| 2. Liga (Austria) | |
| Country | Austria |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Promotion to | Austrian Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Regional Leagues East, Central, West |
| Levels on pyramid | 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Austrian Cup |
| International cup(s) | Europa League (via Austrian Cup) |
| Current champions | FC Blau-Weiß Linz (2020–21) |
| Website | Official website |
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The Austrian Football Second League (2. Liga) is the second-highest professional division in Austrian football. It was formerly called the First League (Erste Liga), from 2002 to 2018.
The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga. The three last placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues. The Austrian Football Second Bundesliga is currently known as HPYBET 2. liga for sponsorship reasons.
Teams and stadia for the 2021–22 season[]
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League and expanded from 10 teams to 16 teams.
The 16 teams competing in the 2020–21 Second League season are:
Teams[]
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2021–22 season. The only added team is St. Pölten, relegated from the 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga.
Due to the suspension of the 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga, no club was relegated from last season.
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Austria Wien II | Vienna | Generali-Arena | 17 500 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| Rapid Wien II | Wien | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
| St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,000 |
| Grazer AK | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 15,323 |
| FC Dornbirn | Dornbirn | Stadion Birkenwiese | 7,500 |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Pasching | Waldstadion | 7,870 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Sparkasse Horn Arena | 7,870 |
| SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 2,000 |
| SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Sportplatz Lafnitz | 3,000 |
| Vorwärts Steyr | Steyr | Vorwärts-Stadion | 6,000 |
Relegation[]
The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon which Land (state) of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of the Regionalligen (regional leagues) in the east, centre or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the Second League. Participation in the professional Second League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the licence is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated.
External links[]
- Bundesliga.at (German)
- League321.com - Austrian football league tables, records & statistics database. (English)
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