Portugal women's national football team

The Portugal women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol Feminino) 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.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Portugal national football team.

Portugal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)A Selecção das Quinas[1]
As Navegadoras
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFrancisco Neto
CaptainDolores Silva
Most capsAna Borges (164)
Top scorerEdite Fernandes (39)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 21 Steady (15 March 2024)[2]
Highest19 (August 2023)
Lowest47 (March 2007; October 2007 – March 2008)
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)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2022)

History

The Portuguese women's team historically was one of the weakest in Western Europe since its formation. In recent years however the team has made major strides, qualifying for the newly expanded UEFA Women's Euro 2017, marking the team's first appearance in a major tournament. Despite ultimately finishing last in their group, the team put in a respectable performance, picking up a win in their second match against a Scottish side which had been favored to beat them, and only losing to England by one goal.

After finishing a distant third in their qualifying group for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup behind Italy and Belgium and failing to qualify, the Portuguese team then looked forward to trying to repeat their achievement of four years prior by qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2022, which they eventually did under quite unusual circumstances. After a strong group stage campaign in which Portugal won all its games except for the two games against group winner Finland, including beating the heavily favored top seed Scotland both home and away, the team reached the play-off stage where they were drawn against Russia. The team came agonizingly close as they narrowly lost the first game in Portugal 0–1 before managing a goalless draw in the second leg in Russia. As a result Russia originally qualified for the Euro, but due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine all Russian representative teams were banned from competition by FIFA, thus giving Portugal a reprieve as they took Russia's place in Group C of the Women's Euro.[3] Portugal is placed in group C with Sweden, the Netherlands and Switzerland as opponents. They were eliminated in the first round, finishing last with a point obtained thanks to a draw against Switzerland (2–2 after being 0–2 down and having dominated the game overall), and two defeats against the favorites of the group (a close one 2–3 against the Dutch title holders after having recovered a two-goal handicap for a while, then a much heavier defeat 0–5 against Sweden).

Portugal qualified for their first World Cup[4] at the 2023 edition after beating Cameroon 2–1 at the International Playoff Final. They were placed in group E, with the United States, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. They finished third in the group stage, winning against Vietnam, drawing with the USA, and losing to the Netherlands, and we're eliminated from the competition.

Team image

Nicknames

The Portugal women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "A Selecção das Quinas".[5]

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   Lose   Fixture

2023
1 July Friendly England  0–0  Portugal Milton Keynes, England
15:15 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 26.227
7 July Friendly Portugal  2–0  Ukraine Porto, Portugal
 Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 20.123
23 July World Cup GS Netherlands  1–0  Portugal Dunedin, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Attendance: 11,991
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
27 July World Cup GS Portugal  2–0  Vietnam Hamilton, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12
  • Encarnação 7'
  • Nazareth 21'
 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 6,645
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
1 August World Cup GS Portugal  0–0  United States Auckland, New Zealand
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 40,958
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League France  2–0  Portugal Valenciennes, France
21:10
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 18.377
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Portugal  3–2  Norway Barcelos, Portugal
19:15 (18:15 WEST)
  • Jacinto 38'
  • Costa 44' (pen.), 69' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 6.132
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Austria  2–1  Portugal Altach, Austria
18:00 CEST
  • Pinto 90+3'
 Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Portugal  1–2  Austria Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
18:15 WET (19:15 CET)
  • Ana Capeta 75'
  • Pinther 72'
  • Campbell 77'
 Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Attendance: 3,598
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Norway  4–0  Portugal Oslo, Norway
19:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 2,383
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Portugal  0–1  France Leiria, Portugal
18:15 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 5,337
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

2024
21 February Friendly Portugal  3–1  Czech Republic Estoril, Portugal
18:15 UTC±0
  • Khyrova 83'
 Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: 2.000
27 February Friendly Portugal  5–1  South Korea Estoril, Portugal
18:15 UTC±0
  • Son Hwa-yeon 79'
 Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Attendance: no data
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Portugal  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Leiria
  • Costa 28'
  • Slišković 45+2' (o.g.)
  • Silva 62'
 Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Malta  0–2  Portugal Ta' Qali
Report Stadium: Centenary Stadium
Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Portugal Francisco Neto

Manager history
  • Portugal Francisco Neto (2014–)

Players

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad
  • The following 23 players are named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta on 5 and 9 April 2024 respectively.[6][7]

Caps and goals correct as of 26 September 2023, after the match against Norway

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Patrícia Morais (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 86 0 Portugal Braga
1GK Inês Pereira (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 37 0 Switzerland Servette
1GK Sierra Cota-Yarde (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 0 0 United States Arkansas Razorbacks
2DF Ana Borges (vice-captain) (1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 164 11 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF Ana Seiça (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 4 0 Portugal Benfica
2DF Carole Costa (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 Portugal Benfica
2DF Catarina Amado (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 29 0 Portugal Benfica
2DF Diana Gomes (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 40 5 United States Chicago
2DF Joana Marchão (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 39 1 Switzerland Servette
2DF Lúcia Alves (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 14 0 Portugal Benfica
2DF Nelly Rodrigues {{{age}}} France Nantes
3MF Ana Rute (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 4 0 Portugal Braga
3MF Andreia Jacinto (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 30 1 Spain Real Sociedad
3MF Andreia Faria (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 18 1 Portugal Benfica
3MF Andreia Norton (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 80 4 Portugal Benfica
3MF Dolores Silva (captain) (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 154 17 Portugal Braga
3MF Joana Martins (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 3 0 Portugal Sporting CP
3MF Tatiana Pinto (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 107 5 England Brighton & Hove Albion
3MF Kika Nazareth (2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 32 7 Portugal Benfica
4FW Ana Capeta (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 29 6 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW Carolina Mendes (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 116 23 Portugal Braga
4FW Jéssica Silva (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 105 16 Portugal Benfica
4FW Diana Silva (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 99 19 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW Nadia Gomes (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 2 1 United States San Francisco Glens
4FW Bia Meio-Metro Portugal

Recent call-ups
  • The following players were named to a Portugal squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rute Costa (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 8 0 Portugal Benfica 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
GK Bárbara Santos Portugal CS Marítimo  South Korea, 27 February 2024
DF Mariana Azevedo (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 2 0 Portugal Braga  Austria, 31 October 2023
DF Maria Miller (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 0 0 Portugal Braga  Austria, 31 October 2023
DF Carole Costa (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 160 20 Portugal Benfica  Norway, 26 September 2023
DF Bruna Lourenço (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 1 0 Portugal Sporting CP  Norway, 26 September 2023
DF Sílvia Rebelo (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 124 2 Portugal Benfica 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Alícia Correia (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 10 0 Portugal Sporting CP 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup preliminary squad
DF Ágata Filipa (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 France FC Fleury 91  South Korea, 27 February 2024
DF Giovana Maia {{{age}}} Greece Panathinaikos  South Korea, 27 February 2024
DF Inês Maia {{{age}}} Turkey Besiktas  South Korea, 27 February 2024
MF Suzane Pires (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 28 0 Brazil Ferroviária  Costa Rica, 15 November 2022
MF Vanessa Marques (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 89 12 Portugal Famalicão  Wales, 11 April 2023
MF Beatriz Fonseca Portugal Braga  South Korea, 27 February 2024
MF Fátima Pinto (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 82 3 Portugal Sporting CP  South Korea, 27 February 2024
MF Maria Alagoa (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 0 0 United States Florida State Seminoles  South Korea, 27 February 2024
FW Ana Dias (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 4 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg  South Korea, 27 February 2024
FW Telma Encarnação (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 28 6 Portugal Marítimo  South Korea, 27 February 2024
FW Mélissa Gomes (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 France Reims  South Korea, 27 February 2024

Previous squads

Records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 25 October 2023.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter1991 UEFA Women's Championship
Sweden 1995 Did not qualifyUEFA Women's Euro 1995
United States 19996204415
United States 20036114426
China 20078008431
Germany 201184041710
Canada 2015104061921
France 20198323228
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023Group stage19th3111211310123412
2027To be determined To be determined
Total1/103111215924431104138
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA European Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
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
Norway 1987 Did not enter Did not enter
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
Germany 1995 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 13 11
NorwaySweden 1997 8 2 0 6 5 26
Germany 2001 8 2 1 5 5 17
England 2005 8 1 0 7 5 42
Finland 2009 8 0 2 6 4 18
Sweden 2013 8 2 0 6 16 13
Netherlands 2017 Group stage 14th 3 1 0 2 3 5 10 4 3 3 16 12
England 2022 Group stage[!] 14th 3 0 1 2 4 10 10 6 2 2 10 3
Switzerland 2025 To be determined To be determined
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
  1. ^
    Portugal originally failed to qualify after losing to Russia in the play-offs, but Russia was banned from FIFA and UEFA International matches after invading Ukraine (28 February 2022). On 2 May, Portugal was declared as the replacement.

Algarve Cup

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."[9]

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
2021Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
20224th/5310226
Total–10626185297204

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino
Brazil Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino record
Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Brazil 2012Fourth place4th411216
Total1/10 titles411216

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. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. "Russia Women To Be Replaced By Portugal At UEFA Women's Euro 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. Nowakowski, Wojciech (8 August 2023). "Morocco, Ireland, Portugal: All 8 Women's World Cup debutants and how far they made it". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. "Francisco Neto: "O ranking conta pouco dentro de campo"" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. Portugal 🇵🇹 squad v Bosnia Apr 5 20h45, v Malta 🇲🇹 Apr 9 17h30.
  8. UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
  9. "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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