The competition for the Austrian Cup starts with 64 clubs: 12 Bundeliga teams 12 2nd Liga teams (all except the 4 Bundesliga second teams) 40 lower division teams (4-6 from each of the 9 Austrian states) Tipico Bundesliga - Grunddurchgang Cashpoint SCR Altach FC Flyeralarm Admira FC Red Bull Salzburg FC Wacker Innsbruck FK Austria Wien LASK RZ Pellets WAC SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien SKN St. Pölten SV Mattersburg TSV Prolactal Hartberg 2. Liga FAC Wien FC Blau Weiss Linz KSV 1919 SC Austria Lustenau SC Wiener Neustadt SK Austria Klagenfurt SK Vorwärts Steyr SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten SV Guntamatic Ried SV Horn SV LICHT-LOIDL Lafnitz WSG Swarovski Wattens Burgenland ASV Siegendorf SC Neusiedl am See 1919 SC/ESV Parndorf 1919 SV Marsch Neuberg Kärnten FC Lebensraum Immobilien Lendorf SAK SK Maria Saal VST Völkermarkt Niederösterreich ASK Ebreichsdorf ASK-BSC Bruck/Leitha FC Mannsdorf-Großenzersdorf FCM ProfiBox Traiskirchen SV HAAS Leobendorf USV Scheiblingkirchen-Warth Oberösterreich ASKÖ Oedt ATSV Stadl-Paura UVB Vöcklamarkt Union Raiffeisen Gurten WSC Hertha Salzburg FC Pinzgau Saalfelden SV Grödig SV Straßwalchen USK Maximarkt Anif Steiermark DSC WONISCH Installationen FC Jerich International Gleisdorf 09 GAK 1902 USV Mettersdorf USV Stein Reinisch Allerheiligen Tirol FC Eurotours Kitzbühel FC Kufstein Reichenau SVG SC Schwaz Vorarlberg FC Mohren Dornbirn 1913 FC Sohm Alberschwende HELLA Dornbirner SV VfB Hohenems Wien A XIII Auhof Center FC Mauerwerk FC Stadlau Team Wiener Linien
The first round of the Austrian Cup has been completed. All Bundesliga teams played away and won--with the exception of Admira Mödling. Round of 64 Leobendorf 2 - 0 Marsch Neuberg Reichenau 3 - 5 Kapfenberger SV Klagenfurt 1 - 0 Völkermarkt Maria Saal 0 - 6 St. Pölten Grödig 1 - 3 Hartberg Ebreichsdorf 1 - 2 Vorwärts Steyr Allerheiligen 1 - 3 Mattersburg Deutschlandsberg 4 - 2 Amstetten Neusiedl am See 1 - 0 Admira Mödling Hertha 0 - 3 LASK Schwaz 2 - 0 Dornbirn Mauerwerk 0 - 2 Wiener Neustadt Mettersdorf 0 - 1 Horn Kufstein 0 - 5 Rapid Wien Dornbirn 0 - 6 Ried Anif 0 - 3 Wattens Vöcklamarkt 4 - 0 Alberschwende Siegendorf 0 - 2 Sturm Graz Kitzbuehel 2 - 4 Lafnitz Stadl Paura * 1 - 1 BW Linz Hohenems 2 - 5 Floridsdorf Scheiblingkirchen 0 - 4 Austria Lustenau Team Wiener Linien 2 - 3 Wacker Innsbruck Union Gurten 1 - 2 Wolfsberger AC Traiskirchen 0 - 2 Austria Klagenfurt Grazer AK 6 - 0 Mannsdorf Lendorf 0 - 2 Bruck/Leitha Pinzgau Saalfelden 4 - 0 Strasswalchen Austria XIII Auhof Center 0 - 4 Austria Wien Parndorf 0 - 3 Altach Oedt 0 - 6 Salzburg Stadlau 2 - 1 Gleisdorf
The Bundesliga sent 9 teams through to the Round of 16. The two casualties this round were Mattersburg and Sturm Graz, which both lost to fellow Bundesliga sides Rapid and Austria respectively. The rest of the field features 6 clubs from the 2. Liga and the sole remaining lower-league team, GAK. Grazer AK has won the Austrian Cup four times and is an interesting story. After finishing top-two in the Bundesliga three straight years from 2002-05, including champions in 2003-04, GAK fell on hard times, was dissolved in 2012, and restarted in the lowest Austrian division. After five straight promotions, they're back up to the third tier this season and currently lead the Regionalliga Mitte. Round of 32 Klagenfurt 1 - 5 Floridsdorfer AC Leobendorf 1 - 2 Altach Bruck/Leitha 1 - 3 Austria Lustenau Wolfsberger AC 4 - 0 Austria Klagenfurt Deutschlandsberger SC 3 - 3 Wiener Neustadt Hartberg 3 - 0 Wattens Vöcklamarkt 0 - 1 Ried Horn 0 - 2 Lafnitz GAK *0 - 0 Vorwärts Steyr Stadlau 0 - 4 Kapfenberger SV Mattersburg 1 - 1* Rapid Wien Stadl Paura 0 - 8 LASK Saalfelden 0 - 5 St. Pölten Neusiedl am See 1 - 3 Wacker Innsbruck Schwaz 0 - 6 Salzburg Austria Wien 2 - 0 Sturm Graz
The Bundesliga saw 6 of 9 clubs through to the quarterfinals. The three that were eliminated (Wacker Innsbruck, Wolfsberger AC, Altach) all fell to fellow Bundesliga sides. Wiener Neustadt, which lost a promotion battle with St. Pölten at the end of last season, is the sole Erste Liga representative remaining. And Grazer AK of the lower-league Regionalliga Mitte is continuing its ascendancy back up by advancing with a convincing win over Kapfenberg. Round of 16 Hartberg 4 - 3 Wacker Innsbruck Austria Wien 3 - 1 Floridsdorfer AC Wolfsberger AC 0 - 3 Rapid Wien Austria Lustenau 0 - 1 Salzburg Altach 0 - 3 LASK Lafnitz 2 - 3 St. Pölten Ried 1 - 2 Wiener Neustadt GAK 3 - 0 Kapfenberger SV
The winter break is over with the resumption of the Austrian Cup. These matches went as expected--with one major exception. Grazer AK (GAK) is climbing back up the ranks of Austrian soccer with a vengeance. The Regionalliga club took out the record title holders Austria Wien who were already looking ahead to the Cup final scheduled for their own stadium. Erste Liga representative Wiener Neustadt kept it close but ultimately lost to heavily favored Salzburg. So the semifinals include the top two Bundesliga sides, traditional power Rapid... and third-division GAK. Quarterfinals GAK 2 - 1 Austria Wien LASK 6 - 0 St. Pölten Wiener Neustadt 1 - 2 Salzburg Rapid Wien 5 - 2 Hartberg
The clock struck midnight, and the Cinderella story for Grazer AK came to an abrupt end as they crashed into the Salzburg wall. The Regionalliga club was no match for the Red Bulls. Rapid went a man down as regular time expired but held on in extra time to force kicks from the spot. Like in the Round of 32, Rapid won the tie-breaker 4-3 to advance to the final. Salzburg played every cup match away--an impressive way to reach the final. Rapid's only home game was in the quarterfinals, and they needed a couple PK shootouts to decide some ties. They will meet May 1 at Austria Wien's Viola Park stadium in Vienna. Semifinals GAK 0 - 6 Salzburg LASK 1 - 1* Rapid Wien
Final Salzburg 2 - 0 Rapid Wien So the final was actually in Klagenfurt. On the 100-year anniversary of the Austrian Cup, Salzburg won its sixth title (in the last 8 years) and received a newly-fashioned trophy. After losing in extra time to Sturm last year, the cup is back in Salzburg's hands. Two goals in less than two minutes late in the first half decided the final.