2016–17 Austrian Cup
# 2016–17 Austrian Cup

The 2016–17 Austrian Cup (German: ÖFB-Samsung-Cup) was the 83rd season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It began with a First Round match between FC Karabakh Wien and Rapid Wien on 8 July 2016 and ended on 1 June 2017 with the final at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt. Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions.

The cup winners were entitled to participate in the third qualification round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

## Participants

A total of 64 teams will participate in the competition. Clubs from the 2016–17 Bundesliga and 2016–17 First League are automatically qualified but, as Bundesliga reserve teams could theoretically participate in the First League, may only enter their first team. This means that First League members FC Liefering, while technically an independent entity, will not participate as they are fully controlled by Red Bull Salzburg. The remaining spots were distributed by a fixed scheme to amateur clubs from the nine Austrian regional football associations:

* 7 teams: Lower Austria
* 6 teams each: Upper Austria, Styria
* 5 teams: Vienna
* 4 teams each: Burgenland, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg

For each regional association, the respective cup winners and, if applicable, losing teams from the relegation play-offs between First League and the Regional Leagues are obliged to participate.

| Bundesliga | First League | Regional Cup winners |
| - | - | - |
| FC Admira Wacker Mödling SC Rheindorf Altach SK Sturm Graz SV Mattersburg SV Ried FC Red Bull Salzburg SKN St. Pölten FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien Wolfsberger AC | Floridsdorfer AC SV Horn FC Wacker Innsbruck Kapfenberger SV FC Blau-Weiß Linz LASK Linz SC Austria Lustenau WSG Wattens SC Wiener Neustadt FC Liefering | USV Rudersdorf (Burgenland) SK Treibach (Carinthia) SVg Purgstall (Lower Austria) USK Anif (Salzburg) SV Lafnitz (Styria) FC Kitzbühel (Tyrol) SK Bad Wimsbach (Upper Austria) FC Karabakh Wien (Vienna) Dornbirner SV (Vorarlberg) |
| Regional League East | Regional League Central | Regional League West |
| SKU Amstetten ASK Ebreichsdorf SC Mannsdorf SC Neusiedl am See 1919 SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 SC Ritzing FC Stadlau FCM Traiskirchen First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club | USV Allerheiligen Deutschlandsberger SC FC Gleisdorf 09 SV Grieskirchen Union Gurten TSV Hartberg SC Kalsdorf SK Austria Klagenfurt ATSV Stadl-Paura Union St. Florian SK Vorwärts Steyr ATSV Wolfsberg | FC Dornbirn 1913 SV Grödig FC Hard VfB Hohenems FC Kufstein SV Austria Salzburg TSV St. Johann SC Schwaz SV Wörgl |
| Landesliga | Notes | Notes |
| FC Bergheim ATUS Ferlach Kremser SC SV Leobendorf SV Wienerberg | ^ Note 1 – While FC Liefering technically is an independent entity, the club is fully controlled by Red Bull Salzburg and therefore viewed as the reserve team of Red Bull. ^ Note 2 – USV Rudersdorf will participate as runners-up of the Burgenland cup competition as winners SC/ESV Parndorf 1919 are already qualified via their final position in the 2015–16 Regional League East. ^ Note 3 – FC Kitzbühel will participate as runners-up of the Tyrol cup competition as winners WSG Wattens are already qualified after their First League promotion. ^ Note 4 – Dornbirner SV will participate as runners-up of the Voralberg cup competition as winners FC Dornbirn 1913 are already qualified via their final position in the 2015–16 Regional League West. ^ Note 5 – Despite winning the Wiener Stadtliga title, SV Wienerberg declined promotion to the Regional League East. | ^ Note 1 – While FC Liefering technically is an independent entity, the club is fully controlled by Red Bull Salzburg and therefore viewed as the reserve team of Red Bull. ^ Note 2 – USV Rudersdorf will participate as runners-up of the Burgenland cup competition as winners SC/ESV Parndorf 1919 are already qualified via their final position in the 2015–16 Regional League East. ^ Note 3 – FC Kitzbühel will participate as runners-up of the Tyrol cup competition as winners WSG Wattens are already qualified after their First League promotion. ^ Note 4 – Dornbirner SV will participate as runners-up of the Voralberg cup competition as winners FC Dornbirn 1913 are already qualified via their final position in the 2015–16 Regional League West. ^ Note 5 – Despite winning the Wiener Stadtliga title, SV Wienerberg declined promotion to the Regional League East. |

## Scheduled dates

The schedule are as follows:

* First round: 8, 15–17 July 2016
* Second round: 20–21 September 2016
* Third round: 25–26 October 2016
* Quarterfinals: 4–5 April 2017
* Semifinals: 25–26 April 2017
* Final: 1 June 2017 at Klagenfurt

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted on 20 June 2016 in Paris, France. The reason for this rather exceptional place was that all leaders of the Austrian Football Association were in the city due to the UEFA Euro 2016. The matches were drawn by actress and model Davia Martelli.

Matches for this round were determined on regional criteria. The 45 amateur clubs from the Regional Leagues and below were split into two groups, with the Eastern group consisting of 26 teams from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia and the Western group comprising 19 teams from Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In a first step, seven matches between members of the Eastern group and six matches among Western group participants were drawn before each of the remaining clubs were paired with one of the professional teams.

Fixtures of this round will be played on 15–17 July 2016 with the exception of the match between FC Karabakh and SK Rapid which had been moved to 8 July 2016 due to the opening of the Allianz Stadion.

(All times given in CEST)

## Second round

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## Third round

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### Third round

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## Quarter-finals

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## Semi-finals

The draw for the semifinals took place on 9 April. (All times given in CEST)

## Final

### Details

| GK | 21 | Tobias Knoflach |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 22 | Mario Pavelic |
| CB | 17 | Christopher Dibon | 90+5' |
| CB | 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| LB | 4 | Thomas Schrammel |
| MF | 8 | Stefan Schwab (c) |
| MF | 24 | Stephan Auer |
| MF | 18 | Tamás Szántó | 73' |
| MF | 10 | Louis Schaub | 71' |
| MF | 29 | Thomas Murg | 74' | 86' |
| FW | 34 | Joelinton | 56' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Richard Strebinger |
| CB | 3 | Christoph Schösswendter | 86' |
| RB | 38 | Manuel Thurnwald |
| MF | 11 | Steffen Hofmann |
| MF | 27 | Andreas Kuen | 71' |
| FW | 9 | Matej Jelic |
| MF | 23 | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Goran Djuricin ||
| GK | 1 | Cican Stankovic |
| RB | 22 | Stefan Lainer | 17' |
| CB | 47 | Andre Wisdom |
| CB | 3 | Paulo Miranda |
| LB | 17 | Andreas Ulmer (c) | 70' |
| RM | 10 | Valentino Lazaro | 85' | 90+1' |
| CM | 27 | Konrad Laimer |
| CM | 8 | Diadie Samassékou |
| LM | 14 | Valon Berisha |
| FW | 9 | Hwang Hee-chan | 51' |
| FW | 94 | Wanderson | 84' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 33 | Alexander Walke |
| CB | 5 | Duje Caleta-Car | 90+1' |
| RB | 6 | Christian Schwegler | 70' |
| CM | 4 | Amadou Haidara | 84' |
| CM | 24 | Christoph Leitgeb |
| LM | 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| FW | 77 | Dimitri Oberlin |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar García ||

* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
* Seven named substitutes, of which up to four may be used.
