Austrian Football Second League
The Austrian Football Second League is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It was formerly called the First League, from 2002 to 2018.
The division currently contains 16 teams, and the champion of the league is promoted to the Austrian Bundesliga. The three last placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues.
The Austrian Football Second Bundesliga is currently known as HPYBET 2.liga for sponsorship reasons.
Teams and stadia for the 2019–20 season
Starting in the 2018–19 season, the former First League changed its name to the Second League and expanded from 10 teams to 16 teams.The 16 teams competing in the 2019–20 Second League season are:
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| SKU Amstetten | Amstetten | Ertl Glas Stadion | 3,000 |
| Austria Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | Wörthersee Stadion | 30,000 |
| Austria Lustenau | Lustenau | Reichshofstadion | 8,800 |
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Linz | Donauparkstadion | 2,000 |
| FC Dornbirn 1913 | Dornbirn | Stadion Birkenweise | 12,000 |
| SV Horn | Horn | Waldviertler Volksbank Arena | 3,500 |
| FC Juniors OÖ | Pasching | TGW Arena | 6,009 |
| Kapfenberger SV | Kapfenberg | Franz-Fekete-Stadion | 12,000 |
| SV Lafnitz | Lafnitz | Fußballarena Lafnitz | 3,000 |
| FC Liefering | Salzburg | Untersberg-Arena | 4,128 |
| SV Ried | Ried im Innkreis | Keine Sorgen Arena | 7,680 |
| SK Vorwärts Steyr | Steyr | Vorwärts-Stadion | 6,000 |
| FC Wacker Innsbruck II | Innsbruck | Tivoli Stadion Tirol | 16,008 |
| Grazer AK | Graz | Liebenauer Stadium | 2,500 |
| FAC Wien | Vienna | FAC-Platz | 3,000 |
| Young Violets Austria Wien | Vienna | Generali Arena | 17,500 |
Relegation
The destination of a club relegated from the Second League depends upon which Land of the Federal Republic it is a member. The relegated clubs join one of the Regionalligen in the east, center or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the Second League. Participation in the professional Second League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the license is refused for economic reasons, one team fewer will be relegated.Past winners
- 1974–75: Grazer AK
- 1975–76: First Vienna FC
- 1976–77: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1977–78: SV Austria Salzburg
- 1978–79: Linzer ASK
- 1979–80: SC Eisenstadt
- 1980–81: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 1981–82: Austria Klagenfurt
- 1982–83: SV Sankt Veit
- 1983–84: SV Spittal/Drau
- 1984–85: Salzburger AK 1914
- 1985–86: Wiener Sport-Club
- 1986–87: SV Austria Salzburg
- 1987–88: Kremser SC
- 1988–89: Kremser SC
- 1989–90: SV Spittal/Drau
- 1990–91: VfB Mödling
- 1991–92: Linzer ASK
- 1992–93: Grazer AK
- 1993–94: Linzer ASK
- 1994–95: Grazer AK
- 1995–96: FC Linz
- 1996–97: SC Austria Lustenau
- 1997–98: SK Vorwärts Steyr
- 1998–99: Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz
- 1999–00: VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
- 2000–01: FC Kärnten
- 2001–02: ASKÖ Pasching
- 2002–03: SV Mattersburg
- 2003–04: FC Wacker Tirol
- 2004–05: SV Ried
- 2005–06: SC Rheindorf Altach
- 2006–07: LASK Linz
- 2007–08: Kapfenberger SV
- 2008–09: SC Wiener Neustadt
- 2009–10: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 2010–11: FC Admira Wacker Mödling
- 2011–12: Wolfsberger AC
- 2012–13: SV Grödig
- 2013–14: SC Rheindorf Altach
- 2014–15: SV Mattersburg
- 2015–16: SKN St. Pölten
- 2016–17: LASK Linz
- 2017–18: FC Wacker Innsbruck
- 2018–19: WSG Wattens
Champions
Name history
The Austrian second division has had several different names and sponsors since 1974.- 1974/75 Nationalliga
- 1975/76 2. Division
- 1993/94 2. Division der Bundesliga
- 1998/99 Erste Division
- 2002/03 Red Zac-Erste Liga
- 2008/09 ADEG Erste Liga
- 2010/11 „Heute für Morgen“ Erste Liga
- 2014/15 Sky Go Erste Liga
- 2018/19 2. Liga