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Andi Herzog is Austria's most capped player of all-time.

The Austria national football team has represented Austria in international association football since 1902. Austria played its first international match on 12 October 1902, defeating neighbouring Hungary 5–0 in a friendly. The team is governed by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund; ÖFB) and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel.[1] As of November 2020, Austria has played a total of 791 international matches, winning 331, drawing 170 and losing 290. Austria have played Hungary most frequently, meeting the side 137 times. Of these, Austria have won 40, drawn 30 and lost 67.[2] The Austria–Hungary football rivalry is the second-most played international fixture in football history, behind only the Argentina–Uruguay rivalry which has been played officially 194 times.[3][4]

Andi Herzog is Austria's most capped player with 103 caps.[5] He made his international debut on 6 April 1988 in a 2–2 draw with Greece and equalled Toni Polster's caps record on 17 April 2002 by winning his 95th cap. He surpassed Polster one month later in his next appearance and went on to finish his career with 103 caps, having become the only Austrian to win more than 100 caps.[6] Polster remains Austria's highest goalscorer with 44 goals, including three hat-tricks and six braces.[7]

Jan Studnicka, who scored a hat-trick in Austria's first international fixture, was the first player to amass 25 caps for the side. He achieved the tally in November 1917 but attained only three more caps for the national side during his career.[8] Alexander Popovic set a new caps record in April 1921 by winning his 29th cap before Josef Brandstätter claimed the record a year later.[9][10] Josef Blum equalled Brandstätter's record in 1929 but did not surpass him for nearly two years before becoming the new record holder when he won his next cap. He finished his career with 51 caps, becoming the first player to reach 50 appearances for the national side.[11] Ernst Ocwirk held the caps record between 1954 and 1957 before Gerhard Hanappi became the record holder after his 62nd appearance.[12] Hanappi's first 55 caps had been won in a consecutive spell of fixtures between November 1948 and May 1956.[13] His final tally of 93 appearances stood for more than 40 years until Polster overtook the record during the group stage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Having equalled Hanappi's record in Austria's second group game against Chile, he won his 94th cap in his side's final group match with Italy. Polster appeared only once more for Austria after the tournament, retiring with 95 caps.[7]

Studnicka also held the goalscoring record for the national side from the team's first match until 1929,[8] although Ferdinand Swatosch did equal his tally of 18 in 1925.[14] Johann Horvath overtook the pair with a brace against Italy. Horvath and Anton Schall competed for the record for several years as part of Austria's "Wunderteam"; Schall surpassed Horvath in 1933 before Horvath reclaimed the record the following year. Schall tied the new record a week later with his final international goal, but Horvath went on to score two more goals before retiring to finish his career with 29 goals.[15][16] Horvath's record stood for 46 years until Hans Krankl scored his 30th international goal in November 1980, going on to finish his career with 34 goals.[17] Krankl's total included six goals during a 9–0 victory over Malta in 1977, the most goals scored in a single international match by an Austrian player.[18] The current record holder, Toni Polster, surpassed Krankl in 1996 and eventually ended his career with 44 international goals.[7]

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championships, and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches and numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If the number of caps is equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on 18 November 2020.

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Toni Polster held Austria's caps record between 1998 and 2002 and remains the nation's leading goalscorer.
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Gerhard Hanappi was Austria's record appearance holder for more than 40 years.
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Marko Arnautović is the most capped player who remains active with the national team.
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Hans Krankl held the national team goalscoring record between 1980 and 1996.
Key
* Still active for the national team[a]
= Player is tied for the number of caps
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Austria national team footballers with at least 25 appearances[5][19]
No. Name Position National career Caps Goals Notes
1 Andi Herzog MF 1988–2003 103 26
2 Toni Polster FW 1982–2000 95 44
3 Gerhard Hanappi MF 1948–1962 93 12
4 Marko Arnautović* FW 2008–2020 87 26
5= Aleksandar Dragović* DF 2009–2020 86 1
Karl Koller MF 1952–1965 86 5
7= Friedrich Koncilia GK 1974–1985 84 0
Bruno Pezzey MF 1975–1990 84 9
9 Herbert Prohaska MF 1974–1989 83 10
10 Julian Baumgartlinger* MF 2009–2020 82 1
11 Christian Fuchs DF 2006–2016 78 1
12 David Alaba* DF 2009–2020 76 14
13 Sebastian Prödl* DF 2007–2018 73 4
14 Marc Janko FW 2006–2019 70 28
15= Andreas Ivanschitz MF 2003–2014 69 12
Hans Krankl FW 1973–1985 69 34
17= Martin Harnik FW 2007–2017 68 15
Heribert Weber DF 1976–1989 68 1
19 Peter Stöger MF 1988–1999 65 15
20 Walter Schachner FW 1976–1994 64 23
21= Andreas Ogris FW 1986–1997 63 11
Anton Pfeffer DF 1988–1999 63 1
Peter Schöttel DF 1988–2002 63 0
24 Ernst Ocwirk MF 1945–1962 62 6
25 Emanuel Pogatetz DF 2002–2014 61 2
26= Kurt Jara MF 1971–1985 59 14
Franz Wohlfahrt GK 1987–2001 59 0
28 René Aufhauser MF 2002–2008 58 12
29= Wilhelm Kreuz FW 1969–1981 56 10
Markus Schopp MF 1995–2005 56 6
Martin Stranzl DF 2000–2009 56 3
32= Peter Artner DF 1987–1996 55 1
Zlatko Junuzović MF 2006–2017 55 7
Dietmar Kühbauer MF 1992–2005 55 5
Robert Sara DF 1965–1980 55 3
36 Martin Hinteregger* DF 2013–2020 53 4
37= Josef Blum DF 1920–1932 51 3
Ernst Happel DF 1947–1958 51 5
Roland Hattenberger MF 1972–1982 51 3
40= Martin Hiden DF 1998–2008 50 1
Erich Obermayer DF 1975–1985 50 1
Ivica Vastić FW 1996–2008 50 14
43 Manfred Zsak MF 1986–1993 49 5
44 Stefan Ilsanker* MF 2014–2020 48 0
45= Harald Cerny MF 1993–2004 47 4
Alfred Körner FW 1946–1958 47 14
47= Wolfgang Feiersinger DF 1990–1999 46 0
Johann Horvath FW 1924–1934 46 29
Marcel Sabitzer* DF 2012–2020 46 8
Theodor Wagner FW 1946–1957 46 22
51 Florian Klein* DF 2010–2016 45 0
52= Fritz Gschweidl FW 1924–1935 44 12
Karl Sesta DF 1932–1945 44 1 [b]
54= Mario Haas FW 1996–2007 43 7
Michael Konsel GK 1985–1998 43 0
Matthias Sindelar FW 1924–1939 43 26
Gerhard Sturmberger DF 1965–1970 43 0
58= Josef Brandstätter MF 1912–1924 42 2
Hans Buzek FW 1955–1969 42 9
Karl Stotz DF 1950–1962 42 1
61= György Garics DF 2006–2016 41 2
Christoph Leitgeb MF 2006–2014 41 0
Klaus Lindenberger GK 1982–1990 41 0
Walter Zeman GK 1945–1960 41 0
65= Michael Baur MF 1990–2003 40 5
Rudi Flögel FW 1960–1969 40 5
Heimo Pfeifenberger FW 1989–1998 40 9
Paul Scharner DF 2002–2012 40 0
Ferdinand Wesely FW 1922–1928 40 17
Karl Zischek FW 1931–1945 40 24
71= Ernst Baumeister MF 1978–1988 39 1
Josef Hickersberger MF 1968–1978 39 5
Roland Linz FW 2002–2010 39 8
Walter Nausch MF 1929–1937 39 1
Karl Rainer DF 1924–1935 39 0
Josef Smistik MF 1928–1936 39 2
77 Kurt Schmied GK 1954–1960 38 0
78= Johann Eigenstiller DF 1967–1975 37 0
Thomas Flögel MF 1992–2003 37 3
Erich Hof FW 1957–1968 37 28
81 Ernst Melchior FW 1946–1953 36 16
82= Walter Glechner DF 1960–1968 35 1
Leopold Nitsch FW 1915–1925 35 0
84= Paul Halla DF 1952–1965 34 2
Joachim Standfest DF 2003–2008 34 2
Michael Streiter DF 1989–1999 34 1
87= Robert Almer GK 2011–2016 33 0
Alex Manninger GK 1999–2009 33 0
Alexander Popovic DF 1911–1923 33 1
90= Karl Kurz MF 1919–1928 32 0
Ernst Stojaspal FW 1946–1954 32 14
92= Erich Hasenkopf DF 1956–1964 31 0
Norbert Hof DF 1968–1974 31 1
Veli Kavlak MF 2007–2014 31 1
Robert Pecl DF 1987–1993 31 1
Peter Platzer GK 1931–1937 31 0 [c]
97= Josef Degeorgi DF 1982–1990 30 1
Hans Ettmayer MF 1968–1975 30 0
Gerald Willfurth MF 1983–1991 30 3
100= Valentino Lazaro* MF 2014–2020 29 3
Christian Mayrleb FW 1998–2005 29 6
Horst Nemec FW 1959–1965 29 16
Roman Wallner FW 2001–2010 29 7
Markus Weissenberger MF 1999–2008 29 1
105= Erwin Hoffer FW 2007–2012 28 4
Roland Kirchler MF 1993–2005 28 5
Helmut Köglberger FW 1965–1976 28 6
Walter Kogler DF 1991–2001 28 1
Leo Lainer DF 1982–1994 28 1
Heinz Lindner* GK 2012–2019 28 0
Kurt Russ DF 1988–1991 28 0
Anton Schall FW 1927–1934 28 27
Hans Schmidradner DF 1969–1974 28 1
Jan Studnicka FW 1902–1918 28 18
115= Robert Dienst FW 1949–1957 27 12
Gernot Fraydl GK 1961–1970 27 0
Leopold Gernhardt MF 1945–1952 27 0
Leopold Hofmann MF 1925–1934 27 1
Alfred Hörtnagl MF 1989–2000 27 1
Thomas Parits FW 1966–1973 27 5
Gustav Wieser FW 1916–1926 27 12
122= Jürgen Macho GK 2002–2011 26 0
Josef Stering MF 1969–1977 26 5
Heinrich Strasser DF 1969–1979 26 0
125= Guido Burgstaller FW 2012–2019 25 2
Karl Decker FW 1945–1952 25 19 [d]
Eduard Krieger DF 1970–1978 25 0
Stefan Lainer* DF 2017–2020 25 1
Manfred Linzmaier MF 1970–1978 25 2
Franz Schiemer DF 2007–2013 25 4

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
  2. ^ Also represented Germany three times.[20]
  3. ^ Also represented Germany two times.[21]
  4. ^ Also represented Germany eight times.[22]

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