The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football competition. The team is controlled by the Austrian 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.
History
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.
2000s and 2010s 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.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2025
2026
Coaching staff Current coaching staff The head coach of the Austria women's national football team is Lars Sondergaard who took charge of the team in May 2026. Position Name Head coach Alexander Schriebl Assistant coach Markus Hackl Assistant coach Christoph Witamwas Goalkeeper coach Martin Klug Match analyst Julian Lauer Athletics coach Dominik Strebinger
Manager history
Ernst Weber (1999–2011) Dominik Thalhammer (2011–2020) Irene Fuhrmann (2020–2024) Alexander Schriebl (2025–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification play-off matches against Kosovo on 9 and 13 October 2026, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2026, after the match against Norway. Austrian Squad
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
Notes
= Withdrew due to injury
= Preliminary squad = Retired from the national team
= Train-on player
Records
Austrian Players
Players in bold are still active with the national team.
Most appearances RankPlayerCareerCapsGoals1Sarah Puntigam2009–present166252Verena Hanshaw2011–present131103Sarah Zadrazil2010–present128154Carina Wenninger2007–202312775Laura Feiersinger2010–2025126196Virginia Kirchberger2010–present12457Manuela Zinsberger2013–present11008Nina Burger2005–201910953Nicole Billa2013–present1094710Barbara Dunst2015–present9514
Top goalscorers RankPlayerCareerGoalsCapsAvg.1Nina Burger2005–2019531092Nicole Billa2013–present471093Gertrud Stallinger1990–200530564Sarah Puntigam2009–present251665Lisa Makas2010–20221974Laura Feiersinger2010–20251267Sarah Zadrazil2010–present151288Barbara Dunst2015–present14959Elke Scheubmayr1991–2001133710Nina Aigner1998–20101140
Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPosition 1991Did not enterDid not enter 1995 1999 2003Did not qualify6114715 20078116719 201183141412 2015107033114 20198512197 202311713508 2027 To be determined To be determined 2031 2035Total—0/10——————512452212875 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship recordQualification recordYearResultPositionSquad1984Did not enterDid not enter 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997Did not qualify6312812 – 20016114614 20056501314 200983051318 2013106221712 2017Semi-finals3rd523051Squad8521184 – 2022Quarter-finals7th420233Squad8611223 – 2025Did not qualify10415151511th 2029To be determinedTo be determinedTotalSemi-finals2/14943284—623382113082 11th *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League UEFA Women's Nations League recordLeague phaseFinalsSeasonYear2023–24A22nd6312778th 2024Did not qualify2025A13rd8305717*11th 2025Total 14 6 1 7 14 24 8th and 11thTotal – – – – – – –
Promoted at end of season No movement at end of season Relegated at end of season * Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
Invitational trophies Cyprus Women's Cup: Winner 2016
See also Sport in Austria Football in Austria Women's football in Austria Austria women's national under-19 football team Austria women's national under-17 football team Austria national football team
Notes
References
External links Official website FIFA profile Ladies Austria results and statistic