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.
Event	2018–19 Austrian Cup
Red Bull Salzburg Rapid Wien 2 0
Date	1 May 2019
Venue	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Referee	Manuel Schüttengruber
Attendance	24,200
Weather	Clear 66 °F (19 °C) 26% humidity[1]
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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[a], 1980[a], 1981[a], 2000[a], 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

1. As SV Austria Salzburg

Venue

Main article: Wörthersee Stadion

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

Further information: 2018–19 Austrian Cup

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

1 May 2019

17:30

Red Bull Salzburg	2–0	Rapid Wien
Farkas 37' Dabbur 39'	Report

Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt

Attendance: 24,200

Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber

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.