Most caps Sonja Spieler (62) FIFA code AUT Lowest 48 (July 2003) Head coach Dominik Thalhammer Confederation UEFA | Top scorer Nina Burger (33) Highest 24 (December 2016) Captain Viktoria Schnaderbeck Location Austria | |
Current 24 1 (23 December 2016) Association Austrian Football Association Similar Norway women's national football team, Portugal national football team, England women's national football team | ||
The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football.
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The 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: the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship.
Beginnings
The Austrian team started playing on July 6, 1970 against Mexico in Bari, Italy, competing in the Women's World Cup 1970, 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.
2000's and 2010's
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.
World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.UEFA Women's Euro
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.Current squad
Players called for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and Norway on 6 and 10 April 2016.
Head coach: Dominik Thalhammer
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Austrian squad recently.
Statistics
Last updated: 19 June 2014
Still active national team players are highlighted