1986-87 Austrian football championship

The 1986-87 Austrian football championship  was organized by the Austrian Football Association The top-flight First Division and the second-tier Second Division were merged this season through a playoff format. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg), as well as the regional leagues of Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria.

Rapid won the Austrian football championship for the 28th time this season. VfB Mödling , 	First Vienna FC 1894, Grazer AK, SK Austria Klagenfurt were promoted from the Intermediate play off for the 1987-88 season.

Mode 
The championship in the 1st and 2nd Divisions was initially contested in the fall with 12 teams. Each team initially played 22 matches. The teams were then divided into the Champion play off (1st to 8th in the 1st Division), the Intermediate play off  (9th to 12th in the 1st Division and 1st to 4th in the 2nd Division) and the Relegation play off (5th to 12th in the 2nd Division) for the spring championship. This meant that the Masters Playoff determined the champions and European Cup berths, the Intermediate play off determined promotions and relegations between the 1st and 2nd Divisions.  Relegation Playoff determined teams relegated to the regional and state leagues. Games, goals, and points were carried over into the spring for the Masters and Relegation Playoffs.
Initial round table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference 
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.FK Austria Wien  22 1453 332.SK Rapid Wien   22 126 4 30+343.FC Tirol 22 134 530 +194. Admira Wacker  22 94 9 22+85.VOEST Linz   22 94 9 22 -26.LASK 22 94 922-87.Wiener Sport-Club22 93 10 21+88.SK Sturm Graz  22 859 21-49. First Vienna FC22 9211 20 10. SC Eisenstadt   22 75 10 1911.Grazer AK   22 64 12 1612. SK Austria Klagenfurt  22 16 15 8
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Champion play off table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference 
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.SK Rapid Wien   36 228652+512.FK Austria Wien  36 2110 5 52+463.FC Tirol 36 205 11454.LASK 36 176 13 405. Admira Wacker  36 137 16 336.Wiener Sport-Club  36 136 17327.SK Sturm Graz 36 118 17 308.VOEST Linz36 11718 29
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Matches initial round 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  22 July 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt  Linzer ASK  0-2 22 July 1986 FC TirolFirst Vienna FC  5-0 22 July 1986SK Rapid WienAdmira Wacker4-4 22 July 1986SK Sturm GrazGrazer AK1-0 22 July 1986VOEST Linz SC Eisenstadt3-1 22 July 1986 Wiener Sport-ClubFK Austria Wien 3-5
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  25 July 1986Admira Wacker SK Austria Klagenfurt  4-1 25 July 1986Grazer AK VOEST Linz 2-0 25 July 1986Linzer ASKSK Sturm Graz2-1 25 July 1986SC Eisenstadt Wiener Sport-Club2-0 26 July 1986First Vienna FC  SK Rapid Wien1-1 27 July 1986FK Austria WienFC Tirol1-2
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  1 August 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt   First Vienna FC 1-2 1 August 1986FK Austria Wien  SC Eisenstadt 6-3 1 August 1986FC Tirol SK Rapid Wien3-1 1 August 1986SK Sturm GrazAdmira Wacker 2-0 1 August 1986VOEST Linz Linzer ASK0-1 2 August 1986Wiener Sport-ClubGrazer AK5-0
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  5 August 1986Grazer AKFK Austria Wien2-0 5 August 1986Linzer ASK Wiener Sport-Club  0-2 5 August 1986SK Rapid Wien  SK Austria Klagenfurt   8-1 5 August 1986SC Eisenstadt FC Tirol 3-5 5 August 1986First Vienna FCSK Sturm Graz  1-0 6 August 1986Admira Wacker  VOEST Linz2-2
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  8 August 1986FK Austria Wien  Linzer ASK 5-1 8 August 1986FC Tirol SK Austria Klagenfurt   4-1 8 August 1986SC Eisenstadt  Grazer AK2-1 8 August 1986SK Sturm Graz  SK Rapid Wien 3-5 8 August 1986VOEST LinzFirst Vienna FC4-1 10 August 1986 Wiener Sport-Club  Admira Wacker 2-1
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  14 August 1986First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club  3-1 15 August 1986Admira Wacker FK Austria Wien   1-3 15 August 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt  SK Sturm Graz   0-0 15 August 1986 Grazer AKFC Tirol  1-3 15 August 1986Linzer ASK  SC Eisenstadt3-1 15 August 1986 SK Rapid Wien  VOEST Linz4-1
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  22 August 1986FC Tirol   SK Sturm Graz 4-1 22 August 1986Grazer AK Linzer ASK  1-4 22 August 1986SC Eisenstadt  Admira Wacker 2-0 22 August 1986 VOEST LinzSK Austria Klagenfurt  3-0 22 August 1986Wiener Sport-Club   SK Rapid Wien 0-4 24 August 1986FK Austria Wien   First Vienna FC1-0
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  29 August 1986 Admira Wacker  Grazer AK 5-0 29 August 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt  Wiener Sport-Club   2-2 29 August 1986First Vienna FC SC Eisenstadt1-4 30 August 1986Linzer ASK   FC Tirol1-0 30 August 1986SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien 2-2 30 August 1986SK Sturm Graz  VOEST Linz2-0
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  2 September 1986FC Tirol  VOEST Linz1-0 2 September 1986Grazer AKFirst Vienna FC 0-0 2 September 1986Linzer ASKAdmira Wacker  1-1 2 September 1986SC Eisenstadt SK Rapid Wien0-0 2 September 1986Wiener Sport-Club  SK Sturm Graz1-2 3 September 1986 FK Austria Wien   SK Austria Klagenfurt  4-1
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  5 September 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt   SC Eisenstadt 0-0 5 September 1986First Vienna FC Linzer ASK0-2 6 September 1986Admira Wacker FC Tirol2-0 6 September 1986SK Rapid WienGrazer AK2-0 6 September 1986SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 0-2 6 September 1986VOEST Linz  Wiener Sport-Club  2-4
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  12 September 1986Admira WackerFirst Vienna FC 1-012 September 1986SC Eisenstadt SK Sturm Graz 0-012 September 1986Wiener Sport-Club FC Tirol1-1 13 September 1986 FK Austria Wien   VOEST Linz3-0 13 September 1986Grazer AKSK Austria Klagenfurt   3-0 13 September 1986Linzer ASK SK Rapid Wien  1-1
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  19 September 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt   Grazer AK1-319 September 1986First Vienna FC Admira Wacker 1-020 September 1986FC Tirol  Wiener Sport-Club3-220 September 1986SK Rapid Wien   Linzer ASK 7-120 September 1986SK Sturm Graz  SC Eisenstadt 0-020 September 1986VOEST Linz FK Austria Wien1-1
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  26 September 1986Admira Wacker SK Rapid Wien    0-326 September 1986SC Eisenstadt VOEST Linz2-127 September 1986Grazer AKSK Sturm Graz  2-327 September 1986Linzer ASK SK Austria Klagenfurt   3-027 September 1986First Vienna FC  FC Tirol 3-128 September 1986FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club4-1
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  3 October 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt   Admira Wacker    0-3 3 October 1986VOEST Linz Grazer AK4-2 3 October 1986Wiener Sport-ClubSC Eisenstadt5-0 4 October 1986FC Tirol  FK Austria Wien2-4 4 October 1986SK Rapid Wien   First Vienna FC4-1 4 October 1986SK Sturm Graz   Linzer ASK'1-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  10 October 1986SK Rapid Wien  FC Tirol  2-1 10 October 1986SC EisenstadtFK Austria Wien1-5 11 October 1986Admira Wacker     SK Sturm Graz5-2 11 October 1986Grazer AKWiener Sport-Club2-1 11 October 1986 Linzer ASKVOEST Linz  2-3 11 October 1986First Vienna FC   SK Austria Klagenfurt   3-1
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  17 October 1986Wiener Sport-Club   Linzer ASK3-0 18 October 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt   SK Rapid Wien 1-0 18 October 1986FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 1-1 18 October 1986FC Tirol  SC Eisenstadt2-1 18 October 1986 SK Sturm GrazFirst Vienna FC2-1 18 October 1986VOEST Linz   Admira Wacker 2-1
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  24 October 1986First Vienna FC  VOEST Linz3-1 25 October 1986 Admira Wacker  Wiener Sport-Club3-0 25 October 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt  FC Tirol 1-1 25 October 1986 Grazer AK  SC Eisenstadt4-2 25 October 1986Linzer ASK  FK Austria Wien 1-2 25 October 1986SK Rapid Wien   SK Sturm Graz3-1
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  31 October 1986FC Tirol   Grazer AK1-0 31 October 1986SC Eisenstadt  Linzer ASK  1-1 1 November 1986FK Austria Wien Admira Wacker2-0 1 November 1986VOEST LinzSK Rapid Wien4-3 1 November 1986SK Sturm GrazSK Austria Klagenfurt  2-0 1 November 1986Wiener Sport-Club   First Vienna FC4-1
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2  8 November 1986Admira Wacker  SC Eisenstadt 5-1 8 November 1986SK Austria Klagenfurt  VOEST Linz0-0 8 November 1986Linzer ASK    Grazer AK1-1 8 November 1986 SK Rapid WienWiener Sport-Club  2-3 8 November 1986 SK Sturm Graz FC Tirol 2-2 8 November 1986 First Vienna FCFK Austria Wien4-2
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2  14 November 1986Wiener Sport-Club   SK Austria Klagenfurt 6-0 15 November 1986FK Austria WienSK Rapid Wien1-1 15 November 1986 FC Tirol Linzer ASK   4-2 15 November 1986 Grazer AKAdmira Wacker0-0 15 November 1986 SC Eisenstadt  First Vienna FC2-0 15 November 1986 VOEST LinzSK Sturm Graz 1-0
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2  22 November 1986Admira Wacker   Linzer ASK  4-1 22 November 1986 SK Austria Klagenfurt FK Austria Wien1-1 22 November 1986SK Rapid Wien  SC Eisenstadt4-2 22 November 1986SK Sturm Graz  Wiener Sport-Club 2-2 22 November 1986VOEST Linz  FC Tirol2-2 22 November 1986 First Vienna FCGrazer AK1-0
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2  29 November 1986FK Austria Wien   SK Sturm Graz  2-0 29 November 1986FC Tirol Admira Wacker4-1 29 November 1986 Grazer AKSK Rapid Wien 0-4 29 November 1986Linzer ASK  First Vienna FC2-1 29 November 1986SC EisenstadtSK Austria Klagenfurt 2-0 29 November 1986 Wiener Sport-Club VOEST Linz  0-1

Matches Champion play off 
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2  14 March 1987FC TirolAdmira Wacker  1-0 14 March 1987SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 1-3 14 March 1987 VOEST Linz Wiener Sport-Club2-2 15 March 1987FK Austria WienLinzer ASK1-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2  21 March 1987Linzer ASK  SK Sturm Graz 3-1 21 March 1987SK Rapid WienVOEST Linz  4-0 21 March 1987 Wiener Sport-ClubFC Tirol4-2 22 March 1987Admira Wacker  FK Austria Wien1-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2  4 April 1987FK Austria WienWiener Sport-Club2-1 4 April 1987FC TirolSK Rapid Wien 0-2 4 April 1987 Linzer ASK  Admira Wacker 2-1 4 April 1987 SK Sturm Graz VOEST Linz 3-1
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 11 April 1987SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien1-3 11 April 1987SK Sturm Graz  Admira Wacker  1-0 11 April 1987VOEST Linz  FC Tirol0-1 12 April 1987 Wiener Sport-ClubLinzer ASK  2-3
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 24 April 1987Admira Wacker  Wiener Sport-Club4-1 24 April 1987Linzer ASK  ''' 
| SK Rapid Wien
| 2-0
|-
| 25 April 1987
| FK Austria Wien|VOEST Linz 
|5-1
|-
|25 April 1987
|FC Tirol'''SK Sturm Graz7-1
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 2 May 1987FC Tirol  FK Austria Wien 1-02 May 1987 SK Rapid Wien  Admira Wacker 2-12 May 1987 SK Sturm GrazWiener Sport-Club1-02 May 1987VOEST Linz Linzer ASK   1-3
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 8 May 1987Admira Wacker VOEST Linz 2-28 May 1987Linzer ASK     FC Tirol 1-08 May 1987Wiener Sport-Club  SK Rapid Wien1-19 May 1987FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz1-1
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 15 May 1987Admira Wacker FC Tirol5-215 May 1987 Linzer ASK      FK Austria Wien  0-015 May 1987SK Rapid WienSK Sturm Graz1-116 May 1987Wiener Sport-Club  VOEST Linz 2-0
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 22 May 1987VOEST Linz  SK Rapid Wien1-423 May 1987FK Austria Wien    Admira Wacker 3-123 May 1987FC TirolWiener Sport-Club 2-223 May 1987SK Sturm GrazLinzer ASK    3-4
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 29 May 1987SK Rapid WienFC Tirol3-030 May 1987VOEST Linz  SK Sturm Graz1-030 May 1987Admira WackerLinzer ASK   2-131 May 1987Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien    0-2
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 5 June 1987Admira Wacker SK Sturm Graz2-15 June 1987Linzer ASK   Wiener Sport-Club 1-06 June 1987FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien0-26 June 1987FC TirolVOEST Linz   5-0
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 12 June 1987 SK Rapid Wien  Linzer ASK3-112 June 1987VOEST Linz  FK Austria Wien0-413 June 1987SK Sturm GrazFC Tirol0-214 June 1987Wiener Sport-Club  Admira Wacker2-1
Round 35
Date Team 1Team2 19 June 1987Linzer ASK VOEST Linz  0-220 June 1987Admira WackerSK Rapid Wien 0-120 June 1987 FK Austria Wien FC Tirol 5-020 June 1987Wiener Sport-Club  SK Sturm Graz8-1
Round 36
Date Team 1Team2 26 June 1987 FC Tirol Linzer ASK   5-326 June 1987SK Rapid WienWiener Sport-Club2-126 June 1987  SK Sturm GrazFK Austria Wien2-226 June 1987VOEST Linz  Admira Wacker1-1

 Champion squad
 SK Rapid Wien Wien   
Michael Konsel, Herbert Feurer – Heribert Weber (C), Kurt Garger, Leo Lainer, Franz Weber, Robert Pecl – Petar Brucic, Reinhard Kienast, Andreas Heraf, Andreas Herzog, Karl Brauneder, Rudolf Weinhofer, Peter Schöttel, Peter Hrstic, Gerald Willfurth – Zlatko Kranjčar, Sulejman Halilović, Richard Niederbacher, Hermann Stadler, Alexander Krautgartner, Michael Horak – Coach: Otto Barić
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Top scorer
 Name Club Goals    Anton PolsterFK Austria Wien  39    Peter PacultFC Tirol21    Hans Krankl  SK Rapid Wien  20
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References and notes 

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons
Category:1980s in Austrian sport