2002-03 Austrian football championship

Austrian Bundesliga
Season2002-03
Dates9 July 2002 - 29 May 2003
ChampionsFK Austria Wien
PromotedSV Mattersburg
RelegatedSV Ried
Matches played180
Goals scored467 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerAxel Lawarée ( Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz) (21 goals)
2001-02
2003-04

The 2002-03 Austrian football championship was organized by the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The second league was called Red Zac-Erste Liga. The third performance level was represented by the regional leagues East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland), Middle (Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg).

FK Austria Wien became champion for the 22nd time. Their last title win was in 1993. In addition, the Viennese also won their 24th cup victory this season. Despite these great successes, the club parted ways with its coach Walter Schachner during the season because they wanted to take the opportunity to recruit Christoph Daum as coach.

Andreas Ivanschitz (SK Rapid), Dieter Ramusch (Grazer AK) and Szabolcs Safar (SV Austria Salzburg) played all 36 matches in the league.

Final table

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FK Austria Wien 36 21 7 8 70
2. Grazer AK 36 15 12 9 57
3. SV Austria Salzburg 36 15 11 10 56
4. SK Rapid Wien 36 13 12 11 51
5. SV Pasching 36 13 10 13 49
6. SK Sturm Graz 36 14 5 17 47
7. VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 36 11 11 14 44
8. FC Kärnten 36 11 8 17 41
9. SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 36 9 12 15 39
10. SV Ried 36 10 8 18 38

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
9 July 2002 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 2-0
10 July 2002 SV Pasching FC Kärnten 3-0
10 July 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz GAK 2-2
10 July 2002 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-4
10 July 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Austria Salzburg 1-0

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
16 July 2002 FC Kärnten FK Austria Wien 1-1
17 July 2002 GAK SV Pasching 0-2
17 July 2002 SK Rapid Wien VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 1-2
17 July 2002 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 1-2
17 July 2002 SV Ried Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-1

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
23 July 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SK Rapid Wien 0-1
24 July 2002 FK Austria Wien GAK 3-0
24 July 2002 SV Pasching SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
24 July 2002 SK Sturm Graz SV Ried 2-0
24 July 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling FC Kärnten 0-3

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
30 July 2002 SK Sturm Graz Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 3-0
31 July 2002 SK Rapid Wien SV Pasching 1-0
31 July 2002 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 0-4
31 July 2002 SV Ried VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0
4 August 2002 FC Kärnten GAK 1-1

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
7 August 2002 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-1
7 August 2002 FC Kärnten SV Ried 3-0
7 August 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Sturm Graz 0-3
10 August 2002 GAK SV Austria Salzburg 0-1
10 August 2002 SV Pasching Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 0-0

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
17 August 2002 SK Rapid Wien GAK 1-1
17 August 2002 SV Ried SV Pasching 0-1
17 August 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-2
18 August 2002 SV Austria Salzburg FC Kärnten 0-0
18 August 2002 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 0-2

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
24 August 2002 FK Austria Wien Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 3-1
24 August 2002 FC Kärnten SK Rapid Wien 0-3
24 August 2002 GAK SK Sturm Graz 2-1
24 August 2002 SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried 1-3
24 August 2002 SV Pasching VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
31 August 2002 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 2-2
31 August 2002 SV Ried GAK 1-0
31 August 2002 SK Sturm Graz SV Pasching 1-3
31 August 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling FK Austria Wien 0-3
1 September 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz FC Kärnten 2-1

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
11 September 2002 FC Kärnten SK Sturm Graz 2-2
11 September 2002 GAK VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-3
11 September 2002 SK Rapid Wien SV Ried 0-0
11 September 2002 SV Austria Salzburg Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-3
11 September 2002 SV Pasching FK Austria Wien 3-1

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
14 September 2002 FK Austria Wien SV Pasching 3-0
14 September 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Austria Salzburg 0-0
14 September 2002 SK Sturm Graz FC Kärnten 1-3
14 September 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling GAK 2-2
15 September 2002 SV Ried SK Rapid Wien 3-1

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
21 September 2002 SV Austria Salzburg VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-0
21 September 2002 SV Ried FK Austria Wien 1-1
22 September 2002 FC Kärnten SV Pasching 2-0
22 September 2002 GAK Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-0
22 September 2002 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-2

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
27 September 2002 FK Austria Wien FC Kärnten 3-1
28 September 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Ried 1-1
28 September 2002 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 3-1
28 September 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Rapid Wien 0-0
29 September 2002 SV Pasching GAK 1-1

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
5 October 2002 SK Rapid Wien Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-1
5 October 2002 SV Austria Salzburg SV Pasching 3-2
6 October 2002 FC Kärnten VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 4-1
6 October 2002 GAK FK Austria Wien 0-4
6 October 2002 SV Ried SK Sturm Graz 1-2

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
19 October 2002 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 0-0
19 October 2002 GAK FC Kärnten 2-0
19 October 2002 SV Pasching SK Rapid Wien 2-0
19 October 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Ried 1-1
20 October 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SK Sturm Graz 3-0

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
26 October 2002 SV Austria Salzburg GAK 1-1
26 October 2002 SV Ried FC Kärnten 3-0
26 October 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Pasching 2-2
26 October 2002 SK Sturm Graz VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 3-0
27 October 2002 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 1-2

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
2 November 2002 FC Kärnten SV Austria Salzburg 0-1
2 November 2002 GAK SK Rapid Wien 2-0
2 November 2002 SV Pasching SV Ried 1-1
2 November 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-2
3 November 2002 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 4-0

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
6 November 2002 SK Rapid Wien FC Kärnten 2-0
6 November 2002 SV Ried SV Austria Salzburg 4-0
6 November 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz FK Austria Wien 0-1
6 November 2002 SK Sturm Graz GAK 1-1
6 November 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Pasching 3-1

Round 18

Date Team 1 Team2
9 November 2002 FK Austria Wien VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-1
9 November 2002 FC Kärnten Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 3-0
9 November 2002 GAK SV Ried 2-0
9 November 2002 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 3-1
10 November 2002 SV Pasching SK Sturm Graz 2-0

Round 19

Date Team 1 Team2
16 November 2002 SK Rapid Wien SV Pasching 2-1
16 November 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Austria Salzburg 5-1 [3]
16 November 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling GAK 0-2
17 November 2002 SV Ried FK Austria Wien 1-0
17 November 2002 SK Sturm Graz FC Kärnten [4] 2-1

Round 20

Date Team 1 Team2
23 November 2002 FC Kärnten VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-0
23 November 2002 GAK SK Rapid Wien 0-0
23 November 2002 SV Austria Salzburg SV Ried 5-2
23 November 2002 SV Pasching Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-1
24 November 2002 FK Austria Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-2

Round 21

Date Team 1 Team2
30 November 2002 SV Ried FC Kärnten 5-0
30 November 2002 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SK Rapid Wien 3-6
30 November 2002 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Austria Salzburg 1-1
1 December 2002 FK Austria Wien GAK 2-1
1 December 2002 SK Sturm Graz SV Pasching 1-1

Round 22

Date Team 1 Team2
4 December 2002 SV Austria Salzburg SK Sturm Graz 2-1 [5]
22 February 2003 GAK Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 4-1
23 February 2003 FC Kärnten FK Austria Wien 1-3
12 March 2003 SV Pasching SV Ried 3-0
18 March 2003 SK Rapid Wien VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-0

Round 23

Date Team 1 Team2
1 March 2003 FK Austria Wien SV Austria Salzburg 1-0
1 March 2003 FC Kärnten SV Pasching 0-1
1 March 2003 SV Ried SK Rapid Wien 0-0
1 March 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-0
2 March 2003 SK Sturm Graz GAK 0-5

Round 24

Date Team 1 Team2
8 March 2003 GAK SV Ried 2-0
8 March 2003 SV Austria Salzburg FC Kärnten 1-1
8 March 2003 SV Pasching VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-0
8 March 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SK Sturm Graz 0-2
9 March 2003 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 1-1

Round 25

Date Team 1 Team2
15 March 2003 FC Kärnten SK Rapid Wien 1-0
15 March 2003 SV Austria Salzburg GAK 1-1
15 March 2003 SV Ried Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-3
15 March 2003 SK Sturm Graz VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 2-1
16 March 2003 FK Austria Wien SV Pasching 0-1

Round 26

Date Team 1 Team2
22 March 2003 GAK FC Kärnten 3-0
22 March 2003 SV Pasching SV Austria Salzburg 0-1
22 March 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz FK Austria Wien 1-2
22 March 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Ried 0-1
23 March 2003 SK Rapid Wien SK Sturm Graz 1-0

Round 27

Date Team 1 Team2
5 April 2003 FK Austria Wien VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-2
5 April 2003 FC Kärnten Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-2
5 April 2003 SV Austria Salzburg SK Rapid Wien 2-0
5 April 2003 SV Ried SK Sturm Graz 2-1
6 April 2003 GAK SV Pasching 2-0

Round 28

Date Team 1 Team2
12 April 2003 SK Rapid Wien SV Austria Salzburg 0-2
12 April 2003 SV Pasching GAK 0-2
12 April 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz FC Kärnten 1-2
12 April 2003 SK Sturm Graz SV Ried 4-2
13 April 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling FK Austria Wien 1-2

Round 29

Date Team 1 Team2
16 April 2003 FK Austria Wien SV Ried 2-0
16 April 2003 FC Kärnten SK Sturm Graz 3-1
16 April 2003 GAK VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 1-1
16 April 2003 SV Austria Salzburg Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 4-1
16 April 2003 SV Pasching SK Rapid Wien 3-0

Round 30

Date Team 1 Team2
22 April 2003 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien 0-3
23 April 2003 SK Rapid Wien GAK 0-0
23 April 2003 SV Ried SV Austria Salzburg 1-2
23 April 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Pasching 2-1
23 April 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling FC Kärnten 4-1

Round 31

Date Team 1 Team2
26 April 2003 FC Kärnten SV Ried 4-1
26 April 2003 SK Rapid Wien Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-1
26 April 2003 SV Austria Salzburg VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-0
26 April 2003 SV Pasching SK Sturm Graz 2-3
27 April 2003 GAK FK Austria Wien 1-2

Round 32

Date Team 1 Team2
3 May 2003 FK Austria Wien FC Kärnten 0-3
3 May 2003 SV Ried SV Pasching 0-0
3 May 2003 SK Sturm Graz SV Austria Salzburg 2-2
3 May 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Rapid Wien 0-1
4 May 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz GAK 2-1

Round 33

Date Team 1 Team2
10 May 2003 SK Rapid Wien SV Ried 3-2
10 May 2003 SV Austria Salzburg FK Austria Wien 1-0
10 May 2003 SV Pasching FC Kärnten 1-1
10 May 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-1
11 May 2003 GAK SK Sturm Graz 2-1

Round 34

Date Team 1 Team2
17 May 2003 FC Kärnten SV Austria Salzburg 0-3
17 May 2003 SV Ried GAK 1-3
17 May 2003 SK Sturm Graz Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 1-1
17 May 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SV Pasching 1-0
18 May 2003 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-0

Round 35

Date Team 1 Team2
24 May 2003 GAK SV Austria Salzburg 3-3
24 May 2003 SK Rapid Wien FC Kärnten 2-1
24 May 2003 SV Pasching FK Austria Wien 0-0
24 May 2003 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz SV Ried 2-0
24 May 2003 VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling SK Sturm Graz 2-1

Round 36

Date Team 1 Team2
29 May 2003 FK Austria Wien Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 0-2
29 May 2003 FC Kärnten GAK 1-2
29 May 2003 SV Austria Salzburg SV Pasching 3-0
29 May 2003 SV Ried VfB Admira/Wacker Mödling 0-3
29 May 2003 SK Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien 0-1

Champion squad

(In bracketsːmatches and goals)

FK Austria Wien
  • Goalkeeper: Thomas Mandl (35/-); Marc Ziegler (1/-)
  • Defenders: Éric Akoto (23/3); Júlio César (9/1); Didier Dheedene (29/2); Ernst Dospel (26/-); Martin Hiden (15/-); Jürgen Panis (19/-); Patrick Pircher (8/-); Paul Scharner (28/1)
  • Midfielders: Djalminha (10/2); Thomas Flögel (33/1); Martin Hašek (13/1); Wolfgang Hopfer (7/1); Vladimír Janočko (30/12); Volkan Kahraman (7/-); Raymond Kvisvik (21/3); Krzysztof Ratajczyk (32/-); Manfred Rothbauer (5/1); Michael Wagner (30/5); Adam Ledwoń (1/-)
  • Forwards: Radosław Gilewicz (29/11); Thorstein Helstad (29/6); Roland Linz (21/3); Joachim Parapatits (9/1); Sascha Pichler (1/-); Sigurd Rushfeldt (25/5); Christian Mayrleb (3/2)
  • Coaches: Walter Schachner / Christoph Daum

Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Axel Lawarée Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 21
Eduard Glieder SV Pasching 16
Marijo Maric FC Kärnten 16
Vladimir Janocko FK Austria Wien 12

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Regionalliga champions

Relegation matches : BSV Bad Bleiberg only managed to prevail against FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the relegation playoffs on away goals. After the relegation playoffs, the club was acquired by FC Kärnten due to financial difficulties and played under the new name BSV Junios Villach in the First League. SPG WSG Wattens/FC Wacker Tirol secured promotion to the First League with an aggregate score of 3-2 against SV Schwechat. After the relegation playoffs, the joint team was dissolved. FC Wacker Tirol claimed the right to promotion to the First League, while WSG Wattens played in the Tyrolean League.

References

  1. Austria Soccer
  2. Austria Soccer
  3. All goals of Bregenz were scored by Axel Lawaree
  4. 10 yellow cards in one game for one team
  5. Last match in Lehener Stadion.
  6. Austria Soccer