2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga
	Champions Red Bull Salzburg
Season	2011–12
Dates	16 July 2011 – 17 May 2012
Champions	Red Bull Salzburg
Relegated	Kapfenberger SV
Champions League	Red Bull Salzburg
Europa League	Rapid Wien; Admira Wacker Mödling; SV Ried
Matches played	180
Goals scored	438 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jakob Jantscher; Stefan Maierhofer
Total attendance	1,297,902
Average attendance	7,211
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 100th season of top-tier football in Austria and was contested by ten teams. The Austrian football champion was determined in four heats. The championship began on 16 July 2011 and ended on 17 May 2012 with the completion of the 36th and final round.^[1]

The champion was Red Bull Salzburg for the seventh time. Rapid Wien was the runner-up by six points. While Salzburg became eligible for the qualification to the UEFA Champions League (second round) by winning the championship, Rapid and third-place Admira Wacker Mödling – the most successful promoted team in Bundesliga history – became eligible to play in a qualification for the UEFA Europa League (second round). Sixth-place SV Ried was also eligible because of its participation in the cup final of the Europa League.

Kapfenberger SV ended the championship in last place and therefore had to move down to the second-level First League after four seasons in the Bundesliga.

Overview

Clubs in the tipp3-Bundesliga 2011–12

Supported by the sports betting provider tipp3 as the main sponsor, the Bundesliga is the highest league in Austrian soccer and held its 92nd season in 2011–12. The secondary sponsor is the mobile service provider T-Mobile Austria which is the reason why the official name of the league is tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile. After six years, the promoted club FC Admira Wacker was again represented in Austria’s highest league. The team replaced the relegated club LASK Linz.^[2]

With the exception of Vorarlberg and Carinthia, all Austrian federal states were represented in the Bundesliga. Vienna, Lower Austria, and Styria each had two clubs.

The television provider sky Deutschland had the rights to show all Bundesliga matches in full length, which were broadcast in a pay television format on the channel sky sport austria. For the first time, the station showed all games not only in the well-known conference circuit but also individual matches. In addition, ORF had the broadcasting rights to each “Top Match of the Round” – mostly on Sundays, but also on Wednesdays for weekday rounds. This arrangement did not apply in the last two rounds, in which all games had to be held at the same time. Consequently, ORF was permitted to show a 45-minute summary of the remaining four matches in each round.

Method

In the 2011–12 season, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds as had been done in previous years. The draw was redone after the ninth and 27th rounds. Each team thus played against every other team twice at home and twice away.

The champion Red Bull Salzburg was eligible for the second qualification round for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. The second and third place clubs (Rapid Wien and Trenkwalder Admira) as well as the Austrian Cup winner were eligible to start in the second or third qualification round for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Should the Austrian Cup winner also be Austrian champion, the loser of the cup final would start in the Europa League. The tenth-place club, Kapfenberger SV, had to move down to the second level league, the First League.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Red Bull Salzburg (C)	36	19	11	6	60	30	+30	68	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Rapid Wien	36	16	14	6	52	30	+22	62	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round^[a]
3	Admira Wacker Mödling	36	15	10	11	59	52	+7	55	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
4	Austria Wien	36	14	12	10	52	44	+8	54
5	Sturm Graz	36	12	15	9	47	41	+6	51
6	Ried	36	11	15	10	44	38	+6	48	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
7	Wacker Innsbruck	36	10	15	11	36	45	−9	45
8	Mattersburg	36	9	11	16	41	43	−2	38
9	Wiener Neustadt	36	6	15	15	26	51	−25	33
10	Kapfenberger SV (R)	36	5	8	23	21	64	−43	23	Relegation to Austrian Football First League

Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Since 2011–12 Austrian Cup winners Red Bull Salzburg qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, so cup runners-up Ried qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Moreover, Rapid Wien were moved up a round as the cup winner spot was not used.

Results

The match table below displays the results of all games in the season. The home team is listed in the left column and the away team in the upper row. The home team’s score is listed first.

First half of season

Home \ Away	ADM	AWI	KAP	MAT	RWI	RBS	RIE	STU	WKR	WN
Admira Wacker Mödling		0–3	1–1	2–1	4–3	2–1	1–1	4–2	3–2	3–0
Austria Wien	2–4		5–0	0–0	1–1	3–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–2
Kapfenberger SV	0–0	2–2		1–0	0–0	1–3	1–3	3–0	2–3	0–2
Mattersburg	0–0	2–4	2–0		1–2	3–0	2–3	3–3	1–1	1–2
Rapid Wien	2–0	0–3	5–1	1–1		4–2	0–0	3–2	0–0	1–1
Red Bull Salzburg	2–1	2–0	6–0	0–0	0–0		1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0
Ried	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–3		1–1	1–0	2–0
Sturm Graz	3–1	5–1	1–0	2–2	1–0	2–1	1–0		1–1	5–0
Wacker Innsbruck	2–2	0–0	3–1	1–1	0–3	0–1	0–5	1–0		2–0
Wiener Neustadt	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	0–0	2–2	3–1	0–0

Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ Away	ADM	AWI	KAP	MAT	RWI	RBS	RIE	STU	WKR	WN
Admira Wacker Mödling		3–2	3–1	0–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0
Austria Wien	2–1		0–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1
Kapfenberger SV	2–3	1–0		1–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0
Mattersburg	1–2	2–0	2–0		0–1	0–1	4–1	0–2	0–1	0–1
Rapid Wien	2–1	0–0	3–0	1–1		0–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–1
Red Bull Salzburg	2–0	3–0	2–0	0–1	3–1		2–0	0–0	2–0	2–1
Ried	2–1	0–1	3–0	2–0	2–3	0–1		1–1	1–1	2–2
Sturm Graz	0–3	3–1	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–2	0–0		1–0	0–1
Wacker Innsbruck	2–1	0–1	2–0	3–6	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–1		2–0
Wiener Neustadt	1–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–5	1–1	0–0	0–0

Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Goal scoring statistics

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jakob Jantscher	Red Bull Salzburg	14
1	Stefan Maierhofer	Red Bull Salzburg	14
3	Darko Bodul	Sturm Graz	12
	Patrick Bürger	SV Mattersburg
	Roland Linz	Austria Wien
6	Patrik Ježek	Admira Wacker Mödling	11
7	Philipp Hosiner	Admira Wacker Mödling	10
8	Deni Alar	Rapid Wien	9
9	Nacer Barazite	Austria Wien	8
	Roman Kienast	Sturm Graz / Austria Wien
	Atdhe Nuhiu	Rapid Wien
	Christopher Wernitznig	Wacker Innsbruck

League leader after each round:

Cities, venues, and attendance

City	Residents	Club	Stadium	Capacity	Total attendance	Average attendance	± from 2010–11
Graz	257,328	Sturm Graz	UPC-Arena	15,322	194,824	10,824	−10.66%
Innsbruck	119,249	Wacker Innsbruck	Tivoli-Neu	15,400	116,679	6,482	−38.64%
Kapfenberg	21,812	Kapfenberger SV	Franz-Fekete-Stadion	7,500	59,730	3,318	−2.35%
Mödling	20,438	Admira Wacker Mödling	Bundesstadion Südstadt	12,000	87,272	4,848	+141.07%
Mattersburg	6,954	SV Mattersburg	Pappelstadion	15,700	77,980	4,332	+11.32%
Ried im Innkreis	11,409	SV Ried	Keine Sorgen Arena	7,600	84,700	5,261	−20.24%
Salzburg	147,571	Red Bull Salzburg	Red Bull Arena	30,188	177,300	9,850	+0.60%
Vienna	1,713,957	Austria Wien	Generali Arena	13,500	155,747	8,653	−8.93%
Vienna	1,713,957	Rapid Wien	Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion¹	17,500	291,600	16,200	+1.53%
Wiener Neustadt	40,708	Wiener Neustadt	Stadion Wiener Neustadt	7,700	52,070	2,893	−20.53%
¹ Rapid Wien held both of its home games against local rival Austria Wien in Ernst-Happel-Stadion which has a capacity of 50,865.

The champions Red Bull Salzburg

Goalkeepers: Alexander Walke (21 Games/0 Goals), Eddie Gustafsson (15/0), Defensemen: Ibrahim Sekagya (26/1) (c), Christian Schwegler (22/0), Martin Hinteregger (21/0), Andreas Ulmer (20/1), Stefan Hierländer (20/0), Franz Schiemer (19/0), Petri Pasanen (18/0), Douglas (11/0), Jefferson (8/0), Chema Antón (4/0), Midfielders: Dušan Švento (31/3), Jakob Jantscher (27/14), Gonzalo Zárate (25/1), Christoph Leitgeb (23/2), Georg Teigl (23/2), Rasmus Lindgren (20/1), Simon Cziommer (18/0), David Mendes da Silva (16/1), Cristiano (15/3), Luigi Bruins (3/0), Daniel Offenbacher (2/0), Stefan Savić (2/0), Felix Adjei (1/0), Strikers: Leonardo Santiago (30/4), Stefan Maierhofer (29/14), Roman Wallner (14/3), Jonathan Soriano (11/3), Alan (5/3), Alex Rafael (1/0). Management: Ricardo Moniz (Coach), Niko Kovač (Assistant coach), Herbert Ilsanker (Goalie coach), Oliver Glasner (Athletic coordinator).

References

^ Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga schedule Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (PDF file, 77KB; retrieved on June 14, 2011)
^ Bundesliga extended name sponsorship^{[permanent dead link‍]} retrieved on August 12, 2010

External links

Bundesliga website (in German)

[table_note_res_EL30.086438787675667-3] Since 2011–12 Austrian Cup winners Red Bull Salzburg qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, so cup runners-up Ried qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Moreover, Rapid Wien were moved up a round as the cup winner spot was not used.

[Rahmenterminplan_BL-1] Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga schedule Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (PDF file, 77KB; retrieved on June 14, 2011)

[2] Bundesliga extended name sponsorship^{[permanent dead link‍]} retrieved on August 12, 2010

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v t e 2011–12 in Austrian football
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
Domestic leagues	Bundesliga First League Regional League
Domestic cups	Austrian Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying (Group A)
Club seasons
Bundesliga	Admira Austria Wien Kapfenberg Mattersburg Rapid Wien Red Bull Salzburg Ried Sturm Graz Wacker Innsbruck Wiener Neustadt
First League	Austria Lustenau Blau-Weiß Linz First Vienna Grödig Hartberg LASK Linz Lustenau Rheindorf Altach St. Pölten WAC/St. Andrä
List of Austrian football transfers 2011–12

v t e 2011–12 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '11 '12–'13 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '11 '12 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '11 '12 Faroe Islands '11 '12 Finland '11 '12 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '11 '12 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '11 '12 Latvia '11 '12 Lithuania '11 '12 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '11 '12 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '11 '12 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '11 '12 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '11 '12 Finland '11 '12 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '11 '12 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '11 '12 Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '11 '12 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '11 '12 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '11 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '11 '12 France Hungary Iceland '11 '12 Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '11 '12 Scotland Turkey Wales
Supercups	Albania Belarus Belgium Bulgaria England France Georgia Germany Italy Kazakhstan Moldova Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden ~~Turkey~~ Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup