title: 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga
text: # 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga
  
  The 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 105th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016. The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.
  
  ## Teams
  
  St. Pölten, the 2015–16 First League champion, returned to the top level 22 years after their relegation.
  
  ### Stadia and locations
  
  | Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Admira Wacker Mödling | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ-Arena | 10,800 |
  | Austria Wien | Vienna | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | 50,865 |
  | Rapid Wien | Vienna | Allianz Stadion | 28,000 |
  | Red Bull Salzburg | Wals-Siezenheim | Red Bull Arena | 30,188 |
  | Rheindorf Altach | Altach | Stadion Schnabelholz | 8,500 |
  | SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,334 |
  | St. Pölten | Sankt Pölten | NV Arena | 8,000 |
  | Sturm Graz | Graz | Merkur-Arena | 15,323 |
  | SV Mattersburg | Mattersburg | Pappelstadion | 17,100 |
  | Wolfsberger AC | Wolfsberg | Lavanttal-Arena | 7,300 |
  
  ### Personnel and kits
  
  | Team | Chairman | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Admira Wacker | Philip Thonhauser | Oliver Lederer | Nike | Flyeralarm |
  | SCR Altach | Johannes Engl | Martin Scherb | Jako | Cashpoint |
  | Austria Wien | Wolfgang Katzian | Thorsten Fink | Nike | Verbund |
  | Rapid Wien | Michael Krammer | Damir Canadi | adidas | Wien Energie |
  | SV Ried | Johann Willminger | Christian Benbennek | hummel | Josko |
  | RB Salzburg | Rudolf Theierl | Óscar García | Nike | Red Bull |
  | St. Pölten | Gottfried Tröstl | Jochen Fallmann | Jako | Hypo Noe |
  | Sturm Graz | Christian Jauk | Franco Foda | Lotto | Puntigamer |
  | SV Mattersburg | Martin Pucher | Ivica Vastić | Puma | Bauwelt Koch |
  | Wolfsberger AC | Dietmar Riegler | Heimo Pfeifenberger | Jako | RZ Pellets |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Red Bull Salzburg (C) | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
  | 2 | Austria Wien | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | Sturm Graz | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 4 | Rheindorf Altach | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
  | 5 | Rapid Wien | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 46 | |
  | 6 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 46 | |
  | 7 | Mattersburg | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 43 | |
  | 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 42 | |
  | 9 | St. Pölten | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 37 | |
  | 10 | Ried (R) | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 35 | Relegation to the Austrian Football First League |
  
  * ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Austrian Cup, Red Bull Salzburg, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Austrian Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, the spot awarded to the second-placed team was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  
  ## Season statistics
  
  Top goalscorers
  
  As of 29 May 2017
  
  Rank
  
  Scorerbb
  
  Club
  
  Goals
  
  1
  
  Olarenwaju Kayode
  
  Austria
  
  17
  
  2
  
  Deni Alar
  
  Sturm
  
  16
  
  3
  
  Hwang Hee-chan
  
  Salzburg
  
  12
  
  4
  
  Takumi Minamino
  
  Salzburg
  
  11
  
  Alexander Grünwald
  
  Austria
  
  6
  
  Dimitri Oberlin
  
  Altach
  
  10
  
  Christoph Monschein
  
  Admira
  
  Nikola Dovedan
  
  Altach
  
  9
  
  Jonathan Soriano
  
  Salzburg
  
  8
  
  Patrick Bürger
  
  SV Mattersburg
  
  Ismael Tajouri
  
  Austria
  
  Joelinton
  
  Rapid Wien
  
  Christoph Knasmüllner
  
  Admira
  
  Raphael Holzhauser
  
  Austria
  
  15
  
  Giorgi Kvilitaia
  
  Rapid Wien
  
  7
  
  Moumi Ngamaleu
  
  Altach
  
  Lucas Venuto
  
  Austria
  
  Philipp Prosenik
  
  Wolfsberger AC
  
  Valon Berisha
  
  Salzburg
  
  Top assists
  
  As of 25 May 2017
  
  Rank
  
  Scorer
  
  Club
  
  Assists
  
  1
  
  Valon Berisha
  
  Salzburg
  
  8
  
  2
  
  Michael Ambichl
  
  St. Pölten
  
  7
  
  Alexander Grünwald
  
  Austria
  
  Raphael Holzhauser
  
  Austria
  
  Stefan Lainer
  
  Salzburg
  
  6
  
  Sascha Horvath
  
  Sturm
  
  6
  
  Valentino Lazaro
  
  Salzburg
  
  Ismael Tajouri
  
  Austria
  
  9
  
  Nikola Dovedan
  
  Altach
  
  5
  
  Stefan Maierhofer
  
  Mattersburg
  
  Mario Pavelić
  
  Rapid Wien
  
  Michael Perlak
  
  Mattersburg
  
  Jonathan Soriano
  
  Salzburg
  
  Joachim Standfest
  
  Wolfsberger AC
  
  Lucas Venuto
  
  Austria
  
  Attendances
  
  Pos
  
  Team
  
  Total
  
  High
  
  Low
  
  Average
  
  Change
  
  1
  
  SK Rapid Wien
  
  378,594
  
  25,452
  
  16,815
  
  21,033
  
  $+24.8%^†$
  
  2
  
  Sturm Graz
  
  189,544
  
  16,604
  
  7,487
  
  10,530
  
  $+24.0%^†$
  
  3
  
  Austria Wien
  
  142,590
  
  15,576
  
  5,143
  
  7,921
  
  $+10.6%^†$
  
  4
  
  Red Bull Salzburg
  
  140,984
  
  15,692
  
  3,889
  
  7,832
  
  $−7.7%^†$
  
  5
  
  Rheindorf Altach
  
  95,930
  
  7,462
  
  3,836
  
  5,329
  
  $+11.5%^†$
  
  6
  
  Ried
  
  73,848
  
  6,611
  
  2,448
  
  4,102
  
  $+1.7%^†$
  
  7
  
  St. Pölten
  
  67,234
  
  7,871
  
  1,258
  
  3,735
  
  $+36.7%^1$
  
  8
  
  Wolfsberger AC
  
  66,747
  
  6,110
  
  2,572
  
  3,708
  
  $+4.3%^†$
  
  9
  
  Mattersburg
  
  64,939
  
  9,527
  
  1,890
  
  3,607
  
  $−26.6%^†$
  
  10
  
  Admira Wacker Mödling
  
  47,827
  
  5,036
  
  1,576
  
  2,657
  
  $−6.7%^†$
  
  League total
  
  1,268,237
  
  25,452
  
  1,258
  
  7,046
  
  $+12.4%^†$
  
  Source: bundesliga.at Notes: 1: Team played last season in First League
  
  Awards
  
  Annual awards
  
  Player of the Year
  
  The Player of the Year awarded to Andreas Ulmer
  
  (Red Bull Salzburg)
  
  Top goalscorer
  
  The Top goalscorer of the Year awarded to Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien)
  
  Manager of the Year
  
  The Manager of the Year awarded to Oscar Garcia
  
  (Red Bull Salzburg)
  
  Breakthrough of the Year
  
  The Breakthrough of the Year awarded to Konrad Laimer
  
  (Red Bull Salzburg)
  
  Team of the Year
  
  Walke
  
  Miranda
  
  Lainer
  
  Netzer
  
  Lykogiannis
  
  Laimer
  
  Grünwald
  
  Berisha
  
  Alar
  
  Kayode
  
  Venuto
  
  Goalkeeper: Alexander Walke (Red Bull Salzburg)
  
  Defence: Stefan Lainer (Red Bull Salzburg),
  
  Paulo Miranda (Red Bull Salzburg), Philipp Netzer (Rheindorf Altach), Charalampos Lykogiannis (Sturm Graz)
  
  Midfield: Lucas Venuto (Austria Wien), Konrad Laimer (Red Bull Salzburg) , Alexander Grünwald (Austria Wien), Valon Berisha (Red Bull Salzburg)
  
  Attack: Deni Alar (Sturm Graz), Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien)
  
  References
  
  ↑ "Spielplan für die tipico Bundesliga 2016/17". www.bundesliga.at. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.↑ "Bundesliga.at - Torschützenliste" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 18 November 2016.↑ "Summary - Bundesliga - Austria - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  
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