Paraguay women's national football team

Paraguay
Nickname(s)	Las Guaraníes/La Albirroja
Association	Paraguayan Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Marcello Frigerio
Captain	Veronica Riveros
Home stadium	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code	PAR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	50 (10 December 2021)
Highest	47 (December 2018)
Lowest	131 (December 2012)
First international
	Paraguay 3–2 Uruguay ; (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
	Bolivia 2–10 Paraguay ; (Cuenca, Ecuador; 18 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
	United States 9–0 Paraguay ; (Cleveland, Ohio, United States; 16 September 2021)
Sudamericano Femenino
Appearances	5 (first in 1998)
Best result	4th place (2006)

The Paraguay women's national football team represents Paraguay in international women's football and is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). La Albirroja has never reached the World Cup finals, but has finished fourth in the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino, the only time they were not eliminated in the Group Stage. Most of Paraguay's matches are Competitions rather than friendlies.

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The Paraguay women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Guaraníes" or "La Albirroja".

Home stadium[]

The Paraguay play their home matches on the Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

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 Void or Postponed Fixture

2021[]

8 April Friendly	Japan	7–0	Paraguay	Sendai, Japan
16:30 UTC+9	Minami 6' Iwabuchi 26', 63' 36' (o.g.) Sugasawa 52' Momiki 90+2' Tanaka 90+3'	Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

10 June Friendly	Paraguay	Cancelled	Colombia	Asunción, Paraguay
		Cancellation (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

12 June Friendly	Paraguay	Cancelled	Colombia	Asunción, Paraguay
		Cancellation (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

14 June Friendly	Paraguay	Cancelled	Colombia	Asunción, Paraguay
		Cancellation (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

16 September Friendly	United States	9–0	Paraguay	Cleveland, Ohio
19:30 ET	Lloyd 3', 6', 34', 38', 61' Sullivan 25', 49' Williams 30' Heath 86'			Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

21 September Friendly	United States	8–0	Paraguay	Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET	Lavelle 4' Smith 6' Morgan 8', 14', 53' Macario 15', 82' Lloyd 78'			Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,515 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

27 November Friendly	Paraguay	1–1	Peru	Asunción, Paraguay
	Chamorro 50'		60'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

30 November Friendly	Paraguay	4–2	Peru	San Lorenzo, Paraguay
	Martínez 40', 45' Pico 75' 84'		Canales 13' Dorador 72'	Stadium: Estadio Gunther Vogel

2022[]

19 February Friendly	Paraguay	1–1	Uruguay	San Lorenzo, Paraguay
20:00	Martínez 64'		Pizarro 34'	Stadium: Estadio Gunther Vogel Referee: Angelina Rodas (Paraguay)

22 February Friendly

Paraguay

2–0

Uruguay

July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina	Paraguay	v	TBD	TBD
		Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina	Paraguay	v	TBD	TBD
		Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina	Paraguay	v	TBD	TBD
		Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: TBD

July 2022 (2022-07) Copa América Femenina	Paraguay	v	TBD	TBD
		Report (CONMEBOL)		Stadium: TBD

Paraguay Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position	Name	Start date
Head coach	Marcello Frigério	2021

Manager history[]

(2003)
(2006)
(2006)
(2010)
(2014)
(2018)
(2019–2021)
Marcello Frigério (2021–)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for two friendly matches against Uruguay on 19 and 22 February 2022.^[2]

Caps noted are current as of 8 April 2021, after match against Japan, per above sources.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK		(1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 27)			San Lorenzo
1GK	Cristina Recalde	(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 27)

2DF	Daysy Bareiro	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 21)
2DF	Lorena Alonso	(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 23)			Millonarios
2DF	Limpia Fretes	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 21)			Libertad/Limpeño
2DF	María Martínez	(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 22)			Libertad/Limpeño
2DF	Deisy Ojeda	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 22)			Ramat HaSharon
2DF	Verónica Riveros	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 34)			São José

3MF	Damia Cortaza	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 28)	10	1	Libertad/Limpeño
3MF	Soledad Garay	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 25)	2	0	Cerro Porteño
3MF	Fabiola Sandoval	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 22)			Avaí
3MF	Fany Gauto	(1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 29)			Ferroviária
3MF	Fanny Godoy (captain)	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 24)	49
3MF		(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 20)			Avaí
3MF	Rosa Miño	(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 22)			Atlético Ouriense

4FW		(1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 22)			Olimpia
4FW		(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 22)			Olimpia
4FW	Lice Chamorro	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 23)			Alavés
4FW	Jessica Martínez	(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 21)			Sevilla
4FW		(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 26)			Cerro Porteño

Recent call-ups[]

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Isabel Ortiz	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Sampdoria	v. Japan, 8 April 2021
GK	Gloria Saleb	(1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 30)	2	0	Cerro Porteño	v. Japan, 8 April 2021

DF					Sol de América	v. United States, 21 September 2021
DF					Libertad/Limpeño	v. United States, 21 September 2021
DF	Tania Riso	(1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 28)			Deportivo Capiatá	v. United States, 21 September 2021
DF	Laurie Cristaldo	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 24)	6	1	Libertad/Limpeño	v. Japan, 8 April 2021
DF	Sady Salinas	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 27)	2	0	Deportivo Capiatá	v. Japan, 8 April 2021

MF		(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 20)				v. United States, 21 September 2021
MF					Cerro Porteño	v. United States, 21 September 2021
MF	Dahiana Bogarín	(2000-11-13) 13 November 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	v. Japan, 8 April 2021
MF	Marta Agüero	(1991-11-09) 9 November 1991 (age 30)	1	0	Cerro Porteño	v. Japan, 8 April 2021
MF		(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 21)	0	0	12 de Octubre	v. Japan, 8 April 2021

FW	Ramona Martínez	(1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 25)			Deportivo Capiatá	v. United States, 21 September 2021
FW	Liz Peña	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 26)			Deportivo Capiatá	v. United States, 21 September 2021
FW	Mirta Pico	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 28)			Sol de América	v. United States, 21 September 2021
FW	Gloria Villamayor	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 29)	11	1	AEM	v. Japan, 8 April 2021
FW	Laura Romero	(1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 31)	2	0	San Lorenzo	v. Japan, 8 April 2021
FW		(1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 34)	1	0	Libertad/Limpeño	v. Japan, 8 April 2021

Records[]

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players[]

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers[]

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina[]

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1998	Group stage	4	2	0	2	6	10
2003	Group stage	2	1	0	1	3	4
2006	Fourth place	7	3	1	3	13	16
2010	Group stage	4	2	0	2	8	6
2014	Group stage	4	2	0	2	14	9
2018	Group stage	4	2	1	1	7	7
2022	To be determined
Total	7/9	25	12	2	11	51	52

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Did not enter
2003	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	4	0	1	3	4	18
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	5	6
Total	2/6	9	2	2	5	9	24

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Convocadas para la Absoluta Femenina". Paraguayan Football Federation (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

External links[]

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[2] "Convocadas para la Absoluta Femenina". Paraguayan Football Federation (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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Paraguay women's national football team

Contents

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

Home stadium[]

Results and fixtures[]

2021[]

2022[]

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Manager history[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Recent call-ups[]

Records[]

Most capped players[]

Top goalscorers[]

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Olympic Games[]

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina[]

Pan American Games[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

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