Spain women's national football team

Spain
Nickname(s) La Roja (The Red [One])[1]
Las Soñadoras (The Dreamers)[2]
Association Royal Spanish Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Jorge Vilda
Captain Verónica Boquete
Most caps Arantza del Puerto (70)
Top scorer Verónica Boquete (38)
FIFA code ESP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 14 Steady (26 August 2016)
Highest 14 (March–December 2015, June 2016)
Lowest 21 (June–August 2004, March 2008)
First international
Unofficial
Spain Spain 3–3 Portugal Portugal
(Murcia, Spain; 21 February 1971)
Official
Spain Spain 0–1 Portugal Portugal
(A Guarda, Spain; 5 February 1983)
Biggest win
Spain Spain 17–0 Slovenia Slovenia
(Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
Spain Spain 0–8 Sweden Sweden
(Gandía, Spain; 2 June 1996)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2015)
Best result Group Stage (2015)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances 3 (first in 1997)
Best result Semi-finals (1997)

The Spain women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de España) represents Spain in international women's football.[3] Although not considered a powerhouse like most of the other famous European nations, it has achieved some success like reaching the European Championship's semifinals in 1997. Its youth division has enjoyed some big success in recent times, like their two consecutive wins at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2010 and 2011, as well as their third-place finish at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which brought hope to the women's senior team.[4]

In October 2012 the senior team qualified for the European Championship for a second time sixteen years later, after beating Scotland in repechage in the extra time's overtime.[5]

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 a esthetic point of view. Women are not favored wearing shirt and trousers. Any regional dress would fit them better.[6]

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 July 15, 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.[7] 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).[8] 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 September 1, 1988.

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's qualifying Spain ended last for the first time, not winning a single game. In the 2001 Euro's it made it to the repechage, where it suffered a 3–10 aggregate defeat against Denmark. In the 2003 World Cup's it again ended last despite starting with a 6–1 win over Iceland. In the 2005 Euro's, 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's the team again ended 3rd behind Denmark and Finland despite earning 7 more points.

In the 2009 Euro's Spain made its better 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's Spain again ended 2nd, with no repechage, after England again overcame a half-time 2–0 in their second confrontation.

2010s: First World Cup

Spain national team in 2012

Spain achieved 16 years later a place for the final stage of a European Championship. The team qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, after beating Scotland in the qualifiers playoff. In the group stage, a win over England and a draw against Russia was enough to qualify for the quarterfinals, where it was 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. Their campaign, however, 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 the last match with South Korea, they still 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.[9] 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.[10][11]

Competitive record

World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did Not Qualify 1991 UEFA Women's Championship
Sweden 1995 UEFA Women's Euro 1995
United States 1999 6 0 2 4 5 10
United States 2003 6 2 0 4 8 11
China 2007 8 4 2 2 19 14
Germany 2011 8 6 1 1 37 4
Canada 2015Group Stage20th301224 10 9 1 0 42 2
France 2019 TBD
Total1/70 Titles301224 382161111141

Olympic Games record

Year Round Position MP W D L GF GA
United States 1996Did Not Qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Total0/5-

European Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record UEFA Euro Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Denmark 1984Did Not Enter Declined Participation
Norway 1987Did Not Qualify 6 1 1 4 7 9
Germany 1989 8 2 2 4 4 8
Denmark 1991 6 0 2 4 313
Italy 1993 4 1 1 2 2 6
Germany 1995 6 3 3 0 29 0
Norway Sweden 1997Semi-Finals4th411234 6 1 2 3 8 15
Germany 2001Did Not Qualify 6 1 1 4 6 17
England 2005 8 2 1 5 10 10
Finland 2009 8 5 2 1 24 7
Sweden 2013Quarter-Finals7th411257 10 6 2 2 43 14
Netherlands 2017Qualified 8 8 0 0 39 2
Total3/127th822481176301729192101

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called for the friendly match against France on 26 November 2016.

Caps and goals as of 30 November 2016

Head coach: Jorge Vilda

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeeper
1 1GK Andalusia Dolores Gallardo (1993-06-10) June 10, 1993 17 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
13 1GK Valencian Community Sandra Paños (1992-11-04) November 4, 1992 9 0 Spain FC Barcelona
Defender
5 2DF Aragon María Pilar León (1995-06-13) June 13, 1995 1 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
16 2DF Andalusia Alexandra López (1989-02-26) February 26, 1989 9 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
3 2DF Catalonia Leila Ouahabi (1993-03-22) March 22, 1993 8 0 Spain FC Barcelona
20 2DF Basque Country (autonomous community) Irene Paredes (1991-07-04) July 4, 1991 37 3 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF Catalonia Andrea Pereira (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 4 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
8 2DF Catalonia Marta Torrejón (1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 65 9 Spain FC Barcelona
Midfielder
7 3MF Catalonia Marta Corredera (1991-08-08) August 8, 1991 39 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
14 3MF Catalonia Victoria Losada (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 37 9 Spain FC Barcelona
15 3MF Aragon Silvia Meseguer (1989-03-12) March 12, 1989 45 4 Spain Atlético Madrid
11 3MF Catalonia Alexia Putellas (1994-02-04) February 4, 1994 36 6 Spain FC Barcelona
19 3MF Community of Madrid Amanda Sampedro (1993-06-26) June 26, 1993 18 6 Spain Atlético Madrid
6 3MF Balearic Islands Virginia Torrecilla (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 28 4 France Montpellier HSC
Forward
9 4FW Galicia (Spain) Verónica Boquete (c) (1987-04-09) April 9, 1987 55 38 France Paris Saint-Germain
17 4FW Catalonia Olga García (1992-06-01) June 1, 1992 8 0 Spain FC Barcelona
10 4FW Community of Madrid Jennifer Hermoso (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 38 15 Spain FC Barcelona
18 4FW Aragon Bárbara Latorre (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 4 0 Spain FC Barcelona

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
DF Valencian Community Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13) July 13, 1994 2 0 Spain Valencia CF v.  England; October 25, 2016 PRE
DF Valencian Community Ruth García (1987-03-26) March 26, 1987 52 4 Spain FC Barcelona v.  Republic of Ireland; April 12, 2016
DF Andalusia Celia Jiménez (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 10 0 United States Univ. of Alabama v.  Republic of Ireland; April 12, 2016
DF Basque Country (autonomous community) Leire Landa (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 26 0 Spain FC Barcelona v.  Portugal; December 1, 2015
DF Andalusia Melanie Serrano (1989-10-12) October 12, 1989 15 0 Spain FC Barcelona v.  Montenegro; January 24, 2016

MF Catalonia Miriam Diéguez (1986-05-04) May 4, 1986 30 0 Spain FC Barcelona v.  Romania; March 4, 2016
MF Community of Madrid Claudia Zornoza (1990-10-20) October 20, 1990 1 0 Spain Valencia CF v.  Romania; March 4, 2016

FW Community of Madrid Sonia Bermúdez (vc) (1984-11-18) November 18, 1984 59 34 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Finland; September 20, 2016
FW Catalonia Carolina Férez (1991-06-26) June 26, 1991 1 0 Spain Valencia CF v.  Portugal; December 1, 2015 PRE
FW Andalusia Esther González (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 2 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Scotland; March 8, 2016
FW Canary Islands María José Pérez (1984-03-19) March 19, 1984 10 1 Spain Levante UD v.  Republic of Ireland; April 12, 2016 PRE
FW Navarre Erika Vázquez (1983-02-16) February 16, 1983 47 7 Spain Athletic Club v.  Republic of Ireland; April 12, 2016
FW Galicia (Spain) Mari Paz Vilas (1988-02-01) February 1, 1988 12 11 Spain Valencia CF v.  England; October 25, 2016

Previous squads

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Community of Madrid Jorge Vilda
Assistant coach (u-19 head coach) Castile and León Pedro López
Assistant coach (u-17 head coach) Asturias Antonia Is
Goalkeeping coach Community of Madrid Manuel Amieiro
Fitness coach Spain Javier Velázquez
Doctor Catalonia Joan Molera
Physiotherapist Spain Alejandro Benito

List of Spain women's national football team managers

Manager From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Community of Madrid Teodoro Nieto February 1983 July 1988 19 4 5 10 14 22 −8 21.05
Community of Madrid Ignacio Quereda August 1988 July 2015 139 53 36 50 298 201 +97 38.13
Community of Madrid Jorge Vilda August 2015 current 14 10 2 2 46 8 +38 71.43
Total 172 67 43 62 359 231 +128 38.95

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming season.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
June 9, 2015 Canada Montreal Costa Rica  1–1 2015 World Cup
June 13, 2015 Canada Montreal Brazil  0–1
June 17, 2015 Canada Ottawa South Korea  1–2
September 18, 2015 China Weinan China PR  1–3 Friendlies
September 21, 2015 China Chenzhou China PR  1–2
October 27, 2015 Finland Helsinki Finland  1–2 Euro 2017 qualifying
November 26, 2015 Republic of Ireland Dublin Republic of Ireland  0–3
December 1, 2015 Spain Badajoz Portugal  2–0
January 24, 2016 Montenegro Petrovac na moru Montenegro  0–7
March 4, 2016 Romania Mogoșoaia Romania  0–0 Friendlies
March 8, 2016 Scotland Falkirk Scotland  1–1
April 8, 2016 Portugal Covilhã Portugal  1–4 Euro 2017 qualifying
April 12, 2016 Spain Las Rozas de Madrid Republic of Ireland  3–0
September 15, 2016 Spain Las Rozas de Madrid Montenegro  13–0
September 20, 2016 Spain Leganés Finland  5–0
October 25, 2016 Spain Guadalajara England  1–2 Friendlies
November 26, 2016 France Le Mans France  1–0
late January, 2017 Spain
March 1, 2017 Portugal 2017 Algarve Cup
March 3, 2017 Portugal
March 6, 2017 Portugal
March 8, 2017 Portugal
mid-April, 2017 Friendlies
mid-April, 2017
June 17, 2017
June 24, 2017
July 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
July 19, 2017 Netherlands Doetinchem Portugal  Euro 2017
July 23, 2017 Netherlands Breda England 
July 27, 2017 Netherlands Deventer Scotland 

Overall official record

Competition Stage Result Opponent Position Scorers
1987 EC QS Regular stage 0–1, 1–2 Hungary Hungary 3 / 4
0–2, 3–0 Switzerland Switzerland
2–3, 1–1 Italy Italy
1989 EC QS Regular stage 1–1, 1–0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 / 5
0–1, 0–2 Czech Republic Czechoslovakia
1–0, 0–1 Belgium Belgium
1–3, 0–0 France France
1991 EC QS Regular stage 0–0, 1–2 Switzerland Switzerland 4 / 5
1–3, 0–5 Denmark Denmark
1–0, 0–1 Belgium Belgium
1–3, 0–0 France France
1993 EC QS Regular stage 0–4, 1–1 Sweden Sweden 2 / 3
0–1, 1–0 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
1995 EC QS Regular stage 0–0, 4–0 Belgium Belgium 2 / 4
0–0, 0–0 England England
17–0, 8–0 Slovenia Slovenia
1997 EC QS Regular stage (Class A) 0–1, 0–2 Denmark Denmark 3 / 4
5–1, 2–2 Romania Romania
1–1, 0–8 Sweden Sweden
Repechage 2–1, 1–1 England England 1 / 2
Norway Sweden 1997 Euro Group stage 1–1 France France 2 / 4
0–1 Sweden Sweden
1–0 Russia Russia
Semifinals 1–2 Italy Italy 4 / 8
1999 WC QS Regular stage (Class A) 1–2, 1–2 Ukraine Ukraine 4 / 4
1–2, 1–3 Sweden Sweden
0–0, 1–1 Iceland Iceland
Promotion 3–0, 4–1 Scotland Scotland 1 / 2 Monforte (2), Auxi, Cabezón, Gimbert, Marco, Mateos
2001 EC QS Regular stage (Class A) 2–5, 0–7 Sweden Sweden 3 / 4 ??
0–1, 1–2 France France Mateos
1–1, 2–1 Netherlands Netherlands "Chola", Fuentes, Gimbert
Repechage 1–6, 2–4 Denmark Denmark 2 / 2 Cabezón, Gimbert, Mateos
2003 WC QS Regular stage (Class A) 6–1, 0–3 Iceland Iceland 4 / 4 Auxi (2), Del Río (2), Ferreira, Gimbert
0–2, 2–1 Russia Russia Auxi, Del Río
0–3, 0–1 Italy Italy
Promotion Cancelled Hungary Hungary
2005 EC QS Regular stage (Class A) 1–0, 0–0 Netherlands Netherlands 3 / 5 Del Río
0–2, 0–2 Norway Norway
9–1, 0–2 Belgium Belgium Del Río (5), Vázquez (2), Castillo, Gurrutxaga
0–1, 0–2 Denmark Denmark
2007 WC QS Regular stage (Class A) 2–3, 7–0 Poland Poland 3 / 5 Del Río (2)
1–0, 0–0 Finland Finland Cabezón
3–2, 4–2 Belgium Belgium Adriana (2), Cabezón, Gimbert, Gurrutxaga, Del Río + 1 o.g.
2–2, 0–5 Denmark Denmark Adriana, Vilanova
2009 EC QS Regular stage 3–0, 6–1 Belarus Belarus 2 / 5 Vázquez (3), Romero (2), Azagra, Cuesta, Auxi, Pérez
2–2, 4–1 Czech Republic Czech Republic Boquete (2), Adriana, Gimbert, Torrejón, Vilanova
0–1, 2–2 England England Bermúdez, Boquete
4–0, 3–0 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Vázquez (2), Bermúdez, Boquete, García, Del Río, Vilas
Repechage 0–2, 0–2 Netherlands Netherlands 2 / 2
2011 WC QS Regular stage 13–0, 9–0 Malta Malta 3 / 5 Adriana (8), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (3), Romero (3), Ibarra (2), Casado, Meseguer + 1 o.g.
2–0, 1–0 Austria Austria Adriana (2), Bermúdez
5–0, 5–1 Turkey Turkey Adriana (5), Bermúdez (2), Boquete, Olabarrieta, Torrejón
0–1, 2–2 England England Adriana, Bermúdez
2013 EC QS Regular stage 10–1, 4–0 Turkey Turkey 2 / 6 Adriana (4), Boquete (3), Bermúdez (2), Borja, Corredera, Olabarrieta, Vilas + 1 o.g.
3–2, 3–4 Switzerland Switzerland Adriana (2), Boquete (2), García, Vilas
4–0, 13–0 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Vilas (7), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (2), Borja (2), Adriana, Meseguer, Torrejón
4–0, 0–0 Romania Romania Boquete (2), Adriana, Bermúdez
2–2, 0–5 Germany Germany Boquete, Romero
Repechage 1–1, 3–2 Scotland Scotland 1 / 2 Adriana (2), Boquete, Meseguer
Sweden 2013 Euro Group stage 3–2 England England 2 / 4 Boquete, Hermoso, Putellas
0–1 France France
1–1 Russia Russia Boquete
Quarter-finals 1–3 Norway Norway 2 / 2 Hermoso
2015 WC QS Regular stage 6–0, 5–0 Estonia Estonia 1 / 6 Natalia (3), Bermúdez (2), Vicky (2), Hermoso (2), Torrejón, Paredes
2–0, 0–0 Italy Italy Bermúdez, Natalia
1–0, 2–0 Romania Romania Natalia (2), García
3–2, 1–0 Czech Republic Czech Republic Bermúdez (2), Corredera, Boquete
12–0, 10–0 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Natalia (6), Bermúdez (5), Hermoso (5), Boquete (2), Calderón (2), Losada, Torrejón
Canada 2015 World Cup Group stage 1–1 Costa Rica Costa Rica 4 / 4 Losada
0–1 Brazil Brazil
1–2 South Korea South Korea Boquete
2017 EC QS Regular stage 2–1, 5–0 Finland Finland 1 / 5 Paredes (2), Hermoso, Putellas, Sampedro, Torrecilla, Torrejón
3–0, 3–0 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Boquete (2), Hermoso (2), Losada, + 1 o.g.
2–0, 4–1 Portugal Portugal Bermúdez, Boquete, Losada, Putellas, Sampedro, Torrecilla
7–0, 13–0 Montenegro Montenegro Boquete (5), Bermúdez (5), Losada (3), Putellas (2), Sampedro (2), Corredera, Hermoso, Torrecilla

Statistics

Most capped Spanish players

Marta Torrejón is the active player with most caps in the Spanish national team.
# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Arantza del Puerto 1990–2005 70 ??
2 Mar Prieto 1989–2000 65 30
Marta Torrejón 2007– 65 9
4 Sonia Bermúdez 2005– 59 34
5 Rosa Castillo 1993–2000 57 ??
6 Verónica Boquete 2005– 55 38
7 Ruth García 2005– 52 4

Top Spain goalscorers

Verónica Boquete is Spain's all-time scorer with 38 goals.
# Player Career Goals Caps Average
1 Verónica Boquete 2005– 38 55 0.691
2 Sonia Bermúdez 2005– 34 59 0.576
3 Adriana Martín 2005–2015 33 37 0.892
4 Mar Prieto 1989–2000 30 65 0.462
5 Ángeles Parejo 1989–1998
6 Jennifer Hermoso 2011– 15 38 0.395

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Against Home/Away Result Date
Mar Prieto7 1995 EURO Q Slovenia Slovenia Home 17–020 March 1994
Itziar Bakero
Laura Del Río5 2005 EURO Q Belgium Belgium Home 7–029 February 2004
Adriana Martín5 2007 WC Q Poland Poland Home 7–030 March 2006
Adriana Martín4 2011 WC Q Malta Malta Away 0–1319 September 2009
Sonia Bermúdez
Ana "Willy" Romero
Adriana Martín 2011 WC Q Turkey Turkey Away 0–521 November 2009
Adriana Martín4 2011 WC Q Malta Malta Home 9–024 June 2010
Verónica Boquete 2013 EURO Q Turkey Turkey Away 1–1017 September 2011
María Paz Vilas7 2013 EURO Q Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Home 14–05 April 2012
Natalia Pablos5 2015 WC Q Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Home 12–013 February 2014
Sonia Bermúdez2015 WC Q Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Away 0–1010 April 2014
Jennifer Hermoso
Sonia Bermúdez 52017 EURO Q Montenegro Montenegro Home 13–015 September 2016
Verónica Boquete4

4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
7 Player scored 7 goals

Progression

FIFA Women's World Rankings

Season March June Aug/Sep December
2003 19th (1767) 19th (1767) 20th (1767) 20th (1765)
2004 20th (1771) 21st (1756) 21st (1756) 20th (1756)
2005 20th (1754) 20th (1756) 20th (1756) 20th (1778)
2006 20th (1778) 20th (1793) 20th (1778) 20th (1778)
2007 20th (1778) 20th (1802) 20th (1802) 20th (1805)
2008 21st (1805) 19th (1819) 19th (1819) 20th (1796)
2009 20th (1796) 20th (1796) 20th (1797) 20th (1813)
2010 20th (1813) 20th (1812) 19th (1816) 19th (1816)
2011 18th (1816) 18th (1816) 18th (1819) 17th (1841)
2012 17th (1842) 16th (1841) 17th (1831) 18th (1823)
2013 18th (1824) 18th (1823) 17th (1831) 15th (1849)
2014 15th (1844) 16h (1854) 16th (1865) 15th (1865)
2015 14th (1867) 19h (1815) 18th (1824) 14th (1854)
2016 15th (1852) 14th (1861) 14th (1861) (1860)

UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking

Date Rank Points
9 March 2011 12th 32,679
25 October 2012 12th 32,999
17 September 2014 7th 35,941
8 June 2016 6th 37,363[12]
21 September 2016 6th 37,655


Women's Rank Football[13]

Season 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Rank15th16th16th16th 28th 23rd 26th 24th 24th 24th 24th
Season 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Rank 24th 24th 22nd 23rd 15th 19th 18th 15th 14th 10th

Youth teams

Under-20

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2002: did not qualify 2004: 1st round 2006: did not qualify
2008: did not qualify 2010: did not qualify 2012: did not qualify
2014: did not qualify 2016: 5th 2018: TBD

Under-19

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2002: Final Round 2003: Final Round 2004: Champion
2005: Second Round 2006: Second Round 2007: Final Round
2008: Final Round 2009: Second Round 2010: Final Round
2011: Final Round 2012: Runner-up 2013: did not qualify
2014: Runner-up 2015: Runner-up 2016: Runner-up

Under-18

UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship
1998: did not qualify 1999: did not qualify 2000: Runner-up 2001: 4th (last edition)

Under-17

FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008: did not qualify 2010: Third Place 2012: did not qualify
2014: Runner-up 2016: Third Place 2018: TBD
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
2008: did not qualify 2009: Runner-up 2010: Champion
2011: Champion 2012: did not qualify 2013: Third Place
2014: Runner-up 2015: Champion 2016: Runner-up

Under-16

There is also a women's national team that represents Spain in international football in under-16 categories and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. This team usually participates each year in UEFA Women U-16 Development Tournament (although it is not an official tournament) with remarkable success[14]

Spanish autonomous women's football teams

This teams are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore they are only allowed to play friendly matches.

See also

References

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