No license for Neulengbach, but a glimmer of hope

In the first time for the Women’s Bundesliga carried out Licensing process received ten applicants, including nine Bundesliga and second division teams SK Rapidthe eligibility to play for the 2026/27 season. The league announced this on Wednesday. The former series champion USV Neulengbach has as expected no license for the coming season in the Women’s Football Bundesliga received because the necessary documents were missing – the KURIER reported.

Neulengbach submitted the application the previous week Opening of insolvency proceedings announced. But that shouldn’t happen for now, confirmed clubbmann Thomas Wirnsberger opposite that ORF Lower Austria. The club now has the chance to save the future with possible donors – and possibly receive the license in the second instance – by April 15th. Sports director Maria Wolf I have already contacted a financier who would be willing to take over the club with “high advertising value”.

License for European competitions

In addition to the national licensing process, six clubs (Austria Vienna, SKN St. Pölten, Sturm Graz, Red Bull Salzburg, Altach, Vienna) received approval for the international UEFA women’s club competitions. Overall, it is “very positive that this first-time licensing process has been largely successfully completed by the clubs,” emphasized Thomas Hofer-Zeni, chairman of the responsible Senate 5, in a press release. In the 2nd Women’s Bundesliga, Rapid is one point behind league leaders SVK Wildcats from Krottendorf after 17 of 22 rounds, but they did not receive a license.

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