Salzburg is again at the top of the “table of a different kind”.
Red Bull Salzburg is once again at the top of the annual survey by the “Footballers’ Association”. As in 2020, the series champion was even awarded the maximum number of 70 points by his players.
The players of the series champion are completely satisfied.
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Series champion Salzburg has landed again at the top of the “table of a different kind”. For the second time after 2020, the club received the maximum number of 70 points from its players. In the 2nd division, Salzburg’s partner club FC Liefering also came out on top with 69 points in the survey conducted by the “Footballers’ Association” (VdF).
A total of seven questions were asked of the professionals. The punctuality of the payment of the benefit WAS queried as well as the clarity of the contracts, the continued payment of wages in the event of findings, the exchange of information between management and the team, the image of the club, medical care and whether available equipment is available.
Behind Salzburg followed Sturm Graz (64), Austria (61), Rapid (59), Ried (59) and Altach (58) in second to sixth place. In the “lower half of the table” are relegated Admira (58), WAC (54), WSG Tirol (53), LASK (51), Hartberg (49) and Austria Klagenfurt (43). In the case of Klagenfurt, the medical care was criticized in particular, and at LASK the image of the club was below average with a 4.
Bottom of the 2nd league is Wacker Innsbruck. The Tyroleans had to withdraw from professional football at the end of the season due to financial worries. The exchange of information and the image of the club were particularly criticized by their own players.
“It’s positive that we can say again this year that the payment behavior in Austrian professional football is of course right, apart from Wacker Innsbruck,” stated VdF General Secretary Gernot Baumgartner. There is a need to catch up in the area of appropriate equipment. Clubs need to improve here.