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Press Release 23rd June 2026

Youth football fever: Admira Wacker wins the spectacular final of the BILLA Football Cup

For the third year in a row, the BILLA Football Cup has brought emerging young footballers into the spotlight and once again highlighted BILLA’s strong commitment to grassroots club sports and the promotion of young talent. Last Saturday, all the excitement of the BILLA Football Cup came together in one place: at the national final in the Datenpol Arena, 14 teams competed after qualifying in seven regional tournaments across six BILLA regions. Cheered on by numerous fans and BILLA mascot Ferdl, the final turned into a thrilling celebration of sporting passion and fair play. Admira Wacker and SC/ESV Parndorf delivered a gripping, head-to-head final, with Admira Wacker emerging as the winners. The tournament concluded with an awards ceremony led by BILLA Sales Directors Hamed Mohseni, Stefan Weinlich, and Peter Gschiel, together with Admira Wacker President Christian Tschida, who presented the challenge trophy to Admira Wacker to great applause.

Players and staff posing for a group photo on a soccer field in a stadium with the seating displaying "ADMIRA WACKER." The stands are filled with spectators and banners, and a blue sky is visible above.

A strong statement for grassroots club football: the 14 qualified teams from across Austria gathered at the BILLA Football Cup in Südstadt for an unforgettable final day full of team spirit. / Copyright: © Robert Harson, Reproduction for PR purposes free of charge

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At a glance

  • On June 20, the 14 winning teams from seven regional qualifying rounds competed in the Datenpol Arena for the BILLA Football Cup title—Admira Wacker ultimately prevailed with a 2:0 victory

  • The Admira Wacker legends, featuring football personalities such as Janeschitz, Lederer, and Osoinik, defeated the BILLA team 6:1 in the legends match

  • Between exciting matches, ice cream, fruit, and popcorn provided refreshments—and all participants received BILLA backpacks filled with goodies as a keepsake of the final day

In addition to sporting excitement, the national final featured highlights such as a raffle with BILLA travel vouchers, Bundesliga tickets and jerseys, as well as ice cream, fruit and popcorn for players and fans.

Kai Pataky, BILLA Board Member for Sales: “At BILLA, we are deeply committed to supporting young people in sport: physical activity should be fun, team spirit should be experienced, and fairness should be strengthened—values that extend far beyond sport and have a lasting impact on our society. This year’s national final of the BILLA Football Cup once again demonstrated how much enthusiasm sport can generate. The energy on the pitch was contagious and encourages us to continue our commitment to youth sports.”

The sporting excitement continued into the afternoon: during the BILLA legends match, the BILLA team took to the pitch alongside former professional football players. The match against the strong Admira legends thrilled spectators with many great moments. In the end, the professional legends made full use of their experience and won the game convincingly 6:1.

You can find press information including photos of the previous regional BILLA Football Cups here:

BILLA Fußball-Cup in Königswiesen: Große Bühne - REWE International AG

Fußball-Cup in Ebreichsdorf: BILLA fördert - REWE International AG

Großer BILLA Fußball-Cup in Grödig rückt - REWE International AG

BILLA Fußball-Cup in Kalsdorf: Große Bühne für - REWE International AG

Fußball-Cup in Landskron: BILLA bringt - REWE International AG

Fußball-Cup in Tulln: BILLA fördert - REWE International AG

Fußball-Cup in Neusiedl: BILLA fördert - REWE International AG

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