Wales women's national football team

Wales
Association	Football Association of Wales
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gemma Grainger
Captain	Sophie Ingle
Most caps	Jess Fishlock (119)
Top scorer	Helen Ward (43)
FIFA code	WAL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	34 (20 August 2021)
Highest	29 (June–September 2018)
Lowest	57 (May 2006)
First international
	Wales 2–3 Republic of Ireland; (Llanelli, Wales; May 13, 1973)
Biggest win
	Wales 15–0 Azerbaijan ; (Newtown, Powys, Wales; August 21, 2010)
Biggest defeat
	Germany 12–0 Wales; (Bielefeld, Germany, 31 March 1994); Wales 0–12 Germany; (Swansea, Wales, 5 May 1994)

The Wales women's national football team represents Wales in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 31st in the world^[3] and 20th in Europe.^[2] The team is run by the Football Association of Wales.

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[]

22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Norway	1–0	Wales	showOslo, Norway
18:00	Reiten 29'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Petra Pavlíková (Slovakia)

22 October 2020 (2020-10-22)^{[note 1]} UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Wales	4–0	Faroe Islands	showNewport
20:05 (19:05 BST)	Ward 34' Harding 58', 61' Woodham 67'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27)^{[note 1]} UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Wales	0–1	Norway	showNewport
		Report	Maanum 61'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)

1 December^{[note 1]} UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Wales	3–0	Belarus	showNewport
20:10 (19:10 GMT)	Harding 15' Rowe 34' Fishlock 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

2021[]

9 April 2021 Friendly	Wales	0–3	Canada	showCardiff
18:00		Report	Rose 25' Évelyne Viens 59' Fleming 63'	Stadium: Leckwith Stadium Referee: Kirsty Dowle

13 April 2021 Friendly	Wales	1–1	Denmark	showCardiff
19:15	Fishlock 60'	Report	Harder 24'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)

15 June 2021 Friendly	Wales	0–1	Scotland	showLlanelli
19:15 UTC+1		Report	Cuthbert 59'	Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Louise Thomson (England)

17 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Wales	6–0	Kazakhstan	showLlanelli, Wales
20:15 (19:15 BST)	K. Green 17', 71' Harding 30' Rowe 54' Evans 90+1' Holland 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

As of 24 May 2021.^[4]

Position	Name
Manager	Gemma Grainger
Assistant coach	Loren Dykes
Assistant coach	Richard Thomas
Goalkeeper coach	Jen Herst
Head of physical performance	Luke Taylor

Manager history[]

Sue Lopez (1995–1996)
(1996–2000)^[5]^[6]
Sian Williams (2000–2003)
(2003–2007)
Adrian Tucker (2007–2010)^[7]
Jarmo Matikainen (2010–2014)^[8]^[9]
Jayne Ludlow (2014–2021)^[10]^[11]
Gemma Grainger (2021–)^[12]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 26 players were named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Estonia on 17 and 21 September 2021, respectively.^[13]
Caps and goals updated as of the game against Norway on 27 October 2020.^{[citation needed]}

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Laura O'Sullivan	(1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 30)	35	0	Cardiff City Ladies
1GK		(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Coventry United
1GK		(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Plymouth Argyle

2DF	Sophie Ingle (captain)	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 30)	104	2	Chelsea
2DF	Hayley Ladd	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 27)	62	2	Manchester United
2DF	Rhiannon Roberts	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990 (age 31)	29	1	Liverpool
2DF	Gemma Evans	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 25)	24	0	Reading
2DF	Ffion Morgan	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 21)	10	0	Bristol City
2DF	Lily Woodham	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 21)	2	1	Reading
2DF	Esther Morgan	(2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur

3MF	Jess Fishlock	(1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 34)	119	30	OL Reign
3MF	Angharad James	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 27)	85	3	North Carolina Courage
3MF	Charlie Estcourt	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 23)	29	3	Coventry United
3MF	Megan Wynne	(1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 28)	14	1	Charlton Athletic
3MF	Josie Green	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 28)	11	0	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Ceri Holland	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 23)	2	0	Liverpool
3MF	Anna Filbey	(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 21)	1	0	Charlton Athletic
3MF	Carrie Jones	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 18)	1	0	Manchester United
3MF		(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 28)	0	0	Liverpool
3MF		(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 20)	0	0	Manchester United

4FW	Helen Ward	(1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 35)	89	43	Watford
4FW	Natasha Harding (vice-captain)	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 32)	86	19	Reading
4FW	Kayleigh Green	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 33)	49	11	Brighton & Hove Albion
4FW	Rachel Rowe	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 29)	30	0	Reading
4FW	Elise Hughes	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 20)	8	0	Charlton Athletic
4FW	Hannah Cain	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Leicester City

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for a Wales squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Claire Skinner	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 24)	7	0	Swansea City	Training camp, 15–20 February 2021

DF	Bethan Roberts	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Reading	v. Scotland, 15 June 2021
DF		(1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 21)	0	0	Southampton	v. Belarus, 1 December 2020

MF	Kylie Nolan	(1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 23)	12	0	Cardiff City Ladies	v. Denmark, 13 April 2021
MF		(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Faroe Islands, 22 October 2020 ^PRE
MF		(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Faroe Islands, 22 October 2020 ^PRE
MF		(2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Arsenal	v. Faroe Islands, 22 October 2020 ^PRE

FW		(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Cardiff City Ladies	v. Scotland, 15 June 2021
FW	Nadia Lawrence	(1989-11-29) 29 November 1989 (age 31)	42	3	Cardiff City Ladies	Training camp, 15–20 February 2021

Notes:

INJ = Withdrew due to injury
PRE = Preliminary squad

Captains[]

Jayne Ludlow (–2012)
Jess Fishlock (2012–2015)^[14]
Sophie Ingle (2015–)

Records[]

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players[]

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps
1	Jess Fishlock	2006–	120
2	Loren Dykes	2007–2021^[15]	105
3	Sophie Ingle	2009–	102

Top goalscorers[]

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Helen Ward	2008–	43	89

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	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Unofficial competitions:
- 1979 : Group Stage^[16]
European Competition for Women's Football:
- 1984 : Did not enter^[17]
- 1987 : Did not enter^[18]
- 1989 : Did not enter^[19]
UEFA Women's Championship:
- 1991 : Did not enter^[20]
- 1993 : Did not enter^[21]
- 1995 : Did not qualify^[22]
- 1997 : Class B (Could not qualify)^[23]
- 2001 : Class B (Could not qualify)^[24]
- 2005 : Withdrew^[25]
- 2009 : Second qualification round^[26]
- 2013 : Did not qualify
- 2017 : Did not qualify
- 2022 : Did not qualify

Algarve Cup[]

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994 to 2001	did not enter
2002	12th	4	1	0	3	1	9
2003	12th	4	0	2	2	4	8
2004	10th	4	2	0	2	6	8
2005 to 2008	did not enter
2009	12th	4	1	0	3	8	6
2010	did not enter
2011	8th	4	2	0	2	6	7
2012	8th	4	2	1	1	3	4
2013	12th	4	1	2	1	3	4
2014 to 2018	did not enter
Total	7/25	28	9	5	14	31	47

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. These matches were subsequently rescheduled to be played between October and December 2020.

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Wales". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
^ "GRAINGER CONFIRMS COACHING STAFF". FA Wales. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "North Wales women's football greats: No 3 - Ceryl Tindall-Jones". February 8, 2021.
^ "Internationale wedstrijden - KBVB". static.belgianfootball.be.
^ "Keeper coach Tucker joins Swans". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009.
^ Leighton, Tony (4 October 2010). "New Wales coach Jarmo Matikainen sets sights on Euro 2013 qualification". The Guardian.
^ "Wales Women lose manager Jarmo Matikainen". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "National Women's Teams Manager - Jayne Ludow". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2014.
^ "Jayne Ludlow: Wales manager leaves role". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021.
^ "Gemma Grainger: Wales appoint new manager to succeed Jayne Ludlow". BBC Sport. 19 March 2021.
^ https://www.faw.cymru/en/news/cymru-squad-announced-face-kazakhstan-and-estonia/
^ Pitman, Mark (20 February 2015). "Ingle ready to lead Wales". UEFA. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "LOREN DYKES RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL". FA Wales. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Erik Garvin. "Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1982–1984". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1985–1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1987–1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1987–1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1991–93". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1993–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Bernd Timmermann. "European Women Championship 1995–97". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Bernd Timmermann. "European Women Championship 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Sébastien Duret; Todd Roman; Lars Aarhus; Sturmius Burkert. "European Women Championship 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Todd Roman. "European Women Championship 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

External links[]

[COVID-19-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. These matches were subsequently rescheduled to be played between October and December 2020.

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

[fifatwo-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Wales". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[fifaone-3] "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[5] "GRAINGER CONFIRMS COACHING STAFF". FA Wales. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[6] "North Wales women's football greats: No 3 - Ceryl Tindall-Jones". February 8, 2021.

[7] "Internationale wedstrijden - KBVB". static.belgianfootball.be.

[8] "Keeper coach Tucker joins Swans". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009.

[9] Leighton, Tony (4 October 2010). "New Wales coach Jarmo Matikainen sets sights on Euro 2013 qualification". The Guardian.

[10] "Wales Women lose manager Jarmo Matikainen". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[11] "National Women's Teams Manager - Jayne Ludow". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2014.

[12] "Jayne Ludlow: Wales manager leaves role". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021.

[13] "Gemma Grainger: Wales appoint new manager to succeed Jayne Ludlow". BBC Sport. 19 March 2021.

[14] ttps://www.faw.cymru/en/news/cymru-squad-announced-face-kazakhstan-and-estonia/

[ingle_cap-15] Pitman, Mark (20 February 2015). "Ingle ready to lead Wales". UEFA. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[16] "LOREN DYKES RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL". FA Wales. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[17] Erik Garvin. "Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[18] Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1982–1984". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[19] Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1985–1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[20] Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1987–1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[eu91-21] Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1987–1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[22] Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1991–93". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[eu95-23] Erik Garvin. "European Women Championship 1993–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[24] Bernd Timmermann. "European Women Championship 1995–97". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[25] Bernd Timmermann. "European Women Championship 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[26] Sébastien Duret; Todd Roman; Lars Aarhus; Sturmius Burkert. "European Women Championship 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[27] Todd Roman. "European Women Championship 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

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General	Football Association of Wales History 1876–1976 1977–present Managers Welsh Football Trust Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre
Venues	Home venues Cardiff City Stadium Aberdare Athletic Ground Anfield Liberty Stadium Millennium Stadium Ninian Park Old Racecourse Ground Parc y Scarlets Penrhyn Park Racecourse Ground St. Helen's The Arms Park The National Stadium The Oval Vetch Field
Statistics	Results and fixtures Records European Championship record World Cup record Hat-tricks
Results	1876–1899 1900–1914 1920–1939 1946–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Unofficial matches Matches v Home Nations
Players	Alphabetical 25+ caps World Cup & Euro Championship squads Born outside Wales Other categories
Goals	Gareth Bale Ian Rush
World Cup	1958
European Championship	2016 2020
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Notable matches	First international match (Scotland v Wales) (1876) 1958 World Cup play-off (1958) 1986 World Cup qualifier (death of Jock Stein) (1985)
Culture	The Barry Horns When Pelé Broke Our Hearts "Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)"
Other FAW teams	Men Amateur (defunct) Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-17 Semi-Pro Women Under-17

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