FK Austria Wien played the 2020–21 season in the Austrian Bundesliga and Austrian Cup.
Review and events Austria Wien's season started in the Austrian Cup with a 5–0 win against SC Retz on 30 August 2020. The match was played without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Austria Wien defeated Wiener Sport-Club in the second round and TSV Hartberg in the round of 16 before getting knocked out by Red Bull Salzburg in the Quarter–finals.
Austria Wien's first Bundesliga match was a 1–0 loss to LASK in Linz on 11 September 2020. Unlike the first round of the Austrian Cup, Matchday one had spectators. Austria Wien's first win happened on matchday two against SV Ried. After defeating Ried, Austria Wien won only one out of their next 10 league matches. The one win was against WSG Tirol. The first match between Austria Wien and Red Bull Salzburg happened in Vienna on 24 October 2020. Red Bull Salzburg won the match 2–0. With the loss, Austria Wien dropped down to sixth place in the league table. The loss to Red Bull Salzburg started an eight match winless streak. The first Vienna derby took place at Allianz Stadion in Vienna on 29 November 2020. Austria Wien remained in eighth place. On 5 December 2020, Austria Wien lost 4–0 to Sturm Graz. Austria Wien remained in eighth place. Wolfsberger AC defeated Austria Wien 3–2 on 13 December 2020. Alon Turgeman gave Austria Wien a 1–0 lead in the first minute. But Michael Liendl scored from the penalty spot late in the match to give Wolfsberg a 3–2 lead. With the loss, Austria Wien dropped down to ninth place. 20 December 2020, Austria Wien and LASK drew 1–1. The draw sent Austria Wien down to 10th place in the league table. The last time Austria Wien was this low in the table was Matchday 1. On 23 January 2021, Austria Wien defeated Ried 1–0. The win finished the 8 match winless streak and moved Austria Wien up to ninth place. Austria Wien defeated Admira Wacker 4–0 with goals from Benedikt Pichler, Georg Teigl and two goals from Johannes Handl. Austria Wien faced Red Bull Salzburg twice in four days. On 6 February 2021, Austria Wien lost 2–0 in the quarter-finals of the Austrian Cup. Then on 10 February 2021, Austria Wien lost 3–1 in the Bundesliga. Austria Wien defeated Rheindorf Altach 5–1 on 20 February 2021. The second Vienna derby of the season took place on 7 March 2021. The match finished in a 0–0 draw. On 10 April 2021, Peter Stöger announced that he is leaving Austria Wien in the summer.
Match results Legend WinDrawLoss
Bundesliga DateOpponentVenueResultsGoalscorersAttendanceReferee11 September 2020 — 19:30LASK LinzAway0–1—3,958Sebastian Gishamer1020 September 2020 — 16:00SV RiedHome2–1Monschein (2)3,000Rene Eisner727 September 2020 — 13:30Admira WackerHome2–2Monschein, Pichler3,173Alan Kijas63 October 2020 — 16:00WSG TirolAway2–0Wimmer, Sarkaria950Oliver Drachta424 October 2020 — 16:00Red Bull SalzburgHome0–2—3,160Walter Altmann631 October 2020 — 16:00TSV HartbergAway1–2Pichler977Dieter Muckenhammer67 November 2020 — 16:00Rheindorf AltachAway0–0—0Sebastian Gishamer622 November 2020 — 13:30SKN St. PöltenHome1–1Jukić0Alexander Harkam822 November 2020 — 16:00Rapid WienAway1–1Wimmer0Julian Weinberger85 December 2020 — 16:00Sturm GrazHome0–4—0Christopher Jäger813 December 2020 — 13:30Wolfsberger ACAway2–3Turgeman, Monschein0Rene Eisner920 December 2020 — 16:00LASKHome1–1Pichler0Christian-Petru Ciochirca1023 January 2021 — 16:00SV RiedAway1–0Pichler0Christopher Jäger926 January 2021 — 17:30Admira WackerAway4–0Pichler, Teigl, Handl (2)0Harald Lechner731 January 2021 – 13:30WSG TirolHome2–2Martel0Oliver Drachta710 February 2021 — 19:30Red Bull SalzburgAway1–3Teigl0Dieter Muckenhammer714 February 2021 — 13:30TSV HartbergHome0–1—0Walter Altmann720 February 2021 — 16:00Rheindorf AltachHome5–1Fitz (2), Schösswendter, Sarkaria (2)0Andreas Heiß828 February 2021 — 13:30SKN St. PöltenAway2–0Handl, Monschein0Christian-Petru Ciochirca87 March 2021 — 16:00Rapid WienHome0–0—0Sebastian Gishamer814 March 2021 — 16:00Sturm GrazAway1–2Fitz0Alan Kijas821 March 2021 – 16:00Wolfsberger ACHome3–5Djuricin, Grünwald, Zeka0Manuel Schüttengruber8
Austrian Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendanceReferee30 August 2020 — 10:15First roundSC RetzHome5–0Sax, Monschein, Pichler, Planic (own goal), Sarkaria0Julian Weinberger16 October 2020 — 19:25Second roundWiener Sport-ClubAway3–12,550Harald Lechner25 November 2020 — 16:15Round of 16TSV HartbergHome5–30Stefan Ebner6 February 2021 – 16:00Quarter-finalsRed Bull SalzburgAway0–2—0Manuel Schüttengruber
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