1982-83 Austrian football championship

The 1982-83 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 West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg) and the  leagues of the federal associations  of Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria  and Styria.

At a meeting of the match committee on 17 February 1981 in Graz, eight of the ten clubs had voted in favor of increasing the number of clubs to 16 . Only  FK Austria Wien and SV Austria Salzburg were against this.  Arbeiter-Zeitung. Wien 18. Februar 1981, S. 12.  This system lasted until the 1984/85 season.

SK Rapid Wien became champion for the 27th time. First Vienna FC and 1. Simmeringer SC  were relegated. SV St. Veit and  Favoritner AC were promoted for the 1983-84 season.

Final table

Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.SK Rapid Wien 30 2082 48  +542.FK Austria Wien  30 224 4 48+493. SSW Innsbruck  30 1312 5384.SK Sturm Graz 30 165 9 375.    SV Austria Salzburg    30 14610346. SK Austria Klagenfurt30 136 11 32 +37.Grazer AK  30 128 10 3208.VOEST Linz 30 128 10 32-19. SC Eisenstadt30 813 9 2910. Admira/Wacker  3099 12 27-511.Wiener Sport-Club   30107 13 27-1612.LASK 3097 14 2513.SC Neusiedl am See 3077 16 2114.Union Wels 3068 16 2015.First Vienna FC  3075 18 1916.1. Simmeringer SC 3027 21 11
Austria Soccer 

Matches 
Austria Soccer 
Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  20 August 1982Grazer AK 1. Simmeringer SC 0-0 20 August 1982SC Eisenstadt LASK    3-1 20 August 1982VOEST LinzSC Neusiedl0-0 21 August 1982   Admira Wacker  SK Sturm Graz 4-0 21 August 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt   SK Rapid Wien   1-3 21 August 1982Union Wels  First Vienna FC 3-1 21 August 1982Wiener Sport-Club   SV Austria Salzburg1-1 22 August 1982 FK Austria Wien   SSW Innsbruck6-1
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  27 August 1982LASK SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-1 27 August 1982SK Rapid Wien  FK Austria Wien 0-0 27 August 1982SV Austria SalzburgAdmira Wacker 3-0 28 August 19821. Simmeringer SC SK Sturm Graz 0-2 28 August 1982    Grazer AK Union Wels 1-0 28 August 1982SC Neusiedl Wiener Sport-Club 2-1 28 August 1982 SSW Innsbruck VOEST Linz3-1 28 August 1982 First Vienna FC SC Eisenstadt0-0
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  3 September 1982Admira Wacker SC Neusiedl 1-0 3 September 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt First Vienna FC  2-1 3 September 1982SC Eisenstadt    Grazer AK 1-0 4 September 1982SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg4-1 4 September 1982 Union Wels 1. Simmeringer SC 1-1 4 September 1982VOEST LinzSK Rapid Wien 0-3 4 September 1982 Wiener Sport-Club  SSW Innsbruck2-1 5 September 1982  FK Austria WienLASK 1-0
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  10 September 1982  LASK    VOEST Linz  4-0 10 September 1982 SK Rapid Wien   Wiener Sport-Club   5-1 11 September 1982  1. Simmeringer SC    SV Austria Salzburg 1-0 11 September 1982Grazer AK SK Austria Klagenfurt 2-4 11 September 1982 SC Neusiedl SK Sturm Graz 0-4 11 September 1982SSW InnsbruckAdmira Wacker 0-0 11 September 1982 Union Wels  SC Eisenstadt0-0 11 September 1982 First Vienna FC  FK Austria Wien0-3
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  17 September 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt    Union Wels 2-0 17 September 1982 SC Eisenstadt  1. Simmeringer SC   3-1 17 September 1982   SV Austria Salzburg    SC Neusiedl 3-0 18 September 1982VOEST Linz  First Vienna FC 3-1 18 September 1982 Admira Wacker SK Rapid Wien   1-1 18 September 1982SK Sturm GrazSSW Innsbruck0-0 18 September 1982 Wiener Sport-Club  LASK 2-1 19 September 1982  FK Austria WienGrazer AK 1-0
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  24 September 1982  Grazer AK   VOEST Linz  1-0 24 September 1982 LASK     Admira Wacker  3-0 24 September 1982First Vienna FC    Wiener Sport-Club 2-1 25 September 1982 1. Simmeringer SC   SC Neusiedl 1-0 25 September 1982SK Rapid Wien   SK Sturm Graz2-1 25 September 1982SC EisenstadtSK Austria Klagenfurt    2-3 25 September 1982  SSW InnsbruckSV Austria Salzburg 3-1 25 September 1982 Union Wels  FK Austria Wien1-2
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  1 October 1982Admira Wacker    First Vienna FC 3-0 1 October 1982SV Austria Salzburg    SK Rapid Wien  0-0 1 October 1982 VOEST Linz     Union Wels 3-0 2 October 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt    1. Simmeringer SC 4-0 2 October 1982FK Austria WienSC Eisenstadt2-2 2 October 1982SC Neusiedl SSW Innsbruck1-1 2 October 1982   SK Sturm GrazLASK 1-0 3 October 1982 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 7-1
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  8 October 1982Grazer AK     Admira Wacker 3-2 8 October 1982SC Eisenstadt  VOEST Linz   0-0 8 October 1982First Vienna FC   SK Sturm Graz1-4 9 October 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt FK Austria Wien 1-2 9 October 1982LASK SV Austria Salzburg   2-29 October 1982SK Rapid Wien SC Neusiedl 4-0 9 October 1982 Union Wels Wiener Sport-Club 2-0 10 October 1982 1. Simmeringer SC SSW Innsbruck1-2
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  15 October 1982  Admira Wacker    Union Wels4-2 15 October 1982SV Austria Salzburg    First Vienna FC 1-0 16 October 1982SC Neusiedl LASK 2-2 16 October 1982SSW Innsbruck  SK Rapid Wien 2-2 16  October 1982  SK Sturm GrazGrazer AK  1-0 16 October 1982 VOEST Linz   SK Austria Klagenfurt 3-1 16 October 1982 Wiener Sport-Club SC Eisenstadt 2-5 17 October 1982FK Austria Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 2-2
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  22 October 1982Grazer AK   SV Austria Salzburg 2-0 22 October 1982SC EisenstadtAdmira Wacker   1-1 23 October 19821. Simmeringer SCSK Rapid Wien 1-4 23 October 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt Wiener Sport-Club 5-0 23  October 1982LASK   SSW Innsbruck  1-2 23 October 1982Union Wels   SK Sturm Graz0-1 23 October 1982 First Vienna FC SC Neusiedl 2-1 24 October 1982FK Austria Wien VOEST Linz  5-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  29 October 1982SK Rapid WienLASK0-0 30 October 1982Admira Wacker SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-1 30 October 1982SC Neusiedl Grazer AK   1-2 30 October 1982 SSW Innsbruck  First Vienna FC 3-0 30 October 1982 SV Austria Salzburg  Union Wels 0-0 30 October 1982  SK Sturm GrazSC Eisenstadt4-0 30 October 1982 VOEST Linz   1. Simmeringer SC4-1 31 October 1982Wiener Sport-Club  FK Austria Wien2-1
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  6 November 19821. Simmeringer SC LASK1-1 6 November 1982SK Austria Klagenfurt SK Sturm Graz 3-2 6 November 1982FK Austria WienAdmira Wacker  4-1 6 November 1982 Grazer AKSSW Innsbruck 0-0 6 November 1982SC Eisenstadt SV Austria Salzburg 0-0 6 November 1982 Union Wels  SC Neusiedl 1-0 6 November 1982  VOEST Linz    Wiener Sport-Club1-1 6 November 1982First Vienna FC  SK Rapid Wien0-3
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  13 November 1982Admira Wacker  VOEST Linz  1-1 13 November 1982  LASK   First Vienna FC   2-0 13 November 1982   SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK2-0 13 November 1982 SC Neusiedl SC Eisenstadt 1-3 13 November 1982SSW Innsbruck Union Wels  13 November 1982  SV Austria Salzburg SK Austria Klagenfurt2-1 13 November 1982   SK Sturm GrazFK Austria Wien 0-1 14 November 1982Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC 4-1
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  19 November 1982VOEST Linz   SK Sturm Graz2-1 20 November 1982 1. Simmeringer SC   First Vienna FC   1-1 20 November 1982 SK Austria Klagenfurt  SC Neusiedl 0-0 20 November 1982  Grazer AKLASK 5-2 20 November 1982 SC Eisenstadt  SSW Innsbruck 3-3 20 November 1982Union Wels SK Rapid Wien 0-3 20 November 1982  Wiener Sport-ClubAdmira Wacker   0-1 21 November 1982FK Austria Wien   SV Austria Salzburg 0-1
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  27 November 1982  Admira Wacker    1. Simmeringer SC  3-1 27 November 1982  LASK Union Wels  2-0 27 November 1982SK Rapid Wien SC Eisenstadt 5-1 27 November 1982SC Neusiedl  FK Austria Wien0-1 27 November 1982 SSW Innsbruck   SK Austria Klagenfurt  4-1 27 November 1982SV Austria SalzburgVOEST Linz  1-1 27 November 1982  SK Sturm Graz  Wiener Sport-Club0-0 27 November 1982First Vienna FC    Grazer AK0-1
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  19 March 19831. Simmeringer SC    Grazer AK0-1 19 March 1983   LASK  SC Eisenstadt  2-3 19 March 1983SK Rapid Wien SK Austria Klagenfurt  2-2 19 March 1983SC Neusiedl  VOEST Linz   3-1 19 March 1983  SSW Innsbruck  FK Austria Wien1-1 19 March 1983SV Austria SalzburgWiener Sport-Club5-0 19 March 1983  SK Sturm Graz  Admira Wacker 4-1 20 March 1983First Vienna FC    Union Wels 2-1
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  25 March 1983Admira Wacker    SV Austria Salzburg 1-0 25 March 1983 SC Eisenstadt   First Vienna FC 0-0 25 March 1983VOEST Linz   SSW Innsbruck   2-0 26 March 1983  SK Austria Klagenfurt     LASK  3-1 26 March 1983  FK Austria WienSK Rapid Wien0-1  Rudolf Weinhofer was unjustifiably fielded at Rapid Wien. Since no negligent conduct could be proven against the club, a rematch was scheduled for 12 May 1983.  26 March 1983 SK Sturm Graz1. Simmeringer SC 1-0 26 March 1983 Union Wels   Grazer AK1-1 26 March 1983Wiener Sport-Club  SC Neusiedl0-0 12 May 1983  FK Austria WienSK Rapid Wien0-3
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  1 April 1983  SV Austria Salzburg    SK Sturm Graz2-0 2 April 19831. Simmeringer SC   Union Wels  0-0 2 April 1983Grazer AK  SC Eisenstadt  0-2 2 April 1983LASK      FK Austria Wien1-5 2 April 1983 SK Rapid WienVOEST Linz   4-0 2 April 1983  SC Neusiedl Admira Wacker 1-1 2 April 1983SSW Innsbruck     Wiener Sport-Club3-0 2 April 1983First Vienna FC SK Austria Klagenfurt  3-0
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2  8 April 1983SK Austria Klagenfurt    Grazer AK 2-0 8 April 1983SC Eisenstadt  Union Wels  2-2 8 April 1983SK Sturm GrazSC Neusiedl 1-0 9 April 1983VOEST Linz  LASK     2-0 9 April 1983Admira Wacker   SSW Innsbruck2-2 9 April 1983  SV Austria Salzburg    1. Simmeringer SC  3-0 9 April 1983Wiener Sport-Club   SK Rapid Wien0-4 10 April 1983FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC3-0
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2  15 April 1983 LASK      Wiener Sport-Club   2-1 16 April 19831. Simmeringer SC  SC Eisenstadt  2-3 16 April 1983  Grazer AK    FK Austria Wien 3-0 9 April 1983SK Rapid Wien        Admira Wacker 2-0 16 April 1983SC Neusiedl SV Austria Salzburg      0-2 16 April 1983  SSW InnsbruckSK Sturm Graz3-1 16 April 1983 Union Wels    SK Austria Klagenfurt  3-0 16 April 1983 First Vienna FCVOEST Linz 1-0
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 22 April 1983VOEST Linz  Grazer AK1-1 23 April 1983 Admira Wacker LASK    3-0 23 April 1983 SK Austria Klagenfurt    SC Eisenstadt0-0 23 April 1983  SC Neusiedl       1. Simmeringer SC  4-1 23 April 1983SV Austria Salzburg      SSW Innsbruck1-0 23 April 1983 SK Sturm GrazSK Rapid Wien0-0 23 April 1983Wiener Sport-Club        First Vienna FC4-3 24 April 1983  FK Austria Wien  Union Wels4-0
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 29 April 1983Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club   0-0 29 April 1983LASK   SK Sturm Graz 0-0 30 April 1983  1. Simmeringer SC  SK Austria Klagenfurt    0-1 30 April 1983SK Rapid Wien     SV Austria Salzburg 5-2 30 April 1983SC Eisenstadt  FK Austria Wien   0-1 23 April 1983 SSW InnsbruckSC Neusiedl 3-0 30 April 1983 Union Wels  VOEST Linz    1-1 30 April 1983First Vienna FC Admira Wacker 1-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 6 May 1983  FK Austria Wien   SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-06 May 1983 SV Austria Salzburg LASK   4-17 May 1983Admira Wacker Grazer AK 0-07 May 1983SC Neusiedl     SK Rapid Wien2-17 May 1983 SSW Innsbruck 1. Simmeringer SC  1-07 May 1983SK Sturm GrazFirst Vienna FC2-17 May 1983VOEST Linz       SC Eisenstadt1-17 May 1983Wiener Sport-Club    Union Wels3-0
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 13 May 1983SK Austria Klagenfurt VOEST Linz    1-313 May 1983  LASK    SC Neusiedl  2-014 May 1983Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz2-114 May 1983SC EisenstadtWiener Sport-Club   1-214 May 1983 Union Wels    Admira Wacker  3-014 May 1983First Vienna FCSV Austria Salzburg 1-115 May 1983 1. Simmeringer SC      FK Austria Wien   0-415 May 1983 SK Rapid Wien SSW Innsbruck1-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 20 May 1983SK Rapid Wien1. Simmeringer SC   3-020 May 1983SV Austria Salzburg    Grazer AK  2-020 May 1983SK Sturm Graz Union Wels3-121 May 1983Admira Wacker SC Eisenstadt 1-121 May 1983 SC Neusiedl       First Vienna FC4-021 May 1983 SSW InnsbruckLASK 1-121 May 1983 VOEST Linz        FK Austria Wien   1-321 May 1983 Wiener Sport-Club   SK Austria Klagenfurt 2-2
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 27 May 1983  FK Austria Wien        Wiener Sport-Club   3-127 May 1983Union WelsSV Austria Salzburg    0-128 May 19831. Simmeringer SC   VOEST Linz    0-128 May 1983SK Austria Klagenfurt Admira Wacker 2-128 May 1983Grazer AK    SC Neusiedl   2-128 May 1983LASK  SK Rapid Wien3-028 May 1983 SC Eisenstadt   SK Sturm Graz 1-228 May 1983 First Vienna FCSSW Innsbruck0-4
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 3 June 1983LASK  1. Simmeringer SC   4-23 June 1983SK Rapid WienFirst Vienna FC2-14 June 1983SV Austria Salzburg    SC Eisenstadt 6-24 June 1983  Admira Wacker    FK Austria Wien      1-44 June 1983 SC Neusiedl      Union Wels1-04 June 1983SSW InnsbruckGrazer AK  2-24 June 1983 SK Sturm Graz   SK Austria Klagenfurt 3-14 June 1983 Wiener Sport-Club   VOEST Linz    0-2
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 10 June 19831. Simmeringer SC    Wiener Sport-Club  0-210 June 1983VOEST Linz      Admira Wacker  3-211 June 1983SK Austria Klagenfurt     SV Austria Salzburg5-211 June 1983    FK Austria Wien      SK Sturm Graz4-211 June 1983Grazer AK    SK Rapid Wien0-411 June 1983SC Eisenstadt SC Neusiedl1-111 June 1983Union Wels    SSW Innsbruck2-211 June 1983  First Vienna FCLASK 1-0
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 10 June 1983Admira Wacker   Wiener Sport-Club  3-017 June 1983LASK Grazer AK   3-317 June 1983SK Rapid Wien   Union Wels1-018 June 1983 SC Neusiedl  SK Austria Klagenfurt   4-018 June 1983 SSW Innsbruck SC Eisenstadt 1-018 June 1983SV Austria Salzburg  FK Austria Wien      0-218 June 1983SK Sturm Graz VOEST Linz    2-018 June 1983   First Vienna FC  1. Simmeringer SC   0-0
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 24 June 19831. Simmeringer SC   Admira Wacker   2-324 June 1983SK Austria Klagenfurt   SSW Innsbruck 3-125 June 1983    FK Austria Wien         SC Neusiedl8-025 June 1983 Grazer AK     First Vienna FC 7-025 June 1983 SC Eisenstadt SK Rapid Wien  0-425 June 1983Union WelsLASK      3-125 June 1983 VOEST Linz    SV Austria Salzburg3-025 June 1983  Wiener Sport-Club   SK Sturm Graz2-2

 Champion squad

 SK Rapid Wien   
Herbert Feurer,  Karl Ehn – Bernd Krauss, Kurt Garger, Johann Pregesbauer, Heribert Weber, Reinhard Kienast, Johann Gröss, Antonín Panenka, Johann Krankl, Petar Brucic, Christian Keglevits,  Michael Keller,  Helmut Hofmann, Rudolf Weinhofer, Leopold Lainer, Vukan Perović, Anatoli Sintschenko, Gerald Willfurth – Coach: Otto Barić

Austria Soccer

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals   Hans KranklSK Rapid Wien23 Bozo BakotaSK Sturm Graz19    Gerald HaiderVOEST Linz18    Gerhard SteinkoglerFK Austria Wien18
Austria Soccer

References 

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