Turkey women's national football team

Turkey
Nickname(s)Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)
AssociationTurkish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNecla Güngör
CaptainDidem Karagenç
Most capsDidem Karagenç (61)
Top scorerYağmur Uraz (22)
FIFA codeTUR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 69 4 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest54 (March 2017)
Lowest72 (December 2006)
First international
 Turkey 0–8 Romania
(Istanbul, Turkey; 8 September 1995)
Biggest win
 Turkey 9–0 Georgia
(Adana, Turkey; 23 November 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 1–12 Germany
(Istanbul, Turkey; 14 February 1999)
Turkey attacking Belarus with Bilgin Defterli on 17 September 2014.
Turkey's attack being stopped by Sara Däbritz (white/black) of Germany at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 match on 8 April 2016.

The Turkey women's national football team represents Turkey in international women's football. The team was established in 1995, and compete in the qualification for UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA qualifying of FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is the sports organizing body responsible for forming the women's teams in four age categories as the women's national A team, the women's U-19 national team, the girls' U-17 national team and the girls' U-15 national team.[2] The women's U-19 national team was formed firstly in 2001, and participate at qualifications for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The girls' U-17 national team was founded in 2006. They play in the qualifications of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Established in 2009 with the main objective to develop players for future, the girls' U-15 national team take part at the Youth Olympic Games and various tournaments.[2]

History

The first recorded international match of the Turkey women's national team was the friendly game against Romania held at Zeytinburnu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 September 1995, which ended in a 0–8 defeat for the Turkish nationals.[3] The team took part at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying round and debuted in the away match against Hungary on 4 October 1995, losing 0–6.[4]

The nationals won their first match against Georgia at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification round on 25 September 1997 after eleven losses.[5]

The biggest loss of the Turkey women's national team was against Germany with 1–12 in a friendly match on 14 February 1999.[6] The team's biggest win was with 9–0 against Georgia at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match on 23 November 2006.[7]

The women's national team were not formed in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 because the women's football in Turkey was suspended during this period.[8][9]

Turkey put up its best performance in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, as Turkey acquired an important draw over Portugal and three wins, though the team still failed to qualify at the end.

Team image

Nicknames

The Turkey women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)".

Home stadium

Turkey play their home matches on TFF Riva Facility, a facility of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for camp and training purposes of all Turkey national football teams. It is located in Riva, Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Results and fixtures

Turkey women's national team (red/black) vs Estonia (blue/black) in the friendly match at TFF Riva Facility on 7 April 2018.

The following is a list of match results in the last international official tournament, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2021

14 June 2021 (2021-06-14) Friendly Turkey  3–1  Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 UTC+3
  • Uraz 23'
  • Cumert 25'
  • Karabulut 47'
Report Stadium: TFF Riva Facility
Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)
12 July 2021 (2021-07-12) Friendly Albania  1–2  Turkey Elbasan, Albania
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) Friendly Albania  1-4  Turkey Tirana, Albania
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Referee: Mirela Cemeri (Albania)
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H Turkey  1–1  Portugal Alanya, Turkey
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium
Referee: Maika Vanderstiche (France)
21 September 2021 (2021-09-21) Friendly Ukraine  1–0  Turkey Kyiv, Ukraine
19:00 UTC+3 Boychenko 12' Report Stadium: Bannikov Stadium
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H Serbia  2–0  Turkey Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
18:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Stadion Metalac
Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)
26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H Germany  8–0  Turkey Braunschweig, Germany
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)

2022

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Turkey  2–5  Serbia İzmir
--:-- 
Report Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)
7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Bulgaria  0–2  Turkey Plovdiv
--:--  Report Stadium: Plovdiv Stadium
Referee: Tanja Račić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Israel  1–0  Turkey Petah Tikva
--:--  Report Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Turkey  v  Germany TBC
--:--  Report Stadium: TBC
6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Portugal  v  Turkey TBC
--:--  Report Stadium: TBC

All-time records

As of 12 April 2022[10] The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record:

Period Pl W D L GF GA
1995–2022141481578214356

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 23 February 2022
Position Name
Head coach Necla Güngör Kıragası
Assistant coach(es) Begüm Üresin
Hilal Başkol
Goalkeeping coach Sinan Sevim
Director of football development Oğuz Çetin

Manager history

As of 12 April 2022
NamePeriodPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref
Atılay Canel2002200237-40
Hamdi Aslan2006-20102112365633+2357.1
Yücel Uyar20118125825-1712.5
Nur Mustafa Gülen2011-2012
2013-2014
Total
4
8
12
0
3
3
0
0
0
4
5
9
1
9
10
16
23
39
-15
-14
-29
0
37.5
25
Ogün Temizkanoğlu20122002113-120
Suat Okyar2014210138-550
Talat Tuncel2015-201933125165165-1436.4
Necla Güngör Kıragası2020-188282833-544.4

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Selda Akgöz (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 31 0 ALG Spor
1GK Fatma Şahin (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 23 0 Beşiktaş
1GK Ezgi Çağlar (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 13 0 Fenerbahçe

2DF Didem Karagenç (C) (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 61 3 Beşiktaş
2DF Berna Yeniçeri (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 39 0 Beşiktaş
2DF İpek Kaya (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 38 0 Stade Brestois 29
2DF Kezban Tağ (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 13 1 ALG Spor
2DF Ece Tekmen (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 7 0 ALG Spor
2DF Dilan Yeşim Taşkın (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 3 1 USV Neulengbach
2DF Ümran Özev (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 0 0 Fomget GS

3MF Ebru Topçu (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 57 16 ALG Spor
3MF Arzu Karabulut (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 39 5 Beşiktaş
3MF Emine Ecem Esen (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 29 0 ALG Spor
3MF Ece Türkoğlu (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 26 5 OD Lady Monarchs
3MF Busem Şeker (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 16 0 Konak Belediyespor
3MF Elif Keskin (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 16 0 Beşiktaş
3MF Birgül Sadıkoğlu (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 14 1 Galatasaray
3MF Büşra Kuru (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 9 1 1. FFC Niederkirchen
3MF Cansu Gürel (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 0 0 Konak Belediyespor
3MF Seda Nur İncik (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 0 0 Beşiktaş

4FW Yağmur Uraz (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 46 22 Beşiktaş
4FW Kader Hançar (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 13 3 Beşiktaş
4FW Melike Öztürk (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 9 0 Beşiktaş

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Gamze Nur Yaman (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 8 0 Galatasaray v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022
GK Kevser Gündoğdu (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 1 0 Türkiyemspor Berlin v.  Albania, 15 July 2021

DF Gülbin Hız (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 23 3 ALG Spor v.  Bulgaria, 7 April 2022
DF Medine Erkan (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 16 0 ALG Spor v.  Ukraine, 21 September 2021
DF Yaşam Göksu (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 9 0 Konak BS v.  Israel, 30 November 2021
DF Fatoş Yıldırım (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 3 0 Fomget GS v.  Israel, 30 November 2021
DF Beyza Kocatürk (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 1 0 Fatih Vatan Spor v.  Albania, 15 July 2021
DF Eda Karataş (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 1 0 ALG Spor v.  Israel, 30 November 2021
DF Meltem Karadağ (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 0 0 1. FFC Recklinghausen v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022

MF Ecem Cumert (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 20 2 ALG Spor v.  Israel, 30 November 2021
MF Derya Arhan (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 13 3 Fatih Karagümrük v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022
MF İlayda Civelek (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 12 1 ALG Spor v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022
MF Miray Cin (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 7 0 MSV Duisburg v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022
MF Cansu Nur Kaya (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 2 0 Beşiktaş v.  Serbia, 26 October 2021
MF Tuğba Karataş (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 1 0 Fatih Vatanspor v.  Bulgaria, 7 April 2022
MF Didem Dülber (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 0 0 Galatasaray v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022
MF Nur Yaren Özpolat (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 0 0 Enskede IK v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022
MF Zeynep Gamze Koçer (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 0 0 Beşiktaş v.  Serbia, 23 February 2022

FW Benan Altıntaş (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 4 1 Fomget GS v.  Germany, 26 November 2021

Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.
  • INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • COV = The player is not part of the current squad due to has been tested positive for COVID-19.

Records

Most capped players

  • Players in bold are still active.[11]

As of 12 April 2022

#NamePositionCareerCapsGoals
1Didem KaragençDF2010–present613
2Ebru TopçuFW2013–present5716
3Esra ErolDF2001–2020558
4Bilgin DefterliFW1999–20145216
5Çiğdem BelciDF2006–2020480
6Yağmur UrazFW2006–present4622
7Fatma KaraMF2009–2020455
8Melahat EryurtFW1995–20023918
Arzu KarabulutMF2011–present395
Berna YeniçeriDF2014–present390

Top goalscorers

  • Bold indicates still active players.[11]

As of 12 April 2022

#NameCareerGoalsCapsRate
1Yağmur Uraz2006–present22460.48
2Melahat Eryurt1995–200218390.46
3Bilgin Defterli1999–201416520.31
Ebru Topçu2013–present16570.28
5Seyhan Gündüz1997–200212300.4
6Reyhan Şeker2006–201210210.48
7Selen Altunkulak2017–20198120.67
Esra Erol2001–20208550.15
9Melike Pekel2017–20197260.27
10Ece Türkoğlu2016–present5260.19
Arzu Karabulut2011–present5390.13
Fatma Kara2009–20205450.11

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstGoalsResultPlaceDate
Melahat Eryurt Dinarsuspor Israel35-2 ISR, Netanya9 February 1998
Melahat Eryurt Dinarsuspor Israel38-0 ISR, Netanya11 February 1998
Yağmur Uraz Konak Belediyespor Georgia36-0 TUR, Trabzon26 February 2015
Melike Pekel FC Metz Luxembourg39-1 FAR, Tórshavn8 April 2017
Selen Altunkulak FC Metz Luxembourg39-1 FAR, Tórshavn8 April 2017

Centuriate goals

RankPlayerClubAgainstResultPlaceDate
1stNazan Bulut Gürtaşspor Hungary1–2 TUR, İstanbul9 May 1996
100thBilgin Defterli FFC Brauweiler Pulheim Macedonia4–0 GEO, Tbilisi16 May 2009
200thBenan Altıntaş Fomget Gençlik ve Spor Albania1–2 ALB, Elbasan12 July 2021

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD QGPWD*LGFGAGD
1991Did not Participate qual.Did not Participate
1995 qual.
1999Did not Qualify qual.6123615-9
2003 qual.81071027-17
2007Did not Participate qual.Did not Participate
2011Did not Qualify qual.82151023-13
2015 qual.104061231-19
2019 qual.3201133+10
2023 qual.6213718-11
Total-------- -411242558117-59
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
1996Did not Qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Total--------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD QGPWD*LGFGAGD
1984Did not Participate qual.Did not Participate
1987 qual.
1989 qual.
1991 qual.
1993 qual.
1995 qual.
1997Did not Qualify qual.6006121-20
2001 qual.62131320-7
2005Did not Participate qual.Did not Participate
2009Did not Qualify qual.3201112+9
2013 qual.10019448-44
2017 qual.8116324-21
2022 qual.10127928-19
Total-------- -43653241143-102
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA World Rankings

Last update 13 July 2021.[12]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Turkey's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played
Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
 6920212200 69 372 0

See also

References

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