Austria women's national football team

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, 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.

• Ernst Weber (1999–2011)[4]
• Dominik Thalhammer (2011–2020)[5]
• Irene Fuhrmann (2020–)[6]

• The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against  Belgium on 7 April and on  Czech Republic 11 April.[7]
• Caps and goals are current as of 11 April 2023, after the match against  Czech Republic.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
21	1GK	Isabella Kresche	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998	6	0	Sassuolo
23	1GK	Kristin Krammer	(2002-05-24) 24 May 2002	1	0	1. FC Köln
1	1GK	Vanessa Gritzner	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997	0	0	Sturm Graz
7	2DF	Carina Wenninger (captain)	(1991-02-06) 6 February 1991	127	7	Roma
19	2DF	Verena Hanshaw	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994	98	10	Eintracht Frankfurt
12	2DF	Laura Wienroither	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	33	2	Arsenal
11	2DF	Marina Georgieva	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	26	0	Paris Saint-Germain
4	2DF	Celina Degen	(2001-05-16) 16 May 2001	8	2	1. FC Köln
24	2DF	Julia Magerl	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003	3	1	Sturm Graz
13	2DF	Lilli Purtscheller	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003	1	0	Sturm Graz
6	2DF	Livia Brunmair	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003	0	0	1. FC Nürnberg
17	3MF	Sarah Puntigam	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992	133	19	1. FC Köln
9	3MF	Sarah Zadrazil	(1993-02-19) 19 February 1993	108	15	Bayern Munich
10	3MF	Laura Feiersinger	(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993	105	19	Eintracht Frankfurt
8	3MF	Barbara Dunst	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997	68	10	Eintracht Frankfurt
20	3MF	Katharina Naschenweng	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997	42	6	1899 Hoffenheim
14	3MF	Marie Höbinger	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001	28	7	FC Zürich
3	3MF	Jennifer Klein	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999	16	1	St. Pölten
16	3MF	Annabel Schasching	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002	9	1	Sturm Graz
2	3MF	Claudia Wenger	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001	2	0	St. Pölten
15	4FW	Nicole Billa	(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996	92	47	1899 Hoffenheim
18	4FW	Viktoria Pinther	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998	30	1	FC Zürich
22	4FW	Lisa Kolb	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001	17	1	SC Freiburg
5	4FW	Eileen Campbell	(2000-09-17) 17 September 2000	4	1	Altach/Vorderland

• 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
GK	Manuela Zinsberger	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995	88	0	Arsenal	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
GK	Jasmin Pal	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996	3	0	1. FC Köln	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
GK	Mariella El Sherif	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004	0	0	Sturm Graz	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
GK	Andrea Gurtner	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001	0	0	UDG Tenerife	v.  Denmark, 12 June 2022
DF	Lara Felix	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
DF	Virginia Kirchberger	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993	91	3	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
DF	Katharina Schiechtl	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993	64	9	Werder Bremen	v.  Italy, 11 November 2022INJ
DF	Viktoria Schnaderbeck RET	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991	83	2	Retired	UEFA Women's Euro 2022
DF	Sabrina Horvat	(1997-07-03) 3 July 1997	1	0	Altach/Vorderland	v.  Denmark, 12 June 2022
MF	Julia Hickelsberger-Füller	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999	26	7	1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
MF	Jasmin Eder RET	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992	55	1	St. Pölten	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
MF	Maria Plattner	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001	10	4	Turbine Potsdam	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
MF	Lena Triendl	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000	0	0	Altach/Vorderland	v.  Denmark, 12 June 2022
FW	Melanie Brunnthaler	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000	0	0	St. Pölten	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
FW	Katja Wienerroither	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002	13	2	Grasshoppers Zürich	v.  Slovakia, 15 November 2022
FW	Stefanie Enzinger RET	(1990-11-25) 25 November 1990	30	6	St. Pölten	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
FW	Lisa Makas RET	(1992-05-11) 11 May 1992	74	19	Retired	UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Notes:

• INJ: Withdrew due to injury
• RET: Player retired from international football
• SBY: On stand-by

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
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
Total	—	0/9	—	—	—	—	—	—		51	24	5	22	128	75

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship record											Qualification record
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	4th	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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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