1997-98 Austrian football championship

Bundesliga
Season1997-98
Dates9 July 1997 - 16 May 1998
ChampionsSK Sturm Graz
PromotedSK Vorwärts Steyr
RelegatedVfB Admira/Wacker Mödling
Goals scored492 (2,73 per match)
Top goalscorerGeir Frigard (LASK) (23 goals)
1996-97
1998-99

The 1997-98 Austrian Football Championship was organized by the Austrian Football Bundesliga. It was sponsored by the Austrian mobile phone operator max.mobil for the first time this season. Therefore the top division was called the "max. Bundesliga".

The last time the teams in the 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga. It underwent a reform after the end of the season and was renamed the First Division. The third tier was represented by the regional leagues East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), Central (Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg).

Final table

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. SK Sturm Graz 36 24 9 3 81
2. SK Rapid Wien 36 18 8 10 62
3. Grazer AK 36 18 7 11 61
4. SV Austria Salzburg 36 16 8 12 56
5. LASK 36 17 4 15 55
6. FC Tirol Innsbruck 36 12 12 12 48
7. FK Austria Wien 36 10 10 16 40
8. SV Ried 36 10 9 17 39
9. SC Austria Lustenau 36 6 14 16 32
10. VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 36 5 7 24 22

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
9 July 1997 SC Austria Lustenau SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
9 July 1997 FK Austria Wien LASK 3-0
9 July 1997 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 0-4
9 July 1997 SV Ried SK Rapid Wien 2-2
9 July 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling FC Tirol Innsbruck 3-2

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
16 July 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Sturm Graz 1-4
16 July 1997 Grazer AK SC Austria Lustenau 3-1
16 July 1997 LASK SV Ried 1-1
16 July 1997 SK Rapid Wien Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-0
16 July 1997 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 0-0

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
23 July 1997 SC Austria Lustenau FK Austria Wien 0-0
23 July 1997 SK Rapid Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-0
23 July 1997 SV Ried SV Austria Salzburg 2-0
23 July 1997 SK Sturm Graz LASK 4-1
23 July 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling Grazer AK 0-4

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
26 July 1997 SC Austria Lustenau SK Sturm Graz 1-1
26 July 1997 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 3-0
26 July 1997 Grazer AK FC Tirol Innsbruck 3-0
26 July 1997 LASK Admira/Wacker Mödling 1-0
27 July 1997 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 5-2

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
30 July 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck LASK 3-0
30 July 1997 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 1-1
30 July 1997 SV Ried SC Austria Lustenau 1-1
30 July 1997 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 0-0
30 July 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Austria Salzburg 2-1

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
2 August 1997 SC Austria Lustenau Admira/Wacker Mödling 5-0
2 August 1997 FK Austria Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck 0-4
2 August 1997 Grazer AK SV Ried 3-0
2 August 1997 LASK SK Rapid Wien 2-0
2 August 1997 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 1-2

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
6 August 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
6 August 1997 Grazer AK LASK 1-0
6 August 1997 SK Rapid Wien SC Austria Lustenau 1-0
6 August 1997 SV Ried SK Sturm Graz 1-1
6 August 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling FK Austria Wien 1-6

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
15 August 1997 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-3
16 August 1997 SC Austria Lustenau LASK 4-1
16 August 1997 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 2-1
16 August 1997 SV Ried FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-0
16 August 1997 SK Sturm Graz Admira/Wacker Mödling 4-0

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
23 August 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck SC Austria Lustenau 1-1
23 August 1997 LASK SV Austria Salzburg 1-1
23 August 1997 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 0-2
23 August 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Ried 0-1
24 August 1997 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 5-1

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
30 August 1997 SC Austria Lustenau FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-1
30 August 1997 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 1-0
30 August 1997 SV Austria Salzburg LASK 1-1
30 August 1997 SV Ried Admira/Wacker Mödling 3-1
31 August 1997 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 1-1

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
12 September 1997 LASK FK Austria Wien 4-1
13 September 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0
13 September 1997 SK Rapid Wien SV Ried 3-0
13 September 1997 SV Austria Salzburg SC Austria Lustenau 5-1
14 September 1997 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 2-1

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
20 September 1997 SC Austria Lustenau Grazer AK 0-1
20 September 1997 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
20 September 1997 SV Ried LASK 1-4
20 September 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Rapid Wien 1-2
21 September 1997 SK Sturm Graz FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-0

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
24 September 1997 FK Austria Wien SC Austria Lustenau 3-1
24 September 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien 0-1
24 September 1997 Grazer AK Admira/Wacker Mödling 3-0
24 September 1997 LASK SK Sturm Graz 2-0
24 September 1997 SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried 2-0

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
4 October 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck Grazer AK 0-0
4 October 1997 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 0-3
4 October 1997 SV Ried FK Austria Wien 0-1
4 October 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling LASK 1-5
5 October 1997 SK Sturm Graz SC Austria Lustenau 6-0

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
18 October 1997 SC Austria Lustenau SV Ried 0-2
18 October 1997 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-1
18 October 1997 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 3-0
18 October 1997 SV Austria Salzburg Admira/Wacker Mödling 1-0
19 October 1997 LASK FC Tirol Innsbruck 4-2

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
25 October 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck FK Austria Wien 2-1
25 October 1997 SK Rapid Wien LASK 3-1
25 October 1997 SV Ried Grazer AK 0-0
25 October 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling SC Austria Lustenau 1-1
26 October 1997 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 1-0

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
8 November 1997 SC Austria Lustenau SK Rapid Wien 0-0
8 November 1997 FK Austria Wien Admira/Wacker Mödling 3-0
8 November 1997 LASK Grazer AK 2-2
8 November 1997 SV Austria Salzburg FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-1
9 November 1997 SK Sturm Graz SV Ried 2-0

Round 18

Date Team 1 Team2
15 November 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck SV Ried 1-1
15 November 1997 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
15 November 1997 LASK SC Austria Lustenau 1-0
15 November 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Sturm Graz 1-3
16 November 1997 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 2-0

Round 19

Date Team 1 Team2
22 November 1997 Grazer AK LASK 1-3
22 November 1997 SV Austria Salzburg SC Austria Lustenau 2-0
22 November 1997 SV Ried SK Rapid Wien 1-2
22 November 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-4
23 November 1997 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-1

Round 20

Date Team 1 Team2
29 November 1997 SC Austria Lustenau FK Austria Wien 3-1
29 November 1997 FC Tirol Innsbruck SV Austria Salzburg 2-1
29 November 1997 LASK Admira/Wacker Mödling 3-5
29 November 1997 SK Sturm Graz SV Ried 4-1
30 November 1997 SK Rapid Wien Grazer AK 2-0

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
19 November 1997 FK Austria Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-2
19 November 1997 SV Austria Salzburg LASK 2-1
19 November 1997 SV Ried Grazer AK 0-1
19 November 1997 SK Sturm Graz SC Austria Lustenau 5-1
3 December 1997 Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Rapid Wien 0-1

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
28 February 1998 SC Austria Lustenau SV Ried 1-1
28 February 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Sturm Graz 1-1
28 February 1998 Grazer AK Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-1
28 February 1998 LASK FK Austria Wien 1-2
1 March 1998 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 0-1

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
6 March 1998 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-1
7 March 1998 SC Austria Lustenau FC Tirol Innsbruck 0-0
7 March 1998 SV Ried Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-1
7 March 1998 SK Sturm Graz LASK 2-1
8 March 1998 SV Austria Salzburg Grazer AK 0-0

Round 24

Date Team 1 Team2
10 March 1998 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-3
11 March 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck SV Ried 1-4
11 March 1998 Grazer AK FK Austria Wien 1-0
11 March 1998 LASK SC Austria Lustenau 1-0
11 March 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Austria Salzburg 0-0

Round 25

Date Team 1 Team2
14 March 1998 SC Austria Lustenau SK Rapid Wien 1-1
14 March 1998 FK Austria Wien Admira/Wacker Mödling 1-2
14 March 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck LASK 2-1
14 March 1998 SV Ried SV Austria Salzburg 3-1
15 March 1998 SK Sturm Graz Grazer AK 2-1

Round 26

Date Team 1 Team2
21 March 1998 Grazer AK SC Austria Lustenau 1-0
21 March 1998 LASK SV Ried 2-0
21 March 1998 SK Rapid Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck 0-0
21 March 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Sturm Graz 2-4
31 March 1998 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 0-0

Round 27

Date Team 1 Team2
28 March 1998 SC Austria Lustenau Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0
28 March 1998 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 1-0
28 March 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck Grazer AK 1-1
28 March 1998 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
29 March 1998 LASK SK Rapid Wien 5-0

Round 28

Date Team 1 Team2
4 April 1998 Grazer AK FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-2
4 April 1998 SK Rapid Wien LASK 2-1
4 April 1998 SV Ried FK Austria Wien 3-1
4 April 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling SC Austria Lustenau 3-0
5 April 1998 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 1-1

Round 29

Date Team 1 Team2
11 April 1998 SC Austria Lustenau SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
11 April 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-2
11 April 1998 SK Rapid Wien SV Ried 1-0
12 April 1998 LASK Grazer AK 1-0
13 April 1998 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 5-0

Round 30

Date Team 1 Team2
18 April 1998 FK Austria Wien SC Austria Lustenau 1-1
18 April 1998 Grazer AK SK Rapid Wien 0-1
18 April 1998 SV Austria Salzburg FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-1
18 April 1998 SV Ried SK Sturm Graz 1-4
18 April 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling LASK 0-3

Round 31

Date Team 1 Team2
25 April 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck FK Austria Wien 2-0
25 April 1998 Grazer AK SV Ried 3-0
25 April 1998 LASK SV Austria Salzburg 0-2
25 April 1998 SK Rapid Wien Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0
26 April 1998 SC Austria Lustenau SK Sturm Graz 0-3

Round 32

Date Team 1 Team2
29 April 1998 FK Austria Wien LASK 1-4
29 April 1998 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 1-0
29 April 1998 SV Ried SC Austria Lustenau 1-1
29 April 1998 SK Sturm Graz FC Tirol Innsbruck 2-2
29 April 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling Grazer AK 1-4

Round 33

Date Team 1 Team2
2 May 1998 Grazer AK SV Austria Salzburg 0-2
2 May 1998 LASK SK Sturm Graz 4-0
2 May 1998 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 0-0
2 May 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Ried 1-1
3 May 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck SC Austria Lustenau 1-1

Round 34

Date Team 1 Team2
8 May 1998 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-1
9 May 1998 SC Austria Lustenau LASK 4-1
9 May 1998 FK Austria Wien Grazer AK 0-1
9 May 1998 SV Austria Salzburg Admira/Wacker Mödling 4-0
9 May 1998 SV Ried FC Tirol Innsbruck 1-3

Round 35

Date Team 1 Team2
12 May 1998 Grazer AK SK Sturm Graz 0-0
12 May 1998 LASK FC Tirol Innsbruck 3-1
12 May 1998 SK Rapid Wien SC Austria Lustenau 4-1
12 May 1998 SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried 1-0
12 May 1998 Admira/Wacker Mödling FK Austria Wien 1-1

Round 36

Date Team 1 Team2
16 May 1998 SC Austria Lustenau Grazer AK 2-3
16 May 1998 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 1-2
16 May 1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck SK Rapid Wien 0-2
16 May 1998 SV Ried LASK 6-1
16 May 1998 SK Sturm Graz Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0

Champion squad

(matches/goals)

SK Sturm Graz

Kazimierz Sidorczuk (35/0), Roland Goriupp (1/0); Hannes Reinmayr (33/8), Gilbert Prilasnig (33/5), Markus Schupp (32/2), Roman Mählich (32/4), Franco Foda (31/0), Ivica Vastić (30/14), Mario Haas (36/17), Günther Neukirchner (34/4), Ranko Popovic (32/3), Darko Milanic (26/2), Mario Posch (24/0), Tomislav Kocijan (26/5), Wolfgang Hopfer (25/4), Markus Schopp (14/1), Joseph Spiteri (22/3), Georg Bardel (9/0), Jan-Pieter Martens (5/1), Michael Bochtler (3/0), Thomas Gröbl (11/0), Hannes Toth (2/0)
Coach: Ivica Osim

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Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Geir Frigard LASK 23
Mario Haas SK Sturm Graz 17
Hannes Reinmayr SK Sturm Graz 15
Herfried Sabitzer Grazer AK 15

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References

  1. Austria Soccer
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