Spain women's national football team

Spain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red)[1]
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMontserrat Tomé
CaptainIrene Paredes
Most capsAlexia Putellas (115)
Top scorerJennifer Hermoso (55)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 1 Steady (15 March 2024)[2]
Highest1 (December 2023 – Present)
Lowest22 (March 2003)
First international
Unofficial
 Spain 3–3 Portugal 
(Murcia, Spain; 21 February 1971)
Official
 Spain 0–1 Portugal 
(A Guarda, Spain; 5 February 1983)
Biggest win
 Spain 17–0 Slovenia 
(Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 0–8 Sweden 
(Gandia, Spain; 2 June 1996)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2023)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultSemi-finals (1997)
Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultChampions (2024)

The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spanish national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol)[3] has represented Spain in international women's football competitions since 1980. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Spain is one of five national teams to have been crowned world champions, having qualified three times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and winning the title in 2023. They are one of only two countries, along with Germany, to have won both men's and women's World Cups. Together with their youth teams, Spain is the current world champion in all three female categories (U-17, U-20 and senior level), unprecedented in the women's game.[4]

At continental level, Spain won the first edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League in 2024, becoming the first nation to win both men's and women's competitions.[5][6] They also have qualified four times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semifinals in 1997.

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

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 an aesthetic point of view. Women are not favored wearing shirts and shorts. Any regional dress would fit them better".[7]

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 15 July, 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.[8] 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[edit]

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).[9] 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 1 September 1988. Years later he would confess: There was never love or support from the Federation towards those women soccer players.

Teodoro Nieto left International Footballer Conchi Sanchez (Amancio) out of the Spanish team even though the player was the first Captain during the 70s and was winning championships in Italy.

1990s and 2000s: Growing up[edit]

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

In the 2009 Euro qualifiers, Spain made its best 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, Spain again ended 2nd, with no repechage, after England again overcame a half-time 2–0 in their second confrontation.[10]

2010s: First World Cups[edit]

Spain finally achieved a place in the final stage of a European Championship, having qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 after beating Scotland in the qualifiers playoff.[11] In the group stage, a win over England and a draw against Russia was enough to qualify for the quarterfinals, where they were 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, however, their campaign 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 their last match with South Korea, they 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.[12] 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.[13][14] Spain qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 by winning all its matches and finishing 11 points ahead of the second-placed team. In 2017 the national team participated for the first time in the Algarve Cup winning the tournament.[15] However, its performance in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 was very disappointing: only one match won (against Portugal, the worst ranked team in Euro), two defeats against England (0–2) and Scotland (0–1) in the group stage. Nevertheless, Spain advanced to the quarterfinals, at which point it lost against Austria in a match finishing 0–0 after extra time and then 3–5 in a penalty shoot-out. The national football team was therefore eliminated after more than 345 minutes without scoring a single goal.

Spain women's national team in 2018

At the 2019 Women's World Cup, Spain were in Group B with China PR, South Africa, and Germany. They finished second in the group to progress to the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history.[16] However, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 by the eventual champions United States.

In October 2019, the federation announced the creation of España Promesas (essentially Spain B), a team for players too old for younger age groups but not in the latest full squad, to provide training and occasional match experience for those in consideration for the future,[17] that was later reconverted and renamed Spain under-23.

2020s: Golden Generation[edit]

Spain broke into the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings in the early 2020s, while their players won all the categories of the UEFA awards, the first time from a single nation in 2021.

Spain qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 undefeated and assembled what would be the strongest ever Spanish team in history, and was ranked among the top contenders for the title.[18] However, just before the tournament began, Spain suffered two big blows, with both Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas withdrew due to sustaining injury. Without the two taliswomen in the squad, Spain failed to perform at full expectation in the tournament and only reached the quarter-finals in second place after Germany. Spain then performed well against England, even took the lead in 54' by Esther González, but conceded a late equalizer by Ella Toone before Georgia Stanway crushed Spain's hope to win a major European title in extra time.[19]

2022–23 dispute and withdrawal of las 15[edit]

In September 2022, fifteen players sent an email removing themselves from national team consideration.[20] Seven players who did not sign the letter claimed they were pressured by their club, Real Madrid, not to do so, a claim the club denied. The initial player complaints included poor quality of training under Vilda and his staff compared to their club environment, a lack of tactical preparation for matches, and claims of a controlling environment in which players would be frequently questioned about their whereabouts and shopping purchases. By April 2023, many of the players had entered talks with the federation.[21]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup title and controversy[edit]

Spanish players celebrating winning the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

At the 2023 World Cup, La Roja finished second in Group C.[22] Spain then defeated Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden in the knockout stages to reach their first World Cup final.[23][24] Spain won their first World Cup title, defeating England 1–0 in the final thanks to a goal from Olga Carmona.[25]

During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent.[26] Five days after winning the World Cup, 81 players (including the tournament squad) announced they would refuse to play for Spain until the leadership of the RFEF changed due to the Rubiales affair.[26]

During the subsequent aftermath, The RFEF dropped the word “women” from the official title. Both men and women’s teams now go by the gender neutral name “Seleccion Espanola de Futbol”. The logo and the branding of both teams were also aligned. Each team has one star over the logo in honour of them winning a world cup each.[3] In a quote, the then interim president Pedro Rocha said:

“Beyond a symbolic step, we want it to imply a change in concept, and the recognition that football is football, practiced by whoever practices it… We do not need, on any medium, to differentiate the brands of both teams; Depending on the context, depending on the images that accompany the logo, it is perfectly understood whether we are referring to our champions or our champions"

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   Loss   Fixtures

2023[edit]

29 June Friendly Spain  7–0  Panama Avilés
21:00 González 7', 44'
Putellas 22'
Espinosa 28' (o.g.)
Guerrero 36' (p)
Navarro 43'
del Castillo 67'
Report Stadium: Ramón Suárez Puerta
Attendance: 3,611
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
5 July Friendly Denmark  0–2  Spain Gladsaxe
18:00 Report Battle 7'
Paralluelo 53'
Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Maral Mirzai Beni (Sweden)
14 July Unofficial friendly Vietnam XI  0–9  Spain XI Auckland, New Zealand
12:30
Stadium: McLennan Park
Attendance: 0
26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS Spain  5–0  Zambia Auckland, New Zealand
19:30
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16 Switzerland  1–5  Spain Auckland, New Zealand
17:00
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
15 August 2023 FIFA World Cup SF Spain  2–1  Sweden Auckland, New Zealand
20:00 Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
20 August 2023 FIFA World Cup Final Spain  1–0  England Sydney, Australia
20:00 Carmona 29' Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
22 September 2023–24 Nations League Sweden  2–3  Spain Gothenburg
18:30
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,114
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
26 September 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–0  Switzerland Córdoba
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 14,194
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
27 October 2023–24 Nations League Italy  0–1  Spain Salerno
17:45 Report Hermoso 89' Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
31 October 2023–24 Nations League Switzerland  1–7  Spain Zürich
19:00
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 8,515
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
1 December 2023–24 Nations League Spain  2–3  Italy Pontevedra
21:30 Report Stadium: Pasarón
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
5 December 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–3  Sweden Málaga
19:00 Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 15,896
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

2024[edit]

23 February 2023–24 Nations League SF Spain  3–0  Netherlands Seville
21:00
Report Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 21,856
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
28 February 2023–24 Nations League Final Spain  2–0  France Seville
19:00 Report Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 32,657
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Belgium  0–7  Spain Leuven
20:45 Report Paralluelo 8', 30', 47'
Hermoso 16'
González 64', 90'
S. García 85'
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  3–1  Czech Republic Burgos
19:00 Méndez 58'
Hermoso 62'
Caldentey 70'
Report Sonntágová 56' Stadium: El Plantío
Attendance: 9,982
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

Coaching staff[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the Euro 2025 qualifying against Belgium and Czech Republic on 5 and 9 April 2024.[29]

Caps and goals as of 10 April 2024
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Canary Islands María Isabel Rodríguez (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24) 21 0 Spain Real Madrid
13 1GK Castile and León Adriana Nanclares (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
23 1GK Basque Country (autonomous community) Elene Lete (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad

2 2DF Catalonia Ona Batlle (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24) 46 2 Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Basque Country (autonomous community) Irene Paredes (vice-captain) (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 32) 104 11 Spain Barcelona
5 2DF Asturias María Méndez (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) 6 2 Spain Levante
14 2DF Catalonia Laia Aleixandri (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 23) 25 2 England Manchester City
16 2DF Region of Murcia Silvia Lloris (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Spain Levante
19 2DF Andalusia Olga Carmona (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23) 40 3 Spain Real Madrid

3 3MF Galicia (Spain) Teresa Abelleira (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24) 30 2 Spain Real Madrid
6 3MF Valencian Community Fiamma Benítez (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 19) 9 2 Spain Valencia
11 3MF Catalonia Alexia Putellas (Captain) (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) 115 30 Spain Barcelona
12 3MF Community of Madrid Victoria López (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Spain Barcelona
18 3MF Navarre Maite Oroz (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26) 14 4 Spain Real Madrid
20 3MF Castilla–La Mancha Sheila García (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27) 19 1 Spain Atlético Madrid

7 4FW Aragon Salma Paralluelo (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20) 23 12 Spain Barcelona
8 4FW Balearic Islands Mariona Caldentey (3rd captain) (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28) 70 25 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Andalusia Esther González (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 46 29 United States Gotham FC
10 4FW Community of Madrid Jennifer Hermoso (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 33) 113 55 Mexico Tigres UANL
15 4FW Region of Murcia Eva Navarro (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) 20 5 Spain Atlético Madrid
17 4FW Basque Country (autonomous community) Lucía García (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 25) 44 10 England Manchester United
21 4FW Castilla–La Mancha Alba Redondo (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27) 36 14 Spain Levante
22 4FW Cantabria Athenea del Castillo (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23) 41 12 Spain Real Madrid

Recent call-ups[edit]

  • The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Balearic Islands Catalina Coll INJ (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 22) 10 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Belgium; 5 April 2024 PRE
GK Valencian Community Enith Salón (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Valencia v.  Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE
GK Basque Country (autonomous community) María Asunción Quiñones (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 27) 3 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  China; 11 April 2023 PRE

DF Catalonia Laia Codina INJ (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) 12 2 England Arsenal v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE
DF Basque Country (autonomous community) Oihane Hernández (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23) 19 1 Spain Real Madrid v.  France; 28 February 2024
DF Valencian Community Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29) 53 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Sweden; 5 December 2023
DF Valencian Community Claudia Florentino (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Spain Valencia v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE
DF Aragon Mapi León WD (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 28) 54 1 Spain Barcelona v.  Sweden; 22 September 2023 PRE
DF Andalusia Rocío Gálvez (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27) 11 0 Spain Real Madrid 2023 FIFA World Cup
DF Catalonia Jana Fernández (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Barcelona 2023 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Catalonia Berta Pujadas (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Spain Valencia v.  China; 11 April 2023 PRE
DF Valencian Community Paula Tomás (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Levante v.  China; 11 April 2023 PRE

MF Catalonia Aitana Bonmatí INJ (4th captain) (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 62 23 Spain Barcelona v.  Belgium; 5 April 2024 PRE
MF Catalonia María Pérez (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Spain Sevilla v.  France; 28 February 2024
MF Catalonia Anna Torrodà (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Spain Levante v.  Switzerland; 31 October 2023 PRE
MF Andalusia Rosa Márquez (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE
MF Balearic Islands Patricia Guijarro WD (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 25) 52 11 Spain Barcelona v.  Sweden; 22 September 2023 PRE
MF Andalusia Irene Guerrero (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27) 26 5 England Manchester United 2023 FIFA World Cup
MF Community of Madrid Claudia Zornoza RET (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 33) 13 0 Spain Real Madrid 2023 FIFA World Cup
MF Aragon Marta Cardona (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 28) 29 3 Spain Atlético Madrid 2023 FIFA World Cup PRE

FW Andalusia Inmaculada Gabarro (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21) 4 2 Spain Sevilla v.  Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE
FW Basque Country (autonomous community) Amaiur Sarriegi (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) 17 12 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Italy; 27 October 2023 PRE
FW Valencian Community Asunción Martínez (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Valencia v.  Norway; 6 April 2023

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Previous squads[edit]

Honours[edit]

Major Titles[edit]

Minor Titles[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Other awards[edit]

Records[edit]

Caps and goals as of 10 April 2024.
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most clean sheets[edit]

# Name Career Clean
sheets
Caps Average Goals
conceded
Ratio
1 Sandra Paños 2012–2022 26 55 47.27% 31 0.56
2 Dolores Gallardo 2013–2022 21 38 55.26% 20 0.53
3 Ainhoa Tirapu 2007–2015 20 46 43.48% 38 0.83
4 María Isabel Rodríguez 2021– 13 21 61.9% 15 0.71
Roser Serra 1991–1998 33 39.39% 36 1.09
6 Catalina Coll 2023– 5 10 50% 8 0.8
7 Elixabete Capa 1998–2005 4 26 15.38% 29 1.12
8 Lucía Muñoz 2005–2006 3 8 37.5% 14 1.75
Ana Ruiz 1984–1988 15 20% 13 0.87
10 Enith Salón 2022– 2 2 100% 0 0
Mariatxi Sánchez 2006–2007

Clean Sheets: Goalkeeper must play at least 60 minutes to obtain the points of a clean sheet.
Average: percentage of clean sheets achieved per game
Ratio: goals concered per game

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

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 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 2015 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 2 4 10 9 1 0 42 2
France 2019 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 4 8 8 0 0 25 2
Australia New Zealand 2023 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 18 7 8 8 0 0 53 0
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 3/10 14 7 2 5 24 15 55 38 6 11 189 43

Olympic Games[edit]

International Olympic Committee Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Qualified
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total 0 Titles 1/10 0 0 0 0 0 0

UEFA Women's European Championship[edit]

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 enter Declined Participation
Norway 1987 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 9
West Germany 1989 8 2 2 4 4 8
Denmark 1991 6 0 2 4 3 13
Italy 1993 4 1 1 2 2 6
Europe 1995 6 3 3 0 29 0
Norway Sweden 1997 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 1 2 3 4 6 1 2 3 8 15
Germany 2001 Did 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 2013 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 6 2 2 43 14
Netherlands 2017 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 2 3 8 8 0 0 40 2
England 2022 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 6 5 8 7 1 0 48 1
Switzerland 2025 To be determined 1 1 0 0 7 0
Total 0 Titles 4/14 16 5 3 8 16 19 85 38 18 29 231 102

UEFA Women's Nations League[edit]

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG GP Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2023–24 A 4 1st 6 5 0 1 23 9 Same position 1st France Netherlands Spain 2024 Champions 2 2 0 0 5 0
2025–26 A To be determined 2026 To be determined
Total 6 5 0 1 23 9 Total 1 Title 2 2 0 0 5 0

Other tournaments[edit]

Year Cup Pos P W D L GF GA
1992 Bulgaria Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 4th 4 3 0 1 8 1
1993 Catalonia Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona 4th 2 0 1 1 2 3
1995 Bulgaria Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 3rd 5 2 1 2 9 12
1996 Slovakia Women's Tournament Slovakia 4th 3 0 2 1 2 6
2005 Canary Islands Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas 2nd 2 0 2 0 2 2
2017 Portugal Algarve Cup 1st 4 3 1 0 6 1
2018 Cyprus Cyprus Cup 1st 4 3 1 0 6 0
2019 Portugal Algarve Cup 7th 3 2 0 1 4 3
2020 United States SheBelieves Cup 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 2
2022 England Arnold Clark Cup 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 1
2023 Australia Cup of Nations 2nd 3 2 0 1 8 3

Overall official record[edit]