Austria national football team

Austria
Nickname(s)	Das Team (The Team); Burschen (The Boys); Unsere Burschen (Our Boys)
Association	Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Franco Foda[1]
Captain	Julian Baumgartlinger
Most caps	Andi Herzog (103)
Top scorer	Toni Polster (44)
Home stadium	Ernst-Happel-Stadion
FIFA code	AUT
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	26 (16 July 2020)[2]
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	Group stage (2008, 2016)
World Cup
Olympic Games[3]

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 Fußballbund). 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 2016.

History

Pre-World War II

The Austrian Football Association ("ÖFB") was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 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, 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.[4] 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 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 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

2000s – Decline

Austria national football team before the match against Sweden, June 2013

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.[5] 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.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Group C

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 has been 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 quality 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 UEFA Euro 2016 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 the UEFA Euro qualification, the UEFA Euro 2016 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, and even received a red card from Aleksandar Dragović.[6] This was followed up by an encouraging 0–0 draw to Portugal, in which Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty.[7] Nonetheless, Austria ended up losing 1–2 to debutant Iceland and was shockingly eliminated with just a point.[8] This drastic performance 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.

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.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter								Declined participation
1934	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	7	7	1	1	0	0	6	1
1938	Withdrew								1	1	0	0	2	1
1950	Withdrew								Withdrew
1954	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	17	12	2	1	1	0	9	1
1958	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	2	7	4	3	1	0	14	3
1962	Withdrew								Withdrew
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	Round 2	7th	6	3	0	3	7	10	6	4	2	0	14	2
1982	Round 2	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	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	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	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Third place	7/21	29	12	4	13	43	47	123	59	28	36	212	136

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record									UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	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	19th	3	0	1	2	1	4	10	9	1	0	22	5
2020	Qualified								10	6	1	3	19	9
2024	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/16	6	0	2	4	2	7	109	51	17	41	202	155

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year	Division	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018–19	B	Group stage	18th	4	2	1	1	3	2
2020–21	B	To be determined
Total		Group stage League B	1/1	4	2	1	1	3	2

All-time head-to-head record

As of 20 November 2019, after the match against

Latvia.[9]

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	5	0	0	5	2	9	-7
Cyprus	7	6	1	0	22	5	+17
Czech Republic[lower-alpha 1]	41	10	12	19	59	78	-19
Denmark	9	4	1	4	14	16	-1
East Germany	6	1	4	1	7	5	+2
Egypt	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1
England	18	4	4	10	27	58	-31
Estonia	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Faroe Islands	6	4	1	1	16	3	+13
Finland	11	8	2	1	24	11	+13
France	23	9	2	12	40	39	+1
Georgia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Germany[lower-alpha 2]	40	9	6	25	57	90	-33
Ghana	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Greece	12	3	5	4	16	19	-3
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	11	5	4	2	20	18	+2
Italy	36	12	8	16	55	47	+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	6	6	0	0	26	4	+22
Malta	9	8	1	0	29	5	+24
Moldova	6	5	0	1	8	2	+6
Montenegro	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Netherlands	19	6	4	9	24	36	-12
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
North Macedonia	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
Northern Ireland	10	4	3	4	18	18	0
Norway	10	7	1	2	21	8	+13
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	8	2	5	1	9	9	0
Russia[lower-alpha 3]	19	7	4	8	16	22	-6
San Marino	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10
Scotland	20	8	6	6	33	25	+8
Serbia[lower-alpha 4]	21	6	4	11	41	48	-7
Slovakia	4	1	2	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	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
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	10	5	2	3	13	9	+4

Includes matches against Czechoslovakia.
Includes matches against West Germany.
Includes matches against Soviet Union.
Includes matches against Yugoslavia.

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2019

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) 2020 UEFA Euro qualifying	Austria	6–0	Latvia	Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Arnautović 7', 53' (pen.) Sabitzer 13' Šteinbors 76' (o.g.) Laimer 80' Gregoritsch 85'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Referee: Robert Hennessy (Ireland)

9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) 2020 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	0–0	Austria	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) 2020 UEFA Euro qualifying	Austria	3–1	Israel	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Lazaro 41' Hinteregger 56' Sabitzer 88'	Report	Zahavi 34'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 26,200[10] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) 2020 UEFA Euro qualifying	Slovenia	0–1	Austria	Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+2		Report	Posch 21'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 2020 UEFA Euro qualifying	Austria	2–1	North Macedonia	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+1	Alaba 7' Lainer 48'	Report	Stojanovski 90+3'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) 2020 UEFA Euro qualifying	Latvia	1–0	Austria	Riga, Latvia
21:45 UTC+2	Ošs 65'	Report		Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

2020

TBD Friendly	Wales	v	Austria	TBD, Wales
19:45 UTC±0		Report		Stadium: TBD

TBD 2021 or 2022 Friendly	Austria	v	Turkey	Vienna, Austria
		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

TBD 2021 or 2022 Friendly	Austria	v	England	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

TBD Friendly	Czech Republic	v	Austria	Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: TBD

4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Norway	v	Austria	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Austria	v	Romania	Austria
20:45 UTC+2

8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Northern Ireland	v	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1				Stadium: Windsor Park

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Romania	v	Austria	Romania
21:45 UTC+3

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Austria	v	Northern Ireland	Austria
20:45 UTC+1

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Austria	v	Norway	Austria
20:45 UTC+1

2021

June 2021 (2021-06) UEFA Euro 2020	Austria	v	Winner Play-off Path D	Bucharest, Romania
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Arena Națională

June 2021 (2021-06) UEFA Euro 2020	Netherlands	v	Austria	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

June 2021 (2021-06) UEFA Euro 2020	Ukraine	v	Austria	Bucharest, Romania
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Arena Națională

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Euro 2020 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Latvia on 16 and 19 November 2019, respectively.
Caps and goals as of 19 November 2019 after match against Latvia.[11]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
13	1GK	Jörg Siebenhandl	(1990-01-18) 18 January 1990	2	0	Sturm Graz
12	1GK	Pavao Pervan	(1987-11-13) 13 November 1987	1	0	VfL Wolfsburg
1	1GK	Alexander Schlager	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996	1	0	LASK

3	2DF	Aleksandar Dragović	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991	80	1	Bayer Leverkusen
17	2DF	Christopher Trimmel	(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987	7	0	Union Berlin
4	2DF	Maximilian Wöber	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998	6	0	Red Bull Salzburg
5	2DF	Stefan Posch	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	5	1	1899 Hoffenheim
15	2DF	Philipp Lienhart	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996	1	0	SC Freiburg
2	2DF	Maximilian Ullmann	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996	0	0	Rapid Wien

14	3MF	Julian Baumgartlinger (captain)	(1988-01-02) 2 January 1988	74	1	Bayer Leverkusen
6	3MF	Stefan Ilsanker	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989	42	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
22	3MF	Valentino Lazaro	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996	28	3	Newcastle United
10	3MF	Florian Grillitsch	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995	16	1	1899 Hoffenheim
23	3MF	Louis Schaub	(1994-12-29) 29 December 1994	14	5	1. FC Köln
16	3MF	Thomas Goiginger	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993	1	0	LASK
7	3MF	Reinhold Ranftl	(1992-01-24) 24 January 1992	1	0	LASK

11	4FW	Michael Gregoritsch	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994	17	2	Schalke 04
19	4FW	Lukas Hinterseer	(1991-03-28) 28 March 1991	13	0	Hamburger SV
20	4FW	Karim Onisiwo	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992	6	0	Mainz 05

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Austria squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.[12]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Cican Stanković	(1992-11-04) 4 November 1992	4	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v. Slovenia, 13 October 2019

DF	David Alaba	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992	72	14	Bayern Munich	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019
DF	Martin Hinteregger	(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992	45	4	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019
DF	Stefan Lainer	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992	18	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019
DF	Andreas Ulmer	(1985-10-30) 30 October 1985	17	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019
DF	Marco Friedl	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998	0	0	Werder Bremen	v. Slovenia, 13 October 2019

MF	Konrad Laimer	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997	7	1	RB Leipzig	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019
MF	Alessandro Schöpf	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994	22	4	Schalke 04	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Florian Kainz	(1992-10-24) 24 October 1992	16	0	1. FC Köln	v. Slovenia, 13 October 2019
MF	Peter Žulj	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993	10	0	Anderlecht	v. Slovenia, 13 October 2019
MF	Xaver Schlager	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997	11	1	VfL Wolfsburg	v. Latvia, 6 September 2019 ^INJ

FW	Marko Arnautović	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989	85	26	Shanghai SIPG	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019
FW	Marcel Sabitzer	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994	42	7	RB Leipzig	v. North Macedonia, 16 November 2019

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^RET Retired from international football
^SUS Suspended in official matches.

Staff

President: Leo Windtner
Director of Sport: Peter Schöttel
Head coach: Franco Foda
Assistant coaches: Thomas Kristl, Imre Szabics
Goalkeeper coach: Klaus Lindenberger
Conditioning coach: Roger Thomas Spry

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup squads

UEFA Euro squads

Player statistics

As of 19 November 2019 after the match against

Latvia.[11][9]

Players in bold are still active in the national team.

Most capped players

Andreas Herzog is the most capped player in the history of Austria with 103 caps.

#	Player	Period	Caps	Goals
1	Andreas Herzog	1988–2003	103	26
2	Anton Polster	1982–2000	95	44
3	Gerhard Hanappi	1948–1964	93	12
4	Karl Koller	1952–1965	86	5
5	Marko Arnautović	2008–present	85	26
6	Friedrich Koncilia	1970–1985	84	0
6	Bruno Pezzey	1975–1990	84	9
8	Herbert Prohaska	1974–1989	83	10
9	Aleksandar Dragović	2009–present	80	1
10	Christian Fuchs	2006–2016	78	1

Top goalscorers

Anton "Toni" Polster is the top scorer in the history of Austria with 44 goals.

#	Player	Period	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Anton Polster	1982–2000	44	95	0.46
2	Johann Krankl	1973–1985	34	69	0.49
3	Johann Horvath	1924–1934	29	46	0.63
4	Erich Hof	1957–1968	28	37	0.76
5	Marc Janko	2006–2019	28	70	0.4
6	Anton Schall	1927–1934	27	28	0.96
7	Matthias Sindelar	1926–1937	26	43	0.6
8	Marko Arnautović	2008–present		85	0.31
9	Andreas Herzog	1988–2003		103	0.25
10	Karl Zischek	1931–1945	24	40	0.6

Manager history