1995-96 Austrian football championship

The 1995-96 Austrian Football Championship was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The  2nd Bundesliga served as the lower tier of the 1st Bundesliga. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), Mitte (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Styria) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg).

SK Rapid Wien won the title for the 30th time. SK Vorwärts Steyr was relegated. The 1. Bundesliga spot was taken by the 2. Bundesliga champions FC Linz. A relegation match was held between the second-to-last team in the 1st Bundesliga and the runner-up in the 2nd Bundesliga. FC Admira/Wacker won versus SV Gerasdorf. The team stayed in the 1st Bundesliga.

This season  UEFA introduced the three-point rule throughout the Austrian championship. A win now counts not just two but three points.
Final table 
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient
Pl. Name M W D  L  P 1.SK Rapid Wien  36 227 7 732.SK Sturm Graz  36 207 9 673.FC Tirol Innsbruck36 18810 624.Grazer AK  36 1415 7 575. FK Austria Wien     36 14913 516.LASK  36 139 14487.SV Ried  36 1114 11 478.SV Austria Salzburg36 1014 12 449.FC Admira Wacker  36 713 16 3410.SK Vorwärts Steyr36 06 30 6
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Matches 
Austria Soccer
Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 2 August 1994FC Admira Wacker SK Sturm Graz1-52 August 1994FK Austria Wien SK Vorwärts Steyr 4-02 August 1994SV Austria Salzburg  LASK   1-12 August 1994SV Ried   SK Rapid Wien2-12 September 1994Grazer AK FC Tirol Innsbruck3-0
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 4 August 1994LASK   SV Ried1-15 August 1994FC Tirol Innsbruck  FC Admira Wacker  3-05 August 1994SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien1-05 August 1994SK Sturm Graz   SV Austria Salzburg  0-25 August 1994SK Vorwärts SteyrGrazer AK 1-2
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 11 August 1994FK Austria Wien  LASK  0-112 August 1994FC Admira Wacker SV Austria Salzburg   1-212 August 1994 FC Tirol Innsbruck    SK Vorwärts Steyr5-112 August 1994Grazer AK   SK Rapid Wien1-212 August 1994SV Ried SK Sturm Graz  2-4
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 18 August 1994SK Vorwärts Steyr FC Admira Wacker    0-119 August 1994LASK Grazer AK    0-019 August 1994 SK Rapid WienFC Tirol Innsbruck3-119 August 1994SV Austria Salzburg   SV Ried1-119 August 1994 SK Sturm Graz   FK Austria Wien  2-0
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 25 August 1994FC Admira Wacker    SV Ried3-226 August 1994FK Austria Wien  SV Austria Salzburg   3-026 August 1994FC Tirol Innsbruck LASK 2-126 August 1994Grazer AK    SK Sturm Graz3-226 August 1994 SK Vorwärts Steyr     SK Rapid Wien'0-2
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 30 August 1994 LASK     SK Vorwärts Steyr   1-030 August 1994SK Rapid Wien FC Admira Wacker  1-130 August 1994SV Austria Salzburg      Grazer AK  2-130 August 1994  SV RiedFK Austria Wien  0-030 August 1994 SK Sturm Graz FC Tirol Innsbruck2-0
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 16 September 1994 FC Admira Wacker  FK Austria Wien   1-116 September 1994FC Tirol Innsbruck  SV Austria Salzburg  1-116 September 1994Grazer AK       SV Ried4-216 September 1994  SK Vorwärts Steyr    SK Sturm Graz1-317 September 1994SK Rapid Wien  LASK 1-1
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 20 September 1994FK Austria Wien    Grazer AK3-220 September 1994LASK FC Admira Wacker   2-020 September 1994  SV Austria Salzburg      SK Vorwärts Steyr   4-020 September 1994  SV RiedFC Tirol Innsbruck   2-120 September 1994SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-1
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 23 September 1994 FC Tirol Innsbruck  FK Austria Wien 3-123 September 1994Grazer AKFC Admira Wacker   1-123 September 1994LASK    SK Sturm Graz  2-123 September 1994SK Rapid Wien     SV Austria Salzburg 3-123 September 1994SK Vorwärts Steyr    SV Ried0-2
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 3 October 1994FC Admira Wacker  Grazer AK0-23 October 1994FK Austria Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck  1-03 October 1994SK Sturm Graz     LASK 3-13 October 1994  SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien   0-33 October 1994SV Ried  SK Vorwärts Steyr  3-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 6 October 1994FC Tirol Innsbruck Grazer AK1-16 October 1994LASK  SV Austria Salzburg  0-06 October 1994SK Rapid Wien    SV Ried4-16 October 1994 SK Sturm Graz   FC Admira Wacker  0-06 October 1994 SK Vorwärts Steyr  FK Austria Wien 0-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 14 October 1994FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 4-114 October 1994Grazer AK  SK Vorwärts Steyr   1-114 October 1994SV Austria Salzburg  SK Sturm Graz   1-114 October 1994SV RiedLASK 1-015 October 1994  FC Admira Wacker  FC Tirol Innsbruck 0-0
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 20 October 1994SK Vorwärts Steyr   FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-121 October 1994LASK FK Austria Wien  0-121 October 1994SV Austria Salzburg FC Admira Wacker   2-221 October 1994SK Sturm Graz   SV Ried1-022 October 1994  SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK  3-1
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 28 October 1994FC Admira Wacker SK Vorwärts Steyr   4-128 October 1994FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz    0-328 October 1994FC Tirol Innsbruck   SK Rapid Wien 1-228 October 1994SV Ried SV Austria Salzburg 0-029 October 1994 Grazer AK  LASK 1-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 4 November 1994LASK  FC Tirol Innsbruck1-24 November 1994SV Ried FC Admira Wacker   2-24 November 1994SK Sturm Graz  Grazer AK  1-15 November 1994 SK Rapid Wien SK Vorwärts Steyr    4-325 November 1994SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 2-2
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 8 November 1994FC Admira Wacker  SK Rapid Wien 1-18 November 1994 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 0-08 November 1994FC Tirol InnsbruckSK Sturm Graz  2-28 November 1994 Grazer AK  SV Austria Salzburg 0-011 November 1994SK Vorwärts Steyr    LASK  0-2 On 11 November 1995, the match was abandoned in the 74th minute due to a floodlight failure with the score at 0-2. Since Vorwärts Steyr refused to continue playing after the lights were repaired, the match was penalized with a 0-3 loss to Linzer ASK. 
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 21 November 1994FC Admira Wacker  SK Rapid Wien 1-121 November 1994 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 0-021 November 1994FC Tirol InnsbruckSK Sturm Graz  2-221 November 1994 Grazer AK  SV Austria Salzburg 0-022 November 1994SK Vorwärts Steyr    LASK  0-2 
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 21 November 1994FC Admira Wacker  SK Rapid Wien 1-121 November 1994 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 0-021 November 1994FC Tirol InnsbruckSK Sturm Graz  2-221 November 1994 Grazer AK  SV Austria Salzburg 0-022 November 1994SK Vorwärts Steyr    LASK  0-2 
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 2 March 1996FK Austria Wien SK Vorwärts Steyr 2-02 March 1996 FC Tirol InnsbruckGrazer AK   2-02 March 1996LASK  SK Rapid Wien   0-22 March 1996 SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried0-320 March 1996   SK Sturm GrazFC Admira Wacker  2-0
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 9 March 1996FC Admira Wacker    FC Tirol Innsbruck1-49 March 1996Grazer AK  LASK   1-09 March 1996SV RiedFK Austria Wien  1-010 March 1996SK Rapid Wien    SV Austria Salzburg 3-116 April 1996  SK Vorwärts Steyr  SK Sturm Graz1-3
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 28 February 1996SK Rapid Wien   Grazer AK 1-013 March 1996FC Tirol InnsbruckSK Vorwärts Steyr  3-013 March 1996LASK    FC Admira Wacker   0-013 March 1996SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien  1-113 March 1996  SK Sturm Graz SV Ried3-1
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 16 March 1996FK Austria Wien    SK Sturm Graz0-116 March 1996 Grazer AK   SV Austria Salzburg  2-116 March 1996SV Ried FC Tirol Innsbruck   0-616 March 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr LASK   1-217 March 1996 FC Admira Wacker  SK Rapid Wien 0-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 23 March 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck  FK Austria Wien    2-023 March 1996 Grazer AK    FC Admira Wacker  2-023 March 1996LASK    SV Ried 0-023 March 1996SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz1-224 March 1996 SK Rapid Wien SK Vorwärts Steyr 2-0
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 29 March 1996FK Austria Wien     LASK   3-030 March 1996 FC Admira Wacker  SV Austria Salzburg  2-230 March 1996SV Ried  SK Rapid Wien1-130 March 1996SK Sturm GrazFC Tirol Innsbruck 0-130 March 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr Grazer AK   0-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 6 April 1996Grazer AKSV Ried    1-16 April 1996SV Austria Salzburg  FC Tirol Innsbruck  0-27 April 1996FC Admira Wacker  SK Vorwärts Steyr  3-07 April 1996LASK   SK Sturm Graz2-17 April 1996SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien  0-1
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 10 April 1996FK Austria WienGrazer AK   0-110 April 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck LASK    2-110 April 1996SV Ried FC Admira Wacker  2-310 April 1996SK Sturm GrazSK Rapid Wien1-010 April 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr  SV Austria Salzburg    1-3
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 13 April 1996FC Admira Wacker   FK Austria Wien   0-313 April 1996Grazer AK   SK Sturm Graz  1-013 April 1996LASK   SV Austria Salzburg 3-013 April 1996SK Rapid WienFC Tirol Innsbruck3-113 April 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr   SV Ried   1-2
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 16 April 1996FK Austria Wien FC Admira Wacker     0-130 April 1996 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK   0-230 April 1996 SV Austria Salzburg   LASK3-1 Penalty verification on 2 May 1996 with 3:0 for Salzburg.  LASK Linz used 4 substitutes (3 were allowed) 30 April 1996FC Tirol InnsbruckSK Rapid Wien1-130 April 1996SV Ried  SK Vorwärts Steyr  1-1
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 20 April 1996FC Admira Wacker   SK Sturm Graz     0-220 April 1996 Grazer AKFC Tirol Innsbruck   1-320 April 1996SV Ried  SV Austria Salzburg 1-1 20 April 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr   FK Austria Wien 2-221 April 1996SK Rapid WienLASK2-1
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 26 April 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck  FC Admira Wacker    2-026 April 1996SK Sturm Graz  SK Vorwärts Steyr   0-027 April 1996 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 2-027 April 1996LASK Grazer AK1-127 April 1996SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien4-2
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 4 May 1996FC Admira Wacker   LASK0-14 May 1996FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg  2-04 May 1996 SK Vorwärts Steyr   FC Tirol Innsbruck  0-321 May 1996Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien1-121 May 1996SV Ried SK Sturm Graz  2-2
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 14 May 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck SV Ried 2-2 After spectator riots on the pitch, the game was abandoned in the 86th minute with the score at 2:2 . It was penalized with 0:3 for SV Ried . 14 May 1996LASK  SK Vorwärts Steyr  3-114 May 1996 SK Rapid Wien FC Admira Wacker   6-014 May 1996 SV Austria Salzburg  Grazer AK0-014 May 1996SK Sturm Graz  FK Austria Wien3-0
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 10 May 1996FC Admira Wacker Grazer AK 1-111 May 1996 FK Austria Wien    FC Tirol Innsbruck  1-011 May 1996SV Ried    LASK1-011 May 1996SK Sturm Graz    SV Austria Salzburg 2-111 May 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr SK Rapid Wien2-3
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 18 May 1996FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Sturm Graz 1-118 May 1996Grazer AK    SK Vorwärts Steyr  3-218 May 1996LASK   FK Austria Wien  2-018 May 1996SK Rapid WienSV Ried  4-218 May 1996SV Austria Salzburg FC Admira Wacker 2-2
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 25 May 1996FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien0-225 May 1996 FC Tirol Innsbruck   SV Austria Salzburg   3-125 May 1996SV Ried    Grazer AK2-225 May 1996SK Sturm Graz LASK2-125 May 1996SK Vorwärts Steyr FC Admira Wacker 0-2
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 1 June 1996FC Admira Wacker SV Ried   1-31 June 1996Grazer AK  FK Austria Wien  2-21 June 1996 LASK FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-11 June 1996  SK Rapid Wien  SK Sturm Graz 2- 01 June 1996SV Austria Salzburg  SK Vorwärts Steyr 4-0
Champion squad 
 SK Rapid WienMichael Konsel – Trifon Iwanow, Patrick Jovanovic, Roman Pivarník, Michael Hatz, Peter Schöttel, Peter Stöger, Maciej Śliwowski, Stephan Marasek, Andreas Heraf, Zoran Barisic, Dietmar Kühbauer, Peter Guggi, Sergej Mandreko, Christian Stumpf, Carsten Jancker, René Haller, Oliver Lederer, Sascha Bürringer – Coach: Ernst Dokupil
Austria Soccer 

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals     Ivica VastićSK Sturm Graz20     Christian StumpfSK Rapid Wien15   Gernot KrinnerFC Tirol/Vorwärts Steyr 14   Heimo PfeifenbergerSV Austria Salzburg 14
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References 

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