ried  SK Sturm Graz  2-129 October 2006   GAK       FC Red Bull Salzburg   0-2
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 4 November 2006  FC Red Bull Salzburg    FC Pasching  3-04 November 2006SV Ried   SV Mattersburg  6-24 November 2006SK Sturm Graz      SCR Altach   2-04 November 2006FC Wacker Tirol   GAK  1-15 November 2006   SK Rapid Wien     FK Austria Wien1-1
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 7 November 2006  SV Mattersburg      FC Red Bull Salzburg  2-18 November 2006FK Austria Wien   SK Sturm Graz 1-18 November 2006FC Pasching   FC Wacker Tirol      0-28 November 2006GAK   SK Rapid Wien  1-18 November 2006   SCR Altach     SV Ried0-0
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 11 November 2006SK Rapid Wien    FC Pasching  1-111 November 2006SCR Altach  SV Mattersburg  0-211 November 2006SV RiedFK Austria Wien    1-011 November 2006SK Sturm Graz GAK   0-212 November 2006   FC Wacker Tirol        FC Red Bull Salzburg  2-1
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 18 November 2006FK Austria Wien   SCR Altach   2-018 November 2006 FC Pasching SK Sturm Graz   1-018 November 2006GAK    SV Ried 2-218 November 2006SV MattersburgFC Wacker Tirol1-119 November 2006    FC Red Bull Salzburg         SK Rapid Wien    4-0
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 25 November 2006 FK Austria Wien    GAK   2-225 November 2006SCR Altach      FC Pasching   3-225 November 2006SV Mattersburg SK Rapid Wien     1-025 November 2006SK Sturm Graz FC Wacker Tirol2-026 November 2006   SV Ried     FC Red Bull Salzburg      0-1
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 2 December 2006FC Red Bull Salzburg   SCR Altach  1-12 December 2006GAK      SV Mattersburg 3-32 December 2006SK Rapid Wien     SK Sturm Graz  3-02 December 2006FC Wacker TirolSV Ried0-03 December 2006  FC Pasching          FK Austria Wien  2-1
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 9 December 2006  FK Austria Wien  FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-29 December 2006GAK      FC Pasching 2-19 December 2006SV Mattersburg      SK Sturm Graz 1-09 December 2006SV Ried SK Rapid Wien   1-210 December 2006  SCR Altach          FC Wacker Tirol 2-0
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 24 February 2007 FC Pasching  SV Mattersburg  2-224 February 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg   GAK2-124 February 2007SK Rapid Wien      SCR Altach2-124 February 2007 SK Sturm Graz  SV Ried 1-125 February 2007 FC Wacker Tirol       FK Austria Wien  2-2
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 3 March 2007 FC Pasching  FC Red Bull Salzburg   0-13 March 2007GAKFC Wacker Tirol    3-23 March 2007SCR Altach  SK Sturm Graz 1-33 March 2007 SV Mattersburg   SV Ried 1-24 March 2007  FK Austria Wien    SK Rapid Wien2-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 10 March 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg SV Mattersburg    1-110 March 2007FC Wacker Tirol    FC Pasching  0-010 March 2007SV Ried  SCR Altach   2-010 March 2007 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 0-111 March 2007  SK Rapid Wien   GAK1-0
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 17 March 2007FK Austria Wien  SV Ried     2-117 March 2007 FC Pasching  SK Rapid Wien 0-117 March 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg    FC Wacker Tirol   3-017 March 2007SV Mattersburg   SCR Altach  2-118 March 2007  GAK  SK Sturm Graz0-2
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 31 March 2007SK Rapid Wien FC Red Bull Salzburg     2-231 March 2007SV Ried  GAK3-131 March 2007SK Sturm Graz FC Pasching  2-131 March 2007FC Wacker Tirol   SV Mattersburg   1-31 April 2007  SCR Altach    FK Austria Wien  0-1
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 7 April 2007FK Austria Wien  SV Mattersburg     1-17 April 2007FC Pasching  SV Ried 3-17 April 2007GAK     SCR Altach 4-17 April 2007FC Wacker Tirol   SK Rapid Wien   2-38 April 2007    FC Red Bull Salzburg  SK Sturm Graz3-1
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 14 April 2007SK Rapid Wien   FC Wacker Tirol    2-114 April 2007 SCR Altach     GAK 3-114 April 2007 SV Mattersburg  FK Austria Wien  3-114 April 2007  SK Sturm GrazFC Red Bull Salzburg 0-215 April 2007   SV Ried    FC Pasching 2-1
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 17 April 2007 SK Rapid Wien   SV Mattersburg  2-217 April 2007FC Pasching     SCR Altach  1-117 April 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg SV Ried 2-017 April 2007GAK   FK Austria Wien  2-118 April 2007  FC Wacker Tirol    SK Sturm Graz0-2
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 21 April 2007FK Austria Wien  FC Pasching   2-021 April 2007   SCR Altach  FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-221 April 2007SV Mattersburg  GAK  5-121 April 2007SV Ried    FC Wacker Tirol   2-122 April 2007   SK Sturm GrazSK Rapid Wien  0-2
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 28 April 2007 FC Pasching     GAK  5-128 April 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg   FK Austria Wien    2-228 April 2007SK Sturm GrazSV Mattersburg 3-128 April 2007FC Wacker Tirol     SCR Altach  1-129 April 2007   SK Rapid Wien  SV Ried  5-2
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 5 May 2007FK Austria Wien     FC Wacker Tirol   4-15 May 2007GAK  FC Red Bull Salzburg   0-05 May 2007SCR Altach SK Rapid Wien  2-15 May 2007SV Ried      SK Sturm Graz2-16 May 2007 SV Mattersburg FC Pasching     2-4
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 8 May 2007SK Rapid Wien       FK Austria Wien 3-09 May 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg    FC Pasching    2-39 May 2007SV Ried   SV Mattersburg     1-09 May 2007SK Sturm Graz  SCR Altach1-09 May 2007 FC Wacker Tirol    GAK 5-1
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 12 May 2007FK Austria Wien  SK Sturm Graz 0-112 May 2007FC Pasching      FC Wacker Tirol3-112 May 2007SCR Altach  SV Ried   0-212 May 2007SV Mattersburg       FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-113 May 2007 GAK     SK Rapid Wien       0-2
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 17 May 2007SK Rapid Wien      FC Pasching SK Sturm Graz 2-017 May 2007SCR Altach  SV Mattersburg   3-217 May 2007  SV RiedFK Austria Wien    1-017 May 2007SK Sturm Graz     GAK    2-017 May 2007 FC Wacker Tirol  FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-2
Round 36
Date Team 1Team2 20 May 2007FK Austria Wien     SCR Altach 3-020 May 2007FC Pasching SK Sturm Graz 1-120 May 2007FC Red Bull Salzburg  SK Rapid Wien3-120 May 2007GAK       SV Ried2-320 May 2007SV Mattersburg      FC Wacker Tirol6-1
Champion squad
 FC Red Bull Salzburg    
 Goalkeepers: Timo Ochs (34 matches /0 goals), Ramazan Özcan (2/0), Heinz-Dieter Arzberger (0/0),
 Defenders:  Milan Dudić (30/2), Thomas Linke   (27/0), Jorge Vargas (26/0), Rémo Meyer (24/1), László Bodnár (19/0), Markus Steinhöfer (16/0), Alessandro dos Santos (9/0), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (9/0), Thomas Winklhofer (7/0), Aleksander Knavs (0/0)
 Midfielders: Johan Vonlanthen (35/5), René Aufhauser (30/9), Ezequiel Alejo Carboni (30/2), Patrik Ježek (29/7), Niko Kovač (29/6), Karel Piták (26/6), Vladimír Janočko (18/1), Christian Tiffert (18/1)
 Forwards: Alexander Zickler (29/22), Vratislav Lokvenc (23/5), Marc Janko (8/2), Peter Orosz (5/1)
 Coaching staff: Giovanni Trapattoni (Headcoach), Lothar Matthäus (Assistance coach), Herbert Ilsanker (Goalkeepercoach)

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals Alexander ZicklerFC Red Bull Salzburg22 Leonardo Ferrero Da SilvaSCR Altach14 Mate BilicSK Rapid Wien  11 Christian MayrlebFC Pasching11
Austria Soccer

References

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons
Category:2006–07 in European football