1959-60 Austrian football championship

Staatsliga A
Season1959-60
Dates29 August 1959 - 12 June 1960
ChampionsSK Rapid Wien
Promoted1. Schwechater SC, SVS Linz, FC Dornbirn
RelegatedKremser SC , WSV Donawitz , Admira -Energie
Goals scored782 (4,30 per match)
Top goalscorerFriedrich Cejka Wiener AC (28 goals)
1958-59
1960-61

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 20 6 0 46
2. Wiener Sport-Club 26 17 4 5 38 [1]
3. Wiener AC 26 17 4 5 38 [2]
4. First Vienna FC 26 17 4 5 38[3]
5. FK Austria Wien 26 12 6 8 30
6. 1. Simmeringer SC 26 11 6 9 28
7. LASK 26 9 8 9 26
8. SC Wacker Wien 26 7 6 13 20[4]
9. Wiener Neustädter SC 26 6 8 12 20[5]
10. Grazer AK 26 7 5 14 19[6]
11. SV Austria Salzburg 25 5 9 13 19[7]
12. Kremser SC 26 6 6 14 18
13. WSV Donawitz 26 7 3 16 17
14. SK Admira-Energie Wien [8] 26 3 5 18 11

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
29 August 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt SK Rapid Wien 1-4
29 August 1959 SK Admira Wien Grazer AK 1-2
29 August 1959 Wiener AC Wiener Sport-Club 2-3
30 August 1959 1. Simmeringer SC SC Wacker Wien 1-0
30 August 1959 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 3-1
30 August 1959 Kremser SC First Vienna FC 2-2
30 August 1959 LASK WSV Donawitz 2-1

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
5 September 1959 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 1-2
6 September 1959 Grazer AK SC Wiener Neustadt 4-1
6 September 1959 LASK 1. Simmeringer SC 4-0
6 September 1959 First Vienna FC Wiener AC 3-1
6 September 1959 WSV Donawitz SV Austria Salzburg 3-2
6 September 1959 SC Wacker Wien Kremser SC 2-4
6 September 1959 Wiener Sport-Club SK Admira Wien 7-1

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
12 September 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt Wiener Sport-Club 5-2
12 September 1959 SK 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 1959 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-6
13 September 1959 Kremser SC LASK 1-2 [11]
13 September 1959 Wiener AC SC Wacker Wien 4-0

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
19 September 1959 1. Simmeringer SC Kremser SC 2-1
19 September 1959 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 5-1
20 September 1959 First Vienna FC SC Wiener Neustadt 3-1
20 September 1959 LASK Wiener AC 1-2
20 September 1959 WSV Donawitz SK Rapid Wien 0-2
20 September 1959 SC Wacker Wien SK Admira Wien 5-2
20 September 1959 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 2-2

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
26 September 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt SC Wacker Wien 1-1
26 September 1959 SK Admira Wien LASK 1-2
26 September 1959 Kremser SC WSV Donawitz 1-1
26 September 1959 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 4-2
27 September 1959 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 1-4
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 1 Team2
3 October 1959 1. Simmeringer SC SK Admira Wien 0-2
3 October 1959 WSV Donawitz Grazer AK 3-2
3 October 1959 SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien 2-3
4 October 1959 LASK SC Wiener Neustadt 1-1
4 October 1959 Kremser SC Wiener AC 1-2
4 October 1959 First Vienna FC SV Austria Salzburg 7-1
4 October 1959 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 2-2

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
10 October 1959 Grazer 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 Salzburg SC Wiener Neustadt 2-0
11 October 1959 FK Austria Wien WSV Donawitz 5-0
11 October 1959 SC Wacker Wien LASK 3-3
11 October 1959 Wiener Sport-Club Kremser SC 5-1

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
17 October 1959 SC 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 1959 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 0-2

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
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 Salzburg 3-3
25 October 1959 WSV Donawitz Wiener Sport-Club 0-1
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 1 Team2
31 October 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt Wiener AC 1-2
31 October 1959 SK Admira Wien WSV Donawitz 1-2
31 October 1959 SV Austria Salzburg 1. Simmeringer SC 1-1
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 Wien Kremser SC 5-3

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
7 November 1959 1. Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 2-2
8 November 1959 SK Admira Wien SC Wiener Neustadt 4-4
8 November 1959 Kremser SC SV 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-Club 1-3
8 November 1959 Wiener AC FK Austria Wien 1-2

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
14 November 1959 Grazer AK 1. Simmeringer SC 1-2
14 November 1959 SK Rapid Wien Kremser SC 7-1
14 November 1959 Wiener Sport-Club LASK 1-0
15 November 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt WSV Donawitz 6-2
15 November 1959 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener AC 1-3
15 November 1959 FK Austria Wien SK Admira Wien 7-0
15 November 1959 First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien 4-1

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
28 November 1959 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club 2-0
29 November 1959 SC Wiener Neustadt FK Austria Wien 1-2
29 November 1959 Admira-Energie Wien [12] SV Austria Salzburg 0-3
29 November 1959 Kremser SC Grazer AK 1-1
29 November 1959 LASK First Vienna FC 2-2
29 November 1959 WSV Donawitz SC Wacker Wien 3-1
29 November 1959 Wiener AC SK Rapid Wien 1-2

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
27 February 1960 Grazer AK Admira-Energie Wien 2-0
27 February 1960 Wiener Sport-Club Wiener AC 4-1
28 February 1960 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 2-2
28 February 1960 SK Rapid Wien SC Wiener Neustadt 5-1
28 February 1960 First 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 1 Team2
5 March 1960 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-3
6 March 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt Grazer AK 1-1
6 March 1960 1. Simmeringer SC LASK 3-6
6 March 1960 Admira-Energie Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
6 March 1960 SV Austria Salzburg WSV Donawitz 3-1
6 March 1960 Kremser SC SC Wacker Wien 4-3
6 March 1960 Wiener AC First Vienna FC 6-2

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
12 March 1960 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-2
12 March 1960 Wiener Sport-Club SC Wiener Neustadt 9-0
13 March 1960 LASK Kremser SC 5-4
13 March 1960 First Vienna FC Admira-Energie Wien 4-0
13 March 1960 SC Wacker Wien Wiener 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 1 Team2
19 March 1960 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 1-4
19 March 1960 Wiener AC LASK 3-1
20 March 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt First Vienna FC 4-3
20 March 1960 Admira-Energie Wien SC Wacker Wien 0-0
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 1 Team2
2 April 1960 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener AC 2-5
2 April 1960 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 0-1
2 April 1960 LASK Admira-Energie Wien 3-0
3 April 1960 First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 3-2
3 April 1960 WSV Donawitz Kremser SC 1-1
3 April 1960 SC Wacker Wien SC Wiener Neustadt 1-1
3 April 1960 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 2-0

Round 19

Date Team 1 Team2
9 April 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt LASK 3-3
9 April 1960 Admira-Energie Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 2-2
9 April 1960 FK Austria Wien SC Wacker Wien 1-6
10 April 1960 SV Austria Salzburg First Vienna FC 1-2
10 April 1960 Grazer AK WSV Donawitz 3-1
10 April 1960 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 6-1
10 April 1960 Wiener AC Kremser SC 2-2

Round 20

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Date Team 1 Team2
18 June 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt SV Austria Salzburg 1-1
18 June 1960 1. Simmeringer SC First Vienna FC 6-3
18 June 1960 Admira-Energie Wien SK Rapid Wien 2-3
18 June 1960 Kremser SC Wiener Sport-Club 0-2
18 June 1960 LASK SC Wacker Wien 1-4
18 June 1960 WSV Donawitz FK Austria Wien 1-1
18 June 1960 Wiener AC Grazer AK 2-1

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
23 April 1960 LASK FK Austria Wien 1-1
23 April 1960 SC Wacker Wien SV Austria Salzburg 4-2
23 April 1960 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 3-0
24 April 1960 Kremser 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 SC SC Wiener Neustadt 4-0

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
8 May 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt Kremser SC 2-3
8 May 1960 Admira-Energie Wien Wiener AC 1-4
8 May 1960 SV Austria Salzburg LASK 0-0
8 May 1960 FK Austria Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 2-2
8 May 1960 Grazer AK First Vienna FC 2-3
8 May 1960 SK Rapid Wien SC Wacker Wien 5-0
8 May 1960 Wiener Sport-Club WSV Donawitz 5-0

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
14 May 1960 LASK SK Rapid Wien 1-1
14 May 1960 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 1-2
14 May 1960 Wiener AC SC Wiener Neustadt 4-4
15 May 1960 1. Simmeringer SC SV Austria Salzburg 1-1
15 May 1960 Kremser 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 1 Team2
21 May 1960 SC Wiener Neustadt Admira-Energie Wien 2-1
21 May 1960 FK Austria Wien Wiener AC 2-4
21 May 1960 Grazer AK LASK 2-4
21 May 1960 Wiener 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 1 Team2
4 June 1960 1. Simmeringer SC Grazer AK 5-2
4 June 1960 Admira-Energie Wien FK Austria Wien 2-1
4 June 1960 LASK Wiener Sport-Club 2-3
4 June 1960 Wiener AC SV Austria Salzburg 7-2
5 June 1960 Kremser 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 1 Team2
11 June 1960 SV Austria Salzburg Admira-Energie Wien 2-2
11 June 1960 FK Austria Wien SC Wiener Neustadt 7-0
11 June 1960 Grazer AK Kremser SC 2-0
11 June 1960 First Vienna FC LASK 3-1
11 June 1960 SC Wacker Wien WSV Donawitz 3-2
12 June 1960 SK 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 GiesserRudolf 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 Cejka Wiener AC 28
Ernst Kaltenbrunner Wiener AC 26
Robert Dienst SK Rapid Wien 25
Erich Hof Wiener Sport-Club 25
Helmut Senekowitsch First Vienna FC 25

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References

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  8. Admira Wien was renamed Admira-Energie Wien in November 1959.
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  11. 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.
  12. Admira Wien was renamed Admira-Energie Wien in November 1959.
  13. Why this round was scheduled at the end of the season is unknown.
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