The sport is governed by the American Football Federation Austria (AFBÖ).

In 2024, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranked the Austrian women's team 4th worldwide.

[3] The Austrian women's team has received four medals at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship.

[4] Austria won the bronze medal game at the 2010 Championship with a score of 33–20.

[3] During The World Games that year, the team was defeated by Panama for the bronze medal.