1959-60 Austrian football championship

The 1959-60 Austrian football championship   was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The Regionalliga Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), the Regionalliga Middle (Carinthia, Upper Austria, Styria) and the Regionalliga Salzburg  and the Arlberg League (Tyrol, Vorarlberg) served as the lower tier of the highest league.The regional leagues of the Austrian federal associations served as the 3rd tier.

SK Rapid Wien reached their  22nd title. Kremser SC , WSV Donawitz , Admira -Energie were relegated. 1. Schwechater SC (Regionalliga Ost), SVS Linz (Regionalliga Mitte) and FC Dornbirn (Arlbergliga, after promotion play-off ) were promoted for the 1960-61 season. 

Final table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient.
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.SK Rapid Wien 26 2060 462.Wiener Sport-Club  26 174 5 38 2,033.Wiener AC  26 174 538 1,724.First Vienna FC   26 174 5 381,6̟25.FK Austria Wien 26 1268306.1. Simmeringer SC   26 116 9 28 7.LASK 26 98 9 268.  SC Wacker Wien 26 7613 200,829. Wiener Neustädter SC 26 68 12 200,6210.Grazer AK  2675 14190,8211.SV Austria Salzburg2559 13 190,6312.Kremser SC  2666 14 1813.WSV Donawitz  2673 16 1714.SK Admira-Energie Wien Admira Wien was renamed Admira-Energie Wien in November 1959. 2635 18 11
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  29 August 1959SC Wiener Neustadt SK Rapid Wien   1-4 29 August 1959SK Admira Wien  Grazer AK  1-2 29 August 1959Wiener ACWiener Sport-Club 2-3 30 August 19591. Simmeringer SC   SC Wacker Wien  1-0 30 August 1959FK Austria Wien   SV Austria Salzburg3-1 30 August 1959Kremser SC  First Vienna FC 2-2 30 August 1959 LASKWSV Donawitz2-1
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  5 September 1959SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 1-2 6 September 1959Grazer AK SC Wiener Neustadt  4-1 6 September 1959LASK1. Simmeringer SC 4-0 6 September 1959 First Vienna FC   Wiener AC  3-1 6 September 1959WSV Donawitz  SV Austria Salzburg3-2 6 September 1959SC Wacker Wien Kremser SC  2-4 6 September 1959 Wiener Sport-ClubSK Admira Wien  7-1
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  12 September 1959SC Wiener Neustadt Wiener Sport-Club5-2 12 September 1959SK Admira Wien     First Vienna FC    1-4 12 September 1959  FK Austria Wien  Grazer AK 4-3 13 September 1959 1. Simmeringer SC WSV Donawitz   7-1 13 September 1959SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien  1-6 13 September 1959Kremser SC  LASK1-2 Spectators on the pitch attacked Linz players and the referee shortly before the end of the game (without stopping the game). Bardoun (Krems) attacked Walzhofer after the 1-2 without being sent off.  13 September 1959 Wiener AC SC Wacker Wien 4-0
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  19 September 1959 1. Simmeringer SC    Kremser SC 2-1 19 September 1959Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg  5-1 20 September 1959 First Vienna FC      SC Wiener Neustadt 3-1 20 September 1959LASKWiener AC  1-2 20 September 1959WSV Donawitz   SK Rapid Wien  0-2 20 September 1959 SC Wacker Wien SK Admira Wien   5-2  20 September 1959 Wiener Sport-ClubFK Austria Wien 2-2
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  26 September 1959SC Wiener Neustadt  SC Wacker Wien 1-1 26 September 1959SK Admira Wien  LASK  1-2 26 September 1959Kremser SC WSV Donawitz  1-1 26 September 1959SK Rapid Wien  Grazer AK   4-2 27 September 1959SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club1-4 27 September 1959 FK Austria Wien    First Vienna FC      2-3 27 September 1959 Wiener AC  1. Simmeringer SC 1-1
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  3 October 1959 1. Simmeringer SC SK Admira Wien  0-2 3 October 1959WSV Donawitz  Grazer AK     3-2 3 October 1959SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien 2-3 4 October 1959LASK SC Wiener Neustadt  1-1 4 October 1959Kremser SC  Wiener AC   1-2 4 October 1959   First Vienna FC       SV Austria Salzburg7-1 4 October 1959Wiener Sport-ClubSK Rapid Wien 2-2
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  10 October 1959Grazer AK    Wiener AC 2-2 10 October 1959 SK Rapid Wien    SK Admira Wien   3-1 10 October 1959  First Vienna FC     1. Simmeringer SC 4-2 11 October 1959 SV Austria SalzburgSC Wiener Neustadt  2-0 11 October 1959FK Austria Wien WSV Donawitz  5-0 11 October 1959  SC Wacker Wien  LASK 3-3 11 October 1959Wiener Sport-ClubKremser SC 5-1
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  17 October 1959SC Wiener Neustadt  1. Simmeringer SC 3-2 17 October 1959 SK Rapid Wien    First Vienna FC  4-1 17 October 1959   Wiener AC     WSV Donawitz  6-1 18 October 1959   SK Admira Wien   Kremser SC 3-0 18 October 1959  SV Austria Salzburg   SC Wacker Wien 3-2 18 October 1959  FK Austria Wien  LASK 4-1 18 October 1959Grazer AK    Wiener Sport-Club0-2
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  24 October 1959 First Vienna FC   Grazer AK     4-0 25 October 1959  1. Simmeringer SC  FK Austria Wien 1-0 25 October 1959 Kremser SC  SC Wiener Neustadt   3-4 25 October 1959  LASK    SV Austria Salzburg3-3 25 October 1959  WSV Donawitz  Wiener Sport-Club0-1 25 October 1959   SC Wacker Wien  SK Rapid Wien    1-3 25 October 1959   Wiener AC    SK Admira Wien  3-1
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  31 October 1959SC Wiener Neustadt   Wiener AC    1-2 31 October 1959SK Admira Wien    WSV Donawitz  1-2 31 October 1959SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC1-1 31 October 1959 Grazer AK      SC Wacker Wien 3-1 31 October 1959  SK Rapid Wien    LASK    5-1 31 October 1959  Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC   1-3 1 November 1959 FK Austria WienKremser SC  5-3
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  7 November 19591. Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 2-2 8 November 1959SK Admira Wien    SC Wiener Neustadt   4-4 8 November 1959Kremser SCSV Austria Salzburg 3-1 8 November 1959 LASK          Grazer AK 3-1 8 November 1959  WSV Donawitz    First Vienna FC   2-4 8 November 1959  SC Wacker Wien  Wiener Sport-Club1-3 8 November 1959Wiener AC    FK Austria Wien1-2
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  14 November 1959Grazer AK 1. Simmeringer SC 1-2 14 November 1959SK Rapid Wien Kremser SC 7-1 14 November 1959Wiener Sport-ClubLASK  1-0 15 November 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt   WSV Donawitz    6-2 15 November 1959 SV Austria Salzburg  Wiener AC   1-3 15 November 1959FK Austria Wien  SK Admira Wien    7-0 15 November 1959  First Vienna FC      SC Wacker Wien 4-1
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2  28 November 19591. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club2-0 29 November 1959 SC Wiener NeustadtFK Austria Wien  1-2 29 November 1959Admira-Energie Wien Admira Wien was renamed Admira-Energie Wien in November 1959. SV Austria Salzburg 0-3 29 November 1959Kremser SC  Grazer AK    1-1 29 November 1959 LASK  First Vienna FC  2-2 29 November 1959WSV Donawitz  SC Wacker Wien 3-1 29 November 1959  Wiener AC   SK Rapid Wien 1-2
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2  27 February 1960 Grazer AK      Admira-Energie Wien 2-0 27 February 1960Wiener Sport-Club  Wiener AC  4-1 28 February 1960SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien2-2 28 February 1960SK Rapid Wien    SC Wiener Neustadt5-1 28 February 1960First Vienna FC   Kremser SC 3-1 28 February 1960 SC Wacker Wien     1. Simmeringer SC 1-0 2 March 1960 WSV Donawitz    LASK  5-1
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2  5 March 1960FK Austria Wien  SK Rapid Wien   1-3 6 March 1960SC Wiener Neustadt Grazer AK    1-1 6 March 19601. Simmeringer SC  LASK3-6 6 March 1960Admira-Energie Wien  Wiener Sport-Club2-2 6 March 1960 SV Austria Salzburg   WSV Donawitz  3-1 6 March 1960 Kremser SC      SC Wacker Wien4-3 6 March 1960 Wiener AC   First Vienna FC  6-2
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2  12 March 1960SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg  2-212 March 1960Wiener Sport-Club SC Wiener Neustadt  9-0 13 March 1960LASK Kremser SC  5-413 March 1960First Vienna FC    Admira-Energie Wien4-0 13 March 1960 SC Wacker WienWiener AC  0-1 16 March 1960 Grazer AK    FK Austria Wien  1-1 16 March 1960 WSV Donawitz   1. Simmeringer SC 1-2
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2  19 March 1960FK Austria Wien  Wiener Sport-Club1-419 March 1960Wiener AC  LASK   3-1 20 March 1960SC Wiener Neustadt First Vienna FC 4-3 20 March 1960Admira-Energie Wien  SC Wacker Wien0-0 20 March 1960  SV Austria Salzburg  Grazer AK   3-3 20 March 1960  Kremser SC   1. Simmeringer SC 2-0 20 March 1960 SK Rapid Wien WSV Donawitz  5-0
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2  2 April 19601. Simmeringer SC  Wiener AC    2-5 2 April 1960Grazer AK   SK Rapid Wien  0-1 2 April 1960 LASK     Admira-Energie Wien 3-0 3 April 1960First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien    3-2 3 April 1960WSV Donawitz    Kremser SC 1-1 3 April 1960 SC Wacker Wien  SC Wiener Neustadt 1-1 3 April 1960 Wiener Sport-ClubSV Austria Salzburg  2-0
Round 19
Date Team 1Team2  9 April 1960SC Wiener Neustadt LASK  3-3 9 April 1960Admira-Energie Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 2-2 9 April 1960 FK Austria Wien  SC Wacker Wien1-6 10 April 1960SV Austria Salzburg    First Vienna FC 1-2 10 April 1960 Grazer AK   WSV Donawitz   3-1 10 April 1960  SK Rapid Wien   Wiener Sport-Club6-1 10 April 1960 Wiener AC  Kremser SC 2-2
Round 20
Why this round was scheduled at the end of the season is unknown. 
Date Team 1Team2  18 June 1960SC Wiener Neustadt SV Austria Salzburg 1-1 18 June 19601. Simmeringer SCFirst Vienna FC6-3 18 June 1960Admira-Energie Wien   SK Rapid Wien   2-3 18 June 1960Kremser SC   Wiener Sport-Club 0-2 18 June 1960 LASK    SC Wacker Wien1-4 18 June 1960  WSV Donawitz    FK Austria Wien   1-1 18 June 1960 Wiener AC  Grazer AK   2-1
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2  23 April 1960LASK  FK Austria Wien  1-1 23 April 1960SC Wacker WienSV Austria Salzburg   4-2 23 April 1960 Wiener Sport-ClubGrazer AK 3-0 24 April 1960Kremser SC  Admira-Energie Wien   2-0 24 April 1960 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 2-2 24 April 1960 WSV Donawitz     Wiener AC  0-1 24 April 1960 1. Simmeringer SCSC Wiener Neustadt 4-0
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2  8 May  1960SC Wiener Neustadt Kremser SC 2-3 8 May  1960Admira-Energie Wien Wiener AC   1-4 8 May  1960SV Austria Salzburg   LASK  0-0 8 May  1960FK Austria Wien      1. Simmeringer SC2-2 8 May  1960Grazer AK  First Vienna FC 2-3 8 May  1960SK Rapid Wien   SC Wacker Wien5-0 8 May  1960 Wiener Sport-Club WSV Donawitz   5-0
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2  14 May  1960LASK SK Rapid Wien 1-1 14 May  1960First Vienna FC  Wiener Sport-Club     1-2 14 May  1960Wiener AC    SC Wiener Neustadt 4-4 15 May  19601. Simmeringer SC   SV Austria Salzburg     1-1 15 May  1960Kremser SC  FK Austria Wien   1-4 15 May  1960 WSV Donawitz   Admira-Energie Wien  2-1 15 May  1960  SC Wacker Wien Grazer AK 2-0
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2  21 May  1960SC Wiener Neustadt Admira-Energie Wien  2-1 21 May  1960 FK Austria Wien  Wiener AC       2-4 21 May  1960Grazer AK  LASK 2-4 21 May  1960Wiener Sport-Club SC Wacker Wien 1-1 22 May  1960 SV Austria Salzburg     Kremser SC 2-0 22 May  1960 SK Rapid Wien    1. Simmeringer SC 4-0 22 May  1960 First Vienna FC    WSV Donawitz  6-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2  4 June 1960 1. Simmeringer SC    Grazer AK 5-2 4 June 1960Admira-Energie Wien   FK Austria Wien   2-1 4 June 1960LASKWiener Sport-Club     2-3 4 June 1960Wiener AC     SV Austria Salzburg 7-2 5 June 1960Kremser SC SK Rapid Wien 2-2 5 June 1960 WSV Donawitz       SC Wiener Neustadt 5-2 5 June 1960 SC Wacker Wien  First Vienna FC  2-2
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2  11 June 1960SV Austria Salzburg  Admira-Energie Wien 2-2 11 June 1960FK Austria Wien     SC Wiener Neustadt  7-0 11 June 1960Grazer AK Kremser SC   2-0 11 June 1960 First Vienna FC    LASK3-111 June 1960SC Wacker Wien  WSV Donawitz  3-2 12 June 1960SK Rapid Wien  Wiener AC     3-4 12 June 1960 Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC    0-1

Champion squad 
 SK Rapid Wien   
Walter Zeman, Dieter Pflug, Josef Eder – Walter Glechner, Wilhelm Zaglitsch, Josef Höltl, Lambert Lenzinger – Lothar Bilek, Stefan Zajic, Paul Halla, Karl Giesser – Rudolf Flögel, Herbert Schaffranek, Peter Reiter, Rudolf Nuske, Kurt Linder, Gerhard Hanappi, Walter Skocik, Josef Bertalan, Robert Dienst – Coach: Robert Körner
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Top scorer
 Name Club Goals  Fritz CejkaWiener AC28Ernst KaltenbrunnerWiener AC26 Robert DienstSK Rapid Wien25 Erich HofWiener Sport-Club25 Helmut SenekowitschFirst Vienna FC25
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References 

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