2009–10 Austrian Football First League

The 2009-10 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as ADEG Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 36th season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 14 July 2009 and ended on 28 May 2010.

The season is the last one played with twelve teams, as league size will be reduced to ten for 2010–11. The reserve teams of Austrian Bundesliga clubs Red Bull Salzburg and Austria Vienna will be demoted to the Regionalliga after the season regardless of their final position. The last-placed of the remaining ten teams will also be relegated, while the team ranked ninth will compete with the Regionalliga champions for another spot in the 2010–11 season.

Team movements

Movement between Bundesliga and Erste Liga

SC Wiener Neustadt as 2008–09 champions were promoted to the Bundesliga. They were replaced by SC Rheindorf Altach, who finished the 2008–09 Bundesliga season in last place.

Movement between Erste Liga and Regionalliga

SV Grödig, DSV Leoben and 1. FC Vöcklabruck finished the 2008–09 season in the bottom three places and were relegated to their appropriate Regionalliga division. The three relegated teams were replaced by Regionalliga division champions First Vienna (East), TSV Hartberg (Central) and FC Dornbirn 1913 (West).

Team overview

Club Name	Stadium	Capacity
Austria Lustenau	Reichshofstadion	12,500
Austria Vienna Reserves	Franz Horr Stadium	11,800
FC Dornbirn 1913	Stadion Birkenwiese	12,000
FC Gratkorn	Sportstadion Gratkorn	3,000
FC Lustenau	Reichshofstadion	12,500
Red Bull Salzburg Reserves	Red Bull Arena	31,000
FC Trenkwalder Admira	Bundesstadion Südstadt	12,000
FC Wacker Innsbruck	Tivoli Neu	30,000
First Vienna FC	Hohe Warte Stadium	5,000
SC Rheindorf Altach	Stadion Schnabelholz	8,900
SKN St. Pölten	Voith-Platz	10,000
TSV Hartberg	Stadion Hartberg	6,000