SKN St. Pölten (women)

Not to be confused with SKN St. Pölten.

SKN St. Pölten
Full nameSportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
GroundNV Arena & SPORT.CENTER.Lower Austria
Capacity250
ManagerCelia Brancão
LeagueÖFB-Frauenliga
2023–24ÖFB-Frauenliga, 1st (Champions)
Websitehttp://www.skn-frauen.at

Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten is an Austrian women's football team, based in St. Pölten (pronounced [zaŋkt ˈpœltn̩]).

The women's team was formed in 2006 at the club ASV Spratzern, then from 2013 to 2016 played under the name FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern. They connected to the men's club for the 2016–17 season. The team currently competes in the ÖFB-Frauenliga, the top level league of women's football in Austria. The team won the national ÖFB Ladies Cup in 2013 and 2014, as well the consecutive league and cup doubles from 2015 to 2017.

History

Season history
Season League Level Place
2006/07 Gebietsliga West IV 1.[1]
2007/08 NÖN-Frauenliga III 5.[2]
2008/09 NÖN-Frauenliga III 1.
2009/10 2. Liga Ost II 1.
2010/11 2. Liga Ost II 1.
2011/12 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 2.
2012/13 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 2.
2013/14 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 2.
2014/15 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 1.
2015/16 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 1.
2016/17 ÖFB-Frauenliga I 1.
Green background: promotion

ASV Spratzern was founded in 1920 and a club women's section was established in 2006.

The team was promoted to the top-level league in 2010-11 season.[3] In the 2012–13 season they secured a top two finish behind SV Neulengbach, enough to secure Austria's second UEFA Women's Champions League spot. They played in the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32, but were defeated by Torres of Italy.

The team was renamed in 2013 to include the larger town of St. Pölten and FSK set focus on being a women's club.[4]

In 2015 the team won their first championship.[5] Their title ended a twelve-year title-winning streak from Neulengbach. The defended the title one year later.[6]

In 2016 the team connected to the SKN St. Pölten.[7]

Continental record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 Italy Torres 2–2 1–3 3–5
2015–16 Round of 32 Italy Verona 4–5 2–2 6–7
2016–17 Round of 32 Denmark Brøndby IF Women 0–2 2–2 2–4
2017–18 Round of 32 England Manchester City 0–3 0–3 0–6
2018–19 Round of 32 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–4 0–2 1–6
2019–20 Round of 32 Netherlands Twente 2–4 2–1 4–5
2020–21 First qualifying round Kosovo Mitrovica 2–0
Second qualifying round Russia CSKA Moscow 1–0
Round of 32 Switzerland Zürich 2–0 1–0 3–0
Round of 16 Sweden Rosengård 0–2 2–2 2–4
2021–22 First qualifying round Turkey Beşiktaş 7–0
Italy Juventus 1–4
2022–23 First qualifying round North Macedonia Ljuboten 7–0
Belarus Dinamo-BGU Minsk 3–0
Second qualifying round Finland KuPS 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–0 3–2
Group B Germany Wolfsburg 2–8 0–4 3rd
Italy Roma 3–4 0–5
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–1 1–0
2023–24 First qualifying round Greece PAOK 3–0
Second qualifying round Iceland Valur 0–1 4–0 4–1
Group B Norway Brann 1–2 1–2 4th
France Lyon 0–7 0–2
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 0–1
2024–25 First qualifying round Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 5–0
Albania Vllaznia 1–0
Second qualifying round Slovenia ŽNK Mura 3–0 5–0 8–0
Group D Sweden Hammarby 0–2
England Manchester City
Spain Barcelona

Current squad

As of 21 January 2024[8][9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Austria AUT Amelie Kandlhofer ([a])
2 DF Austria AUT Chiara D'Angelo
3 DF Germany GER Anna Johanning
4 DF Croatia CRO Leonarda Balog
5 DF Croatia CRO Tea Vračević
7 MF Slovakia SVK Mária Mikolajová
8 MF Austria AUT Claudia Wenger
9 FW Germany GER Rita Schumacher
10 MF Switzerland SUI Isabelle Meyer
11 FW Austria AUT Valentina Mädl
14 DF Slovakia SVK Alexandra Biroova
17 FW Germany GER Sarah Mattner-Trembleau ([b])
18 FW Austria AUT Melanie Brunnthaler
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Austria AUT Sophie Hillebrand
21 DF Slovenia SVN Izabela Križaj
22 MF Austria AUT Jennifer Klein ([b])
23 MF Croatia CRO Andrea Glibo
24 FW Slovenia SVN Mateja Zver ([b])
27 DF Switzerland SUI Ella Touon
28 GK Germany GER Laura Sieger
30 GK Austria AUT Melissa Abiral
33 GK Germany GER Carina Schlüter
38 FW Turkey TUR Melike Pekel
48 MF Czech Republic CZE Kamila Dubcová
77 DF Slovakia SVK Diana Lemesova
89 MF Croatia CRO Tea Krznarić
  1. ^ These players are on the Champions League roster, but not on the League roster.
  2. ^ a b c Listed as a different position, between UEFA and League rosters.

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern players.

Honours

  • 9 ÖFB-Frauenliga titles: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016–2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023–24
  • 9 ÖFB Ladies Cup titles: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

References

  1. ^ Niederösterreichischer Fußball-Verband [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Hauptmenü". www.noefv.at.
  3. ^ "Austria (Women) 2010/11". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "Neuer Spielplan für "neue" Teams - News - ÖFB Frauenliga - Frauen - fanreport.com - Amateurfußball in Österreich". fanreport.com - wir berichten über dich!. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ m.b.H., STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft. "St. Pölten-Spratzern ist erstmals Meister".
  6. ^ "Mission Titelverteidigung erfolgreich abgeschlossen - News - SKN St. Pölten Frauen". www.fsk-stpoelten.at.
  7. ^ "Spratzerner Frauen spielen künftig für den SKN (Spratzern Women play for SKN in future)" (in German). noe.orf.at. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Kampfmannschaft Fr". vereine.oefb.at. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "SKN ST. PÖLTEN FRAUEN - Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 21 January 2024.


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