FC Dornbirn 1913: Forced relegation shocked the Vorarlberg football!
FC Dornbirn 1913: Forced relegation shocked the Vorarlberg football!
For the 2025/2026 season, the new league divisions in Austrian football, especially in the Vorarlberg football, were announced. The balanced distribution of the teams shows both leagues and descents in several leagues. A dramatic cut is the forced relegation of the traditional FC Dornbirn in 1913 from the 2nd league. This decision follows a number of financial difficulties and a threatening bankruptcy that have heavily burdened the club in the current season. According to reports from the Orf Vorarlberg , FC Dornbirn already made an application for renovation, which could endanger the license for the coming season.
The league division at a glance shows that the Bundesliga consists of 12 teams, including well -known clubs such as FC RB Salzburg and SK Puntigam Sturm Graz. The championship in the Bundesliga, Austria's highest football class, starts on August 1, 2025. The teams from the 2nd league are less prominent, but here too there are important games that will also start on the first weekend in August.
structure of the leagues and ascent and descent
The detailed breakdown of the different leagues is particularly remarkable. The Bundesliga comprises two rounds, with a total of 22 games for each team. After the regular season, the best six teams in the master group are fighting for the title, while the rest of the teams are in the qualification group. The last place in the qualification group has to leave the league and is replaced by the first of the 2nd league, which consists of 16 teams that also compete in a double round.
Here is an overview of the league division for the new season:
| Bundesliga | 2. League | Regionalliga West | vn.at elitiga vorarlberg | Vorarlbergliga | Landesliga | 1. up to 5th state class |
| Cashpoint SCR Altach | SC Austria Lustenau | VfB Hohenems | FC Dornbirn 1913 | fc nenzing | KECHEIS installations SV Frastanz | Intersport FC Schruns |
| SK Puntigam Sturm Graz | sw Bregenz | Cashpoint SCR Altach juniors | sc röfix Röthis | light & heat electrical engineering RW Rankweil | Blum FC Höchst | Reini's homemade FC Kennelbach |
| FC RB Salzburg | SK Austria Klagenfurt | intemann fc Lauterach | SC Admira Dornbirn | Oberhauser & Schedler Bau FC Andelsbuch | SC Elektro Graf Hatlerdorf | VfB Hohenems 1b |
| FK Austria Vienna | FC Admira Wacker | FC Lustenau 1907 | fc brewery egg | SC footach | end air conditioning technology TSV Altenstadt | jewelier Zengin sc tisis |
| RZ Pellets Wolfsberger AC | Kapfenberger SV | sc imst | SV Typico Lochau | SPG Burtscher Großwalsertal | Rohrtechnik Kirchmann FC RW Langen | car dealership Rudi Lins FC Nüziders |
| SK Rapid Vienna | SKN St. Pölten | SVG Reichenau | Meusburger FC Wolfurt | MEVO FC Schwarzenberg | FC FEZZOLUTION Sulzberg | FC Mäder |
| FC BW Linz | first vienna | SV Wals/Grünau | Emma & Eugen Dornbirner SV | FC Renault Malin Sulz | VfB Bezau | SPG Gargellner Bergbahnen Hochmontafon |
| LASK Linz | FC Liefering | SV Kuchl | ZIMA FC Rotenberg | car tech Hagpiel fc Hittisau | fc Raiffeisen au | SPG Egg/Andelsbuch 1b |
| TSV Egger Glas Hartberg | Sku Amstetten | SK Bischofshofen | SV Frigo Ludesch | Peter Dach FC Koblach | forests of the VfB Bezau | FC Lustenau 1907 1b |
| WSG Tirol | SK Sturm Graz II | FC Pinzgau/Saalfelden | Kaufmann Building tools SC Göfis | FC Dornbirn 1913 Juniors | SK cht Austria Meiningen | SPG Wolfurt 1b |
| Grazer AK | fac Vienna | TSV St. Johann/Pongau | Kaufmann building systems FC Bizau | Erne FC Schlins | FC Viktoria Bregenz | |
| SV Ried (promoted) | stripfing | FC Kufstein | SC Austria Lustenau Amateurs (promoted) | FC Dornbirn 1913 (forced relegation) | SV Gaißau (promoted) |
women's leagues at a glance
In the Women Bundesliga, 10 teams compete against each other, including the Cashpoint SCR Altach and FK Austria Vienna. The first weekend in September 2025 marks the start of the Vorarlberg women's leagues. Here, too, there are promoters who bring a fresh air to the leagues. The exact division of the women's teams shows how important the promotion of women's football is in Austria.
For the teams and fans, the upcoming season not only means new challenges, but also hope for exciting games. In particular, the descent of FC Dornbirn throws shadows on the region and shows the constant financial challenges that exist in professional football. Nevertheless, the anticipation for football remains, while the leagues are preparing for the next season.
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