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.
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Nickname(s) | A Selecção das Quinas[1] | ||
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Association | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Francisco Neto | ||
Captain | Cláudia Neto | ||
Most caps | Carla Couto (145) | ||
Top scorer | Edite Fernandes (39) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 32 ![]() | ||
Highest | 30 (March 2019) | ||
Lowest | 47 (March 2007) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Le Mans, France; 24 October 1981) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Yerevan, Armenia; 17 September 2011) ![]() ![]() (Setúbal, Portugal; 24 November 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Reutlingen, Germany; 15 November 2003) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2017) |
History
Coaching staff
Players
Caps and goals may be incorrect.
Current squad
The following players were called up to compete at the 2020 Algarve Cup. The roster was announced on 24 February 2020.[3]
Coach: Francisco Neto
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Inês Pereira | 26 May 1999 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Patrícia Morais | 17 June 1992 | 56 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Bárbara Santos | 6 January 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Joana Marchão | 24 October 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Sílvia Rebelo | 20 May 1989 | 93 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Matilde Fidalgo | 15 May 1994 | 43 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | DF | Ana Borges | 15 June 1990 | 120 | 9 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Carole Costa | 3 May 1990 | 115 | 10 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Diana Gomes | 26 July 1998 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | MF | Andreia Jacinto | 8 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Andreia Norton | 15 August 1996 | 26 | 3 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Cláudia Neto (C) | 18 April 1988 | 126 | 18 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Tatiana Pinto | 28 March 1994 | 38 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Fátima Pinto | 16 January 1996 | 42 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Dolores Silva | 7 August 1991 | 112 | 12 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Vanessa Marques | 12 April 1996 | 61 | 7 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Andreia Faria | 19 April 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Francisca Nazareth | 17 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Joana Martins | 4 October 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | FW | Mélissa Gomes | 27 April 1994 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Jéssica Silva | 11 December 1994 | 64 | 7 | ![]() |
16 | FW | Diana Silva | 4 June 1995 | 47 | 8 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Carolina Mendes | 27 November 1987 | 91 | 19 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Rute Costa | 1 June 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Raquel Infante | 19 September 1990 | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Mónica Mendes | 16 June 1993 | 51 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Inês Maia | ![]() |
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FW | Telma Encarnação | 11 October 2001 | ![]() |
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Previous squads
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Recent results and schedules
2020
4 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Portugal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:15 (21:15 CET) | Silva ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Francia González (Mexico) |
7 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Portugal ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Parchal, Portugal |
17:00 | Report | De Caigny ![]() |
Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela) |
10 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Portugal ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:00 | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | |||||||||||||
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UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
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10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Women's Championship record
UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 42 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||
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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
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.[5]
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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1994 | 5th/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
1995 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
1996 | 7th/8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
1997 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
1998 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
1999 | 7th/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
2000 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
2001 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
2002 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
2003 | 10th/12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2004 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
2005 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
2006 | 11th/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2007 | 12th/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2008 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2009 | 8th/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
2010 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2011 | 9th/12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
2012 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
2013 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2014 | 12th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
2015 | 11th/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
2016 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
2017 | 12th/12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
2018 | 3rd/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
2019 | 12th/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
2020 | 8th/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Total | - | 103 | 25 | 17 | 61 | 95 | 198 |
References
- 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.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "Eleitas para a Algarve Cup 2020" [Elected to the Algarve Cup 2020] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 24 February 2020.
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad
- "Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.