1953–54 Austrian football championship

Staatsliga A
Season1953-54
Dates22 August 1953 - 29 April 1954
ChampionsSK Rapid Wien
RelegatedWiener AC / SK Sturm Graz/Floridsdorfer AC
Top goalscorerRobert Dienst ( SK Rapid Wien 24 goals)
1952-53
1954-55

The 1953-54 Austrian football championship was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The Staatsliga B, which was also professionally run, served as a substructure to the State League A. Only clubs from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Upper Austria and Styria played in it. For the clubs from western Austria, the Tauernliga (Salzburg, Carinthia) and the Arlbergliga (Tirol, Vorarlberg) were organized on an amateur basis. The respective regional leagues of the federal states acted as the third performance level.

Rapid Wien became Austrian football champions for the 19th time this season. For SV Austria Salzburg it was the first season in the Austrian top league.

Final table

Table mode (if points are tied): goal quotient

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. SK Rapid Wien 26 18 5 3 41
2. FK Austria Wien 26 16 6 4 38
3. SC Wacker Wien 26 12 7 7 31 [1]
4. Grazer AK 26 14 3 9 31[2]
5. First Vienna FC 26 13 4 9 30[3]
6. SK Admira Wien 26 12 6 8 30[4]
7. Wiener Sport-Club 26 11 7 8 29
8. LASK 26 10 7 9 27
9. SV Austria Salzburg 26 9 5 12 23
10. 1. Simmeringer SC 26 7 8 11 22
11. FC Wien 26 8 5 13 21
12. Wiener AC 26 9 0 17 18
13. SK Sturm Graz 26 6 4 16 16
14. Floridsdorfer AC 26 2 3 21 7

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
22 August 1953 Wiener AC FC Wien 2-0
23 August 1953 1. Simmeringer SC LASK 0-0
23 August 1953 SV Austria Salzburg SK Admira Wien 3-2
23 August 1953 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 1-3
23 August 1953 First Vienna FC Floridsdorfer AC 7-1
23 August 1953 SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien 2-3
23 August 1953 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 2-2

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
25 August 1953 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 1-2
26 August 1953 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 4-3
26 August 1953 Floridsdorfer AC SV Austria Salzburg 3-1
26 August 1953 LASK Wiener AC 1-0
26 August 1953 SK Rapid Wien SK Admira Wien 3-2
26 August 1953 SK Sturm Graz 1. Simmeringer SC 3-1
27 August 1953 FC Wien SC Wacker Wien 1-1

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
29 August 1953 1. Simmeringer SC First Vienna FC 2-1
29 August 1953 Wiener AC SK Sturm Graz 2-0
30 August 1953 SK Admira Wien FK Austria Wien 5-3
30 August 1953 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-3
30 August 1953 Grazer AK FC Wien 7-0
30 August 1953 LASK SC Wacker Wien 2-2
30 August 1953 Wiener Sport-Club Floridsdorfer AC 4-0

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
1 September 1953 FC Wien SK Admira Wien 2-2
1 September 1953 Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC 2-1
2 September 1953 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-3
2 September 1953 Floridsdorfer AC SK Rapid Wien 0-7
2 September 1953 LASK Grazer AK 5-0
2 September 1953 SK Sturm Graz SC Wacker Wien 1-1
2 September 1953 First Vienna FC Wiener AC 7-0

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
5 September 1953 1. Simmeringer SC Floridsdorfer AC 6-1
5 September 1953 SK Admira Wien LASK 0-0
5 September 1953 Wiener AC Wiener Sport-Club 1-4
6 September 1953 SV Austria Salzburg FC Wien 2-0
6 September 1953 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 4-3
6 September 1953 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 3-4
6 September 1953 SC Wacker Wien First Vienna FC 4-2

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
12 September 1953 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener AC 2-0
12 September 1953 First Vienna FC Grazer AK 4-0
12 September 1953 Wiener Sport-Club SC Wacker Wien 2-4
13 September 1953 FC Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-3
13 September 1953 Floridsdorfer AC FK Austria Wien 2-2
13 September 1953 LASK SV Austria Salzburg 3-0
13 September 1953 SK Sturm Graz SK Admira Wien 2-3

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
15 September 1953 SK Rapid Wien LASK 8-0
16 September 1953 SK Admira Wien First Vienna FC 2-2
16 September 1953 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 5-2
16 September 1953 FK Austria Wien FC Wien 3-2
16 September 1953 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 3-2
16 September 1953 SC Wacker Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 2-2
17 September 1953 Wiener AC Floridsdorfer AC 3-2

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
8 September 1953 Wiener Sport-Club SK Admira Wien 3-5
19 September 1953 1. Simmeringer SC Grazer AK 0-0
20 September 1953 Floridsdorfer AC FC Wien 2-2
20 September 1953 LASK FK Austria Wien 1-2
16 September 1953 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 2-4
20 September 1953 First Vienna FC SV Austria Salzburg 5-0
20 September 1953 Wiener AC SC Wacker Wien 3-2

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
7 November 1953 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 5-1
7 November 1953 FC Wien LASK 1-0
8 November 1953 SK Admira Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 0-0
8 November 1953 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 3-4
8 November 1953 Grazer AK Wiener AC 4-0
8 November 1953 SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 4-3
8 November 1953 SC Wacker Wien Floridsdorfer AC 10-1

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
3 October 1953 1. Simmeringer SC SV Austria Salzburg 3-1
3 October 1953 Floridsdorfer AC LASK 1-5
3 October 1953 Wiener AC SK Admira Wien 0-2
4 October 1953 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 1-1
4 October 1953 SK Sturm Graz FC Wien 2-0
4 October 1953 First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 0-2
4 October 1953 SC Wacker Wien Grazer AK 2-1

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
14 October 1953 Grazer AK Floridsdorfer AC 3-0
17 October 1953 SC Wacker Wien SK Admira Wien 4-2
18 October 1953 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener AC 2-0
18 October 1953 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 5-2
18 October 1953 FC Wien First Vienna FC 3-7
18 October 1953 LASK SK Sturm Graz 2-0
15 December 1953 1. Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 2-2

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
24 October 1953 Floridsdorfer AC SK Sturm Graz 1-2
24 October 1953 First Vienna FC LASK 1-0
24 October 1953 Wiener Sport-Club FC Wien 2-1
25 October 1953 1. Simmeringer SC FK Austria Wien 1-4
25 October 1953 Grazer AK SK Admira Wien 4-3
25 October 1953 SC Wacker Wien SV Austria Salzburg 9-0
25 October 1953 Wiener AC SK Rapid Wien 1-2

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
31 October 1953 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 2-3
31 October 1953 FC Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 2-1
31 October 1953 SK Rapid Wien SC Wacker Wien 2-2
1 November 1953 SK Admira Wien Floridsdorfer AC 4-3
1 November 1953 FK Austria Wien Wiener AC 3-1
1 November 1953 LASK Wiener Sport-Club 1-1
1 November 1953 SK Sturm Graz First Vienna FC 2-5

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
14 November 1953 SK Admira Wien SV Austria Salzburg 1-1
14 November 1953 FC Wien Wiener AC 3-1
14 November 1953 Floridsdorfer AC First Vienna FC 1-1
15 November 1953 FK Austria Wien SC Wacker Wien 0-0
15 November 1953 LASK 1. Simmeringer SC 1-1
15 November 1953 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 4-1
15 November 1953 SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club 2-1

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
5 December 1953 1. Simmeringer SC SK Sturm Graz 2-0
5 December 1953 Wiener AC LASK 2-4
6 December 1953 SK Admira Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-1
6 December 1953 SV Austria Salzburg Floridsdorfer AC 3-2
6 December 1953 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 2-1
6 December 1953 SC Wacker Wien FC Wien 3-2
6 December 1953 Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC 4-3

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
9 December 1953 First Vienna FC 1. Simmeringer SC 3-0
10 December 1953 FK Austria Wien SK Admira Wien 3-2
12 December 1953 Floridsdorfer AC Wiener Sport-Club 3-4
12 December 1953 SC Wacker Wien LASK 3-2
13 December 1953 FC Wien Grazer AK 3-0
13 December 1953 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 5-1
13 December 1953 SK Sturm Graz Wiener AC 7-1

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
27 February 1954 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
27 February 1954 SK Admira Wien FC Wien 3-1
27 February 1954 SC Wacker Wien SK Sturm Graz 0-0
28 February 1954 SK Rapid Wien Floridsdorfer AC 4-2
28 February 1954 Wiener AC First Vienna FC 1-2
10 March 1954 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 2-2
11 March 1954 Grazer AK LASK 2-0

Round 18

Date Team 1 Team2
6 March 1954 Floridsdorfer AC 1. Simmeringer SC 0-6
6 March 1954 Wiener Sport-Club Wiener AC 5-4
7 March 1954 LASK SK Admira Wien 1-3
7 March 1954 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-3
7 March 1954 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 3-3
7 March 1954 First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien 3-1
17 March 1954 FC Wien SV Austria Salzburg 5-2

Round 19

Date Team 1 Team2
13 March 1954 SK Admira Wien SK Sturm Graz 2-0
13 March 1954 SC Wacker Wien Wiener Sport-Club 3-1
13 March 1954 Wiener AC 1. Simmeringer SC 3-1
14 March 1954 SV Austria Salzburg LASK 2-2
14 March 1954 FK Austria Wien Floridsdorfer AC 6-0
14 March 1954 Grazer AK First Vienna FC 3-1
14 March 1954 SK Rapid Wien FC Wien 7-2

Round 20

Date Team 1 Team2
20 March 1954 1. Simmeringer SC SC Wacker Wien 2-1
21 March 1954 FC Wien FK Austria Wien 1-1
21 March 1954 Floridsdorfer AC Wiener AC 1-3
21 March 1954 LASK SK Rapid Wien 0-5
21 March 1954 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
21 March 1954 First Vienna FC SK Admira Wien 3-1
21 March 1954 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 3-3

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
23 March 1954 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 6-4
24 March 1954 SK Admira Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-0
24 March 1954 SV Austria Salzburg First Vienna FC 1-1
24 March 1954 SC Wacker Wien Wiener AC 5-0
25 March 1954 FK Austria Wien LASK 2-2
25 March 1954 Grazer AK 1. Simmeringer SC 2-1
1 April 1954 FC Wien Floridsdorfer AC 3-0

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
27 March 1954 Floridsdorfer AC SC Wacker Wien 0-6
27 March 1954 Wiener AC Grazer AK 1-4
28 March 1954 1. Simmeringer SC SK Admira Wien 0-2
28 March 1954 LASK FC Wien 3-0
28 March 1954 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 1-6
28 March 1954 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 2-2
28 March 1954 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 2-2

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
3 April 1954 SK Admira Wien Wiener AC 1-4
3 April 1954 Grazer AK SC Wacker Wien 2-3
4 April 1954 FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC 2-0
4 April 1954 LASK Floridsdorfer AC 7-0
4 April 1954 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-3
4 April 1954 SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC 3-1
4 April 1954 FC Wien SK Sturm Graz 3-1

Round 24

Date Team 1 Team2
15 May 1954 SK Admira Wien SC Wacker Wien 3-2
15 May 1954 Floridsdorfer AC Grazer AK 2-3
15 May 1954 First Vienna FC FC Wien 5-0
15 May 1954 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 2-2
16 May 1954 1. Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 2-3
16 May 1954 SK Sturm Graz LASK 1-3
16 May 1954 Wiener AC SV Austria Salzburg 4-0

Round 25

Date Team 1 Team2
1 May 1954 FC Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-1
1 May 1954 LASK First Vienna FC 5-3
2 May 1954 SK Admira Wien Grazer AK 0-1
2 May 1954 SV Austria Salzburg SC Wacker Wien 1-0
2 May 1954 FK Austria Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 4-1
2 May 1954 SK Rapid Wien Wiener AC 4-5
2 May 1954 SK Sturm Graz Floridsdorfer AC 4-5

Round 26

Date Team 1 Team2
24 April 1954 1. Simmeringer SC FC Wien 1-1
24 April 1954 1954 SC Wacker Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-5
25 April 1954 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 1-2
25 April 1954 First Vienna FC SK Sturm Graz 2-1
25 April 1954 Wiener AC FK Austria Wien 1-2
25 April 1954 Wiener Sport-Club LASK 2-14-5
29 April 1954 Floridsdorfer AC SK Admira Wien 0-2

Champion squad

SK Rapid Wien
Robert Dienst, Leopold Eineder, Leopold Gernhardt, Karl Gießer, Franz Golobic, Paul Halla, Gerhard Hanappi, Ernst Happel, Robert Kaffka, Alfred Körner, Robert Körner, Max Merkel, Bruno Messarosch, Dieter Pflug, Erich Probst, Johann Riegler, Walter Zeman, CoachːJosef Uridil

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Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Robert Dienst SK Rapid Wien 21
Ernst Bokon SC Wacker Wien 23
Otto Walzhofer First Vienna FC 23
Gerhard Hanappi SK Rapid Wien 22

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References

  1. goal quotient 1,71
  2. goal quotient 1,15
  3. goal quotient 1,68
  4. goal quotient 1,20
  5. 5.0 5.1 Austria Soccer
  6. Austria Soccer
  7. Austria Soccer