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 national football team (German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competitions, and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

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 (125)
Top scorer	Toni Polster (44)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	AUT
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	22 (10 July 2025)[1]
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 FIFA World Cup 1954 Switzerland Team Olympic Games[a] 1936 Berlin Team
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" (literally "Wonder Team"), 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 obligatory 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, but was eliminated in the group stage. The country entered a resurgence in 2016, beginning with a successful qualification campaign for the UEFA Euro 2016. Austria has experienced a revival in form, successfully qualifying for Euro 2020 and 2024, the latter with current head coach Ralf Rangnick.

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; Scheuer was subsequently killed during the Holocaust in Auschwitz concentration camp.^[2][3][4] 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.

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

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.^[5]

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.

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.^[6]

21st century

2000s: Decline

Austria national team before a match against Spain, November 2009

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.^[7] However, Austria managed a 1–1 draw with Poland and lost 1–0 to both Croatia and Germany.

2010s: Revival and setbacks

Austria vs. Germany in 2014 World Cup qualification, 11 September 2012

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. This celebration photo was taken on 12 October 2015 after a victory against Liechtenstein.

Despite their successful performance in Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, 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.^[8] This was followed up by a goalless draw Portugal, in which Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty.^[9] Nonetheless, Austria ended up losing 1–2 to debutant Iceland and were eliminated with just a point.^[10]

2020s: Tournament breakthroughs and continued growth

At UEFA Euro 2020 (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Austria advanced to the knockout stage of the European Championship for the first time in their history. They finished second in Group C after defeating North Macedonia and Ukraine, and narrowly lost to Italy 2–1 after extra time in the Round of 16.^[11][12]

Austria also qualified for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. As of June 2024, the team was drawn into Group D alongside France, the Netherlands, and Poland. Austria finished first in their group, topping France and the Netherlands, which was considered a historic achievement.^[13] However, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 after a 2–1 loss to Turkey.^[14]

Rivalry

Main article: Austria–Hungary football rivalry

Although 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), Germany has been Austria's arch-rival since the Second World War.^[15]

Kits and crest

The national team's home kit has traditionally been a white shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The colours are derived from the 19th-century flag of the North German State of Prussia and are identical to that of Germany. Their traditional away kit is the flag color: red shirt, white shorts, and red socks.^[16] In 2004, Hans Krankl, Austria’s coach and legendary former striker, made the decision to switch the kits around so that red was first choice. This was so that the kit would match the Austrian flag (red-white-red) and also distinguish them from their illustrious neighbours. The away shirt colour has changed several times since then. The rotation starts with an all-white uniform, then black uniforms with light blue shorts and socks, and then all black.^[17][18]

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

2024

Slovenia  v  Austria

6 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Slovenia	1–1	Austria	Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+2	Šeško 16' (pen.)	Report	Laimer 28'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 14,834 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Norway  v  Austria

9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Norway	2–1	Austria	Oslo, Norway
20:45 UTC+2	Myhre 9' Haaland 80'	Report	Sabitzer 37'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,171 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Austria  v  Kazakhstan

10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Austria	4–0	Kazakhstan	Linz, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Baumgartner 10' Lienhart 54' Sabitzer 56' Seidl 79'	Report		Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Austria  v  Norway

13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Austria	5–1	Norway	Linz, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Arnautović 8' (49), pen.' Lienhart 58' Posch 62' Gregoritsch 79'	Report	Sørloth 39'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Kazakhstan  v  Austria

14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Kazakhstan	0–2	Austria	Almaty, Kazakhstan
21:00 UTC+6		Report	Baumgartner 15' Gregoritsch 25'	Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 9,753 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

Austria  v  Slovenia

17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Austria	1–1	Slovenia	Vienna, Austria
18:00 UTC+1	Schmid 27'	Report	Gnezda Čerin 81'	Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

2025

Austria  v  Serbia

20 March 2025 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs	Austria	1–1	Serbia	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+1	Gregoritsch 37'	Report	Samardžić 61'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 46,400 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Serbia  v  Austria

23 March 2025 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs	Serbia	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Austria	Belgrade, Serbia
18:00 UTC+1	N. Maksimović 56' Vlahović 90'	Report		Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 22,112 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)

Austria  v  Romania

7 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Austria	2–1	Romania	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Gregoritsch 42' Sabitzer 60'	Report	Tănase 90+5'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

San Marino  v  Austria

10 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	San Marino	0–4	Austria	Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 UTC+2		Report	Arnautović 3', 15' Gregoritsch 11' Baumgartner 27'	Stadium: San Marino Stadium Attendance: 3,075 Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

Austria  v  Cyprus

6 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Austria	v	Cyprus	Linz, Austria
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Austria

9 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Austria	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium

Austria  v  San Marino

9 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Austria	v	San Marino	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Romania  v  Austria

12 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Romania	v	Austria	Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: National Arena

Cyprus  v  Austria

15 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Cyprus	v	Austria	Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: AEK Arena

Austria  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Austria	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Coaching staff

As of April 2024.^[19]

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 Turkey.

1912–1999

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%[b]	Notes
Hugo Meisl	Austria-Hungary	22 December 1912	3 October 1914	6	3	1	2	11	9	50.00
Heinrich Retschury	Austria-Hungary	4 October 1914	1 August 1919	22	8	3	11	45	47	36.36
Hugo Meisl	Austria	1 August 1919	17 February 1937	127	68	29	30	326	206	53.54	4th place at the 1934 World Cup. Silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympic.
Heinrich Retschury	Austria	22 May 1937	24 October 1937	5	2	1	2	10	10	40.00	Y 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	Y 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	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	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%[b]	Notes
Otto Barić	Austria Croatia	13 April 1999	21 November 2001	22	7	6	9	31	35	31.82
Hans Krankl	Austria	21 January 2002	28 September 2005	31	10	10	11	47	46	32.26
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[20]	Germany	1 January 2018	30 March 2022	48	27	6	15	77	52	56.25	Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020
Ralf Rangnick[21]	Germany	29 April 2022		27	16	4	7	43	26	59.26	Y Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiying matches against Romania on 7 June and San Marino on 10 June 2025.^[22]
• Caps and goals as of 10 June 2025, after the match against San Marino.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Patrick Pentz	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 28)	16	0	Brøndby
12	1GK	Tobias Lawal	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 25)	1	0	KRC Genk
13	1GK	Nikolas Polster	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Wolfsberger AC
	1GK	Nicolas Schmid	(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 28)	0	0	Portsmouth
2	2DF	Max Wöber	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27)	31	0	Werder Bremen
3	2DF	Nikolas Veratschnig	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Mainz 05
5	2DF	Stefan Posch	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 28)	44	2	Bologna
14	2DF	Leopold Querfeld	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Union Berlin
15	2DF	Philipp Lienhart	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 29)	33	3	SC Freiburg
16	2DF	Phillipp Mwene	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 31)	23	0	Mainz 05
23	2DF	Marco Friedl	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)	6	0	Werder Bremen
	2DF	Gernot Trauner	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 33)	16	2	Feyenoord
	2DF	Kevin Danso	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 26)	25	0	Tottenham Hotspur
4	3MF	Xaver Schlager	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27)	45	4	RB Leipzig
6	3MF	Nicolas Seiwald	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 24)	38	0	RB Leipzig
9	3MF	Marcel Sabitzer	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 31)	89	21	Borussia Dortmund
10	3MF	Florian Grillitsch	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 30)	52	1	Valladolid
18	3MF	Romano Schmid	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 25)	25	2	Werder Bremen
19	3MF	Christoph Baumgartner	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 26)	51	19	RB Leipzig
20	3MF	Konrad Laimer	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 28)	49	5	Bayern Munich
21	3MF	Patrick Wimmer	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 24)	24	1	VfL Wolfsburg
22	3MF	Thierno Ballo	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Wolfsberger AC
7	4FW	Marko Arnautović	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 36)	125	41	Red Star Belgrade
8	4FW	Mathias Honsak	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28)	1	0	1. FC Heidenheim
11	4FW	Michael Gregoritsch	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 31)	66	21	SC Freiburg
17	4FW	Marco Grüll	(1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 27)	7	0	Werder Bremen
	4FW	Raul Florucz	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Austria squad in the last twelve months.^[23]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alexander Schlager	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 29)	19	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
GK	Niklas Hedl	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Rapid Wien	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2024
DF	David Alaba	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 33)	107	15	Real Madrid	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
DF	Jonas Auer	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Rapid Wien	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
DF	Samson Baidoo	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Lens	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
DF	Stefan Lainer	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 (age 32)	39	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
DF	Alexander Prass	(2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 24)	13	0	TSG Hoffenheim	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
DF	Michael Svoboda	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Venezia	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2024
DF	Flavius Daniliuc	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Hellas Verona	v.  Norway, 13 October 2024
MF	Muhammed Cham	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Trabzonspor	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
MF	Kevin Stöger	(1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 31)	5	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Serbia, 23 March 2025
MF	Matthias Seidl	(2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 24)	8	1	Rapid Wien	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2024
FW	Andreas Weimann	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 34)	26	2	Derby County	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2024
FW	Junior Adamu	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)	9	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Slovenia, 17 November 2024
PRE Player was named to the preliminary squad / standby 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 10 June 2025, after the match against San Marino.^[24][25][26]

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	125	41	2008–present
2	David Alaba	107	15	2009–present
3	Andi 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	Marcel Sabitzer	89	21	2012–present
8	Karl Koller	86	5	1952–1965
9	Julian Baumgartlinger	84	1	2009–2021
	Friedrich Koncilia	84	0	1970–1985
	Bruno Pezzey	84	9	1975–1990

Top goalscorers

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

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Toni Polster[c]	44	95	0.46	1982–2000
2	Marko Arnautović	41	125	0.33	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
	Andi Herzog	26	103	0.25	1988–2003
10	Karl Zischek	24	40	0.60	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	Withdrew										1	1	0	0	2	1
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
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	Quarter-finals[d]	7th	6	3	0	3	7	10	Squad		6	4	2	0	14	2
1982	Second group stage	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	Qualification in progress										2	2	0	0	6	1
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Third place	7/22	29	12	4	13	43	47			136	66	29	41	238	156

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

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		9th	4	2	0	2	7	6	Squad		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	Group stage	8	3	3	2	15	8		22nd
Total			Group stage	24	10	6	8	33	26	13th

All-time head-to-head record

Source:^[27][28] Note: This table is work-in-progress; it is far from complete.

As of 10 June 2025, after the match against San Marino.

  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
Croatia	7	1	0	6	6	12	-6
Cyprus	7	6	1	0	22	5	+17
Czech Republic[e]	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	4	4	0	0	9	1	+8
Faroe Islands	8	6	1	1	21	4	+17
Finland	11	8	2	1	24	11	+13
France	26	9	3	14	41	43	-2
Georgia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Germany[f]	41	10	6	25	59	90	-31
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	6	4	2	0	12	0	+12
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	21	7	4	10	27	40	-13
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	14	9	2	3	30	13	+17
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Poland	11	4	2	5	20	20	0
Portugal	11	3	6	2	19	11	+8
Republic of Ireland	16	9	4	3	37	19	+18
Romania	11	4	5	2	14	13	+1
Russia[g]	19	7	4	8	16	22	-6
San Marino	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14
Scotland	23	8	8	7	37	30	+7
Serbia[h]	24	7	5	12	44	52	-8
Slovakia[e]	45	10	14	19	6	3	+3
Slovenia	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3
Spain	16	4	3	9	22	43	-21
Sweden	38	20	6	14	61	53	+8
Switzerland	43	25	6	12	106	61	+45
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Tunisia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Turkey	18	9	1	8	25	25	0
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 (71 Nations)	841	355	180	310	1,436	1,317	+119

Summary

Competition				Total
FIFA World Cup	0	0	1	1
Olympic Games	0	1	0	1
UEFA European Championship	0	0	0	0
Total	0	1	1	2

Honours

Major competitions

• FIFA World Cup
  • Third place (1): 1954
• Olympic Games
  • Silver medal (1): 1936

Regional

• Central European International Cup
  • Champions (1): 1931–32
  • Runners-up (2): 1927–30, 1933–35
  • Third place (2): 1948–53, 1955–60

Summary

Competition				Total
FIFA World Cup	0	0	1	1
Olympic Games	0	1	0	1
UEFA European Championship	0	0	0	0
Total	0	1	1	2

See also

• Association football portal
• Austria portal

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

Notes

1. After 1988, the tournament was restricted to squads with no more than three players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are caps awarded.
2. Win% is rounded to two decimal places
3. Matches against Luxembourg (one goal), Tunisia (two goals), and Morocco are not considered full internationals and therefore not included here.
4. Last 8 held as second group stage.
5. Includes matches against Czechoslovakia.
6. Includes matches against West Germany.
7. Includes matches against the Soviet Union.
8. Includes matches against Yugoslavia.