1978-79 Austrian football championship

1. Division
Season1978-79
Dates18 August 1978 - 22 June 1979
ChampionsFK Austria Wien
PromotedLASK
RelegatedSSW Innsbruck
Matches played180
Goals scored493 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerWalter Schachner ( FK Austria Wien) (24 goals)
← 1977-78
1979-80 →

The 1978- 79 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 Ost (Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland), the Alpenliga (Salzburg and Tyrol), and the regional leagues of Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria.


LASK was promoted to the Bundesliga. SSW Innsbruck was relegated but won the cup. Ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds. Each team played twice at home and away against every other team. FK Austria Wien became Austrian champions.

Karl Brauneder (Wiener Sport-Club), Savo Ekmecic (Grazer AK), Geza Gallos (SK Rapid Wien), Gerald Haider (VOEST Linz/Austria Salzburg), Erwin Hohenwarter (Grazer AK), Karl Hodits (VOEST Linz), Alberto Martinez (Wiener Sport-Club), Walter Müllner (Wiener Sport-Club), Erich Marko (Grazer AK), Erich Obermayer (FK Austria Wien), Anton Pichler (SK Sturm Graz), Herbert Rettensteiner (SV Austria Salzburg), Walter Schachner (FK Austria Wien), Heinz Schilcher (SK Sturm Graz), Hannes Winklbauer (SV Austria Salzburg), Manfred Wirth (SK Sturm Graz) and Mario Zuenelli (Grazer AK) played all league matches for their teams.

Final table

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FK Austria Wien 36 25 5 6 55
2. Wiener Sport-Club 36 15 11 10 41
3. SK Rapid Wien 36 13 13 10 39
4. SK Sturm Graz 36 14 9 13 37
5. VOEST Linz 36 11 14 11 36 [1]
6. SV Austria Salzburg 36 13 10 13 36[2]
7. Admira/Wacker 36 13 8 15 34
8. First Vienna FC 36 9 11 16 29
9. Grazer AK 36 7 15 14 29
10. SSW Innsbruck 36 8 8 20 24

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Matches

[3]

Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
18 August 1978 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 1-2
18 August 1978 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 3-1
18 August 1978 VOEST Linz SK Sturm Graz 1-0
18 August 1978 First Vienna FC SSW Innsbruck 1-1
19 August 1978 Admira/Wacker Wiener Sport-Club 3-2

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
25 August 1978 FK Austria Wien VOEST Linz 1-3
25 August 1978 SSW Innsbruck Wiener Sport-Club 0-3
25 August 1978 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-0
25 August 1978 SK Sturm Graz Admira/Wacker 2-0
25 August 1978 First Vienna FC Grazer AK 3-3

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
1 September 1978 Grazer AK SSW Innsbruck 1-0
1 September 1978 VOEST Linz SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
1 September 1978 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 3-0
2 September 1978 Admira/Wacker FK Austria Wien 1-1
2 September 1978 SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 2-1

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
8 September 1978 SSW Innsbruck SK Sturm Graz 1-1
8 September 1978 SV Austria Salzburg Admira/Wacker 1-0
9 September 1978 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 3-1
9 September 1978 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 1-1
9 September 1978 First Vienna FC VOEST Linz 1-0

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
15 September 1978 SK Rapid Wien SSW Innsbruck 2-0
15 September 1978 VOEST Linz Grazer AK 1-2
16 September 1978 Admira/Wacker First Vienna FC 3-3
16 September 1978 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 0-3
17 September 1978 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 6-1

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
22 September 1978 Grazer AK Admira/Wacker 0-1
22 September 1978 SK Rapid Wien VOEST Linz 0-1
22 September 1978 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 2-0
23 September 1978 SSW Innsbruck FK Austria Wien 4-0
24 September 1978 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 2-2

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
29 September 1978 Admira/Wacker SK Rapid Wien 0-1
29 September 1978 VOEST Linz SSW Innsbruck 3-1
29 September 1978 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 1-1
30 September 1978 SK Sturm Graz First Vienna FC 3-1
1 October 1978 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 4-1

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
6 October 1978 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 1-2
6 October 1978 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 1-0
6 October 1978 VOEST Linz Admira/Wacker 1-0
7 October 1978 SSW Innsbruck SV Austria Salzburg 4-1
7 October 1978 First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 1-3

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
13 October 1978 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 4-1
13 October 1978 SV Austria Salzburg First Vienna FC 2-0
13 October 1978 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-0
14 October 1978 Admira/Wacker SSW Innsbruck 1-1
14 October 1978 Wiener Sport-Club VOEST Linz 0-0

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
20 October 1978 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 2-0
20 October 1978 SK Sturm Graz VOEST Linz 2-2
21 October 1978 SSW Innsbruck First Vienna FC 3-0
21 October 1978 Wiener Sport-Club Admira/Wacker 2-1
22 October 1978 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 5-1

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
28 October 1978 Admira/Wacker SK Sturm Graz 3-1
28 October 1978 Grazer AK First Vienna FC 0-1
28 October 1978 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 4-0
28 October 1978 VOEST Linz FK Austria Wien 1-2
29 October 1978 Wiener Sport-Club SSW Innsbruck 0-0

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
4 November 1978 SSW Innsbruck Grazer AK 5-1
4 November 1978 SV Austria Salzburg VOEST Linz 1-0
4 November 1978 SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club 3-2
4 November 1978 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 3-2
5 November 1978 FK Austria Wien Admira/Wacker 1-0

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
10 November 1978 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 1-3
11 November 1978 Admira/Wacker SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
11 November 1978 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 3-1
11 November 1978 SK Sturm Graz SSW Innsbruck 2-0
11 November 1978 VOEST Linz First Vienna FC 3-2

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
18 November 1978 Grazer AK VOEST Linz 3-0
18 November 1978 SSW Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien 0-2
18 November 1978 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 0-0
18 November 1978 First Vienna FC Admira/Wacker 2-1
19 November 1978 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-1

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
25 November 1978 Admira/Wacker Grazer AK 0-0
25 November 1978 FK Austria Wien SSW Innsbruck 3-0
25 November 1978 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 0-0
25 November 1978 VOEST Linz SK Rapid Wien 0-0
26 November 1978 Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC 5-1

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
2 December 1978 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 1-1
2 December 1978 SK Rapid Wien Admira/Wacker 1-1
3 December 1978 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 1-0
5 December 1978 First Vienna FC SK Sturm Graz 0-0
10 December 1978 SSW Innsbruck VOEST Linz 2-2

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
8 December 1978 SV Austria Salzburg SSW Innsbruck 2-1
8 December 1978 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 1-1
8 December 1978 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 3-3
9 December 1978 Admira/Wacker VOEST Linz 2-0
9 December 1978 FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC 4-2

Round 18

Date Team 1 Team2
16 December 1978 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 3-0
16 December 1978 SSW Innsbruck Admira/Wacker 0-2
16 December 1978 VOEST Linz Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
17 December 1978 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 0-3
17 December 1978 First Vienna FC SV Austria Salzburg 4-0

Round 19

Date Team 1 Team2
24 February 1979 Admira/Wacker Wiener Sport-Club 4-0
24 February 1979 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 0-0
24 February 1979 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 1-2
24 February 1979 VOEST Linz SK Sturm Graz 2-1
25 February 1979 First Vienna FC SSW Innsbruck 1-1

Round 20

Date Team 1 Team2
3 March 1979 FK Austria Wien VOEST Linz 0-1
3 March 1979 SSW Innsbruck Wiener Sport-Club 1-2
3 March 1979 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 2-2
3 March 1979 SK Sturm Graz Admira/Wacker 2-0
4 March 1979 First Vienna FC Grazer AK 2-1

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
10 March 1979 Admira/Wacker FK Austria Wien 1-3
10 March 1979 Grazer AK SSW Innsbruck 1-0
10 March 1979 SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 0-0
10 March 1979 VOEST Linz SV Austria Salzburg 2-2
11 March 1979 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 2-1

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
17 March 1979 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 4-2
17 March 1979 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 2-2
17 March 1979 SSW Innsbruck SK Sturm Graz 0-0
17 March 1979 SV Austria Salzburg Admira/Wacker 1-1
18 March 1979 First Vienna FC VOEST Linz 0-0

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
24 March 1979 Admira/Wacker First Vienna FC 2-1
24 March 1979 SK Rapid Wien SSW Innsbruck 3-0
24 March 1979 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 2-3
24 March 1979 VOEST Linz Grazer AK 1-1
24 March 1979 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 4-1

Round 24

Date Team 1 Team2
31 March 1979 Grazer AK Admira/Wacker 1-0
31 March 1979 SK Rapid Wien VOEST Linz 1-1
31 March 1979 SSW Innsbruck FK Austria Wien 1-1
31 March 1979 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 0-2
1 April 1979 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 2-3

Round 25

Date Team 1 Team2
6 April 1979 SK Sturm Graz First Vienna FC 2-1
7 April 1979 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 0-0
7 April 1979 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 0-0
8 April 1979 Admira/Wacker SK Rapid Wien 1-2
10 April 1979 VOEST Linz SSW Innsbruck 1-2

Round 26

Date Team 1 Team2
12 April 1979 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 0-1
13 April 1979 First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 1-2
13 April 1979 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 0-1
14 April 1979 SSW Innsbruck SV Austria Salzburg 3-0
14 April 1979 VOEST Linz Admira/Wacker 0-0

Round 27

Date Team 1 Team2
20 April 1979 Admira/Wacker SSW Innsbruck 1-0
20 April 1979 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-0
21 April 1979 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 3-1
21 April 1979 SV Austria Salzburg First Vienna FC 0-1
21 April 1979 Wiener Sport-Club VOEST Linz 1-2

Round 28

Date Team 1 Team2
27 April 1979 SK Sturm Graz VOEST Linz 3-2
28 April 1979 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 4-1
28 April 1979 SSW Innsbruck First Vienna FC 0-1
28 April 1979 Wiener Sport-Club Admira/Wacker 3-0
29 April 1979 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 1-1

Round 29

Date Team 1 Team2
4 May 1979 Admira/Wacker SK Sturm Graz 0-1
4 May 1979 Grazer AK First Vienna FC 2-1
4 May 1979 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
4 May 1979 VOEST Linz FK Austria Wien 0-0
5 May 1979 Wiener Sport-Club SSW Innsbruck 3-0

Round 30

Date Team 1 Team2
11 May 1979 SV Austria Salzburg VOEST Linz 1-0
11 May 1979 SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club 2-0
12 May 1979 FK Austria Wien Admira/Wacker 2-1
12 May 1979 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 1-1
13 May 1979 SSW Innsbruck Grazer AK 0-1

Round 31

Date Team 1 Team2
18 May 1979 Admira/Wacker SV Austria Salzburg 0-3
18 May 1979 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 0-0
18 May 1979 SK Sturm Graz SSW Innsbruck 1-3
18 May 1979 VOEST Linz First Vienna FC 2-2
19 May 1979 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 2-4

Round 32

Date Team 1 Team2
25 May 1979 Grazer AK VOEST Linz 1-1
25 May 1979 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
26 May 1979 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-2
26 May 1979 SSW Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien 4-2
26 May 1979 First Vienna FC Admira/Wacker 2-3

Round 33

Date Team 1 Team2
1 June 1979 Admira/Wacker Grazer AK 1-1
1 June 1979 FK Austria Wien SSW Innsbruck 4-0
1 June 1979 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
1 June 1979 VOEST Linz SK Rapid Wien 2-2
1 June 1979 Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC 3-2

Round 34

Date Team 1 Team2
8 June 1979 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
8 June 1979 SK Rapid Wien Admira/Wacker 0-1
8 June 1979 SSW Innsbruck VOEST Linz 0-1
8 June 1979 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 2-2
8 June 1979 First Vienna FC SK Sturm Graz 0-0

Round 35

Date Team 1 Team2
15 June 1979 Admira/Wacker VOEST Linz 2-1
15 June 1979 FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC 1-2
15 June 1979 SV Austria Salzburg SSW Innsbruck 3-2
15 June 1979 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 3-1
15 June 1979 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 1-1 [4]

Round 36

Date Team 1 Team2
22 June 1979 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 2-4
22 June 1979 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-0
22 June 1979 SSW Innsbruck Admira/Wacker 1-3
22 June 1979 VOEST Linz Wiener Sport-Club 2-4
22 June 1979 First Vienna FC SV Austria Salzburg 0-2

Champion squad

FK Austria Wien

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Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Walter Schachner FK Austria Wien 24
Thomas Parits FK Austria Wien 22
Alberto Martinez Wiener Sport-Club 20

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References

  1. ↑ -3
  2. ↑ -15
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Austria Soccer
  4. ↑ The match was penalized with a 3-0 win for the Sportklub, because Rapid substituted Francker as a third foreign player in the 88th minute.
  5. ↑ Austria Soccer
  6. ↑ Austria Soccer
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