1978-79 Austrian football championship

The 1978- 79 Austrian football championship was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The single-tiered Second Division served as the lower tier of the First Division. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland), the Alpenliga (Salzburg and Tyrol), and the regional leagues of Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria.

LASK was promoted to the Bundesliga.  SSW Innsbruck  was relegated but won the cup. Ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds. Each team played twice at home and away against every other team. FK Austria Wien became Austrian champions.

Karl Brauneder (Wiener Sport-Club), Savo Ekmecic (Grazer AK), Geza Gallos (SK Rapid Wien), Gerald Haider (VOEST Linz/Austria Salzburg), Erwin Hohenwarter (Grazer AK), Karl Hodits (VOEST Linz), Alberto Martinez (Wiener Sport-Club), Walter Müllner (Wiener Sport-Club), Erich Marko (Grazer AK), Erich Obermayer (FK Austria Wien), Anton Pichler (SK Sturm Graz), Herbert Rettensteiner (SV Austria Salzburg), Walter Schachner (FK Austria Wien), Heinz Schilcher (SK Sturm Graz), Hannes Winklbauer (SV Austria Salzburg), Manfred Wirth (SK Sturm Graz) and  Mario Zuenelli (Grazer AK) played all league matches for their teams.

Final table

Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.FK Austria Wien  36 2556 552.Wiener Sport-Club 36 1511 10 413.SK Rapid Wien 36 1313 10394.SK Sturm Graz  36 149 13 375.VOEST Linz 36 11141136 -36.SV Austria Salzburg    36 1310 13 36-157. Admira/Wacker 36 138 15 348.First Vienna FC36 911 16 299. Grazer AK36 715 14 2910.SSW Innsbruck36 88 20 24
Austria Soccer 

Matches 

Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 18 August 1978Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg1-218 August 1978SK Rapid Wien   FK Austria Wien    3-118 August 1978VOEST LinzSK Sturm Graz   1-018 August 1978First Vienna FC SSW Innsbruck 1-119 August 1978 Admira/WackerWiener Sport-Club3-2
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 25 August 1978FK Austria Wien  VOEST Linz  1-325 August 1978SSW Innsbruck    Wiener Sport-Club 0-325 August 1978SV Austria SalzburgSK Rapid Wien  1-025 August 1978SK Sturm Graz   Admira/Wacker 2-025 August 1978 First Vienna FCGrazer AK 3-3
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 1 September 1978Grazer AK SSW Innsbruck 1-01 September 1978VOEST Linz   SV Austria Salzburg   1-01 September 1978Wiener Sport-ClubSK Sturm Graz  3-02 September 1978Admira/Wacker FK Austria Wien   1-12 September 1978SK Rapid Wien  First Vienna FC2-1
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 8 September 1978SSW Innsbruck  SK Sturm Graz 1-18 September 1978SV Austria Salzburg      Admira/Wacker 1-09 September 1978FK Austria Wien   Wiener Sport-Club 3-19 September 1978Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien  1-19 September 1978First Vienna FC VOEST Linz1-0
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 15 September 1978SK Rapid Wien SSW Innsbruck  2-015 September 1978VOEST Linz Grazer AK  1-216 September 1978Admira/Wacker First Vienna FC  3-316 September 1978SK Sturm Graz  FK Austria Wien   0-317 September 1978Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg  6-1
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 22 September 1978Grazer AK Admira/Wacker 0-122 September 1978SK Rapid Wien VOEST Linz   0-122 September 1978SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz  2-023 September 1978SSW Innsbruck   FK Austria Wien   4-024 September 1978First Vienna FC  Wiener Sport-Club2-2
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 29 September 1978Admira/Wacker   SK Rapid Wien 0-129 September 1978VOEST Linz  SSW Innsbruck 3-129 September 1978Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK  1-130 September 1978 SK Sturm Graz  First Vienna FC  3-11 October 1978 FK Austria Wien   SV Austria Salzburg 4-1
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 6 October 1978Grazer AK  SK Sturm Graz   1-26 October 1978 SK Rapid Wien   Wiener Sport-Club  1-06 October 1978 VOEST Linz Admira/Wacker   1-07 October 1978SSW InnsbruckSV Austria Salzburg  4-17 October 1978First Vienna FC  FK Austria Wien1-3
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 13 October 1978FK Austria WienGrazer AK  4-113 October 1978SV Austria Salzburg   First Vienna FC  2-013 October 1978SK Sturm Graz     SK Rapid Wien   0-014 October 1978Admira/Wacker   SSW Innsbruck 1-114 October 1978Wiener Sport-Club  VOEST Linz0-0
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 20 October 1978SV Austria Salzburg  Grazer AK  2-020 October 1978SK Sturm Graz  VOEST Linz  2-221 October 1978  SSW InnsbruckFirst Vienna FC   3-021 October 1978Wiener Sport-Club Admira/Wacker    2-122 October 1978 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien  5-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 28 October 1978Admira/Wacker    SK Sturm Graz 3-128 October 1978 Grazer AK  First Vienna FC   0-128 October 1978SK Rapid Wien     SV Austria Salzburg  4-028 October 1978VOEST Linz     FK Austria Wien 1-229 October 1978Wiener Sport-Club  SSW Innsbruck0-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 4 November 1978SSW Innsbruck   Grazer AK  5-14 November 1978 SV Austria Salzburg VOEST Linz   1-04 November 1978SK Sturm Graz   Wiener Sport-Club  3-24 November 1978First Vienna FC   SK Rapid Wien    3-25 November 1978FK Austria Wien Admira/Wacker 1-0
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 10 November 1978Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien1-311 November 1978 Admira/Wacker  SV Austria Salzburg   2-011 November 1978 SK Rapid Wien     Grazer AK   3-111 November 1978SK Sturm Graz    SSW Innsbruck 2-011 November 1978VOEST Linz   First Vienna FC  3-2
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 18 November 1978Grazer AK  VOEST Linz  3-018 November 1978SSW Innsbruck  SK Rapid Wien      0-218 November 1978SV Austria Salzburg  Wiener Sport-Club  0-018 November 1978First Vienna FC     Admira/Wacker  2-119 November 1978FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz4-1
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 25 November 1978Admira/Wacker Grazer AK 0-025 November 1978FK Austria WienSSW Innsbruck   3-025 November 1978SK Sturm GrazSV Austria Salzburg   0-025 November 1978VOEST Linz    SK Rapid Wien    0-026 November 1978Wiener Sport-Club  First Vienna FC  5-1
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 2 December 1978Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 1-12 December 1978SK Rapid Wien    Admira/Wacker  1-13 December 1978SV Austria Salzburg  FK Austria Wien 1-05 December 1978 First Vienna FC   SK Sturm Graz 0-010 December 1978SSW Innsbruck  VOEST Linz   2-2
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 8 December 1978SV Austria Salzburg  SSW Innsbruck  2-18 December 1978SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK   1-18 December 1978Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien     3-39 December 1978Admira/Wacker   VOEST Linz    2-09 December 1978FK Austria WienFirst Vienna FC  4-2
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 16 December 1978SK Rapid Wien      SK Sturm Graz 3-016 December 1978SSW Innsbruck  Admira/Wacker   0-216 December 1978VOEST Linz   Wiener Sport-Club  2-217 December 1978Grazer AK    FK Austria Wien 0-317 December 1978First Vienna FC  SV Austria Salzburg  4-0
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 24 February 1979Admira/Wacker   Wiener Sport-Club 4-024 February 1979Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg   0-024 February 1979SK Rapid Wien   FK Austria Wien 1-224 February 1979 VOEST Linz    SK Sturm Graz  2-125 February 1979 First Vienna FC   SSW Innsbruck  1-1
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 3 March 1979FK Austria Wien  VOEST Linz     0-13 March 1979 SSW Innsbruck  Wiener Sport-Club  1-23 March 1979SV Austria Salzburg   SK Rapid Wien   2-23 March 1979SK Sturm Graz   Admira/Wacker  2-04 March 1979 First Vienna FC  Grazer AK 2-1
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 10 March 1979Admira/WackerFK Austria Wien   1-310 March 1979 Grazer AK SSW Innsbruck   1-010 March 1979 SK Rapid Wien  First Vienna FC 0-010 March 1979VOEST Linz     SV Austria Salzburg   2-211 March 1979 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 2-1
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 17 March 1979FK Austria Wien  Wiener Sport-Club4-217 March 1979 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien   2-217 March 1979 SSW Innsbruck  SK Sturm Graz  0-017 March 1979SV Austria Salzburg      Admira/Wacker 1-118 March 1979 First Vienna FCVOEST Linz  0-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 24 March 1979 Admira/Wacker First Vienna FC 2-124 March 1979SK Rapid Wien   SSW Innsbruck   3-024 March 1979 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien   2-324 March 1979VOEST Linz     Grazer AK  1-124 March 1979 Wiener Sport-ClubSV Austria Salzburg  4-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 31 March 1979Grazer AK   Admira/Wacker 1-031 March 1979 SK Rapid Wien   VOEST Linz    1-131 March 1979SSW Innsbruck  FK Austria Wien   1-131 March 1979SV Austria Salzburg      SK Sturm Graz  0-21 April 1979First Vienna FC  Wiener Sport-Club2-3
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 6 April 1979 SK Sturm Graz    First Vienna FC 2-17 April 1979FK Austria Wien   SV Austria Salzburg    0-07 April 1979Wiener Sport-ClubGrazer AK   0-08 April 1979Admira/Wacker   SK Rapid Wien     1-210 April 1979VOEST Linz     SSW Innsbruck  1-2
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 12 April 1979SK Rapid Wien   Wiener Sport-Club0-113 April 1979First Vienna FC  FK Austria Wien   1-213 April 1979Grazer AK   SK Sturm Graz     0-114 April 1979  SSW Innsbruck   SV Austria Salzburg    3-014 April 1979VOEST Linz   Admira/Wacker 0-0
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 20 April 1979 Admira/Wacker SSW Innsbruck 1-020 April 1979SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien    0-021 April 1979FK Austria Wien  Grazer AK   3-121 April 1979 SV Austria Salzburg    First Vienna FC   0-121 April 1979Wiener Sport-ClubVOEST Linz  1-2
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 27 April 1979SK Sturm Graz   VOEST Linz  3-228 April 1979FK Austria Wien  SK Rapid Wien    4-128 April 1979SSW Innsbruck First Vienna FC   0-128 April 1979Wiener Sport-Club  Admira/Wacker  3-029 April 1979SV Austria Salzburg   Grazer AK  1-1
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 4 May 1979Admira/Wacker SK Sturm Graz   0-14 May 1979Grazer AK   First Vienna FC   2-14 May 1979SK Rapid Wien   SV Austria Salzburg  2-04 May 1979VOEST Linz   FK Austria Wien   0-05 May 1979  Wiener Sport-Club SSW Innsbruck 3-0
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 11 May 1979SV Austria Salzburg VOEST Linz  1-011 May 1979SK Sturm Graz   Wiener Sport-Club  2-012 May 1979FK Austria Wien     Admira/Wacker  2-112 May 1979First Vienna FC   SK Rapid Wien    1-113 May 1979  SSW Innsbruck Grazer AK   0-1
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 18 May 1979Admira/Wacker SV Austria Salzburg 0-318 May 1979SK Rapid Wien    Grazer AK   0-018 May 1979SK Sturm Graz  SSW Innsbruck  1-318 May 1979VOEST Linz   First Vienna FC   2-219 May 1979  Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien     2-4
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 25 May 1979Grazer AK  VOEST Linz 1-125 May 1979SV Austria Salzburg  Wiener Sport-Club  2-226 May 1979FK Austria Wien     SK Sturm Graz   4-226 May 1979 SSW Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien       4-226 May 1979 First Vienna FC  Admira/Wacker 2-3
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 1 June 1979Admira/Wacker Grazer AK  1-11 June 1979FK Austria Wien    SSW Innsbruck   4-01 June 1979SK Sturm Graz  SV Austria Salzburg   2-11 June 1979 VOEST Linz SK Rapid Wien       2-21 June 1979 Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC  3-2
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 8 June 1979Grazer AK  Wiener Sport-Club 2-28 June 1979SK Rapid Wien     Admira/Wacker   0-18 June 1979SSW Innsbruck  VOEST Linz  0-18 June 1979 SV Austria Salzburg    FK Austria Wien   2-28 June 1979 First Vienna FC  SK Sturm Graz  0-0
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 15 June 1979Admira/Wacker  VOEST Linz  2-115 June 1979 FK Austria Wien    First Vienna FC   1-215 June 1979SV Austria Salzburg  SSW Innsbruck   3-215 June 1979 SK Sturm Graz   Grazer AK  3-115 June 1979 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien   1-1 The match was penalized with a 3-0 win for the Sportklub, because Rapid substituted Francker as a third foreign player in the 88th minute. 
Round 36
Date Team 1Team2 22 June 1979Grazer AK FK Austria Wien    2-422 June 1979 SK Rapid Wien   SK Sturm Graz    4-022 June 1979SSW Innsbruck  Admira/Wacker   1-322 June 1979 VOEST Linz   Wiener Sport-Club  2-422 June 1979First Vienna FC  SV Austria Salzburg  0-2

 Champion squad 

 FK Austria Wien   
 GoalkeepersːHubert Baumgartner, Hannes Weninger 
DefendersːErich Obermayer, Robert Sara, Josef Sara, Günther Pospischil, Johann Dihanich,
Midfieldersː Herbert Prohaska, Franz Zore, Karl Daxbacher, Ernst Baumeister, Fritz Borgan, Siegfried Aigner, Felix Gasselich, Franz Zach 
ForwardsːThomas Parits, Carlos Alberto Sintas, Thomas Pfeiler, Walter Schachner, Harald Gamauf,  Heinz Horvath, Franz Weiss, Erwin Jelinek, Harald Fürst 
Coachː Hermann Stessl
Austria Soccer

Top scorer
 Name Club GoalsWalter SchachnerFK Austria Wien24  Thomas ParitsFK Austria Wien22   Alberto MartinezWiener Sport-Club20
Austria Soccer

References 

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons