2008-09 Austrian football championship

Austrian Bundesliga
Season	2008–09
Champions	FC Red Bull Salzburg
Relegated	SCR Altach
Matches played	180
Goals scored	588 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marc Janko; (39 goals)
	← 2007-08 2009–10 →

The 2008-09 Austrian football championship was the 98th season of the top league in Austria. FC Red Bull Salzburg won the 5th title and the 2nd since the Red Bull take over. Starting this season, the sponsor name of the Bundesliga changed from T-Mobile Bundesliga to tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile. The Austrian sports betting provider tipp3 replaced T-Mobile as the new main sponsor. The mobile phone company remained as a subsponsor of the Bundesliga.

Mode

In the 2008/09 season, as in previous years, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds. Each team played twice at home and twice away against each of the nine other teams. the ten teams played for three international starting places, one Champions League place and two Europa League places.

Final table

Pl.	Name	M	W	D	L	P
1.	FC Red Bull Salzburg	36	23	5	8	74
2.	SK Rapid Wien	36	21	7	8	70
3.	FK Austria Wien	36	17	11	8	62
4.	SK Sturm Graz	36	17	9	10	60 ^[1]
5.	SV Ried	36	17	9	10	60^[2]
6.	SK Austria Kärnten	36	11	8	17	41
7.	LASK	36	11	4	21	37
8.	Kapfenberger SV	36	10	6	20	36
9.	SV Mattersburg	36	8	9	19	33
10.	SCR Altach	36	8	6	22	30

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Matches

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Round 1

Date	Team 1	Team2
8 July 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SK Rapid Wien	3-1
9 July 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SV Mattersburg	6-0
9 July 2008	FK Austria Wien	SK Austria Kärnten	1-1
9 July 2008	Kapfenberger SV	LASK	0-1
9 July 2008	SV Ried	SCR Altach	3-0

Round 2

Date	Team 1	Team2
12 July 2008	SK Rapid Wien	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-2
12 July 2008	SCR Altach	LASK	1-3
12 July 2008	SV Mattersburg	SV Ried	2-1
13 July 2008	Kapfenberger SV	FK Austria Wien	2-2
6 August 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	SK Sturm Graz	0-2

Round 3

Date	Team 1	Team2
18 July 2008	SV Ried	Kapfenberger SV	2-1
19 July 2008	SK Rapid Wien	SK Austria Kärnten	1-0
20 July 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SCR Altach	3-0
20 July 2008	LASK	FK Austria Wien	0-1
23 July 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SV Mattersburg	3-0

Round 4

Date	Team 1	Team2
25 July 2008	LASK	SK Austria Kärnten	3-2
26 July 2008	FK Austria Wien	SV Ried	3-1
26 July 2008	SV Mattersburg	SK Rapid Wien	0-1
27 July 2008	Kapfenberger SV	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-1
29 July 2008	SCR Altach	SK Sturm Graz	1-0

Round 5

Date	Team 1	Team2
1 August 2008	SV Mattersburg	SCR Altach	3-1
2 August 2008	SK Rapid Wien	Kapfenberger SV	3-1
3 August 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	LASK	1-0
3 August 2008	SV Ried	SK Austria Kärnten	0-0
3 August 2008	SK Sturm Graz	FK Austria Wien	0-0

Round 6

Date	Team 1	Team2
8 August 2008	LASK	SV Ried	2-1
9 August 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	SV Mattersburg	2-0
9 August 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SK Sturm Graz	1-3
9 August 2008	SCR Altach	SK Rapid Wien	2-7
10 August 2008	FK Austria Wien	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3-2

Round 7

Date	Team 1	Team2
23 August 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SV Ried	2-1
23 August 2008	SCR Altach	SK Austria Kärnten	0-3
23 August 2008	SV Mattersburg	Kapfenberger SV	2-1
23 August 2008	SK Sturm Graz	LASK	2-0
24 August 2008	SK Rapid Wien	FK Austria Wien	3-0

Round 8

Date	Team 1	Team2
29 August 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SCR Altach	3-2
30 August 2008	LASK	SK Rapid Wien	2-5
31 August 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-0
31 August 2008	FK Austria Wien	SV Mattersburg	2-1
31 August 2008	SV Ried	SK Sturm Graz	4-1

Round 9

Date	Team 1	Team2
19 September 2008	SK Rapid Wien	SV Ried	1-1
20 September 2008	LASK	SV Mattersburg	2-1
21 September 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	Kapfenberger SV	6-0
21 September 2008	SCR Altach	FK Austria Wien	0-1
21 September 2008	SK Sturm Graz	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-2

Round 10

Date	Team 1	Team2
23 September 2008	SV Ried	SK Rapid Wien	1-0
24 September 2008	SV Mattersburg	LASK	1-4
24 September 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SK Austria Kärnten	0-2
24 September 2008	FK Austria Wien	SCR Altach	2-1
24 September 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SK Sturm Graz	3-1

Round 11

Date	Team 1	Team2
27 September 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	FK Austria Wien	0-1
27 September 2008	LASK	Kapfenberger SV	2-0
27 September 2008	SCR Altach	SV Ried	0-1
27 September 2008	SV Mattersburg	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-2
28 September 2008	SK Rapid Wien	SK Sturm Graz	2-1

Round 12

Date	Team 1	Team2
3 October 2008	SV Ried	SV Mattersburg	0-0
4 October 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SK Austria Kärnten	3-0
5 October 2008	FK Austria Wien	Kapfenberger SV	0-0
5 October 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SK Rapid Wien	1-0
5 October 2008	LASK	SCR Altach	1-3

Round 13

Date	Team 1	Team2
18 October 2008	FK Austria Wien	LASK	5-0
18 October 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SV Ried	2-0
18 October 2008	SV Mattersburg	SK Sturm Graz	5-6
19 October 2008	SCR Altach	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3-4
4 November 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	SK Rapid Wien	3-3

Round 14

Date	Team 1	Team2
24 October 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Kapfenberger SV	7-3
25 October 2008	SK Rapid Wien	SV Mattersburg	1-0
25 October 2008	SV Ried	FK Austria Wien	3-1
25 October 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SCR Altach	6-0
26 October 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	LASK	1-0

Round 15

Date	Team 1	Team2
31 October 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SK Rapid Wien	0-2
1 November 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	SV Ried	1-1
1 November 2008	LASK	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0-2
1 November 2008	SCR Altach	SV Mattersburg	2-2
2 November 2008	FK Austria Wien	SK Sturm Graz	1-3

Round 16

Date	Team 1	Team2
7 November 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	FK Austria Wien	5-1
8 November 2008	SK Rapid Wien	SCR Altach	5-1
8 November 2008	SV Mattersburg	SK Austria Kärnten	0-0
8 November 2008	SK Sturm Graz	Kapfenberger SV	2-0
9 November 2008	SV Ried	LASK	3-0

Round 17

Date	Team 1	Team2
11 November 2008	FK Austria Wien	SK Rapid Wien	2-0
12 November 2008	SK Austria Kärnten	SCR Altach	2-1
12 November 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SV Mattersburg	2-1
12 November 2008	LASK	SK Sturm Graz	0-3
12 November 2008	SV Ried	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-2

Round 18

Date	Team 1	Team2
15 November 2008	SK Rapid Wien	LASK	5-0
15 November 2008	SCR Altach	Kapfenberger SV	3-0
15 November 2008	SV Mattersburg	FK Austria Wien	0-0
15 November 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SV Ried	3-0
16 November 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SK Austria Kärnten	4-1

Round 19

Date	Team 1	Team2
22 November 2008	FK Austria Wien	SV Ried	3-1
22 November 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Kapfenberger SV	2-5
22 November 2008	LASK	SK Austria Kärnten	0-2
22 November 2008	SCR Altach	SV Mattersburg	4-1
23 November 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SK Rapid Wien	2-2

Round 20

Date	Team 1	Team2
29 November 2008	Kapfenberger SV	FK Austria Wien	1-2
29 November 2008	SK Rapid Wien	SCR Altach	8-1
29 November 2008	SV Ried	LASK	1-0
30 November 2008	SV Mattersburg	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-4
18 March 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	SK Sturm Graz	4-2

Round 21

Date	Team 1	Team2
5 December 2008	LASK	SK Sturm Graz	1-0
6 December 2008	SCR Altach	SK Austria Kärnten	2-5
6 December 2008	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SV Ried	2-0
6 December 2008	Kapfenberger SV	SV Mattersburg	3-1
7 December 2008	FK Austria Wien	SK Rapid Wien	2-2

Round 22

Date	Team 1	Team2
13 December 2008	SV Mattersburg	FK Austria Wien	0-2
13 December 2008	SV Ried	Kapfenberger SV	3-0
13 December 2008	SK Sturm Graz	SCR Altach	3-1
14 December 2008	SK Rapid Wien	LASK	1-1
4 March 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0

Round 23

Date	Team 1	Team2
20 February 2009	SV Mattersburg	SV Ried	2-2
21 February 2009	Kapfenberger SV	SK Austria Kärnten	2-1
22 February 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SK Rapid Wien	2-1
10 March 2009	FK Austria Wien	SK Sturm Graz	2-0
10 March 2009	SCR Altach	LASK	1-1

Round 24

Date	Team 1	Team2
27 February 2009	SCR Altach	FK Austria Wien	2-1
28 February 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	SV Mattersburg	0-0
28 February 2009	SK Rapid Wien	SV Ried	1-0
28 February 2009	SK Sturm Graz	Kapfenberger SV	1-3
1 March 2009	LASK	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0-3

Round 25

Date	Team 1	Team2
7 March 2009	FK Austria Wien	LASK	4-0
7 March 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SK Sturm Graz	2-1
7 March 2009	SV Ried	SK Austria Kärnten	2-0
8 March 2009	SV Mattersburg	SK Rapid Wien	0-3
25 March 2009	Kapfenberger SV	SCR Altach	1-1

Round 26

Date	Team 1	Team2
13 March 2009	SK Sturm Graz	SV Ried	1-1
14 March 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	FK Austria Wien	1-1
14 March 2009	LASK	SV Mattersburg	0-0
14 March 2009	SK Rapid Wien	Kapfenberger SV	6-0
15 March 2009	SCR Altach	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-2

Round 27

Date	Team 1	Team2
20 March 2009	Kapfenberger SV	LASK	4-1
21 March 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	SK Rapid Wien	1-3
21 March 2009	SV Ried	SCR Altach	3-2
21 March 2009	SK Sturm Graz	SV Mattersburg	1-0
22 March 2009	FK Austria Wien	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1-1

Round 28

Date	Team 1	Team2
4 April 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	FK Austria Wien	4-1
4 April 2009	LASK	Kapfenberger SV	2-2
4 April 2009	SCR Altach	SV Ried	1-1
4 April 2009	SV Mattersburg	SK Sturm Graz	0-0
5 April 2009	SK Rapid Wien	SK Austria Kärnten	4-2

Round 29

Date	Team 1	Team2
10 April 2009	SV Mattersburg	SCR Altach	5-4
11 April 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	LASK	0-1
11 April 2009	Kapfenberger SV	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0-2
11 April 2009	SV Ried	FK Austria Wien	0-0
12 April 2009	SK Rapid Wien	SK Sturm Graz	0-1

Round 30

Date	Team 1	Team2
17 April 2009	LASK	SV Ried	0-3
18 April 2009	FK Austria Wien	Kapfenberger SV	2-1
18 April 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SV Mattersburg	2-0
18 April 2009	SCR Altach	SK Rapid Wien	1-1
19 April 2009	SK Sturm Graz	SK Austria Kärnten	0-0

Round 31

Date	Team 1	Team2
24 April 2009	SV Ried	FC Red Bull Salzburg	3-0
25 April 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	SCR Altach	0-3
25 April 2009	SV Mattersburg	Kapfenberger SV	3-1
25 April 2009	SK Sturm Graz	LASK	2-0
26 April 2009	SK Rapid Wien	FK Austria Wien	3-2

Round 32

Date	Team 1	Team2
1 May 2009	FK Austria Wien	SV Mattersburg	0-0
2 May 2009	Kapfenberger SV	SV Ried	2-1
2 May 2009	LASK	SK Rapid Wien	0-2
2 May 2009	SCR Altach	SK Sturm Graz	1-1
3 May 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SK Austria Kärnten	6-0

Round 33

Date	Team 1	Team2
8 May 2009	LASK	SCR Altach	2-0
9 May 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	Kapfenberger SV	0-2
9 May 2009	SV Ried	SV Mattersburg	4-0
9 May 2009	SK Sturm Graz	FK Austria Wien	2-2
10 May 2009	SK Rapid Wien	FC Red Bull Salzburg	4-2

Round 34

Date	Team 1	Team2
15 May 2009	Kapfenberger SV	SK Sturm Graz	3-3
16 May 2009	FK Austria Wien	SCR Altach	4-1
16 May 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	LASK	2-1
16 May 2009	SV Mattersburg	SK Austria Kärnten	3-2
17 May 2009	SV Ried	SK Rapid Wien	3-0

Round 35

Date	Team 1	Team2
21 May 2009	SK Austria Kärnten	SV Ried	1-2
21 May 2009	LASK	FK Austria Wien	4-0
21 May 2009	SK Rapid Wien	SV Mattersburg	2-3
21 May 2009	SCR Altach	Kapfenberger SV	5-1
21 May 2009	SK Sturm Graz	FC Red Bull Salzburg	2-0

Round 36

Date	Team 1	Team2
31 May 2009	FK Austria Wien	SK Austria Kärnten	4-1
31 May 2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	SCR Altach	1-4
31 May 2009	Kapfenberger SV	SK Rapid Wien	0-4
31 May 2009	SV Mattersburg	LASK	3-1
31 May 2009	SV Ried	SK Sturm Graz	3-1

Champion squad

Goalkeepers: Timo Ochs (15 Spiele/0 Tore), Heinz-Dieter Arzberger (13/0), Eddie Gustafsson (9/0), Defenders: Ibrahim Sekagya (34/1), Laszlo Bodnar (28/2), Anis Boussaidi (28/1), Barry Opdam (25/0), Ronald Gercaliu (23/0), Andreas Ulmer (15/0), Rémo Meyer (10/0), Milan Dudić (9/1), Midfielders: Somen Tchoyi (32/6), Johan Vonlanthen (29/3), René Aufhauser (25/2), Karel Piták (16/4), Christoph Leitgeb (16/0), Patrik Ježek (15/2), Vladimír Janočko (14/5), Niko Kovač (12/0), Ernst Öbster (5/0), Forwards: Marc Janko (34/39), Robin Nelisse (32/12), Louis Ngwat-Mahop (27/3), Alexander Zickler (24/5). Coaching staff: Co Adriaanse (Coach), Michael Streiter ,Luc Nijholt (Assistance coaches), Herbert Ilsanker (Goalkeeper coach)

Top scorer

Name	Club	Goals
Marc Janko	FC Red Bull Salzburg	39 ^[5]
Erwin Hoffer	SK Rapid Wien	27
Stefan Maierhofer	SK Rapid Wien	23

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References

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↑ ̟+20
↑ Austria Soccer
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↑ Janko finished third in the European scorer list
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[2] ̟+20

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[5] Janko finished third in the European scorer list

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