2. Liga is an Austrian men’s football league, with recorded seasons spanning 2011 through 2025. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results, league standings, and player and team statistics, helping visitors track the competition across its available seasons in one place.
Upcoming matches, 2. Liga
Regular Season - 7
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- Regular Season - 7
Floridsdorfer AC
FC Liefering
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- Regular Season - 7
WSPG Wels
First Vienna
HUBER Arena -
- Regular Season - 7
SV Kapfenberg
SKU Amstetten
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- Regular Season - 7
FC BW Linz
Admira Wacker
Hofmann Personal Stadion -
- Regular Season - 7
Voitsberg
Austria Salzburg
Münzer Bioindustrie Sportpark Voitsberg -
- Regular Season - 7
Sturm Graz II
Wacker Innsbruck
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- Regular Season - 7
SKN ST. Polten
Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
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- Regular Season - 7
Austria Vienna (Am)
Rapid Wien II
Regular Season - 8
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- Regular Season - 8
SKU Amstetten
FC BW Linz
Ertl Glas-Stadion
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- Regular Season - 8
SV Kapfenberg
Austria Vienna (Am)
Latest played matches, 2. Liga
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season - 5
2. Liga Standings
1-Liga
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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FC BW Linz | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 15 | WLWWW |
| 2 |
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First Vienna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | WWWDL |
| 3 |
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FC Liefering | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | LWWDL |
| 4 |
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Austria Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 10 | DLWLW |
| 5 |
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Wacker Innsbruck | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | DLWWL |
| 6 |
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Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | WLWDW |
| 7 |
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Floridsdorfer AC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | LWWDL |
| 8 |
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SKU Amstetten | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | WLDDW |
| 9 |
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Admira Wacker | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | WWLWL |
| 10 |
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Austria Vienna (Am) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | LWLWW |
| 11 |
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Sturm Graz II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 7 | DWLLW |
| 12 |
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SKN ST. Polten | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | WWLLL |
| 13 |
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Voitsberg | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 | DLLDW |
| 14 |
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Rapid Wien II | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 | LLLWL |
| 15 |
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WSPG Wels | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | LLDLW |
| 16 |
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SV Kapfenberg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 3 | LWLLL |
2. Liga Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
2. Liga teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| SV Kapfenberg | 14 |
| Austria Lustenau | 13 |
| FC Liefering | 13 |
| Floridsdorfer AC | 12 |
| SV Horn | 11 |
| SKN ST. Polten | 10 |
| FC BW Linz | 9 |
| SKU Amstetten | 8 |
| Wacker Innsbruck | 7 |
| SV Lafnitz | 7 |
| First Vienna | 7 |
| Austria Vienna (Am) | 6 |
| Ried | 5 |
| TSV Hartberg | 5 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | 5 |
| SK Vorwarts Steyr | 5 |
| Dornbirn | 5 |
| Grazer AK | 5 |
| Rapid Wien II | 5 |
| Admira Wacker | 4 |
| Lask Linz | 4 |
| SC Wiener Neustadt | 4 |
| Lask Juniors Linz | 4 |
| Sturm Graz II | 4 |
| SCR Altach | 3 |
| WSG Wattens | 3 |
| Stripfing | 3 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | 3 |
| SV Mattersburg | 2 |
| Grödig | 2 |
| Austria Salzburg | 2 |
| Lustenau | 2 |
| Wacker Innsbruck (Am) | 1 |
| Parndorf | 1 |
| Leoben | 1 |
| Voitsberg | 1 |
| WAC / St. Andrä | 1 |
| WSPG Wels | 1 |
2. Liga top scorer teams
2. Liga About
2. Liga is Austria’s second-tier men’s league, currently known for sponsorship purposes as the Admiral 2. Liga. It sits directly below the Admiral Bundesliga in the Austrian football pyramid and provides the principal national competition for clubs seeking promotion to the top flight. The league is operated by the Austrian Football Bundesliga and combines established professional sides, ambitious regional clubs and eligible reserve teams from Bundesliga organisations.
Role in Austrian football
The competition’s central purpose is to bridge regional football and the fully professional top division. It gives clubs from across Austria a national platform while offering developing players regular football at a demanding level. That combination has made the league an important development environment and a focus for scouting, even though its matches are played within the domestic Austrian system.
The competition was formed in 1974 and has undergone several naming phases. Austrian Erste Liga is a historical name associated with the division, while Admiral 2. Liga is the current sponsored identity described in recent competition material. Across its development, the league has remained the second level of Austrian football and the main sporting route towards the Bundesliga.
Clubs, eligibility and access
Entry is governed by sporting achievement as well as licensing. The bottom-placed club in the Admiral Bundesliga drops into the 2. Liga, while champions from the Regionalliga East, Regionalliga Central and Regionalliga West can move up from the regional tiers. Promotion is not automatic: a successful regional club must satisfy the professional licensing, financial and infrastructural requirements set for participation at this level.
Reserve or B-teams belonging to Bundesliga clubs may also compete. Their presence supports player development and gives young professionals a stronger competitive setting, but these teams are not eligible for promotion to the top division. Where a reserve side finishes in a position that would otherwise lead to promotion, the relevant competition regulations determine how the place is handled.
Competition format
The 2. Liga uses a single national league table and a traditional double round-robin schedule. The standard structure consists of 16 teams, with each club meeting every other side twice: once at home and once away. This produces 30 matches for each team across the regular league programme. There is no standard group stage or knockout phase, and the final ranking is determined by accumulated results over the season.
The points system follows the familiar football model: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Matches are normally settled in regular time, with extra time not part of the ordinary league fixture. It is reserved for specific playoff situations where the applicable regulations require a winner.
When clubs finish level on points, the usual ranking sequence begins with goal difference and goals scored, followed by head-to-head performance and then the number of victories. The precise application of tie-breakers is subject to the regulations governing the relevant edition, but the principle is consistent: the table rewards both overall scoring performance and results against directly competing clubs.
Teams are currently permitted to make five substitutions, using no more than three substitution stoppages during a match. This rule reflects the modern professional framework applied to the competition while preserving the normal rhythm of a league fixture.
Season calendar and progression
The season generally runs from late July or August through May, following the European football calendar. A substantial winter interval is customary between the end of the autumn programme and the resumption of competitive matches, reflecting Austria’s climate and the practical demands of football in alpine conditions. Fixtures are frequently scheduled for Friday evenings, although the calendar can also include matches on other days.
The champion earns direct promotion to the Admiral Bundesliga, subject to meeting the required licence conditions. Promotion brings the sporting status and financial opportunities associated with top-flight football, as well as a chance to compete against Austria’s leading clubs. At the other end of the table, the bottom three teams are relegated to the Regionalligen and return to the regional level from which many clubs have emerged.
The league also forms part of the wider Austrian football ecosystem through the Austrian Cup. Participation offers clubs another route to national recognition and, depending on the applicable cup outcomes and qualification rules, a possible pathway towards UEFA competition. For most teams, however, the defining objective remains promotion, consolidation in the professional game or survival in the national second tier.
A competition with a development role
The 2. Liga is more than a holding point between amateur and elite football. Its licensing framework encourages clubs to strengthen their facilities and administration, its national schedule tests regional champions against experienced opponents, and its eligibility rules allow reserve teams to develop players in a competitive environment. That blend of promotion pressure, professional standards and talent development explains the enduring importance of the Austrian 2. Liga within the country’s football structure.