Austrian Cup facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup trophy since 2019
Founded	1918
Region	Austria
Number of teams	64
Qualifier for	UEFA Europa League
Current champions	Sturm Graz (7th title)
Most successful club(s)	Austria Wien (27 titles)
Television broadcasters	ORF
Motto	Goals for Europe
Website	http://www.oefb.at/

The Austrian Cup (called ÖFB-Cup in German) is an exciting yearly football competition in Austria. It's organized by the Austrian Football Association, also known as the ÖFB. For sponsorship reasons, it's currently known as the UNIQA ÖFB Cup. This tournament is a big deal because the winning team gets a chance to play in the UEFA Europa League, a major European competition!

Austria Wien is the most successful team, having won the cup a record 27 times. The current champions are SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz, who won the 2023-2024 tournament. They have won the cup 7 times in total.

History of the Austrian Cup

The Austrian Cup started way back in the 1918–19 season. It has been held almost every year since then. There were a few breaks, like between 1939 and 1945. This was during a time when Austria was part of Germany, so Austrian teams played in the German cup instead. The competition also took a break from 1950 to 1958.

Until 2010, the cup was named after its main sponsor, like a company that helped pay for it. After that, the tournament got a new motto: "Goals for Europe" (Tore für Europa). This motto highlights that winning the cup is the quickest way for Austrian teams to qualify for the UEFA Europa League. It usually only takes 6 or 7 games to win the cup, depending on the team's league.

In the 2007–08 season, something special happened. Only teams from the second division or lower could play. This was because Austria was getting ready to co-host Euro 2008, a big international tournament.

Who Has Won the Austrian Cup the Most?

This section shows which clubs have won the Austrian Cup and how many times.

Top Winning Clubs

Club	Wins	Runner-up	Winning Years	Runner-up Years
Austria Wien	27	12	1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009	1920, 1922, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1947, 1964, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2013, 2015
Rapid Wien	14	16	1919, 1920, 1927, 1946, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995	1929, 1934, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024
Red Bull Salzburg	9	5	2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	1974, 1980, 1981, 2000, 2018
Wacker Innsbruck (6) (3) Swarovski Tirol (1) (2) Tirol Innsbruck (–) (1)	7	6	1970, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1993	1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 2001
Sturm Graz	7	4	1996, 1997, 1999, 2010, 2018, 2023, 2024	1948, 1975, 1998, 2002
SK Admira Wien (5) (–) SC Wacker Wien (1) (1) Admira Wacker Wien (–) (4) Admira Wacker Mödling (–) (2) *	6	7	1928, 1932, 1934, 1947, 1964, 1966	1923, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2009, 2016
Grazer AK	4	2	1981, 2000, 2002, 2004	1962, 1968
First Vienna FC	3	6	1929, 1930, 1937	1925, 1926, 1936, 1946, 1961, 1997
Wiener AC	3	3	1931, 1938, 1959	1928, 1932, 1935
SV Ried	2	2	1998, 2011	2012, 2022
Wiener Sport-Club	1	7	1923	1919, 1921, 1937, 1938, 1969, 1972, 1977
LASK Linz	1	5	1965	1963, 1967, 1970, 1999, 2021
FC Kärnten	1	1	2001	2003
Wiener AF	1	–	1922	–
Kremser SC	1	–	1988	–
SV Stockerau	1	–	1991	–
SV Horn	1	–	2008	–
FC Pasching	1	–	2013	–
FC Linz	–	2	–	1978, 1994
SV Mattersburg	–	2	–	2006, 2007
SC Austria Lustenau	–	2	–	2011, 2020
SK Slovan Wien	–	1	–	1924
Brigittenauer AC	–	1	–	1933
Vorwärts Steyr	–	1	–	1949
Wiener Neustädter SC	–	1	–	1965
DSV Leoben	–	1	–	1995
SV Feldkirchen	–	1	–	2008
SC Wiener Neustadt	–	1	–	2010
St. Pölten	–	1	–	2014

Notes:

• The teams Wacker Innsbruck (1915–1999), Swarovski Tirol (1986–1992), and Tirol Innsbruck (1993–2002) are all from Innsbruck, Tirol. They are considered to be connected, even though they were different clubs over time.
• The Red Bull company bought the club on April 6, 2005, and changed its name and colors. Before 2005, the team was known as SV Austria Salzburg or Casino Salzburg. They changed their colors from white and violet to red and white. Because of this, some fans started a new club called SV Austria Salzburg.
• * FC Admira Wacker Mödling was formed from several club mergers. First, SK Admira Wien and SC Wacker Wien joined in 1971 to become Admira Wacker Wien. Later, they merged with VfB Mödling in 1997 and SK Schwadorf in 2008. The new team now plays in Mödling.

See also

In Spanish: Copa de Austria para niños

• Austrian Football Bundesliga
• List of Austrian football champions
• Austrian Supercup