2020 Austrian Cup final
 Wörthersee Stadion hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2019–20 Austrian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt | ||||||
| Referee | Dieter Muckenhammer | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 (behind-closed-doors) | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy 59 °F (15 °C) 48% humidity[1] | ||||||
The 2020 Austrian Cup final was played on 29 May 2020 between FC Red Bull Salzburg and SC Austria Lustenau at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2019–20 Austrian Cup, the 89th season of the Austrian Cup.
Red Bull Salzburg won their seventh cup title after defeating Austria Lustenau 5–0, which would have earned them a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, but they instead qualified for the UEFA Champions League by virtue of their first-place finish in the 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga.
Teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| SC Austria Lustenau | 2 (2011, 2020) |
| FC Red Bull Salzburg | 12 ([a]1974, [a]1980, [a]1981, [a]2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
Venue
Wörthersee Stadion, known as 28 Black Arena for sponsorship purposes, is the home of SK Austria Klagenfurt of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, with a capacity of 30,000.[2]
Background
The Austrian Bundesliga clubs FC Red Bull Salzburg and SC Austria Lustenau contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage. Since Red Bull Salzburg qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League by virtue of their first-place finish in the 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga, the Europa League group stage place was passed down to 3rd place Wolfsberger AC.
Red Bull Salzburg competed in its twelfth overall final, which was also their seventh consecutive final. Austria Lustenau competed in their second overall final, which was their first since 2011. Austria Lustenau has never won the domestic cup, while Red Bull Salzburg has won it 6 times. The two teams have never met in the Austrian cup final. As Red Bull Salzburg and Austria Lustenau are in different tiers of the Austrian football league system, this is their first match up of the season.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| FC Red Bull Salzburg | Round | SC Austria Lustenau | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 | 7–1 (A) | First round | ATSV Stadl-Paura | 5–0 (A) |
| SK Rapid Wien | 2–1 (A) | Second round | Floridsdorfer AC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| ASK Ebreichsdorf | 5–0 (A) | Third round | Union Gurten | 3–2 (A) |
| SKU Amstetten | 3–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | WSG Swarovski Tirol | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (A)
(5–4 p) |
| LASK | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 1–0 (H) |
Match
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–0 | Austria Lustenau |
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Szoboszlai  19'Stumberger 21' (o.g.)Okafor 53'Ashimeru 65'Koïta 79' |
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| Assistant referees:
Stefan Kühr Stefan Stangl Stefan Ebner |
Match rules
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References
- ^ "Weather History for Klagenfurt, Austria". wunderground.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Wörthersee Stadium". Sportpark Klagenfurt. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-10-01.