The Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament is an important football tournament in Austria, held every year to find and develop young talents in football. With the participation of youth clubs from the Central Austria region, this tournament has become an important platform for young players to assert themselves and progress in their football career.
In this article, SEA Games 2019 will learn about the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament, from its history to the latest information about this tournament.
Overview of the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur is a football tournament for youth clubs in the Central Austria region. This tournament is organized annually by the Austrian Football Federation (ÖFB) and is considered one of the most important tournaments for discovering and developing young talents in football.
The Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament is divided into two divisions, including Regionalliga Center and Landesliga. In particular, Regionalliga Center is the highest division with the participation of 16 clubs, while Landesliga is the second division with 16 clubs participating. In each division, clubs will compete in a round-robin tournament to determine the champion and relegated teams.
With the goal of creating conditions for young players to play and develop at their best, the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament also has regulations on the maximum age of participating players. Accordingly, players can only participate if they are under 23 years old on July 1 of the competition year.
History of formation and development process
The Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament was first held in 1974 under the name “Regionalliga Mitte”. However, it was not until 1994 that the name was officially changed to “Regionalliga Center”. During its development, this tournament has become an important playground for young clubs in the Central Austria region.
In 2010, the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament took a big step forward when it was recognized by the Austrian Football Federation as an official tournament. Since then, this tournament has attracted the attention of many fans and media, while also creating better conditions for young players to develop their talents.
Competition format for the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
Group stage
The Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament is held in a round-robin format. Clubs will compete against each other in two rounds, home and away, to determine the champion and relegated teams. Scores will be calculated based on the rule of 3 points for each win, 1 point for each draw and no points for each loss.
Play-offs
After the end of the group stage, the two last standing teams will be directly relegated. Meanwhile, teams ranked 9th to 14th will have to compete in the play-off round to compete for the right to stay in the top division. This round is held in a knockout format with two matches (first leg and return leg).
Promoted
The champion team of Regionalliga Center will have the opportunity to be promoted to the highest division in Austria, Erste Liga. However, this promotion also depends on the results of other teams in other tournaments.
Latest match schedule of the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the match schedule of the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament has been seriously affected. In 2020, this tournament was not held and clubs only competed in a few friendly matches to maintain players’ fitness.
However, in 2021, the tournament was resumed with the participation of 16 clubs in the Regionalliga Center and 16 clubs in the Landesliga. Currently, the tournament is in the group stage and is expected to end in June 2022.
Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur 2023/2024 football tournament rankings
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Teams participating in the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
Currently, the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament has the participation of 16 clubs in the top division and 16 clubs in the second division. Below is the list of teams participating in this tournament:
Regionalliga Center
- SV Horn
- SKN St. Pölten II
- ASK Ebreichsdorf
- FC Marchfeld Donauauen
- SC Wiener Neustadt
- SV Stripfing
- SV Schwechat
- FC Mauerwerk
- Wiener Sport-Club
- SV Leobendorf
- SC Neusiedl am See 1919
- SV Mattersburg II
- ASK-BSC Bruck/Leitha
- SV Wimpassing
- USC Eugendorf
- SC Ritzing
Landesliga
- SKU Amstetten II
- SV Stegersbach
- SV Oberwart
- SC Pinkafeld
- SV Würmla
- ASK Kottingbrunn
- ASV Draßburg
- SV Waidhofen/Thaya
- SC Gols
- SV Sieghartskirchen
- SC Retz
- SV Bad Ischl
- SC Mannsdorf
- SV Henndorf
- SC Neudörfl
- ASKÖ Klingenbach
- Famous players who played in the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
The Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament has given birth to many young talents and is also a stepping stone for these players to progress and succeed in their football career. Below are some famous players who played in this tournament:
- David Alaba: Austrian player currently plays for Bayern Munich and is one of the best left backs in the world. He used to play for SV Aspern club in the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament.
- Martin Hinteregger: Austrian player currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt club and is one of the top midfielders of the Austrian national team. He used to play for the SV Horn club in the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament.
- Valentino Lazaro: Austrian player currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach and is one of the promising young midfielders of the Austrian national team. He used to play for the FC Liefering club in the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament.
Interesting records and statistics about the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
Record of number of championships: FC Pasching is the team with the most championships at the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament with 6 times (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013).
Record for number of consecutive wins: FC Pasching is also the team with the record for number of consecutive wins in this tournament with 19 matches (from August 29, 2012 to May 4, 2013).
Record number of goals: Player Michael Tieber of SV Horn club scored 35 goals in one season (2017/2018), becoming the player with the most goals in one season in the football tournament Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur.
The future of the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament
With the continuous development of Austrian football and the attention of the Austrian Football Federation, the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament will likely continue to be upgraded and developed in the future. In addition, finding and developing young talents will also be one of the important goals of this tournament, contributing to the success of Austrian football in the future.
Conclude
To summarize, the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament is an important tournament and plays a decisive role in the development of football in Austria. With the history of formation and development, competition format, latest match schedule, rankings, participating teams, famous players who have played in the tournament, records and statistics. Interesting statistics, as well as the future of the tournament, we can see the importance and influence of the Regionalliga Center Austria Amateur football tournament in Austrian football. Hopefully this tournament will continue to develop and bring more success to Austrian football in the future.