FC Lustenau: Women's football is founded - withdrawal from the Bundesliga!

FC Lustenau: Women's football is founded - withdrawal from the Bundesliga!

Vienna, Österreich - FC Lustenau withdraws to the lowest division after a sporty descent from the Bundesliga and starts a fresh start. This significant signal shows that the association wants to address the emerging challenges with a clear realignment. The syndicate with FC Dornbirn is dissolved and the decisive steps to return to the amateur area are initiated. The starting point in the 2nd women's Bundesliga is returned. According to vienna.at stands for the withdrawal in the infrastructural bottlenecks of the club, in particular at the Training places in the Wiesenrain sports facility.

FC Lustenau would like to concentrate on the regional amateur area in the future. In this newly defined framework, the women's team is expected to compete in the Vorarlberg Landesliga women in the 2025/26 season. Players who want to go the new path will be brought together with the previous Landesliga team (1c). Sports director David Grabher aims to build the leading regional women's football department in the amateur area, which underlines the association's commitment to the development of women's football.

upheaval and withdrawal

Onur Özdemir, the newly appointed sports director, has already announced his resignation, while coach Pablo Chinchilla is preserved for the club. Chinchilla will lead the new women's team into the coming season. The withdrawal from the Bundesliga marks the end of a chapter that was characterized by challenges. Now a restart begins with the focus on sustainable development that could be crucial for the long -term success of the women's team.

In addition, Rot-Weiß Rankweil benefits from this withdrawal and remains in the 2nd women's Bundesliga. With this step, FC Lustenau has initiated a significant change that will not only influence the club itself, but also the regional football scene.

women's football in Austria

The withdrawal of FC Lustenau comes at a time when women's football in Austria is in a phase of upheaval. Despite a Bundesliga and a national team, women's football lags behind in many areas. The structures are often not professional enough, and the public interest only develops hesitantly. So reports Ligaportal.at that is under 20% and sponsoring in women's foot slowly increases.

Despite these challenges, it can be seen that visibility and media interest in women's football are growing steadily. Clubs like SKN St. Pölten playing in the Champions League and regional efforts could help to better exploit the potential in women's football. Even if the budgets in women's football are still behind those of men's football, there are initial structural improvements that give hope for sustainable developments.

The upcoming developments, including the Euro 2025, could act as a catalyst and promote more attention and necessary infrastructure. A well -planned structure in the youth field and a focus on professional media strategies are crucial to promote the attractiveness and growth of women's football in Austria.