1960-61 Austrian football championship

The 1960-61 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 second level for the State League A. The respective state leagues of the federal state associations served as the third level.

In the 1960/61 championship season Austria Wien won its sixth title as Austrian football champions, just in time for the club's 50th anniversary. By the 22nd round of matches they were the new champions after a 5-1 win over Wiener Neustadt.

SV Austria Salzburg, SC Wacker Wien, FC Dornbirn were relegated. Admira -Energie (East),  Kapfenberger SV (Middle)and  Salzburger AK 1914 (West) were promoted to Staatliga A for the 1961-62 season.

Final table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient.
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.FK Austria Wien 26 1754 392.First Vienna FC   26 136 7 32 1,543.Wiener AC  26 136 7 32 1,464.Wiener Sport-Club  26 136 7 32 1,375.Grazer AK  26 1187301,436.SK Rapid Wien26 134 9301,177.LASK 26 116 9 288.   Wiener Neustädter SC 26 10511 259.SVS Linz2696 11 2410. 1. Simmeringer SC   2677 12210,8111.Schwechater SC  2685 13 210,7612.SV Austria Salzburg2684 14 200,8313.SC Wacker Wien 2668 12 200,7014.FC Dornbirn2634 19 10
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  20 August 1960SC Wiener Neustadt  Wiener Sport-Club   2-4 20 August 1960FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC 3-0 20 August 1960 LASKGrazer AK4-1 20 August 1960SK Rapid Wien       1. Simmeringer SC   1-0 21 August 1960 Schwechater SCFC Dornbirn 2-1 21 August 1960SV Austria Salzburg   SVS Linz1-1 21 August 1960 SC Wacker Wien  Wiener AC1-1
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  27 August 1960Wiener ACFK Austria Wien 3-1 27 August 1960Wiener Sport-Club   SC Wacker Wien   5-1 28 August 19601. Simmeringer SC    SC Wiener Neustadt 4-2 28 August 1960SV Austria Salzburg   Schwechater SC1-2 28 August 1960FC Dornbirn SK Rapid Wien       1-3 28 August 1960SVS Linz Grazer AK1-3 28 August 1960 First Vienna FCLASK1-2
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  10 September 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt    FC Dornbirn 5-0 10 September 1960Grazer AK     First Vienna FC  3-0 10 September 1960LASK Wiener AC2-4 10 September 1960SK Rapid Wien    SV Austria Salzburg   2-1 11 September 1960 Schwechater SC   SVS Linz1-1 11 September 1960FK Austria Wien  Wiener Sport-Club3-1 11 September 1960SC Wacker Wien  1. Simmeringer SC   0-0
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  17 September 19601. Simmeringer SC    FK Austria Wien 0-3 17 September 1960 SVS Linz  First Vienna FC  1-1 17 September 1960Wiener AC Grazer AK  2-2 17 September 1960Wiener Sport-Club  LASK    6-6 18 September 1960Schwechater SC   SK Rapid Wien 3-2 18 September 1960SV Austria Salzburg SC Wiener Neustadt    0-3 18 September 1960  FC Dornbirn SC Wacker Wien2-2
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  24 September 1960SC Wiener Neustadt    Schwechater SC 24 September 1960 SK Rapid Wien SVS Linz   3-1 24 September 1960First Vienna FC Wiener AC  0-0 25 September 1960FK Austria Wien FC Dornbirn 3-0 25 September 1960Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club  2-2 25 September 1960LASK   1. Simmeringer SC    4-1 Replay:The original match on September 24, 1960, was canceled due to rain in the 24th minute.  25 September 1960SC Wacker Wien SV Austria Salzburg0-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  1 October 1960 1. Simmeringer SC     Grazer AK 1-3 1 October 1960SVS Linz   Wiener AC  3-2 1 October 1960Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC 3-3 2 October 1960 Schwechater SC    SC Wacker Wien  6-2 2 October 1960 SV Austria Salzburg  FK Austria Wien 3-1 2 October 1960  FC Dornbirn      LASK5-2 2 October 1960SK Rapid Wien SC Wiener Neustadt 5-1
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  8 October 1960SC Wiener Neustadt  SVS Linz4-2 8 October 1960 FK Austria Wien   Schwechater SC  4-0 8 October 1960 Wiener AC Wiener Sport-Club 2-0 9 October 1960 Grazer AK  FC Dornbirn 2-0 9 October 1960 LASK   SV Austria Salzburg0-2 9 October 1960  First Vienna FC      1. Simmeringer SC     5-1 9 October 1960SC Wacker Wien  SK Rapid Wien 0-1
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  15 October 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt  SC Wacker Wien 1-1 15 October 1960 SVS Linz    Wiener Sport-Club  4-2 16 October 1960Schwechater SC     LASK3-0 16 October 19601. Simmeringer SC    Wiener AC 1-2 16 October 1960 SV Austria Salzburg  Grazer AK  2-3 16 October 1960FC Dornbirn      First Vienna FC      0-4 16 October 1960 SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien  2-2
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  23 October 1960FK Austria Wien   SC Wiener Neustadt   5-1 23 October 1960Grazer AK  Schwechater SC   0-0 23 October 1960LASK     SK Rapid Wien5-1 23 October 1960 First Vienna FC      SV Austria Salzburg5-1 23 October 1960 SC Wacker Wien  SVS Linz4-3 23 October 1960 Wiener AC    FC Dornbirn  5-1 23 October 1960Wiener Sport-Club  1. Simmeringer SC   3-1
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  6 November 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt    LASK2-0 6 November 1960Schwechater SC First Vienna FC    1-2 6 November 1960SV Austria Salzburg Wiener AC 1-1 6 November 1960     FK Austria Wien   SC Wacker Wien5-0 6 November 1960  FC Dornbirn  Wiener Sport-Club 2-2 6 November 1960SK Rapid Wien   Grazer AK  1-2 6 November 1960SVS Linz1. Simmeringer SC   4-4
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  12 November 19601. Simmeringer SC     FC Dornbirn  4-0 12 November 1960FK Austria Wien   SVS Linz 2-0 13 November 1960Grazer AK SC Wiener Neustadt    1-2 13 November 1960  LASK  SC Wacker Wien1-1 13 November 1960 First Vienna FC   SK Rapid Wien 4-2 13 November 1960Wiener AC  Schwechater SC 3-1 13 November 1960 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  26 November 1960 SC Wacker Wien   Grazer AK  2-1 27 November 1960SC Wiener NeustadtFirst Vienna FC  1-1 27 November 1960Schwechater SC Wiener Sport-Club3-2 27 November 1960SV Austria Salzburg    1. Simmeringer SC   1-1 27 November 1960FK Austria Wien   LASK 2-1 27 November 1960SK Rapid Wien Wiener AC1-1 27 November 1960  SVS Linz FC Dornbirn  7-2
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  3 December 1960 First Vienna FC    SC Wacker Wien  3-1 3 December 19601. Simmeringer SC   Schwechater SC  1-2 4 December 1960FC Dornbirn  SV Austria Salzburg   5-1 4 December 1960Grazer AKFK Austria Wien   2-3 4 December 1960LASK SVS Linz3-0 4 December 1960 Wiener ACSC Wiener Neustadt4-1 4 December 1960  Wiener Sport-Club  SK Rapid Wien1-0
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  25 February 19611. Simmeringer SC    SK Rapid Wien1-2 25 February 1961SVS LinzSV Austria Salzburg     3-1 26 February 1961 FC Dornbirn  Schwechater SC 1-1 26 February 1961Grazer AKLASK  1-1 26 February 1961 First Vienna FCFK Austria Wien  2-2 26 February 1961 Wiener ACSC Wacker Wien  2-1 26 February 1961  Wiener Sport-Club  SC Wiener Neustadt2-0
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  4 March 1961SC Wiener Neustadt1. Simmeringer SC    5-4 4 March 1961SK Rapid Wien    FC Dornbirn   6-2 4 March 1961 SC Wacker Wien    Wiener Sport-Club  3-4 5 March 1961Schwechater SC SV Austria Salzburg    1-2 5 March 1961FK Austria Wien   Wiener AC2-0 5 March 1961Grazer AKSVS Linz3-15 March 1961LASK   First Vienna FC1-6
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  11 March 1961  1. Simmeringer SC      SC Wacker Wien 3-2 11 March 1961 SVS Linz    Schwechater SC  1-0 11 March 1961   Wiener Sport-Club  FK Austria Wien     1-2 12 March 1961SV Austria SalzburgSK Rapid Wien   1-3 12 March 1961FC Dornbirn   SC Wiener Neustadt 1-2 12 March 1961First Vienna FCGrazer AK0-112 March 1961 Wiener AC  LASK0-1
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  18 March 1961SC Wiener Neustadt    SV Austria Salzburg  4-1 18 March 1961 LASK  Wiener Sport-Club   3-2 18 March 1961   SK Rapid Wien   Schwechater SC  1-0 18 March 1961First Vienna FCSVS Linz3-1 19 March 1961FK Austria Wien    1. Simmeringer SC    1-1 19 March 1961Grazer AK Wiener AC 1-319 March 1961SC Wacker WienFC Dornbirn  1-6
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  25 March 19611. Simmeringer SC   LASK 0-0 25 March 1961SVS Linz   SK Rapid Wien 3-2 25 March 1961  Wiener AC  First Vienna FC2-4 25 March 1961 Wiener Sport-Club  Grazer AK2-0 26 March 1961Schwechater SC     SC Wiener Neustadt    2-3 26 March 1961SV Austria Salzburg  SC Wacker Wien1-0 26 March 1961FC Dornbirn FK Austria Wien   0-2
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 8 April 1961SC Wiener Neustadt  SK Rapid Wien  0-08 April 1961Grazer AK  1. Simmeringer SC   1-18 April 1961LASK FC Dornbirn 7-18 April 1961 SC Wacker Wien  Schwechater SC  4-09 April 1961 FK Austria Wien    SV Austria Salzburg  7-09 April 1961 First Vienna FCWiener Sport-Club  1-19 April 1961 Wiener AC  SVS Linz 3-0
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 15 April 19611. Simmeringer SC   First Vienna FC1-015 April 1961SK Rapid Wien  SC Wacker Wien1-1 The match  was abandoned in the 65th minute with the score at 1-1 after a spectator entered the field and attacked Wacker player Pesser. The match was verified 0-3 . 15 April 1961  SVS Linz    SC Wiener Neustadt  6-216 April 1961 Schwechater SC  FK Austria Wien1-116 April 1961  SV Austria Salzburg     LASK5-116 April 1961 FC Dornbirn Grazer AK  1-916 April 1961 Wiener Sport-Club    Wiener AC6-2
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 22 April 1961 FK Austria Wien   SK Rapid Wien  2-122 April 1961LASK  Schwechater SC  2-022 April 1961First Vienna FCFC Dornbirn 5-323 April 1961Grazer AK  SV Austria Salzburg2-123 April 1961SC Wacker Wien     SC Wiener Neustadt  3-223 April 1961 Wiener AC1. Simmeringer SC   2-323 April 1961Wiener Sport-Club  SVS Linz 5-2
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 29 April 1961SC Wiener Neustadt   FK Austria Wien   1-529 April 19611. Simmeringer SC    Wiener Sport-Club 1-329 April 1961SVS Linz     SC Wacker Wien  2-130 April 1961Schwechater SC Grazer AK  0-430 April 1961SV Austria Salzburg     First Vienna FC3-130 April 1961FC Dornbirn  Wiener AC0-830 April 1961SK Rapid Wien  LASK3-1
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 6 May 19611. Simmeringer SC   SVS Linz    2-36 May 1961LASK SC Wiener Neustadt  3-16 May 1961  SC Wacker Wien   FK Austria Wien   4-36 May 1961Wiener ACSV Austria Salzburg 2-17 May 1961Grazer AK  SK Rapid Wien    0-17 May 1961First Vienna FCSchwechater SC 3-17 May 1961Wiener Sport-Club FC Dornbirn  5-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 13 May 1961SC Wiener Neustadt Grazer AK  3-313 May 1961SVS Linz    FK Austria Wien   1-213 May 1961SV Austria Salzburg     Wiener Sport-Club3-014 May 1961FC Dornbirn    1. Simmeringer SC   1-314 May 1961SK Rapid Wien     First Vienna FC3-114 May 1961SC Wacker Wien  LASK 0-014 May 1961Schwechater SC Wiener AC4-0
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 20 May 1961 1. Simmeringer SC   SV Austria Salzburg  3-220 May 1961Grazer AK  SC Wacker Wien  2-220 May 1961LASK      FK Austria Wien  5-120 May 1961 First Vienna FCSC Wiener Neustadt 5-320 May 1961Wiener AC  SK Rapid Wien  3-021 May 1961FC Dornbirn   SVS Linz   1-121 May 1961Wiener Sport-Club Schwechater SC4-1
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 3 June 1961SC Wiener Neustadt  Wiener AC 3-33 June 1961FK Austria Wien  Grazer AK  1-14 June 1961Schwechater SC  1. Simmeringer SC   0-04 June 1961 SV Austria Salzburg     FC Dornbirn   9-04 June 1961SK Rapid Wien  Wiener Sport-Club3-34 June 1961SVS Linz   LASK  1-14 June 1961 SC Wacker Wien  First Vienna FC0-2

Champion squad 
 FK Austria Wien   
Herbert Gartner, Paul Schweda – Horst Hirnschrodt, Oskar Fischer, Karl Stotz, Franz Swoboda, Werner Huschek, Peter Vargo – Erich Medveth, Horst Paproth – Johann Löser, Heinrich Dolezal, Johann Riegler, Horst Nemec, Ernst Fiala, Walter Schleger, Norbert Krasa, Theodor Baumgärtner, Karl Kral, Gerhard Kumhofer – Coach: Karl Schlechta
Austria Soccer

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals  Horst NemecFK Austria Wien31 Erich HofWiener Sport-Club27 Helmut SenekowitschFirst Vienna FC23
Austria Soccer

References 

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