Bundesliga
national league club competition in Austrian football
Key facts
- Organising body
- Österreichische Fußball Bundesliga
- Founded
- 1974 ; 52 years ago ( 1974 )
- Country
- Austria
- Confederation
- UEFA
- Number of clubs
- 12 (since 2018–19 )
- Relegation to
- 2. Liga
- Domestic cup
- Austrian Cup
- International cup s
- UEFA Champions League , UEFA Europa League , UEFA Conference League
- Current champions
- LASK (2nd title) , ( 2025–26 )
- Most championships
- Rapid Wien (32 titles)
- Most appearances
- Heribert Weber (581)
- Top scorer
- Hans Krankl (270)
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The Bundesliga (German: Bundesliga [ˈbʊndəsˌliːɡa], "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.
The Austrian Bundesliga, which began in the 1974–75 season, has been a separate registered association since 1 December 1991. It has been won the most by the two Viennese giants Austria Wien, who were national champions 24 times, and Rapid Wien, who won the national title 32 times. The current champions are SK Sturm Graz. Phillip Thonhauser is president of the Austrian Bundesliga. The Austrian Football Bundesliga is currently known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons.