1996–97 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 1996-97 Austrian football championship was played in the 1. Bundesliga, Austria's top division. The second division was called the Bundesliga – 2. Division. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg). The third  group was the  Regionalliga Mitte (Carinthia, Upper Austria,Styria).

SC Austria Lustenau was promoted to the Bundesliga.  Admira Wacker stayed in the Bundesliga after relegation versus SK Vorwärts Steyr.  Ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds. Each team played twice at home and away against every other team. SV Austria Salzburg became Austrian champions for the second time  in club history.

Grazer AK played most of its home games in Kapfenberg while the club's stadium in Graz was being renovated. LASK Linz and FC Linz merged towards the end of the season.

Ronald Brunmayr (FK Austria Wien), Wolfgang Knaller (FK Austria Wien/SCN Admira/Wacker), Christian Prosenik (SK Rapid Wien/SV Austria Salzburg) and Gerald Strafner (GAK) played all league matches for their teams.

Final table

Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.SV Austria Salzburg    36 19125 692.SK Rapid Wien 36 1812 6 663.SK Sturm Graz  36 1413 955 +194.FC Tirol Innsbruck36 167 13 55+95.Grazer AK36 111411476.FK Austria Wien  36 1210 14 467. LASK36 917 10 448.SV Ried36 126 18 429. FC Linz  36 613 17 3110.SCN Admira/Wacker36 610 20 28
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 24 July 1996 FK Austria Wien   SK Sturm Graz  3-224 July 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck  FC Linz 2-024 July 1996Grazer AKSK Rapid Wien 1-124 July 1996LASK SV Ried 0-024 July 1996 SV Austria SalzburgSCN Admira/Wacker1-0
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 31 July 1996FC Linz  FK Austria Wien  0-131 July 1996SCN Admira/Wacker Grazer AK 2-231 July 1996SV RiedFC Tirol Innsbruck  1-231 July 1996SK Sturm Graz   SV Austria Salzburg 0-018 September 1996 SK Rapid Wien LASK3-1
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 3 August 1996 FK Austria Wien  SV Ried1-03 August 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien  1-13 August 1996LASKSCN Admira/Wacker 1-13 August 1996SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 1-03 August 1996 SK Sturm Graz   FC Linz 1-1

Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 10 August 1996FC Linz  SV Austria Salzburg0-110 August 1996Grazer AKLASK 3-110 August 1996SCN Admira/WackerFC Tirol Innsbruck  2-210 August 1996SV Ried SK Sturm Graz  1-211 August 1996   SK Rapid Wien  FK Austria Wien1-1
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 17 August 1996FK Austria WienSCN Admira/Wacker  1-017 August 1996FC Linz    SV Ried 0-417 August 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck Grazer AK 3-017 August 1996SV Austria SalzburgLASK   1-117 August 1996  SK Sturm Graz  SK Rapid Wien 0-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 24 August 1996Grazer AKFK Austria Wien  2-224 August 1996LASK    FC Tirol Innsbruck     1-324 August 1996SK Rapid Wien FC Linz   0-024 August 1996SCN Admira/Wacker   SK Sturm Graz 0-325 August 1996 SV Ried  SV Austria Salzburg0-4
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 4 September 1996FK Austria Wien  LASK    1-24 September 1996FC Linz  SCN Admira/Wacker    1-14 September 1996SV Austria SalzburgFC Tirol Innsbruck  1-04 September 1996SV RiedSK Rapid Wien   3-34 September 1996  SK Sturm Graz  Grazer AK0-0
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 7 September 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck FK Austria Wien  1-17 September 1996 Grazer AKFC Linz   1-07 September 1996LASK        SK Sturm Graz 3-17 September 1996SK Rapid Wien  SV Austria Salzburg 2-07 September 1996 SCN Admira/Wacker    SV Ried2-1
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 14 September 1996FK Austria Wien  SV Austria Salzburg0-414 September 1996SK Rapid Wien     SCN Admira/Wacker   4-114 September 1996SV Ried    Grazer AK   2-115 September 1996SK Sturm GrazFC Tirol Innsbruck  0-15 October 1996 FC Linz   LASK  0-0
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 21 September 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Sturm Graz2-021 September 1996Grazer AK   SV Ried  1-021 September 1996LASK    FC Linz   0-021 September 1996SCN Admira/Wacker  SK Rapid Wien      0-222 September 1996 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien  3-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 2 October 1996 FC Linz FC Tirol Innsbruck 3-02 October 1996SK Rapid Wien    Grazer AK  4-02 October 1996SCN Admira/Wacker    SV Austria Salzburg 1-12 October 1996SV Ried  LASK    2-02 October 1996 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien  4-1
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 12 October 1996 FK Austria Wien   FC Linz 2-012 October 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck    SV Ried  4-012 October 1996Grazer AK SCN Admira/Wacker    3-012 October 1996LASK     SK Rapid Wien   3-012 October 1996  SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz1-0
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 19 October 1996FC Linz  SK Sturm Graz0-319 October 1996Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg  0-019 October 1996SK Rapid Wien  FC Tirol Innsbruck   4-219 October 1996SCN Admira/Wacker     LASK     1-219 October 1996 SV Ried  FK Austria Wien   3-2
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 23 October 1996FK Austria Wien   SK Rapid Wien   0-223 October 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck  SCN Admira/Wacker     1-123 October 1996LASK    Grazer AK  2-123 October 1996 SV Austria Salzburg FC Linz   0-223 October 1996 SK Sturm GrazSV Ried3-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 26 October 1996LASK  SV Austria Salzburg1-126 October 1996SK Rapid Wien    SK Sturm Graz    3-126 October 1996  SV Ried  FC Linz   4-127 October 1996 SCN Admira/Wacker   FK Austria Wien  4-112 November 1996 Grazer AK FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-1
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 5 November 1996FK Austria Wien  Grazer AK 2-15 November 1996FC Linz SK Rapid Wien     0-15 November 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck   LASK   2-05 November 1996SV Austria Salzburg  SV Ried 3-05 November 1996 SK Sturm Graz   SCN Admira/Wacker  1-3
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 16 November 1996Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz   2-216 November 1996LASK  FK Austria Wien  1-016 November 1996SK Rapid Wien    SV Ried  6-026 November 1996SCN Admira/Wacker  FC Linz0-126 November 1996 FC Tirol InnsbruckSV Austria Salzburg 0-1
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 16 November 1996Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz   2-216 November 1996LASK  FK Austria Wien  1-016 November 1996SK Rapid Wien    SV Ried  6-016 November 1996SCN Admira/Wacker  FC Linz0-117 November 1996 FC Tirol InnsbruckSV Austria Salzburg 0-1
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 23 November 1996FK Austria Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-123 November 1996FC Linz   Grazer AK  2-123 November 1996SV Ried   SCN Admira/Wacker  0-123 November 1996SK Sturm Graz    LASK0-024 November 1996 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-1
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 1 March 1997FK Austria Wien SV Ried  2-11 March 1997 FC Linz   SK Sturm Graz    0-01 March 1997Grazer AK LASK   1-11 March 1997SV Austria Salzburg SCN Admira/Wacker4-02 March 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck  SK Rapid Wien2-4
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 8 March 1997LASK   SV Austria Salzburg 1-18 March 1997  SCN Admira/WackerFC Linz     1-1 SCN Admira/Wacker substituted 4 players, therefore the match was penalized with 0:3. 8 March 1997SV Ried  Grazer AK  3-08 March 1997SK Sturm Graz  FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-19 March 1997 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 3-0
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 12 March 1997FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 0-112 March 1997  FC Tirol Innsbruck SCN Admira/Wacker   1-012 March 1997Grazer AK   SK Rapid Wien 1-012 March 1997LASK    SV Ried  3-012 March 1997 SV Austria Salzburg   FC Linz  2-0
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 15 March 1997FC Linz  FC Tirol Innsbruck    0-115 March 1997  SK Rapid WienLASK    0-015 March 1997SCN Admira/Wacker      FK Austria Wien  3-215 March 1997SV Ried   SV Austria Salzburg 0-015 March 1997 SK Sturm Graz   Grazer AK0-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 22 March 1997  FK Austria WienFC Linz 2-022 March 1997  Grazer AK SCN Admira/Wacker   1-122 March 1997 LASK    SK Sturm Graz  0-022 March 1997SV Austria Salzburg  FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-122 March 1997 SV Ried   SK Rapid Wien3-0
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 25 March 1997SK Rapid Wien   SV Austria Salzburg 2-026 March 1997  FC Linz Grazer AK  0-126 March 1997FC Tirol Innsbruck   FK Austria Wien  0-026 March 1997SCN Admira/Wacker   LASK   1-326 March 1997SK Sturm Graz    SV Ried  2-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 5 April 1997Grazer AK    FC Tirol Innsbruck  2-15 April 1997  LASK   FC Linz  1-15 April 1997SK Rapid WienSK Sturm Graz     0-25 April 1997SV Austria Salzburg  FK Austria Wien 1-05 April 1997SV Ried  SCN Admira/Wacker   1-0
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 12 April 1997FK Austria Wien  Grazer AK 1-112 April 1997FC Linz   SV Ried  2-212 April 1997SCN Admira/Wacker   SK Rapid Wien    1-212 April 1997SK Sturm Graz   SV Austria Salzburg 0-013 April 1997FC Tirol Innsbruck   LASK   1-0
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 16 April 1997Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 1-016 April 1997LASK   FK Austria Wien   2-216 April 1997SK Rapid Wien   FC Linz    4-216 April 1997SV Ried  FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-116 April 1997 SK Sturm Graz   SCN Admira/Wacker   7-0
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 19  April 1997FK Austria Wien   LASK   1-119 April 1997FC Linz   SK Rapid Wien 1-119 April 1997FC Tirol Innsbruck    SV Ried  1-019 April 1997SCN Admira/Wacker    SK Sturm Graz   0-219 April 1997SV Austria Salzburg  Grazer AK 3-1
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 25  April 1997SCN Admira/Wacker  SV Austria Salzburg   1-126 April 1997LASK Grazer AK  1-026 April 1997SK Rapid Wien    FC Tirol Innsbruck   3-026 April 1997SV Ried FK Austria Wien    2-126 April 1997 SK Sturm Graz    FC Linz   1-0
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 3 May 1997FC Linz SCN Admira/Wacker  2-23 May 1997FC Tirol Innsbruck    SK Sturm Graz  2-03 May 1997Grazer AK    SV Ried  1-03 May 1997SV Austria Salzburg   LASK 6-24 May 1997FK Austria Wien     SK Rapid Wien   0-0
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 10 May 1997FC Linz SV Austria Salzburg 2-210 May 1997SCN Admira/Wacker  FC Tirol Innsbruck     0-110 May 1997SV Ried   LASK  0-010 May 1997 SK Sturm Graz  FK Austria Wien   3-211 May 1997 SK Rapid Wien    Grazer AK 2-1
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 17 May 1997FK Austria Wien  SCN Admira/Wacker 2-117 May 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck    FC Linz 2-017 May 1997 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz   1-117 May 1997LASK   SK Rapid Wien 1-117 May 1997  SV Austria Salzburg  SV Ried  4-2
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 20 May 1997FC Linz FK Austria Wien 1-120 May 1997  FC Tirol Innsbruck    SV Austria Salzburg   1-220 May 1997 SK Rapid Wien  SV Ried   2-220 May 1997SCN Admira/Wacker  Grazer AK 1-220 May 1997 SK Sturm Graz  LASK 4-2
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 24 May 1997Grazer AK FC Linz 1-124 May 1997LASK  SCN Admira/Wacker   2-224 May 1997 SV Austria Salzburg   SK Rapid Wien   2-024 May 1997SV Ried   SK Sturm Graz  1-025 May 1997FK Austria Wien   FC Tirol Innsbruck  1-0
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 31 May 1997FK Austria Wien  SV Austria Salzburg 3-131 May 1997FC Linz LASK   3-031 May 1997FC Tirol Innsbruck Grazer AK  1-431 May 1997SCN Admira/Wacker     SV Ried   3-131 May 1997SK Sturm Graz    SK Rapid Wien  3-0
Round 36
Date Team 1Team2 3 June 1997Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 0-03 June 1997LASK FC Tirol Innsbruck  0-43 June 1997 SK Rapid Wien  SCN Admira/Wacker  7-03 June 1997SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 0-03 June 1997 SV Ried     FC Linz 2-1

 Champion squad 
(matches/goals)
 SV Austria Salzburg   
 Goalkeepers: Otto Konrad (18 /0 ), Oleg Suslow (13/0), Herbert Ilsanker (5/0), 
 Defenders: Walter Kogler (35/2), Roman Szewczyk (33/3), Thomas Winklhofer (31/2) Heiko Laessig (20/1), Robert Ibertsberger (19/3), Gernot Plassnegger (16/2), Leopold Lainer (6/0), Wolfgang Feiersinger (4/1), 
 Midfielders: Walter Hörmann (32/1),Martin Amerhauser (31/3), Adolf Hütter  (27/7), Franz Aigner (26/1), René Aufhauser (17/2), Dražen Besek (11/2), Gerhard Struber (9/0), Christian Prosenik (1/0), 
 Forwards: Tomislav Kocijan (35/5), Eduard Glieder (28/12), Tibor Jančula (23/2), László Klausz (20/5), Dean Računica (12/0), Bica (11/0), Sanel Kuljić (1/0), 
 Coaching staff: Heribert Weber (Coach), Srećko Kurbaša - Miroslav Polák (Assistant coaches), Herbert Rettensteiner (Goalkeeper coach)
FC Salzburg Wiki

Top scorer
 Name Club GoalsRené WagnerSK Rapid Wien28  Thomas JaneschitzFC Tirol Innsbruck27   Eduard GliederSV Austria Salzburg21   Herwig DrechselSV Ried15   Marcel OerlemansSV Ried15
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References 

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