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| Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Irene Fuhrmann | ||
| Captain | Sarah Puntigam | ||
| Mostcaps | Sarah Puntigam (161) | ||
| Top scorer | Nina Burger (53)[1] | ||
| FIFA code | AUT | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 19 (11 December 2025)[2] | ||
| Highest | 16 (August 2023) | ||
| Lowest | 48 (July – October 2003) | ||
| First international | |||
 Mexico 9–0Austria  (Bari, Italy; 6 July 1970) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Austria 11–0Armenia  (Waidhofen, Austria; 10 May 2003) Austria 11–0Armenia (Waidhofen, Austria; 13 May 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Mexico 9–0Austria (Bari, Italy; 6 July 1970)  Switzerland 9–0Austria (8 November 1970) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in2017) | ||
| Best result | Semifinals (2017) | ||
TheAustria women's national football team representsAustria in internationalwomen's football competition. The team is controlled by theAustrian Football Association.
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.
The Austrian team started playing on July 6, 1970, againstMexico inBari,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 againstSwitzerland, repeating itself again the defeat againstMexico, 9–0.
It played two recognized friendlies againstSwitzerland before the firstWomen's World Cup in 1978 and 1990, losing both by 6–2 and 5–1. The Austrian team did not participate in the inauguralWomen's World Cup 1991 inChina and also the1995 edition inSweden, but during that time played international friendlies. Austria playedWomen's Euro 1997 Qualifiers, held inNorway andSweden. It was placed in Class B, in Group 7 withSwitzerland,Yugoslavia andGreece, 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 the1999 World Cup Qualifiers, held in theUnited States. Austria ended 1999 with three games of qualifying for theEuro 2001.
The team started 2000 with a 3–0 defeat againstBelgium, four days later they lost again, withPoland by 3–2 but won 1–0 againstWales, finishing third and returning to be eliminated from a tournament. The Austrians played their first game of the2003 World Cup Qualification againstScotland losing 2–1 with goal fromStallinger in the 21st minute, then played againstWales and won 2–0 with another goal fromStallinger and one fromSchalkhammer-Hufnagl. Their third match againstBelgium was a 3–1 defeat, with a goal bySpieler in the 59th minute. Austria lost their second match againstBelgium 4–2, with goals fromSzankovich andFuhrmann, after a month, the team played againstScotland, with a crushing defeat for 5–0 and finally a 1–1 draw withWales with Austria's only goal coming fromSpieler 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 in2011, where they started out poorly but reached third place with 10 points, the product of three wins, one draw and four defeats. They played the2015 Women's World Cup Qualification, but failed to qualify.
Austria qualified for the first time in its history for a European Championship finals atEuro 2017 in the Netherlands. Reversed in group C withFrance,Switzerland andIceland, 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 theSpanish, 2nd in Group D, and won the penalty shoot-out (0–0, 5–3 on penalties). Their journey ended in the semi-final againstDenmark, 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 bySarah 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 the2022 edition where they again passed the first round. Austria finished second in Group A, behindEngland, the host country of the competition and eventual champions, against whom they lost by a narrow margin (0–1), but ahead ofNorway andNorthern Ireland, whom they beat 1–0 and 2–0 respectively. In the quarter-finals, they facedGermany, 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.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
Scotland| 21 February2025 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 1–0 | Scotland | Ried im Innkreis |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Josko Arena Attendance: 1,750[4] Referee:Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
v Austria| 25 February2025 UEFA Nations League | Germany | 4–1 | Austria | Nuremberg |
| 18:15 | Report | Schasching 3' | Stadium:Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 14,394 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
v Austria| 4 April2025 UEFA Nations League | Netherlands | 3–1 | Austria | Almelo |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Erve Asito Attendance: 9,039[5] Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
v Netherlands| 8 April2025 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 1–3 | Netherlands | Altach |
| 18:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 2,350[6] Referee:Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
v Austria| 30 May2025 UEFA Nations League | Scotland | 0–1 | Austria | Glasgow |
| 20:35 | Report |
| Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 4,063 Referee:Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
v Germany| 3 June2025 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 0–6 | Germany | Vienna |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium:Viola Park Attendance: 5,150 Referee:Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
v Austria| 24 October2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off | Czech Republic | 1–0 | Austria | Uherské Hradiště |
| 17:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
v Czech Republic| 28 October2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off | Austria | 2–0 | Czech Republic | Vienna |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium:Franz Horr Stadium Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
v Austria| 27 NovemberFriendly | Finland | 1–1 | Austria | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
| 19:00 | Stadium:Estadio Antonio Gallardo |
v Austria| 1 DecemberFriendly | Ukraine | 3–2 | Austria | Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain |
| 12:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium:Estadio El Palmar Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium) |
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| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | Irene Fuhrmann | |
| Assistant coach | Markus Hackl | |
| Assistant coach | Christoph Witamwas | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Martin Klug | |
| Match analyst | Julian Lauer | |
| Athletics coach | Dominik Strebinger |
| This sectionneeds expansion. You can help byadding missing information.(April 2021) |
Ernst Weber (1999–2011)[7]Dominik Thalhammer (2011–2020)[8]Irene Fuhrmann (2020–)[9]The following players were called up for theFriendly matches againstFinland andUkraine on 27 November and 1 December 2025, respectively. [10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Mariella El Sherif | (2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Werder Bremen |
| 21 | 1GK | Larissa Rusek | (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 23 | 1GK | Jasmin Pal | (1996-08-24)24 August 1996 (age 29) | 6 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
| 2 | 2DF | Chiara D'Angelo | (2004-07-31)31 July 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Werder Bremen |
| 3 | 2DF | Jennifer Klein | (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (age 27) | 21 | 2 | St. Pölten |
| 4 | 2DF | Celina Degen | (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (age 24) | 23 | 3 | 1. FC Köln |
| 5 | 2DF | Claudia Wenger | (2001-05-06)6 May 2001 (age 24) | 12 | 0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 6 | 2DF | Katharina Schiechtl | (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (age 32) | 75 | 10 | Austria Wien |
| 11 | 2DF | Marina Georgieva | (1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (age 28) | 48 | 0 | Union Berlin |
| 12 | 2DF | Laura Wienroither | (1999-01-13)13 January 1999 (age 27) | 45 | 2 |  Manchester City |
| 13 | 2DF | Virginia Kirchberger | (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (age 32) | 119 | 5 | Austria Wien |
| 19 | 2DF | Verena Hanshaw | (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (age 32) | 125 | 10 | West Ham United |
| 8 | 3MF | Barbara Dunst | (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (age 28) | 89 | 13 | Bayern Munich |
| 15 | 3MF | Maria Plattner | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (age 28) | 17 | 5 | Bayern Munich II |
| 16 | 3MF | Annabel Schasching | (2002-07-26)26 July 2002 (age 23) | 32 | 3 | RB Leipzig |
| 17 | 3MF | Sarah Puntigam(captain) | (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (age 33) | 161 | 25 |  Houston Dash |
| 18 | 3MF | Julia Hickelsberger-Füller | (1999-08-01)1 August 1999 (age 26) | 47 | 9 |  Galatasaray |
| 20 | 3MF | Katharina Naschenweng | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (age 28) | 53 | 6 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | 3MF | Sophie Hillebrand | (2002-01-24)24 January 2002 (age 24) | 6 | 1 | Hamburger SV |
| 7 | 4FW | Viktoria Pinther | (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (age 27) | 53 | 2 |  Parma |
| 9 | 4FW | Carina Brunold | (2002-09-17)17 September 2002 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | St. Pölten |
| 10 | 4FW | Eileen Campbell | (2000-09-17)17 September 2000 (age 25) | 28 | 9 | Union Berlin |
| 14 | 4FW | Lisa Kolb | (2001-05-14)14 May 2001 (age 24) | 22 | 2 | SC Freiburg |
| 24 | 4FW | Valentina Mädl | (2005-12-18)18 December 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 25 | 4FW | Melanie Brunnthaler | (2000-09-28)28 September 2000 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Hamburger SV |
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Manuela ZinsbergerINJ | (1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (age 30) | 110 | 0 | Arsenal | v. Czech Republic, 24 October 2025 |
| GK | Isabella KrescheINJ | (1998-11-28)28 November 1998 (age 27) | 6 | 0 | Tampa Bay Sun | v. Scotland, 30 May 2025 |
| DF | Sarah Gutmann | (2006-07-17)17 July 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | St. Pölten | v. Czech Republic, 28 October 2025 |
| DF | Julia Magerl | (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | RB Leipzig | v. Netherlands, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Laura Spinn | (2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | FC Bergheim | v. Netherlands, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Michela Croatto | (2002-06-29)29 June 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | RB Leipzig | v. Germany, 25 February 2025 |
| MF | Laura FeiersingerRET | (1993-04-05)5 April 1993 (age 32) | 126 | 19 | 1. FC Köln | v. Czech Republic, 28 October 2025 |
| MF | Sarah Zadrazil | (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (age 32) | 128 | 15 | Bayern Munich | v. Germany, 3 June 2025 |
| MF | Marie Höbinger | (2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (age 24) | 51 | 7 | Liverpool | v. Germany, 3 June 2025 |
| MF | Magdalena Rukavina | (2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | St. Pölten | v. Germany, 25 February 2025 |
| MF | Nicole Ojukwu | (2005-11-28)28 November 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | SC Freiburg | v. Germany, 25 February 2025 |
| MF | Yvonne Weilharter | (2000-12-08)8 December 2000 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | Austria Wien | v. Poland, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Nicole Billa | (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (age 29) | 106 | 47 | VfB Stuttgart | v. Germany, 3 June 2025 |
| FW | Lilli Purtscheller | (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (age 22) | 24 | 3 | SGS Essen | v. Germany, 3 June 2025 |
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| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||
  2031 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 128 | 75 | |||
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 3rd | 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 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 |  [a] | 11th | |||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Semi-finals | 2/14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 62 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 130 | 82 | 11th | ||
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| League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | | 8th |  2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2025 | A | 1 | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | * | 11th | 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 8th and 11th | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
 | Promoted at end of season |
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| No movement at end of season |
 | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
until 1999 before switching to take charge of the women's national team
After nine years coaching the Austrian women's team, from 2011 to 2020, Dominik Thalhammer recently handed over the reins to Irene Fuhrmann
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