[6] Magath opted not to sign with the club and Thorsten Fink became top candidate for the position.
[9] Robert Almer,[10] Olarenwaju Kayode,[11] Ognjen Vukojević,[12] Roi Kahat,[13] and Richard Windbichler[14] transferred to Austria Wien.
[15] Kevin Friesenbichler was loaned to Austria with the option to purchase after a season.
[16] Heinz Lindner,[17] Daniel Royer,[18] Sascha Horvath,[19] Markus Suttner[20] and Martin Harrer[21] left the club.
[30] Austria finished the matchday tied for first place with Rapid Wien.
[36] Alexander Gorgon scored two goals for Austria and Stefan Stangl, Philipp Schobesberger, Stefan Schwab, Steffen Hofmann, and Robert Berić scored for Rapid.
Source: [citation needed] Win Draw Loss In the opening match of the season,[24] on 17 July, Austria won 3–0 with goals from Alexander Grünwald, Alexander Gorgon, and Philipp Zulechner.