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Spain women's national football team

The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spanish national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol)[3] has represented Spain in international women's football competitions since 1980. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Spain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red)[1]
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMontserrat Tomé
CaptainIrene Paredes
Most capsAlexia Putellas (115)
Top scorerJennifer Hermoso (55)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 1 Steady (15 March 2024)[2]
Highest1 (December 2023 – Present)
Lowest22 (March 2003)
First international
Unofficial
 Spain 3–3 Portugal 
(Murcia, Spain; 21 February 1971)
Official
 Spain 0–1 Portugal 
(A Guarda, Spain; 5 February 1983)
Biggest win
 Spain 17–0 Slovenia 
(Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 0–8 Sweden 
(Gandia, Spain; 2 June 1996)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2023)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultSemi-finals (1997)
Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultChampions (2024)

Spain is one of five national teams to have been crowned world champions, having qualified three times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and winning the title in 2023. They are one of only two countries, along with Germany, to have won both men's and women's World Cups. Together with their youth teams, Spain is the current world champion in all three female categories (U-17, U-20 and senior level), unprecedented in the women's game.[4]

At continental level, Spain won the first edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League in 2024, becoming the first nation to win both men's and women's competitions.[5][6] They also have qualified four times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semifinals in 1997.

History

Early years

After underground women's football clubs started appearing in Spain around 1970 one of its instigators, Rafael Muga, decided to create a national team. It was an unofficial project as football was considered an unsuitable sport for women by both the Royal Spanish Football Federation and National Movement's Women's Section, which organized women's sports in Francoist Spain. When asked about the initiative in January 1971 RFEF president José Luis Pérez Payá answered "I'm not against women's football, but I don't like it either. I don't think it's feminine from an aesthetic point of view. Women are not favored wearing shirts and shorts. Any regional dress would fit them better".[7]

One month later, on 21 February 1971, the unofficial Spanish national team, including Conchi Sánchez, who played professionally in the Italian league, made its debut in Murcia's La Condomina against Portugal, ending in a 3–3 draw. The team wasn't allowed to wear RFEF's crest and the referee couldn't wear an official uniform either. On 15 July, with a 5-days delay for transfer issues, it played its first game abroad against Italy in Turin's Stadio Comunale, suffering an 8–1 defeat. It was then invited to the 2nd edition of unofficial women's world cup (Mundialito 1981), but RFEF forbid them to take part in the competition.[8] Despite these conditions Spain was entrusted hosting the 1972 World Cup. RFEF vetoed the project, and the competition was cancelled and disbanded. The unofficial Spanish team itself broke up shortly after.

1980s: Officiality of the team

After the transition to democracy in the second half of the decade RFEF finally accepted women's football in November 1980, creating first a national cup and next a national team, which finally made its debut under coach Teodoro Nieto on 5 February 1983 in A Guarda, Pontevedra. The opponent was again Portugal, which defeated Spain 0–1. The team subsequently played 2-leg friendlies against France and Switzerland drawing with both opponents in Aranjuez and Barcelona and losing in Perpignan before it finally clinched its first victory in Zürich (0–1).[9] On 27 April 1985 it played its first official match in the 1987 European Championship's qualification, losing 1–0 against Hungary. After losing the first four matches Spain defeated Switzerland and drew with Italy to end third. The team also ended in its group's bottom positions in the subsequent 1989 and 1991 qualifiers. After the former Nieto was replaced by Ignacio Quereda, who has coached the team since 1 September 1988. Years later he would confess: There was never love or support from the Federation towards those women soccer players.

Teodoro Nieto left International Footballer Conchi Sanchez (Amancio) out of the Spanish team even though the player was the first Captain during the 70s and was winning championships in Italy.

1990s and 2000s: Growing up

The 1995 Euro qualifying marked an improvement as Spain ended 2nd, one point from England, which qualified for the final tournament. In these qualifiers Spain attained its biggest victory to date, a 17–0 over Slovenia. In the 1997 Euro qualifying it made a weaker performance, including a record 0–8 loss against Sweden in Gandia, but the European Championship was expanded to eight teams and Spain still made it to the repechage, where it defeated England on a 3–2 aggregate to qualify for the competition for the first time. In the first stage the team drew 1–1 against France, lost 0–1 against host Sweden, and beat 1–0 Russia to qualify on goal average over France to the semifinals, where it was defeated 2–1 by Italy. All three goals were scored by Ángeles Parejo.

This success was followed by a long series of unsuccessful qualifiers. In the 1999 World Cup qualifying round, Spain ended last for the first time, not winning a single game. In the 2001 Euro's qualifiers, it made it to the repechage, where it suffered a 3–10 aggregate defeat against Denmark. In the 2003 World Cup qualifying stage, it again ended last despite starting with a 6–1 win over Iceland. In the 2005 Euro's qualifiers, where a 9–1 win over Belgium was followed by a 5-game non-scoring streak, it ended 3rd behind Denmark and Norway. In the 2007 World Cup qualifying round, the team again ended 3rd behind Denmark and Finland despite earning 7 more points.

In the 2009 Euro qualifiers, Spain made its best performance since the 1995 qualifiers, narrowly missing qualification as England clinched the top position by overcoming a 2–0 in the final match's second half. Spain had to play the repechage, where it lost both games against the Netherlands. In the 2011 World Cup, Spain again ended 2nd, with no repechage, after England again overcame a half-time 2–0 in their second confrontation.[10]

2010s: First World Cups

Spain finally achieved a place in the final stage of a European Championship, having qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 after beating Scotland in the qualifiers playoff.[11] In the group stage, a win over England and a draw against Russia was enough to qualify for the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by Norway.

Two years later, Spain qualified for the first time ever to a World Cup, winning nine of its ten matches of the qualifying round. In the group stage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, however, their campaign ended up being a disaster. Spain managed only a 1–1 draw into the weakest team in the group, Costa Rica, before losing 0–1 to Brazil. In their last match with South Korea, they lost 1–2 after an initial lead, becoming the worst European team in the tournament. After the World Cup, the 23 players on the roster issued a collective statement for the end of Ignacio Quereda's reign as head coach.[12] Later that summer, Quereda stepped down and was replaced by Jorge Vilda, who had previously coached the U-19 team and was on the shortlist for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year.[13][14]Spain qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 by winning all its matches and finishing 11 points ahead of the second-placed team.In 2017 the national team participated for the first time in the Algarve Cup winning the tournament.[15]However, its performance in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 was very disappointing: only one match won (against Portugal, the worst ranked team in Euro), two defeats against England (0–2) and Scotland (0–1) in the group stage. Nevertheless, Spain advanced to the quarterfinals, at which point it lost against Austria in a match finishing 0–0 after extra time and then 3–5 in a penalty shoot-out. The national football team was therefore eliminated after more than 345 minutes without scoring a single goal.

Spain women's national team in 2018

At the 2019 Women's World Cup, Spain were in Group B with China PR, South Africa, and Germany. They finished second in the group to progress to the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history.[16] However, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 by the eventual champions United States.

In October 2019, the federation announced the creation of España Promesas (essentially Spain B), a team for players too old for younger age groups but not in the latest full squad, to provide training and occasional match experience for those in consideration for the future,[17] that was later reconverted and renamed Spain under-23.

2020s: Golden Generation

Spain broke into the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings in the early 2020s, while their players won all the categories of the UEFA awards, the first time from a single nation in 2021.

Spain qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 undefeated and assembled what would be the strongest ever Spanish team in history, and was ranked among the top contenders for the title.[18] However, just before the tournament began, Spain suffered two big blows, with both Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas withdrew due to sustaining injury. Without the two taliswomen in the squad, Spain failed to perform at full expectation in the tournament and only reached the quarter-finals in second place after Germany. Spain then performed well against England, even took the lead in 54' by Esther González, but conceded a late equalizer by Ella Toone before Georgia Stanway crushed Spain's hope to win a major European title in extra time.[19]

2022–23 dispute and withdrawal of las 15

In September 2022, fifteen players sent an email removing themselves from national team consideration.[20] Seven players who did not sign the letter claimed they were pressured by their club, Real Madrid, not to do so, a claim the club denied. The initial player complaints included poor quality of training under Vilda and his staff compared to their club environment, a lack of tactical preparation for matches, and claims of a controlling environment in which players would be frequently questioned about their whereabouts and shopping purchases. By April 2023, many of the players had entered talks with the federation.[21]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup title and controversy

Spanish players celebrating winning the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

At the 2023 World Cup, La Roja finished second in Group C.[22] Spain then defeated Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden in the knockout stages to reach their first World Cup final.[23][24] Spain won their first World Cup title, defeating England 1–0 in the final thanks to a goal from Olga Carmona.[25]

During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent.[26] Five days after winning the World Cup, 81 players (including the tournament squad) announced they would refuse to play for Spain until the leadership of the RFEF changed due to the Rubiales affair.[26]

During the subsequent aftermath, The RFEF dropped the word “women” from the official title. Both men and women’s teams now go by the gender neutral name “Seleccion Espanola de Futbol”. The logo and the branding of both teams were also aligned. Each team has one star over the logo in honour of them winning a world cup each.[3] In a quote, the then interim president Pedro Rocha said:

“Beyond a symbolic step, we want it to imply a change in concept, and the recognition that football is football, practiced by whoever practices it… We do not need, on any medium, to differentiate the brands of both teams; Depending on the context, depending on the images that accompany the logo, it is perfectly understood whether we are referring to our champions or our champions"

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  Loss  Fixtures

2023

v  Panama
29 June Friendly Spain  7–0  Panama Avilés
21:00González 7', 44'
Putellas 22'
Espinosa 28' (o.g.)
Guerrero 36' (p)
Navarro 43'
del Castillo 67'		ReportStadium: Ramón Suárez Puerta
Attendance: 3,611
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
v  Spain
5 July Friendly Denmark  0–2  Spain Gladsaxe
18:00ReportBattle 7'
Paralluelo 53'		Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Maral Mirzai Beni (Sweden)
v  Spain XI
14 July Unofficial friendly Vietnam XI  0–9  Spain XI Auckland, New Zealand
12:30
Stadium: McLennan Park
Attendance: 0
v  Costa Rica
21 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS Spain  3–0  Costa Rica Wellington, New Zealand
19:30
ReportStadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 22,966
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
v  Zambia
26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS Spain  5–0  Zambia Auckland, New Zealand
19:30
ReportStadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
v  Spain
31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS Japan  4–0  Spain Wellington, New Zealand
19:00
ReportStadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 20,957
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
v  Spain
5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16 Switzerland  1–5  Spain Auckland, New Zealand
17:00
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
v  Netherlands
11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF Spain  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Wellington, New Zealand
13:00
Report
Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 32,021
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
v  Sweden
15 August 2023 FIFA World Cup SF Spain  2–1  Sweden Auckland, New Zealand
20:00
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
v  England
20 August 2023 FIFA World Cup Final Spain  1–0  England Sydney, Australia
20:00Carmona 29'ReportStadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
v  Spain
22 September 2023–24 Nations League Sweden  2–3  Spain Gothenburg
18:30
Report
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,114
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
v  Switzerland
26 September 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–0  Switzerland Córdoba
21:00
ReportStadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 14,194
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
v  Spain
27 October 2023–24 Nations League Italy  0–1  Spain Salerno
17:45ReportHermoso 89'Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
v  Spain
31 October 2023–24 Nations League Switzerland  1–7  Spain Zürich
19:00
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 8,515
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
v  Italy
1 December 2023–24 Nations League Spain  2–3  Italy Pontevedra
21:30
Report
Stadium: Pasarón
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
v  Sweden
5 December 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–3  Sweden Málaga
19:00
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 15,896
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

2024

v  Netherlands
23 February 2023–24 Nations League SF Spain  3–0  Netherlands Seville
21:00
ReportStadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 21,856
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
v  France
28 February 2023–24 Nations League Final Spain  2–0  France Seville
19:00
ReportStadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 32,657
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
v  Spain
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Belgium  0–7  Spain Leuven
20:45ReportParalluelo 8', 30', 47'
Hermoso 16'
González 64', 90'
S. García 85'		Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
v  Czech Republic
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  3–1  Czech Republic Burgos
19:00Méndez 58'
Hermoso 62'
Caldentey 70'		ReportSonntágová 56'Stadium: El Plantío
Attendance: 9,982
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
v  Spain
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark  v  Spain Vejle
19:00ReportStadium: Vejle Stadion
v  Denmark
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  v  Denmark Santa Cruz de Tenerife
ReportStadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
v  Spain
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Czech Republic  v  Spain
Report
v  Belgium
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  v  Belgium Vigo
ReportStadium: Balaídos
v  Japan
25 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Spain  v  Japan Nantes, France
17:00ReportStadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
v  Nigeria
28 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Spain  v  Nigeria Nantes, France
19:00ReportStadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
v  Spain
31 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Brazil  v  Spain Bordeaux, France
17:00ReportStadium: Stade de Bordeaux

Coaching staff

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Manager history

ManagerFromToRecord
GWDLWin %[a]Major competitions
Rafael MugaFebruary
1971		October
1980		60158.33%unofficial matches[27]
Teodoro NietoJanuary 198126 October 198819451034.21%none [28]
Ignacio Quereda27 October 198830 July 201514252385250%Euro 1997 SF
Euro 2013 QF
2015 World Cup GS
Jorge Vilda30 July 20155 September 202310875161776.85%Euro 2017 QF
2019 World Cup R16
Euro 2022 QF
2023 World Cup
Montserrat Tomé5 September 2023current1090190%2024 Nations League
2024 Olympic Games Q

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Euro 2025 qualifying against Belgium and Czech Republic on 5 and 9 April 2024.[29]

Caps and goals as of 10 April 2024
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GK María Isabel Rodríguez (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24)210 Real Madrid
131GK Adriana Nanclares (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21)00 Athletic Bilbao
231GK Elene Lete (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21)10 Real Sociedad
22DF Ona Batlle (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24)462 Barcelona
42DF Irene Paredes (vice-captain) (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 32)10411 Barcelona
52DF María Méndez (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)62 Levante
142DF Laia Aleixandri (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 23)252 Manchester City
162DF Silvia Lloris (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 19)00 Levante
192DF Olga Carmona (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23)403 Real Madrid
33MF Teresa Abelleira (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)302 Real Madrid
63MF Fiamma Benítez (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 19)92 Valencia
113MF Alexia Putellas (Captain) (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)11530 Barcelona
123MF Victoria López (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 17)30 Barcelona
183MF Maite Oroz (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26)144 Real Madrid
203MF Sheila García (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)191 Atlético Madrid
74FW Salma Paralluelo (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20)2312 Barcelona
84FW Mariona Caldentey (3rd captain) (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)7025 Barcelona
94FW Esther González (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)4629 Gotham FC
104FW Jennifer Hermoso (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 33)11355 Tigres UANL
154FW Eva Navarro (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23)205 Atlético Madrid
174FW Lucía García (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 25)4410 Manchester United
214FW Alba Redondo (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27)3614 Levante
224FW Athenea del Castillo (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23)4112 Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

  • The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Catalina Coll INJ (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23)100 Barcelonav.  Belgium; 5 April 2024 PRE
GK Enith Salón (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22)20 Valenciav.  Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE
GK María Asunción Quiñones (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 27)30 Athletic Bilbaov.  China; 11 April 2023 PRE
DF Laia Codina INJ (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24)122 Arsenalv.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE
DF Oihane Hernández (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23)191 Real Madridv.  France; 28 February 2024
DF Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29)530 Real Madridv.  Sweden; 5 December 2023
DF Claudia Florentino (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)00 Valenciav.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE
DF Mapi León WD (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 28)541 Barcelonav.  Sweden; 22 September 2023 PRE
DF Rocío Gálvez (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)110 Real Madrid2023 FIFA World Cup
DF Jana Fernández (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)20 Barcelona2023 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Berta Pujadas (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)20 Valenciav.  China; 11 April 2023 PRE
DF Paula Tomás (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22)20 Levantev.  China; 11 April 2023 PRE
MF Aitana Bonmatí INJ (4th captain) (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)6223 Barcelonav.  Belgium; 5 April 2024 PRE
MF María Pérez (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)50 Sevillav.  France; 28 February 2024
MF Anna Torrodà (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)50 Levantev.  Switzerland; 31 October 2023 PRE
MF Rosa Márquez (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)20 Real Betisv.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE
MF Patricia Guijarro WD (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 25)5211 Barcelonav.  Sweden; 22 September 2023 PRE
MF Irene Guerrero (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27)265 Manchester United2023 FIFA World Cup
MF Claudia Zornoza RET (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 33)130 Real Madrid2023 FIFA World Cup
MF Marta Cardona (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 28)293 Atlético Madrid2023 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW Inmaculada Gabarro (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21)42 Sevillav.  Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE
FW Amaiur Sarriegi (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)1712 Real Sociedadv.  Italy; 27 October 2023 PRE
FW Asunción Martínez (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)20 Valenciav.  Norway; 6 April 2023

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Previous squads

Honours

Major Titles

Minor Titles

Individual awards

Other awards

Records

Caps and goals as of 10 April 2024.
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.


Most goals

#PlayerCareerGoalsCapsRatio
1Jennifer Hermoso2011–551130.49
2Verónica Boquete2005–201738560.68
3Sonia Bermúdez2008–201734610.56
4Adriana Martín2005–201533390.85
5Mar Prieto1985–200030620.48
Alexia Putellas2013–1150.26
7Esther González2016–29460.63
8Mariona Caldentey2017–25700.36
9Aitana Bonmatí2017–23620.37
10Mari Paz Vilas2008–201815260.58

Hat-tricks

PlayerAgainstHome/AwayResultDateCompetition
Mar Prieto7  SloveniaHome17–020 March 19941995 EURO Q
Mercedes González
Mar Prieto  RomaniaHome5–131 March 19961997 EURO Q
Laura del Río5  BelgiumHome7–029 February 20042005 EURO Q
Adriana Martín5  PolandHome7–030 March 20062007 WC Q
Adriana Martín4  MaltaAway0–1319 September 20092011 WC Q
Sonia Bermúdez
Ana "Willy" Romero
Adriana Martín  TurkeyAway0–521 November 2009
Adriana Martín4  MaltaHome9–024 June 2010
Verónica Boquete  TurkeyAway1–1017 September 20112013 EURO Q
Mari Paz Vilas7  KazakhstanHome13–05 April 2012
Natalia Pablos5  MacedoniaHome12–013 February 20142015 WC Q
Sonia Bermúdez  MacedoniaAway0–1010 April 2014
Jennifer Hermoso
Sonia Bermúdez5  MontenegroHome13–015 September 20162017 EURO Q
Verónica Boquete4
Mariona Caldentey  MoldovaAway0–919 September 20202021 EURO Q
Jennifer Hermoso  MoldovaHome10–027 November 2020
Esther González5  AzerbaijanAway0–1318 February 2021
Jennifer Hermoso5
Amaiur Sarriegi4  Faroe IslandsAway0–1016 September 20212023 WC Q
Esther González4  Faroe IslandsHome12–025 November 2021
Mariona Caldentey
Salma Paralluelo  ArgentinaHome7–011 November 2022Friendly
Salma Paralluelo  BelgiumAway0–75 April 20242025 EURO Q

X The superscript indicates the number of goals scored by each player in that match

Most clean sheets

#NameCareerClean
sheets		CapsAverageGoals
conceded		Ratio
1Sandra Paños2012–2022265547.27%310.56
2Dolores Gallardo2013–2022213855.26%200.53
3Ainhoa Tirapu2007–2015204643.48%380.83
4María Isabel Rodríguez2021–132161.9%150.71
Roser Serra1991–19983339.39%361.09
6Catalina Coll2023–51050%80.8
7Elixabete Capa1998–200542615.38%291.12
8Lucía Muñoz2005–20063837.5%141.75
Ana Ruiz1984–19881520%130.87
10Enith Salón2022–22100%00
Mariatxi Sánchez2006–2007

Clean Sheets: Goalkeeper must play at least 60 minutes to obtain the points of a clean sheet.
Average: percentage of clean sheets achieved per game
Ratio: goals concered per game

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1991Did not qualify1991 UEFA Women's Championship
1995UEFA Women's Euro 1995
19996024510
20036204811
200784221914
20118611374
2015Group stage20th30122410910422
2019Round of 1612th4112448800252
2023Champions1st76011878800530
2027To be determinedTo be determined
Total1 Title3/10147252415553861118943

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024Qualified
2028To be determined
2032
Total0 Titles1/10000000

UEFA Women's European Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1984Did not enterDeclined Participation
1987Did not qualify611479
1989822448
19916024313
1993411226
19956330290
1997Semi-finals3rd4112346123815
2001Did not qualify6114617
200582151010
20098521247
2013Quarter-finals7th411257106224314
2017Quarter-finals8th4112238800402
2022Quarter-finals6th4202658710481
2025To be determined110070
Total0 Titles4/1416538161985381829231102

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phaseFinals
SeasonLGGPPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRKYearPosPldWDLGFGA
2023–24A41st6501239 1st 2024Champions220050
2025–26ATo be determined 2026To be determined
Total6501239Total1 Title220050

Other tournaments

YearCupPosPWDLGFGA
1992 Grand Hotel Varna Tournament4th430181
1993 Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona4th201123
1995 Grand Hotel Varna Tournament3rd5212912
1996 Women's Tournament Slovakia4th302126
2005 Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas2nd202022
2017 Algarve Cup1st431061
2018 Cyprus Cup1st431060
2019 Algarve Cup7th320143
2020 SheBelieves Cup2nd320142
2022 Arnold Clark Cup2nd312021
2023 Cup of Nations2nd320183

Overall official record

Rankings

FIFA Women's World Rankings

2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
22 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 18 17 15 15 16 16 15 14 19 18 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 17 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 7 8 6 7 7 6 2 1 1

UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking

DateRankPoints
9 March 201112th32,679
25 October 201212th32,999
17 September 20147th35,941
8 June 20166th37,363[32]
21 September 20166th37,655[33]
28 November 20175th39,340[34]
13 June 20186th39,139[35]
4 September 20185th39,181[36]
8 July 20196th22,335
24 February 20216th38,913[37]
6 February 20235th40,472
Ziaian Women's Football Rankings[38]
Season19961997199819992000200120022003
Rank15th16th16th16th28th23rd26th24th
Season20042005200620072008200920102011
Rank24th24th24th24th24th22nd23rd15th
Season20122013201420152016201720182019
Rank19th18th15th14th11th8th8th10th
Season20202021202220232024
Rank4th1st4th1st1st*

Youth teams

Under-23

The Spain U-23 is a football team operated under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior Spain women's national team.

Under-20/19

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2002did not qualify20041st round2006did not qualify2008did not qualify
2010did not qualify2012did not qualify2014did not qualify20165th
2018Runner-up2020Cancelled [a]2022 Champion2024Qualified
UEFA Women's U-19 Championship
UEFA Women's U-19/18 Championship
1998did not qualify1999did not qualify2000Runner-up20014th (last U-18edition)
2002Final Round2003Final Round2004 Champion2005Second Round
2006Second Round2007Final Round2008Final Round2009Second Round
2010Final Round2011Final Round2012Runner-up2013did not qualify
2014Runner-up2015Runner-up2016Runner-up2017 Champion
2018 Champion2019Third Place2020Cancelled2021Cancelled
2022 Champion2023 Champion

Under-17

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008did not qualify2010Third Place2012did not qualify2014Runner-up
2016Third Place2018 Champion2020Cancelled2022 Champion
UEFA Women's U-17 Championship
UEFA Women's U-17 Championship
2008did not qualify2009Runner-up2010 Champion2011 Champion
2012did not qualify2013Third Place2014Runner-up2015 Champion
2016Runner-up2017Runner-up2018 Champion2019Third Place
2020Cancelled2021Cancelled2022Runner-up2023Runner-up

Under-15

There is also a women's national team that represents Spain in international football in under-15 (former under-16) categories and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.This team usually participates each year in UEFA Women U-15 Development Tournament (although it is not an official tournament) with remarkable success[39]

See also

Women's football in Spain

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spain women's national association football team.
Sporting positions
Preceded by World Champions
2023 (first title)		Incumbent
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