Relegation secured: drama around ÖFB-Cup-Platz in Carinthia!

Relegation secured: drama around ÖFB-Cup-Platz in Carinthia!

Völkermarkt, Österreich - Football in Austria is currently in motion, especially in the Carinthian league, where the situation is tense for several clubs. According to the Kleine Zeitung has secured FC Treibach in the Carinthian League. This message has an impact on the availability of a ÖFB Cup place, since one less place is available. At the moment, the teams from ATSV Wolfsberg and Völkermarkt are fighting for the free space in the ÖFB Cup, which also heats up the sporting competition in the region.

Wolfsberg currently has the better chances for the participant, but still has to compete against the master Velden and the strong amateurs of Austria. The reigning champions from Velden could still get up to 70 points, which increases the pressure on the other teams. In the lower region of the table, four clubs are still threatened from relegation, with St. Jakob/Rosental currently being five points behind Köttmannsdorf.

relegation battle in the Carinthian football

Köttmannsdorf won 3-2 against KAC last Wednesday and thus secures 26 points, the same as Atus Ferlach, which is also worried about relegation. It will also be exciting for St. Jakob/Rosental, as they will have to win in Bleiburg next Saturday to protect their chances of survival. Trainer Mario Verelt from ATUS FERLACH has announced that it can withdraw after 14 years and over 380 competitive games, whereupon Darko Djukic is presented as a new trainer. Spittal recently also changed a coaching change; Christian Rauter replaces Philipp Dabringer.

In the lower leagues, remarkable games are also recorded. In the Unterliga West, Dölsach won 4-0 over Lind, with Raphael Wibmer protruding with two goals. In the Unterliga Ost Verver Verver lost to Wölfnitz with 0: 3, whereby Zan Poglajen also noticed with two goals and has now scored 26 goals in 26 games. In the 2nd class C, Strasbourg celebrated a clear 5-0 win against Gurk, while Liebenfels 1b in St. Urban was 0-1 and Bodensdorf was lost 4: 1 near Metnitztal. The league leader St. Paul prevailed 4-0 in Maria Rain.

The football league system in Austria

A look at the Austrian football league system shows that the highest league, the Bundesliga, consists of 12 professional teams that play for the state championship. The 2nd league existed below the Bundesliga, in which 16 teams compete. The champion of the 2nd league rises directly to the Bundesliga, while the last place rises to the regional league. In the regional league, which is the highest amateur class in Austria, there are three seasons. provides detailed information about the structure of this league system and the different game classes.

Especially in the relegation battle, which is influenced by factors such as the division of the league, the explosiveness will increase in the coming weeks. Admira is an example of an association that, despite a passive deficit of seven points, had to descend to the last -placed SCR Altach at the end of the 2021/22 season. Austria Klagenfurt is currently showing itself as the leader, but has a negative form curve in the past few months.