1978–79 FK Austria Wien season

Austria Wien
1978-79 season
ManagerHermann Stessl
StadiumFranz Horr Stadium
Bundesliga1st
ÖFB-CupSecond round
European CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Walter Schachner (24 goals)
All: Walter Schachner (29 goals)
Biggest win5–1 v. SK Rapid Wien (H)
22 October 1978
Biggest defeat4–0 v. FC Wacker Innsbruck (A)
23 September 1978

During the 1978–79 season, Austria Wien participated in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, winning the title with 55 points. In the European Cup, defeating KF Vllaznia, Lillestrøm SK, Dynamo Dresden, only to lose to Malmö FF in the semi-finals. They were eliminated by Vorwärts Steyr in the second round of the Austrian Cup.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  AUT Hubert Baumgartner
— GK  AUT Erich Weidenauer
— GK  AUT Hannes Weninger
— DF  AUT Hans Dihanich
— DF  AUT Harald Gamauf
— DF  AUT Erich Obermayer
— DF  AUT Josef Sara
— DF  AUT Robert Sara
— DF  AUT Franz Zore
— MF  AUT Siegfried Aigner
— MF  AUT Ernst Baumeister
— MF  AUT Karl Daxbacher
— MF  AUT Harald Fürst
— MF  AUT Felix Gasselich
— MF  AUT Günther Pospischil
— MF  AUT Herbert Prohaska
— MF  AUT Franz Viertl
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  AUT Friedrich Borgan
— FW  AUT Erwin Jelinek
— FW  AUT Thomas Parits
— FW  AUT Thomas Pfeiler
— FW  AUT Walter Schachner
— FW  URU Carlos Sintas
— FW  AUT Franz Weiss
— FW  AUT Franz Zach

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 18 August 1978 22 June 1979 Matchday 1 Winners 36 25 5 6 88 44 +44 069.44
Austrian Cup 15 August 1978 15 August 1978 Second round Second round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
European Cup 13 September 1978 25 April 1979 First round Semi-finals 8 3 2 3 11 7 +4 037.50
Total 45 28 7 10 100 54 +46 062.22

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 1978–79 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Matches

18 August 1978 1 Rapid Wien 3-1 Austria Wien Weststadion, Vienna
20:00 Happich 5' (pen.)
Francker 15'
Krauss 71'		 [2] Parits 60' (pen.) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Franz Wöhrer
25 August 1978 2 Austria Wien 1-3 VÖEST Linz Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna
16:30 Prohaska 21' [3] Horvath 14' (o.g.)
Baumeister 19' (o.g.)
Kreuz 86' (pen.)		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Franz Latzin
2 September 1978 3 Admira Wacker 1-1 Austria Wien Bundestadion, Vienna
17:00 Strasser 23' (pen.) [4] Prohaska 47' (pen.) Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Heinz Fahnler
9 September 1978 4 Austria Wien 3-1 Wiener Sport-Club Praterstadion, Vienna
14:30 Parits 12'
Schachner 28', 73'		 [5] Demel 37' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr
16 September 1978 5 Sturm Graz 0-3 Austria Wien Liebenau Stadion, Graz
19:00 [6] Wirth 84' (o.g.)
Schachner 88'
Baumeister 90'		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dr. Josef Hager
23 September 1978 6 SSW Innsbruck 4-0 Austria Wien Tivoli Stadion, Innsbruck
16:00 Hanschitz 17', 25'
Oberacher 20'
Koncilia 81'		 [7] Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Rupert Rück
1 October 1978 7 Austria Vienna 4-1 Austria Salzburg Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna
10:15 Baumeister 7'
Pospischil 25'
Pirnus 57' (o.g.)
Schachner 79'		 [8] Kodat 65' Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Horst Brummeier
7 October 1978 8 First Vienna 1-3 Austria Wien Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna
15:30 Pirkner 88' [9] Parits 4' (pen.)
Sara 15'
Schachner 54'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch
13 October 1978 9 Austria Wien 4-1 Grazer AK Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna
15:30 Prohaska 26'
Sintas 41'
Baumeister 54'
Parits 78'		 [10] Zuenelli 85' (pen.) Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Gerald Losert
22 October 1978 10 Austria Wien 5-1 Rapid Wien Praterstadion, Vienna
10:30 Parits 6', 20', 33' (pen.)
Schachner 37', 58'		 [11] Kirisits 74' Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Wolfgang Klocker
28 October 1978 11 VÖEST Linz 1-2 Austria Wien Linzer Stadion, Linz
15:00 Schill 23' [12] Schachner 65'
Parits 70'		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch
5 November 1978 12 Austria Wien 1-0 Admira/Wacker Praterstadion, Vienna
10:30 Parits 85' [13] Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alfred Höller
10 November 1978 13 Wiener Sport-Club 1-3 Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club Platz, Vienna
17:00 Starek 48' (pen.) [14] Prohaska 12'
Parits 65' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Franz Wöhrer
19 November 1979 14 Austria Wien 4-1 Sturm Graz Praterstadion, Vienna
10:30 Schachner 13', 14'
Parits 46' (pen.)
Gasselich 79'		 [15] Jurtin 48' Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Herbert Loidl
25 November 1978 15 Austria Wien 3-0 SSW Innsbruck Praterstadion, Vienna
14:00 Parits 36' (pen.), 43' (pen.)
Daxbacher 74'		 [16] Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Erich Linemayr
3 December 1978 16 Austria Salzburg 1-0 Austria Wien Stadion Lehen, Salzburg
15:00 Auer 17' [17] Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Josef Bucek
9 December 1978 17 Austria Wien 4-2 First Vienna Praterstadion, Vienna
14:00 Parits 6', 26'
Daxbacher 51'
Baumeister 60'		 [18] Caha 68'
Lorenz 77'		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Franz Latzin
17 December 1978 18 Grazer AK 0-3 Austria Wien Liebenau Stadion, Graz
13:00 [19] Schachner 40'
Daxbacher 72'
Zach 78'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Horst Brummeier
24 February 1979 19 Rapid Wien 1-2 Austria Wien Weststadion, Vienna
15:00 Happich 70' (pen.) [20] Gasselich 60'
Baumeister 62'		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch
3 March 1979 20 Austria Wien 0-1 VÖEST Linz Praterstadion, Vienna
15:30 [21] Haider 43' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wolfgang Klocker
10 March 1979 21 Admira/Wacker 1-3 Austria Wien Bundesstadion, Vienna
15:00 Gassner 58' [22] Gasselich 25'
Schachner 66'
Parits 80' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rupert Rück
17 March 1979 22 Austria Wien 4-2 Wiener Sport-Club Praterstadion, Vienna
16:00 Schachner 52', 62', 78'
Prohaska 70'		 [23] Brauneder 6'
Drabits 77'		 Attendance: Siegfried Goriupp
Referee: 6,000
24 March 1979 23 Sturm Graz 2-3 Austria Wien Liebenau Stadion, Graz
16:00 Jurtin 26', 58' [24] Schachner 59', 70'
Borgan 76'		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alfons Jungwirth
31 March 1979 24 SSW Innsbruck 1-1 Austria Wien Tivoli Stadion, Innsbruck
16:00 Koncilia 36' [25] Schachner 52' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr
7 April 1979 25 Austria Wien 0-0 Austria Salzburg Praterstadion, Vienna
16:00 [26] Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Josef Bucek
13 April 1979 26 First Vienna 1-2 Austria Wien Hohe Warte Stadion, Vienna
19:00 Lorenz 55' [27] Sara 33'
Schachner 50'		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch
21 April 1979 27 Austria Wien 3-1 Grazer AK Praterstadion, Vienna
16:30 Parits 8', 49', 52' [28] Vidalli 90' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Fritz Schachhuber
28 April 1979 28 Austria Wien 4-1 Rapid Wien Praterstadion, Vienna
16:30 Prohaska 32'
Parits 42'
Sara 69'
Schachner 89'		 [29] Pawlek 67' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Horst Brummeier
4 May 1979 29 VÖEST Linz 0-0 Austria Wien Linzer Stadion, Linz
19:00 [30] Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Josef Bucek
12 May 1979 30 Austria Wien 2-1 Admira/Wacker Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna
15:00 Prohaska 45'
Pfeiler 56'		 [31] Troindl 85' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eduard Malik
19 May 1979 31 Wiener Sport-Club 2-4 Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club Platz, Vienna
17:00 Starek 22'
Ritter 78'		 [32] Parits 17' (pen.)
Schachner 32', 86'
Gasselich 45'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Franz Latzin
26 May 1979 32 Austria Wien 4-2 Sturm Graz Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna
17:00 Dihanich 43'
Schachner 52'
Pospichil 60'
Gamauf 64'		 [33] Jurtin 15', 83' (pen.) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gerald Losert
1 June 1979 33 Austria Wien 4-0 SSW Innsbruck Wiener Sport-Club Platz, Vienna
19:00 Daxbacher 9', 59'
Baumeister 64', 87'		 [34] Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Adolf Matthias
8 June 1979 34 Austria Salzburg 2-2 Austria Wien Stadion Lehen, Salzburg
19:00 Hörgl 20'
Perlak 31'		 [35] Pfeiler 13'
Sara 78'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fritz Schachhuber
15 June 1979 35 Austria Wien 1-2 First Vienna Praterstadion, Vienna
19:00 [36] Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Josef Bucek
22 June 1979 36 Grazer AK 2-4 Austria Wien Stadion Liebenau, Graz
19:00 Pigel 23'
Zuenelli 83'		 [37] Baumeister 21'
Pfeiler 35', 43'
Maier 55' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Franz Bogendorfer

ÖFB-Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Austrian Cup
15 August 1978 Second round Vorwärts Steyr 3-1 Austria Wien Vorwärts-Stadion, Steyr
16:15 Bauer 5'
Stöffelbauer 25'
Berger 30'		 [38] Parits 50' Referee: Wolfgang Klocker

European Cup

Main article: 1978-79 European Cup

First round

13 September 1978 First leg Vllaznia 2-0 Austria Wien Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër
15:30 Zhega 8'
Ballgjini 55'		 [1] Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Otto Anderco (Romania)
27 September 1978 Second leg Austria Wien 4-1 Vllaznia Praterstadion, Vienna
17:00 Parits 21'
Schachner 35', 74'
Sara 48'		 [2] Hafizi 80' Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Antonin Vencl (Czechoslovakia)

Second round

18 October 1978 First leg Austria Wien 4-1 Lillestrøm Praterstadion, Vienna
19:00 Gasselich 25', 34'
Sara 36'
Schachner 65'		 [3] Dokken 62' Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
1 November 1978 First round Lillestrøm 0-0 Austria Wien Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
18:00 [4] Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Albert Victor (Luxembourg)

Quarter-finals

7 March 1979 First leg Austria Wien 3–1 Dynamo Dresden Praterstadion, Vienna
18:30 Schachner 20', 90'
Zach 86'		 [5] Weber 9' Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
21 March 1979 Second leg Dynamo Dresden 1–0 Austria Wien Dynamo-Stadion, Dresden
16:00 Riedel 42' (pen.) [6] Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Jan Keizer (Royal Dutch Football Association)

Semi-finals

11 April 1979 First leg Austria Wien 0-0 Malmö FF Praterstadion, Vienna
18:30 [7] Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Alek Jarguz (Poland)
25 April 1979 Second leg Malmö FF 1–0 Austria Wien Malmö Stadion, Malmö
18:00 Hansson 47' [8] Attendance: 25,239
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

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