# Austrian Football Association leadership changes > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/austrian-football-association-leadership-changes > Updated: 2026-09-20T04:00:00.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) dismissed sports director Peter Schöttel following a supervisory board meeting in Vienna. The association cited “different views regarding the future strategic direction and design of the position” as the reason for the dismissal. Schöttel’s tenure, which began in 2017, included Austria’s return to the World Cup and progress in the European Championships, but recent reports indicated that major sporting decisions had increasingly moved outside of his direct control since the 2022 appointment of head coach Ralf Rangnick. Following the departure, the ÖFB has begun searching for a successor. Supervisory board chairman Josef Pröll stated that candidates must present clear concepts for grassroots football development and will be expected to work on equal footing with coach Ralf Rangnick. While Pröll denied that Rangnick was involved in the decision to dismiss Schöttel, observers noted that the professional relationship between the two had reportedly been strained. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-20: Austrian Football Association seeks new sports director The Austrian Football Association is searching for a new sports director to succeed Peter Schöttel, seeking a candidate to work closely with national team coach Ralf Rangnick. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/austrian-football-association-seeks-new-sports-director ### 2026-09-11: ÖFB dismisses sports director Peter Schöttel The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) has dismissed sports director Peter Schöttel due to differing views on the organization's future strategic direction. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fb-dismisses-sports-director-peter-schttel --- Cite as: Austrian Football Association leadership changes. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/austrian-football-association-leadership-changes