Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n women's football team, based in

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(). 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 ÖFB-Frauenliga (German for "ÖFB Women League") is the top level women's football league of Austria. Since 2002 the champion qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League. In the 2000s SV Neulengbach dominated the league, winning the cha ...

, 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

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. In the 2012–13 season they secured a top two finish behind

SV Neulengbach SV Neulengbach is an Austrian association football club from Neulengbach. The club was founded in 1923, and in 1996 expanded to include a women's football section. While the men always played in the lower leagues of Austria, the women are a suc ...

, enough to secure Austria's second

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spot. They played in the

2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 13th edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held at Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal. German team VfL Wolfsburg won the title over Swedish club Tyre ...

round of 32, but were defeated by

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of Italy. The team was renamed in 2013 to include the larger town of

and FSK set focus on being a women's club. In 2015 the team won their first championship. Their title ended a twelve-year title-winning streak from Neulengbach. The defended the title one year later. In 2016 the team connected to the

SKN St. Pölten Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten is an Austrian football club from Sankt Pölten, capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. St. Pölten currently play in the Austrian Football Second League, the second tier of the Austrian footbal ...

Continental record

Players

Current squad

Former players

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

Honours

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

External links

Official website
Women's football clubs in Austria Association football clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in Austria Sankt Pölten {{Austria-footyclub-stub