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 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.

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

• The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Nations League matches against  Norway on 22 September and  France on 26 September.[7]
• Caps and goals are current as of 26 September 2023, after the match against  France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Manuela Zinsberger	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995	91	0	Arsenal
21	1GK	Isabella Kresche	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998	6	0	Sassuolo
23	1GK	Jasmin Pal	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996	3	0	1. FC Köln
19	2DF	Verena Hanshaw	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994	100	10	Eintracht Frankfurt
13	2DF	Virginia Kirchberger	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993	95	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
6	2DF	Katharina Schiechtl	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993	66	9	Austria Wien
11	2DF	Marina Georgieva	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	29	0	Fiorentina
4	2DF	Celina Degen	(2001-05-16) 16 May 2001	11	2	1. FC Köln
2	2DF	Julia Magerl	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003	3	1	RB Leipzig
5	2DF	Michela Croatto	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002	1	0	RB Leipzig
17	3MF	Sarah Puntigam (captain)	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992	136	19	Houston Dash
9	3MF	Sarah Zadrazil	(1993-02-19) 19 February 1993	111	15	Bayern Munich
10	3MF	Laura Feiersinger	(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993	108	19	Roma
8	3MF	Barbara Dunst	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997	71	10	Eintracht Frankfurt
20	3MF	Katharina Naschenweng	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997	44	6	Bayern Munich
14	3MF	Marie Höbinger	(2001-07-01) 1 July 2001	30	7	Liverpool
3	3MF	Jennifer Klein	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999	16	1	St. Pölten
16	3MF	Annabel Schasching	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002	12	1	SC Freiburg
	3MF	Chiara D’Angelo	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
22	3MF	Lena Triendl	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000	0	0	Austria Wien
15	4FW	Nicole Billa	(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996	93	47	1899 Hoffenheim
7	4FW	Viktoria Pinther	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998	33	1	FC Zürich
12	4FW	Eileen Campbell	(2000-09-17) 17 September 2000	7	2	Altach/Vorderland
18	4FW	Lilli Purtscheller	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003	3	0	SGS Essen

• 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	Vanessa Gritzner	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997	0	0	Sturm Graz	v.  Czech Republic, 7 April 2023
GK	Kristin Krammer	(2002-05-24) 24 May 2002	1	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.  Czech Republic, 7 April 2023
GK	Mariella El Sherif	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004	0	0	Sturm Graz	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
DF	Livia Brunmair	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003	0	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.  Iceland, 18 June 2023
DF	Carina Wenninger RET	(1991-02-06) 6 February 1991	127	7	Retired	v.  Czech Republic, 7 April 2023
DF	Laura Wienroither	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	33	2	Arsenal	v.  Czech Republic, 7 April 2023
DF	Lara Felix	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.  Netherlands, 21 February 2023
MF	Claudia Wenger	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001	3	0	St. Pölten	v.  Norway, 22 September 2023INJ
MF	Julia Hickelsberger-Füller	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999	26	7	1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Iceland, 18 June 2023
MF	Jasmin Eder RET	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992	55	1	Retired	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
MF	Maria Plattner	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001	10	4	Wacker Innsbruck	v.  Scotland, 6 October 2022
FW	Lisa Kolb	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001	17	1	SC Freiburg	v.  Norway, 22 September 2023INJ
FW	Katja Wienerroither	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002	14	2	RB Leipzig	v.  Iceland, 18 June 2023
FW	Melanie Brunnthaler	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000	0	0	St. Pölten	v.  Iceland, 18 June 2023
FW	Stefanie Enzinger RET	(1990-11-25) 25 November 1990	30	6	Retired	v.  Scotland, 6 October 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
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 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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