Portugal women's national football team
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Nickname(s) | A Selecção das Quinas[1] As Navegadoras | ||
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Association | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Francisco Neto | ||
Captain | Dolores Silva | ||
Most caps | Ana Borges (164) | ||
Top scorer | Edite Fernandes (39) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 21 ![]() | ||
Highest | 19 (August 2023) | ||
Lowest | 47 (March 2007; October 2007 – March 2008) | ||
First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Yerevan, Armenia; 17 September 2011) ![]() ![]() (Setúbal, Portugal; 24 November 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2017, 2022) |
The Portugal women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol Feminino) 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
The Portuguese women's team historically was one of the weakest in Western Europe since its formation. In recent years however the team has made major strides, qualifying for the newly expanded UEFA Women's Euro 2017, marking the team's first appearance in a major tournament. Despite ultimately finishing last in their group, the team put in a respectable performance, picking up a win in their second match against a Scottish side which had been favored to beat them, and only losing to England by one goal.
After finishing a distant third in their
Portugal qualified for their first World Cup[4] at the 2023 edition after beating Cameroon 2–1 at the International Playoff Final. They were placed in group E, with the United States, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. They finished third in the group stage, winning against Vietnam, drawing with the USA, and losing to the Netherlands, and we're eliminated from the competition.
Team image
Nicknames
The Portugal women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "A Selecção das Quinas".[5]
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
2023
1 July Friendly | England ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Milton Keynes, England |
15:15 | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 26.227 |
7 July Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Porto, Portugal |
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Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 20.123 |
23 July World Cup GS | Netherlands ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dunedin, New Zealand |
19:30 UTC+12 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 11,991 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
27 July World Cup GS | Portugal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Hamilton, New Zealand |
19:30 UTC+12 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 6,645 Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) |
1 August World Cup GS | Portugal ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 40,958 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | France ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Valenciennes, France |
21:10 | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 18.377 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Portugal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Barcelos, Portugal |
19:15 (18:15 WEST) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 6.132 Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | Austria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Altach, Austria |
18:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy) |
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | Portugal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal |
18:15 WET (19:15 CET) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Attendance: 3,598 |
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Norway ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Oslo, Norway |
19:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
5 December UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
2024
21 February UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 2.000 |
27 February UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: no data |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Leiria |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali |
Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Leiria |
21:45 (20:45 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
4 June Lurgan | ||||
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | v | ![]() | Zenica |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal ![]() | v | ![]() | Leiria |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Manager history
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Francisco Neto (2014–)
Players
Caps and goals may be incorrect.
Current squad
- The following 23 players are named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Northern Ireland on 31 May and 3 June 2024 respectively.[6]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 September 2023, after the match against Norway
Recent call-ups
- The following players were named to a Portugal squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Rute Costa | 1 June 1994 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Bárbara Santos | ![]() |
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DF | Mariana Azevedo | 27 September 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Maria Miller | 12 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Carole Costa | 3 May 1990 | 160 | 20 | ![]() |
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DF | Bruna Lourenço | 10 April 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Sílvia Rebelo | 20 May 1989 | 124 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Ágata Filipa | 19 October 1999 | ![]() |
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DF | Giovana Maia | {{{age}}} | ![]() |
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DF | Inês Maia | {{{age}}} | ![]() |
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DF | Nelly Rodrigues | {{{age}}} | ![]() |
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MF | Suzane Pires | 17 August 1992 | 28 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Vanessa Marques | 12 April 1996 | 89 | 12 | ![]() |
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MF | Fátima Pinto | 16 January 1996 | 82 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Maria Alagoa | 21 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Tatiana Pinto | 28 March 1994 | 107 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Mélissa Gomes | 27 April 1994 | ![]() |
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FW | Ana Capeta | 22 December 1997 | 29 | 6 | ![]() |
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FW | Nadia Gomes
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9 November 1996 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Bia Meio-Metro | ![]() |
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Previous squads
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Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 25 October 2023.
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 | |
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Did not enter | 1991 UEFA Women's Championship
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Did not qualify | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | |||||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | |
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 104 | 138 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
UEFA European Women's Championship
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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 | ||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 42 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |
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Group stage[!] | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
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To be determined | To be determined |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- ^ Portugal originally failed to qualify after losing to Russia in the play-offs, but Russia was banned from FIFA and UEFA International matches after invading Ukraine (28 February 2022). On 2 May, Portugal was declared as the replacement.
Olympics
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."[8]
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 |
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2022 | 4th/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Total | – | 106 | 26 | 18 | 52 | 97 | 204 |
Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino
Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino record
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Year | Result | Position | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Total | 1/1 | 0 titles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
References
- Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugalfor symbolism associated with these bezants.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Russia Women To Be Replaced By Portugal At UEFA Women's Euro 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Nowakowski, Wojciech (8 August 2023). "Morocco, Ireland, Portugal: All 8 Women's World Cup debutants and how far they made it". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugalfor symbolism associated with these bezants.
- ^ "Convocadas para os jogos com a Irlanda do Norte" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- FIFA profile