Football is the most popular sport in Austria. The Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB, was founded in 1904 and has been a member of FIFA since then. Despite the sport's popularity, except for a successful streak in the early 1930s, the country's national team has not been successful in tournaments. Austria played their first ever European championship as a qualifier in 2016, but finished last in their group and failed to advance. Appeared in the European championship in 2008, 2016, 2020 and recently qualified for 2024. Their best up to date achievement of this competition was the Round of 16 in the 2020 edition.
FC Juniors OÖ is an Austrian association football club, from Pasching, Upper Austria. It was newly founded after the move of ASKÖ Pasching, who last appeared as FC Superfund, to Carinthia and the associated renaming in SK Austria Kärnten in 2007 as FC Superfund Pasching. The greatest success of the club is winning the ÖFB-Cup as the first third division in the history of the competition in the 2012–13 season and the associated qualification for the play-offs of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, in which the club was however defeated by Estoril Praia.
Anja Milenkovič is a Slovenian footballer who plays for LUV Graz of the Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga and the Slovenia national team. She has previously played in the Italian Serie A, for UPC Tavagnacco and Chiasiellis.
The ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga, known as the ADMIRAL Frauen Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level women's football league in Austria. Since 2002, the champion qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Nina Burger is an Austrian former football striker, who played for SC Sand of Frauen Bundesliga, after playing for SV Neulengbach of Austria's ÖFB-Frauenliga. She also played the 2014 season for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was the ÖFB-Frauenliga's top scorer for six seasons in a row between 2007 and 2012.
Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten is an Austrian women's football team, based in St. Pölten.
Yvonne Krivohravek is an Austrian football striker who played for USC Landhaus Wien and SV Neulengbach in the ÖFB-Frauenliga. She was among the championship's top scorers in 2001 and 2002 and scored Landhaus' only goal in the 2001-02 UEFA Women's Cup.
Union Kleinmünchen is a football team from Linz in Austria, currently competing in the ÖFB-Frauenliga. Founded in 1980, it is the third most successful club in the championship after SV Neulengbach and USC Landhaus Wien with eight titles.
Katja Trödthandl is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Neulengbach and the Austria national team. She previously played in the Spanish First Division for Valencia CF. Prior to this she had a first spell in the ÖFB-Frauenliga with SV Neulengbach, whom she also represented in the European Cup, and two spells with USC Landhaus. She made her debut for the Austrian national team in September 2006 against the Netherlands.
Fußball Club Südburgenland, also known as HOCO Südburgenland for sponsorship reasons, is an Austrian women's football club from Olbendorf, a town in South Burgenland, hence its name. Founded in 2002 after the women's team of SC Pinkafeld decided to become an independent club, it has played in the ÖFB-Frauenliga since the 2003–04 season.
Mônica Hickmann Alves, commonly known as Mônica, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Darlene de Souza Reguera, simply known as Darlene, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazil national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Carinthians Soccer Women is an Austrian women's association football club based in Glanegg, a municipality in the district of Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Carinthia. Since 2015 they have played in ÖFB-Frauenliga, the top division of women's football in Austria. The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Carinthian players through the ranks, as well as recruiting top Carinthian players from other clubs. Soccer Women official policy is signing players native to or trained in football in the greater Carinthia region, including the Austrian state; and Slovenian Carinthia.
Manuela Zinsberger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Austria national team.
Stefanie Enzinger is an Austrian footballer who playes as a forward for St. Pölten in the ÖFB-Frauenliga and for the Austrian women's national team. She has been named as among Austria's best women's footballers of all time.
Barbara Dunst is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Austria women's national team.
Jasmin Pfeiler is an Austrian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SKV Altenmarkt in the ÖFB-Frauenliga.
Jennifer Klein is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for SKN St. Pölten in the ÖFB-Frauenliga.
Marlies Hanschitz is an Austrian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Austria women's national team.
Sportverein Stripfing known simply as SV Stripfing is an Austrian football club based in Weikendorf, Lower Austria, in the district of Gänserndorf. The club is part of the Lower Austrian Football Association (NÖFV) and was promoted to the Austrian 2. Liga for the 2023–24 season.
