Austria national football team
The Austria national football team (German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund).
| Nickname(s) | Das Team (The Team) Burschen (The Boys) Unsere Burschen (Our Boys) |
|---|---|
| Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Ralf Rangnick |
| Captain | David Alaba |
| Most caps | Marko Arnautović (106) |
| Top scorer | Toni Polster (44) |
| Home stadium | Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
| FIFA code | AUT |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 34 (22 December 2022)[1] |
| Highest | 10 (March–June 2016) |
| Lowest | 105 (July 2008) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 33 3 (18 December 2022)[2] |
| Highest | 1 (May 1934) |
| Lowest | 75 (2 September 2011) |
| First international | |
| Austria 5–0 Hungary (Vienna, Austria; 12 October 1902) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Austria 9–0 Malta (Salzburg, Austria; 30 April 1977) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Austria 1–11 England (Vienna, Austria; 8 June 1908) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1934) |
| Best result | Third place (1954) |
| UEFA European Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | Round of 16 (2020) |
Medal record | |
| Website | oefb.at |
Austria has qualified for seven FIFA World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2008, when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland, and most recently qualified in 2020.
History
Pre-World War II
The Austrian Football Association ("ÖFB") was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Max Scheuer, a Jewish defender who played for the Austria national football team in 1923, was subsequently killed during the Holocaust in Auschwitz concentration camp.[3][4][5] The team enjoyed success in the 1930s under coach Hugo Meisl, becoming a dominant side in Europe and earning the nickname "Wunderteam". The team's star was Matthias Sindelar. On 16 May 1931, they were the first continental European side to defeat Scotland. In the 1934 FIFA World Cup, Austria finished fourth after losing 1–0 to Italy in the semi-finals and 3–2 to Germany in the third place play-off.
They were runners-up in the 1936 Olympics in Germany, again losing to Italy 2–1, despite having been beaten in the quarter-finals by Peru, following the Peruvians' withdrawal. However, according to an investigation, the surprise victory by Peru was deliberately annulled by Adolf Hitler to favour the Austrians.
The team then qualified for the 1938 World Cup finals, but Austria was annexed to Germany in the Anschluss on 12 March of that year. On 28 March, FIFA was notified that the ÖFB had been abolished, resulting in the nation's withdrawal from the World Cup.[6] Instead, the German team would represent the former Austrian territory. Theoretically, a united team could have been an even stronger force than each of the separate ones, but German coach Sepp Herberger had little time and very few matches to prepare and merge the very different styles of play and attitude. The former Austrian professionals outplayed the rather athletic yet amateur players of the "Old Empire" in a "reunification" derby that was supposed to finish as a draw, yet in the waning minutes, the Austrians scored twice, with Matthias Sindelar also demonstratively missing the German goal, and subsequently declining to be capped for Germany.
In a later rematch, the Germans took revenge, winning 9–1. In early April, Herberger inquired whether two separate teams could enter anyway, but "Reichssportführer" Hans von Tschammer und Osten made clear that he expected to see a 5:6 or 6:5 ratio of players from the two hitherto teams. As a result, five players from Austria Wien, Rapid Wien and Vienna Wien were part of the team that only managed a 1–1 draw in Round 1 against Switzerland, which required a rematch. With Rapid Wien's forward Hans Pesser having been sent off, and not satisfied with two others, Herberger had to alter the line-up on six positions to fulfill the 6:5 quota again. The all-German team led the Swiss 2–0 after 15 minutes, but eventually lost 4–2 in Paris in front of a rather anti-German French and Swiss crowd, as few German supporters were able to travel to France due to German restrictions on foreign currency exchange.
After World War II
After World War II, Austria was again separated from Germany. Austria's best result came in 1954 with a team starring midfielder Ernst Ocwirk. They lost in the semi-finals 6–1 to eventual champions Germany, but finished third after beating defending champions Uruguay 3–1. Over the years, a strong yet mainly lopsided rivalry with Germany developed.
At the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, the Austrian team was a disappointment. Defeats to the eventual champions Brazil, the emerging Soviet Union and a draw against a weakened England (who were rebuilding after the loss of several of their key players due to the Munich air disaster) prevented the team from reaching the next round. Still holding to the great popularity in the country, under new coach Decker they again made an international sensation in the era. In front of a record crowd of over 90,000 spectators, made possible by the expansion of Prater Stadium, the team could beat the Soviet Union 3–1 and Spain 3–0. However, due to lack of money, Austria decided not to participate at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, and the team fell apart. The abrupt end of Austria's success in the post-war period led to the clear 0–6 loss against Czechoslovakia in 1962, from which many players and also Karl Decker did not recover.
After the end of Decker era, the team was unable for a long time to connect to the old successes; these were limited mostly only to surprise victories in individual games. Due to the great popularity of the Austrian team, on 20 October 1965, Austria succeeded as the third team of the continent to defeat England at home. Two goals in a 3–2 victory were achieved by Toni Fritsch, who was then nicknamed "Wembley Toni". However, in the same year, Austria failed for the first time to qualify for the World Cup in the 1966 edition, ending third against a still-strong Hungary and East Germany; they only earned a draw. In the summer of 1968, Leopold Šťastný, the successful Slovak coach of Wacker Innsbruck, took over the national team. Despite failing to qualify for the 1970 World Cup, the new coach emphasized developing new players rather than relying on the old guard. Supported by a large football euphoria, Austria came very close to qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in Germany. The qualifying round was tied for first place between Austria and Sweden, despite tiebreakers based on points and goal difference, therefore a playoff was needed for qualifying, held in Gelsenkirchen. In order to have enough time to prepare, the championship round was suspended[clarification needed] and the stadium in Gelsenkirchen was prepared five days before the playoff. On snow-covered ground, Austria lost 1–2, but with numerous missed chances such as hitting the crossbar.
1970s and 1980s
Anchored by Herbert Prohaska and striker Hans Krankl, and backed up by Bruno Pezzey, Austria reached the World Cup in 1978 and 1982 and both times reached the second round, held in team group matches that replaced the knockout quarter-finals. This Austria team, coached by Helmut Senekowitsch, is widely regarded as the best post-World War II Austrian football team ever.
In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, they had lost two matches and would almost surely finish last in their second round group of four teams, but they put in a special effort for their last game in Córdoba against West Germany, which had still chances of qualifying for the final. The Austrians also denied the defending world champion a trip to the third place match, beating them 3–2 by two goals of Hans Krankl, plus an own goal. The celebrating report of the radio commentator Edi Finger ("I werd narrisch!") became famous in Austria, where it is considered the "Miracle of Cordoba", while the West Germans regard the game and the Austrian behaviour as a disgrace.
During the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Austria and West Germany met again, in the last match of the group stage. Because the other two teams in the group had played their last match the previous day, both teams knew that a West German win by one goal would see both through, while all other results would eliminate one team or the other. After ten minutes of furious attack, Horst Hrubesch scored for West Germany and the two teams mainly kicked the ball around for 80 minutes with few attempts to attack. The match became known as the "non-aggression pact of Gijón". Algeria had also won two matches, including a shocking surprise over West Germany in the opener, but among the three teams that had won two matches, was eliminated based on goal difference, having conceded two late goals in their 3–2 win over Chile. The Algerian supporters were furious, and even the Austrian and West German fans showed themselves to be extremely unhappy with the nature of their progression. As a result of this match, all future tournaments would see the last group matches played simultaneously. Austria and Northern Ireland were eliminated by losing to France in the second round group stage of three teams.[7]
1990s
Led by striker Toni Polster, Austria qualified for the 1990 World Cup but were eliminated in the first round, despite defeating the United States 2–1. Much worse was the stunning 1–0 loss against the Faroe Islands, a team made of amateurs, in the qualifying campaign for the 1992 European Championship, considered[by whom?] the worst embarrassment in any Austrian team sport ever, and one of the biggest upsets in footballing history. The game was played in Landskrona, Sweden, because there were no grass fields on the Faroe Islands. It was a sign for things to come. Austria suffered another couple of years of botched qualifying campaigns, despite playing some entertaining football in the closing stages of UEFA Euro 1996 qualification.
In the 1998 World Cup, Austria were drawn in Group B alongside Italy, Cameroon and Chile. Their appearance was brief but eventful, as they managed the curious feat of only scoring in stoppage time in each of their matches. Against Cameroon, Pierre Njanka's goal was cancelled out by Toni Polster's late strike. In their second match, it was Ivica Vastić who curled a last minute equalizer, cancelling out Marcelo Salas' disputed opener. Austria were not so fortunate in their crucial, final match at the Stade de France. Italy scored twice after half-time: a header from Christian Vieri and a tap-in from Roberto Baggio. Andi Herzog's stoppage time penalty kept up Austria's unusual scoring pattern, but was not enough to prevent Austria finishing third in the group, behind the Italians and Chileans.
21st century
2000: Decline
After 1998, Austria began to decline. They failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2000, and suffered embarrassment (similar to the Faroe Islands loss) when they lost 9–0 to Spain and 5–0 to Israel in 1999. In 2006, Josef Hickersberger became coach of the Austria national team, which included some respectable results such as a 1–0 victory against Switzerland in 2006.
Austria qualified automatically for Euro 2008 as co-hosts. Their first major tournament in a decade, most commentators regarded them as outsiders and whipping-boys for Germany, Croatia and Poland in the group stage. Many of their home supporters were in agreement and 10,000 Austrians signed a petition demanding Austria withdraw from the tournament to spare the nation's embarrassment.[8] However, Austria performed better than expected. They managed a 1–1 draw with Poland and lost 1–0 to both favoured Croatia and Germany.
Shortly after Austria's first-round exit from the tournament, Hickersberger resigned as the national team coach. Karel Brückner, who had resigned as head coach of the Czech Republic after that country's first round exit from Euro 2008, was soon named as his replacement. After only eight months, Brückner was released in March 2009 and the position was subsequently taken by Didi Constantini.
2010s: Revival and decline
In the qualifying campaign for Euro 2012, the Austrians played against Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Turkey and Germany.
Over the next few years, the Austrian team saw a major renaissance. A number of players from the 2007 U-20 team that finished fourth in the World Cup that year ended up developing and becoming full starters for the senior squad, including Sebastian Prödl, Markus Suttner, Martin Harnik, Veli Kavlak, Erwin Hoffer, Zlatko Junuzović and Rubin Okotie.
The team failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but finished in third place with a 5–2–3 record with 17 points and a +10 goal difference in their qualifying group. There were a number of notable results, such as home victories over the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, as well as a narrow home defeat to Germany and a 2–2 draw in Ireland in the rematch.
The Euro 2016 qualifying campaign was even more successful. Again, the Austrians battled and drew with the Swedes 1–1, before beating the same opponent in a 4–1 win right in Swedish soil. Austria also beat Russia twice both home and away with the score 1–0. Austria also recorded a pair of victories over Moldova (2–1 in Chișinău) and Montenegro (1–0 in Vienna). Rubin Okotie scored the deciding goal in the closing 20 minutes of the match after a previous Austrian goal a minute before was controversially disallowed. A week later, the team played a friendly away game against favored Brazil, losing 2–1. Austria finished its Euro 2016 qualifying campaign by topping the group undefeated, leading the Austrians to be enthusiastic over a new golden generation to begin.
However, despite this successful performance in qualification, the tournament itself turned out to be a complete nightmare for the Austrians. Austria was grouped in group F with Hungary, Portugal and Iceland, and was tipped favorite to progress. Austria however, opened their campaign with a shocking 0–2 loss to its neighbor Hungary, in which defender Aleksandar Dragović was sent off.[9] This was followed up by an encouraging 0–0 draw to Portugal, in which Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty.[10] Nonetheless, Austria ended up losing 1–2 to debutant Iceland and was shockingly eliminated with just a point.[11] This failure blew up the myth of a new golden generation for many Austrians.
Austria would later participate in Group D of 2018 World Cup qualification along with Wales, Serbia, Ireland, Georgia and Moldova. However, the previous nightmare in UEFA Euro had a great impact on the Austrian side, and Austria ended the qualification in 4th place in the group, failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
2020s: European Championship knockout stages
Austria was drawn into UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G alongside Poland, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Israel and Latvia. Austria struggled in the first few games after a loss to Poland at home and a shocking loss to Israel and another to minnows Latvia. As the group became more competitive, Austria won six of the last nine game matches and finished second in the group with nineteen points. Marko Arnautović led the team in most goals and tied Robert Lewandowski with nine goals. Austria qualified for their third European Championship Finals. It was also the second time Austria qualified for a major tournament consecutively since back to back since the 1954 and 1958 World Cup.
Austria was drawn into UEFA Euro 2020 Group C alongside the Netherlands, Ukraine and debutants North Macedonia. Austria kicked off the opener with a 3–1 victory against North Macedonia. It was the first win for Austria at a European Championship and first time scoring more than one goal in a group stage game. In the final group stage match, Austria needed a win to secure second place and defeated Ukraine 1–0. Austria finished second in the group and it was the first time they've progressed to the knockout stages at European Championships. They faced Italy in the round of 16 at Wembley Stadium and lost 2–1 after extra time with Sasa Kalajdzic scoring their only goal of the game in the 114th minute.
Rivalry
The match-up between Austria and Hungary is the second most-played international match in football; only Argentina and Uruguay, another two neighboring countries, have met each other in more matches. It is also notable in which both countries are the first European, non-British countries to play international matches, three full decades after the first ever international football match.
Recent and forthcoming fixtures
2022
| 24 March 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Wales | 2–1 | Austria | Cardiff, Wales |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 33,280 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 29 March 2022 Friendly | Austria | 2–2 | Scotland | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
| 3 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Croatia | 0–3 | Austria | Osijek, Croatia |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Gradski vrt Attendance: 13,994 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
| 6 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 1–2 | Denmark | Vienna, Austria |
| 22:15 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 20:45, but was delayed to 22:15 due to a power outage in the stadium area. | ||||
| 10 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 1–1 | France | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 13 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Denmark | 2–0 | Austria | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Parken Stadion Attendance: 35,230 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
| 22 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | France | 2–0 | Austria | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,188 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 25 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 1–3 | Croatia | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 45,700 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 16 November 2022 Friendly | Andorra | 0–1 | Austria | Málaga, Spain |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain) |
| 20 November 2022 Friendly | Austria | 2–0 | Italy | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) |
2023
| 24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Austria | v | Azerbaijan | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
| 27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Austria | v | Estonia | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
| 17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Belgium | v | Austria | Brussels, Belgium |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium |
| 20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Austria | v | Sweden | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
| 12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Sweden | v | Austria | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Friends Arena |
| 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Austria | v | Belgium | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
| 16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Azerbaijan | v | Austria | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium |
| 16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Estonia | v | Austria | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Andorra and Italy on 16 and 20 November 2022, respectively.[12]
Caps and goals as of 20 November 2022, after match against Italy.[13][14]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Heinz Lindner | 17 July 1990 | 34 | 0 | Sion |
| 12 | GK | Alexander Schlager | 1 February 1996 | 7 | 0 | LASK |
| 13 | GK | Niklas Hedl | 17 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | Rapid Wien |
| 8 | DF | David Alaba (captain) | 24 June 1992 | 98 | 15 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | DF | Stefan Posch | 14 May 1997 | 20 | 1 | Bologna |
| 2 | DF | Maximilian Wöber | 4 February 1998 | 13 | 0 | Leeds United |
| 3 | DF | Kevin Danso | 19 September 1998 | 11 | 0 | Lens |
| 15 | DF | Philipp Lienhart | 11 July 1996 | 11 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
| 23 | DF | Gernot Trauner | 25 March 1992 | 9 | 1 | Feyenoord |
| 16 | DF | Phillipp Mwene | 29 January 1994 | 3 | 0 | PSV |
| 9 | MF | Marcel Sabitzer | 17 March 1994 | 68 | 12 | Bayern Munich |
| 10 | MF | Florian Grillitsch | 7 August 1995 | 35 | 1 | Ajax |
| 4 | MF | Xaver Schlager | 28 September 1997 | 33 | 3 | RB Leipzig |
| 19 | MF | Christoph Baumgartner | 1 August 1999 | 25 | 7 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 17 | MF | Florian Kainz | 24 October 1992 | 21 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
| 6 | MF | Nicolas Seiwald | 4 May 2001 | 10 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 21 | MF | Romano Schmid | 27 January 2000 | 3 | 0 | Werder Bremen |
| 24 | MF | Alexander Prass | 26 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | Sturm Graz |
| 7 | FW | Marko Arnautović | 19 April 1989 | 106 | 34 | Bologna |
| 11 | FW | Michael Gregoritsch | 18 April 1994 | 43 | 7 | SC Freiburg |
| 14 | FW | Andreas Weimann | 5 August 1991 | 21 | 1 | Bristol City |
| 22 | FW | Junior Adamu | 6 June 2001 | 3 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 18 | FW | Muhammed Cham | 26 September 2000 | 1 | 0 | Clermont Foot |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Austria squad in the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.[15]
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Daniel Bachmann | 9 July 1994 | 14 | 0 | Watford | v. Andorra, 16 November 2022 INJ |
| GK | Patrick Pentz | 2 January 1997 | 4 | 0 | Reims | v. Croatia, 25 September 2022 |
| GK | Martin Fraisl | 10 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld | v. Denmark, 13 June 2022 |
| DF | Stefan Lainer | 27 August 1992 | 38 | 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | v. Croatia, 25 September 2022 |
| DF | Andreas Ulmer | 30 October 1985 | 31 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg | v. Croatia, 25 September 2022 |
| DF | Christopher Trimmel | 24 February 1987 | 25 | 1 | Union Berlin | v. Croatia, 25 September 2022 |
| DF | Marco Friedl | 16 March 1998 | 5 | 0 | Werder Bremen | v. Croatia, 25 September 2022 |
| DF | Aleksandar Dragović | 6 March 1991 | 100 | 2 | Red Star Belgrade | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 |
| DF | Martin Hinteregger RET | 7 September 1992 | 67 | 4 | Retired | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 |
| DF | Maximilian Ullmann | 17 June 1996 | 1 | 0 | Venezia | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Patrick Wimmer | 30 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | v. Andorra, 16 November 2022 INJ |
| MF | Dejan Ljubičić | 8 October 1997 | 4 | 1 | 1. FC Köln | v. Croatia, 25 September 2022 |
| MF | Konrad Laimer | 27 May 1997 | 24 | 2 | RB Leipzig | v. Denmark, 13 June 2022 |
| MF | Valentino Lazaro | 24 March 1996 | 36 | 3 | Torino | v. Denmark, 13 June 2022 |
| MF | Hannes Wolf | 16 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | v. Denmark, 13 June 2022 |
| MF | Stefan Ilsanker | 18 May 1989 | 61 | 0 | Genoa | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Alessandro Schöpf | 7 February 1994 | 32 | 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Marco Grüll | 6 July 1998 | 4 | 0 | Rapid Wien | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Louis Schaub | 29 December 1994 | 29 | 8 | Hannover 96 | v. Scotland, 29 March 2022 COV |
| FW | Karim Onisiwo | 17 March 1992 | 20 | 1 | Mainz 05 | v. Andorra, 16 November 2022 INJ |
| FW | Saša Kalajdžić | 7 July 1997 | 15 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Denmark, 13 June 2022 |
PRE Player was named to the preliminary squad
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to COVID-19
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue
RET Retired from international football
SUS Suspended in official matches
Staff
- President: Gerhard Milletich
- Director of Sport: Peter Schöttel
- Head coach: Ralf Rangnick
- Assistant coaches: Lars Kornetka, Peter Perchtold, Onur Cinel
- Goalkeeper coach: Robert Almer
Player statistics
- As of 20 November 2022 after the match against Italy.[16]
- Players in bold are still active in the national team.
Most capped players
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Arnautović | 106 | 34 | 2009–present |
| 2 | Andreas Herzog | 103 | 26 | 1988–2003 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Dragović | 100 | 2 | 2008–present |
| 4 | David Alaba | 98 | 14 | 2009–present |
| 5 | Anton Polster | 95 | 44 | 1982–2000 |
| 6 | Gerhard Hanappi | 93 | 12 | 1948–1964 |
| 7 | Karl Koller | 86 | 5 | 1952–1965 |
| 8 | Friedrich Koncilia | 84 | 0 | 1970–1985 |
| Bruno Pezzey | 9 | 1975–1990 | ||
| Julian Baumgartlinger | 1 | 2009–present |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Polster | 44 | 95 | 0.46 | 1982–2000 |
| 2 | Johann Krankl | 34 | 69 | 0.49 | 1973–1985 |
| Marko Arnautović | 106 | 0.32 | 2009–present | ||
| 4 | Johann Horvath | 29 | 46 | 0.63 | 1924–1934 |
| 5 | Erich Hof | 28 | 37 | 0.76 | 1957–1968 |
| Marc Janko | 70 | 0.4 | 2006–2019 | ||
| 7 | Anton Schall | 27 | 28 | 0.96 | 1927–1934 |
| 8 | Matthias Sindelar | 26 | 43 | 0.6 | 1926–1937 |
| Andreas Herzog | 103 | 0.25 | 1988–2003 | ||
| 10 | Karl Zischek | 24 | 40 | 0.6 | 1931–1945 |
Manager history
- As of 20 November 2022, after the match against Italy.
1912–1945
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Meisl | Austria-Hungary | 22 December 1912 | 3 October 1914 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 50.00 | |
| Heinrich Retschury | Austria-Hungary | 4 October 1914 | 1 August 1919 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 36.36 | |
| Hugo Meisl | Austria | 1 August 1919 | 17 February 1937 | 127 | 68 | 29 | 30 | 326 | 206 | 53.54 | 4th place at the 1934 World Cup. Silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympic. |
| Heinrich Retschury | Austria | 22 May 1937 | 24 October 1937 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 40.00 | Qualified for the 1938 World Cup. |
| From 1938 to 1945, Austria was part of Nazi Germany. | |||||||||||
1945–1999
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Zankl | Austria | 19 August 1945 | 3 October 1945 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | Died while in the position of national coach. |
| Edi Bauer | Austria | 3 October 1945 | 4 March 1948 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 36.36 | |
| Eduard Frühwirth | Austria | 4 March 1948 | 1 September 1948 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 60.00 | |
| Walter Nausch | Austria | 1 September 1948 | 15 November 1954 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 119 | 87 | 44.68 | 3rd place at the 1954 World Cup. |
| Hans Kaulich | Austria | 15 November 1954 | 28 March 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| Josef Molzer | Austria | 29 March 1955 | 3 September 1955 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 33.33 | |
| Karl Geyer | Austria | 3 September 1955 | 21 April 1956 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 40.00 | |
| Josef Argauer Josef Molzer | Austria Austria | 21 April 1956 | 9 August 1958 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 38.89 | Qualified for the 1958 World Cup. |
| Alfred Frey Franz Putzendopler Egon Selzer Josef Molzer | Austria Austria Austria Austria | 9 August 1958 | 15 October 1958 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.00 | |
| Karl Decker | Austria | 16 October 1958 | 28 February 1964 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 67 | 44.44 | |
| Josef Walter Béla Guttmann | Hungary | 7 March 1964 | 11 October 1964 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 60.00 | |
| Eduard Frühwirth | Austria | 20 November 1964 | 13 January 1967 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 26.67 | |
| Erwin Alge Hans Pesser | Austria | 13 January 1967 | 24 June 1968 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 30 | |
| Leopold Šťastný | Czechoslovakia | 1 July 1968 | 30 September 1975 | 49 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 62 | 30.61 | |
| Branko Elsner | Yugoslavia | 6 October 1975 | 19 November 1975 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | |
| Helmut Senekowitsch | Austria | 1 March 1976 | 30 June 1978 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 53.85 | Qualified for the 1978 World Cup. |
| Karl Stotz | Austria | 1 August 1978 | 14 December 1981 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 54.17 | Qualified for the 1982 World Cup. |
| Georg Schmidt Felix Latzke | Austria Austria | 5 February 1982 | 2 July 1982 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 62.5 | |
| Erich Hof | Austria | 7 September 1982 | 21 November 1984 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 40 | |
| Branko Elsner | Yugoslavia | 15 January 1985 | 18 November 1987 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 27.78 | |
| Josef Hickersberger | Austria | 1 January 1988 | 14 September 1990 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 34.48 | Qualified for the 1990 World Cup. |
| Alfred Riedl | Austria | 15 September 1990 | 10 October 1991 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| Dietmar Constantini | Austria | 10 October 1991 | 13 November 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Ernst Happel | Austria | 1 January 1992 | 14 November 1992 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 22.22 | Died while in the position of national coach. |
| Dietmar Constantini | Austria | 15 November 1992 | 18 November 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Herbert Prohaska | Austria | 8 January 1993 | 29 March 1999 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 96 | 73 | 49.02 | Qualified for the 1998 World Cup. |
2000–present
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[b] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Barić | Austria Croatia | 13 April 1999 | 21 November 2001 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 31.82 | |
| Hans Krankl | Austria | 21 January 2002 | 28 September 2005 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 32.26 | |
| Vacant Willibald Ruttensteiner (caretaker) | Austria | 30 September 2005 | 31 December 2005 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Josef Hickersberger | Austria | 1 January 2006 | 23 June 2008 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 18.52 | Austria co-hosted the UEFA Euro 2008 |
| Karel Brückner | Czech Republic | 25 July 2008 | 2 March 2009 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 14.29 | |
| Dietmar Constantini | Austria | 4 March 2009 | 13 September 2011 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 30.43 | |
| Willibald Ruttensteiner | Austria | 13 September 2011 | 11 October 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Marcel Koller | Switzerland | 1 November 2011 | 1 November 2017 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 81 | 58 | 46.3 | Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016 |
| Franco Foda[17] | Germany | 1 January 2018 | 30 March 2022 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 52 | 56.25 | Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 |
| Ralf Rangnick[18] | Germany | 29 April 2022 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 37.5 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1950 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Second group stage | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1982 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |||
| 1986 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1994 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2002 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Third place | 7/22 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | — | 134 | 64 | 29 | 41 | 232 | 155 | ||
| Austria's World Cup history | |
|---|---|
| First Match | Austria 3–2 France (Turin, Italy; 27 May 1934) |
| Biggest Win | Austria 5–0 Czechoslovakia (Zürich, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) |
| Biggest Defeat | Netherlands 5–1 Austria (Córdoba, Argentina; 14 June 1978) |
| Best Result | Third place (1954) |
| Worst Result | Group stage (1958, 1990, 1998) |
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1960 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1964 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1972 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 3/16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | 109 | 51 | 17 | 41 | 202 | 155 | ||
UEFA Nations League
All-time head-to-head record
- As of 25 September 2022, after the match against Croatia.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Belarus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| Belgium | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Brazil | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| Cyprus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 |
| Czech Republic[c] | 41 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 78 | -19 |
| Denmark | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 |
| East Germany | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| England | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 59 | -32 |
| Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Faroe Islands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
| Finland | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 |
| France | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 42 | -1 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Germany[d] | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 90 | -33 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greece | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| Hungary | 137 | 40 | 30 | 67 | 252 | 299 | -47 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Israel | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
| Italy | 37 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 51 | +6 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Latvia | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 |
| Malta | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 |
| Moldova | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | -14 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
| Norway | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| Portugal | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| Republic of Ireland | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 |
| Romania | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Russia[e] | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| San Marino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Scotland | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 |
| Serbia[f] | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 48 | -7 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Spain | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 43 | -21 |
| Sweden | 36 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 105 | 60 | +45 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Turkey | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Wales | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
Honours
Official
- FIFA World Cup
- Third place: 1954
- Olympic Games
- Silver Medal: 1936
See also
Notes
- ^ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- ^ a b c Win% is rounded to two decimal places
- ^ Includes matches against Czechoslovakia.
- ^ Includes matches against West Germany.
- ^ Includes matches against Soviet Union.
- ^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia.
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External links
- Official website (in German)
- FIFA profile
- UEFA profile
- RSSSF archive of results 1902–2003
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1902–1999
- Austria national football team /Ambrosius Kutschera/