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Austrian Cup
Empfang der Mannschaft nach dem letzten Spiel der Meisterschaft( 2019-20) 03.jpg
Austrian Cup trophy since 2019
Founded 1918
Region  Austria
Number of teams 64
Qualifier for UEFA Europa League
Current champions Wolfsberger AC
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Austria Wien
(27 titles)
Television broadcasters ORF
Motto Goals for Europe
Website http://www.oefb.at/

The Austrian Cup (also called ÖFB-Cup) is a big yearly football competition in Austria. It's organized by the Austrian Football Association, which is known as the ÖFB. Many teams from all over Austria play in this exciting tournament.

Austria Wien has won the cup a record 27 times, more than any other team. The Wolfsberger AC team are the current champions. They won their first-ever cup in the 2024-25 season.

History of the Austrian Cup

The Austrian Cup started way back in the 1918–19 season. It has been played almost every year since then. There were a few times when the competition didn't happen. For example, it stopped between 1939 and 1945. This was during a time when Austria was part of Germany. It also paused from 1950 to 1958 because people weren't very interested in it then.

In the 2007–08 season, something special happened. Only teams from the second-highest league or lower divisions played. This was because Austria was getting ready to host the Euro 2008 football championship.

Until 2010, the tournament was named after its main sponsor. After that, it got a new motto: "Goals for Europe" (Tore für Europa). This motto highlights that winning the Austrian Cup is the quickest way for Austrian teams to get into the UEFA Europa League. This is a major European club competition.

Austrian Cup Finals: Who Won?

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1918–19 Rapid Wien 3–0 Wiener Sport-Club
1919–20 Rapid Wien 5–2 SV Amateure
1920–21 SV Amateure 2–1 Wiener Sport-Club
1921–22 Wiener AF 2–1 SV Amateure
1922–23 Wiener Sport-Club 3–1 SC Wacker Wien
1923–24 SV Amateure 8–6 (aet) SK Slovan Wien
1924–25 SV Amateure 3–1 First Vienna FC
1925–26 SV Amateure 4–3 First Vienna FC
1926–27 Rapid Wien 3–0 Austria Wien
1927–28 SK Admira Wien 2–1 Wiener AC
1928–29 First Vienna FC 3–2 Rapid Wien
1929–30 First Vienna FC 1–0 Austria Wien
1930–31 Wiener AC 16 – 15 points (RR) Austria Wien
1931–32 SK Admira Wien 6–1 Wiener AC
1932–33 Austria Wien 1–0 Brigittenauer AC
1933–34 SK Admira Wien 8–0 Rapid Wien
1934–35 Austria Wien 5–1 Wiener AC
1935–36 Austria Wien 3–0 First Vienna FC
1936–37 First Vienna FC 2–0 Wiener Sport-Club
1937–38 Schwarz-Rot Wien 1–0 Wiener Sport-Club
1938–1945
Austrian clubs played in the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) during this time.
1945–46 Rapid Wien 2–1 First Vienna FC
1946–47 SC Wacker Wien 4–3 Austria Wien
1947–48 Austria Wien 2–0 Sturm Graz
1948–49 Austria Wien 5–2 Vorwärts Steyr
1949–1958
No competition was held due to low interest and lack of money.
1958–59 Wiener AC 2–0 Rapid Wien
1959–60 Austria Wien 4–2 Rapid Wien
1960–61 Rapid Wien 3–1 First Vienna FC
1961–62 Austria Wien 4–1 Grazer AK
1962–63 Austria Wien 1–0 LASK
1963–64 SK Admira Wien 1–0 Austria Wien
1964–65 LASK 1–1 / 1–0 Wiener Neustädter SC
1965–66 SK Admira Wien 1–0 Rapid Wien
1966–67 Austria Wien 1–2 / 1–0 (aet) (c) LASK
1967–68 Rapid Wien 2–0 Grazer AK
1968–69 Rapid Wien 2–1 Wiener Sport-Club
1969–70 Wacker Innsbruck 1–0 LASK
1970–71 Austria Wien 2–1 (aet) Rapid Wien
1971–72 Rapid Wien 1–2 / 3–1 Wiener Sport-Club
1972–73 Wacker Innsbruck 1–0 / 1–2 (a) Rapid Wien
1973–74 Austria Wien 2–1 / 1–1 Austria Salzburg
1974–75 Wacker Innsbruck 3–0 / 0–2 Sturm Graz
1975–76 Rapid Wien 1–0 / 1–2 (a) Wacker Innsbruck
1976–77 Austria Wien 1–0 / 3–0 Wiener Sport-Club
1977–78 Wacker Innsbruck 1–1 / 2–1 VÖEST Linz
1978–79 Wacker Innsbruck 1–0 / 1–1 Admira Wacker Wien
1979–80 Austria Wien 0–1 / 2–0 Austria Salzburg
1980–81 Grazer AK 0–1 / 2–0 (aet) Austria Salzburg
1981–82 Austria Wien 1–0 / 3–1 Wacker Innsbruck
1982–83 Rapid Wien 3–0 / 5–0 Wacker Innsbruck
1983–84 Rapid Wien 1–3 / 2–0 (a) Austria Wien
1984–85 Rapid Wien 3–3 (aet) (6–5 p) Austria Wien
1985–86 Austria Wien 6–4 (aet) Rapid Wien
1986–87 Rapid Wien 2–0 / 2–2 Swarovski Tirol
1987–88 Kremser SC 2–0 / 1–3 (a) Swarovski Tirol
1988–89 Swarovski Tirol 0–2 / 6–2 Admira Wacker Wien
1989–90 Austria Wien 3–1 (aet) Rapid Wien
1990–91 SV Stockerau 2–1 Rapid Wien
1991–92 Austria Wien 1–0 Admira Wacker Wien
1992–93 Wacker Innsbruck 3–1 Rapid Wien
1993–94 Austria Wien 4–0 FC Linz
1994–95 Rapid Wien 1–0 DSV Leoben
1995–96 Sturm Graz 3–1 Admira Wacker Wien
1996–97 Sturm Graz 2–1 First Vienna FC
1997–98 SV Ried 3–1 Sturm Graz
1998–99 Sturm Graz 1–1 (aet) (4–2 p) LASK
1999–2000 Grazer AK 2–2 (aet) (4–3 p) Austria Salzburg
2000–01 FC Kärnten 2–1 (aet) Tirol Innsbruck
2001–02 Grazer AK 3–2 Sturm Graz
2002–03 Austria Wien 3–0 FC Kärnten
2003–04 Grazer AK 3–3 (aet) (5–4 p) Austria Wien
2004–05 Austria Wien 3–1 Rapid Wien
2005–06 Austria Wien 3–0 SV Mattersburg
2006–07 Austria Wien 2–1 SV Mattersburg
2007–08 dagger SV Horn 2–1 SV Feldkirchen
2008–09 Austria Wien 3–1 (aet) Admira Wacker Mödling
2009–10 Sturm Graz 1–0 SC Wiener Neustadt
2010–11 SV Ried 2–0 SC Austria Lustenau
2011–12 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 SV Ried
2012–13 FC Pasching 1–0 Austria Wien
2013–14 Red Bull Salzburg 4–2 St. Pölten
2014–15 Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 (aet) Austria Wien
2015–16 Red Bull Salzburg 5–0 Admira Wacker Mödling
2016–17 Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Rapid Wien
2017–18 Sturm Graz 1–0 (aet) Red Bull Salzburg
2018–19 Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Rapid Wien
2019–20 Red Bull Salzburg 5–0 SC Austria Lustenau
2020–21 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 LASK
2021–22 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 SV Ried
2022–23 Sturm Graz 2–0 Rapid Wien
2023–24 Sturm Graz 2–1 Rapid Wien
2024–25 Wolfsberger AC 1–0 TSV Hartberg

Notes:

  • dagger In 2007–08, only teams from the second league or lower played. This was because of the Euro 2008 football tournament.

Top Teams in the Austrian Cup

This section shows which clubs have won the Austrian Cup the most times. It also lists how many times they were the runner-up (the team that lost in the final).

Club Performance in the Cup

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 double-dagger
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) dagger
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 –
Wolfsberger AC
1
–
 2025 –
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
TSV Hartberg
–
1
 – 2025

Notes:

  • dagger These teams were all from Innsbruck, Tirol. They are considered to be connected to each other over time.
  • double-dagger The Red Bull company bought the club in 2005 and changed its name and colors. Before 2005, the team was known as SV Austria Salzburg. The fans who didn't like the changes formed a new club, SV Austria Salzburg.
  • * FC Admira Wacker Mödling was formed from several club mergers over the years. The team now plays in Mödling.

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