SKN St. Pölten (women)

SKN St. Pölten
Full nameSportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten
Founded2006 (2006)
GroundNV Arena & SPORT.CENTER.Lower Austria
Capacity250
ManagerCelia Brancão
LeagueÖFB-Frauenliga
2024–25ÖFB-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 Torres 2–2 1–3 3–5
2015–16 Round of 32 Verona 4–5 2–2 6–7
2016–17 Round of 32 Brøndby IF Women 0–2 2–2 2–4
2017–18 Round of 32 Manchester City 0–3 0–3 0–6
2018–19 Round of 32 Paris Saint-Germain 1–4 0–2 1–6
2019–20 Round of 32 Twente 2–4 2–1 4–5
2020–21 First qualifying round Mitrovica 2–0
Second qualifying round CSKA Moscow 1–0
Round of 32 Zürich 2–0 1–0 3–0
Round of 16 Rosengård 0–2 2–2 2–4
2021–22 First qualifying round Beşiktaş 7–0
Juventus 1–4
2022–23 First qualifying round Ljuboten 7–0
Dinamo-BGU Minsk 3–0
Second qualifying round KuPS 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–0 3–2
Group B Wolfsburg 2–8 0–4 3rd
Roma 3–4 0–5
Slavia Prague 1–1 1–0
2023–24 First qualifying round PAOK 3–0
Second qualifying round Valur 0–1 4–0 4–1
Group B Brann 1–2 1–2 4th
Lyon 0–7 0–2
Slavia Prague 0–0 0–1
2024–25 First qualifying round Neftchi Baku 5–0
Vllaznia 1–0
Second qualifying round ŽNK Mura 3–0 5–0 8–0
Group D Hammarby 0–2
Manchester City
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  AUT Amelie Kandlhofer ([a])
2 DF  AUT Chiara D'Angelo
3 DF  GER Anna Johanning
4 DF  CRO Leonarda Balog
5 DF  CRO Tea Vračević
7 MF  SVK Mária Mikolajová
8 MF  AUT Claudia Wenger
9 FW  GER Rita Schumacher
10 MF  SUI Isabelle Meyer
11 FW  AUT Valentina Mädl
14 DF  SVK Alexandra Biroova
17 FW  GER Sarah Mattner-Trembleau ([b])
18 FW  AUT Melanie Brunnthaler
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  AUT Sophie Hillebrand
21 DF  SVN Izabela Križaj
22 MF  AUT Jennifer Klein ([b])
23 MF  CRO Andrea Glibo
24 FW  SVN Mateja Zver ([b])
27 DF  SUI Ella Touon
28 GK  GER Laura Sieger
30 GK  AUT Melissa Abiral
33 GK  GER Carina Schlüter
38 FW  TUR Melike Pekel
48 MF  CZE Kamila Dubcová
77 DF  SVK Diana Lemesova
89 MF  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:SKN St. Pölten (women) players.

Honours

  • 10 ÖFB-Frauenliga titles: 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016–2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023–24, 2024–25
  • 9 ÖFB Ladies Cup titles: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

References

  1. ^ Niederösterreichischer Fußball-Verband
  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.