Admira finish season in third

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FK Austria Vienna will not compete in the Europa League next season. The team of Ivica Vastic lost against Sturm Graz 1-3 yesterday (Thurs). Newly promoted FC Admira reached third place despite a 0-2 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Rapid Vienna beat Wacker Innsbruck 2-0. The match between Mattersburg and Kapfenberg also ended 2-0. […]

Bulls beat Ried

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Rapid Vienna failed to narrow the gap to leaders Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). The 32-time league champs only reached a 1-1 draw against title holders Sturm Graz on Sunday. RBS defeated SV Ried 2-0. Kapfenberg won against FK Austria Vienna 1-0 while Mattersburg lost 1-2 to FC Admira. The match between Wacker Innsbruck and Wiener […]

Bad weekend for league leaders

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Rapid Vienna missed the chance to benefit from Red Bull Salzburg’s (RBS) mediocre performance. RBS only reached a 2-2 draw against Sturm Graz on Saturday. Rapid failed to beat FK Austria Vienna the next day (0-0). Ried defeated Mattersburg 2-0. The matches between FC Admira and Innsbruck (1-1) and Wiener Neustadt and Kapfenberg (0-0) ended […]

Rapid lose in Innsbruck

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Rapid Vienna’s mission of winning the Bundesliga for a 33rd time has been shattered by a setback. The Green-Whites lost against Walter Kogler’s Wacker Innsbruck 1-2 on Sunday. Marcel Schreter scored both goals for the Tyrolean side. Atdhe Nuhiu netted for Peter Schöttel’s team. Leaders Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) reached a 2-2 draw against FC […]

Bulls battle to keep leadership position

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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) face Wiener Neustadt in their fight to retain the Bundesliga leadership. RBS – who beat Kapfenberg away from home 1-0 last Saturday – host Peter Stöger’s team tomorrow (Weds). Former leaders Rapid Vienna will play against Wiener Neustadt. Mattersburg are up against Austria Vienna who are managed by former Austrian national […]

RBS back on top

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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) and Austria Vienna have caught up with Rapid Vienna at the weekend. RBS beat Rapid 3-1 on Saturday before Austria Vienna – who are coached by ex-Sturm Graz captain Ivica Vastic – celebrated a 2-1 win over FC Admira. All three teams now count 38 points. ÖFB Cup champs SV Ried […]

Vastic fined for court no-show

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A footballer widely regarded as one of the best players who ever stepped on a pitch in Austria has been fined for staying away from a trial. Ivica Vastic was ordered to go into the witness box in a hearing dealing with alleged malpractices at his former club, Sturm Graz, yesterday (Thurs). However, the ex-Sturm […]

Hoffer linked with Eintracht move

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Erwin Hoffer is about to join Eintracht Frankfurt, according to sport newspapers.The Austrian national team striker most recently played for 1. FK Kaiserslautern after the German Bundesliga club agreed on a one-season loan deal with Italian giants SSC Napoli where Hoffer experienced a tough time. Hoffer – who left Rapid Vienna in 2009 – is […]

Ried win ÖFB Cup

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SV Ried fans are looking forward to see their team aiming for European glory next season after Austria Lustenau were beaten in the ÖFB Cup final yesterday (Sun).The second-league side performed well in front of 14,500 fans at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium, but it was Ried who found the net. Markus Hammerer is tipped to […]

Sturm celebrate Bundesliga triumph

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Sturm Graz have won the Austrian Football Bundesliga for a third time in the club’s history.The team managed by German Franco Foda beat Wacker Innsbruck 2-1 last night (Weds). Red Bull Salzburg (RBS), who won the league last season, overtook Austria Vienna to claim second place in the final standings. The squad of Ricardo Moniz […]