1977–78 Austrian Cup

The 1977-78 Austrian Cup was Austria's nationwide football cup competition. Austria/WAC were the defending champions.

First round

First round with teams from the Second League.

ATUS Bärnbach v Austria Klagenfurt

6 August 1977	ATUS Bärnbach	2-3 (a.e.t.)	Austria Klagenfurt	Bärnbach
16:15	Huberts  54' (pen.) Kollmann  89'	Report	Türmer  16', 38' Koreimann  107' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Johann Hantschk

Donawitzer SV Alpine v Union Wels

6 August 1977	Donawitzer SV Alpine	3-1	Union Wels	Leoben
16:30	Schachner  45', 65' Russ  52'	Report	Ulmer  35'	Stadium: Stadion Donawitz Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Theodor Wasserer

Floridsdorfer AC v Kremser SC

6 August 1977	Floridsdorfer AC	3-0	Kremser SC	Wien
16:00	Ferstl  21' Schlögl  25' Zimmel  50'	Report	stadium = FAC-Platz	Attendance: 500 Referee: Rupert Rück

1. Halleiner SK v SPG Amateure Wattens

6 August 1977	1. Halleiner SK	0-2	SPG Amateure Wattens	Hallein
17:00		Report	Remes  47' Miltshev  89'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Erwin Hoffmann

KSV Böhlerwerk v SC Eisenstadt

6 August 1977	KSV Böhlerwerk	1-3 (a.e.t.)	SC Eisenstadt	Böhlerwerk
16:00	Martetschläger  42' (pen.)	Report	Eder  12' Schlögl  108' Wolf  118'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Arthur Pernkopf

Rapid Lienz v SV Austria Salzburg

6 August 1977	Rapid Lienz	1-2	SV Austria Salzburg	Lienz
16:00	Scheidenberger  39'	Report	Kodat  45' Libuda  55'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Günther Bind

Rätia Bludenz v SC Austria Lustenau

6 August 1977	Rätia Bludenz	3-1 (a.e.t.)	SC Austria Lustenau	Bludenz
17:00	Angerer  ?' Schreiber  ?' Neslanovic  ?'	Report	Scheffknecht  ?'	Stadium: Untersteinstadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Rudolf Temel

SC Amateure St. Veit v Magdalener SC

6 August 1977	SC Amateure St. Veit	3-1	Magdalener SC	St. Veit
16:30	Knaller  57' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Kogler  77'	Report	Thaler  40'	Stadium: Rennbahn Attendance: 300 Referee: Wolfgang Klocker

SC Kundl v ASK Salzburg

6 August 1977	SC Kundl	1-3	ASK Salzburg	Kundl
16:30	Huber  ?'	Report	Perlak  ?' Ratgeb  ?' Ebner  ?'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Anton Repnik

SCG Brunn/Gebirge v SC Neusiedl am See

6 August 1977	SCG Brunn/Gebirge	2-4	SC Neusiedl am See	Gumpoldskirchen
16:00	Novacek  75' Anderle  84'	Report	Karner  28', 34', 44' Netuschill  43'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Fritz Stanzel

SV Fronleiten v Wolfsberger AC

6 August 1977	SV Fronleiten	4-5	Wolfsberger AC	Fronleiten
16:00	Schinnerl  2', 6', 53' Hofbauer  50' (pen.)	Report	Bukovsky  8' Hanschitz  28', 73' Egger  48' (o.g.) Begovic  83' (pen.)	Attendance: 800 Referee: Martin Krupan

SV Heid Stockerau v Badener AC

6 August 1977	SV Heid Stockerau	6-1	Badener AC	Stockerau
16:00	Stadler  12' Kowatsch  59', 71' (pen.), 80' Wachtler  70' (o.g.) Schweng  76' (pen.)	Report	Pichler  84'	Stadium: Alte Au Attendance: 800 Referee: Heinz Holzmann

SV Spittal/Drau v Villacher SV

6 August 1977	SV Spittal/Drau	0-2	Villacher SV	Spittal
16:30		Report	Neuwirth  52' Trager 70'	Stadium: Goldeck-Stadion Attendance: 800 Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch

SV Traun v FS Elektra Wien

6 August 1977	SV Traun	2-1 (a.e.t.)	FS Elektra Wien	Traun
16:15	Penninger  ?' Klaras  ?'	Report	Frank  ?'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alfred Höller

ASV Kittsee v 1. Simmeringer SC

7 August 1977	ASV Kittsee	1-1 (a.e.t.) (1-4 p)	1. Simmeringer SC	Kittsee
16:00	Gallee  82'	Report	Brunner  40'	Stadium: Sportplatz Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Ernst Kouba
	Penalties
	Niefergall Liedl, Christ		Dokupil, Pribil, Vit, Csere

SC Bruck/Mur v SV St. Veit

7 August 1977	SC Bruck/Mur	0-2	SV St. Veit	Bruck an der Mur
16:15		Report	Markes  25' Csarmann  78'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hermann Ulram

SV Grödig v FC Dornbirn

7 August 1977	SV Grödig	2-1	FC Dornbirn	Grödig
16:30	Kilches  3', 70'	Report	Jaquemond  50'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Fritz Schachhuber

SV Jenbach v Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz

7 August 1977	SV Jenbach	2-4	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	Jenbach
17:00	Kelmer  ?' Meixner  ?'	Report	Kastner  ?', ?' Rhylko  ?' Köpp  ?'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Josef Gugglberger

SV Leithaprodersdorf v 1. SC Wiener Neustadt

7 August 1977	SV Leithaprodersdorf	1-2	1. SC Wiener Neustadt	Leithaprodersdorf
16:00	Bauer  36' Pichl  54'	Report	Spitzer  28' (o.g.) Grasmuck  59'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Eduard Malik

SV Ludesch v Salzburger AK 1914

7 August 1977	SV Ludesch	0-3	Salzburger AK 1914	Ludesch
16:00		Report	Foka  ?' Winklbauer  ?' Langgruber  ?'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Udo Froidl

SV Ried im Innkreis v Kapfenberger SV

7 August 1977	SV Ried im Innkreis	0-0 (a.e.t.) (2-4 p)	Kapfenberger SV	Ried im Innkreis
16:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion der Stadt Ried Attendance: 800 Referee: Gerald Losert
	Penalties
	Wetscher, Baier		Pekovsek, Binder, Pirchegger, Untergrabner

Slovan/HAC v SC Tulln

7 August 1977	Slovan/HAC	0-3	SC Tulln	Wien
16:00		Report	Hafenrichter  17' Gruber  52' Rauschmayer  66'	Stadium: Slovanplatz Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Franz Bogendorfer

Round of 32

First round with teams from the first league.

Rätia Bludenz v ASK Salzburg

26 October 1977	Rätia Bludenz	1-4 (a.e.t.)	ASK Salzburg	Bludenz
14:30	Neslanovic  90+1'	Report	Haring  24', 103' Rudiger  95' (o.g.) Rathgeb  116'	Stadium: Untersteinstadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Kogler

SV Grödig v Grazer AK

26 October 1977	SV Grödig	0-2	Grazer AK	Grödig
14:00		Report	Philipp  30' Zuenelli  41'	Referee: Fischer

SV Austria Salzburg v Salzburger AK 1914

29 October 1977	SV Austria Salzburg	4-0	Salzburger AK 1914	Salzburg
15:00	Winklbauer  61' Kodat 81', 87' Haider  88'	Report		Stadium: Lehener Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rudolf Temel

Kapfenberger SV v SC Eisenstadt

29 October 1977	Kapfenberger SV	4-0	SC Eisenstadt	800
14:30	Gallautz  10', 46' (pen.) Untergrabner  69' Gansriegler  77'	Report		Stadium: Alpenstadion Referee: Adolf Sauer

SV St. Veit v Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz

29 October 1977	SV St. Veit	5-2	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	St. Veit an der Glan
14:30	Strutzmann  1' Golautschnig  12', 72', 85' Csarmann  56' (pen.)	Report	Masal  8' Skocik  22'	Stadium: SV-Stadion Prinzhoferstraße Attendance: 500 Referee: Josef Bucek

Villacher SV v SPG Amateure Wattens

29 October 1977	Villacher SV	4-1	SPG Amateure Wattens	Villach
14:00	Steurer  2' Spitzer  19' Jagodic  47' Schorn  87'	Report	Huber  84'	Stadium: Stadion Villach-Lind Attendance: 300 Referee: Gerd Adanitsch

SC Neusiedl am See v SV Traun

1 November 1977	SC Neusiedl am See	2-0	SV Traun	Neusiedl am See
13:30	Karner  68', 70'	Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Attendance: 350 Referee: Heinz Holzmann

Austria Klagenfurt v VOEST Linz

15 November 1977	Austria Klagenfurt	0-2	VOEST Linz	Klagenfurt
13:30		Report	Hintermaier  55' Roßkogler  61'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch

1. SC Wiener Neustadt v FK Austria Wien

8 December 1977	1. SC Wiener Neustadt	1-2	FK Austria Wien	Wiener Neustadt
13:30	Weninger  8'	Report	Parits  15' Daxbacher  61'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rupert Rück

1. Simmeringer SC v Admira/Wacker

8 December 1977	1. Simmeringer SC	1-2	Admira/Wacker	Wien
13:30	Dokupil  81' (pen.)	Report	Strasser  47' Mißfeld  60'	Stadium: Simmeringer Sportplatz Attendance: 400 Referee: Heinz Fahnler

Donawitzer SV Alpine v SSW Innsbruck

8 December 1977	Donawitzer SV Alpine	1-2 (a.e.t.)	SSW Innsbruck	Leoben
13:30	Schachner  21'	Report	Oberacher  33', 107'	Stadium: Stadion Donawitz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Günther Bind

Floridsdorfer AC v Wiener Sport-Club/Post

8 December 1977	Floridsdorfer AC	2-1 (a.e.t.)	Wiener Sport-Club/Post	Wien
13:30	Kruder  93' Forster  107'	Report	Demel  104'	Stadium: FAC-Platz Attendance: 500 Referee: Karl Steinbrecher

SC Amateure St. Veit v Linzer ASK

8 December 1977	SC Amateure St. Veit	0-1	Linzer ASK	St. Veit an der Glan
13:30		Report	Vuckovic  52'	Stadium: Rennbahn Attendance: 400 Referee: Siegfried Goriupp

SC Tulln v First Vienna FC

8 December 1977	SC Tulln	0-3	First Vienna FC	Tulln
13:30		Report	Zimmermann  18', 73' Kopta  85'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Werner Spiegl

SV Heid Stockerau v SK Rapid Wien

8 December 1977	SV Heid Stockerau	0-2	SK Rapid Wien	Stockerau
13:30		Report	Pawlek  23' Krejcirik  73'	Stadium: Alte Au Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Erwin Hoffmann

Wolfsberger AC v SK Sturm Graz

8 December 1977	Wolfsberger AC	0-1	SK Sturm Graz	Wolfsberg
13:30		Report	Ringert  67'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 800 Referee: Ernst Kouba

Round of 16

SV Austria Salzburg v SC Neusiedl am See

18 December 1977	SV Austria Salzburg	3-1	SC Neusiedl am See	Salzburg
14:00	Kodat  21', 72' Haider  51'	Report	Bauer  26'	Stadium: Lehener Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Horst Brummeier

SK Sturm Graz v SSW Innsbruck

21 December 1977	SK Sturm Graz	0-1	SSW Innsbruck	Graz
19:00		Report	Schwarz  18'	Stadium: Stadion Liebenau Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch

Grazer AK v Floridsdorfer AC

22 December 1977	Grazer AK	3-1	Floridsdorfer AC	Graz
19:00	Zuenelli  75' Vidalli  80', 89'	Report	Kruder  87'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Fritz Schachhuber

FK Austria Wien v Admira/Wacker

26 December 1977	FK Austria Wien	5-0	Admira/Wacker	Wien
10:30	Parits  24' Pirkner  25', 85' Prohaska  28' Obermayer  62'	Report		Stadium: Franz-Horr-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alfons Jungwirth

Kapfenberger SV v SK Rapid Wien

26 December 1977	Kapfenberger SV	1-1 (a.e.t.) (5-6 p)	SK Rapid Wien	Kapfenberg
13:00	Sauseng  13'	Report	Krankl  31'	Stadium: Alpenstadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Günther Bind
	Penalties
	Pekovsek Binder Pirchegger Steininger Gallautz Griesenauer Lietz Pichler		Krankl Weiss Walzer Persidis Kirisits Pajenk Gallos Krejcirik

First Vienna FC v SV St. Veit

26 December 1977	First Vienna FC	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	SV St. Veit	Wien
13:30		Report		Stadium: Hohe Warte Attendance: 900 Referee: Martin Krupan
	Penalties
	Meister Perischa Otto Wurzer Griesenauer Caha Franz		Türk Zuschlag Moser Csarmann Golautschnig Pirker

Villacher SV v Linzer ASK

26 December 1977	Villacher SV	1-3	Linzer ASK	Villach
10:30	Singerl  8'	Report	Pigel  25', 28' Gayer 89'	Stadium: Stadion Villach-Lind Attendance: 800 Referee: Udo Froidl

VOEST Linz v ASK Salzburg

26 December 1977	VOEST Linz	5-0	ASK Salzburg	Linz
13:30	Hagmayr  6', 35' Lorenz  9' Seitz  75' Breitenberger  81'	Report		Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Fritz Stanzel

Quarter-finals

SV Austria Salzburg v Grazer AK

7 March 1978	SV Austria Salzburg	3-2	Grazer AK	Salzburg
19:00	Kodat  43' Haider  51', 74'	Report	Gössl  13' Zuenelli  62'	Stadium: Lehener Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Heinz Fahnler

Linzer ASK v SSW Innsbruck

7 March 1978	Linzer ASK	0-2	SSW Innsbruck	Linz
18:30		Report	Welzl  41' Oberacher   85'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Werner Spiegl

SV St. Veit v FK Austria Wien

8 March 1978	SV St. Veit	2-4	FK Austria Wien	St. Veit an der Glan
14:45	Golautschnig   6' Türk    71'	Report	Gasselich    9' Prohaska    30' Pirkner    40' Daxbacher   50'	Stadium: SV-Stadion Prinzhoferstraße Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Herbert Loidl

VOEST Linz v SK Rapid Wien

14 March 1978	VOEST Linz	2-0	SK Rapid Wien	Linz
18:30	Hagmayr  28' Roßkogler  36'	Report		Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Josef Hager

Semi-finals

SV Austria Salzburg v VOEST Linz

19 April 1978	SV Austria Salzburg	0-0 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	VOEST Linz	Salzburg
18:30		Report		Stadium: Lehener Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Franz Latzin
	Penalties
	Schwarz Haider Kodat Bacher K. Hodits		Lorenz Kircher Hagmayr Mirnegg Schoppitsch

SSW Innsbruck v FK Austria Wien

19 April 1978	SSW Innsbruck	2-0	FK Austria Wien	Innsbruck
19:30	Pezzey  30' Koncilia  56'	Report		Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr

Final first leg

VOEST Linz v SSW Innsbruck

26 April 1978	VOEST Linz	1-1	SSW Innsbruck	Linz
19:00	Pöll  32'	Report	Welzl  64'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Adolf Mathias

VOEST Linz: Kurt Kaiserseder – Hans-Dieter Mirnegg, Alfred Gert, Gerhard Breitenberger, Reinhold Hintermaier, Norbert Ebster, Helmut Wartinger (50. Herwig Kircher), Walter Schoppitsch (30. Wilfried Ortner), Michael Lorenz, Maximilian Hagmayr, Wilhelm Pöll
coach:Felix Latzke

SSW Innsbruck: Friedl Koncilia – Bruno Pezzey, Werner Kriess, Gerhard Forstinger, Robert Auer, Peter Koncilia, Peter Schwarz, Franz Oberacher, Werner Zanon (60. Manfred Braschler), Kurt Welzl, Josef Stering (46. Robert Hanschitz)
coach: Georg Keßler

Final second leg

SSW Innsbruck v VOEST Linz

6 May 1978	SSW Innsbruck	2-1	VOEST Linz	Innsbruck
17:00	Schwarz  7' Koncilia  43'	Report	Hagmayr  5'	Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Franz Wöhrer

SSW Innsbruck:

Friedl Koncilia – Bruno Pezzey, Werner Kriess, Gerhard Forstinger, Robert Auer, Peter Schwarz, Johann Scharmann, Peter Koncilia, Kurt Welzl, Franz Oberacher, Manfred Braschler (84. Robert Hanschitz)
coach: Georg Keßler VOEST Linz: Erwin Fuchsbichler – Hans-Dieter Mirnegg, Herwig Kircher, Alfred Gert, Gerhard Breitenberger, Walter Schoppitsch, Wilfried Ortner, Norbert Ebster, Rudolf Seitz (55. Gerhard Ulmer), Michael Lorenz, Maximilian Hagmayr
coach:Felix Latzke

Top scorer

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Karl Kodat	SV Austria Salzburg	6
2	Günther Golautschnig	SV St. Veit	4
2	Maximilian Hagmayr	VOEST Linz	4
2	Gerald Haider	SV Austria Salzburg	4