1973-74 Austrian football championship

The 1973-74 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 Nationalliga. The state leagues of the federal state associations served as the third level.

The championship was contested by 17 teams, each of which met twice throughout the season. SK VOEST Linz won the Austrian football championship for the first time. The defending champion SSW Innsbruck (a joint venture between Wacker Innsbruck and WSG Wattens) finished as runner-up.

Redesign of the top division 1974/75 (Bundesliga)

The league reform by the Austrian Football Association on 21 April 1974 caused a lot of excitement. The reform started in the 1974-75 season. In order to raise the level of the league, the number of participating clubs was reduced to ten. Regardless of sporting qualification, it was decided that Vienna would have two Bundesliga clubs and all other federal states would have one Bundesliga club each. The participating clubs in each federal state were determined based on a five-year ranking. Champions VOEST Linz managed to prove this concept absurd. The club was behind LASK in the five-year ranking and should therefore have been relegated. So it was decided that the champions did not have to be relegated. LASK was given the opportunity to remain in the top division as the second Upper Austrian club by playing a qualification tournament against the champions of the three regional leagues. Here LASK was sucessful and they stayed in the highes league. 

Final table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference 
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.VOEST Linz   32 18113 472.SWW Innsbruck  32 198 5 463.SK Rapid Wien   32 189 5454.Austria/WAC   32 167 9  36 5. SK Sturm Graz 32 146 12 346.DSV Alpine 32 137 12 337. Admira Wacker  32 119 12 31+28.SV Austria Salzburg  32 101111  3109.LASK32 118 13 3010.Wiener Sport-Club   32 109 13 2911.1. Simmeringer SC 32 108 14 28+212.  Grazer AK  32 910 13 28-4 13. SC Eisenstadt  3211615 28-16 14.  SK Austria Klagenfurt   32811 13 27 15.WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV 32614 12 2616. First Vienna FC     3288 16 2417. FC Vorarlberg     325 8 1918
Austria Soccer 

Matches 
Austria Soccer 

Round 1
Date Team 1Team2  17 August 1973Austria/WACSWW Innsbruck 2-1 18 August 19731. Simmeringer SCAdmira Wacker 7-1 18 August 1973DSV Alpine Grazer AK     0-1 18 August 1973SK Sturm Graz   SC Eisenstadt 1-0 18 August 1973VOEST Linz SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-1 18 August 1973 WSG Radenthein/Villacher SVLinzer ASK  0-0 18 August 1973 Wiener Sport-Club   First Vienna FC 4-0 19 August 1973FC Vorarlberg    SV Austria Salzburg  1-0
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2  22 August 1973Admira WackerVOEST Linz  4-0 22 August 1973SK Austria Klagenfurt  Wiener Sport-Club 0-0 22 August 1973SV Austria Salzburg  WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV    0-0 22 August 1973Grazer AKFC Vorarlberg   1-2 22 August 1973Linzer ASK  1.  Simmeringer SC2-1 22 August 1973 SK Rapid WienDSV Alpine 6-4 22 August 1973SC Eisenstadt   Austria/WAC 0-2 22 August 1973First Vienna FC  SK Sturm Graz   0-2
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2  25 August 19731.  Simmeringer SC SV Austria Salzburg 0-3 25 August 1973SWW Innsbruck SC Eisenstadt  3-1 25 August 1973 SK Sturm Graz   SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-0 25 August 1973VOEST Linz  Linzer ASK 2-0 25 August 1973 Wiener Sport-Club  Admira Wacker2-1 26 August 1973Austria/WAC   First Vienna FC 4-1 26 August 1973FC Vorarlberg SK Rapid Wien1-1 26 August 1973 WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV     Grazer AK1-1
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2  31 August 1973Linzer ASK Wiener Sport-Club 3-0 31 August 1973Grazer AK  1.  Simmeringer SC 0-0 31 August 1973SK Rapid Wien WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV   0-0 1 September 1973Admira Wacker SK Sturm Graz   0-1 1 September 1973SK Austria Klagenfurt  Austria/WAC2-2 1 September 1973SV Austria SalzburgVOEST Linz  1-1 1 September 1973DSV AlpineFC Vorarlberg 5-0 1 September 1973  First Vienna FC  SWW Innsbruck 0-0
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2  4 September 1973Austria/WAC  Admira Wacker2-3 5 September 19731.  Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 1-1 5 September 1973SC Eisenstadt First Vienna FC 2-0 5 September 1973SWW Innsbruck   SK Austria Klagenfurt   4-2 5 September 1973SK Sturm Graz   Linzer ASK3-1 5 September 1973VOEST Linz Grazer AK  2-0 5 September 1973WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV    DSV Alpine 1-1 5 September 1973 Wiener Sport-Club   SV Austria Salzburg2-2
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2  8 September 1973Admira Wacker SWW Innsbruck2-2 8 September 1973SK Austria Klagenfurt   SC Eisenstadt 4-1 8 September 1973 SV Austria SalzburgSK Sturm Graz    0-1 8 September 1973DSV Alpine1.  Simmeringer SC 1-1 8 September 1973FC VorarlbergWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV     0-0 8 September 1973Grazer AK  Wiener Sport-Club 3-1 8 September 1973Linzer ASK Austria/WAC  0-0 8 September 1973 SK Rapid Wien  VOEST Linz 0-2
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2  14 September 19731.  Simmeringer SC FC Vorarlberg 4-0 14 September 1973SC Eisenstadt Admira Wacker 0-0 14 September 1973SWW Innsbruck Linzer ASK  5-1 14 September 1973SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK0-0 14 September 1973First Vienna FC  SK Austria Klagenfurt   0-1 14 September 1973VOEST Linz DSV Alpine4-1 15 September 1973Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien  2-4 16 September 1973 Austria/WAC   SV Austria Salzburg4-2
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2  21 September 1973Linzer ASK   SC Eisenstadt  1-2 22 September 1973Admira Wacker First Vienna FC1-2 22 September 1973SV Austria SalzburgSWW Innsbruck 0-2 22 September 1973DSV AlpineWiener Sport-Club 3-1 22 September 1973 FC VorarlbergVOEST Linz0-1 22 September 1973SK Rapid Wien  SK Sturm Graz 4-0 22 September 1973WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV1.  Simmeringer SC3-1 10 October 1973Grazer AK  Austria/WAC1-1
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2  28 September 1973SC Eisenstadt SV Austria Salzburg  0-1 28 September 1973SK Sturm Graz DSV Alpine 1-0 29 September 1973SK Austria KlagenfurtAdmira Wacker 2-1 29 September 1973SWW Innsbruck Grazer AK3-0 29 September 1973VOEST Linz WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV2-0 30 September 1973First Vienna FC Linzer ASK  2-4 30 September 1973 Wiener Sport-Club  FC Vorarlberg   2-2 1 December 1973Austria/WACSK Rapid Wien 3-1 Replay match-The original match on 29 September was abandoned in the 80th minute due to spectators entering the pitch. 
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2  5 October  19731. Simmeringer SC VOEST Linz 0-3 6 October  1973SV Austria Salzburg  First Vienna FC 3-0 6 October  1973DSV Alpine Austria/WAC0-2 6 October  1973FC Vorarlberg     SK Sturm Graz 3-0 6 October  1973Grazer AKSC Eisenstadt 1-2 6 October  1973Linzer ASKSK Austria Klagenfurt2-2 6 October  1973 SK Rapid Wien SWW Innsbruck0-0 6 October  1973WSG Radenthein/Villacher SVWiener Sport-Club  1-1
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2  13 October  1973Admira WackerLinzer ASK 2-1 13 October  1973SK Austria KlagenfurtSV Austria Salzburg  0-1 13 October  1973Austria/WACFC Vorarlberg3-0 13 October  1973SC Eisenstadt    SK Rapid Wien 1-1 13 October  1973SWW InnsbruckDSV Alpine 0-0 13 October  1973SK Sturm Graz WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV0-2 13 October  1973 First Vienna FC Grazer AK1-114 October  1973Wiener Sport-Club  1. Simmeringer SC 2-2
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2  17 October  19731. Simmeringer SC SK Sturm Graz  2-0 17 October  1973SV Austria Salzburg  Admira Wacker3-0 17 October  1973DSV Alpine   SC Eisenstadt    3-1 17 October  1973FC VorarlbergSWW Innsbruck1-2 17 October  1973Grazer AKSK Austria Klagenfurt 2-0 17 October  1973SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 3-0 17 October  1973 VOEST LinzWiener Sport-Club  5-017 October  1973WSG Radenthein/Villacher SVAustria/WAC2-2
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 20 October  1973Admira Wacker   Grazer AK 4-120 October  1973SK Austria Klagenfurt SK Rapid Wien 2-320 October  1973Linzer ASK  SV Austria Salzburg  1-220 October  1973SC Eisenstadt    FC Vorarlberg4-220 October  1973SWW InnsbruckWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV4-120 October  1973SK Sturm Graz  VOEST Linz0-120 October  1973First Vienna FC  DSV Alpine  2-021 October  1973Austria/WAC1. Simmeringer SC2-1
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 26 October  19731. Simmeringer SC SWW Innsbruck1-426 October  1973DSV Alpine SK Austria Klagenfurt 3-226 October  1973VOEST LinzAustria/WAC 1-026 October  1973WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV   SC Eisenstadt 6-127 October  1973Grazer AK Linzer ASK  1-027 October  1973SK Rapid Wien Admira Wacker4-228 October  1973FC Vorarlberg  First Vienna FC1-128 October  1973Wiener Sport-ClubSK Sturm Graz  2-1
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 3 November  1973Admira WackerDSV Alpine3-13 November  1973SK Austria Klagenfurt  FC Vorarlberg 1-03 November  1973SV Austria Salzburg  Grazer AK 2-13 November  1973Linzer ASK   SK Rapid Wien 2-13 November  1973SC Eisenstadt 1. Simmeringer SC  0-13 November  1973SWW Innsbruck VOEST Linz4-03 November  1973First Vienna FCWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV 2-24 November  1973Austria/WAC Wiener Sport-Club2-0

Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 10 November  1973DSV Alpine Linzer ASK1-010 November  1973SK Rapid Wien   SV Austria Salzburg 3-110 November  1973SK Sturm Graz   Austria/WAC2-111 November  1973VOEST LinzSC Eisenstadt 3-111 November  19731. Simmeringer SCFirst Vienna FC1-210 November  1973FC Vorarlberg Admira Wacker1-211 November  1973WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV SK Austria Klagenfurt  0-111 November  1973Wiener Sport-ClubSWW Innsbruck 0-6
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 16 November  1973Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 1-116 November  1973SWW Innsbruck  SK Sturm Graz2-016 November  1973First Vienna FCVOEST Linz 1-117 November  1973Admira WackerWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV 1-117 November  1973SK Austria Klagenfurt  1. Simmeringer SC2-117 November  1973SV Austria Salzburg DSV Alpine 1-217 November  1973SC Eisenstadt Wiener Sport-Club2-118 November  1973Linzer ASKFC Vorarlberg 1-0
Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 23 February 1974Admira Wacker1. Simmeringer SC 2-123 February 1974SV Austria Salzburg FC Vorarlberg 1-123 February 1974Grazer AK DSV Alpine0-023 February 1974Linzer ASKWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV 1-123 February 1974SC Eisenstadt  SK Sturm Graz1-023 February 1974SWW Innsbruck  Austria/WAC2-123 February 1974First Vienna FCWiener Sport-Club1-224 February 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt  VOEST Linz 3-3

Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 2 March 1974Austria/WAC  SC Eisenstadt3-02 March 1974DSV Alpine SK Rapid Wien 1-12 March 1974SK Sturm GrazFirst Vienna FC1-02 March 1974VOEST Linz Admira Wacker 3-23 March 19741. Simmeringer SC   Linzer ASK2-03 March 1974FC Vorarlberg Grazer AK 1-23 March 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV  SV Austria Salzburg 1-03 March 1974Wiener Sport-ClubSK Austria Klagenfurt  1-0
Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 9 March 1974Admira Wacker Wiener Sport-Club1-19 March 1974SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC 0-19 March 1974Grazer AK     WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV  1-09 March 1974  Linzer ASKVOEST Linz3-09 March 1974SK Rapid Wien FC Vorarlberg6-19 March 1974SC Eisenstadt SWW Innsbruck0-110 March 1974First Vienna FC Austria/WAC  1-223 March 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt  SK Sturm Graz0-0
Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 16 March 19741. Simmeringer SC Grazer AK3-116 March 1974SWW InnsbruckFirst Vienna FC 1-016 March 1974SK Sturm Graz Admira Wacker 1-116 March 1974 VOEST Linz  SV Austria Salzburg 1-116 March 1974Wiener Sport-ClubLinzer ASK0-017 March 1974Austria/WAC    SK Austria Klagenfurt  2-017 March 1974FC VorarlbergDSV Alpine2-317 March 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV  SK Rapid Wien 0-1
Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 20 March 1974Admira Wacker  Austria/WAC  0-020 March 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt   SWW Innsbruck 0-020 March 1974SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club2-020 March 1974Grazer AK VOEST Linz  0-120 March 1974Linzer ASKSK Sturm Graz 2-020 March 1974SK Rapid Wien   1. Simmeringer SC2-120 March 1974First Vienna FC SC Eisenstadt 3-221 March 1974DSV AlpineWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV  4-0 Abandoned in the 82nd minute after a stone was thrown at linesman Bind. Certified 4-0 on 25 April 1974 
Round 23
Date Team 1Team2 29 March 1974SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 1-030 March 1974Austria/WAC Linzer ASK 6-030 March 1974SC Eisenstadt  SK Austria Klagenfurt   2-130 March 1974SWW Innsbruck Admira Wacker   1-030 March 1974VOEST LinzSK Rapid Wien2-230 March 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV    FC Vorarlberg 3-130 March 1974Wiener Sport-Club   Grazer AK4-031 March 19741. Simmeringer SCDSV Alpine4-1
Round 24
Date Team 1Team2 5 April 1974Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz  0-06 April 1974Admira Wacker   SC Eisenstadt 3-06 April 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt   First Vienna FC0-06 April 1974SV Austria Salzburg  Austria/WAC0-06 April 1974DSV AlpineVOEST Linz1-16 April 1974FC Vorarlberg  1. Simmeringer SC0-06 April 1974Linzer ASK    SWW Innsbruck1-06 April 1974SK Rapid WienWiener Sport-Club6-1
Round 25
Date Team 1Team2 9 April 1974Austria/WACGrazer AK  2-09 April 1974SK Sturm Graz  SK Rapid Wien 1-010 April 19741. Simmeringer SC  WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV2-010 April 1974SC Eisenstadt  Linzer ASK 3-010 April 1974SWW Innsbruck SV Austria Salzburg1-110 April 1974First Vienna FCAdmira Wacker2-010 April 1974 VOEST Linz   FC Vorarlberg  1-010 April 1974Wiener Sport-ClubDSV Alpine4-1
Round 26
Date Team 1Team2 12 April 1974SK Rapid Wien Austria/WAC 4-013 April 1974Admira Wacker  SK Austria Klagenfurt3-013 April 1974SV Austria Salzburg  SC Eisenstadt 1-013 April 1974DSV Alpine SK Sturm Graz 1-013 April 1974Grazer AK SWW Innsbruck 2-013 April 1974Linzer ASK First Vienna FC2-013 April 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV VOEST Linz0-014 April 1974FC Vorarlberg  Wiener Sport-Club0-1
Round 27
Date Team 1Team2 19 April 1974SC Eisenstadt Grazer AK 1-119 April 1974SK Sturm Graz  FC Vorarlberg  3-120 April 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt Linzer ASK0-020 April 1974 Austria/WACDSV Alpine 1-420 April 1974SWW Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien 0-020 April 1974 First Vienna FCSV Austria Salzburg4-020 April 1974VOEST Linz1. Simmeringer SC1-021 April 1974Wiener Sport-ClubWSG Radenthein/Villacher SV 2-0
Round 28
Date Team 1Team2 24 April 19741. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club 2-224 April 1974SV Austria Salzburg SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-124 April 1974DSV Alpine SWW Innsbruck2-024 April 1974FC Vorarlberg   Austria/WAC2-224 April 1974Grazer AKFirst Vienna FC5-024 April 1974 Linzer ASK  Admira Wacker1-124 April 1974SK Rapid Wien  SC Eisenstadt 4-024 April 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV SK Sturm Graz3-0
Round 29
Date Team 1Team2 4 May 1974Admira WackerSV Austria Salzburg  1-14 May 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt Grazer AK2-14 May 1974SC Eisenstadt  DSV Alpine2-14 May 1974SWW InnsbruckFC Vorarlberg   4-04 May 1974SK Sturm Graz1. Simmeringer SC 3-24 May 1974Wiener Sport-Club  VOEST Linz1-15 May 1974Austria/WAC  WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV1-05 May 1974First Vienna FCSK Rapid Wien   1-2
Round 30
Date Team 1Team2 10 May 1974SV Austria Salzburg Linzer ASK 1-111 May 19741. Simmeringer SC   Austria/WAC2-111 May 1974DSV AlpineFirst Vienna FC1-111 May 1974FC Vorarlberg  SC Eisenstadt 1-111 May 1974Grazer AK '''|Admira Wacker
|1-0
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|11 May 1974
|SK Rapid Wien    
|SK Austria Klagenfurt 
|4-0
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|11 May 1974
|VOEST Linz 
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|0-0
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|11 May 1974
|WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV
|SWW Innsbruck'''0-1
Round 31
Date Team 1Team2 14 May 1974Austria/WAC  VOEST Linz  2-314 May 1974Linzer ASK   Grazer AK4-115 May 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt DSV Alpine0-115 May 1974SWW Innsbruck1. Simmeringer SC2-016 May 1974Admira WackerSK Rapid Wien    0-116 May 1974SC Eisenstadt WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV3-216 May 1974SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club5-216 May 1974First Vienna FCFC Vorarlberg  5-2
Round 32
Date Team 1Team2 18 May 1974Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg  1-118 May 1974VOEST Linz  SWW Innsbruck3-019 May 19741. Simmeringer SC SC Eisenstadt 1-119 May 1974DSV AlpineAdmira Wacker1-319 May 1974FC Vorarlberg  SK Austria Klagenfurt 1-019 May 1974SK Rapid Wien     Linzer ASK 6-019 May 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV First Vienna FC1-419 May 1974Wiener Sport-ClubAustria/WAC  2-0
Round 33
Date Team 1Team2 25 May 1974Admira Wacker FC Vorarlberg4-225 May 1974SK Austria Klagenfurt  WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV 0-025 May 1974SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien3-025 May 1974Austria/WAC  SK Sturm Graz4-025 May 1974Linzer ASK   DSV Alpine2-025 May 1974SC Eisenstadt  VOEST Linz0-025 May 1974SWW InnsbruckWiener Sport-Club 2-025 May 1974  First Vienna FC 1. Simmeringer SC 1-1
Round 34
Date Team 1Team2 1 June 19741. Simmeringer SC  SK Austria Klagenfurt  3-41 June 1974DSV AlpineSV Austria Salzburg3-01 June 1974FC Vorarlberg Linzer ASK3-21 June 1974SK Rapid Wien   Grazer AK 2-01 June 1974SK Sturm GrazSWW Innsbruck0-01 June 1974VOEST Linz  First Vienna FC 2-01 June 1974WSG Radenthein/Villacher SV Admira Wacker 2-21 June 1974 Wiener Sport-Club SC Eisenstadt 0-2

Relegation
Round 1
Austria Soccer
Date Team 1Team2  16 June 1974Kapfenberger SVSV Heid Stockerau0-1 20 June 1974SV Heid StockerauKapfenberger SV 6-1  16 June 1974LASKFC Dornbirn4-0 20 June 1974 FC DornbirnLASK2-2
Round 2 
Date Team 1Team2  25 June 1975SV Heid StockerauLASK3-1 29 June 1975 LASKSV Heid Stockerau6-1
Linzer ASK remained in the top division in 1974/75 (Bundesliga). The other three clubs were assigned to the newly founded 2nd division in 1974/75 (Nationalliga).

 Champion squad
 SK VOEST Linz   
Herbert Rettensteiner, Herbert Höller – Wilhelm Huberts, Norbert Ebster, Hans Reich, Peter Rath, Walter Kupfinger – Hans Scharmann, Ferdinand Milanovich, Georg Kottan, Gerhard Horvath – Fritz Ulmer, Herwig Kircher, Josef Larionows, Michael Lorenz, Josef Stering, Günter Bischof, Jürgen Kreuzer – Coach: Helmut Senekowitsch
Austria Soccer

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals    Johann KranklSK Rapid Wien36    Lothar EmmerichSK Austria Klagenfurt21    Hans PirknerDSV Alpine 20
Austria Soccer

References 
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