1971-72 Austrian football championship

The 1971-72 Austrian football championship  was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The regional leagues East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), Central (Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia), and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg) served as the foundation for the National League. The state leagues of the federal state associations served as the third level.

SSW Innsbruck won the championship for the second time. This season the National League was played by 15 clubs. Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz (relegated in 1970/71) was not allowed to stay in the National League altough  Wacker Innsbruck and Wattens merged. The new club was named SSW Innsbruck.  Admira Wacker was formed in  summer  1971 through the merger of Admira Energie with SC Wacker Wien.

1. Simmeringer SC and SK Bischofshofen were relegated. SV Admira Wiener Neustadt (east), SK Austria Klagenfurt  (middle) and Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz (west) renamed SC Bregenz in the summer of 1972  were promoted for the 1972-73 season. 

Final table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference 
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.SWW Innsbruck 28 1594 392.FK Austria Wien   28 174 7 383. VOEST Linz   28 155 835+26 4.SV Austria Salzburg  28 1211 5  35+18 5.SK Rapid Wien    28 129 7 336. DSV Alpine28 1010 8 30+37.SK Sturm Graz    28 134 11 30 -2 8.Grazer AK  28 910 9 289.First Vienna FC  28 97 12 25-1 10.Wiener Sport-Club   28 105 13 25-16 11.SC Eisenstadt     28 96 13 24-1 12.Linzer ASK   28 88 12 24-2 13.  Admira Wacker Wien 28612 10 24-16 14.  1. Simmeringer SC2886 14 2215. SK Bischofshofen  2816 21 8
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  20 August 1971Grazer AK  VOEST Linz 3-1 20 August 1971LASK Admira Wacker   4-1 20 August 1971SC Eisenstadt First Vienna FC0-1 21 August 1971 SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC6-1 21 August 1971FK Austria WienDSV Alpine2-2 21 August 1971SK Rapid Wien   Wiener Sport-Club  6-1 21 August 1971SWW Innsbruck     SK Bischofshofen 2-0
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  27 August 1971Admira Wacker   SV Austria Salzburg 4-3 28 August 1971DSV Alpine  SWW Innsbruck  1-0 28 August 1971SK Bischofshofen Grazer AK 1-1 28 August 1971SK Sturm Graz  LASK 1-0 28 August 1971First Vienna FCSK Rapid Wien0-0 29 August 19711. Simmeringer SC   SC Eisenstadt 2-0 29 August 1971Wiener Sport-Club   FK Austria Wien2-3
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  8 September 1971SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz2-1 8 September 1971 FK Austria Wien   First Vienna FC  2-1 8 September 1971Grazer AK DSV Alpine0-0 8 September 1971SK Rapid Wien1. Simmeringer SC 1-0 8 September 1971SC Eisenstadt Admira Wacker1-1 8 September 1971SWW Innsbruck    Wiener Sport-Club 3-1 8 September 1971VOEST Linz  SK Bischofshofen 5-2
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  11 September 1971Admira Wacker SK Rapid Wien0-0 11 September 1971DSV AlpineVOEST Linz 2-1 11 September 1971LASK SV Austria Salzburg2-2 11 September 1971SK Sturm Graz SC Eisenstadt 1-1 12 September 1971 1. Simmeringer SC  FK Austria Wien   0-1 12 September 1971First Vienna FC SWW Innsbruck    0-2 12 September 1971Wiener Sport-Club   Grazer AK 4-1
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  17 September 1971Grazer AK First Vienna FC 1-1 17 September 1971SC Eisenstadt LASK  3-0 17 September 1971VOEST LinzWiener Sport-Club  1-1 18 September 1971FK Austria Wien   Admira Wacker 2-0 18 September 1971SK Rapid Wien  SK Sturm Graz 1-0 18 September 1971SK BischofshofenDSV Alpine     1-3 18 September 1971SWW Innsbruck  1. Simmeringer SC 4-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  22 September 19711. Simmeringer SC Grazer AK 2-1 22 September 1971Admira Wacker  SWW Innsbruck 3-2 22 September 1971 LASK SK Rapid Wien 0-1 22 September 1971SK Sturm Graz    FK Austria Wien3-1 22 September 1971First Vienna FC  VOEST Linz0-2 22 September 1971Wiener Sport-Club  SK Bischofshofen 2-0 26 October 1971 SV Austria Salzburg SC Eisenstadt2-0
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  25 September 1971FK Austria Wien LASK 1-3 25 September 1971DSV Alpine  Wiener Sport-Club  4-0 25 September 1971 SK Rapid WienSV Austria Salzburg0-0 25 September 1971 SWW Innsbruck   SK Sturm Graz3-1 25 September 1971 VOEST Linz 1. Simmeringer SC3-0 26 September 1971Grazer AK  Admira Wacker0-0 26 September 1971SK Bischofshofen First Vienna FC 2-2
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  1 October 1971SC EisenstadtSK Rapid Wien   0-3 1 October 1971SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK  1-1 2 October 1971 1. Simmeringer SCSK Bischofshofen 1-0 2 October 1971Admira Wacker  VOEST Linz0-2 2 October 1971LASK SWW Innsbruck1-1 2 October 1971 First Vienna FC DSV Alpine1-1 3 October 1971SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 2-0
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  12 October 1971FK Austria Wien SC Eisenstadt 4-1 13 October 1971DSV Alpine1. Simmeringer SC  1-0 13 October 1971 Grazer AK LASK 3-0 13 October 1971SWW InnsbruckSV Austria Salzburg 3-1 13 October 1971VOEST Linz SK Sturm Graz 4-0 13 October 1971 Wiener Sport-ClubFirst Vienna FC 0-4 20 October 1971 SK Bischofshofen  Admira Wacker 1-0
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  16 October 1971SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 1-1 16 October 1971LASK  VOEST Linz 0-3 16 October 1971 SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien 0-1 16 October 1971SC Eisenstadt SWW Innsbruck0-0 16 October 1971SK Sturm Graz  SK Bischofshofen2-1 17 October 1971 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club  3-0 17 October 1971 Admira Wacker   DSV Alpine4-0
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  23 October 1971DSV AlpineSK Sturm Graz 2-1 23 October 1971Grazer AK SC Eisenstadt   2-1 23 October 1971SK Bischofshofen LASK  3-3 23 October 1971SWW InnsbruckSK Rapid Wien0-0 23 October 1971VOEST Linz SV Austria Salzburg 1-1 23 October 1971Wiener Sport-Club   Admira Wacker 1-0 24 October 1971First Vienna FC 1. Simmeringer SC0-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  29 October 1971SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club1-0 30 October 1971SV Austria Salzburg     SK Bischofshofen   3-1 30 October 1971FK Austria WienSWW Innsbruck0-1 30 October 1971LASK   DSV Alpine0-3 30 October 1971SK Rapid Wien  Grazer AK2-2 30 October 1971SC Eisenstadt    VOEST Linz1-0 31 October 1971Admira Wacker First Vienna FC  1-2
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  6 November 19711. Simmeringer SC  Admira Wacker 1-1 6 November 1971DSV Alpine SV Austria Salzburg  1-1 6 November 1971Grazer AKFK Austria Wien 3-3 6 November 1971SK Bischofshofen  SC Eisenstadt 1-1 6 November 1971VOEST Linz SK Rapid Wien 3-0 6 November 1971 Wiener Sport-Club   LASK   3-1 7 November 1971First Vienna FC  SK Sturm Graz2-0

Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  13 November 1971SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club  5-0 13 November 1971LASK   First Vienna FC 1-0 13 November 1971SK Rapid Wien SK Bischofshofen  1-0 13 November 1971SC Eisenstadt DSV Alpine 2-0 13 November 1971 SWW Innsbruck    Grazer AK6-1 13 November 1971 SK Sturm Graz  1. Simmeringer SC  2-1 14 November 1971FK Austria Wien   VOEST Linz2-1

Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  27 November 1971Admira Wacker SK Sturm Graz 0-1 27 November 1971DSV Alpine SK Rapid Wien 0-0 27 November 1971SK Bischofshofen  FK Austria Wien   1-2 27 November 1971First Vienna FCSV Austria Salzburg 1-2 27 November 1971VOEST Linz  SWW Innsbruck  0-0 28 November 1971 Wiener Sport-Club  SC Eisenstadt1-0 8 December 19711. Simmeringer SC  LASK   0-2 The game was abandoned in the 70th minute after Simmering goalkeeper Lachnit attacked the referee and opposing players Martin and Viehböck. On 16 December the game was penalized 0:3. Lachnit was suspended for two years. 

Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  11 March 1972Admira WackerLASK 2-1 11 March 1972DSV Alpine FK Austria Wien 2-1 11 March 1972SK Bischofshofen   SWW Innsbruck    0-5 11 March 1972VOEST Linz Grazer AK 3-0 11 March 1972Wiener Sport-ClubSK Rapid Wien0-2 12 March 19721. Simmeringer SC    SV Austria Salzburg 1-4 12 March 1972 First Vienna FCSC Eisenstadt 1-0

Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  17 March 1972 Grazer AK   SK Bischofshofen 1-0 18 March 1972SV Austria Salzburg Admira Wacker 1-3 18 March 1972 LASK SK Sturm Graz 4-0 18 March 1972SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC1-2 18 March 1972SC Eisenstadt1. Simmeringer SC      4-0 18 March 1972 SWW Innsbruck    DSV Alpine3-1 19 March 1972 FK Austria WienWiener Sport-Club 0-2

Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  25 March 19721. Simmeringer SC   SK Rapid Wien 0-4 25 March 1972Admira Wacker SC Eisenstadt 1-1 25 March 1972SK Bischofshofen   VOEST Linz  1-2 25 March 1972 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg  2-2 25 March 1972DSV Alpine  Grazer AK    0-1 26 March 1972First Vienna FC  FK Austria Wien1-2 26 March 1972 Wiener Sport-ClubSWW Innsbruck   0-0
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2  31 March 1972FK Austria Wien1. Simmeringer SC    3-1 31 March 1972Grazer AK    Wiener Sport-Club  2-0 1 April 1972SC Eisenstadt  SK Sturm Graz  2-0 1 April 1972 SV Austria Salzburg  LASK1-1 1 April 1972SK Rapid Wien Admira Wacker 1-1 1 April 1972SWW Innsbruck  First Vienna FC  0-1 1 April 1972 VOEST Linz  DSV Alpine  2-1
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2  11 April 1972Admira Wacker FK Austria Wien0-1 11 April 1972First Vienna FCGrazer AK    0-1 12 April 19721. Simmeringer SC    SWW Innsbruck 2-1 12 April 1972LASK  SC Eisenstadt  1-2 12 April 1972 SK Sturm Graz   SK Rapid Wien3-1 12 April 1972 Wiener Sport-Club VOEST Linz1-1 19 April 1972  DSV Alpine  SK Bischofshofen 1-0
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2  15 April 1972Grazer AK1. Simmeringer SC 0-0 15 April 1972SK Rapid Wien LASK   2-1 15 April 1972SC Eisenstadt SV Austria Salzburg  0-1 15 April 1972 SK BischofshofenWiener Sport-Club   1-3 15 April 1972SWW Innsbruck    Admira Wacker 1-1 15 April 1972 VOEST LinzFirst Vienna FC2-0 16 April 1972FK Austria Wien  SK Sturm Graz 2-1
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2  21 April 1972SK Sturm GrazSWW Innsbruck  2-2 22 April 1972Admira Wacker  Grazer AK  1-1 22 April 1972SV Austria Salzburg  SK Rapid Wien  1-1 22 April 1972 LASK   FK Austria Wien0-0 22 April 1972 First Vienna FC SK Bischofshofen4-1 23 April 1972 1. Simmeringer SC VOEST Linz1-3 23 April 1972Wiener Sport-Club    DSV Alpine 1-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2  5 May 1972Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz3-4 5 May 1972VOEST Linz Admira Wacker  5-0 6 May 1972DSV AlpineFirst Vienna FC1-0 6 May 1972SK Rapid Wien   SC Eisenstadt 2-0 6 May 1972SK Bischofshofen   1. Simmeringer SC 0-0 6 May 1972 SWW Innsbruck  LASK   1-1 6 May 1972FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg   1-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2  10 May 1972 1. Simmeringer SC DSV Alpine1-0 10 May 1972 Admira Wacker  SK Bischofshofen   1-0 10 May 1972SV Austria Salzburg   SWW Innsbruck  0-1 10 May 1972LASK    Grazer AK 3-0 10 May 1972SC Eisenstadt FK Austria Wien 0-2 10 May 1972SK Sturm GrazVOEST Linz2-0 11 May 1972First Vienna FCWiener Sport-Club0-0
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2  13 May 1972FK Austria Wien   SK Rapid Wien 2-1 13 May 1972DSV Alpine  Admira Wacker 2-2 13 May 1972Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg   2-0 13 May 1972SK Bischofshofen   SK Sturm Graz0-1 13 May 1972SWW Innsbruck  SC Eisenstadt 1-0 13 May 1972VOEST LinzLASK1-0 14 May 1972Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC2-0
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2  19 May 1972LASK   SK Bischofshofen   3-1 19 May 1972SK Sturm GrazDSV Alpine  1-0 20 May 1972SV Austria Salzburg    VOEST Linz2-0 21 May 19721. Simmeringer SCFirst Vienna FC2-124 May 1972Admira Wacker Wiener Sport-Club 0-0 25 May 1972SK Rapid Wien 'SWW Innsbruck   1-2 Replay - the original game was abandoned due to heavy rain.  25 May 1972SC Eisenstadt  Grazer AK2-0Replay - the original game was abandoned due to heavy rain. 
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2  27 May 1972Grazer AK  SK Rapid Wien 1-0 27 May 1972Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 2-1 28 May 1972DSV Alpine      LASK 1-1 28 May 1972SWW Innsbruck   FK Austria Wien 2-028 May 1972First Vienna FCAdmira Wacker 2-2 28 May 1972VOEST Linz SC Eisenstadt 3-o 3 June  1972SK Bischofshofen   SV Austria Salzburg2-2

Round 28
Date Team 1Team2  31 May 1972SV Austria Salzburg DSV Alpine  0-0 31 May 1972LASK Wiener Sport-Club 2-0 31 May 1972    SK Rapid Wien VOEST Linz3-0 31 May 1972SK Sturm Graz  First Vienna FC 4-11 June  1972SC Eisenstadt SK Bischofshofen  6-0 2 June  1972 Admira Wacker  1. Simmeringer SC2-22 June  1972FK Austria Wien Grazer AK  4-0
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 13 June  19721. Simmeringer SCSK Sturm Graz 1-013 June  1972First Vienna FC  LASK2-014 June  1972 DSV Alpine     SC Eisenstadt0-014 June  1972Grazer AK  SWW Innsbruck1-214 June  1972SK Bischofshofen  SK Rapid Wien 1-3 14 June  1972 VOEST Linz  FK Austria Wien 2-314 June  1972Wiener Sport-Club  SV Austria Salzburg 0-1
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 17 June  1972SV Austria Salzburg  First Vienna FC 1-017 June  1972FK Austria Wien SK Bischofshofen  4-117 June  1972LASK     1. Simmeringer SC 1-117 June  1972SK Rapid Wien  DSV Alpine  2-217 June  1972SC EisenstadtWiener Sport-Club  1-0 17 June  1972 SWW Innsbruck VOEST Linz 1-117 June  1972SK Sturm Graz  Admira Wacker1-0

 Champion squad
 SWW Innsbruck   
Friedl Koncilia, Herbert Rettensteiner – Roland Eschelmüller, Engelbert Kordesch, Johann Eigenstiller, Werner Kriess, Walter Skocik, Peter Werner – Heinz Binder, Hans Küppers, Roland Hattenberger, Franjo Francescin, Josef Obert, Peter Kastner, Manfred Gombasch – Ove Flindt-Bjerg, Franz Wolny, Kurt Jara, Helmut Voggenberger, Günther Rinker, Walter Sommer – Coach: Branko Elsner
Austria Soccer

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals    Alfred RiedlFK Austria Wien16    Helmut KöglbergerFK Austria Wien15   Friedrich UlmerVOEST Linz15
Austria Soccer

References  and notes
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