SKN St. Pölten (women)

Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten is an Austrian women's football team, based in St. Pölten (pronounced [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩]).

SKN St. Pölten
Full nameSportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
GroundNV Arena & SPORT.CENTER.Lower Austria
Capacity250
ManagerCelia Brancão
LeagueÖFB-Frauenliga
2018–19ÖFB-Frauenliga, 1st (Champions)
WebsiteClub website

The women's team was formed in 2006 at the club ASV Spratzern, then from 2013 to 2016 played under the name FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern. They connected to the men's club for the 2016–17 season. The team currently competes in the ÖFB-Frauenliga, the top level league of women's football in Austria. The team won the national ÖFB Ladies Cup in 2013 and 2014, as well the consecutive league and cup doubles from 2015 to 2017.

History edit

Season history
Season League Level Place
2006/07 Gebietsliga West IV 1.[1]
2007/08 NÖN-Frauenliga III 5.[2]
2008/09 NÖN-Frauenliga III 1.
2009/10 2. Liga Ost II 1.
2010/11 2. Liga Ost II 1.
2011/12 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 2.
2012/13 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 2.
2013/14 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 2.
2014/15 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 1.
2015/16 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 1.
2016/17 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 1.
Green background: promotion

ASV Spratzern was founded in 1920 and a club women's section was established in 2006.

The team was promoted to the top-level league in 2010-11 season.[3] In the 2012–13 season they secured a top two finish behind SV Neulengbach, enough to secure Austria's second UEFA Women's Champions League spot. They played in the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, but were defeated by Torres of Italy.

The team was renamed in 2013 to include the larger town of St. Pölten and FSK set focus on being a women's club.[4]

In 2015 the team won their first championship.[5] Their title ended a twelve-year title-winning streak from Neulengbach. The defended the title one year later.[6]

In 2016 the team connected to the SKN St. Pölten.[7]

Continental record edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32   Torres 2–2 1–3 3–5
2015–16 Round of 32   Verona 4–5 2–2 6–7
2016–17 Round of 32   Brøndby IF Women 0–2 2–2 2–4
2017–18 Round of 32   Manchester City 0–3 0–3 0–6
2018–19 Round of 32   Paris Saint-Germain 1–4 0–2 1–6
2019–20 Round of 32   Twente 2–4 2–1 4–5

Current squad edit

As of 21 January 2024[8][9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUT Amelie Kandlhofer ([a])
3 DF   GER Anna Johanning
4 DF   CRO Leonarda Balog
5 DF   AUT Lainie Fuchs ([b])
6 MF   GER Aldiana Amuchie
7 MF   SVK Maria Mikolajova
8 MF   AUT Claudia Wenger
9 FW   GER Rita Schumacher
10 MF   SUI Isabelle Meyer
11 FW   AUT Valentina Mädl
14 DF   SVK Alexandra Biroova
15 MF   AUS Ella Mastrantonio ([c])
16 DF   AUT Adina Hamidovic
17 FW   GER Sarah Mattner-Trembleau ([d])
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   AUT Melanie Brunnthaler
19 DF   AUT Julia Tabotta
21 MF   AUT Sophie Hillebrand
22 MF   AUT Jennifer Klein ([d])
24 FW   SVN Mateja Zver ([d])
27 DF   SUI Ella Touon
30 GK   AUT Melissa Abiral
33 GK   GER Carina Schlüter
44 FW   AUT Mariella Falkensteiner ([a])
77 DF   SVK Diana Lemesova
93 GK   POL Natalia Piatek
  1. ^ a b These players are on the Champions League roster, but not on the League roster.
  2. ^ These players are on the League roster, but not on the Champions League roster.
  3. ^ Mastrantonio is listed as Italian for UEFA purposes, even though she represents the Australian national team.
  4. ^ a b c Listed as a different position, between UEFA and League rosters.

Former players edit

For details of current and former players, see Category:FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern players.

Honours edit

  • 8 ÖFB-Frauenliga titles: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016–2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
  • 9 ÖFB Ladies Cup titles: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

References edit

  1. ^ Niederösterreichischer Fußball-Verband [dead link]
  2. ^ "Hauptmenü". www.noefv.at.
  3. ^ "Austria (Women) 2010/11". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Neuer Spielplan für "neue" Teams - News - ÖFB Frauenliga - Frauen - fanreport.com - Amateurfußball in Österreich". fanreport.com - wir berichten über dich!. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "St. Pölten-Spratzern ist erstmals Meister".
  6. ^ "Mission Titelverteidigung erfolgreich abgeschlossen - News - SKN St. Pölten Frauen". www.fsk-stpoelten.at.
  7. ^ "Spratzerner Frauen spielen künftig für den SKN (Spratzern Women play for SKN in future)" (in German). noe.orf.at. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Kampfmannschaft Fr". vereine.oefb.at. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "SKN ST. PÖLTEN FRAUEN - Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links edit