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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.

Austrian Bundesliga 2026/27: who to manage

• To win straight away: FC Red Bull Salzburg, the strongest best eleven in the division (71.5).
• The deepest squad: FC Red Bull Salzburg, whose players 12 to 18 average 68.6, so injuries and rotation hurt least.
• The long project: SK Sturm Graz, with the youngest top 18 (average age 24.1).
• A mid-table rebuild: Grazer AK 1902, right in the middle on paper.
• The survival job: WSG Tirol, the weakest squad (64.6). Staying up is a good season.

The best players in Austrian Bundesliga

The players you will be building around — or trying to prise away from a rival. Ratings follow EA Sports FC 27. BALLKNW is unofficial and not affiliated with EA Sports.

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.

Where Austrian Bundesliga players come from

52% of players here are from Austria, with the rest drawn from 46 other nations — a home core with a real import market on top.

What Austrian Bundesliga is like to manage in

Average age sits at 24.2. Nobody's squad is falling apart with age, and nobody's is waiting three seasons to arrive. The gap from best squad to worst is 6.9 rating points, which is enough for a pecking order and not enough for a procession. Look for the 101 under-21s who have not finished developing — the squads span 47 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 needed to start, save kept in your browser.

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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 paid tier and no account needed to start. 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, LASK Linz, SK Rapid, SK Sturm Graz, FK Austria Wien, Wolfsberger AC and 6 more. Each carries a full squad, so Austrian Bundesliga has 303 players in total.

Do I need an account to save my Austrian Bundesliga season?

Not to start. Your save is written to your own browser and picks up where you left off on the same device. After two days of play you need a free account to start a new season, and it also backs your save up across devices.