2015–16 Austrian Football First League
| Highest scoring | SKN St. Pölten 6-2 SV Austria Salzburg (27 November 2015) |
|---|---|
← 2014–15 → | |
The 2015–16 league. It began on 24 July 2015 and ended on 25 May 2016.
Teams
Ten teams participate in the 2015-16 season.
Wiener Neustadt relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga.[3]
W. Neustadt
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 32,000 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Austria Salzburg | Salzburg | My Phone Austria Stadion | 1,600 |
Floridsdorfer AC |
Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
LASK |
Linz | Linzer Stadion | 14,100 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Red Bull Arena | 31,895 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu |
30,000 |
Wiener Neustadt |
Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Klagenfurt |  Manfred Bender
|
|
Erreà | Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor |
| A. Lustenau | Lassaad Chabbi
|
|
Nike | |
| A. Salzburg |  Jørn Andersen
|
|
Puma
|
Intertops |
| Floridsdorfer | Thomas Flögel
|
|
Puma | Wien Energie |
| Kapfenberger | Kurt Russ
|
|
Erima | Murauer Bier |
| Linz | Oliver Glasner
|
|
Jako | PlusCity |
| Liefering | Thomas Letsch
|
|
Nike | Red Bull |
| St. Polten | Karl Daxbacher
|
|
Jako | Hypo Noe |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Klaus Schmidt
|
|
Jako | Tiroler Wasserkraft |
| Wiener Neustadt | Günter Kreissl
|
|
Puma | Baumit |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKN St. Pölten (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 80 | Promotion to 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | LASK Linz
|
36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 72 | |
| 3 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 59 | |
| 4 | FC Liefering[a] | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 57 | |
| 5 | SC Austria Lustenau | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | Kapfenberger SV | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 50 | |
| 7 | SC Wiener Neustadt
|
36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 45 | |
| 8 | SK Austria Klagenfurt[b] (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 34 | Relegation to 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga |
| 9 | SV Austria Salzburg[c] (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 26 | |
| 10 | Floridsdorfer AC[d]
|
36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 77 | −54 | 17 |
Source: Austrian Football First League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less matches awarded against; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
- ^ SK Austria Klagenfurt were denied a First Liga license at the last minute and promptly demoted.[4]
- ^ SV Austria Salzburg were deducted six points for license violation and later declared insolvency.[5]
- ^ Reprieved from relegation.[6]
Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season |
Second half of season
|
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 25 May 2016.[8]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pichlmann
|
FC Wacker Innsbruck | 20 |
| 2 | Daniel Lucas Segovia
|
SKN St. Pölten | 19 |
| 3 | Julian Wießmeier
|
SC Austria Lustenau | 15 |
| 4 |  Patrik Eler
|
SK Austria Klagenfurt | 14 |
| René Gartler
|
LASK Linz
| ||
| 6 | Seifedin Chabbi
|
SC Austria Lustenau | 13 |
| 7 | Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria
|
LASK Linz | 11 |
| Manuel Hartl
|
SKN St. Pölten | ||
| 9 | Jorge Elias dos Santos
|
Kapfenberger SV | 10 |
| Marco Perchtold
| |||
| 11 | Rajko Rep
|
SK Austria Klagenfurt | 9 |
João Victor Santos Sá
|
Kapfenberger SV |
Top assists
- As of 25 May 2016.[9]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Öbster
|
SV Austria Salzburg | 11 |
| 2 | Michael Ambichl
|
SKN St. Pölten | 10 |
| 3 | Dominik Frieser
|
Kapfenberger SV | 9 |
| Manuel Kerhe
|
LASK Linz
| ||
| 4 | Florian Flecker
|
Kapfenberger SV | 8 |
| Manuel Hartl
|
SKN St. Pölten | ||
 Dimitry Imbongo
|
LASK Linz | ||
| 8 | Florian Jamnick
|
FC Wacker Innsbruck | 7 |
| Sandro Zakany
|
SK Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 10 | Rene Gartler
|
LASK Linz | 6 |
See also
References
- ^ "AUSTRIA SALZBURG STEIGT IN ERSTE LIGA AUF" (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "SK Austria Klagenfurt steigt in die Sky Go Erste Liga auf!" (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Wiener Neustadt aus Bundesliga abgestiegen" (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Constantly neutral arbitration: No license for SK Austria Klagenfurt" (in German). bundesliga.at. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Austria Salzburg mit Punkteabzug und 40.000 Euro bestraft" (in German). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Lizenzverzicht – SV Grödig nicht mehr Mitglied der Bundesliga" (in German). bundesliga.at. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016.
- ^ "1. Liga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Tore" (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Vorlagen" (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Austrian Football First League at Bundesliga.at (in German)