1980-81 Austrian football championship

Bundesliga (1. Division)
Season1980-81
Dates14 August 1980 - 20 June 1981
ChampionsFK Austria Wien
PromotedSSW Innsbruck
RelegatedSC Eisenstadt
Goals scored507 (2,82 per match)
Top goalscorerGernot Jurtin SK Sturm Graz (19 goals)
1979-80
1981-82

The 1980-81 Austrian football championship was organized by the Austrian Football Association. The single-tiered Second Division served as the 2nd tier tier of the First Division. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg) and the leagues of Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria.

The final round decided the title. Sturm Graz prepared for their championship celebrations at their home game against Rapid Wien in front of 22,000 spectators. Rapid outplayed the nervous Graz side 4-1. Austria Wien defeated GAK 6-1 in Dornbach. So they unexpectedly celebrating their fourth consecutive championship win and their 15th overall.

A total of 217 players were used. 13 of them played the entire 36 matches (Zvonko Breber, Karl Brauneder, Alfred Drabits, Savo Ekmecic, Felix Gasselich, Geza Gallos, Peter Kloiber, Klaus Lindenberger, Herbert Oberhofer, Robert Sara, Walter Saria, Josef Stering, Hannes Winklbauer).

The joint team between Wiener Sportclub and Post SV (Wiener Sportclub/Post), which had existed since 1976, was dissolved on 31 December 1980. Austria Wien was once again on the move. In the fall of 1980, the Violets played their home games mostly at the Prater Stadium, and in the spring of 1981, almost always at the Sportclubplatz.


Final table

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FK Austria Wien 36 20 6 10 46
2. SK Sturm Graz 36 17 11 8 45
3. SK Rapid Wien 36 18 7 11 43
4. Admira/Wacker 36 17 8 11 42
5. Grazer AK 36 13 12 11 38
6. VOEST Linz 36 12 12 12 36
7. LASK 36 11 12 13 34
8. Wiener Sport-Club 36 12 8 16 32
9. SV Austria Salzburg 36 10 3 23 23
10. SC Eisenstadt 36 6 9 21 21

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
14 August 1980 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 0-1
16 August 1980 Admira Wacker FK Austria Wien 0-1 [3]
16 August 1980 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 2-0
16 August 1980 SC Eisenstadt LASK 2-0
16 August 1980 VOEST Linz SV Austria Salzburg 3-0

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
22 August 1980 SK Rapid Wien SC Eisenstadt 4-0
22 August 1980 SV Austria Salzburg Admira Wacker 2-3
23 August 1980 LASK Grazer AK 0-0
23 August 1980 SK Sturm Graz VOEST Linz 4-1
23 August 1980 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 1-5

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
30 August 1980 Admira Wacker SK Sturm Graz 0-2
30 August 1980 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 1-4
30 August 1980 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 3-1
30 August 1980 SC Eisenstadt Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
30 August 1980 VOEST Linz LASK 4-1

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
5 September 1980 SK Rapid Wien VOEST Linz 4-2
5 September 1980 SC Eisenstadt Grazer AK 0-2
6 September 1980 LASK Admira Wacker 1-1
6 September 1980 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 1-1
6 September 1980 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 2-0

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
12 September 1980 FK Austria Wien LASK 1-1
12 September 1980 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 0-2
12 September 1980 VOEST Linz SC Eisenstadt 3-0
13 September 1980 Admira Wacker SK Rapid Wien 0-2
13 September 1980 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 1-1

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
19 September 1980 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 2-1
20 September 1980 Grazer AK VOEST Linz 0-0
20 September 1980 LASK SV Austria Salzburg 0-0
20 September 1980 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 2-5
20 September 1980 SC Eisenstadt Admira Wacker 1-3

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
27 September 1980 Admira Wacker Grazer AK 2-1
27 September 1980 FK Austria Wien SC Eisenstadt 2-0
27 September 1980 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-4
27 September 1980 SK Sturm Graz LASK 2-0
27 September 1980 VOEST Linz Wiener Sport-Club 1-1

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
4 October 1980 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 1-1 [4]
4 October 1980 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-1
4 October 1980 SC Eisenstadt SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
4 October 1980 VOEST Linz Admira Wacker 0-1
4 October 1980 Wiener Sport-Club LASK 1-1

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
10 October 1980 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 1-2
10 October 1980 SK Sturm Graz SC Eisenstadt 1-0
11 October 1980 Admira Wacker Wiener Sport-Club 3-2
11 October 1980 FK Austria Wien VOEST Linz 1-0
11 October 1980 LASK SK Rapid Wien 3-1

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
14 October 1980 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
14 October 1980 SC Eisenstadt SK Sturm Graz 0-0
14 October 1980 Wiener Sport-Club Admira Wacker 1-1
14 October 1980 VOEST Linz FK Austria Wien 1-0
14 October 1980 SK Rapid Wien LASK 0-1

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
17 October 1980 SV Austria Salzburg VOEST Linz 0-0
18 October 1980 FK Austria Wien Admira Wacker 2-0
18 October 1980 LASK SC Eisenstadt 3-1
18 October 1980 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 2-1
18 October 1980 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 1-0

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
25 October 1980 Admira Wacker SV Austria Salzburg 3-2
25 October 1980 Grazer AK LASK 3-1
25 October 1980 SC Eisenstadt SK Rapid Wien 0-2
25 October 1980 VOEST Linz SK Sturm Graz 0-1
26 October 1980 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-0

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
29 October 1980 LASK VOEST Linz 2-0
29 October 1980 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 0-2
29 October 1980 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 0-2
29 October 1980 SK Sturm Graz Admira Wacker 1-1
29 October 1980 Wiener Sport-Club SC Eisenstadt 2-0

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
1 November 1980 Admira Wacker LASK 2-2
1 November 1980 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-2
1 November 1980 Grazer AK SC Eisenstadt 0-0
1 November 1980 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 3-1
1 November 1980 VOEST Linz SK Rapid Wien 1-1

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
8 November 1980 LASK FK Austria Wien 2-1
8 November 1980 SK Rapid Wien Admira Wacker 0-0
8 November 1980 SC Eisenstadt VOEST Linz 1-1
8 November 1980 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
8 November 1980 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 1-1

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
18 November 1980 Admira Wacker SC Eisenstadt 1-0
18 November 1980 SV Austria Salzburg LASK 1-0
19 November 1980 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 3-1
19 November 1980 SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club 0-1
19 November 1980 VOEST Linz Grazer AK 0-0

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
22 November 1980 Grazer AK Admira Wacker 3-1
22 November 1980 LASK SK Sturm Graz 2-4
22 November 1980 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
22 November 1980 SC Eisenstadt FK Austria Wien 0-2
22 November 1980 Wiener Sport-Club VOEST Linz 2-1

Round 18

Date Team 1 Team2
29 November 1980 Admira Wacker VOEST Linz 3-5
29 November 1980 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 3-2
29 November 1980 LASK Wiener Sport-Club 2-0
29 November 1980 SV Austria Salzburg SC Eisenstadt 4-1
29 November 1980 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 3-1

Round 19

Date Team 1 Team2
21 February 1981 Admira Wacker FK Austria Wien 2-1
21 February 1981 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 0-0
21 February 1981 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-0
21 February 1981 SC Eisenstadt LASK 3-0
21 February 1981 VOEST Linz SV Austria Salzburg 0-2

Round 20

Date Team 1 Team2
28 February 1981 LASK Grazer AK 0-3
28 February 1981 SK Rapid Wien SC Eisenstadt 3-1
28 February 1981 SV Austria Salzburg Admira Wacker 0-1
28 February 1981 SK Sturm Graz VOEST Linz 0-0
28 February 1981 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 3-5

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
7 March 1981 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
7 March 1981 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 1-3
7 March 1981 SC Eisenstadt Wiener Sport-Club 1-1
7 March 1981 VOEST Linz LASK 1-1
11 March 1981 Admira Wacker SK Sturm Graz 1-0

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
14 March 1981 SK Rapid Wien VOEST Linz 0-0
14 March 1981 SC Eisenstadt Grazer AK 0-0
14 March 1981 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 1-1
15 March 1981 Wiener Sport-Club SV Austria Salzburg 5-1
17 March 1981 LASK Admira Wacker 2-3

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
20 March 1981 VOEST Linz SC Eisenstadt 1-0
21 March 1981 Admira Wacker SK Rapid Wien 0-3
21 March 1981 FK Austria Wien LASK 2-0
21 March 1981 Grazer AK Wiener Sport-Club 3-0
21 March 1981 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 1-3

Round 24

Date Team 1 Team2
27 March 1981 Grazer AK VOEST Linz 0-1
27 March 1981 LASK SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
27 March 1981 Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz 0-0
28 March 1981 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 5-1
28 March 1981 SC Eisenstadt Admira Wacker 2-0

Round 25

Date Team 1 Team2
3 April 1981 SK Sturm Graz LASK 1-0
3 April 1981 VOEST Linz Wiener Sport-Club 1-2
4 April 1981 Admira Wacker Grazer AK 1-1
4 April 1981 FK Austria Wien SC Eisenstadt 4-0
4 April 1981 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-1

Round 26

Date Team 1 Team2
10 April 1981 VOEST Linz Admira Wacker 0-0
11 April 1981 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 1-1
11 April 1981 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 3-1
11 April 1981 SC Eisenstadt SV Austria Salzburg 1-1
12 April 1981 Wiener Sport-Club LASK 0-1

Round 27

Date Team 1 Team2
18 April 1981 Admira Wacker Wiener Sport-Club 3-0
18 April 1981 FK Austria Wien VOEST Linz 4-0
18 April 1981 LASK SK Rapid Wien 1-1
18 April 1981 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 4-1
18 April 1981 SK Sturm Graz SC Eisenstadt 1-1

Round 28

Date Team 1 Team2
21 April 1981 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 3-0
21 April 1981 VOEST Linz FK Austria Wien 2-0
21 April 1981 SK Rapid Wien LASK 4-0
21 April 1981 SC Eisenstadt SK Sturm Graz 0-1
22 April 1981 Wiener Sport-Club Admira Wacker 2-0

Round 29

Date Team 1 Team2
1 May 1981 SV Austria Salzburg VOEST Linz 0-2
2 May 1981 LASK SC Eisenstadt 0-0
2 May 1981 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 4-1
2 May 1981 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 3-5
3 May 1981 FK Austria Wien Admira Wacker 1-0

Round 30

Date Team 1 Team2
8 May 1981 Admira Wacker SV Austria Salzburg 6-1
8 May 1981 Grazer AK LASK 1-1
9 May 1981 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 6-1
9 May 1981 SC Eisenstadt SK Rapid Wien 0-0
9 May 1981 VOEST Linz SK Sturm Graz 0-0

Round 31

Date Team 1 Team2
15 May 1981 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 3-1
15 May 1981 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 3-0
16 May 1981 LASK VOEST Linz 1-1
16 May 1981 SK Sturm Graz Admira Wacker 0-0
16 May 1981 Wiener Sport-Club SC Eisenstadt 4-1

Round 32

Date Team 1 Team2
23 May 1981 Admira Wacker LASK 1-3
23 May 1981 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 5-2
23 May 1981 Grazer AK SC Eisenstadt 3-1
23 May 1981 SV Austria Salzburg Wiener Sport-Club 2-0
23 May 1981 VOEST Linz SK Rapid Wien 1-0

Round 33

Date Team 1 Team2
30 May 1981 SC Eisenstadt VOEST Linz 2-0
30 May 1981 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 3-1
30 May 1981 Wiener Sport-Club Grazer AK 2-0
31 May 1981 LASK FK Austria Wien 3-2
31 May 1981 SK Rapid Wien Admira Wacker 2-3

Round 34

Date Team 1 Team2
5 June 1981 Admira Wacker SC Eisenstadt 3-2
5 June 1981 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-0
5 June 1981 SK Sturm Graz Wiener Sport-Club 7-0
5 June 1981 SV Austria Salzburg LASK 1-0
5 June 1981 VOEST Linz Grazer AK 5-2

Round 35

Date Team 1 Team2
12 June 1981 Wiener Sport-Club VOEST Linz 0-3
13 June 1981 Grazer AK Admira Wacker 4-2
13 June 1981 LASK SK Sturm Graz 2-2
13 June 1981 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
13 June 1981 SC Eisenstadt FK Austria Wien 0-3

Round 36

Date Team 1 Team2
19 June 1981 LASK Wiener Sport-Club 4-1
20 June 1981 Admira Wacker VOEST Linz 2-1
20 June 1981 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 6-1
20 June 1981 SV Austria Salzburg SC Eisenstadt 2-0
20 June 1981 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 1-4

Champion squad

(matches/goals)

SK Rapid Wien

Herbert Feurer (34), Karl Ehn (3), Bernd Krauss (31/1) Peter Persidis (11), Johann Pregesbauer (34/4), Heribert Weber (25/3), Reinhard Kienast (33/1), Johann Gröss (21/2), Antonín Panenka (33/13), Johann Krankl (C) (32/19), Josef Hickersberger (21/3), Christian Keglevits (28/5), Kurt Garger (34), Helmut Hofmann (28/7), Rudolf Weinhofer (12/1), Heinz Weiss (9/1), Peter Sallmayer (5), Anatoli Sintschenko (32/6), Gerald Willfurth (10/2), Rudolf Steinbauer (24) Coaches: Walter Skocik, Rudolf Nuske

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Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Gernot Jurtin SK Sturm Graz 19
Alfrred Drabits Wiener Sport-Club 17
Hans Krankl SK Rapid Wien 17
Christian Keglevits SK Rapid Wien 17

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References

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  3. The match was penalized by the final court on 8 November 1980, with a score of 3:0 for Admira/Wacker due to the unauthorized use of the player Gerd Steinkogler.
  4. Immediately after the end of the match Friedl Koncilia headbutted Gregoritsch from Graz, who was subsequently injured and taken to a hospital. Team manager Karl Stotz witnessed the incident and removed Koncilia from the squad for the upcoming international match against Hungary. The Bundesliga's disciplinary panel suspended the national goalkeeper for six months.
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