The Austrian team started playing on July 6, 1970, against Mexico in Bari, Italy, competing in the Women's World Cup 1970,^[2] unofficial competition held in that country from July 6 to July 15, 1970. The result was a 9–0 crushing defeat, which remains one of its worst results in its history, with this result Austria was quickly out of the competition, playing after months against Switzerland, repeating itself again the defeat against Mexico, 9–0.

It played two recognized friendlies against Switzerland before the first Women's World Cup in 1978 and 1990, losing both by 6–2 and 5–1. The Austrian team did not participate in the inaugural Women's World Cup 1991 in China and also the 1995 edition in Sweden, but during that time played international friendlies. Austria played Women's Euro 1997 Qualifiers, held in Norway and Sweden. It was placed in Class B, in Group 7 with Switzerland, Yugoslavia and Greece, winning three games in a single chance against their three opponents, tying a game against Greece and losing two against Switzerland and Yugoslavia, finishing third in the group and eliminated from both tournaments. Thus, Austria did not enter the 1999 World Cup Qualifiers, held in the United States. Austria ended 1999 with three games of qualifying for the Euro 2001.

The team started 2000 with a 3–0 defeat against Belgium, four days later they lost again, with Poland by 3–2 but won 1–0 against Wales, finishing third and returning to be eliminated from a tournament. The Austrians played their first game of the 2003 World Cup Qualification against Scotland losing 2–1 with goal from Stallinger in the 21st minute, then played against Wales and won 2–0 with another goal from Stallinger and one from Schalkhammer-Hufnagl. Their third match against Belgium was a 3–1 defeat, with a goal by Spieler in the 59th minute. Austria lost their second match against Belgium 4–2, with goals from Szankovich and Fuhrmann, after a month, the team played against Scotland, with a crushing defeat for 5–0 and finally a 1–1 draw with Wales with Austria's only goal coming from Spieler in the 45th minute, ending with 4 points from one win, one tie and four losses, and thus eliminated. The latest and best performing competition of Austria was the qualification for the Women's World Cup in 2011, where they started out poorly but reached third place with 10 points, the product of three wins, one draw and four defeats. They played the 2015 Women's World Cup Qualification, but failed to qualify.

Austria qualified for the first time in its history for a European Championship finals at Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. Reversed in group C with France, Switzerland and Iceland, it thwarted the predictions by finishing in 1st place in the group with two wins (1–0 against Switzerland and 3–0 against Iceland) and a draw (1–1 against France). In the quarter-finals, the Austrians faced the Spanish, 2nd in Group D, and won the penalty shoot-out (0–0, 5–3 on penalties). Their journey ended in the semi-final against Denmark, where unlike the quarter-final win against Spain, this time they failed in the penalty shootout without making a single attempt (0–0, 0–3 pt). The turning point of the game was the missed penalty by Sarah Puntigam in the 13th minute of play which could have given Austria a decisive advantage. Nevertheless, Dominik Thalhammer's team leaves the competition with a more than honorable record, without having lost a single game and with only one goal conceded (against France in the group matches), for their first participation in a major competition.

They qualified for their 2nd consecutive Euro at the 2022 edition where they again passed the first round. Austria finished second in Group A, behind England, the host country of the competition and eventual champions, against whom they lost by a narrow margin (0–1), but ahead of Norway and Northern Ireland, whom they beat 1–0 and 2–0 respectively. In the quarter-finals, they faced Germany, leader of group B, for a German-speaking derby against the most successful team of the competition. In spite of a good performance in which they obtained several goal opportunities (including 3 goalposts touched), they were beaten 0–2 by the eight-time winners who were more realistic and took advantage of two Austrian defensive errors to make the difference.

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• Ernst Weber (1999–2011)^[3]
• Dominik Thalhammer (2011–2020)^[4]
• Irene Fuhrmann (2020–2024)^[5]
• Alexander Schriebl (2025–)

The following players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Slovenia and Norway on 5 and 9 June 2026, respectively. ^[6][7]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2026, after the match against Norway. ^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mariella El Sherif	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 21)	10	0	Werder Bremen
21	1GK	Larissa Rusek	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Juventus
23	1GK	Jasmin Pal	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 29)	6	0	Austria Wien
2	2DF	Chiara D'Angelo	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 21)	12	1	Werder Bremen
3	2DF	Sarah Gutmann	(2006-07-17) 17 July 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Werder Bremen
4	2DF	Celina Degen	(2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 25)	24	3	1. FC Köln
5	2DF	Claudia Wenger	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 25)	17	0	Bayer Leverkusen
6	2DF	Katharina Schiechtl	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 33)	77	10	Austria Wien
12	2DF	Jennifer Klein	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 27)	22	2	St. Pölten
13	2DF	Virginia Kirchberger	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 33)	124	5	Austria Wien
13	2DF	Louise Schöffel	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Austria Wien
19	2DF	Verena Hanshaw	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 32)	131	10	Austria Wien
8	3MF	Barbara Dunst	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 28)	95	14	Union Berlin
9	3MF	Nicole Ojukwu	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 20)	2	0	SC Freiburg
11	3MF	Sophie Hillebrand	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 24)	9	1	Hamburger SV
14	3MF	Naika Reissner	(2004-11-03) 3 November 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Union Berlin
16	3MF	Annabel Schasching	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 23)	37	3	RB Leipzig
17	3MF	Sarah Puntigam	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 33)	166	25	Houston Dash
20	3MF	Katharina Naschenweng	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 28)	57	7	Bayern Munich
	3MF	Sarah Zadrazil TOP	(1993-02-19) 19 February 1993 (age 33)	128	15	Bayern Munich
7	4FW	Melanie Brunnthaler	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 25)	11	0	Hamburger SV
10	4FW	Eileen Campbell	(2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 25)	32	9	Union Berlin
15	4FW	Nicole Billa	(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 30)	109	47	VfB Stuttgart
18	4FW	Julia Hickelsberger	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 26)	53	9	PSV
22	4FW	Carina Brunold	(2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 23)	11	0	St. Pölten

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Manuela Zinsberger	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 30)	110	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Czech Republic, 24 October 2025 INJ
DF	Laura Wienroither INJ	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 27)	45	2	Manchester City	v.  Slovenia, 5 June 2026
DF	Marina Georgieva	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 29)	48	0	Union Berlin	v.  Ukraine, 1 December 2025
MF	Maria Plattner	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 25)	19	5	RB Salzburg	v.  Germany, 18 April 2026
MF	Tatjana Weiss	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Austria Wien	v.  Germany, 18 April 2026
MF	Laura Feiersinger RET	(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 33)	126	19	1. FC Köln	v.  Czech Republic, 28 October 2025
FW	Viktoria Pinther PRE	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 27)	53	2	Strasbourg	v.  Slovenia, 5 June 2026
FW	Lilli Purtscheller PRE	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 22)	24	3	Werder Bremen	v.  Slovenia, 5 June 2026
FW	Valentina Mädl PRE	(2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Slovenia, 5 June 2026
FW	Lisa Kolb	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 25)	26	2	SC Freiburg	v.  Germany, 18 April 2026
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team TOP = Train-on player

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
1995
1999
2003	Did not qualify									6	1	1	4	7	15
2007										8	1	1	6	7	19
2011										8	3	1	4	14	12
2015										10	7	0	3	31	14
2019										8	5	1	2	19	7
2023										11	7	1	3	50	8
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2031
2035
Total	—	0/10	—	—	—	—	—	—		51	24	5	22	128	75

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Did not qualify										6	3	1	2	8	12	–
2001											6	1	1	4	6	14
2005											6	5	0	1	31	4
2009											8	3	0	5	13	18
2013											10	6	2	2	17	12
2017	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	3	0	5	1	Squad		8	5	2	1	18	4	–
2022	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	3	3	Squad		8	6	1	1	22	3	–
2025	Did not qualify										10	4	1	5	15	15	[a]	11th
2029	To be determined										To be determined
Total	Semi-finals	2/14	9	4	3	2	8	4	—		62	33	8	21	130	82	11th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Cyprus Women's Cup: Winner 2016^[10]