Austria national football team
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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 (Austrian German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competitions, and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Austria.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | Das Team (The Team) Burschen (The Boys) Unsere Burschen (Our Boys) | ||
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Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ralf Rangnick | ||
Captain | David Alaba | ||
Most caps | Marko Arnautović (111) | ||
Top scorer | Toni Polster (44) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | AUT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 25 (4 April 2024)[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) | ||
Website | oefb.at |
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Austria has qualified for seven FIFA World Cup, 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 2024.