Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFédération Luxembourgeoise de Football
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDan Santos
Most capsJessica Birkel (40)
Top scorerAmy Thompson (26)
FIFA codeLUX
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 117 Increase 1 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest70 (December 2006)
Lowest122 (April – August 2021)
First international
 Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia 
(Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 11–0 Tahiti 
(Molsheim, France; 19 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Luxembourg 0–12 Poland 
(Koetschette, Luxembourg; 12 February 2014)

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

Luxembourg women's national football team was founded in 2003, and played its first international game in 2006. They have been managed by Dan Santos since 2020.

History[edit]

The beginning[edit]

Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009. Luxembourg were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Luxembourg finished in second place in the group. Luxembourg failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany.

Results and fixtures[edit]

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[edit]

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Friendly Luxembourg  5–5  Faroe Islands Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Report Stadium: Stade Achille Hammerel
Attendance: 468
Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) Friendly Luxembourg  2–1  Faroe Islands Parc Hosingen, Luxembourg
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Report
Stadium: Stade Georges Wohlfart
Attendance: 312
Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

2024[edit]

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Luxembourg  v  Albania
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4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Albania  v  Luxembourg
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12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Luxembourg  v  Estonia
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16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying Estonia  v  Luxembourg
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Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

As of 14 April 2021[2]
Role Name
Head coach Luxembourg Dan Santos
Assistant coach Luxembourg Cristina Correia
Assistant coach Luxembourg Séraphin Ribeiro
Goalkeeping coach Luxembourg Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach Luxembourg Kevin Rutare
Team delegate Luxembourg Liz Thill
Team delegate Luxembourg Sylvie Vidal

Manager history[edit]

  • Luxembourg Romain Jean (2006–2012)
  • Belgium Ray Pye (2012–2017)
  • France Samy Smaïli (2017–2020)
  • Luxembourg Dan Santos (2020–)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were named for the UEFA Women's Nations League against  Georgia on 1 and  Lithuania on 5 December 2023 respectively.[3]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against  Lithuania on 5 December 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucie Schlimé (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 20) 25 0 Austria First Vienna
1GK Emma Goetz (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Germany SC Freiburg
1GK Joy Jung (2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Belgium Royal Charleroi S.C.

2DF Kimberley Dos Santos (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) 36 2 Luxembourg Racing
2DF Emma Kremer (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23) 21 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster
2DF Jessica Becker (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24) 13 0 Luxembourg WMG
2DF Andreia Machado (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 28) 11 1 Luxembourg Mamer 32
2DF Ana Barbosa Abreu (2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 (age 16) 9 0 Belgium Standard Liège
2DF Lena Goedert (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Luxembourg WMG
2DF Liane Freymann (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Luxembourg Ell

3MF Marta Estevez Garcia (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26) 36 5 Luxembourg Racing
3MF Marisa Soares Marques (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 30) 28 0 Luxembourg Differdange
3MF Charlotte Schmit (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18) 15 0 Germany SC Freiburg
3MF Catarina Teixeira Lavinas (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 21) 10 0 Luxembourg Racing
3MF Leila Schmit (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17) 10 0 Germany SV Elversberg

4FW Amy Thompson (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29) 39 26 Luxembourg Mamer 32
4FW Joana Lourenco Magalhães (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19) 23 9 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch
4FW Julie Marques Abreu (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 19) 21 6 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch
4FW Isabel Albert (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28) 21 1 Luxembourg WMG
4FW Caroline Jorge (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18) 16 2 Belgium Standard Liège
4FW Nathalie Ludwig (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) 5 1 Luxembourg Entente Rosport
4FW Kylie Merlevede (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster
4FW Philippa Costa (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch

Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Céline Töpler (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Luxembourg Differdange v.  Turkey, 31 October 2023
GK Sheila Hoja (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Luxembourg Mamer 32 v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023

DF Eva Fernandes (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 22) 6 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster v.  Turkey, 31 October 2023
DF Claudia Veloso (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 27) 1 0 Luxembourg Racing v.  Turkey, 31 October 2023
DF Mariana Lourenco Magalhães (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19) 7 0 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023
DF Aldina Dervisevic (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22) 3 0 Luxembourg Bettembourg v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023
DF Ashley Delgado Do Rosario (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19) 5 1 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch v.  Malta, 20 February 2023

MF Laura Miller (captain) (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 22) 22 3 Belgium Standard Liège v.  Turkey, 31 October 2023
MF Andreia Faria (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Luxembourg Ell v.  Turkey, 31 October 2023
MF Anna Miny (2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 (age 16) 1 0 Germany TuS Issel v.  Turkey, 31 October 2023
MF Rachel Kirps (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Belgium Standard Liège v.  Georgia, 26 September 2023
MF Edina Kocan (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) 14 0 Luxembourg Racing v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023
MF Delcy Monteiro (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Luxembourg Racing v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023

FW Yana Lentz (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 23) 3 0 Luxembourg Mamer 32 v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023
FW Olivia Konsbrück (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Germany TuS Issel v.  Faroe Islands, 8 April 2023
FW Leticia Mateus (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster v.  Malta, 20 February 2023

Records[edit]

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 5 December 2023.[4]

Most goals in a match
Player Date Goals Opponent Location Competition Line-up
Joana Lourenco Magalhães 19 February 2022[5] 5 French Polynesia Tahiti[5] Molsheim, France International Friendly Starting

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 to China 2007 Did not exist Did not exist
Germany 2011 Did not enter Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7
France 2019 3 0 0 3 3 21 -18
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 10 3 0 7 9 45 –36
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 16 3 1 12 13 74 -61
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship[edit]

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
1984 to England 2005 Did not exist Did not exist
Finland 2009 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 5 7 -2
Sweden 2013 3 1 0 2 4 9 -5
Netherlands 2017 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4
England 2022 Did not enter Did not enter
Total - - - - - - - - 9 3 1 5 13 24 -11
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "D'Rout Léiwinne schléissen d'Joer 2023 mat dësem Kader of" [Luxembourg women's selections for upcoming Nations League matches] (in French). FLF. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.
  5. ^ a b "Luxembourger Records". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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