Portugal women's national football team
Nickname(s) | A Selecção das Quinas[1] | ||
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Association | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Francisco Neto | ||
Captain | Cláudia Neto | ||
Most caps | Carla Couto (145) | ||
Top scorer | Edite Fernandes (39) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 29 1 (10 December 2021)[2] | ||
Highest | 29 (April 2021) | ||
Lowest | 47 (March 2007) | ||
First international | |||
France 0–0 Portugal (Le Mans, France; 24 October 1981) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Armenia 0–8 Portugal (Yerevan, Armenia; 17 September 2011) Portugal 8–0 Moldova (Setúbal, Portugal; 24 November 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Germany 13–0 Portugal (Reutlingen, Germany; 15 November 2003) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2017) |
The Portugal women's national football team represents Portugal in international women's football competition. The team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.
History[]
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Team image[]
Nicknames[]
The Portugal women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "A Selecção das Quinas".[3]
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
2021[]
19 February Euro 2022 qualifying | Finland | 1–0 | Portugal | Helsinki, Finland |
17:15 (18:15 EET) |
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Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
23 February Euro 2022 qualifying | Scotland | 0–2 | Portugal | Larnaca, Cyprus |
16:10 (17:10 EET) | Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium[4] Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
9 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs | Portugal | 0–1 | Russia | Lisbon, Portugal |
19:30 | Report (UEFA) |
Korovkina 51' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
13 April UEFA Women's Euro Play-Offs | Russia | 0–0 | Portugal | Moscow, Russia |
17:00 | Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Sapsan Arena Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
10 June Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Portugal | Houston, Texas, United States |
2:30 |
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Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 9,951 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
13 June Friendly | Portugal | 3–3 | Nigeria | Houston, Texas, United States |
1:15 |
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Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 4,424 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
16 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Turkey | 1–1 | Portugal | Alanya, Turkey |
19:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Referee: Maika Vanderstiche (France) |
19 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Israel | 0–4 | Portugal | Rishon LeZion, Israel |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Haberfeld Stadium Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy) |
21 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Portugal | 2–1 | Serbia | Setúbal |
Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
26 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Bulgaria | 0–5 | Portugal | Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv |
17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report | Referee: (Romania) |
25 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Portugal | 4–0 | Israel | Faro |
Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: (Croatia) |
30 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Portugal | 1–3 | Germany | Faro |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
2022[]
Coaching staff[]
Current coaching staff[]
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Francisco Neto |
Manager history[]
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- Francisco Neto (2014–)
Players[]
Caps and goals may be incorrect.
Current squad[]
- The following players were called up to play against Finland and Scotland on 19 and 23 February 2021 respectively.[5]
- Caps and goals accurate up to 27 October 2020.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Inês Pereira | 26 May 1999 | 21 | 0 | Servette |
12 | GK | Patrícia Morais | 17 June 1992 | 56 | 0 | Sporting CP |
22 | GK | Rute Costa | 1 June 1994 | 2 | 0 | Famalicão |
2 | DF | Mónica Mendes | 16 June 1993 | 51 | 2 | Sporting CP |
4 | DF | Sílvia Rebelo | 20 May 1989 | 101 | 1 | Benfica |
5 | DF | Joana Marchão | 24 October 1996 | 5 | 0 | Sporting CP |
9 | DF | Ana Borges | 15 June 1990 | 125 | 9 | Sporting CP |
15 | DF | Carole Costa | 3 May 1990 | 120 | 10 | Benfica |
19 | DF | Diana Gomes | 26 July 1998 | 5 | 0 | Braga |
DF | Alícia Correia | 29 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
DF | Ana Seiça | 25 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
3 | MF | Catarina Amado | 21 July 1999 | 0 | 0 | Benfica |
6 | MF | Andreia Jacinto | 8 June 2002 | 3 | 0 | Sporting CP |
7 | MF | Cláudia Neto (C) | 18 April 1988 | 131 | 19 | Fiorentina |
8 | MF | Andreia Norton | 15 August 1996 | 37 | 4 | Braga |
11 | MF | Tatiana Pinto | 28 March 1994 | 38 | 1 | Sporting CP |
13 | MF | Fátima Pinto | 16 January 1996 | 42 | 1 | Sporting CP |
14 | MF | Dolores Silva | 7 August 1991 | 117 | 12 | Braga |
17 | MF | Vanessa Marques | 12 April 1996 | 61 | 7 | |
20 | MF | Ana Capeta | 22 December 1997 | 12 | 1 | Sporting CP |
21 | MF | Kika Nazareth | 17 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | Benfica |
MF | Andreia Faria | 19 April 2000 | 5 | 0 | Benfica | |
10 | FW | Jéssica Silva | 11 December 1994 | 64 | 7 | Lyon |
16 | FW | Diana Silva | 4 June 1995 | 58 | 13 | Aston Villa |
18 | FW | Carolina Mendes | 27 November 1987 | 91 | 19 | Sporting CP |
23 | FW | Telma Encarnação | 11 October 2001 | 4 | 0 | Marítimo |
Recent call-ups[]
- The following players were named to a Portugal squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Previous squads[]
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Records[]
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players[]
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Top goalscorers[]
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Competitive record[]
FIFA Women's World Cup[]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not qualify | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | |||||||||||||
1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
1999 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |||||||||
2007 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | |||||||||
2011 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
2015 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||
2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
2023 | To be determined | To be determined |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Women's Championship[]
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1984 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1989 | |||||||||||||||
1991 | |||||||||||||||
1993 | |||||||||||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
1997 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||
2001 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
2005 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 42 | |||||||||
2009 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||
2013 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||
2017 | Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Algarve Cup[]
The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."[7]
Algarve Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1994 | 5th/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1995 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
1996 | 7th/8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
1997 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
1998 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
1999 | 7th/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
2000 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
2001 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
2002 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
2003 | 10th/12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
2004 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
2005 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
2006 | 11th/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
2007 | 12th/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2008 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
2009 | 8th/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
2010 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
2011 | 9th/12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
2012 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
2013 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
2014 | 12th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
2015 | 11th/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
2016 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
2017 | 12th/12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
2018 | 3rd/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
2019 | 12th/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
2020 | 8th/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
2021 | Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | |||||||
Total | - | 103 | 25 | 17 | 61 | 95 | 198 |
References[]
- ^ Selecção das Quinas refers to the five shields ("Team of the Escutcheons") or the five dots inside them ("Team of the Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugal for symbolism associated with these bezants.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Selecção das Quinas refers to the five shields ("Team of the Escutcheons") or the five dots inside them ("Team of the Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugal for symbolism associated with these bezants.
- ^ "SWNT'S fixture against Portugal to be played in Cyprus". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
- ^ "Convocadas Para Finlandia E Escocia" (in Portuguese). Federacao Portuguesa De Futebol. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
- ^ "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Setbacks before the Olympics – Algarve cup canceled". Tellerreport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
External links[]
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- FIFA profile
- Portugal women's national football team
- European women's national association football teams
- Women's football in Portugal