New football season 2025/26: Championships will soon start in Vorarlberg!

New football season 2025/26: Championships will soon start in Vorarlberg!

Vienna, Österreich - On June 18, 2025, important changes in Austrian football are imminent because the new league division for the 2025/2026 championship was presented. This season the Bundesliga will be held with 12 teams, while the 2nd league is expanded to 16 clubs. The Bundesliga will open on August 22, 2025, while the 2nd league begins on August 1, 2025 to make the season harmonious.

In the Bundesliga start list, well -known names such as FC RB Salzburg, FK Austria Vienna and SK Rapid Vienna can be found. The full line -up of the 12 teams in the Bundesliga includes:

• SCR Altach
• SK Puntigam Sturm Graz
• FC RB Salzburg
• FK Austria Vienna
• RZ Pellets Wolfsberger AC
• SK Rapid Vienna
• FC BW Linz
• LASK LINZ
• TSV Egger Glas Hartberg
• WSG Tirol
• Grazer Ak
• SV Ried

The teams of the 2nd league and regional league

In addition, the 2nd division comprises 16 clubs, including promoted as SV Austria Salzburg and FC Hertha Wels. The Regionalliga West is also played with 17 teams. The teams in the Regionalliga West include FC Dornbirn 1913, VfB Hohenems and many more。

The lists of the other leagues are diverse, with the VN.at elite league Vorarlberg and the Vorarlbergliga each showing 14 teams. Teams such as light & warmth electrical engineering RW Rankweil and FC Sohm Sohm Alberschwende are represented in the Vorarlbergliga. There are also numerous other teams from the region in the Landesliga and the subordinate classes.

championship start and game plans

The championships start in various leagues on 1st, 2nd, and August 2025. The Vorarlberg women's leagues begin a month later, on September 6th and 7th, 2025.

The ÖFB Cup, which has its first matchday on the last weekend in July, is also important and will include seven Vorarlberg clubs, including SCR Altach and SC Austria Lustenau.

A winter break for the Bundesliga after the 15th matchday and for the 2nd league after the 17th matchday, the games will be resumed in January 2026. This should take into account the needs of the teams and make the game calendar possible. The last matchday of the Bundesliga takes place on May 16, 2026.

The planning and implementation of these changes was coordinated in the club conferences of the Admiral Bundesliga and the Admiral 2nd league. This also included considerations for the restructuring of the European competitions as well as the club world championship and the 2026 World Cup.

For football enthusiasts from Austria, an exciting Season 2025/26 is announced, the structure of which offers numerous opportunities for exciting encounters and competitions. The anticipation for the new championships and the associated challenges is already noticeable. For more information about the rapidly backing game dates, it is advisable to follow the official channels of the teams and leagues.