SKN St. Pölten
Full nameSportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
GroundNV Arena & SPORT.CENTER.Lower Austria
Capacity250
ManagerCelia Brancão
LeagueÖFB-Frauenliga
2018–19ÖFB-Frauenliga, 1st (Champions)
WebsiteClub website

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

Current squad

As of 21 January 2024[8][9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Austria AUT Amelie Kandlhofer ([a])
3 DF Germany GER Anna Johanning
4 DF Croatia CRO Leonarda Balog
5 DF Austria AUT Lainie Fuchs ([b])
6 MF Germany GER Aldiana Amuchie
7 MF Slovakia SVK Maria Mikolajova
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
15 MF Australia AUS Ella Mastrantonio ([c])
16 DF Austria AUT Adina Hamidovic
17 FW Germany GER Sarah Mattner-Trembleau ([d])
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Austria AUT Melanie Brunnthaler
19 DF Austria AUT Julia Tabotta
21 MF Austria AUT Sophie Hillebrand
22 MF Austria AUT Jennifer Klein ([d])
24 FW Slovenia SVN Mateja Zver ([d])
27 DF Switzerland SUI Ella Touon
30 GK Austria AUT Melissa Abiral
33 GK Germany GER Carina Schlüter
44 FW Austria AUT Mariella Falkensteiner ([a])
77 DF Slovakia SVK Diana Lemesova
93 GK Poland POL Natalia Piatek
  1. ^ a b These players are on the Champions League roster, but not on the League roster.
  2. ^ These players are on the League roster, but not on the Champions League roster.
  3. ^ Mastrantonio is listed as Italian for UEFA purposes, even though she represents the Australian national team.
  4. ^ 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

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

References

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