Manage an Austrian Bundesliga club — free in your browser
Pick an Austrian Bundesliga club and run it for a season: 12 sides, 340 players from 49 nations, all free and all in the browser.
12 clubs · 340 players · average rating 64.0 · average age 23.8. The strongest squad on paper is FC Red Bull Salzburg, and the highest-rated player in the division is O. Kiteishvili (75) of SK Sturm Graz.
Every Austrian Bundesliga club you can take over
Strength here is the mean rating of each club's best eleven, which is the quickest way to see who you would be joining and who you would be chasing.
| Club | Code | Squad | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Red Bull Salzburg | REA | 30 | 72.1 |
| SK Sturm Graz | SKG | 27 | 70.6 |
| SK Rapid | SKR | 30 | 70.3 |
| LASK Linz | LAA | 28 | 69.9 |
| FK Austria Wien | FKW | 28 | 69.7 |
| Wolfsberger AC | WOA | 28 | 68.5 |
| Blau-Weiß Linz | BLL | 29 | 67.4 |
| SC Rheindorf Altach | SCA | 26 | 66.2 |
| TSV Hartberg | TSA | 30 | 66.1 |
| SV Ried | SVR | 29 | 65.9 |
| WSG Tirol | WST | 29 | 65.7 |
| Grazer AK 1902 | GR1 | 26 | 65.5 |
The best players in Austrian Bundesliga
The players you will be building around — or trying to prise away from a rival. Ratings are BALLKNW's own stylised approximations for gameplay balance, not official figures from any ratings provider.
| Player | Club | Position | Age | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Kiteishvili | SK Sturm Graz | Midfielder | 29 | 75 |
| Y. Vertessen | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Forward | 24 | 74 |
| J. Gorenc Stanković | SK Sturm Graz | Midfielder | 29 | 74 |
| S. Kalajdžić | LASK Linz | Forward | 27 | 74 |
| A. Dragović | FK Austria Wien | Defender | 34 | 74 |
| M. Kjaergaard | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Midfielder | 22 | 73 |
| M. Bidstrup | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Midfielder | 24 | 73 |
| A. Schlager | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Goalkeeper | 29 | 73 |
Austrian Bundesliga wonderkids worth signing early
Young players whose ceiling sits well above their current rating — the cheapest squad building in the game, if you move before anyone else does.
| Player | Club | Age | Now | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Gadou | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 18 | 66 | 85 |
| K. Konaté | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 21 | 72 | 85 |
| N. Wurmbrand | SK Rapid | 19 | 68 | 83 |
| K. Alajbegović | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 17 | 63 | 82 |
| P. Maybach | FK Austria Wien | 17 | 61 | 81 |
| E. Kojzek | Wolfsberger AC | 19 | 66 | 81 |
Where Austrian Bundesliga players come from
54% of players here are from Austria, with the rest drawn from 48 other nations — a home core with a real import market on top.
| Nation | Players | Share of division |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 185 | 54.4% |
| Germany | 19 | 5.6% |
| France | 13 | 3.8% |
| Denmark | 9 | 2.6% |
| Mali | 8 | 2.4% |
What Austrian Bundesliga is like to manage in
At an average age of 23.8, this is the second youngest squad pool in the game — a league where the rebuild is already half done for you. The gap from best squad to worst is 6.6 rating points, which is enough for a pecking order and not enough for a procession. Look for the 128 under-21s who have not finished developing — the squads span 49 nations, so the pool is wider than the league's size suggests.
You get an objective from the board and a budget that rarely matches it. Everything after that — shape, signings, renewals, youth intake, cup priorities — is your call, and the season simulates on it. No download, no account, save kept in your browser.
Common questions
Can I manage an Austrian Bundesliga club for free?
Yes. All 12 Austrian Bundesliga clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no account and no paid tier. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.
Which Austrian Bundesliga clubs are in the game?
Every club in the division: FC Red Bull Salzburg, SK Sturm Graz, SK Rapid, LASK Linz, FK Austria Wien, Wolfsberger AC and 6 more. Each carries a full squad, so Austrian Bundesliga has 340 players in total.
Do I need an account to save my Austrian Bundesliga season?
No. Your save is written to your own browser and picks up where you left off when you come back on the same device. There is nothing to sign up for.
Take an Austrian Bundesliga club to the top
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