Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg
Association	Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Most caps	Jessica Birkel (40)
Top scorer	Amy Thompson (11)
FIFA code	LUX
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	122 (20 August 2021)
Highest	70 (December 2006)
Lowest	122 (April 2021)
First international
	Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia ; (Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 6–0 United Arab Emirates ; (Stegen, Luxembourg; 26 June 2016);
Biggest defeat
	Luxembourg 0–12 Poland ; (Koetschette, Luxembourg; 12 February 2014)

The Luxembourg women's national football team represents Luxembourg in international football.

Luxembourg women's national football team were founded in 2003, and played their first international game in 2006. They have been managed by Dan Santos since 2020.

History[]

The beginning[]

Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009. Luxembourg were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Luxembourg finished in second place in the group. Luxembourg failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany.

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2020[]

20 September Friendly	Luxembourg	0–3	Bulgaria	showBeggen, Luxembourg
		Report (FL) Report (SW)

2021[]

11 April Friendly	Liechtenstein	1–2	Luxembourg	showEschen, Liechtenstein
--:--	Gerner 35'	Report (LFV) Report (SW)	Estevez Garcia 46' Marques Abreu 60'	Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren Attendance: 0 Referee: (SUI)

12 June Friendly	Luxembourg	0–1	Belgium	showWeidingen, Luxembourg
11:00		Report (SW)	Blom 9'	Stadium: Stade am Petz

17 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	v	Luxembourg	show
		Report (UEFA)

21 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	England	show
		Report (UEFA)

22 October 2023 World Cup qualifying	Austria	v	Luxembourg	show
		Report (UEFA)

26 October 2023 World Cup qualifying	North Macedonia	v	Luxembourg	show
		Report (UEFA)

26 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	Latvia	v	Luxembourg	show
		Report (UEFA)

30 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	Austria	show
		Report (UEFA)

2022[]

8 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	Latvia	show
		Report (UEFA)

12 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	North Macedonia	show
		Report (UEFA)

2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	Northern Ireland	show
		Report (UEFA)

6 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	England	v	Luxembourg	show
		Report (UEFA)

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

As of 14 April 2021^[2]

Role	Name
Head coach	Dan Santos
Assistant coach	Cristina Correia
Assistant coach	Séraphin Ribeiro
Goalkeeping coach	Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach	Kevin Rutare
Team delegate	Liz Thill
Team delegate	Sylvie Vidal

Manager history[]

Romain Jean (2006–2012)
Ray Pye (2012–2017)
Samy Smaïli (2017–2020)
Dan Santos (2020–)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were named for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Northern Ireland on 17 September 2021 and England on 21 September 2021.^[3]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against Belgium on 12 June 2021.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Lena Krier	(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 27)	4	0	Bettembourg
1GK	Lucie Schlimé	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 17)	3	0	CeBra
1GK		(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 23)	0	0	UN Käerjéng 97

2DF	Jessica Berscheid	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 24)	22	0	FC Bitburg
2DF	Noémie Raths	(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 31)	14	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
2DF	Catherine Have	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 25)	9	0	Munsbach
2DF	Emma Kremer	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
2DF	Isabel Albert	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 26)	3	0	Munsbach
2DF	Jessica Becker	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 21)	2	0	Munsbach
2DF	Noémie Tiberi	(1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 30)	2	0	Progrès Niederkorn
2DF		(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Munsbach

3MF	Gabriela De Lemos	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 24)	17	4	Racing
3MF	Marta Estevez Garcia	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 24)	13	1	Munsbach
3MF	Marisa Soares Marques	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 28)	7	0	Mamer
3MF	Laura Miller	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 19)	6	0	Standard Liège
3MF	Kelly Mendes	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
3MF	Edina Kocan	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Racing
3MF		(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 18)	0	0	Bettembourg

4FW	Kimberley Dos Santos	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 23)	12	0	Racing
4FW	Anouchka Besch	(1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 21)	8	0	Bettembourg
4FW	Jill De Bruyn	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 27)	7	0	Ell
4FW	Julie Marques Abreu	(2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 17)	5	1	Standard Liège
4FW	Martine Schon	(1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 28)	3	0	Wincrange

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tamara Cardoso	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 28)	15	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020

DF	Betty Noël	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 32)	4	0	Racing	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
DF	Ashley Delgado Do Rosario	(2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 17)	2	1	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
DF	Luisa Bras	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 15)	1	0	Metz	v. Liechtenstein, 11 April 2021
DF	Sadine Correia	(1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 29)	8	0	1. FC Saarbrücken	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020

MF	Belma Sabotic	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 17)	1	0	Fola Esch	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
MF		(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
MF	Caroline Jorge	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 15)	1	0	Munsbach	v. Liechtenstein, 11 April 2021
MF	Charlotte Schmit	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 15)	1	0	Munsbach	v. Liechtenstein, 11 April 2021
MF	Alexia Magalhães	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020
MF	Lea Folgueira	(1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020
MF		(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Ell	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020

FW	Kate Thill	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 19)	6	0	Bettembourg	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
FW	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 17)	1	0	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
FW		(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 18)	0	0	Racing	v. Belgium, 12 June 2021
FW	Kim Olafsson	(1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 23)	3	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. Liechtenstein, 11 April 2021
FW	Andreia Machado	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 26)	1	0	Racing	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020
FW		(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Racing	v. Bulgaria, 20 September 2020

Records[]

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 19 June 2021.^[4]

Most capped players[]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Jessica Birkel	40	7	2006–2018
2	Rosangela Settanni	26	3	2006–2013
3	Pascale Frising	25	1	2009–2017
4	Jessica Berscheid	22	0	2014–
5	Janine Hansen	21	10	2006–2013
6	Anne Bourg	20	0	2012–2017
6	Amy Thompson	20	11	2011–2018
8	Joëlle Leuchter	19	2	2006–2013
9	Sophie Maurer	18	6	2009–2016
10	Gabriela De Lemos	17	4	2013–

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Amy Thompson	20	11	2011–2018
2	Janine Hansen	21	10	2006–2013
3	Jessica Birkel	40	7	2006–2018
4	Karen Marin	12	6	2015–2018
4	Sophie Maurer	18	6	2009–2016
6	Gabriela De Lemos	17	4	2013–
7	Rosangela Settanni	26	3	2006–2013
8	Cathy Da Silva Sousa	6	2	2018–2019
	Joëlle Leuchter	19	2	2006–2013
	Maité Machado Palma	10	2	2016–2019

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
Total	0/9	−	−	−	−	−	−	−

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship[]

UEFA Women's Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2017
2022	Did not enter
Total	0/5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Irelande du Nord - Luxembourg, match de qualification Coupe du Monde Féminine de la FIFA, Australie & Nouvelle-Zéland, 17 septembre 2021" [Women's World Cup Qualifiers Against Northern Ireland and England] (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.

External links[]

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[2] "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[3] "Irelande du Nord - Luxembourg, match de qualification Coupe du Monde Féminine de la FIFA, Australie & Nouvelle-Zéland, 17 septembre 2021" [Women's World Cup Qualifiers Against Northern Ireland and England] (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[4] "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.

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