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]
2018
2020

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

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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[a], 1980[a], 1981[a], 2000[a], 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  1. ^ a b c d As SV Austria Salzburg

Venue

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

Background

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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

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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

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Red Bull Salzburg2–0Rapid Wien
  • Farkas   37'
  • Dabbur   39'
Report
GK 1   Alexander Walke (c)   90+2'
RB 22   Stefan Lainer
CB 6   Jérôme Onguéné
CB 15   André Ramalho
LB 25   Patrick Farkas   45+2'   83'
MF 42   Xaver Schlager
MF 8   Diadie Samassékou
MF 16   Zlatko Junuzovic   72'
MF 13   Hannes Wolf   67'
FW 9   Mu'nas Dabbur   90+5'
FW 21   Fredrik Gulbrandsen   76'   74'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Cican Stankovic
CB 5   Albert Vallci
FW 11   Smail Prevljak
MF 14   Dominik Szoboszlai   72'
MF 18   Takumi Minamino   67'
FW 20   Patson Daka   76'
CM 45   Enock Mwepu
Manager:
  Marco Rose
GK 1   Richard Strebinger
RB 3   Mert Müldür   61'
CB 20   Maximilian Hofmann   90+5'
CB 6   Mario Sonnleitner   86'
LB 5   Boli Bolingoli
MF 14   Srdjan Grahovac
MF 39   Dejan Ljubicic   64'
MF 8   Stefan Schwab (c)
RW 10   Thomas Murg
FW 22   Andrija Pavlovic   70'
LW 7   Philipp Schobesberger
Substitutes:
CB 17   Christopher Dibon
LB 19   Marvin Potzmann
GK 21   Tobias Knoflach
RB 24   Stephan Auer
FW 27   Aliou Badji   70'
MF 28   Christoph Knasmüllner   64'
GK 97   Andrei Ivan   86'
Manager:
  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

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