European Football Championship 2016 / Austria

The Austrian team after the last qualifying game on October 12, 2015

This article covers the Austrian national team at the 2016 European Football Championship in France . For Austria it was the second participation and after Austria was automatically qualified as co-hosts for the European Championship finals in 2008, the Austrians were able to qualify for the first time this time and are among the four teams that did not lose a game.

qualification

Marc Janko , Austria's top scorer in the qualifying matches

Austria, which was set at the group draw in Pot 3, completed the qualification for the European Championship in the group G . The Austrians only gave up a point in the first game against Sweden and then won all games. Already with the third last game, a 4-1 win in Sweden, they qualified for the finals.

Marcel Koller only used 20 players in total , of which Robert Almer , Marko Arnautović , Aleksandar Dragović , Christian Fuchs , Zlatko Junuzović , Florian Klein and Martin Harnik played in all ten games - more than any other qualified team. Seven players entered the list of goalscorers, as the best Austrian goalscorer Marc Janko with seven goals. Marco Djuricin, a newcomer, made his first international appearance in the first game against Liechtenstein .

In the FIFA world rankings , the Austrians were able to work their way up from 40th to 10th place and thus achieved their best position so far.

Games

All results from an Austrian perspective.

date	Venue	opponent	Result	Goal scorers
09/08/2014	Ernst Happel Stadium , Vienna	Sweden	1: 1 (1: 1)	1: 0 David Alaba (7th, penalty), 1: 1 Erkan Zengin (12th)
09/10/2014	Stadionul Zimbru , Chișinău ( MDA )	Moldova	2: 1 (1: 1)	1: 0 David Alaba (12th, penalty), 1: 1 Alexandru Dedov (27th, penalty), 2: 1 Marc Janko (51.)
10/12/2014	Ernst Happel Stadium , Vienna	Montenegro	1: 0 (1: 0)	1: 0 Rubin Okotie (24.)
11/15/2014	Ernst Happel Stadium , Vienna	Russia	1: 0 (1: 0)	1-0 Rubin Okotie (73rd)
03/27/2015	Rheinpark Stadium , Vaduz ( LIE )	Liechtenstein	5: 0 (2: 0)	1-0 Martin Harnik (14th), 2-0 Marc Janko (16th), 3-0 David Alaba (59th), 4-0 Zlatko Junuzović (74th), 5-0 Marko Arnautović (90th + 3rd) ′)
06/14/2015	Otkrytije Arena , Moscow ( RUS )	Russia	1: 0 (1: 0)	1-0 Marc Janko (33.)
05.09.2015	Ernst Happel Stadium , Vienna	Moldova	1: 0 (1: 0)	1-0 Zlatko Junuzović (52.)
09/08/2015	Friends Arena , Solna ( SWE )	Sweden	4: 1 (2: 0)	1-0 David Alaba (9th, penalty), 2-0 Martin Harnik (38th), 3-0 Marc Janko (77th), 4-0 Martin Harnik (88th), 4-1 Zlatan Ibrahimović (90th) +1 ′)
09/10/2015	Pod Goricom Stadium , Podgorica ( MNE )	Montenegro	3: 2 (0: 1)	0: 1 Mirko Vučinić (32nd), 1: 1 Marc Janko (55th), 1: 2 Fatos Bećiraj (68th), 2: 2 Marko Arnautović (81st), 3: 2 Marcel Sabitzer (90th + 2nd) ′)
October 12, 2015	Ernst Happel Stadium , Vienna	Liechtenstein	3: 0 (1: 0)	1-0 Marko Arnautović (12th), 2-0 Marc Janko (54th), 3-0 Marc Janko (57th)

table

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Austria	10	9	1	0	022: 500	+17	28
2.	Russia	10	6th	2	2	021: 500	+16	20th
3.	Sweden	10	5	3	2	015: 900	+6	18th
4th	Montenegro	10	3	2	5	010:130	−3	11
5.	Liechtenstein	10	1	2	7th	002:260	−24	05
6th	Moldova	10	0	2	8th	004:160	−12	02
Status: October 12, 2015

preparation

After the end of the qualification the Austrians lost on November 17th in Vienna with 1: 2 against European Championship participants Switzerland , whereby with Karim Onisiwo and Florian Kainz two newcomers came into play. On March 26, 2016, they won 2-1 against EM newcomer Albania in Vienna, with Alessandro Schöpf another player making his international debut. Three days later, the Austrians met the Turks, who had also qualified for the European Championship, at the same location and lost 2-1. Immediate preparation for the European Championship begins on May 22nd with a training camp that will last until May 30th, 2016 at the “rocksresort” in Laax . Then there was a game against Malta in Klagenfurt on May 31 , which was won 2-1. The last test opponents on June 4th in Vienna are the Dutch who have not qualified for the EM . From June 8th, the hotel Moulin de Vernègues near Mallemort in Provence , where the team will train, will be based during the European Championship .

Squad

On May 12, 2016, team boss Marcel Koller appointed 24 players to the team for the European Championship course and the two test matches against Malta on May 31, 2016 in Klagenfurt and against the Netherlands on June 4, 2016 in Vienna . The team was reduced to 23 players on May 31. The players came from 19 clubs in five countries. The largest contingent was provided by the German Bundesliga (12) and FC Ingolstadt 04 as a single club (3 players). Only goalkeeper Robert Almer played in Austria.

No.	Surname	society	birthday	Games	Gates	debut	Last use	EM games
goalkeeper
01	Robert Almer	FK Austria Vienna (I)	20 Mar 1984	27	00	Nov 15, 2011	26th Mar 2016		3
12	Heinz Lindner	Eintracht Frankfurt (I)	17th July 1990	08th	00	0June 1, 2012	May 31, 2016
23	Ramazan Ozcan	FC Ingolstadt 04 (I)	June 28, 1984	07th	00	Aug 20, 2008	May 31, 2016	0 (2008)
Defense
03	Aleksandar Dragović	Dynamo Kiev (I (M))	06th Mar 1991	46	01	0June 6, 2009	May 31, 2016		2			1	1
05	Christian Fuchs	Leicester City (I (M))	0Apr 7, 1986	74	01	May 23, 2006	29 Mar 2016	1 (2008)	3				1
02	György Garics	SV Darmstadt 98 (I)	0March 8 1984	41	02	0Oct 6, 2006	29 Mar 2016	2 (2008)
04th	Martin Hinteregger	Borussia Mönchengladbach (I)	0Sep 7 1992	13	00	Nov 19, 2013	May 31, 2016		3				1
17th	Florian Klein	VfB Stuttgart (I ▼ )	Nov 17, 1986	36	00	May 19, 2010	May 31, 2016		3
15th	Sebastian Prödl	Watford FC (I)	June 21, 1987	56	04th	May 30, 2007	29 Mar 2016	2 (2008)	2
13	Markus Suttner	FC Ingolstadt 04 (I)	Apr 16, 1987	16	00	Feb. 29, 2012	May 31, 2016
16	Kevin Wimmer	Tottenham Hotspur (I)	Nov 15, 1992	03	00	Nov 19, 2013	26th Mar 2016		1
midfield
08th	David Alaba	FC Bayern Munich (I (M, P))	June 24, 1992	45	11	Oct 14, 2009	May 31, 2016		3
07th	Marko Arnautović	Stoke City (I)	Apr 19, 1989	51	11	Oct 11, 2008	May 31, 2016		3
14th	Julian Baumgartlinger	1. FSV Mainz 05 (I)	0Jan. 2, 1988	44	01	0Sep 9 2009	May 31, 2016		3
11	Martin Harnik	VfB Stuttgart (I ▼ )	June 10, 1987	57	14th	22 Aug 2007	May 31, 2016	3 (2008)	2				1
06th	Stefan Ilsanker	RB Leipzig (II ▲ )	May 18, 1989	15th	00	May 30, 2014	May 31, 2016		2
22nd	Jakob Jantscher	FC Lucerne (I)	0Jan. 8, 1989	21st	01	0June 6, 2009	29 Mar 2016		1
10	Zlatko Junuzović	Werder Bremen (I)	26 Sep 1987	47	07th	01st Mar 2006	May 31, 2016		1
20th	Marcel Sabitzer	RB Leipzig (II ▲ )	17th Mar 1994	17th	03	05th June 2012	May 31, 2016		3
18th	Alessandro Schöpf	FC Schalke 04 (I)	0Feb 7, 1994	03	01	26th Mar 2016	May 31, 2016		3	1			1
Storm
19th	Lukas Hinterseer	FC Ingolstadt 04 (I)	28 Mar 1991	09	00	Nov 19, 2013	May 31, 2016		1
21st	Marc Janko	FC Basel (I (M))	June 25, 1983	53	26th	May 23, 2006	May 31, 2016		2				1
09	Ruby Okotie	TSV 1860 Munich (II)	0June 6, 1987	17th	02	Nov 19, 2008	May 31, 2016		1
Trainer
	Marcel Koller		Nov 11, 1960	55	3	Nov 15, 2011		2 (1996)

Others

On June 10, 2016 on the day of the beginning of the European Championship and four days before the match against Hungary, Gyorgy Garics's father died at the age of 62 years in Hungarian Szombathely .

Player who was only in the preliminary roster

position	Surname	birthday	society	Games	Gates	debut	Last use
midfield	Valentino Lazaro	24 Mar 1996	FC Red Bull Salzburg (I (M, P))	04th	00	May 30, 2014	Oct 12, 2014

1. ↑ ^{a b} League status 2015/16 in brackets, M = champions, P = cup winners
2. ↑ Status: Before the start of the European Championship finals
3. ↑ ^{a b c} As a player for Switzerland

Finals

Bordeaux St-Denis Paris Mallemort Laax

Venues (red = lost, yellow = draw), quarters (blue), training camp (pink)

At the draw for the six final groups on December 12, 2015, Austria was placed in Pot 2. Austria was drawn into Group F with Portugal, Hungary and Euro newcomer Iceland. Of all European teams, Austria and Hungary played against each other the most: 136 times before the European Championship - only Argentina and Uruguay played against each other more often. The Hungarians won 65 games, there was no winner in 31 games and the Austrians won 40 games. The last time they met each other was on August 16, 2006 in Graz and Hungary won 2-1. The last win against the Hungarians was on April 24, 1996. Against Portugal, the Austrians won three times in ten games and lost two. Half remained without a winner. The last win against the Portuguese came in 1979 in qualifying for the 1980 European Championship , which both missed. Against Iceland there was one win and two draws in three games, most recently in a friendly on May 30, 2014. Before that, they both met in qualifying for the 1990 World Cup .

The slightly favored Austrians lost the first game against Hungary 2-0, were then lucky against Portugal that they had a multitude of chances and Cristiano Ronaldo shot a penalty against the post, resulting in a goalless draw. They had to win against Iceland to get into the knockout round. But they fell 0: 1 behind in the 18th minute. In the 37th minute, Aleksandar Dragović shot a penalty against the post. Hope sprang up again when Alessandro Schöpf , who was substituted at half time, equalized in the 60th minute. When the Austrians pushed for the winning goal in the final minutes and stoppage time, with which they would have finished second in the group, the Icelanders in turn scored the winning goal. With just one point, the Austrians were eliminated as the last group.

As a result of the European Championship games and a preparatory game, Austria lost the most points of all European Championship participants and eleven places in the FIFA world rankings , together with Ukraine the most of all European Championship participants.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hungary	3	1	2	0	006: 400	+2	05
2.	Iceland	3	1	2	0	004: 300	+1	05
3.	Portugal	3	0	3	0	004: 400	± 0	03
4th	Austria	3	0	1	2	001: 400	−3	01

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Bordeaux
Austria	-	Hungary	0: 2 (0: 0)
Sat., June 18, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. in Paris
Portugal	-	Austria	0-0
Wed. June 22, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Saint-Denis
Iceland	-	Austria	2: 1 (1: 0)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Liechtenstein - Austria 0: 5
2. ↑ FIFA World Ranking (August 14, 2014)
3. ↑ FIFA World Ranking (5th November 2015)
4. ↑ Austria - Switzerland 1: 2
5. ^ Austria - Albania 2: 1
6. ↑ oefb.at: “EURO preparation in Laax - ÖFB team is from 22. – 30. May guest in Switzerland "
7. ↑ oefb.at: "Austria defeats Malta - ÖFB selection just wins but deserves 2: 1"
8. ↑ oefb.at: "ÖFB team on June 4th in Vienna against the selection of the Netherlands"
9. ↑ oefb.at: “National team during the EURO in the heart of Provence” ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ "Marcel Koller nominates 24 players"
11. ↑ oefb.at: "The EURO squad is up - Valentino Lazaro has to leave the ÖFB team"
12. ^ Mourning at the ÖFB: György Garics' father died
13. ↑ uefa.com: "UEFA EURO 2016 final draw"