Master and abine: Vorarlberg's amateur football in the 2024/25 season

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Dornbirn steht vor dem Abstieg in die Vorarlberger Eliteliga nach finanziellen Problemen und Klage gegen Verbände.
Dornbirn stands before relegation to the Vorarlberg elite league for financial problems and complaint against associations. (Symbolbild/ANAGAT)

Dornbirn, Österreich - The 2024/25 season in Vorarlberg amateur football came to an end with a mixture of cheers and grief. In the Regionalliga West, SV Austria Salzburg was able to win the championship title and thus secure the promotion. But not all clubs could be happy about the end of the season. The SC Röfix Röthis and FC Dornbirn in 1913 had to compete in the elite league. FC Dornbirn is also faced with a massive problem: Due to financial difficulties, the traditional association even threatens the forced relegation from the regional league, such as laola1.at reported.

FC Dornbirn had already relegated from Admiral 2nd league in 2023 and had to have admission for the 2nd league in 2024 due to urgent financial problems. The association is indebted with a considerable amount of 849,400 euros and has undergone a renovation process with self -administration. The Regionalliga-West Commission has decided that Dornbirn has to relegate during the season due to the ongoing insolvency proceedings. Gerhard Ölz, FC Dornbirn's chairman, is outraged by the decision and plans to take protest.

The masters and relegation at an overview of

In the lower leagues, things were no less turbulent. The championships led to rising, while other teams had to accept the relegation into the respective classes. Here is an overview of the most important results:

class Master relegation
Regionalliga West SV Austria Salzburg SC Röfix Röthis, FC Dornbirn 1913
elite league FC Lustenau 1907 FC Nenzing, RW Rankweil, FC Sohm Alberschwende
Vorarlbergliga Kaufmann building systems FC Bizau KECHEIS installations SV Frastanz, FC Höchst, SC Elektro Graf Hatlerdorf
Landesliga FC Dornbirn Juniors VfB Hohenems 1b, Reini’s homemade, FC Kennelbach, Intersport FC Schruns
1. State class SV Gaißau FarbenCenter FC Thuringia, SW Bregenz Amateurs, SPG Egg/Andelsbuch 1b
2. State class FC Lustenau 1b light & heat electrical engineering RW Rankweil 1b, FC Mäder, Erne FC Schlins 1b/SPG Wolfurt 1b
3. State class SC Admira Dornbirn Juniors SPG SV Book 1c, SC Elektro Graf Hatlerdorf 1b, FC Lustenau 1907 1c
4. State class FC Schwarzach MEVO FC Schwarzenberg 1b, SPG FC Mellau 1b, Intersport FC Schruns 1b
5. State class Cashpoint SCR Altach Future Team, SPG Mellau 1c -

the dilemma of a traditional club

While both the rise and the descent has great influences on the clubs, the situation of FC Dornbirn is particularly tragic. In 2024, the association was in difficult financial difficulties, which finally became the resusceptible descent threatened and could not only endanger the sporting but also the entire identity of the association. In a wider context, it turns out that many amateur clubs have to deal with similar dilemas. As notes wdr.de, the necessary youth work is often neglected, which hinders the sporting development of the teams.

Time will show whether FC Dornbirn can preserve its reputation as an important club in Vorarlberg football or whether the bankruptcy proceedings and the associated problems will put a lasting burden on the association. The coming season promises not only sporting, but also organizational challenges, because the state associations are required to find sustainable solutions for their clubs.

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OrtDornbirn, Österreich
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