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The Austria national football team (Austrian German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competitions, and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.
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| Nickname(s) | Das Team (The Team) Burschen (The Boys) Unsere Burschen (Our Boys) | ||
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| Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ralf Rangnick | ||
| Captain | David Alaba | ||
| Most caps | Marko Arnautović (116) | ||
| Top scorer | Toni Polster (44) | ||
| Home stadium | (Various) | ||
| FIFA code | AUT | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 25  (20 June 2024) | ||
| Highest | 10 (March–June 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 105 (July 2008) | ||
| 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) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2020, 2024) | ||
Medal record | |||
| Website | oefb.at | ||
The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) was founded on 18 March 1904, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. During the 1930s, under coach Hugo Meisl, Austria's national team, known as the "Wunderteam," became a dominant force in European football. Notable achievements included a fourth-place finish in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and runners-up at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The Anschluss in 1938, which annexed Austria into Nazi Germany, led to the dissolution of the ÖFB and the forced integration of Austrian players into the German national team for the (1938 World Cup).
After World War II, Austria reestablished its national team and achieved significant success in the 1954 World Cup, finishing third. The team continued to be competitive throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including a notable victory over England at Wembley Stadium in 1965. However, the following decades saw fluctuating fortunes, with the team failing to qualify for FIFA World Cups in the 1960s and narrowly missing out on the 1974 World Cup in a playoff against Sweden. The 1970s and 1980s marked a revival, with Austria reaching the second round in the 1978 and 1982 World Cups, highlighted by a famous victory over West Germany in 1978.
The 1990s and 2000s brought challenges and disappointments, such as a shocking defeat to the Faroe Islands in UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying, and a group-stage exit in the (1998 World Cup), their seventh and to date, last World Cup appearance. Austria automatically qualified for UEFA Euro 2008 as co-hosts with Switzerland, the first time they played in the UEFA European Championship though they were eliminated in the group stage. The country entered a resurgence in 2016, beginning with a successful qualification campaign for the Euros that year. Austria has experienced a revival in form, successfully qualifying for (Euro 2020) and 2024, the latter with current head coach Ralf Rangnick.
History
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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. 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 0–1 to Italy in the semi-finals and 2–3 to Germany in the third place play-off.
They were runners-up in the 1936 Olympics in Germany, again losing to Italy 1–2, 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. 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 2–4 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 1–6 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 suffered defeats to eventual champions Brazil, the emerging Soviet Union and a draw against England (who were rebuilding after the loss of several of their key players due to the (Munich air disaster)), preventing the team from reaching the next round.
Due to lack of money, Austria decided not to participate at the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
On 20 October 1965, Austria became the third European team to defeat England at home. Two goals in a 3–2 victory were scored by Toni Fritsch, who was then nicknamed "Wembley Toni". However, in the same year, Austria failed to qualify for the World Cup for the 1966 edition, ending third against Hungary and East Germany; they only earned a draw. In the summer of 1968, (Leopold Šťastný), the 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. 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[] and the stadium in Gelsenkirchen was prepared five days before the playoff. On snow-covered ground, Austria lost 1–2.
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 of all-time.[]
In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the Austrians lost their first two matches but defeated defending champions West Germany 3–2 with goals from Hans Krankl, and 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. This match caused outrage between supporters of multiple national teams; as a result, 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.
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 [] 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, as there were no grass fields on the Faroe Islands. It was a sign for things to come, as 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, and they achieved the 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. In their last match, Italy scored twice after half-time: a header from (Christian Vieri) and a tap-in from Roberto Baggio. Despite (Andi Herzog)'s stoppage time penalty, Austria finished 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 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. However, Austria managed a 1–1 draw with Poland and lost 1–0 to both Croatia and Germany.
Shortly after Austria's first-round exit from the tournaments, 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.
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 third with a 5–2–3 record with 17 points and a +10 goal difference in their qualifying group. Notable results include 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 away.
The (Euro 2016 qualifying campaign) was a success; Austria drew with the Swedes 1–1, before beating them 4–1 in Sweden. Austria also beat Russia twice both home and away, 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 Brazil, losing 2–1. Austria finished its Euro 2016 qualifying campaign by topping the group undefeated.
Despite this successful performance in qualification, the tournament itself turned out to be a nightmare for the Austrians. Placed in group F with Hungary, Portugal and Iceland, Austria opened their campaign with a 0–2 loss to neighbour Hungary, in which defender (Aleksandar Dragović) was sent off. This was followed up by an 0–0 draw to Portugal, in which Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty. Nonetheless, Austria ended up losing 1–2 to debutant Iceland and were eliminated with just a point.
Austria would later participate in Group D of 2018 World Cup qualification along with Wales, Serbia, Ireland, Georgia and Moldova, ending up fourth, thus failing to qualify for the 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, a loss to Israel, and another to Latvia. Austria then won six of the last nine game matches and finished second in the group with 19 points. Marko Arnautović led the team in most goals and tied Poland's Robert Lewandowski with nine goals. Austria qualified for their third European Championship finals, the second time Austria qualified for a major tournament consecutively since the 1954 and 1958 World Cups.
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, their first win at a European Championship and the first time scoring more than one goal in a group stage game. In the final group stage match, Austria only needed a draw against Ukraine to advance as one of the best third-place teams while a win guaranteed second place. They beat Ukraine 1–0 to secure their first knockout stages at the European Championship in second place in Group C, in addition to it being their first time advancing past the first round of a tournament since the 1982 World Cup. They faced Italy in the round of 16 at Wembley Stadium and lost 2–1 after extra time with (Saša Kalajdžić) scoring their only goal of the game in the 114th minute.
Rivalry
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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.
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.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
| 7 September 2023 Friendly | Austria  | 1–1 |  Moldova | Linz, Austria |
| 20:30 | (Gregoritsch)  50' | Report | (Damașcan) 3' | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Referee: Robert Jones (England) |
| 12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Sweden  | 1–3 | Austria | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:45 | (Holm) 90' | Report |
| Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 43,228 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Austria | 2–3 |  Belgium | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Azerbaijan  | 0–1 | Austria | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 4,446 Referee: (Greece) |
| 16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Estonia  | 0–2 | Austria | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 4,488 Referee: (Nikola Dabanović) (Montenegro) |
| 21 November 2023 Friendly | Austria | 2–0 |  Germany | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
2024
| 23 March 2024 Friendly | Slovakia  | 0–2 | Austria | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: (Tehelné Pole) Referee: (Malta) |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | Austria | 6–1 |  Turkey | Vienna, Austria |
| 21:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: (Ernst Happel Stadion) Referee: (Italy) |
| 4 June 2024 Friendly | Austria | 2–1 |  Serbia | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: (Ernst Happel Stadion) Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
| 8 June 2024 Friendly | Switzerland  | 1–1 | Austria | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 18:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kybunpark Referee: (Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi) (Italy) |
| 17 June 2024 (UEFA Euro 2024 Group D) | Austria | 0–1 |  France | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 21:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 46,425 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 21 June 2024 (UEFA Euro 2024 Group D) | Poland  | 1–3 | Austria | Berlin, Germany |
| 18:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 69,455 Referee: (Halil Umut Meler) (Turkey) |
| 25 June 2024 (UEFA Euro 2024 Group D) | Netherlands  | 2–3 | Austria | Berlin, Germany |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 68,363 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 2 July 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 | Austria | 1–2 | Turkey | Leipzig, Germany |
| 21:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,305 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 6 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Slovenia  | v | Austria | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Stožice Stadium |
| 9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Norway  | v | Austria | Oslo, Norway |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion |
| 10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Austria | v |  Kazakhstan | Linz, Austria |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena |
| 13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Austria | v | Norway | Linz, Austria |
| 20:45 | Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena |
| 14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Kazakhstan | v | Austria | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Astana Arena |
| 17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Austria | v | Slovenia | Vienna, Austria |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium |
Coaching staff
- As of April 2024.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ralf Rangnick |
| Assistant coaches | Lars Kornetka (Peter Perchtold) Onur Cinel |
| Goalkeeping coach | Michael Gspurning |
| Match analyst | Stefan Oesen |
Manager history
- As of 2 July 2024, after the match against
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Turkey.
1912–1999
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | 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. | |||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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) | Austria 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 | 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% | 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 | |
| (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 | Germany | 1 January 2018 | 30 March 2022 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 52 | 56.25 | Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 |
| Ralf Rangnick | Germany | 29 April 2022 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 59.26 | Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024 |
Players
Current squad
- The following 26 players were called up to the final squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.
- Caps and goals as of 2 July 2024, after the match against
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | (Heinz Lindner) | 17 July 1990 | 37 | 0 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 12 | GK | (Niklas Hedl) | 17 March 2001 | 1 | 0 | Rapid Wien |
| 13 | GK | (Patrick Pentz) | 2 January 1997 | 10 | 0 |  Brøndby |
| 2 | DF | (Maximilian Wöber) | 4 February 1998 | 28 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 3 | DF | (Gernot Trauner) | 25 March 1992 | 13 | 2 | Feyenoord |
| 4 | DF | (Kevin Danso) | 19 September 1998 | 23 | 0 | Lens |
| 5 | DF | (Stefan Posch) | 14 May 1997 | 36 | 1 |  Bologna |
| 14 | DF | (Leopold Querfeld) | 20 December 2003 | 3 | 0 | Rapid Wien |
| 15 | DF | (Philipp Lienhart) | 11 July 1996 | 24 | 1 | SC Freiburg |
| 16 | DF | (Phillipp Mwene) | 29 January 1994 | 15 | 0 | Mainz 05 |
| 21 | DF | Flavius Daniliuc | 27 April 2001 | 3 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
| 6 | MF | (Nicolas Seiwald) | 4 May 2001 | 28 | 0 | RB Leipzig |
| 8 | MF | (Alexander Prass) | 26 May 2001 | 9 | 0 | Sturm Graz |
| 9 | MF | Marcel Sabitzer (captain) | 17 March 1994 | 82 | 18 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 10 | MF | (Florian Grillitsch) | 7 August 1995 | 47 | 1 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 17 | MF | (Florian Kainz) | 24 October 1992 | 28 | 1 | 1. FC Köln |
| 18 | MF | (Romano Schmid) | 27 January 2000 | 15 | 1 | Werder Bremen |
| 19 | MF | Christoph Baumgartner | 1 August 1999 | 42 | 16 | RB Leipzig |
| 20 | MF | Konrad Laimer | 27 May 1997 | 40 | 4 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | MF | (Matthias Seidl) | 24 January 2001 | 4 | 0 | Rapid Wien |
| 7 | FW | Marko Arnautović (vice-captain) | 19 April 1989 | 116 | 37 | Internazionale |
| 11 | FW | (Michael Gregoritsch) | 18 April 1994 | 59 | 16 | SC Freiburg |
| 23 | FW | Patrick Wimmer | 30 May 2001 | 15 | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 24 | FW | (Andreas Weimann) | 5 August 1991 | 25 | 2 |  West Bromwich Albion |
| 25 | FW | (Maximilian Entrup) | 15 September 1997 | 3 | 1 | Hartberg |
| 26 | FW | (Marco Grüll) | 6 July 1998 | 5 | 0 | Rapid Wien |
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.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Daniel Bachmann | 9 July 1994 | 14 | 0 | Watford | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| GK | (Tobias Lawal) | 7 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | LASK | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| GK | (Cican Stanković) | 4 November 1992 | 4 | 0 |  AEK Athens | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| GK | (Alexander Schlager) | 1 February 1996 | 15 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg | v. Turkey, 14 March 2024 |
| DF | (Stefan Lainer) | 27 August 1992 | 39 | 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| DF | (Marco Friedl) | 16 March 1998 | 5 | 0 | Werder Bremen | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| DF | (Samson Baidoo) | 31 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| DF | David Alaba (captain) | 24 June 1992 | 105 | 15 |  Real Madrid | v. Germany, 21 November 2023INJ |
| DF | (David Schnegg) | 29 September 1998 | 1 | 0 |  D.C. United | v. Sweden, 12 September 2023 |
| MF | (Dejan Ljubičić) | 8 October 1997 | 9 | 1 | 1. FC Köln | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| MF | (Thierno Ballo) | 2 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Wolfsberger AC | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| MF | (Christoph Lang) | 7 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Rapid Wien | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| MF | (Kevin Stöger) | 27 August 1993 | 0 | 0 | VfL Bochum | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| MF | (Xaver Schlager) | 28 September 1997 | 43 | 4 | RB Leipzig | v. Turkey, 14 March 2024 |
| FW | (Guido Burgstaller) | 29 April 1989 | 26 | 2 | Rapid Wien | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| FW | (Junior Adamu) | 6 June 2001 | 6 | 0 | SC Freiburg | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| FW | (Muhammed Cham) | 26 September 2000 | 3 | 0 | Clermont | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| FW | (Manprit Sarkaria) | 26 August 1996 | 1 | 0 | Sturm Graz | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| FW | (Benedikt Pichler) | 20 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | Holstein Kiel | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE |
| FW | (Saša Kalajdžić) | 7 July 1997 | 19 | 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v. Germany, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | (Karim Onisiwo) RET | 17 March 1992 | 24 | 1 | Mainz 05 | v. Sweden, 12 September 2023 |
PRE Player was named to the preliminary squad / standby | ||||||
Player statistics
- As of 3 July 2024 after the match against
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Turkey. - Players in bold are still active in the national team.
Most capped players
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Arnautović | 116 | 37 | 2009–present |
| 2 | David Alaba | 105 | 15 | 2009–present |
| 3 | (Andreas Herzog) | 103 | 26 | 1988–2003 |
| 4 | (Aleksandar Dragović) | 100 | 2 | 2009–2022 |
| 5 | Toni Polster | 95 | 44 | 1982–2000 |
| 6 | (Gerhard Hanappi) | 93 | 12 | 1948–1964 |
| 7 | (Karl Koller) | 86 | 5 | 1952–1965 |
| 8 | (Julian Baumgartlinger) | 84 | 1 | 2009–2021 |
| (Friedrich Koncilia) | 84 | 0 | 1970–1985 | |
| (Bruno Pezzey) | 84 | 9 | 1975–1990 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toni Polster | 44 | 95 | 0.46 | 1982–2000 |
| 2 | Marko Arnautović | 37 | 116 | 0.32 | 2009–present |
| 3 | Hans Krankl | 34 | 69 | 0.49 | 1973–1985 |
| 4 | (Johann Horvath) | 29 | 46 | 0.63 | 1924–1934 |
| 5 | (Erich Hof) | 28 | 37 | 0.76 | 1957–1968 |
| (Marc Janko) | 28 | 70 | 0.40 | 2006–2019 | |
| 7 | (Anton Schall) | 27 | 28 | 0.96 | 1927–1934 |
| 8 | (Matthias Sindelar) | 26 | 43 | 0.60 | 1926–1937 |
| (Andreas Herzog) | 26 | 103 | 0.25 | 1988–2003 | |
| 10 | (Karl Zischek) | 24 | 40 | 0.60 | 1931–1945 |
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 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 1982 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
  2030 | |||||||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Switzerland 5–7 Austria (Lausanne, Switzerland; 26 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 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
 2012 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
 2020 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | |||
| 2024 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | ||||
  2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 4/17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 117 | 57 | 18 | 42 | 219 | 162 | |||
UEFA Nations League
| UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Group | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
| 2018–19 | B | 3 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |  | 18th |
| 2020–21 | B | 1 | Group stage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |  | 18th |
| 2022–23 | A | 1 | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |  | 13th |
| 2024–25 | B | 3 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13th | |||
All-time head-to-head record
Source:
- As of 25 June 2024, after the match against
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Netherlands.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Against | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Andorra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
 Belarus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| Belgium | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +22 |
 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 |