2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga

The 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 105th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016.[1] The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.

Austrian Bundesliga
Season2016–17
Dates23 July 2016 – 28 May 2017
Champions Red Bull Salzburg
Relegated SV Ried
Champions League Red Bull Salzburg
Europa League Austria Wien
Sturm Graz
Rheindorf Altach
Matches played360
Goals scored488 (1.36 per match)
Top goalscorer Olarenwaju Kayode (17 goals)
Biggest home win Wolfsberger AC 5–0 Mödling
Rapid Wien 5–0 Ried
Salzburg 5–0 Austria Wien
Biggest away win Mödling 1–6 Austria Wien
Altach 0–5 Salzburg
Ried 1–6 Salzburg
Highest scoring Mödling 1–6 Austria Wien
Ried 1–6 Salzburg
Highest attendance25,452
Rapid Wien 1–2 Sturm Graz
(27 November 2016)
Lowest attendance1,258
St. Pölten 0–4 Wolfsberger AC
(30 November 2016)
Total attendance1,268,237
Average attendance7,046

Teams

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St. Pölten, the 2015–16 First League champion, returned to the top level 22 years after their relegation.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in the 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Team

Location

Venue

Capacity

Admira Wacker Mödling Maria Enzersdorf BSFZ-Arena 10,800
Austria Wien Vienna Ernst-Happel-Stadion 50,865
Rapid Wien Vienna Allianz Stadion 28,000
Red Bull Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim Red Bull Arena 30,188
Rheindorf Altach Altach Stadion Schnabelholz 8,500
SV Ried Ried im Innkreis Keine Sorgen Arena 7,334
St. Pölten Sankt Pölten NV Arena 8,000
Sturm Graz Graz Merkur-Arena 15,323
SV Mattersburg Mattersburg Pappelstadion 17,100
Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberg Lavanttal-Arena 7,300

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Manager Manufacturer Sponsors
Admira Wacker   Philip Thonhauser   Oliver Lederer Nike Flyeralarm
SCR Altach   Johannes Engl   Martin Scherb Jako Cashpoint
Austria Wien   Wolfgang Katzian   Thorsten Fink Nike Verbund
Rapid Wien   Michael Krammer   Damir Canadi adidas Wien Energie
SV Ried   Johann Willminger   Christian Benbennek hummel Josko
RB Salzburg   Rudolf Theierl   Óscar García Nike Red Bull
St. Pölten   Gottfried Tröstl   Jochen Fallmann Jako Hypo Noe
Sturm Graz   Christian Jauk   Franco Foda Lotto Puntigamer
SV Mattersburg   Martin Pucher   Ivica Vastić Puma Bauwelt Koch
Wolfsberger AC   Dietmar Riegler   Heimo Pfeifenberger Jako RZ Pellets

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 36 25 6 5 74 24 +50 81 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Austria Wien 36 20 3 13 72 50 +22 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 Sturm Graz 36 19 3 14 55 39 +16 60 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Rheindorf Altach 36 15 8 13 46 49 −3 53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Rapid Wien 36 12 10 14 52 42 +10 46
6 Admira Wacker Mödling 36 13 7 16 36 55 −19 46
7 Mattersburg 36 12 7 17 39 54 −15 43
8 Wolfsberger AC 36 11 9 16 40 59 −19 42
9 St. Pölten 36 9 10 17 41 60 −19 37
10 Ried (R) 36 10 5 21 33 56 −23 35 Relegation to Austrian Football First League
Source: weltfussball.de (in German), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Away matches won; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 29 May 2017[2]
Rank Scorerbb Club Goals
1   Olarenwaju Kayode Austria 17
2   Deni Alar Sturm 16
3   Hwang Hee-chan Salzburg 12
4   Takumi Minamino Salzburg 11
  Alexander Grünwald Austria
6   Dimitri Oberlin Altach 10
  Christoph Monschein Admira
  Nikola Dovedan Altach
9   Jonathan Soriano Salzburg 8
  Patrick Bürger SV Mattersburg
  Ismael Tajouri Austria
  Joelinton Rapid Wien
  Christoph Knasmüllner Admira
  Raphael Holzhauser Austria
15   Giorgi Kvilitaia Rapid Wien 7
  Moumi Ngamaleu Altach
  Lucas Venuto Austria
  Philipp Prosenik Wolfsberger AC
  Valon Berisha Salzburg

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 SK Rapid Wien 378,594 25,452 16,815 21,033 +24.8%
2 Sturm Graz 189,544 16,604 7,487 10,530 +24.0%
3 Austria Wien 142,590 15,576 5,143 7,921 +10.6%
4 Red Bull Salzburg 140,984 15,692 3,889 7,832 −7.7%
5 Rheindorf Altach 95,930 7,462 3,836 5,329 +11.5%
6 Ried 73,848 6,611 2,448 4,102 +1.7%
7 St. Pölten 67,234 7,871 1,258 3,735 +36.7%1
8 Wolfsberger AC 66,747 6,110 2,572 3,708 +4.3%
9 Mattersburg 64,939 9,527 1,890 3,607 −26.6%
10 Admira Wacker Mödling 47,827 5,036 1,576 2,657 −6.7%
League total 1,268,237 25,452 1,258 7,046 +12.4%

Source: bundesliga.at
Notes:
1: Team played last season in First League

Awards

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Annual awards

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Player of the Year

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The Player of the Year awarded to   Andreas Ulmer (Red Bull Salzburg)

Top goalscorer

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The Top goalscorer of the Year awarded to   Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien)

Manager of the Year

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The Manager of the Year awarded to   Oscar Garcia (Red Bull Salzburg)

Breakthrough of the Year

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The Breakthrough of the Year awarded to   Konrad Laimer (Red Bull Salzburg)

Team of the Year

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  Paulo Miranda (Red Bull Salzburg),   Philipp Netzer (Rheindorf Altach),   Charalampos Lykogiannis (Sturm Graz)

References

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  1. ^ "Spielplan für die tipico Bundesliga 2016/17". www.bundesliga.at. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Torschützenliste" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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