2008-09 Austrian football championship

The 2008-09 Austrian football championship was the 98th season of the top league in Austria. FC Red Bull Salzburg  won the 5th  title and the 2nd since the Red Bull take over. Starting this season, the sponsor name of the Bundesliga changed from T-Mobile Bundesliga to tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile. The Austrian sports betting provider tipp3 replaced T-Mobile as the new main sponsor. The mobile phone company remained as a subsponsor of the Bundesliga.
Mode 
In the 2008/09 season, as in previous years, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds. Each team played twice at home and twice away against each of the nine other teams.  the ten teams played for three international starting places, one Champions League place and two Europa League places. 

Final table

Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.FC Red Bull Salzburg     36 235 8 742.SK Rapid Wien 36 217 8 703.FK Austria Wien 36 1711 8  624.SK Sturm Graz36 179 10 60 ̝+23 5.SV Ried 36 1791060̟+20 6.SK Austria Kärnten 36 118 17 417.LASK36 114 21 378.Kapfenberger SV36 106 20 369. SV Mattersburg 36 89 19 3310. SCR Altach36 86 2230
Austria Soccer 

Matches 

Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 8 July 2008SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 3-19 July 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg  SV Mattersburg  6-09 July 2008FK Austria WienSK Austria Kärnten     1-19 July 2008Kapfenberger SV  LASK  0-19 July 2008 SV Ried SCR Altach  3-0
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 12 July 2008SK Rapid Wien FC Red Bull Salzburg2-212 July 2008SCR Altach LASK  1-312 July 2008SV Mattersburg SV Ried  2-113 July 2008Kapfenberger SV   FK Austria Wien2-26 August 2008   SK Austria Kärnten     SK Sturm Graz  0-2
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 18 July 2008SV Ried Kapfenberger SV  2-119 July 2008SK Rapid Wien SK Austria Kärnten    1-020 July 2008 FC Red Bull Salzburg   SCR Altach  3-020 July 2008LASK  FK Austria Wien0-123 July 2008   SK Sturm Graz  SV Mattersburg3-0
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 25 July 2008LASK   SK Austria Kärnten     3-226 July 2008FK Austria Wien   SV Ried 3-126 July 2008SV Mattersburg   SK Rapid Wien   0-127 July 2008Kapfenberger SV    FC Red Bull Salzburg1-129 July 2008 SCR Altach     SK Sturm Graz1-0
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 1 August 2008SV Mattersburg       SCR Altach   3-12 August 2008SK Rapid Wien    Kapfenberger SV  3-13 August 2008FC Red Bull SalzburgLASK 1-03 August 2008 SV Ried  SK Austria Kärnten   0-03 August 2008 SK Sturm GrazFK Austria Wien  0-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 8 August 2008 LASK    SV Ried  2-19 August 2008 SK Austria Kärnten     SV Mattersburg   2-09 August 2008Kapfenberger SV SK Sturm Graz 1-39 August 2008 SCR Altach     SK Rapid Wien    2-710 August 2008 FK Austria Wien  FC Red Bull Salzburg3-2
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 23 August 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg  SV Ried  2-123 August 2008SCR Altach    SK Austria Kärnten      0-323 August 2008SV Mattersburg  Kapfenberger SV  2-123 August 2008 SK Sturm Graz LASK 2-024 August 2008 SK Rapid Wien    FK Austria Wien3-0
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 29 August 2008 Kapfenberger SV    SCR Altach    3-230 August 2008   LASK SK Rapid Wien     2-531 August 2008SK Austria Kärnten      FC Red Bull Salzburg 1-031 August 2008FK Austria Wien   SV Mattersburg  2-131 August 2008 SV Ried SK Sturm Graz4-1
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 19 September 2008SK Rapid Wien    SV Ried     1-120 September 2008   LASK SV Mattersburg   2-121 September 2008SK Austria Kärnten    Kapfenberger SV   6-021 September 2008SCR Altach  FK Austria Wien  0-121 September 2008 SK Sturm GrazFC Red Bull Salzburg2-2
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 23 September 2008SV Ried   SK Rapid Wien      1-024 September 2008 SV Mattersburg    LASK  1-424 September 2008Kapfenberger SV  SK Austria Kärnten     0-224 September 2008FK Austria Wien   SCR Altach 2-124 September 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg SK Sturm Graz3-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 27 September 2008SK Austria Kärnten  FK Austria Wien      0-127 September 2008LASK  Kapfenberger SV   2-027 September 2008SCR Altach SV Ried      0-127 September 2008SV Mattersburg      FC Red Bull Salzburg 1-228 September 2008SK Rapid Wien  SK Sturm Graz2-1
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 3 October 2008SV Ried SV Mattersburg      0-04 October 2008SK Sturm Graz    SK Austria Kärnten   3-05 October 2008FK Austria Wien Kapfenberger SV   0-05 October 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg   SK Rapid Wien1-05 October 2008  LASKSCR Altach 1-3
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 18 October 2008FK Austria Wien LASK    5-018 October 2008 Kapfenberger SV      SV Ried   2-018 October 2008SV Mattersburg   SK Sturm Graz   5-619 October 2008SCR Altach FC Red Bull Salzburg   3-44 November 2008  SK Austria Kärnten SK Rapid Wien3-3
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 24 October 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg    Kapfenberger SV 7-325 October 2008 SK Rapid Wien     SV Mattersburg     1-025 October 2008SV Ried FK Austria Wien   3-125 October 2008SK Sturm Graz  SCR Altach 6-026 October 2008SK Austria Kärnten   LASK    1-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 31 October 2008Kapfenberger SV    SK Rapid Wien     0-21 November 2008 SK Austria KärntenSV Ried  1-11 November 2008LASK    FC Red Bull Salzburg  0-21 November 2008SCR Altach  SV Mattersburg    2-22 November 2008FK Austria Wien    SK Sturm Graz 1-3
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 7 November 2008 FC Red Bull Salzburg FK Austria Wien  5-18 November 2008SK Rapid Wien       SCR Altach   5-18 November 2008SV Mattersburg     SK Austria Kärnten 0-08 November 2008SK Sturm Graz Kapfenberger SV2-09 November 2008 SV RiedLASK    3-0
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 11 November 2008FK Austria Wien    SK Rapid Wien2-012 November 2008 SK Austria Kärnten      SCR Altach   2-112 November 2008 Kapfenberger SV SV Mattersburg    2-112 November 2008LASK    SK Sturm Graz 0-312 November 2008 SV RiedFC Red Bull Salzburg2-2
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 15 November 2008SK Rapid WienLASK    5-015 November 2008 SCR Altach      Kapfenberger SV 3-015 November 2008 SV Mattersburg   FK Austria Wien     0-015 November 2008SK Sturm Graz SV Ried3-016 November 2008 FC Red Bull Salzburg SK Austria Kärnten   4-1
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 22 November 2008  FK Austria Wien       SV Ried 3-122 November 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg  Kapfenberger SV 2-522 November 2008LASK     SK Austria Kärnten    0-222 November 2008SCR Altach     SV Mattersburg   4-123 November 2008 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien2-2
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 29 November 2008 Kapfenberger SV FK Austria Wien      1-229 November 2008SK Rapid Wien SCR Altach  8-129 November 2008 SV Ried     LASK  1-030 November 2008SV Mattersburg   FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-418 March 2009SK Austria Kärnten     SK Sturm Graz4-2
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 5 December 2008LASK  SK Sturm Graz  1-06 December 2008SCR Altach   SK Austria Kärnten     2-56 December 2008FC Red Bull Salzburg    SV Ried  2-06 December 2008 Kapfenberger SVSV Mattersburg  3-17 December 2008FK Austria Wien    SK Rapid Wien2-2
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 13 December 2008SV Mattersburg   FK Austria Wien   0-213 December 2008SV RiedKapfenberger SV  3-013 December 2008 SK Sturm Graz     SCR Altach   3-114 December 2008 SK Rapid WienLASK 1-14 March 2009 SK Austria Kärnten     FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 20 February 2009SV Mattersburg   SV Ried2-221 February 2009Kapfenberger SV SK Austria Kärnten  2-122 February 2009FC Red Bull Salzburg   SK Rapid Wien  2-110 March 2009 FK Austria Wien   SK Sturm Graz  2-010 March 2009 SCR Altach   LASK 1-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 27 February 2009SCR Altach      FK Austria Wien  2-128 February 2009SK Austria Kärnten SV Mattersburg   0-028 February 2009 SK Rapid Wien   SV Ried  1-028 February 2009 SK Sturm Graz  Kapfenberger SV 1-31  March 2009 LASK  FC Red Bull Salzburg   0-3
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 7 March 2009FK Austria Wien    LASK 4-07 March 2009FC Red Bull Salzburg  SK Sturm Graz  2-17 March 2009SV Ried  SK Austria Kärnten  2-08 March 2009  SV Mattersburg  SK Rapid Wien    0-325 March 2009 Kapfenberger SV  SCR Altach  1-1
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 13 March 2009SK Sturm Graz SV Ried 1-114 March 2009SK Austria Kärnten  FK Austria Wien  1-114 March 2009LASK   SV Mattersburg  0-014 March 2009   SK Rapid Wien    Kapfenberger SV6-015 March 2009  SCR Altach   FC Red Bull Salzburg  1-2
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 20 March 2009Kapfenberger SV LASK 4-121 March 2009SK Austria Kärnten  SK Rapid Wien      1-321 March 2009 SV Ried SCR Altach    3-221 March 2009  SK Sturm Graz SV Mattersburg 1-022 March 2009  FK Austria Wien   FC Red Bull Salzburg  1-1

Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 4 April 2009FC Red Bull Salzburg  FK Austria Wien  4-14 April 2009LASK   Kapfenberger SV 2-24 April 2009SCR Altach  SV Ried   1-14 April 2009 SV Mattersburg   SK Sturm Graz 0-05 April 2009  SK Rapid Wien     SK Austria Kärnten 4-2
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 10 April 2009 SV Mattersburg  SCR Altach  5-411 April 2009SK Austria Kärnten LASK    0-111 April 2009Kapfenberger SVFC Red Bull Salzburg    0-211 April 2009 SV Ried FK Austria Wien  0-012 April 2009   SK Rapid Wien   SK Sturm Graz 0-1
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 17 April 2009LASK    SV Ried 0-318 April 2009FK Austria Wien  Kapfenberger SV   2-118 April 2009FC Red Bull Salzburg   SV Mattersburg2-018 April 2009  SCR Altach  SK Rapid Wien  1-119 April 2009  SK Sturm Graz SK Austria Kärnten 0-0
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 24 April 2009SV Ried FC Red Bull Salzburg3-025 April 2009SK Austria Kärnten   SCR Altach    0-325 April 2009SV Mattersburg  Kapfenberger SV  3-125 April 2009  SK Sturm GrazLASK    2-026 April 2009   SK Rapid Wien   FK Austria Wien 3-2
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 1 May 2009 FK Austria Wien   SV Mattersburg  0-02 May 2009Kapfenberger SV  SV Ried   2-12 May 2009LASK       SK Rapid Wien  0-22 May 2009 SCR Altach  SK Sturm Graz1-13 May 2009  FC Red Bull SalzburgSK Austria Kärnten  6-0
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 8 May 2009LASK  SCR Altach   2-09 May 2009SK Austria Kärnten   Kapfenberger SV 0-29 May 2009SV Ried   SV Mattersburg  4-09 May 2009 SK Sturm GrazFK Austria Wien   2-210 May 2009  SK Rapid Wien    FC Red Bull Salzburg4-2
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 15 May 2009Kapfenberger SV    SK Sturm Graz 3-316 May 2009FK Austria Wien    SCR Altach   4-116 May 2009FC Red Bull Salzburg    LASK  2-116 May 2009 SV Mattersburg   SK Austria Kärnten 3-217 May 2009 SV Ried    SK Rapid Wien 3-0
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 21 May 2009SK Austria KärntenSV Ried    1-221 May 2009LASK      FK Austria Wien 4-021 May 2009SK Rapid Wien   SV Mattersburg  2-321 May 2009 SCR Altach     Kapfenberger SV    5-121 May 2009 SK Sturm Graz FC Red Bull Salzburg2-0
Round 36
Date Team 1Team2 31 May 2009FK Austria Wien  SK Austria Kärnten  4-131 May 2009FC Red Bull Salzburg  SCR Altach 1-431 May 2009Kapfenberger SV    SK Rapid Wien     0-431 May 2009 SV Mattersburg      LASK   3-131 May 2009 SV Ried    SK Sturm Graz3-1

Champion squad
 FC Red Bull Salzburg    
 Goalkeepers: Timo Ochs (15 matches/0 goals), Heinz-Dieter Arzberger (13/0), Eddie Gustafsson (9/0),
 Defenders: Ibrahim Sekagya (34/1), Laszlo Bodnar (28/2), Anis Boussaidi (28/1), Barry Opdam (25/0), Ronald Gercaliu (23/0), Andreas Ulmer (15/0), Rémo Meyer (10/0), Milan Dudić (9/1),
 Midfielders: Somen Tchoyi (32/6), Johan Vonlanthen (29/3), René Aufhauser (25/2), Karel Piták (16/4), Christoph Leitgeb (16/0), Patrik Ježek (15/2), Vladimír Janočko (14/5), Niko Kovač (12/0), Ernst Öbster (5/0),
 Forwards: Marc Janko (34/39), Robin Nelisse (32/12), Louis Ngwat-Mahop (27/3), Alexander Zickler  (24/5).
 Coaching staff: Co Adriaanse (Coach), Michael Streiter ,Luc Nijholt (Assistance coaches), Herbert Ilsanker (Goalkeeper coach) 

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals Marc JankoFC Red Bull Salzburg39 Janko finished third in the European scorer list  Erwin HofferSK Rapid Wien27  Stefan MaierhoferSK Rapid Wien23
Austria Soccer

References

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons
Category:2008–09 in European football