2015–16 Austrian Football First League

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.

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)

Teams

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]

Club NameCityStadiumCapacity
Austria KlagenfurtKlagenfurtWörthersee Stadion32,000
Austria LustenauLustenauReichshofstadion8,800
Austria SalzburgSalzburgMy Phone Austria Stadion1,600
Floridsdorfer ACViennaFAC-Platz3,000
Kapfenberger SVKapfenbergFranz-Fekete-Stadion12,000
LASKLinzLinzer Stadion14,100
LieferingSalzburgRed Bull Arena31,895
St. PöltenSankt PöltenNV Arena8,000
Wacker InnsbruckInnsbruckTivoli-Neu30,000
Wiener NeustadtWiener NeustadtStadion Wiener Neustadt10,000

Personnel and kits

ClubManagerCaptainKit ManufacturerSponsors
A. Klagenfurt Manfred Bender ErreàHanseatisches Fußball Kontor
A. Lustenau Lassaad Chabbi Nike
A. Salzburg Jørn Andersen PumaIntertops
Floridsdorfer Thomas Flögel PumaWien Energie
Kapfenberger Kurt Russ ErimaMurauer Bier
Linz Oliver Glasner JakoPlusCity
Liefering Thomas Letsch NikeRed Bull
St. Polten Karl Daxbacher JakoHypo Noe
Wacker Innsbruck Klaus Schmidt JakoTiroler Wasserkraft
Wiener Neustadt Günter Kreissl PumaBaumit

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1SKN St. Pölten (C, P)3626286834+3480Promotion to 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga
2LASK Linz3622686535+3072
3FC Wacker Innsbruck36178116147+1459
4FC Liefering[a]36176136549+1657
5SC Austria Lustenau36169115640+1657
6Kapfenberger SV36148146362+150
7SC Wiener Neustadt36129153949−1045
8SK Austria Klagenfurt[b] (R)36810184362−1934Relegation to 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga
9SV Austria Salzburg[c] (R)36711184573−2826
10Floridsdorfer AC[d]3645272377−5417
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:

Results

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.

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2015. Source: Austrian Football First League (in German)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ AwayAKLALUSVAFLOKAPLINLIESTPWKRWN
Austria Klagenfurt0–20–21–21–40–50–00–25–20–2
Austria Lustenau2–04–11–12–20–21–14–23–01–1
Austria Salzburg1–21–10–10–41–30–00–11–02–2
Floridsdorfer AC0–21–12–10–12–20–30–30–10–1
Kapfenberger SV2–22–41–14–11–22–10–12–24–2
LASK Linz2–10–22–14–01–11–02–01–02–1
Liefering3–12–24–03–11–01–41–20–11–1
St. Pölten1–03–06–23–02–13–21–21–03–2
Wacker Innsbruck3–11–02–23–02–21–11–20–21–2
Wiener Neustadt0–01–11–21–01–32–11–00–30–2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2016. Source: Austrian Football First League (in German)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 25 May 2016.[8]
RankScorerClubGoals
1 Thomas PichlmannFC Wacker Innsbruck20
2 Daniel Lucas SegoviaSKN St. Pölten19
3 Julian WießmeierSC Austria Lustenau15
4 Patrik ElerSK Austria Klagenfurt14
René GartlerLASK Linz
6 Seifedin ChabbiSC Austria Lustenau13
7 Fabiano de Lima Campos MariaLASK Linz11
Manuel HartlSKN St. Pölten
9 Jorge Elias dos SantosKapfenberger SV10
Marco Perchtold
11 Rajko RepSK Austria Klagenfurt9
João Victor Santos SáKapfenberger SV

Top assists

As of 25 May 2016.[9]
RankScorerClubAssists
1 Ernst ÖbsterSV Austria Salzburg11
2 Michael AmbichlSKN St. Pölten10
3 Dominik FrieserKapfenberger SV9
Manuel KerheLASK Linz
4 Florian FleckerKapfenberger SV8
Manuel HartlSKN St. Pölten
Dimitry ImbongoLASK Linz
8 Florian JamnickFC Wacker Innsbruck7
Sandro ZakanySK Austria Klagenfurt
10 Rene GartlerLASK Linz6

See also

References

External links

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