1978–79 Austrian Cup

The 1978-79 Austrian Cup was Austria's nationwide football cup competition. SSW Innsbruck were the defending champions.

First round

First round with teams from the second league.

Magdalener SC v Kapfenberger SV

4 August 1978	Magdalener SC	2-1	Kapfenberger SV	St. Magdalen
17:00	Maitz  42' (pen.) Schorn  48'	Report	Untergrabner  73'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Josef Gugglberger

1. Brigittenauer SC v Kremser SC

5 August 1978	1. Brigittenauer SC	1-3	Kremser SC	Wien
16:45	Strebele  39'	Report	Rauschmayr  29' Fegerl  48' Höld  86'	Stadium: BSC-Platz Attendance: 700 Referee: Herbert Sinkovics

1. SC Wiener Neustadt v ASV Kittsee

5 August 1978	1. SC Wiener Neustadt	2-0 (a.e.t.)	ASV Kittsee	Wiener Neustadt
16:30	Grasmück  104' Lefor  117'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 800 Referee: Fritz Stanzel

ATUS Bärnbach v Linzer ASK

5 August 1978	ATUS Bärnbach	1-0	Linzer ASK	Bärnbach
16:15	Peintinger  68'	Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Günther Bind

Blau-Weiß Feldkirch v SC Austria Lustenau

5 August 1978	Blau-Weiß Feldkirch	3-0	SC Austria Lustenau	Feldkirch
17:15	Cicic  8' Zugliani  11' Peterl  80'	Report		Referee: Udo Froidl

Red Star Knittelfeld v Donawitzer SV Alpine

5 August 1978	Red Star Knittelfeld	1-2	Donawitzer SV Alpine	Knittelfeld
16:00	Perschl  13'	Report	Grandits  35' Kronsteiner  56'	Referee: Herbert Loidl

Rennweger SV v SC Tulln

5 August 1978	Rennweger SV	4-0	SC Tulln	Wien
16:45		Report	Ringhofer  16' Rausch  22' (pen.) Pils  48' Schneider  80'	Stadium: Sportplatz Rennweg Referee: Peter Greimel

SK Tamsweg v Villacher SV

5 August 1978	SK Tamsweg	1-2	Villacher SV	Tamsweg
16:00	Weilharter  25'	Report	Steurer  52' Benedikt  78'	Referee: Anton Repnik

SV Absam v USK Anif

5 August 1978	SV Absam	0-2	USK Anif	Absam
16:30		Report	Schnöll  75' Tanner  85'	Referee: Arthur Pernkopf

SV Flavia Solva v Austria Klagenfurt

5 August 1978	SV Flavia Solva	1-2	Austria Klagenfurt	Wagna
16:00	Koblencer  5'	Report	Koreimann  20' (pen.), 64'	Stadium: Römerstadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hermann Ulram

SV Güssing v SC Eisenstadt

5 August 1978	SV Güssing	1-5	SC Eisenstadt	Güssing
16:00	Gibiser  60'	Report	Schlögl  69', 76' Schneider  73', 87' Poindl  83'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Karl Keck

USV Rudersdorf v Favoritner AC

5 August 1978	USV Rudersdorf	0-2	Favoritner AC	Rudersdorf
16:00		Report	Wallner  17' Bendl  82'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Eduard Malik

Union Wels v Wolfsberger AC

5 August 1978	Union Wels	1-2	Wolfsberger AC	Wels
16:30	Mrakowitsch  76'	Report	Bukovsky  54' Stocker  60'	Stadium: Unionstadion Referee: Rupert Rück

SK Vorwärts Steyr v SV Heid Stockerau

5 August 1978	SK Vorwärts Steyr	2-1	SV Heid Stockerau	Steyr
16:15	Bauer  64' Neugschwandtner  89'	Report	Leitner  34'	Stadium: Vorwärts-Stadion Referee: Alfred Höller

SPG Amateure Wattens v FC Dornbirn

5 August 1978	SPG Amateure Wattens	0-2	FC Dornbirn	Wattens
16:30		Report	Zlobosa  60' Ellensohn  78'	Stadium: Alpenstadion Referee: Harald Bistricky

WSK Kaprun v Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz

5 August 1978	WSK Kaprun	1-4	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	Kaprun
16:00	Bauer  ?'	Report	Kastner  ?' Schreier  ?' Riedmann  ?' Jankovic  ?'	Referee: Josef Hager

Amateure Steyr v SV St. Veit

6 August 1978	Amateure Steyr	3-1	SV St. Veit	Steyr
16:15	Pichler  15' (pen.) Walgram  50', 67'	Report	Csarmann  20'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Heinz Holzmann

Badener AC v 1. Simmeringer SC

6 August 1978	Badener AC	0-2	1. Simmeringer SC	Baden
16:30		Report	Dokupil  67' Wolf  75'	Stadium: Sportplatz Attendance: 500 Referee: Josef Bucek

FC Höchst v ASK Salzburg

6 August 1978	FC Höchst	4-4 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	ASK Salzburg	Höchst
10:00	Grabherr  27' Greif  41' Glanzer  62' (pen.) Denifl  94'	Report	Haring  17' Lott  71', 80' Rathgeb  108'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Fischer

SC Laa/Thaya v SC Neusiedl am See

6 August 1978	SC Laa/Thaya	2-3 (a.e.t.)	SC Neusiedl am See	Laa an der Thaya
15:30	Schwanzer  5' Böck  103' (pen.)	Report	Schwanzer  2' (o.g.) Netuschil  100}', 109'	Attendance: 850 Referee: Karl Steinbrecher

SV Feldkirchen v SC Amateure St. Veit

6 August 1978	SV Feldkirchen	1-1 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	SC Amateure St. Veit	Feldkirchen
16:30	Razhj  14'	Report	Kirisits  70'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gerd Adanitsch

SV Jenbach v Salzburger AK 1914

6 August 1978	SV Jenbach	4-1	Salzburger AK 1914	Jenbach
16:30	Knapp  55', 60', 80' Meixner  68'	Report	Scheinost  75'	Referee: Simon Kuster

Round of 32

First round with teams from the first league.

1. Simmeringer SC v SK Rapid Wien

12 August 1978	1. Simmeringer SC	2-2 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	SK Rapid Wien	Wien
16:30	Wolf  75', 107'	Report	Mühlhauser  60' (o.g.) Gallos  105'	Stadium: Simmeringer Sportplatz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gerd Adanitsch
	Penalties
	Mühlhauser Dokupil Krelik Czere		Happich Walzer Weber Pregesbauer Gallos

ATUS Bärnbach v Grazer AK

12 August 1978	ATUS Bärnbach	2-3	Grazer AK	Bärnbach
16:00	Schober  35' Peintinger  90'	Report	Mertel  20' Pigel  22' Vidalli  45'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Harald Bistricky

Amateure Steyr v VOEST Linz

12 August 1978	Amateure Steyr	1-2	VOEST Linz	Steyr
16:45	Ruttensteiner  63'	Report	Nikezic  61' Pichler  86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rennbahnplatz Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Josef Gugglberger

Donawitzer SV Alpine v Villacher SV

12 August 1978	Donawitzer SV Alpine	6-0	Villacher SV	Leoben
16:00	Kronsteiner  15', 67' A. Huberts  24' Haberl  25' Loregger  64' (pen.) W. Huberts  75'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Donawitz Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner Spiegl

FC Dornbirn v SV Austria Salzburg

12 August 1978	FC Dornbirn	0-3	SV Austria Salzburg	Dornbirn
16:30		Report	Haider  49' Hodits  66' Perlak  67'	Stadium: Stadion Birkenwiese Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Josef Hager

Kremser SC v Wiener Sport-Club/Post

12 August 1978	Kremser SC	3-3 (a.e.t.) (4-3 p)	Wiener Sport-Club/Post	Krems
19:00	Ehrenberger  16' Rauschmayer  89', 94'	Report	Demel  4' Starek  56' Larionows  110'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Horst Brummeier
	Penalties
	Stiel Höld Friedl Rauschmayer Schenk		Starek Samer Martinez Larionows Demel

Magdalener SC v Admira/Wacker

12 August 1978	Magdalener SC	3-3 (a.e.t.) (5-6 p)	Admira/Wacker	St. Magdalen
16:30	Burger  45' Maitz  80' (pen.) Schorn  98'	Report	Cerny  51' Gröss  55', 110'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Siegfried Goriupp

Rennweger SV v First Vienna FC

12 August 1978	Rennweger SV	0-3	First Vienna FC	Wien
16:45		Report	Hevera  25' Rieß  54' Perischa  64'	Stadium: Sportplatz Rennweg Attendance: 900 Referee: Johann Hantschk

SC Neusiedl am See v 1. SC Wr. Neustadt

12 August 1978	SC Neusiedl am See	0-3	1. SC Wr. Neustadt	Neusiedl am See
16:30		Report	Rasinger  6' Cech  30' Horvath  61'	Stadium: Sportplatz Attendance: 500 Referee: Eduard Malik

SV Jenbach v Blau-Weiß Feldkirch

12 August 1978	SV Jenbach	2-1 (a.e.t.)	Blau-Weiß Feldkirch	Jenbach
16:30	Knapp  71' Meixner  110'	Report	Merz  20'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Gerald Losert

USK Anif v Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz

12 August 1978	USK Anif	0-4	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	Anif
16:15	Pogensberger  51' Jäger  64'	Report	Gasparovic  7', 69' Riedmann  8' Tschemernjak  81'	Stadium: Sportplatz Attendance: 400 Referee: Franz Latzin

Favoritner AC v SC Eisenstadt

13 August 1978	Favoritner AC	2-2 (a.e.t.) (3-0 p)	SC Eisenstadt	Wien
10:00	Bendl  4', 91'	Report	Bauer  64' Schneider  99'	Stadium: FavAC-Platz Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Heinz Holzmann
	Penalties
	Acs Bendl Böttger		Schneider Bauer W. Keglevits

ASK Salzburg v SSW Innsbruck

15 August 1978	ASK Salzburg	0-4	SSW Innsbruck	Salzburg
16:30		Report	Scharmann  4' Verheijen  46' Hanschitz  65' Braschler  68'	Stadium: ASK-Platz Maxglan Attendance: 700 Referee: Arthur Pernkopf

SC Amateure St. Veit v Austria Klagenfurt

15 August 1978	SC Amateure St. Veit	0-1	Austria Klagenfurt	St. Veit an der Glan
16:15		Report	Haubitz  12'	Stadium: Rennbahn Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rudolf Temel

SK Vorwärts Steyr v FK Austria Wien

15 August 1978	SK Vorwärts Steyr	3-1	FK Austria Wien	Steyr
16:15	Bauer  5' Stöffelbauer  25' Steinwandtner  32' Berger  30'	Report	Parits  50'	Stadium: Vorwärts-Stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wolfgang Klocker

Wolfsberger AC v SK Sturm Graz

15 August 1978	Wolfsberger AC	1-1 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	SK Sturm Graz	Wolfsberg
16:15	Schuster  81'	Report	Schauss  54'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hannes Siderits
	Penalties
	Schuster Schubel Gritschacher Gfrerer Starzbacher Perchthaler Pichler Radl		Pichler Jurtin Schauss Kulmer Ringert Wirth Stückler Gruber

Round of 16

VOEST Linz v First Vienna FC

24 October 1978	VOEST Linz	2-1	First Vienna FC	Linz
18:30	Hodits    21' Kreuz   51'	Report	Hevera   19'	Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wolfgang Klocker

Austria Klagenfurt v Admira/Wacker

25 October 1978	Austria Klagenfurt	1-2	Admira/Wacker	Klagenfurt
18:30	Haubitz  15'	Report	Kasztelan  28' Demantke  85'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Karl Steinbrecher

Kremser SC v Grazer AK

25 October 1978	Kremser SC	1-3	Grazer AK	Krems
19:00	Fegerl  67'	Report	Pigel  26', 58' Zuenelli  50'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Eduard Malik

SSW Innsbruck v Donawitzer SV Alpine

25 October 1978	SSW Innsbruck	1-0	Donawitzer SV Alpine	Innsbruck
19:00	Koncilia  65'	Report		Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fritz Schachhuber

Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz v SV Austria Salzburg

25 October 1978	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	1-3	SV Austria Salzburg	Bregenz
19:00	Kornexl  50' (pen.)	Report	Kodat  15', 28', 65'	Stadium: Bodenseestadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Simon Kuster

Favoritner AC v SK Rapid Wien

26 October 1978	Favoritner AC	0-6	SK Rapid Wien	Wien
14:15		Report	Weber  4' Francker  17' Kirisits  55', 86' Krauss  90' Gallos  89'	Stadium: Franz-Horr-Stadion Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Adolf Mathias

SK Sturm Graz v SV Jenbach

26 October 1978	SK Sturm Graz	4-0	SV Jenbach	Graz
10:30	Schilcher  26' Schauss  32', 63' Gruber  59'	Report		Stadium: Liebenauer Stadion Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Herbert Sinkovics

SK Vorwärts Steyr v 1. SC Wr. Neustadt

26 October 1978	SK Vorwärts Steyr	2-3 (a.e.t.)	1. SC Wr. Neustadt	Steyr
13:45	Just  65' Vorlaufer  89' (pen.)	Report	Kapoun  50' (pen.) Neusiedler  71', 102'	Stadium: Vorwärts-Stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Josef Gugglberger

Quarter-finals

VOEST Linz v 1. SC Wiener Neustadt

17 February 1979	VOEST Linz	1-0 (a.e.t.)	1. SC Wiener Neustadt	Linz
14:00	Haider  108'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Linz Trainingsplatz Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Franz Bogendorfer

SSW Innsbruck v SV Austria Salzburg

18 February 1979	SSW Innsbruck	2-0	SV Austria Salzburg	Innsbruck
14:30	Koncilia    22' Seubert   43'	Report		Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alfons Jungwirth

Grazer AK v SK Rapid Wien

6 March 1979	Grazer AK	1-2	SK Rapid Wien	Graz
18:30	Hohenwarter   90' (pen.)	Report	Gröss   12', 89'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wolfgang Klocker

SK Sturm Graz v Admira/Wacker

7 March 1979	SK Sturm Graz	0-1	Admira/Wacker	Graz
18:30		Report	Gassner  25'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Johann Hantschk

Semi-finals

Admira/Wacker v VOEST Linz

17 April 1979	Admira/Wacker	2-1	VOEST Linz	Südstadt
19:00	Kasztelan  23' Cerny  77'	Report	Kreuz  42'	Stadium: Bundesstadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch

SK Rapid Wien v SSW Innsbruck

18 April 1979	SK Rapid Wien	0-2	SSW Innsbruck	Wien
19:00		Report	Kronsteiner  60' Koncilia  85'	Stadium: Hanappi Stadion Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Adolf Mathias

Final first leg

SSW Innsbruck v Admira/Wacker

6 June 1979	SSW Innsbruck	1-0	Admira/Wacker	Innsbruck
19:00	Seubert  35'	Report		Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Wilhelm Jarosch

• SSW Innsbruck:

Egon Katnik – Fernando Zappia (68. Werner Kriess), Ronald Freimüller, Gerhard Forstinger, Robert Auer, Walter Stöffelbauer, Werner Schwarz (68. Franco Castellano), Peter Schwarz, Günter Kronsteiner, Werner Zanon, Werner Seubert
coach: Lajos Baróti

• Admira/Wacker:

Gerhard Fleischmann – Ferdinand Bartosch, Heinrich Strasser, Herbert Oberhofer, Robert Kro, Helmut Weigl, Hans-Peter Troindl, Johannes Demantke, Wilhelm Cerny, Ewald Gröss (69. Erich Kroboth), Alfred Gassner
coach: Rudolf Illovszky

Final second leg

Admira/Wacker v SSW Innsbruck

20 June 1979	Admira/Wacker	1-1	SSW Innsbruck	Südstadt
19:00	Kroboth  88'	Report	Zanon  57'	Stadium: Bundesstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr

• Admira/Wacker:

Gerhard Fleischmann – Ferdinand Bartosch, Heinrich Strasser (46. Erich Kroboth), Herbert Oberhofer, Helmut Weigl, Zenon Kasztelan (66. Hans-Peter Troindl), Johannes Demantke, Wilhelm Cerny, Walter Binder, Ewald Gröss, Alfred Gassner
coach: Rudolf Illovszky

• SSW Innsbruck:

Egon Katnik – Robert Auer, Fernando Zappia, Ronald Freimüller, Gerhard Forstinger, Walter Stöffelbauer, Peter Schwarz, Günter Kronsteiner, Robert Hanschitz, Werner Zanon, Werner Seubert
coach: Lajos Baróti

Top scorer

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Günther Kronsteiner	DSV Alpine / SSW Innsbruck	4
2	Peter Koncilia	SSW Innsbruck	3
2	Johann Pigel	Grazer AK	3
2	Karl Kodat	SV Austria Salzburg	3