Austria national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Austria women's national football team.

The Austria men's national football team (Austrian German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (Austrian German: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund).

Austria

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 (108)
Top scorer	Toni Polster (44)
Home stadium	Ernst-Happel-Stadion
FIFA code	AUT
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	25 4 (21 September 2023)
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	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	Round of 16 (2020)
Medal record FIFA World Cup 1954 Switzerland Team Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Team
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. 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.

A moment of the Austria v Peru match at the 1936 Olympics

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. 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

Austria national football team in 1958 with the following players – from left to right, standing; Walter Horak, Ernst Happel, Karl Koller, Alfred Körner, Paul Halla, Walter Schleger; crouched: Helmut Senekowitsch, Gerhard Hanappi, Rudolf Szanwald, Franz Swoboda and Johann Buzek.

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 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.

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, 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

Austria national football team before the match against Spain, November 2009

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. 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

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Group C

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.

After Austria co-hosted the 2008 European Championship with Switzerland and automatically qualified, Marcel Koller's team managed to qualify for the 2016 European Championship on their own for the first time. Qualification celebration on October 12, 2015 after the 3-0 win against Liechtenstein.

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. This was followed up by an encouraging 0–0 draw to Portugal, in which Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty. Nonetheless, Austria ended up losing 1–2 to debutant Iceland and was shockingly eliminated with just a point. 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 only needed a draw to advance as one of the best third place teams but defeated Ukraine 1–0 to secure second place instead. Austria finished second in the group and it was the first time they've progressed to the knockout stages at European Championships, 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 Sasa Kalajdzic scoring their only goal of the game in the 114th minute.

Rivalry

Main article: Austria–Hungary football 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.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Austria national football team results (2020–present)

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

2022

France v Austria

22 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	France	2–0	Austria	Saint-Denis, France
20:45	Mbappé 56' Giroud 65'	Report		Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,188 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Austria v Croatia

25 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Austria	1–3	Croatia	Vienna, Austria
20:45	Baumgartner 9'	Report	Modrić 6' Livaja 69' Lovren 72'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 45,700 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Andorra v Austria

16 November 2022 Friendly	Andorra	0–1	Austria	Málaga, Spain
18:00		Report	Arnautović 87'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

Austria v Italy

20 November 2022 Friendly	Austria	2–0	Italy	Vienna, Austria
20:45	Schlager 6' Alaba 35'	Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

2023

Austria v Azerbaijan

24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Austria	4–1	Azerbaijan	Linz, Austria
20:45	Sabitzer 28', 50' Gregoritsch 29' Baumgartner 69'	Report	Mahmudov 64'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Austria v Estonia

27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Austria	2–1	Estonia	Linz, Austria
20:45	Kainz 68' Gregoritsch 88'	Report	Sappinen 25'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Belgium v Austria

17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Belgium	1–1	Austria	Brussels, Belgium
20:45	Lukaku 62'	Report	Gregoritsch 22'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 39,237 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Austria v Sweden

20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Austria	2–0	Sweden	Vienna, Austria
20:45	Baumgartner 81', 89'	Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 46,300 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Austria v Moldova

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly	Austria	1–1	Moldova	Linz, Austria
20:30 UTC+2	Gregoritsch 50'	Report	Damașcan 3'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Referee: Robert Jones (England)

Sweden v Austria

12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Sweden	1–3	Austria	Solna, Sweden
20:45	Holm 90'	Report	Gregoritsch 53' Arnautović 56', 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 43,228 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Austria v Belgium

13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Austria	v	Belgium	Vienna, Austria
20:45		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Azerbaijan v Austria

16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Azerbaijan	v	Austria	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00		Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

Estonia v Austria

16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Estonia	v	Austria	Tallinn, Estonia
18:00		Report		Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena

Austria v Germany

21 November 2023 Friendly	Austria	v	Germany	Vienna, Austria
20:45				Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Coaching 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

Manager history

As of 20 June 2023, after the match against Sweden.

1912–1945

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	Y 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%	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	Y 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	Y Qualified for the 1978 World Cup.
Karl Stotz	Austria	1 August 1978	14 December 1981	24	13	6	5	43	25	54.17	Y 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	Y 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	Y 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
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	Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016
Franco Foda	Germany	1 January 2018	30 March 2022	48	27	6	15	77	52	56.25	Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020
Ralf Rangnick	Germany	29 April 2022		13	7	2	4	18	14	53.85

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying against Moldova and Sweden on 7 and 12 September 2023, respectively.

Caps and goals as of 13 September 2023, after match against Sweden.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Niklas Hedl	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001	1	0	Rapid Wien
12	1GK	Alexander Schlager	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996	10	0	Red Bull Salzburg
13	1GK	Daniel Bachmann	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994	14	0	Watford
2	2DF	Maximilian Wöber	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998	17	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
3	2DF	Kevin Danso	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998	14	0	Lens
5	2DF	Stefan Posch	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	26	1	Bologna
8	2DF	David Alaba (captain)	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992	103	15	Real Madrid
15	2DF	Philipp Lienhart	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996	15	0	SC Freiburg
16	2DF	Phillipp Mwene	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994	8	0	Mainz 05
23	2DF	David Schnegg	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998	1	0	Sturm Graz
	2DF	Leopold Querfeld	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003	0	0	Rapid Wien
4	3MF	Xaver Schlager	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997	37	3	RB Leipzig
6	3MF	Nicolas Seiwald	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001	16	0	RB Leipzig
9	3MF	Marcel Sabitzer	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994	73	14	Borussia Dortmund
10	3MF	Florian Grillitsch	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995	38	1	1899 Hoffenheim
14	3MF	Dejan Ljubičić	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997	9	1	1. FC Köln
17	3MF	Florian Kainz	(1992-10-24) 24 October 1992	25	1	1. FC Köln
19	3MF	Christoph Baumgartner	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999	30	10	RB Leipzig
20	3MF	Konrad Laimer	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997	28	2	Bayern Munich
21	3MF	Patrick Wimmer	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001	6	0	VfL Wolfsburg
22	3MF	Matthias Seidl	(2001-01-24) 24 January 2001	1	0	Rapid Wien
7	4FW	Marko Arnautović	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989	110	36	Inter Milan
11	4FW	Michael Gregoritsch	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994	49	12	SC Freiburg
18	4FW	Karim Onisiwo	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992	24	1	Mainz 05
	4FW	Muhammed Cham	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000	1	0	Clermont

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	Patrick Pentz	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997	4	0	Brøndby	v. Sweden, 20 June 2023
GK	Heinz Lindner	(1990-07-17) 17 July 1990	36	0	Sion	v. Estonia, 27 March 2023INJ
DF	Flavius Daniliuc	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001	1	0	Salernitana	v. Belgium, 17 June 2023
DF	Jonas Auer	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000	0	0	Rapid Wien	v. Estonia, 27 March 2023
DF	Andreas Ulmer	(1985-10-30) 30 October 1985	32	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v. Azerbaijan, 24 March 2023
DF	Gernot Trauner	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992	10	1	Feyenoord	v. Azerbaijan, 24 March 2023INJ
DF	Stefan Lainer	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992	38	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v. Croatia, 25 September 2022
DF	Christopher Trimmel	(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987	25	1	Union Berlin	v. Croatia, 25 September 2022
DF	Marco Friedl	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998	5	0	Werder Bremen	v. Croatia, 25 September 2022
MF	Romano Schmid	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000	4	0	Werder Bremen	v. Estonia, 27 March 2023
MF	Mathias Honsak	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996	0	0	SV Darmstadt 98	v. Azerbaijan, 24 March 2023INJ
MF	Alexander Prass	(2001-05-26) 26 May 2001	1	0	Sturm Graz	v. Andorra, 11 November 2022
FW	Junior Adamu	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001	6	0	SC Freiburg	v. Sweden, 20 June 2023
FW	Manprit Sarkaria	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996	0	0	Sturm Graz	v. Belgium, 17 June 2023
FW	Andreas Weimann	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991	21	1	Bristol City	v. Estonia, 27 March 2023
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

Player statistics

See also: List of Austria international footballers

As of 12 September 2023 after the match against Sweden.

Players in bold are still active in the national team.

Most capped players

Marko Arnautović is Austria's most capped player

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Marko Arnautović	110	36	2009–present
2	David Alaba	103	15	2009–present
	Andreas Herzog	103	26	1988–2003
4	Aleksandar Dragović	100	2	2009–2022
5	Anton 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

Anton "Toni" Polster is Austria's highest goalscorer with 44 international goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Period
1	Anton Polster	44	95	0.46	1982–2000
2	Marko Arnautović	36	110	0.33	2009–present
3	Johann 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	0.4	2006–2019
7	Anton Schall	27	28	0.96	1927–1934
8	Matthias Sindelar	26	43	0.6	1926–1937
	Andreas Herzog	26	103	0.25	1988–2003
10	Karl Zischek	24	40	0.6	1931–1945

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Austria at the 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

Main article: Austria at the 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	Qualification in progress										5	4	1	0	12	4
2028	To be determined										To be determined
Total	Round of 16	3/16	10	2	2	6	7	12	—		113	54	18	41	211	158

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	To be determined
Total			Group stage	16	7	3	6	18	18	13th

Central European International Cup

Central European International Cup:

1927-1930 - 2nd

1931-1932 - 1st

1933-1935 - 2nd

1948-1953 - 3rd

1955-1960 - 3rd

All-time head-to-head record

As of 13 September 2023, after the match against Sweden.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Total	820	343	176	305	0	0	0

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	5	4	1	0	13	2	+11
Belarus	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12
Belgium	15	9	4	2	42	19	+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	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	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6
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	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	38	13	8	18	59	51	+8
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	9	7	1	1	15	4	+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	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	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	38	20	6	14	61	53	+8
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
Total	820	343	176	305	0	0	+0

Honours

Major

• FIFA World Cup
  • Third place: 1954

• Olympic Games
  • Silver Medal: 1936

Other

• Central European International Cup
  • Winners: 1931-32

See also

• Austria women's national football team
• Austria men's national under-21 football team
• Austria men's national under-19 football team
• Austria men's national under-17 football team

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/