2019 Austrian Cup final

The 2019 Austrian Cup final was played on 1 May 2019 between FC Red Bull Salzburg and SK Rapid Wien at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2018–19 Austrian Cup, the 88th season of the Austrian Cup.

2019 Austrian Cup final
Wörthersee Stadion hosted the final.
Event2018–19 Austrian Cup
Date1 May 2019
VenueWörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
RefereeManuel Schüttengruber
Attendance24,200
WeatherClear
66 °F (19 °C)
26% humidity[1]

Red Bull Salzburg won their sixth cup title after defeating Rapid Wien 2–0, which would have earned them a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, but they instead qualified for the UEFA Champions League by virtue of their first-place finish in the 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga.

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
SK Rapid Wien 28 (1919, 1920, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1946, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2017, 2019)
FC Red Bull Salzburg 11 (1974[lower-alpha 1], 1980[lower-alpha 1], 1981[lower-alpha 1], 2000[lower-alpha 1], 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  1. As SV Austria Salzburg

Venue

Wörthersee Stadion is the home of SK Austria Klagenfurt, an Austrian Football Bundesliga club.

Background

The Austrian Bundesliga clubs FC Red Bull Salzburg and SK Rapid Wien contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Since Red Bull Salzburg qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League by virtue of their second-place finish in the 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga, the Europa League group stage place passed down the table to Wolfsberger AC as they finished 3rd in the table.

Red Bull Salzburg competed in its eleventh overall final, which was also their sixth consecutive final. Rapid Wien competed in their twenty-eighth overall final, which was their first since 2017. Rapid Wien have won the domestic cup twelve times in their history, while Red Bull Salzburg have only won it 5 times. The two teams met in the 2016–17 Austrian Cup final, with Red Bull Salzburg winning 2–1. Both teams won against each other in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga regular season, with Rapid Wien outscoring Red Bull Salzburg 3–2 over 2 matches.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

FC Red Bull Salzburg Round SK Rapid Wien
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Oedt 6–0 (A) First round Kufstein 5–0 (A)
Schwaz 6–0 (A) Second round SV Mattersburg 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A)

(5–4 p)

Austria Lustenau 1–0 (A) Third round Wolfsberger AC 3–0 (A)
Wiener Neustadt 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals TSV Hartberg 5–2 (H)
Grazer AK 6–0 (A) Semi-finals LASK 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A)

(4–3 p)

Match

Red Bull Salzburg2–0Rapid Wien
  • Farkas 37'
  • Dabbur 39'
Report
GK1Austria Alexander Walke (c)Yellow card 90+2'
RB22Austria Stefan Lainer
CB6Cameroon Jérôme Onguéné
CB15Brazil André Ramalho
LB25Austria Patrick FarkasYellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 83'
MF42Austria Xaver Schlager
MF8Mali Diadie Samassékou
MF16Austria Zlatko Junuzovicdownward-facing red arrow 72'
MF13Austria Hannes Wolfdownward-facing red arrow 67'
FW9Israel Mu'nas DabburYellow card 90+5'
FW21Norway Fredrik Gulbrandsendownward-facing red arrow 76'Yellow card 74'
Substitutes:
GK1Austria Cican Stankovic
CB5Austria Albert Vallci
FW11Bosnia and Herzegovina Smail Prevljak
MF14Hungary Dominik Szoboszlaiupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF18Japan Takumi Minaminoupward-facing green arrow 67'
FW20Zambia Patson Dakaupward-facing green arrow 76'
CM45Zambia Enock Mwepu
Manager:
Germany Marco Rose
GK1Austria Richard Strebinger
RB3Turkey Mert MüldürYellow card 61'
CB20Austria Maximilian HofmannYellow card 90+5'
CB6Austria Mario Sonnleitnerdownward-facing red arrow 86'
LB5Belgium Boli Bolingoli
MF14Bosnia and Herzegovina Srdjan Grahovac
MF39Austria Dejan Ljubicicdownward-facing red arrow 64'
MF8Austria Stefan Schwab (c)
RW10Austria Thomas Murg
FW22Serbia Andrija Pavlovicdownward-facing red arrow 70'
LW7Austria Philipp Schobesberger
Substitutes:
CB17Austria Christopher Dibon
LB19Austria Marvin Potzmann
GK21Austria Tobias Knoflach
RB24Austria Stephan Auer
FW27Senegal Aliou Badjiupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF28Austria Christoph Knasmüllnerupward-facing green arrow 64'
GK97Romania Andrei Ivanupward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Austria Dietmar Kühbauer

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to four may be used.

References

  1. "Weather History for Klagenfurt, Austria". wunderground.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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