The most important precautions for the coming 2022/23 season are currently being made on and off the pitch. A year in which the Salzburg lower house is being turned inside out. On request he gave Salzburg Football Association (SFV) a short insight…

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Sunday as a fixed game date

In order to facilitate a consistent refereeing of team games when creating the schedule saturdays of game dates Individually banned for leagues in different order. At the same time, the clubs in the leagues affected are given the opportunity, if the opponents agree on Friday or weekdays before to play. Are they required to play their competitive games on those specific weekends committed on Sunday.

The game schedule is being drafted

After the time window for team registration was open up to and including May 29th, the SFV is currently in the process of creating the game schedules for the ten divisions. The SFV State Cup will be held on Monday 4th July 2022 drawn.

Corona-related game cancellation

From a Covid-related failure (officially ordered isolation or confirmed infection) of five players of the respective squad (players who die at least once in the current season appear on the game report of the team concerned) at the same time, a game can without the consent of the opponent be cancelled. This applies to both combat and reserve teams.

Regionalliga Salzburg in spring with upper and lower playoff

In the regional league Salzburg, which has been expanded to 12 teams, the usual regular season (first and second half of the season) will be played in autumn. As known from previous seasons, the two best teams qualify for the national western league. In spring there will be one in the regional league Salzburg Upper Playoff (3rd-7th in regular season) and one Lower playoff (8th-12th in regular season).

Promotion and relegation scenario

Because the Regionalliga West will return in its traditional form for the 2023/24 season after next, the ten lower leagues will be wildly mixed up at the end of the season. The leagues will then be composed as follows:

Regionalliga West (15 teams)

• The 2 Salzburg representatives in the Regionalliga West 22/23 (basic season 1st + 2nd)
• The 1st and 2nd of the Upper Playoff (spring) of the Regionalliga Salzburg 2023
• The champion of the Salzburg league 22/23
• 5 Vorarlberg teams
• 5 Tyrolean teams

Salzburg League (16 teams)

• The 3 detailed teams of the upper playoff (spring) of the Regionalliga Salzburg 2023
• The 5 teams of the lower playoff (spring) of the regional league Salzburg 2023
• The champion of the 1st national league 22/23
• 2nd to 8th in the Salzburg League 22/23

1st national league (14 teams)

• The 6 detailed teams of the Salzburger Liga 22/23 (9th – 14th)
• The champion of the 2. Landesliga Nord 22/23
• The champion of the 2nd regional league south 22/23
• 2nd to 7th of the 1st national league 22/23

2. Landesliga Nord (14 teams)

• The teams that can be assigned to this region (Northern clubs) of the hidden teams of the 1st state league 22/23 (8th – 15th)
• The champion of the 1st class North 22/23
• The corresponding number of teams from the 2. Landesliga Nord 22/23, starting with the runners-up down, until the class size of 14 teams is reached

2. Landesliga Süd (14 teams)

• The teams that can be assigned to this region (southern clubs) of the hidden teams of the 1st state league 22/23 (8th – 15th)
• The master of the 1st class south 22/23
• The corresponding number of teams from the 2. Landesliga Süd 22/23, starting with the runners-up down, until the class size of 14 teams is reached

1st Class North (14 teams)

• The detailed teams of the 2. Landesliga Nord 22/23
• The master of the 2nd class North A 22/23
• The master of the 2nd class North B 22/23
• The appropriate number of teams from 1st Class North 22/23, starting with the runner-up down, until the class size of 14 teams is reached

1st Class South (14 teams)

• The detailed teams of the 2. Landesliga Süd 22/23
• The master of the 2nd class south 22/23
• The appropriate number of teams from the 1st class South 22/23, starting with the runner-up down, until the class size of 14 teams is reached

2nd Class North (A + B)

• The detailed teams of the 1st class North 22/23
• The marked teams of the 2nd class North A 22/23 and 2nd class North B 22/23

2nd Class South

• The drawn teams of the 1st class south 22/23
• The drawn teams of the 2nd class south 22/23

Changes due to new registrations and/or withdrawals of teams, as well as placements of “First” and 1b of the same club (e.g. league distance to “First” must be applied) etc., may be possible.