Austrian national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Das Team Burschen Unsere Burschen |
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| Association | Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB) | ||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||
| Head coach | Marcel Koller | ||||||
| Captain | Julian Baumgartlinger | ||||||
| Most caps | Andreas Herzog (103) | ||||||
| Top scorer | Anton Polster (44) | ||||||
| Home stadium | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | ||||||
| FIFA code | AUT | ||||||
| FIFA ranking | |||||||
| Current | 36  (4 May 2017)
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| Highest | 10 (March–June 2016) | ||||||
| Lowest | 105 (July 2008) | ||||||
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| Current | 42 (30 April 2017)
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| Highest | 1 (May 1934) | ||||||
| Lowest | 75 (2 September 2011) | ||||||
| First international | |||||||
 Austria 5–0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria; October 12, 1902) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||
 Austria 9–0 Malta  (Salzburg, Austria; April 30, 1977) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||
Austria 1–11 England  (Vienna, Austria; June 8, 1908) |
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| World Cup | |||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1934) | ||||||
| Best result | Third place, 1954 | ||||||
| European Championship | |||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2008) | ||||||
| Best result | Group stage, 2008 and 2016 | ||||||
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The Austria national football team (German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußballbund). Austria has qualified for seven World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the European Championship for the first time in 2008 when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland and most recently qualified in 2016.
The Austrian Football Association 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 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.
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