Portugal women's national football team

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. Bacilia Peña Rodriguez

Bacilia Peña Rodriguez

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Portugal 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 30 2 (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest30 (March 2019)
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)

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Francisco Neto

Players

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

The following players were called up to play the match against Cyprus on 27 October 2020.

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 13 0 Sporting CP
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
3 2DF Alícia Correia (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 1 0 Sporting CP
4 2DF Sílvia Rebelo (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 101 1 Benfica
5 2DF Matilde Fidalgo (1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 43 0 Benfica
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
17 2DF Joana Marchão (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 5 0 Sporting CP
19 2DF Diana Gomes (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 5 0 Braga
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
10 3MF Andreia Jacinto (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 3 0 Sporting CP
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
18 3MF Ana Capeta (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 12 1 Sporting CP
21 3MF Andreia Faria (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 5 0 Benfica
6 4FW Mélissa Gomes (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 13 0 Stade de Reims
16 4FW Diana Silva (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 58 13 Aston Villa
20 4FW Ana Leite (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 65 4 Borussia Bocholt
23 4FW Telma Encarnação (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 4 0 Marítimo

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to the Portugal squad in the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bárbara Santos (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 0 0 Marítimo 2020 Algarve Cup
MF Vanessa Marques (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 61 7 Ferencváros 2020 Algarve Cup
MF Joana Martins (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 1 0 Sporting CP 2020 Algarve Cup
MF Francisca Nazareth (2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 1 0 Benfica 2020 Algarve Cup
FW Carolina Mendes (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 91 19 Sporting CP 2020 Algarve Cup
FW Jéssica Silva (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 64 7 Lyon 2020 Algarve Cup

Previous squads

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

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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2020
4 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup Portugal  1–2  Italy Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:15 (21:15 CET) Silva  34' Report  78' Linari
 90+4' (pen.) Girelli		 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
7 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup Portugal  0–1  Belgium Parchal, Portugal
17:00 Report De Caigny  65' Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
10 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup Portugal  0–2  Sweden Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) Euro 2021 qualifying Portugal  1–0  Cyprus Estoril, Portugal
19:00 (18:00 WET)
Report Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) Euro 2021 qualifying Portugal  1–0  Scotland Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 (19:00 WET)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Euro 2021 qualifying Portugal  1–0  Albania Lisbon, Portugal
18:45 (17:45 WET)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)

2021
February 2021 (2021-02) Euro 2021 qualifying Finland  v  Portugal Vaasa
Report Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium
February 2021 (2021-02) Euro 2021 qualifying Scotland  v  Portugal Edinburgh
Report Stadium: Easter Road

Achievements

Women's World Cup record
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
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 record
UEFA Women's Championship Finals UEFA Women's Championship qualification
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
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup record

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."[4]

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
Total-10325176195198

See also
Portugal women's national teams

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. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
  4. "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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