Austria national football B team

The Austria B national football team was a secondary men's national football team which represented the Austria. It was used to try out and develop players for potential inclusion in the first team. Its matches are not considered full internationals.

Austria B
AssociationÖsterreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeAUT
First international
 Hungary 1–1 Austria 
(Szeged, Hungary; 10 April 1927)
Last international
 West Germany 3–0 Austria 
(Bayreuth, West Germany; 1 April 1980)
Biggest win
 Austria 4–1 Saar A 
(Vienna, Austria; 14 October 1951)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 8–1 Austria 
(Genoa, Italy; 11 November 1934)

History

The B team played its first match on 10 April 1927 against Hungary, a 1–1 draw.[1] They played their final match on 1 April 1980 against West Germany, which finished as a 0–3 loss. The team was subsequently replaced by the Austria under-21 national team.[2]

Matches

The Austria B team are known to have played the following matches.[1][2][3]

DateHome teamScoreAway teamCity
10 April 1927Hungary  1–1  AustriaSzeged
11 February 1934Italy  2–0  AustriaTrieste
11 November 1934Italy  8–1  AustriaGenoa
24 March 1935Italy  0–0  AustriaLivorno
21 March 1937Italy  3–2  AustriaVigevano
18 April 1948Switzerland  1–3  AustriaLucerne
31 October 1948Austria  0–1  CzechoslovakiaVienna
3 April 1949Austria  0–1   SwitzerlandVienna
27 May 1951Saar A  3–2  AustriaSaarbrücken
14 October 1951Austria  1–4  Saar AVienna
4 September 1960Soviet Union  1–2  AustriaMoscow
28 September 1960Austria  2–2  HungaryVienna
10 June 1961Austria  1–2  HungaryVienna
9 September 1961Austria  2–1  Soviet UnionVienna
7 October 1961Hungary  2–1  AustriaDebrecen
18 November 1961Austria  4–4  YugoslaviaLinz
23 June 1962Hungary  3–1  AustriaSzombathely
15 September 1962Czechoslovakia  3–1  AustriaTrenčín
27 October 1962Austria  1–4  HungaryVienna
8 May 1963Austria  2–0  ItalyVienna
5 June 1963Italy  2–0  AustriaUdine
11 April 1964Austria  1–3  CzechoslovakiaVienna
2 May 1964Hungary  5–0  AustriaBudapest
11 October 1964Soviet Union  0–0  AustriaMoscow
24 March 1965Austria  0–2  FranceSalzburg
24 April 1965Czechoslovakia  1–0  AustriaPlzeň
15 May 1965Austria  1–1  Soviet UnionInnsbruck
12 June 1965Hungary  3–0  AustriaSzombathely
4 September 1965Austria  0–2  HungarySalzburg
2 September 1975West Germany  2–0  AustriaAugsburg
12 June 1976Austria  1–1  HungaryBruck an der Leitha
21 September 1976Switzerland  4–1  AustriaSt. Gallen
14 November 1978Austria  1–0  PortugalLinz
28 March 1979Belgium  5–0  AustriaBrussels
1 May 1979Austria  0–0  BelgiumBraunau am Inn
12 June 1979Austria  0–1  EnglandKlagenfurt
28 August 1979Austria  2–0  NorwayMattersburg
20 November 1979Portugal  1–2  AustriaÉvora
1 April 1980West Germany  3–0  AustriaBayreuth

References