The 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League known as the Admiral 2nd League for sponsorship purposes, was the 49th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the fifth as the Second League.
The league consists of 16 teams.
[1] Blau-Weiß Linz secured the league championship and promotion to the 2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga on the last day of the season, notching a win over Sturm Graz II while second place Grazer AK was only able to secure a draw.
Sixteen teams will participate in the 2022–23 season.
FC Flyeralarm Admira was relegated from the 2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga, replacing the 2021–22 champions SC Austria Lustenau, while First Vienna FC (Regionalliga Ost) and SK Sturm Graz II (Regionalliga Mitte) were promoted from the third tier to replace the two relegated squads, FC Juniors OÖ and FC Wacker Innsbruck.