Portugal women's national football team

Portugal
Nickname(s) A Selecção das Quinas[1]
Association Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Francisco Neto
Captain Cláudia Neto
Most caps Carla Couto (145)
Top scorer Edite Fernandes (39)
FIFA code POR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 40 Steady (26 August 2016)[2]
Highest 32 (October 2003)
Lowest 47 (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)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 13–0 Portugal 
(Reutlingen, Germany; 15 November 2003)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result debut

The Portugal women's national football team represents Portugal in international women's football. 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.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA
China 1991Did not enter
Sweden 1995Did not qualify
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019To be determined
Total 0/7000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Women's Championship record

Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA
1984 Did not qualify
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
Germany 1995
NorwaySweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005
Finland 2009
Sweden 2013
Netherlands 2017Qualified
Total 1/11000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following squad was announced for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying play-offs against Romania on 21 and 25 October 2016.

Caps and goals as of 31 October 2016.

Head coach: Francisco Neto

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeeper
1 1GK Jamila Marreiros (1988-05-30) May 30, 1988 11 0 Portugal CF Benfica
12 1GK Patrícia Morais (1992-06-17) June 17, 1992 38 0 Portugal Sporting CP
Defender
15 2DF Carole Costa (1990-05-03) May 3, 1990 74 6 Germany BV Cloppenburg
5 2DF Matilde Fidalgo (1994-05-15) May 15, 1994 27 0 Portugal CF Benfica
3 2DF Raquel Infante (1990-09-19) September 19, 1990 9 0 Spain Levante UD
4 2DF Sílvia Rebelo (1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 64 1 Portugal SC Braga
2 2DF Filipa Rodrigues (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 13 3 Portugal Atlético Ouriense
Midfielder
9 3MF Ana Borges (1990-06-15) June 15, 1990 85 9 England Chelsea L.F.C.
19 3MF Amanda DaCosta (1989-10-07) October 7, 1989 12 0 United States Chicago Red Stars
6 3MF Patrícia Gouveia (1987-04-26) April 26, 1987 16 0 Portugal Sporting CP
17 3MF Vanessa Marques (1996-04-12) April 12, 1996 34 2 Portugal SC Braga
7 3MF Cláudia Neto (c) (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 97 13 Sweden Linköpings FC
8 3MF Andreia Norton (1996-08-15) August 15, 1996 1 1 Portugal SC Braga
13 3MF Fátima Pinto (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 20 0 Portugal Sporting CP
11 3MF Tatiana Pinto (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 17 1 Portugal Sporting CP
20 3MF Suzane Pires (1992-08-17) August 17, 1992 15 0 Brazil Santos FC
14 3MF Dolores Silva (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 71 8 Germany FF USV Jena
Forward
10 4FW Ana Leite (1991-10-23) October 23, 1991 35 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
18 4FW Carolina Mendes (1987-11-27) November 27, 1987 54 9 Sweden Djurgårdens IF
16 4FW Diana Silva (1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 15 1 Portugal Sporting CP

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bárbara Santos (1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 0 0 Portugal Atlético Ouriense v.  Poland; January 21, 2016 PRE
GK Neide Simões (1988-07-19) July 19, 1988 59 0 Portugal Valadares Gaia FC v.  New Zealand; March 7, 2016

DF Matilde Figueiras (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Spain; December 1, 2015 PRE
DF Rita Fontemanha (1993-11-13) November 13, 1993 2 0 Portugal Sporting CP 2016 Algarve Cup
DF Diana Gomes (1998-07-26) July 26, 1998 0 0 Portugal Valadares Gaia FC v.  Republic of Ireland; September 20, 2016 PRE
DF Mónica Mendes (1993-06-16) June 16, 1993 34 1 Switzerland FC Neunkirch v.  Finland; June 7, 2016
DF Regina Pereira (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992 39 1 Portugal Valadares Gaia FC v.  Republic of Ireland; September 20, 2016
DF Inês Silva (1997-09-29) September 29, 1997 9 0 Portugal CF Benfica v.  Denmark; March 9, 2016

MF Catarina Almeida (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 3 0 Portugal Clube de Albergaria v.  Denmark; March 9, 2016
MF Cláudia Lima (1996-09-05) September 5, 1996 1 0 Portugal Boavista FC v.  Ukraine; September 21, 2015
MF Andreia Veiga (1989-07-14) July 14, 1989 1 0 Portugal CF Benfica v.  Finland; June 7, 2016

FW Solange Carvalhas (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 6 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Montenegro; June 3, 2016
FW Edite Fernandes (1979-10-10) October 10, 1979 132 39 Portugal SC Braga v.  Republic of Ireland; September 20, 2016
FW Joana Flores (1989-10-08) October 8, 1989 0 0 Portugal CF Benfica v.  Spain; April 8, 2016 PRE
FW Laura Luís (1992-08-15) August 15, 1992 30 7 Germany MSV Duisburg v.  Republic of Ireland; October 27, 2015
FW Andreia Silva (1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 14 1 Portugal CF Benfica v.  Ukraine; September 21, 2015
FW Jéssica Silva (1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 36 6 Portugal SC Braga v.  Poland; January 21, 2016

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global 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 women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
19945/6 310228
19958/84004114
19967/84103410
19978/8401308
19988/8401338
19997/84112210
20008/84004117
20018/84004311
200211/124103610
200310/12412155
200410/12420274
200511/12410359
200611/12200207
200712/12402227
200810/12421165
20098/12431063
201010/12421174
20119/12422063
201210/12420263
201311/12411236
201412/12410359
201511/12402259
20168/8400428
Total[3]-8921155387178

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. "Portugal: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. "Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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