1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga

1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga

Country	Austria
Confederation	Austrian Football Association
First season	1949
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Austrian Regional League Central
Relegation to	Oberliga
Current champions	SC Mannsdorf[1] (2015/16)
Most championships	1. Wiener Neustädter SC
Website	http://www.noefv.at/Portal/Tabellen-Ergebnisse/

The 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga, is the football division of the state of Lower Austria. It’s the fourth highest league in Austrian Football for clubs of the Lower Austrian Football Association.

Prior to the introduction of a league for all of Austria in 1949, the Niederösterreichische Landesliga was the highest division for Lower Austrian football clubs. The winners during this period called themselves Meister von Niederösterreich (Lower Austrian Champions).^[2]

Mode

In the 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga, a total of 16 football clubs from Lower Austria participate.

The champion rises directly into the third-highest division, the Regional League East. In addition to the champion of the 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga, the champions of the Burgenland national league and Wiener Stadtliga, also move up. Under the 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga are the 2. Landesliga Ost and 2. Landesliga West.^[3]

References

1. "Mannsdorf eliminierte Wacker Innsbruck im ÖFB-Cup" (in German). Oberösterreichische Nachrichten. 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
2. Steindl, Josef P. (2000-08-15). "Ehrentafel der NÖ-Fussball-Meister" (in German). Homepage für die Niederösterreichischen Fußball-Vereine. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
3. "Die Struktur des österreichischen Amateurfussballs" (in German). Fussball-Forum. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2016-10-13.