The Bundesliga reforms: This makes the master fight more exciting!

The Bundesliga reforms: This makes the master fight more exciting!

Österreich - Today, the focus is on development in Austrian football, where the Bundesliga has announced a profound reform. From the 2018/19 season, the highest division will be expanded to 12 teams and after a round of the second half of the season, the league will be divided into two groups: the master group and the qualification group, with both groups each covering 6 teams. In this new format, each club will start the decisive games after the basic round with halved points, but at the same time creates exciting competitions for international starting places, such as "https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/news/bundesliga--so-so-so- functional--das-playoff-fortat/" target = "_ blank"> laola1.at reported.

The reform also provides special regulations for player management: yellow cards are taken into the final passage, but not into the playoff games, which should mean that the best players in the clubs can be on the pitch at these crucial moments. Bundesliga President Hans Rinner expressed his confidence in the new measures: "I think we have made good resolutions that will advance us economically, sporty and infrastructural in the future," he will be cited, while league board member Christian Ebenbauer expects a promising increase through the reform, as krone.at reported.

a race for international place

The new playoff format will also significantly change the paths to international competitions. The situation becomes attractive for the master and runner-up and the Cup winner, as they play directly in the European Cup. An additional European starting place is awarded via an exciting knockout duel between the winner of the lower playoff group and the fourth of the master group. The relegation between the leagues is also clearly structured and ensures that the competition remains exciting until the last game.