2003–04 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga
Season2003–04
Dates16 July 2003 – 20 May 2004
ChampionsGrazer AK
1st Bundesliga title
1st Austrian title
RelegatedKärnten
Champions LeagueGrazer AK
UEFA CupAustria Wien
Pasching
Rapid Wien
Intertoto CupBregenz
Matches180
Goals481 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerRoland Kollmann (27)

The 2003–04 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 30th season of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austria's premier football league. It began on 16 July 2003 and concluded on 20 May 2004.[1][2]

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams. Grazer AK won the championship and FC Karnten was relegated.[3]

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grazer AK (C) 36 21 9 6 62 32 +30 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Austria Wien 36 21 8 7 63 31 +32 71 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Pasching 36 17 12 7 59 41 +18 63
4 Rapid Wien 36 16 9 11 50 47 +3 57
5 Bregenz 36 11 12 13 47 58 −11 45 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
6 Admira Wacker Mödling 36 11 9 16 42 49 −7 42
7 Austria Salzburg 36 11 5 20 44 48 −4 38
8 Mattersburg 36 9 10 17 39 61 −22 37
9 Sturm Graz 36 8 11 17 39 52 −13 35
10 Kärnten (R) 36 7 11 18 36 62 −26 32 Relegation to Austrian First Football League
Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.

Top goal scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Austria Roland Kollmann Grazer AK 27
2 Norway Sigurd Rushfeldt Austria Wien 25
3 Austria Roland Linz Admira Wacker Mödling 15
Austria Christian Mayrleb ASKÖ Pasching
5 Poland Radosław Gilewicz Austria Wien 13
6 Austria Mario Haas Sturm Graz 10
Germany Steffen Hofmann Rapid Wien
Austria Dietmar Kühbauer SV Mattersburg
Czech Republic René Wagner Rapid Wien

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Rapid12,324
2Mattersburg11,069
3GAK9,007
4Salzburg8,441
5Sturm7,836
6Austria6,684
7Kärnten5,389
8Bregenz5,329
9Pasching3,760
10Admira2,319

Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Admiral Bundesliga Spielplan - 2003 / 2004". Bundesliga.at. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Admiral Bundesliga Schedule - 2003 / 2004". Bundesliga.at. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Austria 2003/04". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Historical attendances". European-football-statistics.co.uk. Retrieved July 31, 2026.