New ÖFB boss Pröll: Hope for the World Cup qualifier and nation stadium!

New ÖFB boss Pröll: Hope for the World Cup qualifier and nation stadium!

Bregenzer Festspielhaus, 6900 Bregenz, Österreich - On May 18, 2025, the former politician di Josef Pröll unanimously became the new chairman of the supervisory board of the ÖFB . In his new role, Pröll plans to drive the currently disputed association to one and with the A team to the WM 2026 . Another central point of his agenda is to consider a new nation stadium .

Josef Pröll brings a wealth of experience from politics and the food industry. He has announced that he was aggressively approaching the operational team in order to get a comprehensive picture of the processes in the association and to better understand the challenges that remain. Pröll emphasizes that the ÖFB is calm and that public conflicts have to be ended. It is important to him to return to the original distribution of tasks in order to make progress.

focus on World Cup qualification

The World Cup qualification for the ÖFB team starts on June 7th with a home game against Romania . This first home game is played in Vienna in the Ernst Happel Stadium . On September 6, the second home game against Cyprus in the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz. Pröll clearly recognized that the focus will be on these important qualification games in the coming time.

The new ÖFB boss does not plan to be in the office every day, but his active role in the official and operational area will be crucial. The post of ÖFB CEOs is advertised, and Pröll is together with Secretary General Thomas Hollerer and Managing Director Bernhard Neuhold , both of whom will remain in office for the time being.

uniform identity and new structures

Under Pröll's management, a uniform identity in the ÖFB is to be sought without putting personal teams in the foreground. This is in accordance with the structured structural reform during the assembly. He also emphasizes that the party political aspects in football are of no importance for him. Efficient use of funds is sought in the association, with Pröll emphasizes that it still lacks insight into the financial means.

Josef Pröll has received criticism for the Wiener Austria debts, but has explained the circumstances and does not see this stressful for his new role. With the prospect of the new nation stadium and a committed World Cup qualification, Pröll pays homage to a future in which the ÖFB team takes part in a World Cup after 28 years.