The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football competition. The team is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.
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| Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Irene Fuhrmann | ||
| Captain | Sarah Puntigam | ||
| Most caps | Sarah Puntigam (150) | ||
| Top scorer | Nina Burger (53)[1] | ||
| FIFA code | AUT | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 17  (16 August 2024)[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 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.
History
editBeginnings
editThe 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.
2000s and 2010s
editThe 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.
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
edit| 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 |
2024
edit| 23 February Friendly | England  | 7–2 | Austria | Algeciras, Spain |
| 19:45 |
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Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley |
| 5 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Austria | 2–3 |  Germany | Linz |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
| 9 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Poland  | 1–3 | Austria | Gdynia |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 31 May UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Austria | 1–1 |  Iceland | Ried im Innkreis |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
| 4 June UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Iceland | 2–1 | Austria | Reykjavík |
| 21:30 (19:30 UTC+0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
| 12 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Austria | 3–1 | Poland | Altach |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz |
| 16 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying | Germany | 4–0 | Austria | Hanover |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion |
| 25 October UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Slovenia  | 0–3 | Austria | Koper |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 458[4] Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria) |
| 29 October UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Austria | 2–1 (5–1 agg.) | Slovenia | Ried im Innkreis |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Josko Arena Attendance: 2,600[5] Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
| 29 November UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Poland | v | Austria | Gdańsk |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Gdańsk Stadium |
| 3 December UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Austria | v | Poland | Vienna |
| 18:15 | Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2021) |
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | Irene Fuhrmann
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| Assistant coach | Markus Hackl
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| Assistant coach | Christoph Witamwas
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| Goalkeeper coach | Martin Klug
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| Match analyst | Julian Lauer
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| Athletics coach | Dominik Strebinger
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Manager history
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2021) |
Ernst Weber (1999–2011)[6]- Dominik Thalhammer (2011–2020)[7]
- Irene Fuhrmann (2020–)[8]
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Poland qnd Germany on 12 and 16 July 2024 respectively.[9]
- Caps and goals are current as of 4 June 2024, after the match against
Iceland.
Recent call-ups
edit- The following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Andrea Gurtner | 24 August 1996 | 0 | 0 |  Trabzonspor
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v.  Portugal, 31 October 2023
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| GK | Isabella Kresche | 28 November 1998 | 6 | 0 |  Sassuolo
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v. Iceland, 4 June 2024
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| DF | Julia Magerl | 2 May 2003 | 3 | 1 | RB Leipzig
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v.  Denmark, 28 February 2024
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| DF | Annelie Leitner | 15 June 1996 | 1 | 0 |  Eibar
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v. France, 1 December 2023INJ
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| MF | Katharina Naschenweng | 16 December 1997 | 50 | 6 | Bayern Munich
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v. Germany, 5 April 2024INJ
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| MF | Lena Triendl | 10 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | Austria Wien
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v. France, 26 September 2023
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| MF | Michela Croatto | 29 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | RB Leipzig
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v. Iceland, 4 June 2024
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| FW | Lisa Kolb | 14 May 2001 | 21 | 1 | SC Freiburg
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v. Poland, 9 April 2024
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Notes:
- INJ: Withdrew due to injury
- RET: Player retired from international football
- SBY: On stand-by
Records
edit- As of 29 October 2024 after the match against
Slovenia.
- Players in bold are still active in the national team.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 1991
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1995
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 1999
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| 2003
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Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2007
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 2011
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
 2015
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2019
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||||
  2023
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11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 8 | |||||||||||
 2027 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 128 | 75 | |||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1997
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2001
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 2005
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | |||||||||||||
 2009
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 2013
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||||||
 2017
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2022
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||||
 2025
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Semi-finals | 2/13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 52 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 115 | 67 | ||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
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| League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8th |  2024
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | A | To be determined |  2026
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To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | Total | 1 Title | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
Invitational trophies
edit- Cyprus Women's Cup: Winner 2016[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nina Burger verkündet Karriere-Ende". oefb.at (in German). 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970". RSSSF.
- ^ "Slovenia v Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Austria v Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Austria mourns Ernst Weber". UEFA. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
until 1999 before switching to take charge of the women's national team
- ^ "Fuhrmann: I've always stuck to my path". FIFA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
After nine years coaching the Austrian women's team, from 2011 to 2020, Dominik Thalhammer recently handed over the reins to Irene Fuhrmann
- ^ "Irene Fuhrmann wird erste Teamchefin der ÖFB-Frauen" [Irene Fuhrmann becomes the first team leader of the ÖFB women] (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Irene Fuhrmann nennt Kader für EM-Quali-Spiele gegen Polen und Deutschland". www.oefb.at. 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Cyprus Women's Cup". RSSSF.