The 2017–18 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 44th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the last one as the First League. It began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 25 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 21 June 2017.[1]
Teams
Ten teams participated in the 2017–18 season. TSV Hartberg was promoted after winning the 2016–17 Regionalliga Mitte without having to compete in promotion play-offs as no team from the Regionalliga West or Ost applied for promotion.[2] They replaced SV Horn who finished last in the 2016–17 First League. SV Ried were relegated from the 2016–17 Bundesliga, replacing 2016–17 First League champions LASK Linz.
Location of teams in the 2017–18 Austrian Football First League
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| TSV Hartberg | Hartberg | Stadion Hartberg | 4,500 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu | 30,000 |
| Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt | Stadion Wiener Neustadt | 10,000 |
| WSG Wattens | Wattens | Alpenstadion | 5,500 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau |  Andreas Lipa (1–11)
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Christoph Kobleder (1–4, 6–19)
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Uhlsport | Mohren |
 Daniel Ernemann (12–13)
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Martin Grasegger (5)
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| Gernot Plassnegger (from 14) & Michael Kopf (19–20)
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Marco Krainz (20–22, 24–27, 29, 31–36)
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 Ronivaldo (23)
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| Sandro Djurić (28, 30)
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| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Günther Gorenzel (1–15)
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Florian Maier (1–3, 6–12, 14, 16–17)
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Uhlsport | Linz AG |
| David Wimleitner (16–20)
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Lukas Gabriel (4–5, 13, 15, 18–20)
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| Thomas Sageder (from 21)
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| Thomas Hinum (21–29, 32–33)
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| Daniel Kerschbaumer (30–31, 34–36)
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| Floridsdorfer | Thomas Eidler (1–23)
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Martin Fraisl (1–21, 23–24)
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Puma | Wiener Städtische & Wien Energie |
| Martin Handl (from 24)
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Mario Kröpfl (22, 25–28, 36)
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| Robert Völkl (29)
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| Marco Sahanek (30–35)
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| TSV Hartberg | Christian Ilzer
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Siegfried Rasswalder (1–4, 7–16, 18, 20–35)
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Jako | Prolacta, Admiral, Egger Glass & Profertil |
| Manfred Gollner (5–6, 17)
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 Roko Mišlov (19, 36)
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| Kapfenberger | Robert Pflug (1–4)
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David Sencar (1–3, 6–17, 20–23, 25–27, 29–36)
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Erima | Murauer Bier |
| Stefan Rapp (5–34)
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Paul Gartler (4–5)
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| Karl-Heinz Kubesch (from 35)
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Tobias Kainz (18–19, 24, 28)
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| Liefering |  Janusz Góra & Gerhard Struber
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Luca Meisl (1–8, 12, 15–16, 18–24, 27, 30–32, 34–35)
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Nike | Red Bull |
| Emir Karic (9)
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| Carlos Miguel Coronel (10–11, 13–14, 17, 25–26, 28–29, 33)
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 Mahamadou Dembélé (36)
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| SV Ried |  Lassaad Chabbi (1–25)
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Thomas Gebauer
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Hummel | Josko |
| Franz Schiemer (26–28)
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| Thomas Weissenböck (from 29)
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| Wacker Innsbruck | Karl Daxbacher
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Christoph Freitag (1–2, 4, 6, 20–24, 30, 32–33, 36)
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Macron | Tiroler Wasserkraft |
| Florian Jamnig (3, 5, 7–19, 25–26, 35)
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| Roman Kerschbaum (27–29, 34)
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| Harald Pichler (31)
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| WSG Wattens | Thomas Silberberger
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Ferdinand Oswald (1–24, 27–31, 33–36)
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Erima | PAPSTAR |
| Benjamin Pranter (25)
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| Sandro Neurauter (26)
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| Florian Buchacher (32)
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| Wiener Neustadt | Roman Mählich
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Sargon Duran (1, 13–24, 26–27)
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Puma | Baumit |
| Mario Ebenhofer (2–3, 5–6, 10, 25)
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| Remo Mally (4, 7–9, 11–12)
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 Hamdi Salihi (28–36)
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | FC Wacker Innsbruck (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 71 | Promotion to 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | TSV Hartberg (P) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 68 | |
| 3 | SC Wiener Neustadt | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 62 | Qualification for the promotion play-off[a] |
| 4 | SV Ried | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 61 | |
| 5 | FC Liefering | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 55 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 6 | SC Austria Lustenau | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 45 | |
| 7 | WSG Wattens | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 40 | |
| 8 | Kapfenberger SV | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 35 | |
| 9 | Floridsdorfer AC | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 30 | |
| 10 | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 26 | Reprieved from relegation[b] |
Source: [1]
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.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
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.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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
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Season statistics
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Top goalscorers
Up to 25 May 2018.[4]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seifedin Chabbi
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SV Ried | 22 |
| Hamdi Salihi
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SC Wiener Neustadt | ||
| 3 |  Zlatko Dedić
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FC Wacker Innsbruck | 19 |
| 4 | Dario Tadić
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TSV Hartberg | 16 |
| 5 | Ronivaldo
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SC Austria Lustenau | 12 |
 Milan Jurdík
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WSG Wattens | ||
| 7 | Florian Jamnig
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FC Wacker Innsbruck | 11 |
| Roko Mišlov
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TSV Hartberg | ||
| 9 | Thomas Fröschl
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SV Ried | 10 |
 Dominik Szoboszlai
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FC Liefering |
Top assists
Up to 25 May 2018.[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dario Tadić
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TSV Hartberg | 14 |
| 2 | Christopher Drazan
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SC Austria Lustenau | 11 |
| 3 | Daniele Gabriele
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FC Wacker Innsbruck | 10 |
| 4 |  İlkay Durmuş
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SV Ried | 9 |
| 5 | Mario Ebenhofer
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SC Wiener Neustadt | 8 |
| 6 | Zlatko Dedić
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FC Wacker Innsbruck | 7 |
| Manfred Fischer
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TSV Hartberg | ||
 Zakaria Sanogo
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TSV Hartberg | ||
| 9 | Thomas Mayer
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SV Ried | 6 |
| Christoph Kröpfl
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TSV Hartberg | ||
| Julian Wießmeier
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SV Ried | ||
| Manuel Kerhe
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SV Ried |
Discipline
Up to 25 May 2018.[6]
| Rank | Player | Club | 
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Total |
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| 1 | Peter Haring
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SV Ried | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Manuel Haas
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Kapfenberger SV | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Fabian Miesenböck
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SC Wiener Neustadt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Florian Buchacher
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WSG Wattens | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Lucas Rangel
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Kapfenberger SV | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Daniel Kerschbaumer
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FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Daniel Raischl
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Floridsdorfer AC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | David Gugganig
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WSG Wattens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 Pesca
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Kapfenberger SV | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Daniel Geissler
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Kapfenberger SV | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Christopher Cvetko
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FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
See also
References
- ^ "Spielplan für die Sky Go Erste Liga 2017/18". www.bundesliga.at. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Lizensierungsverfahren 2017/18 – 22 Lizenzanträge eingegangen" (in German). Sky Sports Austria. 16 March 2017.
- ^ "1. Liga 2017/2018 - Season rules". Bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Tore" (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Vorlagen" (in German). Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Cards" (in German). Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
- Austrian Football First League at Bundesliga.at (in German)
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