[2] The national team was formed after the establishment of the Austrian Badminton Association in August 1957.

The team lost 5–0 to Scotland, but won 5–0 against Zambia and Switzerland to finish as group runner-up.

[8][9] The mixed team first competed in the 1962 Helvetia Cup and won against Belgium and Switzerland to finish third in the round robin tournament.

[3] Austria then went on to compete in the 1972 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In 1990, the Austrian team strived and were crowned champions for the first time at the 1990 Helvetia Cup.

[3] In the 1993 Sudirman Cup, Austria shown improvement after topping their group and finishing in 19th place.