Austria
Association	Austrian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Josef Hickersberger
Captain	Andreas Ivanschitz
Most caps	Andreas Herzog (103)
Top scorer	Toni Polster (44)
Home stadium	Ernst Happel Stadion
FIFA code	AUT
FIFA ranking	92
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (May 1999)
Lowest FIFA ranking	102 (April 2008)
Elo ranking	60
Highest Elo ranking	1 (May 1934)
Lowest Elo ranking	63 (Oct 2007, Nov 2007)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Austria 5 - 0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria; October 12, 1902)
Biggest win
Austria 9 - 0 Malta  (Salzburg, Austria; April 30, 1977)
Biggest defeat
Austria 1 - 11 England  (Vienna, Austria; June 8, 1908)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1934)
Best result	Third place, 1954
European Football Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2008)
Best result	-

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver	1936 Berlin	Team

The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußball Bund). The Austrian Football Association ( ÖFB) (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund is the governing body of football in Austria. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Josef Hickersberger (born April 27, 1948 in Amstetten, Austria) is a former professional football player and former coach Andreas Ivanschitz (born October 15, 1983 in Eisenstadt) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Panathinaikos FC in A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Andreas Herzog, also Andy Herzog, (born September 10, 1968 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Austrian football Anton ("Toni" Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian Football (soccer Striker,the FIFA assigns a three-letter code (dubbed FIFA Trigramme) to each of its member and non-member countries History FIFA World Ranking Leaders In December 1992 FIFA first published The World Football Elo Ratings (Elo is often pronounced E-L-O despite not being an Acronym) is a ranking system for men's national teams in football. The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin The 1936 Olympic football tournament, won by Italy, has obviously come to share an affinity with the political backdrop against which it was being played in terms Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Austrian Football Association ( ÖFB) (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund is the governing body of football in Austria.

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-war 1.2 1970s and 1980s 1.3 1990s 1.4 Recent years 2 Records at major tournaments 2.1 World Cup record 2.2 European Championship record 3 Current squad 3.1 Goalkeepers 3.2 Defenders 3.3 Midfielders 3.4 Strikers 4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 Notable former players 6 Trivia 7 External links

History

Pre-war

The Austrian Football Association was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Empire of Austria-Hungary. The Austrian Football Association ( ÖFB) (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund is the governing body of football in Austria. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The team enjoyed success in the 1930s under coach Hugo Meisl becoming a dominant side in Europe and earning the nickname "Wunderteam". Hugo Meisl ( November 16, 1881 ( Maleschau, Bohemia) - February 17, 1937) brother of the journalist Willy Meisl Wunderteam (Wonder Team was the name given to the Austria national football team of the 1930s On 16 May 1931, they were the first European side to defeat Scotland. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.

In the 1934 FIFA World Cup, they finished 4th after losing 0-1 to Italy in the semifinals, and 3-2 to Germany for Third place. The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since They were runners-up in the Football at the Summer Olympics 1936, again losing to Italy, 2-1. Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport (They had actually lost in the quarterfinals to Peru, but were re-instated after Peru withdrew after a re-match was ordered. )

Austria had qualified for the 1938 finals, but as Austria was annexed to Germany in spring of that year in the Anschluss, they withdrew and did not play any matches. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. The ( German: "link-up" also known as the, was the 1938 Annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi For political reasons, some players from Rapid Wien had to be merged into the German team. The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Theoretically, a united team could have been a strong force, but Coach Sepp Herberger had little time and very few games to prepare, and the united German-Austrian team failed in the tournament. Josef " Sepp " Herberger ( March 28, 1897 in Mannheim, Germany &mdash April 20, 1977 in Weinheim The elimination in Round 1 after two games against Switzerland remains Germany's worst World Cup result. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland

After World War II, Austria was again separated from Germany. Austria's best result came in 1954, when they finished third after losing the semifinal to eventual champion Germany. The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. It was their best result ever, and unfortunately the last time for decades that Austria reached the end round of a major tournament.

Over the years, a strong yet mainly lopsided rivalry with Germany developed.

1970s and 1980s

Anchored by legendary striker Hans Krankl and backed up by co-star Bruno Pezzey, Austria reached the World Cup in 1978 and 1982 and both times reached the Second Round, held in team group games that replaced the knock-out Quarter Finals. Johann ("Hans" Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player Bruno Edmund Pezzey (* February 3, 1955 &ndash † December 31, 1994) was an Austrian footballer. This Austria team is widely regarded as the best post-WWII Austrian football team ever.

In the Football World Cup 1978 in Argentina, they had lost two games 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, and eliminated the defending world champion, beating them 3-2 by goals of Krankl. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the The celebrating report of the radio commentator Edi Finger ("I werd narrisch!") became famous in Austria, while the Germans regard the game as a disgrace (de:Schmach von Córdoba).

During the Football World Cup 1982 in Spain, Austria and West Germany met again, in the last game of Round 1. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. Because the other two teams in the group had played their last game the previous day, both teams knew that a West German win by one goal would see both through, a larger win would eliminate Austria and an Austrian win would eliminate West Germany. After ten minutes of furious attack, Horst Hrubesch scored for West Germany, and the two teams proceeded to simply kick the ball around for eighty minutes with no attempt to attack. The game became known as the "de:Nichtangriffspakt von Gijón", the non-aggression pact of Gijon. Algeria had also won two games, including a shocking surprise over Germany in the opener, but was eliminated by the 0-1 result based on goal difference. The Algeria national football team, nicknamed Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes, is the national team of Algeria and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne The Algerian supporters were understandably 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 game, all future tournaments would see the last group games played simultaneously.

Austria was 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. Anton ("Toni" Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian Football (soccer Striker,the

Much worse was the stunning 0:1 loss against the Faroe Islands in the qualifying campaign for the European Championship 1992, considered the worst embarrassment in any Austrian team sport ever, and one of the biggest upsets in footballing history. The Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team of Faroe Islands and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The game was played in Landskrona, Sweden because there were no grass fields on the Islands. It was a sign for things to come: Austria suffered another couple of years of botched qualifying campaigns.

In the World Cup 1998, Austria were drawn in Group B along with Italy, Cameroon and Chile. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions, is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions 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 superb goal was cancelled out by Toni Polster's late strike. Pierre Njanka Beaka (born March 15, 1975) is a Cameroonian football player Anton ("Toni" Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian Football (soccer Striker,the In their second game, it was Ivica Vastic who curled a last minute equalizer, cancelling out Marcelo Salas's disputed opener. Ivica Vastić (born September 29, 1969) is a Croatian -born Austrian football midfielder, formerly a Striker José Marcelo Salas Melinao (born December 24, 1974 in Temuco) better known as Marcelo Salas, is a football player from Austria weren't so fortunate in their crucial, final match at the Stade de France. The Stade de France is a Stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. Italy scored twice after half-time; a header from Christian Vieri and a tap-in from Roberto Baggio. Vieri redirects here For other uses of Vieri see Vieri (disambiguation Christian Vieri (born July 12, 1973 in Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is a retired Italian footballer among the most technically gifted Andreas 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. Andreas Herzog, also Andy Herzog, (born September 10, 1968 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Austrian football

Recent years

In the recent years, Austria's play has declined. They failed to qualify for the next World Cups and European Championships, and suffered extreme embarrassment (similar to the Faroe Islands loss) when they lost 0:9 against Spain and shortly after 0:5 against Israel in 1999. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Israeli National Football Team (נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association In 2006 Josef Hickersberger became coach of the Austrian national team which was not able to win against Canada 0:2, Croatia 1:4, Hungary 1:2, Costa Rica 2:2 and Venezuela 0:1. The last three matches in 2006 against Liechtenstein 2:1; a notable match against Switzerland 2:1 and Trinidad & Tobago 4:1 stopped the series of bad games and results.

In 2007 Austria played against Malta (1:1), Ghana (1:1), France (0:1), Scotland (0:1), Paraguay (0:0), Czech Republic (1:1), Japan (0:0; 4:3 after penalty shoot-out), Chile (0:2), Switzerland (1:3), Ivory Coast (3:2), England (0:1). and Tunisia(0:0).

In 2008 they played their first match against long time rivals Germany (6. 2. 2008) in Vienna. Austria played very well, but still lost 0-3. The next match of the year was against the Netherlands in Austria (26. 3. 2008), Austria started off brilliantly going 3-0 up, however the Netherlands ended up coming back and winning 4-3. Austria's next match was against Nigeria (27. 5. 2008), which ended in a 1-1 draw.

As a co-host for UEFA Euro 2008, Austria took part in their first major tournament in a decade, with most commentators regarding them as rank outsiders and whipping-boys for Germany, Croatia and Poland in the group stage. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Their first match, against Croatia, was a narrow 1-0 defeat. Their second game was a 1-1 draw with Poland, proving they are not the tournament whipping boys at all.

Records at major tournaments

World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Fourth place	4	4	2	0	2	7	7
1938	Qualified, but withdrew after Anschluss with Germany, to play in a united German team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Third place	3	5	4	0	1	17	12
1958	Round 1	15	3	0	1	2	2	7
1962	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Second group stage	7	6	3	0	3	7	10
1982	Second group stage	8	5	2	1	2	5	4
1986	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Round 1	18	3	1	0	2	2	3
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Round 1	23	3	0	2	1	3	4
2002	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7/18		29	12	4	13	43	47

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international football teams The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. The ( German: "link-up" also known as the, was the 1938 Annexation of Austria into Greater Germany by the Nazi The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament

European Championship record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Qualified automatically as co-host
Total	1/13

Current squad

The following is the squad for the 2008 European Championships. The 1960 UEFA European Nations Cup was the first European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup was the second edition of the quadrennial European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA. The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football

Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Alexander Manninger June 4, 1977 (1977-06-04) (age 31) 27 0 Siena 21 GK Jürgen Macho August 24, 1977 (1977-08-24) (age 30) 14 0 AEK Athens 23 GK Ramazan Özcan June 28, 1984 (1984-06-28) (age 23) 0 0 1899 Hoffenheim

Defenders

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Midfielders

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Martin Stranzl (born June 16, 1980 in Güssing) is an Austrian footballer, currently playing as a defender with Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) FC Spartak Moscow (Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва is a football club from Moscow, Russia. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Emanuel Pogatetz (born January 16, 1983 in Graz, Styria) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Middlesbrough Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) FK Austria Wien is an Austrian football club which plays in the capital Vienna. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Markus Katzer (born December 11, 1979) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Rapid Wien. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring György Garics (born 8 March 1984 in Szombathely, Hungary) is a Hungarian -born Austrian professional football defender Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sebastian Prödl (born June 21, 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jürgen Patocka (born July 30, 1977) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Rapid Vienna as a defender Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Martin Hiden (born March 11, 1973 in Stainz) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Rapid Vienna Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 2 MF Joachim Standfest May 30, 1980 (1980-05-30) (age 28) 30 2 Austria Wien 5 MF Christian Fuchs April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07) (age 22) 17 0 Mattersburg 6 MF René Aufhauser June 21, 1976 (1976-06-21) (age 31) 51 11 Red Bull Salzburg 7 MF Ivica Vastic September 29, 1969 (1969-09-29) (age 38) 48 13 LASK Linz 8 MF Christoph Leitgeb April 14, 1985 (1985-04-14) (age 23) 19 0 Red Bull Salzburg 10 MF Andreas Ivanschitz (captain) October 15, 1983 (1983-10-15) (age 24) 41 5 Panathinaikos 11 MF Ümit Korkmaz September 17, 1985 (1985-09-17) (age 22) 2 0 Eintracht Frankfurt 19 MF Jürgen Säumel September 8, 1984 (1984-09-08) (age 23) 11 0 Sturm Graz

Strikers

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Joachim Standfest (born May 30, 1980) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder / defender for Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) FK Austria Wien is an Austrian football club which plays in the capital Vienna. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Christian Fuchs (born April 7, 1986) is an Austrian professional footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder or defender for VfL Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) SV Mattersburg is an Austrian football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. René Aufhauser (born June 21, 1976 in Voitsberg, Styria) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football club based in Wals-Siezenheim. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ivica Vastić (born September 29, 1969) is a Croatian -born Austrian football midfielder, formerly a Striker Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. LASK Linz is an Austrian Football Club from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Christoph Leitgeb (born 14 April, 1985 in Graz) is an Austrian football player currently playing in the Austrian Bundesliga Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football club based in Wals-Siezenheim. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andreas Ivanschitz (born October 15, 1983 in Eisenstadt) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Panathinaikos FC in Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ümit Korkmaz (born September 17, 1985) is an Austrian football Midfielder of Turkish descent Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jürgen Säumel (born September 8, 1984 in Friesach) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Torino Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian football club based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 9 FW Roland Linz August 9, 1981 (1981-08-09) (age 26) 31 7 Sporting Braga 18 FW Roman Kienast March 29, 1984 (1984-03-29) (age 24) 6 1 HamKam 20 FW Martin Harnik June 10, 1987 (1987-06-10) (age 21) 8 2 Werder Bremen 22 FW Erwin Hoffer April 14, 1987 (1987-04-14) (age 21) 4 0 Rapid Wien

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 5 Sep '09 6 Sep '08 10 Oct '09 1 Apr '09 15 Oct '08 11 Oct '08 – 19 Aug '09 9 Sep '09 10 Sep '08 10 Jun '09 14 Oct '09 10 Oct '09 – 1 Apr '09 5 Sep '09 10 Sep '08 10 Sep '08 15 Oct '08 28 Mar '09 – 6 Jun '09 14 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 14 Oct '09 11 Oct '08 6 Sep '08 – 28 Mar '09 6 Jun '09 6 Sep '08 9 Sep '09 11 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 –

Notable former players

Harald Cerny Wolfgang Feiersinger Hans Krankl Dietmar Kühbauer Gerhard Hanappi Ernst Happel Andreas Herzog Anton Pfeffer Toni Polster Erich Probst

Herbert Prohaska Matthias Sindelar Ivica Vastic Michael Konsel Markus Schopp Toni Fritsch Ernst Ocwirk Franz Hasil Walter Zemann Franz Binder

Fritz Gschweidl Rudi Hiden Robert Körner Alfred Körner Friedl Koncilia Josef Uridil Johann Horvath Anton Schall Erich Hof Walter Schachner

Wilhelm Kreuz Bruno Pezzey Karl Koller Josef Blum Karl Decker Josef Smistik Walter Nausch Kurt Jara Karl Sesta Alois Vogel Peter Schöttel

Trivia

• Due to the former empire of Austria-Hungary that was dissolved in 1918, games among these teams still serve as a background for an old joke: "Who's playing?" - "Austria-Hungary" - "Against whom?". Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Roland Linz (born August 9, 1981 in Leoben, Styria) is an Austrian football forward who currently plays for Sporting Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sporting Clube de Braga ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ 'bɾagɐ also known as Sporting Braga, is a Portuguese Sports club, from the Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Roman Kienast (born 29 March 1984) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Hamarkameratene, often abbreviated to HamKam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Martin Harnik (born June 10, 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Erwin "Jimmy" Hoffer (born April 14, 1987 in Baden bei Wien) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Rapid Vienna Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Sportklub Rapid Wien (Rapid Vienna is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 remaining spots on the basis of the strength The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The national football team of Lithuania is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation. The Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team of Faroe Islands and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association. See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World See also 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 7 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Harald Cerny (born September 13, 1973 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football Midfielder. Johann ("Hans" Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player Dietmar ("Didi" Kühbauer (born April 4, 1971 in Heiligenkreuz, Burgenland) is a former Austrian football Gerhard Hanappi (born February 16 1929 &ndash died August 23 1980) is one of Austrian football 's most famous sons Ernst Franz Hermann Happel (born 29 November 1925 &ndash died 14 November 1992 was an Austrian football player and coach. Andreas Herzog, also Andy Herzog, (born September 10, 1968 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Austrian football Anton Pfeffer (born August 17, 1965 in Lilienfeld) is a retired Austrian football player Anton ("Toni" Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian Football (soccer Striker,the Erich Probst (* 5 December 1927 in Vienna - † 16 March 1988) was an Austrian footballer. Herbert Prohaska (born 8 August 1955 in Vienna, Austria) is a retired Austrian football player Matthias Sindelar (* February 10, 1903 &mdash † January 23, 1939) was an Austrian footballer. Ivica Vastić (born September 29, 1969) is a Croatian -born Austrian football midfielder, formerly a Striker Michael Konsel (born March 6, 1962 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian football goalkeeper. Markus Schopp (born February 22, 1974 in Graz, Austria) is a retired Austrian football Midfielder. Anton "Toni" Fritsch (* July 10, 1945 - † September 13, 2005) was an Austrian footballer who later Ernst Ocwirk (* March 7, 1926 – † January 23, 1980) was an Austrian football player and coach Franz Hasil (born 28 July 1944 in Vienna) is a former Austrian footballer. Franz Binder (* 1 December 1911 - † 24 April 1989 was an Austrian Football (soccer player and coach Rodolphe Hiden, or Rudolf Hiden ( 9 March, 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an Austrian, then French Robert Körner (* 21 August 1924 &ndash † 22 June 1989) was a Austrian footballer. Alfred Körner (born 14 February 1926) is an Austrian former footballer. Johann "Hans" Horvath (born 20 May 1903 &ndash died 30 July 1968) was an Austrian footballer. Walter "Schoko" Schachner (born February 1 1957 in Leoben, Austria) is a football manager and former Austrian national Wilhelm Kreuz (born 29 May 1949) nicknamed "Willy" or "Willi", is a former Austrian footballer Bruno Edmund Pezzey (* February 3, 1955 &ndash † December 31, 1994) was an Austrian footballer. Karl Koller (born 8 February, 1929) is a former Austrian football player Karl Decker (* September 5, 1921 - † September 27, 2005) was an Austrian footballer and manager Walter Nausch (* February 5, 1907 in Vienna - † July 11, 1957 in Obertraun) was an Austrian football Kurt Jara (born October 14, 1950 in Innsbruck) is a retired Austrian footballer. Karl Sesta (originally Karl Szestak) (* 18 March 1906 &ndash † 12 July 1974) was an Austrian footballer Peter Schöttel (born March 26, 1967) is a retired Austrian football player However, even before 1918 the Austrian and Hungarian parts of the empire had separate teams.
• Austria used to play in the same colors as Germany, white jerseys, black shorts, white socks. In order to distinguish themselves, then-coach Hans Krankl chose in 2004 to switch to their former away shirts, which have the same color scheme as Austria's flag, red-white-red. However, to further distinguish themselves from Germany, they also use an all-black away strip.

External links

• Official website
• RSSSF archive of results 1902-2003
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1902-1999
• Austria national football team /Ambrosius Kutschera/

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