Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Irene Fuhrmann | ||
Captain | Sarah Puntigam | ||
Most caps | Sarah Puntigam (140) | ||
Top scorer | Nina Burger (53) [1] | ||
FIFA code | AUT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 17 1 (15 December 2023) [2] | ||
Highest | 16 (August 2023) | ||
Lowest | 48 (July – October 2003) | ||
First international | |||
Mexico 9–0 Austria (Bari, Italy; 6 July 1970) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Austria 11–0 Armenia (Waidhofen, Austria; 10 May 2003) Austria 11–0 Armenia (Waidhofen, Austria; 13 May 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 9–0 Austria (Bari, Italy; 6 July 1970) Switzerland 9–0 Austria (8 November 1970) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2017 ) | ||
Best result | Semifinals (2017) |
The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football competition. The team is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.
The national team is made up mainly of players from the Austrian and German Women's Bundesligas. In 2016, the team qualified for its first-ever major tournament: UEFA Women's Euro 2017.
The Austrian team started playing on July 6, 1970, against Mexico in Bari, Italy, competing in the Women's World Cup 1970, [3] unofficial competition held in that country from July 6 to July 15, 1970. The result was a 9–0 crushing defeat, which remains one of its worst results in its history, with this result Austria was quickly out of the competition, playing after months against Switzerland, repeating itself again the defeat against Mexico, 9–0.
It played two recognized friendlies against Switzerland before the first Women's World Cup in 1978 and 1990, losing both by 6–2 and 5–1. The Austrian team did not participate in the inaugural Women's World Cup 1991 in China and also the 1995 edition in Sweden, but during that time played international friendlies. Austria played Women's Euro 1997 Qualifiers, held in Norway and Sweden. It was placed in Class B, in Group 7 with Switzerland, Yugoslavia and Greece, winning three games in a single chance against their three opponents, tying a game against Greece and losing two against Switzerland and Yugoslavia, finishing third in the group and eliminated from both tournaments. Thus, Austria did not enter the 1999 World Cup Qualifiers, held in the United States. Austria ended 1999 with three games of qualifying for the Euro 2001.
The team started 2000 with a 3–0 defeat against Belgium, four days later they lost again, with Poland by 3–2 but won 1–0 against Wales, finishing third and returning to be eliminated from a tournament. The Austrians played their first game of the 2003 World Cup Qualification against Scotland losing 2–1 with goal from Stallinger in the 21st minute, then played against Wales and won 2–0 with another goal from Stallinger and one from Schalkhammer-Hufnagl. Their third match against Belgium was a 3–1 defeat, with a goal by Spieler in the 59th minute. Austria lost their second match against Belgium 4–2, with goals from Szankovich and Fuhrmann, after a month, the team played against Scotland, with a crushing defeat for 5–0 and finally a 1–1 draw with Wales with Austria's only goal coming from Spieler in the 45th minute, ending with 4 points from one win, one tie and four losses, and thus eliminated. The latest and best performing competition of Austria was the qualification for the Women's World Cup in 2011, where they started out poorly but reached third place with 10 points, the product of three wins, one draw and four defeats. They played the 2015 Women's World Cup Qualification, but failed to qualify.
Austria qualified for the first time in its history for a European Championship finals at Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. Reversed in group C with France, Switzerland and Iceland, it thwarted the predictions by finishing in 1st place in the group with two wins (1–0 against Switzerland and 3–0 against Iceland) and a draw (1–1 against France). In the quarter-finals, the Austrians faced the Spanish, 2nd in Group D, and won the penalty shoot-out (0–0, 5–3 on penalties). Their journey ended in the semi-final against Denmark, where unlike the quarter-final win against Spain, this time they failed in the penalty shootout without making a single attempt (0–0, 0–3 pt). The turning point of the game was the missed penalty by Sarah Puntigam in the 13th minute of play which could have given Austria a decisive advantage. Nevertheless, Dominik Thalhammer's team leaves the competition with a more than honorable record, without having lost a single game and with only one goal conceded (against France in the group matches), for their first participation in a major competition.
They qualified for their 2nd consecutive Euro at the 2022 edition where they again passed the first round. Austria finished second in Group A, behind England, the host country of the competition and eventual champions, against whom they lost by a narrow margin (0–1), but ahead of Norway and Northern Ireland, whom they beat 1–0 and 2–0 respectively. In the quarter-finals, they faced Germany, leader of group B, for a German-speaking derby against the most successful team of the competition. In spite of a good performance in which they obtained several goal opportunities (including 3 goalposts touched), they were beaten 0–2 by the eight-time winners who were more realistic and took advantage of two Austrian defensive errors to make the difference.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
7 April Friendly | Austria | 3–2 | Belgium | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
20:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Simonetta Ghisletta (Switzerland) |
11 April Friendly | Austria | 2–0 | Czech Republic | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
19:15 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 980 |
18 July Friendly | Austria | 0–1 | Iceland | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
19:45 |
| Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 2,300 Referee: María Dolores Martínez Madrona (Spain) |
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | Norway | 1–1 | Austria | Oslo, Norway |
19:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | Austria | 0–1 | France | Vienna, Austria |
18:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Viola Park Attendance: 10,051 Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia) |
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | Austria | 2–1 | Portugal | Altach, Austria |
18:00 CEST |
| Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy) |
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | Portugal | 1–2 | Austria | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
18:15 WET (19:15 CET) |
| Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: 3,598 |
30 November 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | France | 3–0 | Austria | Rennes |
21:10 | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park |
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 2–1 | Norway | St. Pölten, Austria |
17:00 | Stadium: NV-Arena |
23 February Friendly | England | 7–2 | Austria | Algeciras, Spain |
19:45 |
| Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley |
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Irene Fuhrmann | |
Assistant coach | Markus Hackl | |
Assistant coach | Christoph Witamwas | |
Goalkeeper coach | Martin Klug | |
Match analyst | Julian Lauer | |
Athletics coach | Dominik Strebinger |
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2021) |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Andrea Gurtner | 24 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | OFI Kreta | v. Portugal, 31 October 2023 |
GK | Vanessa Gritzner | 14 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | Sturm Graz | v. Czech Republic, 7 April 2023 |
GK | Kristin Krammer | 24 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v. Czech Republic, 7 April 2023 |
DF | Michela Croatto | 29 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | RB Leipzig | v. Norway, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Annelie Leitner | 15 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | SD Eibar | v. France, 1 December 2023INJ |
DF | Livia Brunmair | 14 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v. Iceland, 18 June 2023 |
DF | Carina Wenninger RET | 6 February 1991 | 127 | 7 | Retired | v. Czech Republic, 7 April 2023 |
DF | Laura Wienroither | 13 January 1999 | 33 | 2 | Arsenal | v. Czech Republic, 7 April 2023 |
MF | Julia Hickelsberger-Füller | 1 August 1999 | 27 | 7 | 1899 Hoffenheim | v. Norway, 5 December 2023 |
MF | Lena Triendl | 10 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | Austria Wien | v. France, 26 September 2023 |
FW | Katja Wienerroither | 3 January 2002 | 14 | 2 | RB Leipzig | v. Iceland, 18 June 2023 |
FW | Melanie Brunnthaler | 28 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | St. Pölten | v. Iceland, 18 June 2023 |
Notes:
Most capped players
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1995 | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | |||||||||||||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||
2007 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||||
2011 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
2015 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 14 | |||||||||||
2019 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||||
2023 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 8 | |||||||||||
2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 128 | 75 |
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
1989 | |||||||||||||||||||
1991 | |||||||||||||||||||
1993 | |||||||||||||||||||
1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||
2001 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||
2005 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | |||||||||||||
2009 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||||||
2013 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||||||
2017 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ||||
2022 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Semi-finals | 2/13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 52 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 115 | 67 |
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