Red Bull Salzburg’s women’s team: “We feel more attention”

Because at the end of March, coach’s team won Dusan Pavlovic the 18th game against the now bankrupt Neulengbacherinnen. Due to Altach’s home defeat against Sturm Graz, the team narrowly made it into the championship group at the last second. “We are overjoyed,” says Captain Lucia Orkic to the COURIER. “This is more than we hoped for.”

Title chances in year one

The former Bergheimers far exceeded their goals in the first Bundesliga season as “Red Bull Salzburg”. Because in Cup final on May 14 They even have a chance of winning the title. Even if it’s in the new one Sport-Club-Stadium in Vienna goes against the dominant Austrians, who are still unbeaten in the league this season.

Focus on development

But the team doesn’t put any pressure on themselves. “We are a very young team,” says Orkic, who doesn’t want to announce any big goals – such as an international starting place. Champions and runners-up play Champions League qualificationthe third-place finishers have one Fixplatz im Europa Cupin which Austria played this year.

Even though Orkic would of course find it “cool” to play internationally, she says: “We don’t focus on that, but always look from game to game. We want to stay true to our line, development is clearly our priority.”

Captain Orkic sees the fact that they made it into the top 4 in the first year in the new uniforms – familiar from men’s football – as “confirmation of our work”. The powerful big club in the background is a big game changer. “We have felt more attention and a greater media presence since we started playing as Red Bull Salzburg.” A lot has changed, says 20-year-old Orkic, who has been with the club for five years. “We have many more options, everything has developed further: the amount of training, medical care, athletic training, etc.”

Duel with Sturm

On Saturday Lucia Orkic and her team start in the championship group Duel against Sturm Graz. “The mood in the team is very positive at the moment, we stick together really well and push each other every day in training. Now we’re looking forward to everything that comes next.”