The League of Twelve: kick off to a new era of Bundesliga

The League of Twelve: kick off to a new era of the Bundesliga

VIENNA. On July 27, the Upper House of Football begins in the new format.

Zlatko Junuzovic, new entry of Salzburg Image: gepa

Sunday ended with the World Cup -Final the football season 2017 / 18, Friday begins in Austria the new season with the first round of the ÖFB Cup. A week later, the new era will be launched in the Bundesliga: What changes will bring the Twelve League?

No live matches on ORF: Sky got the exclusive rights until 2021/22 and paid 35 per season million euros. All games will be live – and none on the ORF.

Four games are free on A1 if you are a customer. Only the opening match can be seen for non-A1 customers. The ORF broadcasts the highlights on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:30, a program should last 25 minutes

New kickoff times: Only the opening match between Austria Wien and Innsbruck newly promoted in the new Generali Arena will start Friday, otherwise there will be three games on Saturday and Sunday. "We have come to the conviction that the 3: 3 division is the fairest and safest, so that the smallest number of possible changes," said league director Christian Ebenbauer on the issues of Austrian clubs in Cup of Europe. In the hot summer weeks, all games will start at 17:00, after the first international break, two matches will start Sunday at 14:30

After the division, the three matches of the qualifying group will take place on Saturday, the matches of the group Sunday. [19659007] Only in the spring, the 23./24. February later than usual begins, there will be English weeks. The qualifying group plays Tuesday, the group of champions, Wednesday (19:00).

New ball: For the first time in the Bundesliga (and also in the 2nd division), the same ball circulates in all matches: World Cup phase used "Telstar Mechta" by Adidas. The VdF players union had already used a uniform gaming device in 2015, so that professionals could better adapt to its properties. This should increase quality and equity.

New star: The commitment of Zlatko Junuzovic shows the ambitions of Meister Salzburg. The qualification for the group stage of the Champions League is finally successful. (mag)

The New Mode

Base Round: In 22 innings, the twelve teams play once at home and once out against all teams. After the basic round, the league is divided. With 18 rounds to play in the fall and the last four rounds to kick off the spring, some of the first games in the new year are likely to be playoffs.

Division: The top six clubs play in the champions group, bottom six in the qualifying group. Points are divided by two, rounded halfpoints. In both groups, all teams will play at home and away against all opponents in ten rounds.

Group of the champion: The six best players play the title of the championship. First and second enter the Champions League. In the Europa League, only the third is set, the fourth also, if a club in the top three wins the title of the Cup.

Qualifying group: The last goes down at the end of the season. The first has the chance to do international business thanks to the new play-off of the Europa League.

Europa League Playoff: The second place of the European League against the Bundesliga will be played for the first time played. Basically, the first of the qualifying group plays first against the fifth in the group of champions. The winner of this duel is then on the fourth of the group champion. The departure of the Europa League will be determined during the return match.

The play-off of the Europa League will be decided by the Cup, whose final is no longer the end of the season, but before the Bundesliga. The end takes place. Basically, the winner of the cup is qualified for the Europa League. If the champion or vice-champion wins the trophy, the three places in the Europa League will be contested during the Bundesliga. This means: The third and fourth are set in the play-off, sixth in the group of champions against the first of the qualifying group first, against the winner then plays the fifth. The same applies if the winner of the cup is third, fourth or fifth.

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