2002-03 Austrian football championship

The 2002-03 Austrian football championship was organized by the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The second league was called Red Zac-Erste Liga. The third performance level was represented by the regional leagues East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), Middle (Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg).

FK Austria Wien  became champion for the 22nd time. Their last title win was in 1993. In addition, the Viennese also won their 24th cup victory this season. Despite these great successes, the club parted ways with its coach Walter Schachner during the season because they wanted to take the opportunity to recruit Christoph Daum as coach.

Andreas Ivanschitz (SK Rapid), Dieter Ramusch (Grazer AK) and Szabolcs Safar (SV Austria Salzburg) played all 36 matches in the league.
Final table
Pl. Name M W D  L  P 1.  FK Austria Wien   36 217 8 702.Grazer AK  36 1512 9 573.SV Austria Salzburg36 151110  564.SK Rapid Wien 36 1312 11 515.SV Pasching 36 131013 496. SK Sturm Graz  36 145 17 477.VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 36  1111 14 448.FC Kärnten36 118 17 419. SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz  36 912 15 3910. SV Ried36 108 18 38
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Matches 
Austria Soccer
Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  9 July 2002FK Austria Wien SV Ried 2-0 10 July 2002SV Pasching  FC Kärnten 3-0 10 July 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz GAK 2-2 10 July 2002SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien  0-4 10 July 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling      SV Austria Salzburg  1-0
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  16 July 2002FC Kärnten FK Austria Wien 1-1 17 July 2002GAK  SV Pasching  0-2 17 July 2002SK Rapid Wien   VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  1-2 17 July 2002SV Austria Salzburg  SK Sturm Graz   1-2 17 July 2002SV Ried  Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-1
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  23 July 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SK Rapid Wien 0-1 24 July 2002 FK Austria Wien  GAK   3-0 24 July 2002  SV Pasching SV Austria Salzburg   1-0 24 July 2002SK Sturm Graz   SV Ried 2-0 24 July 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   FC Kärnten 0-3
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  30 July 2002SK Sturm Graz   Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 3-0 31 July 2002SK Rapid Wien  SV Pasching   1-0 31 July 2002 SV Austria Salzburg   FK Austria Wien  0-4 31 July 2002SV Ried VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0 4 August 2002FC Kärnten  GAK    1-1
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  7 August 2002FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-1 7 August 2002FC Kärnten  SV Ried  3-0 7 August 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  SK Sturm Graz  0-3 10 August 2002GAK   SV Austria Salzburg  0-1 10 August 2002SV Pasching    Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 0-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  17 August 2002SK Rapid Wien GAK   1-1 17 August 2002SV Ried  SV Pasching 0-1 17 August 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   2-2 18 August 2002SV Austria Salzburg FC Kärnten 0-0 18 August 2002  SK Sturm Graz   FK Austria Wien 0-2
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  24 August 2002 FK Austria Wien Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz    3-1 24 August 2002FC Kärnten SK Rapid Wien  0-3 24 August 2002GAK SK Sturm Graz 2-1 24 August 2002SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried  1-3 24 August 2002 SV Pasching VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   2-0
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  31 August 2002 SK Rapid Wien    SV Austria Salzburg 2-2 31 August 2002SV Ried  GAK  1-0 31 August 2002SK Sturm Graz SV Pasching1-3 31 August 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  FK Austria Wien 0-3 1 September 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz FC Kärnten     2-1
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  11 September 2002FC Kärnten     SK Sturm Graz  2-2 11 September 2002GAK  VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   2-3 11 September 2002SK Rapid Wien SV Ried   0-0 11 September 2002SV Austria Salzburg Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz   1-3 11 September 2002SV Pasching  FK Austria Wien 3-1
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  14 September 2002FK Austria Wien    SV Pasching3-0 14 September 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Austria Salzburg   0-0 14 September 2002SK Sturm Graz   FC Kärnten  1-3 14 September 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling GAK  2-2 15 September 2002SV Ried     SK Rapid Wien3-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  21 September 2002SV Austria Salzburg     VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0 21 September 2002SV Ried  FK Austria Wien  1-1 22 September 2002FC Kärnten  SV Pasching2-0 22 September 2002GAK  Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-0 22 September 2002SK Rapid WienSK Sturm Graz     1-2
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  27 September 2002 FK Austria Wien     FC Kärnten 3-1 28 September 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Ried  1-1 28 September 2002SK Sturm Graz     SV Austria Salzburg  3-1 28 September 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   SK Rapid Wien0-0 29 September 2002SV PaschingGAK 1-1
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  5 October 2002SK Rapid Wien Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-1 5 October 2002 SV Austria Salzburg  SV Pasching   3-2 6 October 2002FC Kärnten   VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   4-1 6 October 2002GAK FK Austria Wien     0-4 6 October 2002SV Ried  SK Sturm Graz     1-2
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  19 October 2002FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 0-0 19 October 2002  GAK FC Kärnten  2-0 19 October 2002 SV Pasching    SK Rapid Wien  2-0 19 October 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   SV Ried 1-1 20 October 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz     SK Sturm Graz  3-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  26 October 2002SV Austria Salzburg GAK 1-1 26 October 2002 SV Ried  FC Kärnten  3-0 26 October 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Pasching   2-2 26 October 2002  SK Sturm Graz  VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 3-0 27 October 2002SK Rapid Wien   FK Austria Wien 1-2
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  2 November 2002FC Kärnten SV Austria Salzburg 0-1 2 November 2002GAK   SK Rapid Wien   2-0 2 November 2002SV Pasching   SV Ried  1-1 2 November 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling   Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-2 3 November 2002FK Austria Wien  SK Sturm Graz  4-0
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  6 November 2002SK Rapid Wien  FC Kärnten  2-0 6 November 2002 SV Ried     SV Austria Salzburg  4-0 6 November 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz  FK Austria Wien 0-1 6 November 2002SK Sturm Graz   GAK 1-1 6 November 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling    SV Pasching   3-1
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  9 November 2002FK Austria Wien     VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-1 9 November 2002FC Kärnten    Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz  3-0 9 November 2002GAK  SV Ried 2-0 9 November 2002SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien3-1 10 November 2002 SV Pasching     SK Sturm Graz   2-0
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2  16 November 2002SK Rapid Wien    SV Pasching 2-1 16 November 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz    SV Austria Salzburg  5-1 All goals of Bregenz were scored by Axel Lawaree  16 November 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling GAK  0-2 17 November 2002SV Ried FK Austria Wien1-0 17 November 2002 SK Sturm Graz      FC Kärnten 10 yellow cards in one game for one team 2-1
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2  23 November 2002FC Kärnten   VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  0-0 23 November 2002GAK  SK Rapid Wien  0-0 23 November 2002SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried5-2 23 November 2002SV Pasching Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-1 24 November 2002FK Austria Wien  SK Sturm Graz     1-2
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2  30 November 2002SV Ried FC Kärnten  5-0 30 November 2002Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz   SK Rapid Wien  3-6 30 November 2002VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  SV Austria Salzburg1-1 1 December 2002FK Austria WienGAK2-1 1 December 2002SK Sturm Graz   SV Pasching 1-1
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2  4 December 2002SV Austria Salzburg   SK Sturm Graz  2-1 Last match in Lehener Stadion.  22 February 2003GAKSchwarz-Weiß Bregenz     4-1 23 February 2003FC Kärnten  FK Austria Wien1-3 12  March 2003SV Pasching SV Ried3-0 18  March 2003SK Rapid Wien VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  0-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 1  March 2003FK Austria WienSV Austria Salzburg 1-01  March 2003FC Kärnten  SV Pasching  0-11  March 2003SV RiedSK Rapid Wien0-0 1   March 2003VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz    1-0 2  March 2003SK Sturm Graz   GAK0-5
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 8  March 2003GAK   SV Ried 2-08  March 2003SV Austria Salzburg FC Kärnten    1-18  March 2003SV Pasching VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  0-0 8   March 2003Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz    SK Sturm Graz  0-2 9  March 2003SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien1-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 15  March 2003FC Kärnten     SK Rapid Wien 1-015  March 2003SV Austria Salzburg GAK 1-115  March 2003SV Ried Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz  1-3 15   March 2003  SK Sturm Graz  VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  2-1 16   March 2003FK Austria WienSV Pasching  0-1
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 22  March 2003GAK  FC Kärnten   3-022  March 2003SV PaschingSV Austria Salzburg  0-122 March 2003Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz FK Austria Wien 1-2 22  March 2003VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling     SV Ried 0-123  March 2003SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz  1-0
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 5 April 2003FK Austria WienVfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  0-25 April 2003FC Kärnten   Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-25 April 2003 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien2-05 April 2003   SV Ried SK Sturm Graz  2-16 April 2003GAK  SV Pasching2-0
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 12 April 2003SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg   0-212 April 2003SV Pasching GAK   0-212 April 2003 Schwarz-Weiß BregenzFC Kärnten   1-212 April 2003   SK Sturm Graz   SV Ried4-213 April 2003VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling FK Austria Wien1-2
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 16 April 2003FK Austria WienSV Ried2-016 April 2003FC Kärnten   SK Sturm Graz 3-116 April 2003GAK VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 1-116 April 2003 SV Austria Salzburg   Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz4-116 April 2003SV Pasching SK Rapid Wien 3-0
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 22 April 2003SK Sturm GrazFK Austria Wien0-323 April 2003SK Rapid Wien  GAK  0-023 April 2003SV RiedSV Austria Salzburg   1-223 April 2003 Schwarz-Weiß BregenzSV Pasching 2-123 April 2003VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling FC Kärnten   4-1
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 26 April 2003FC Kärnten  SV Ried4-126 April 2003SK Rapid Wien  Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz   1-126 April 2003SV Austria Salzburg VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-026 April 2003 SV Pasching SK Sturm Graz2-327 April 2003GAK  FK Austria Wien1-2
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 3 May 2003FK Austria WienFC Kärnten  0-33 May 2003SV Ried SV Pasching   0-03 May 2003SK Sturm GrazSV Austria Salzburg 2-23 May 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Rapid Wien  0-14 May 2003Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz   GAK 2-1
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 10 May 2003SK Rapid Wien  SV Ried  3-210 May 2003SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien  1-010 May 2003SV Pasching   FC Kärnten  1-110 May 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-111 May 2003 GAK  SK Sturm Graz2-1
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 17 May 2003FC Kärnten   SV Austria Salzburg 0-317 May 2003SV Ried   GAK  1-317 May 2003SK Sturm Graz Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-117 May 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Pasching   1-018 May 2003FK Austria Wien  SK Rapid Wien  0-0
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 24 May 2003GAK   SV Austria Salzburg  3-324 May 2003SK Rapid Wien  FC Kärnten    2-124 May 2003SV Pasching FK Austria Wien 0-024 May 2003Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz    SV Ried  2-024 May 2003VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling  SK Sturm Graz 2-1
Round 36
Date Team 1Team2 29 May 2003FK Austria Wien  Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz   0-229 May 2003FC Kärnten   GAK  1-229 May 2003SV Austria Salzburg  SV Pasching 3-029 May 2003SV Ried    VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-329 May 2003SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien   0-1

 Champion squad 
(In bracketsːmatches and goals)

 FK Austria Wien   
 Goalkeeper: Thomas Mandl (35/-); Marc Ziegler (1/-)
 Defenders: Éric Akoto (23/3); Júlio César (9/1); Didier Dheedene (29/2); Ernst Dospel (26/-); Martin Hiden (15/-); Jürgen Panis (19/-); Patrick Pircher (8/-); Paul Scharner (28/1)
 Midfielders:  Djalminha (10/2); Thomas Flögel (33/1); Martin Hašek (13/1); Wolfgang Hopfer (7/1); Vladimír Janočko (30/12); Volkan Kahraman (7/-); Raymond Kvisvik (21/3); Krzysztof Ratajczyk (32/-); Manfred Rothbauer (5/1); Michael Wagner (30/5); Adam Ledwoń (1/-)
 Forwards: Radosław Gilewicz (29/11); Thorstein Helstad (29/6); Roland Linz (21/3); Joachim Parapatits (9/1); Sascha Pichler (1/-); Sigurd Rushfeldt (25/5); Christian Mayrleb (3/2)
 Coaches: Walter Schachner / Christoph Daum

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals    Axel LawaréeSchwarz-Weiß Bregenz21  Eduard GliederSV Pasching 16  Marijo MaricFC Kärnten 16     Vladimir  JanockoFK Austria Wien12
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Regionalliga champions 
Regional league Eastː SV Schwechat
Regional league Middleː Blau-Weiß Linz
Regional league Westː SPG WSG Wattens/FC Wacker Tirol 	

Relegation matches : BSV Bad Bleiberg only managed to prevail against FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the relegation playoffs on away goals. After the relegation playoffs, the club was acquired by FC Kärnten due to financial difficulties and played under the new name BSV Junios Villach in the First League. SPG WSG Wattens/FC Wacker Tirol secured promotion to the First League with an aggregate score of 3-2 against SV Schwechat. After the relegation playoffs, the joint team was dissolved. FC Wacker Tirol claimed the right to promotion to the First League, while WSG Wattens played in the Tyrolean League.

References

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