2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga

{{Short description|107th season of top-tier football league in Austria}}

{{refimprove|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Austrian Bundesliga

| season = 2018–19

| dates = 27 July 2018 – 26 May 2019

| matches = 132

| total goals = 366

| winners = Red Bull Salzburg
(13th title)

| relegated = Wacker Innsbruck

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Red Bull Salzburg
LASK

| continentalcup2 = Europa League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Wolfsberger AC
Austria Wien
Sturm Graz

| league topscorer = Mu'nas Dabbur
(20 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| prevseason = 2017–18

| nextseason = 2019–20

| updated =

}}

The 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 107th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended last year's title.

Changes

= Structural changes =

The league expanded from 10 to 12 teams. A new format was introduced this season, under which the league is split into a championship round and a relegation round after 22 matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/16-17/tbl/reform---spielmodus/ |title=Die Details der Ligareform: so wird ab 2018/19 gespielt |date=2 December 2016 |access-date=8 April 2019}}

= Team changes =

Wacker Innsbruck were promoted as champions of the 2017–18 Austrian Football First League and TSV Hartberg were promoted as runners-up. No teams were relegated as St. Pölten won their relegation playoff match.

Teams

= Stadia and locations =

{{Location map+|Austria|width = 425|float = right|caption = Location of teams in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga

|places =

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=48.0975|long=16.310833|label=

{{nobreak|

Admira}}

}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=48.162306|long=16.386714|label=Austria|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=47.046111|long=15.454444|label=Sturm|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=48.293333|long=14.276389|label=LASK|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=48.19151|long=15.627257|label=St. Pölten}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=47.280556|long=15.97|label=Hartberg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=47.266667|long=11.383333|label=Wacker|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=48.197778|long=16.265278|label=Rapid|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=47.816264|long=12.998228|label=Salzburg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=47.739167|long=16.406389|label=Mattersburg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=46.766667|long=14.816667|label=Wolfsberger AC|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Austria|lat=47.353889|long=9.636667|label=Altach|position=right}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!

Team

!

Location

!

Venue

!

Capacity

Admira Wacker Mödling

|Maria Enzersdorf

|BSFZ-Arena

|10,800

Austria Wien

|Vienna

|Generali Arena

|17,500

LASK

|Pasching

|Waldstadion Pasching

|7,870

Rapid Wien

|Vienna

|Allianz Stadion

|28,000

Red Bull Salzburg

|Wals-Siezenheim

|Red Bull Arena

|17,218 (30,188)

Rheindorf Altach

|Altach

|Stadion Schnabelholz

|8,500

St. Pölten

|Sankt Pölten

|NV Arena

|8,000

Sturm Graz

|Graz

|Merkur-Arena

|15,323

SV Mattersburg

|Mattersburg

|Pappelstadion

|17,100

TSV Hartberg

|Hartberg

|Stadion Hartberg

|4,500

Wacker Innsbruck

|Innsbruck

|Tivoli-Neu

|16,000

Wolfsberger AC

|Wolfsberg

|Lavanttal-Arena

|7,300

Regular season

= League table =

{{2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga Regular Season table}}

= Results =

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.bundesliga.at/de/tipico-bundesliga/spielplan Austrian Football Bundesliga] {{in lang|de}}

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ADM | team2= AWI | team3= LIN | team4= RWI | team5= RBS | team6= ALT | team7= StP |team8= STU | team9= MAT | team10= HAR | team11= INN |team12= WOL

| name_ADM = {{nowrap|Admira Wacker Mödling}}

| name_AWI = Austria Wien

| name_LIN = LASK

| name_RWI = Rapid Wien

| name_RBS = Red Bull Salzburg

| name_ALT = Rheindorf Altach

| name_StP = St. Pölten

| name_STU = Sturm Graz

| name_MAT = Mattersburg

| name_HAR = TSV Hartberg

| name_INN = Wacker Innsbruck

| name_WOL = Wolfsberger AC

| match_ADM_AWI = 1–2

| match_ADM_LIN = 0–1

| match_ADM_RWI = 0–3

| match_ADM_RBS = 2–2

| match_ADM_ALT = 2–4

| match_ADM_StP = 3–2

| match_ADM_STU = 2–3

| match_ADM_MAT = 0–0

| match_ADM_HAR = 2–3

| match_ADM_INN = 3-0

| match_ADM_WOL = 0–0

| match_AWI_ADM = 4–0

| match_AWI_LIN = 0–3

| match_AWI_RWI = 6–1

| match_AWI_RBS = 0–2

| match_AWI_ALT = 1–3

| match_AWI_StP = 2–0

| match_AWI_STU = 1–1

| match_AWI_MAT = 2–1

| match_AWI_HAR = 4–2

| match_AWI_INN = 2–1

| match_AWI_WOL = 2–3

| match_LIN_ADM = 5–1

| match_LIN_AWI = 2–0

| match_LIN_RWI = 2–1

| match_LIN_RBS = 3–3

| match_LIN_ALT = 1–1

| match_LIN_StP = 0–0

| match_LIN_STU = 0–0

| match_LIN_MAT = 2–1

| match_LIN_HAR = 3–3

| match_LIN_INN = 2–0

| match_LIN_WOL = 2–0

| match_RWI_ADM = 2–0

| match_RWI_AWI = 0–1

| match_RWI_LIN = 0–1

| match_RWI_RBS = 2–0

| match_RWI_ALT = 1–1

| match_RWI_StP = 0–2

| match_RWI_STU = 0–0

| match_RWI_MAT = 1–0

| match_RWI_HAR = 2–2

| match_RWI_INN = 2–1

| match_RWI_WOL = 0–0

| match_RBS_ADM = 3–1

| match_RBS_AWI = 2–0

| match_RBS_LIN = 3–1

| match_RBS_RWI = 2–1

| match_RBS_ALT = 1–0

| match_RBS_StP = 5–1

| match_RBS_STU = 0–0

| match_RBS_MAT = 2–1

| match_RBS_HAR = 2–0

| match_RBS_INN = 1–1

| match_RBS_WOL = 3–0

| match_ALT_ADM = 0–1

| match_ALT_AWI = 2–0

| match_ALT_LIN = 1–2

| match_ALT_RWI = 2–2

| match_ALT_RBS = 2–3

| match_ALT_StP = 1–2

| match_ALT_STU = 0–2

| match_ALT_MAT = 2–3

| match_ALT_HAR = 6–1

| match_ALT_INN = 1–2

| match_ALT_WOL = 0–1

| match_StP_ADM = 0–0

| match_StP_AWI = 0–0

| match_StP_LIN = 2–2

| match_StP_RWI = 0–4

| match_StP_RBS = 1–3

| match_StP_ALT = 2–1

| match_StP_STU = 2–0

| match_StP_MAT = 0–1

| match_StP_HAR = 3–0

| match_StP_INN = 2–0

| match_StP_WOL = 4–3

| match_STU_ADM = 3–0

| match_STU_AWI = 1–0

| match_STU_LIN = 0–3

| match_STU_RWI = 1–1

| match_STU_RBS = 1–2

| match_STU_ALT = 1–1

| match_STU_StP = 0–0

| match_STU_MAT = 1–2

| match_STU_HAR = 3–2

| match_STU_INN = 1–1

| match_STU_WOL = 3–0

| match_MAT_ADM = 2–2

| match_MAT_AWI = 2–1

| match_MAT_LIN = 1–3

| match_MAT_RWI = 2–1

| match_MAT_RBS = 0–2

| match_MAT_ALT = 1–1

| match_MAT_StP = 2–0

| match_MAT_STU = 1–1

| match_MAT_HAR = 1–2

| match_MAT_INN = 2–1

| match_MAT_WOL = 0–6

| match_HAR_ADM = 0–1

| match_HAR_AWI = 0–1

| match_HAR_LIN = 0–1

| match_HAR_RWI = 3–0

| match_HAR_RBS = 0–4

| match_HAR_ALT = 2–1

| match_HAR_StP = 1–1

| match_HAR_STU = 2–0

| match_HAR_MAT = 4–2

| match_HAR_INN = 2–2

| match_HAR_WOL = 1–1

| match_INN_ADM = 1–3

| match_INN_AWI = 0–0

| match_INN_LIN = 1–0

| match_INN_RWI = 0–1

| match_INN_RBS = 0–2

| match_INN_ALT = 1–0

| match_INN_StP = 0–2

| match_INN_STU = 2–3

| match_INN_MAT = 0–1

| match_INN_HAR = 2–1

| match_INN_WOL = 0–0

| match_WOL_ADM = 2–2

| match_WOL_AWI = 1–0

| match_WOL_LIN = 1–1

| match_WOL_RWI = 3–1

| match_WOL_RBS = 1–4

| match_WOL_ALT = 0-0

| match_WOL_StP = 1–0

| match_WOL_STU = 1–1

| match_WOL_MAT = 2–2

| match_WOL_HAR = 3–4

| match_WOL_INN = 3–1

}}

Championship round

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Red Bull Salzburg 27 points, LASK 23, Sturm Graz 15, Wolfsberger AC 15, Austria Wien 15 and St. Pölten 15. The points of Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.

{{2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga Championship round table}}

Relegation round

The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Mattersburg 14 points, Rapid Wien 13, Hartberg 13, Admira Wacker Mödling 10, Rheindorf Altach 9 and Wacker Innsbruck 8. The points of Mattersburg, Rapid Wien, Admira Wacker Mödling and Wacker Innsbruck were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.

{{2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga Relegation round table}}

Europa League play-offs

The winner and the runner-up of the relegation round played a one-legged play-off semi-final match against each other. The winner played a two-legged final against the fifth-placed team from the championship round to determine the third Europa League participant.

= Semi-final =

{{football box

|date = 28 May 2019

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Rapid Wien

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.bundesliga.at/de/spielbericht/bl1/20182019/33/1-51689/info/ Report]

|team2 = Mattersburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Stadion, Vienna

|attendance = 10,600

|referee = Rene Eisner

}}

= Final =

{{Football box

|date = 30 May 2019

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Rapid Wien

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.bundesliga.at/de/spielbericht/bl1/20182019/34/1-51690/info/

|team2 = Sturm Graz

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Stadion, Vienna

|attendance = 15,800

|referee = Oliver Drachta

}}

{{Football box

|date = 2 June 2019

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Sturm Graz

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.bundesliga.at/de/spielbericht/bl1/20182019/34/1-51690/info/

|team2 = Rapid Wien

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Spendlhofer {{goal|43|o.g.}}

|stadium = Merkur-Arena, Graz

|attendance = 9,315

|referee = Robert Schorgenhofer

}}

Statistics

= Top scorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{Cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/statistik/aktuelle-saison/tore/torschuetzenliste/ |title=Bundesliga.at - Torschützenliste |access-date=7 April 2019}}

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Mu'nas Dabbur

|align="left"|Red Bull Salzburg

|20

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} João Victor

|align="left"|LASK

|13

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Michael Liendl

|align="left"|Wolfsberger AC

|11

4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} Smail Prevljak

|align="left"|Red Bull Salzburg

|10

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} René Gartler

|align="left"|St. Pölten

|9

rowspan=2|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Grünwald

|align="left"|FK Austria Wien

|rowspan=2|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Hannes Wolf

|align="left"|Red Bull Salzburg

rowspan=3|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Fredrik Gulbrandsen

|align="left"|Red Bull Salzburg

|rowspan=3|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Christoph Monschein

|align="left"|FK Austria Wien

align="left"|{{flagicon|SVN}} Rajko Rep

|align="left"|TSV Hartberg

Awards

=Annual awards=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|Award{{Cite web |title=Bruno-Gala 2019: Red Bull Salzburg und der LASK triumphieren |url=https://www.leadersnet.at/news/39719,bruno-gala-2019-red-bull-salzburg-und-der-lask-triumphieren.html |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=www.leadersnet.at |language=de}}

!|Winner

!Club

Player of the Year

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ISR}} Munas Dabbur

| rowspan="2" |Red Bull Salzburg

Top goalscorer
Manager of the Year

|{{flagicon|GER}} Marco Rose

|Red Bull Salzburg

Breakthrough of the Year

|{{flagicon|Austria}} Thomas Goiginger

|LASK

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="13"|Team of the Year{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2018/19 |url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/18-19/das-team-der-saison-2018-19/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=www.bundesliga.at}}
Goalkeeper

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|Austria}} Cican Stanković (Red Bull Salzburg)

Defence

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Stefan Lainer

(Red Bull Salzburg)

|{{flagicon|BRA}}

Andre Ramalho

(Red Bull Salzburg)

|{{flagicon|Austria}}

Gernot Trauner

(LASK)

|{{flagicon|Austria}} Andreas Ulmer

(Red Bull Salzburg)

Midfield

|{{flagicon|Austria}}

Thomas Goiginger

(LASK)

|{{flagicon|Mali}}

Diadie Samassékou

(Red Bull Salzburg)

|{{flagicon|Austria}} Michael Liendl (Wolfsberger)

|{{flagicon|Austria}}

Xaver Schlager

(Red Bull Salzburg)

Attack

| colspan="2.5" |

{{flagicon|ISR}} Munas Dabbur (Red Bull Salzburg)

| colspan="2.5" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Joao Victor (LASK)

See also

References

{{Reflist}}