Portugal women's national football team

Portugal
Nickname(s)A Selecção das Quinas[1]
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFrancisco Neto
CaptainCláudia Neto
Most capsCarla Couto (145)
Top scorerEdite Fernandes (39)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 29 (25 March 2022)[2]
Highest29 (April 2021)
Lowest47 (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
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup 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.

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
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
  • S. Mewis 76'
 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
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
25 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Portugal  4–0  Israel Faro
 Report Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

2022
16 February 2022 Algarve Cup Norway  0–2  Portugal Lagos, Portugal
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
20 February 2022 Algarve Cup Portugal  0–4  Sweden Algarve, Portugal
 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
23 February 2022 Algarve Cup Portugal  0–2  Norway Algarve, Portugal
 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
9 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Portugal  v   Switzerland Leigh, England
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
13 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Netherlands  v  Portugal Leigh, England
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
17 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Sweden  v  Portugal Leigh, England
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Francisco Neto

Manager history

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.[4]
  • Caps and goals accurate up to 27 October 2020.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Inês Pereira (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 21 0 Servette
12 1GK Patrícia Morais (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 56 0 Sporting CP
22 1GK Rute Costa (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 2 0 Famalicão
2 2DF Mónica Mendes (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 51 2 Sporting CP
4 2DF Sílvia Rebelo (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 101 1 Benfica
5 2DF Joana Marchão (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 5 0 Sporting CP
9 2DF Ana Borges (1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 125 9 Sporting CP
15 2DF Carole Costa (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 120 10 Benfica
19 2DF Diana Gomes (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 5 0 Braga
2DF Alícia Correia (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 1 0 Sporting CP
2DF Ana Seiça (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 0 0 Benfica
3 3MF Catarina Amado (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 0 0 Benfica
6 3MF Andreia Jacinto (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 3 0 Sporting CP
7 3MF Cláudia Neto (C) (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 131 19 Fiorentina
8 3MF Andreia Norton (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 37 4 Braga
11 3MF Tatiana Pinto (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 38 1 Sporting CP
13 3MF Fátima Pinto (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 42 1 Sporting CP
14 3MF Dolores Silva (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 117 12 Braga
17 3MF Vanessa Marques (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 61 7 Ferencváros
20 3MF Ana Capeta (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 12 1 Sporting CP
21 3MF Kika Nazareth (2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 1 0 Benfica
3MF Andreia Faria (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 5 0 Benfica
10 4FW Jéssica Silva (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 64 7 Benfica
16 4FW Diana Silva (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 58 13 Aston Villa
18 4FW Carolina Mendes (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 91 19 Sporting CP
23 4FW Telma Encarnação (2001-10-11) 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

Previous squads

Records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
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
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
2022 Qualified[!] 10 6 2 2 10 3
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
  1. ^
    Portugal originally failed to qualify as a play-off loser, but Russia (the original play-off winner) has been removed and banned from FIFA and UEFA International matches after invading Ukraine (28th February 2022). On 2 May 2022, Portugal was declared as the replacement.

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."[6]

Algarve Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
19945th/6310228
19958th/84004114
19967th/84103410
19978th/8401308
19988th/8401338
19997th/84112210
20008th/84004117
20018th/84004311
200211th/124103610
200310th/12412155
200410th/12420274
200511th/12410359
200611th/11200207
200712th/12402227
200810th/12421165
20098th/12431063
201010th/12421174
20119th/12422063
201210th/12420263
201311th/12411236
201412th/12410359
201511th/12402259
20168th/8400428
201712th/12401309
20183rd/12431062
201912th/12310248
20208th/8300315
2021Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
20224th/5310226
Total–10626185297204

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino
Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino record
Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
2012Fourth place4th411216
Total1/10 titles411216

References
  1. 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.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "Convocadas Para Finlandia E Escocia" (in Portuguese). Federacao Portuguesa De Futebol. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
  6. "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. "Setbacks before the Olympics – Algarve cup canceled". Tellerreport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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