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2015–16 Austrian Football First League

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Austrian Football First League
Season2015–16
ChampionsSKN St. Pölten
PromotedSKN St. Pölten
RelegatedSK Austria Klagenfurt
SV Austria Salzburg
Matches played180
Goals scored528 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerThomas Pichlmann (20)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winSK Austria Klagenfurt 0-5 LASK Linz
(29 April 2016)
Highest scoringSKN St. Pölten 6-2 SV Austria Salzburg
(27 November 2015)

The 2015–16 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 42nd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 24 July 2015 and ended on 25 May 2016.

Teams

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Ten teams participate in the 2015-16 season. Austria Salzburg was directly promoted after winning the 2014–15 Regionalliga West.[1] Austria Klagenfurt promoted from the Regionalliga Mitte after winning the promotion play-offs.[2] Wiener Neustadt relegated from the 2014–15 Bundesliga.[3]

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Location of teams in the 2015–16 Austrian Football First League
Club Name City Stadium Capacity
Austria Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadion 32,000
Austria Lustenau Lustenau Reichshofstadion 8,800
Austria Salzburg Salzburg My Phone Austria Stadion 1,600
Floridsdorfer AC Vienna FAC-Platz 3,000
Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberg Franz-Fekete-Stadion 12,000
LASK Linz Linzer Stadion 14,100
Liefering Salzburg Red Bull Arena 31,895
St. Pölten Sankt Pölten NV Arena 8,000
Wacker Innsbruck Innsbruck Tivoli-Neu 30,000
Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt Stadion Wiener Neustadt 10,000

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Sponsors
A. Klagenfurt Germany Manfred Bender Austria Erreà Hanseatisches Fußball Kontor
A. Lustenau Austria Lassaad Chabbi Austria Nike
A. Salzburg Norway Jørn Andersen Austria Puma Intertops
Floridsdorfer Austria Thomas Flögel Austria Puma Wien Energie
Kapfenberger Austria Kurt Russ Austria Erima Murauer Bier
Linz Austria Oliver Glasner Austria Jako PlusCity
Liefering Austria Thomas Letsch Austria Nike Red Bull
St. Polten Austria Karl Daxbacher Austria Jako Hypo Noe
Wacker Innsbruck Austria Klaus Schmidt Austria Jako Tiroler Wasserkraft
Wiener Neustadt Austria Günter Kreissl Austria Puma Baumit

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 SKN St. Pölten (C, P) 36 26 2 8 68 34 +34 80 Promotion to 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga
2 LASK Linz 36 22 6 8 65 35 +30 72
3 FC Wacker Innsbruck 36 17 8 11 61 47 +14 59
4 FC Liefering[a] 36 17 6 13 65 49 +16 57
5 SC Austria Lustenau 36 16 9 11 56 40 +16 57
6 Kapfenberger SV 36 14 8 14 63 62 +1 50
7 SC Wiener Neustadt 36 12 9 15 39 49 −10 45
8 SK Austria Klagenfurt[b] (R) 36 8 10 18 43 62 −19 34 Relegation to 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga
9 SV Austria Salzburg[c] (R) 36 7 11 18 45 73 −28 26
10 Floridsdorfer AC[d] 36 4 5 27 23 77 −54 17
Source: Austrian Football First League
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.[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
  2. ^ SK Austria Klagenfurt were denied a First Liga license at the last minute and promptly demoted.[4]
  3. ^ SV Austria Salzburg were deducted six points for license violation and later declared insolvency.[5]
  4. ^ Reprieved from relegation.[6]

Results

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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.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 25 May 2016.[8]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Austria Thomas Pichlmann FC Wacker Innsbruck 20
2 Spain Daniel Lucas Segovia SKN St. Pölten 19
3 Germany Julian Wießmeier SC Austria Lustenau 15
4 Slovenia Patrik Eler SK Austria Klagenfurt 14
Austria René Gartler LASK Linz
6 Austria Seifedin Chabbi SC Austria Lustenau 13
7 Brazil Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria LASK Linz 11
Austria Manuel Hartl SKN St. Pölten
9 Brazil Jorge Elias dos Santos Kapfenberger SV 10
Austria Marco Perchtold
11 Slovenia Rajko Rep SK Austria Klagenfurt 9
Brazil João Victor Santos Sá Kapfenberger SV

Top assists

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As of 25 May 2016.[9]
Rank Scorer Club Assists
1 Austria Ernst Öbster SV Austria Salzburg 11
2 Austria Michael Ambichl SKN St. Pölten 10
3 Austria Dominik Frieser Kapfenberger SV 9
Austria Manuel Kerhe LASK Linz
4 Austria Florian Flecker Kapfenberger SV 8
Austria Manuel Hartl SKN St. Pölten
France Dimitry Imbongo LASK Linz
8 Austria Florian Jamnick FC Wacker Innsbruck 7
Austria Sandro Zakany SK Austria Klagenfurt
10 Austria Rene Gartler LASK Linz 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AUSTRIA SALZBURG STEIGT IN ERSTE LIGA AUF" (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "SK Austria Klagenfurt steigt in die Sky Go Erste Liga auf!" (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Wiener Neustadt aus Bundesliga abgestiegen" (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Constantly neutral arbitration: No license for SK Austria Klagenfurt" (in German). bundesliga.at. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Austria Salzburg mit Punkteabzug und 40.000 Euro bestraft" (in German). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Lizenzverzicht – SV Grödig nicht mehr Mitglied der Bundesliga" (in German). bundesliga.at. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016.
  7. ^ "1. Liga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Tore" (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Vorlagen" (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
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