Matchday. WFC "Austria" - WFC "Metalist 1925"
July 19, 2025. Vienna, Austria. "Generali Arena" (training field). Control match No. 2. Starts at 13:00
On the day of the second sparring, WFC "Metalist 1925" will change the Slovak Myjava for the Austrian capital. After a convincing victory over the newcomer of the Czech First League, our team will face a much stronger opponent in Vienna - "Austria".
Reference
Year of establishment: 2015
Nickname: "the purples"
Stadium: "Generali Arena" (15,014 spectators)
Head coach: Stefan Kenezai
Most valuable player: Yasmin Pal
Achievements: Bundesliga "silver" - 1 (2024/25), Bundesliga "bronze" - 1 (2021/22), Austrian Cup finalist - 2 (2023/24, 2025/25)
At the end of the last season, the team finished second in the championship, which was their highest achievement in their 10-year history. In the Champions League, "the purples" will start simultaneously with the Kharkiv team, and their opponent will be "Glasgow City" of Nicole Kozlova.
In the first round match of the Bundesliga, "Austria" will play against "Altaqh" (August 17). Stefan Kenezai's team will start the season a week earlier with a cup game against SK "Melk".
It is also worth noting that Nadia Kunina will play against her former team. In the Vienna team, there are still several players with whom the newcomer of "Metalist 1925" played side by side not so long ago (season 2022/23, 18 matches/8 goals).
