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
Stadia and locations
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
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Iceland Helgi Kolviðsson | Austria Harald Dürr | Umbro | ZIMA |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Germany Edmund Stöhr | Austria Konstantin Wawra | Lotto | Lenze |
| First Vienna | Austria Alfred Tatar | Austria Ernst Dospel | Nike | PayLife |
| Grödig | Austria Adi Hütter | Spain Ione Cabrera | Nike | Scholz |
| Hartberg | Austria Paul Gludovatz | Austria Jürgen Rindler | Jako | Lopoca |
| Horn | Austria Michael Streiter | Serbia Aleksandar Djordjević | Umbro | Shopping Horn |
| Kapfenberger SV | Austria Klaus Schmidt | Austria David Sencar | Erima | Murauer |
| Lustenau | Austria Daniel Madlener | Austria Mario Bolter | Nike | Prometheus |
| Rheindorf Altach | Austria Damir Canadi | Austria Martin Kobras | Jako | Cashpoint |
| St. Pölten | Austria Martin Scherb | Austria Michael Popp | Jako | Hypo Noe Gruppe |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|
| Grödig | Austria Heimo Pfeifenberger | Contract expired | 31 May 2012 | Pre-season | Austria Adi Hütter | |
| Hartberg | Austria Walter Hörmann | Contract expired | 11 June 2012 | Austria Andreas Moriggl | |
| Rheindorf Altach | Germany Edmund Stöhr | Contract expired | 30 June 2012 | Germany Rainer Scharinger | |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Austria Thomas Weissenböck | Sacked | 22 September 2012 | 9th | Germany Edmund Stöhr | |
| Hartberg | Austria Andreas Moriggl | Sacked | 15 October 2012 | 7th | Austria Paul Gludovatz | |
| Kapfenberger SV | Germany Thomas von Heesen | Appointed as Sport director | 10 November 2012 | 9th | Austria Klaus Schmidt | |
| Rheindorf Altach | Germany Rainer Scharinger | Sacked | 7 January 2013 | 4th | Austria Damir Canadi | |
| Lustenau | Austria Damir Canadi | Signed by Rheindorf Altach | 8 January 2013 | 5th | Austria Daniel Madlener | |
League table
| 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 |
Top scorers
Promotion/relegation playoffs
Teams
- 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
| Liefering | 2 – 0 | LASK Linz |
|---|
| Savić 71' Ćorić 90+2' | | |
| Parndorf | 2 – 1 | Blau-Weiß Linz |
|---|
| Horvath 33' Koller 75' | | Hartl 54' |
Second leg
| LASK Linz | 0 – 3 | Liefering |
|---|
| | André Silva 4' Savić 27' Konrad 47' |
FC Liefering win 5-0 on aggregate and are promoted to the Austrian First League
SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 win 3-1 on aggregate and are promoted to the Austrian First League
External links