2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga
# 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. The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.

## Teams

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

### Stadia and locations

| 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

| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 the Austrian Football First League |

* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Austrian Cup, Red Bull Salzburg, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Austrian Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, the spot awarded to the second-placed team was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

## Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 29 May 2017

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

Top assists

As of 25 May 2017

Rank

Scorer

Club

Assists

1

Valon Berisha

Salzburg

8

2

Michael Ambichl

St. Pölten

7

Alexander Grünwald

Austria

Raphael Holzhauser

Austria

Stefan Lainer

Salzburg

6

Sascha Horvath

Sturm

6

Valentino Lazaro

Salzburg

Ismael Tajouri

Austria

9

Nikola Dovedan

Altach

5

Stefan Maierhofer

Mattersburg

Mario Pavelić

Rapid Wien

Michael Perlak

Mattersburg

Jonathan Soriano

Salzburg

Joachim Standfest

Wolfsberger AC

Lucas Venuto

Austria

Attendances

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

Annual awards

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year awarded to Andreas Ulmer

(Red Bull Salzburg)

Top goalscorer

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

Manager of the Year

The Manager of the Year awarded to Oscar Garcia

(Red Bull Salzburg)

Breakthrough of the Year

The Breakthrough of the Year awarded to Konrad Laimer

(Red Bull Salzburg)

Team of the Year

Walke

Miranda

Lainer

Netzer

Lykogiannis

Laimer

Grünwald

Berisha

Alar

Kayode

Venuto

Goalkeeper: Alexander Walke (Red Bull Salzburg)

Defence: Stefan Lainer (Red Bull Salzburg),

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

Midfield: Lucas Venuto (Austria Wien), Konrad Laimer (Red Bull Salzburg) , Alexander Grünwald (Austria Wien), Valon Berisha (Red Bull Salzburg)

Attack: Deni Alar (Sturm Graz), Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien)

References

↑ "Spielplan für die tipico Bundesliga 2016/17". www.bundesliga.at. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.↑ "Bundesliga.at - Torschützenliste" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 18 November 2016.↑ "Summary - Bundesliga - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 18 November 2016.

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