Josef Pröll takes over the ÖFB chair: Structural reform starts now!

Josef Pröll takes over the ÖFB chair: Structural reform starts now!

Festspielhaus Bregenz, 6900 Bregenz, Österreich - Josef Pröll was unanimously elected today as the new chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB). The election took place as part of the ordinary Federal General Meeting in the Bregenz Festival House. This decision not only redesigned the management structure of the ÖFB, but also a comprehensive structural reform that aims to relocate the skills to the full -time area.

Pröll, who has many years of experience in football, was on the supervisory board of Austria Vienna before his election from 2012 to 2021 and occasionally acted as Vice President. In the new supervisory board, he will be supported by Johannes Wutzlhofer, the state president of Burgenland, and Philip Thonhauser from the Bundesliga. The completely redesigned presidium will act as a supervisory board in the future, and the ÖFB President will also be the chairman of the Supervisory Board.

structural reform of the ÖFB

The structural reform, which was already prepared in December 2024, stipulates that operational decisions will be made by the board of the ÖFB and the managing director conference in the future. Representatives of the ÖFB, the regional associations and the Bundesliga sit in this committee. A central aspect of this reform is the decision to distribute sports funding. The necessary changes to the articles of association for the new structure were also unanimously accepted.

The interim president Wolfgang Bartosch was positive about the reform and its potential influence on the development of the association. He emphasized that the new structure will help the ÖFB to work more effectively and to implement necessary steps to promote football in Austria. The agreement in the virtual meeting of the Presidium took place with a "large majority" and represents significant progress.

The next steps within the framework of this reform include the in -depth formulation of the decision -making basis, which must be decided by the Annual General Meeting. These measures are crucial to make the ÖFB future -proof and to successfully master the challenges in national and international football.

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