2012–13 Austrian Football First League
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Grödig |
| Relegated | Blau-Weiß Linz |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 524 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Johannes Aigner (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Austria Lustenau 5–0 Kapfenberger SV (20 July 2012) Horn 5–0 Austria Lustenau (8 March 2013) Hartberg 6–1 Lustenau (30 April 2013) |
| Biggest away win | St. Pölten 1–7 Kapfenberger SV (1 March 2013) |
| Highest scoring | St. Pölten 1–7 Kapfenberger SV (1 March 2013) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2022) |
The 2012–13 Austrian Football First League was the 39th season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 19 July 2012 and ended on 24 May 2013.
Teams
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]
Location of teams in the 2012–13 Austrian Football First League
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Linzer Stadion | 25,138 |
| First Vienna | Hohe Warte Stadium | 5,000 |
| Grödig | Untersberg-Arena | 2,955 |
| Hartberg | Stadion Hartberg | 6,000 |
| Horn | Sportplatz | 3,000 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Franz Fekete Stadium | 12,000 |
| Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| Rheindorf Altach | Cashpoint Arena | 8,900 |
| St. Pölten | Voith-Platz | 10,000 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau |  Helgi Kolviðsson
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 Harald Dürr
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Umbro | ZIMA |
| Blau-Weiß Linz |  Edmund Stöhr
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Konstantin Wawra
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Lotto | Lenze |
| First Vienna | Alfred Tatar
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Ernst Dospel
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Nike | PayLife |
| Grödig | Adi Hütter
|
 Ione Cabrera
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Nike | Scholz |
| Hartberg | Paul Gludovatz
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Jürgen Rindler
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Jako | Lopoca |
| Horn | Michael Streiter
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 Aleksandar Djordjević
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Umbro | Shopping Horn |
| Kapfenberger SV | Klaus Schmidt
|
David Sencar
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Erima | Murauer |
| Lustenau | Daniel Madlener
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Mario Bolter
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Nike | Prometheus |
| Rheindorf Altach | Damir Canadi
|
Martin Kobras
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Jako | Cashpoint |
| St. Pölten | Martin Scherb
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Michael Popp
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Jako | Hypo Noe Gruppe |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grödig | Heimo Pfeifenberger
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Contract expired | 31 May 2012 | Pre-season | Adi Hütter
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| Hartberg | Walter Hörmann
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Contract expired | 11 June 2012 | Andreas Moriggl
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| Rheindorf Altach | Edmund Stöhr
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Contract expired | 30 June 2012 | Rainer Scharinger
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| Blau-Weiß Linz | Thomas Weissenböck
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Sacked | 22 September 2012 | 9th | Edmund Stöhr
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| Hartberg | Andreas Moriggl
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Sacked | 15 October 2012 | 7th | Paul Gludovatz
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| Kapfenberger SV | Thomas von Heesen
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Appointed as Sport director | 10 November 2012 | 9th | Klaus Schmidt
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| Rheindorf Altach | Rainer Scharinger
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Sacked | 7 January 2013 | 4th | Damir Canadi
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| Lustenau | Damir Canadi
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Signed by Rheindorf Altach | 8 January 2013 | 5th | Daniel Madlener
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League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grödig (P) | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 75 | Promotion to 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga |
| 2 | Rheindorf Altach | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 65 | |
| 3 | Austria Lustenau | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 61 | |
| 4 | St. Pölten | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 54 | |
| 5 | Kapfenberger SV | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 53 | |
| 6 | Horn | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | First Vienna | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 46 | |
| 8 | Lustenau (R) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 38 | Relegation to 2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga |
| 9 | Hartberg | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 33 | |
| 10 | Blau-Weiß Linz (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 26 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
Source: Austrian Football First League (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Aigner
|
Rheindorf Altach | 18 |
| 2 | David Witteveen
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Grödig | 17 |
| 3 |  Thiago
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Austria Lustenau | 13 |
| 4 | Daniel Lucas
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St. Pölten | 12 |
| 5 | Miroslav Milošević
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Horn | 11 |
| Philipp Zulechner
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Horn | ||
| 7 | Furkan Aydoğdu
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Lustenau | 10 |
| Sandro Gotal
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Horn | ||
| Thomas Salamon
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Grödig | ||
| 10 | Patrick Salomon
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Austria Lustenau | 9 |
| Philipp Wendler
|
Kapfenberger SV |
Promotion/relegation playoffs
[edit]Teams
[edit]- FC Blau-Weiß Linz (finished 10th in First League)
- SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 (champions of Regionalliga Ost)
- LASK Linz (champions of Regionalliga Mitte)
- FC Liefering (champions of Regionalliga West)
First leg
[edit]| Parndorf | 2 – 1 | Blau-Weiß Linz |
|---|---|---|
Horvath  33'Koller 75' |
Report | Hartl 54' |
Second leg
[edit]FC Liefering win 5-0 on aggregate and are promoted to the Austrian First League
| Blau-Weiß Linz | 0 – 1 | Parndorf |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kummerer 28' (pen) |
SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 win 3-1 on aggregate and are promoted to the Austrian First League
References
[edit]- ^ "Torschützenliste". Austrian Football First League (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)