Austrian Football First League
- Austrian Football First League
Infobox sports league
current_season=Red Zac First League 2007-08
logo=Redzac erste Liga.png
pixels=80px
caption="Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga"
sport=Football
founded=1974
teams=12
Venue=
country=AUT
champion=Kapfenberger SV
The Austrian Football First League ( _de. Erste Liga) is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains 12 teams and is run after in the same way as the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The champion of the league is promoted into the Bundesliga, and the three last place teams from the First League are relegated into the regional leagues. The League is currently also known as "Red Zac First League" due to sponsorship of the European electronics-retailer Euronics.
The destination of the bottom club of the First League depends upon which "Land" of the Federal Republic it is a member, joining one of the "Regionalligen" (or regional leagues) in the east, center or west of the country. The three regional league champions are promoted to the First League, while three teams from the First League are relegated into the regional leagues. Participation in the professional First League is conditional on their licensing by the fifth senate of the federal league. If the license is refused for economic reasons, only two or less teams are relegated.
Member clubs for the 2008-09 season
The twelve teams competing in the 2008-09 First League season are:
*FC Wacker Innsbruck (relegated from the Austrian Bundesliga)
*FC Gratkorn
*SC Austria Lustenau
*FC Lustenau 07
*FK Austria Wien Amateure
*Red Bull Juniors Salzburg
*FC Magna Wiener Neustadt
*DSV Leoben
*Trenkwalder Admira
*SKN St. Pölten (promoted from the Regional League East)
*SV Grödig (promoted from the Regional League West)
*1. FC Vöcklabruck (promoted from the Regional League Central)
External links
* [http://www.bundesliga.at/bewerbe/index.php?&sub1=2&sub2=2_2&sub3=2_2_1 Bundesliga site] de icon
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