Spain_women's_national_football_team
Spain women's national football team
Women's national football team representing Spain
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.
| Nickname(s) | La Roja (The Red)[1] | ||
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| Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Montserrat Tomé | ||
| Captain | Irene Paredes | ||
| Most caps | Alexia Putellas (117) | ||
| Top scorer | Jennifer Hermoso (56) | ||
| FIFA code | ESP | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 1  (15 March 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 1 (December 2023 – Present) | ||
| Lowest | 22 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (1997) | ||
| Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2024) | ||
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 women's and men's World Cups. Together with their youth teams, Spain is the current world champion in all three 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 women's and men's competitions.[5][6] They also have qualified four times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semifinals in 1997.
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 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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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"
- 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
v 
Panama
| 29 June Friendly | Spain | 7–0 | Panama | Avilés |
| 21:00 | Esther  7', 44' Putellas 22' Espinosa 28' (o.g.) Guerrero 36' (p) Navarro 43' Athenea 67' |
Report | Stadium: Román Suárez Puerta Attendance: 3,611 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
v Spain
| 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) |
v Spain XI
| 14 July Unofficial friendly | Vietnam XI | 0–9 | Spain XI | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 12:30 | Stadium: McLennan Park Attendance: 0 |
v 
Costa Rica
| 21 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Spain | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 22,966 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
v 
Zambia
| 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) |
v Spain
| 31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Japan | 4–0 | Spain | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
v Spain
| 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) |
v 
Netherlands
| 11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF | Spain | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 32,021 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
v Sweden
| 15 August 2023 FIFA World Cup SF | Spain | 2–1 | Sweden | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
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England
| 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) |
v Spain
| 22 September 2023–24 Nations League | Sweden | 2–3 | Spain | Gothenburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,114 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
v 
Switzerland
| 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) |
v Spain
| 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) |
v Spain
| 31 October 2023–24 Nations League | Switzerland | 1–7 | Spain | Zürich |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,515 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
v Italy
| 1 December 2023–24 Nations League | Spain | 2–3 | Italy | Pontevedra |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Municipal de Pasarón Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
v Sweden
| 5 December 2023–24 Nations League | Spain | 5–3 | Sweden | Málaga |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
2024
v Netherlands
| 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) |
v 
France
| 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) |
v Spain
| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Belgium | 0–7 | Spain | Leuven |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,123 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
v 
Czech Republic
| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Spain | 3–1 | Czech Republic | Burgos |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: El Plantío Attendance: 9,982 Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia) |
v Spain
| 31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark | 0–2 | Spain | Vejle |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
v Denmark
| 4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Spain | 3–2 | Denmark | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 21:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 17,532 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
v Spain
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Czech Republic | v | Spain | Chomutov |
| Report | Stadium: Letní stadion |
v Japan
| 25 July 2024 Olympic Games GS | Spain | v | Japan | Nantes, France |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
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Nigeria
| 28 July 2024 Olympic Games GS | Spain | v | Nigeria | Nantes, France |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
v Spain
| 31 July 2024 Olympic Games GS | Brazil | v | Spain | Bordeaux, France |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
Current personnel
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Current squad
The following players were called up for the Euro 2025 qualifying against Denmark on 31 May and 4 June 2024.
- Caps and goals as of 5 June 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK |  Misa Rodríguez |
(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24) | 22 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 13 | 1GK |  Cata Coll |
(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 23 | 1GK |  Elene Lete |
(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Real Sociedad |
| 2 | 2DF | Nerea Nevado |
(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 4 | 2DF | Irene Paredes (captain) |
(1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 32) | 106 | 12 | Barcelona |
| 5 | 2DF |  María Méndez |
(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 2 | Levante |
| 12 | 2DF | Oihane Hernández |
(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) | 21 | 1 | Real Madrid |
| 14 | 2DF |  Laia Aleixandri |
(2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 23) | 27 | 2 | Manchester City |
| 16 | 2DF | Laia Codina |
(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) | 13 | 2 | Arsenal |
| 19 | 2DF | Leila Ouahabi |
(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) | 55 | 1 | Manchester City |
| 20 | 2DF | Jana Fernández |
(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 3 | 3MF |  Teresa Abelleira |
(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24) | 31 | 2 | Real Madrid |
| 9 | 3MF |  Inma Gabarro |
(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 2 | Sevilla |
| 11 | 3MF | Alexia Putellas (vice-captain) |
(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) | 117 | 30 | Barcelona |
| 18 | 3MF |  Maite Oroz |
(1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26) | 15 | 4 | Real Madrid |
| 21 | 3MF |  Fiamma Benítez |
(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 19) | 9 | 2 | Valencia |
| 22 | 3MF |  Athenea del Castillo |
(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23) | 43 | 12 | Real Madrid |
| 6 | 4FW | Bruna Vilamala |
(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 1 | Barcelona |
| 7 | 4FW |  Salma Paralluelo |
(2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20) | 25 | 12 | Barcelona |
| 8 | 4FW | Mariona Caldentey (3rd captain) |
(1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28) | 72 | 26 | Barcelona |
| 10 | 4FW |  Jennifer Hermoso |
(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34) | 115 | 56 |  Tigres UANL |
| 15 | 4FW |  Eva Navarro |
(2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) | 21 | 5 | Atlético Madrid |
| 17 | 4FW | Lucía García |
(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 25) | 46 | 11 | Manchester United |
Recent call-ups
- 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 |
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| GK |  Adriana Nanclares |
(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
v. Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE |
| GK | Enith Salón |
(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Valencia |
v. Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE |
| DF | Ona Batlle INJ |
(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24) | 46 | 2 | Barcelona |
v. Denmark; 31 May 2024 PRE |
| DF | Olga Carmona INJ |
(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23) | 40 | 3 | Real Madrid |
v. Denmark; 31 May 2024 PRE |
| DF | Claudia Florentino |
(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Valencia |
v. Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE |
| DF | Rocío Gálvez |
(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27) | 11 | 0 | Real Madrid |
2023 FIFA World Cup |
| MF | Aitana Bonmatí INJ (4th captain) |
(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) | 62 | 23 | Barcelona |
v. Denmark; 4 June 2024 PRE |
| MF | Vicky López WD |
(2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Barcelona |
v. Denmark; 31 May 2024 |
| MF |  Sheila García |
(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27) | 19 | 1 | Atlético Madrid |
v. Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE |
| MF | Silvia Lloris |
(2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Levante |
v. Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE |
| MF | María Pérez |
(2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Sevilla |
v. France; 28 February 2024 |
| MF | Anna Torrodà |
(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | Levante |
v. Switzerland; 31 October 2023 PRE |
| MF | Rosa Márquez |
(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Real Betis |
v. Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE |
| MF | Irene Guerrero |
(1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27) | 26 | 5 | Manchester United |
2023 FIFA World Cup |
| FW | Alba Redondo INJ |
(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27) | 36 | 14 | Levante |
v. Denmark; 4 June 2024 PRE |
| FW | Esther González |
(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) | 46 | 29 |  Gotham FC |
v. Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE |
| FW | Amaiur Sarriegi |
(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) | 17 | 12 | Real Sociedad |
v. Italy; 27 October 2023 PRE |
| FW | Cristina Martín-Prieto |
(1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Sevilla |
v. Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE |
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Previous squads
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Major titles
Minor titles
Individual awards
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Other awards
- Caps and goals as of 5 June 2024.
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most caps
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Most goals
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Most clean sheets
| # | Name | Career | Clean sheets |
Caps | Average | Goals conceded |
Ratio |
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| 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 | 22 | 59.09% | 17 | 0.77 |
| Roser Serra | 1991–1998 | 33 | 39.39% | 36 | 1.09 | ||
| 6 | Catalina Coll | 2023– | 6 | 11 | 54.55% | 8 | 0.73 |
| 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
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 |
Did not qualify | 1991 UEFA Women's Championship | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
 2011 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | |||||||||
 2015 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
 2019 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
  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
UEFA Women's European Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Declined Participation | |||||||||||||
 1987 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1989 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
 1995 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
 2009 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 14 | |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Qualified | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 88 | 41 | 18 | 29 | 239 | 105 | |
UEFA Women's Nations League
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |  | 1st | 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
| Year | Cup | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Grand Hotel Varna Tournament | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1993 | Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | Grand Hotel Varna Tournament | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 1996 |  Women's Tournament Slovakia | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Algarve Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 |  Cyprus Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Algarve Cup | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | SheBelieves Cup | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Arnold Clark Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Cup of Nations | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Overall official record
| Competition | Stage | Result home, away | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–2, 0–1 |  Hungary | 3 / 4 | Prieto |
| 0–2, 0–3 | Switzerland | Y. García, V. Hernández (2) | |||
| 2–3, 1–1 | Italy | Y. García, V. Hernández, Prieto | |||
| 1989 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–0, 1–1 |  Bulgaria | 4 / 5 | Artola, V. Hernández |
| 0–2, 1–0 | Czechoslovakia | ||||
| 1–0, 1–0 | Belgium | Artola | |||
| 1–3, 0–0 | France | Artola | |||
| 1991 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 2–1 | Switzerland | 4 / 4 | Parejo |
| 1–3, 5–0 | Denmark | Bakero | |||
| 0–0, 3–1 | Italy | Artola | |||
| 1993 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–4, 1–1 | Sweden | 2 / 3 | Prieto |
| 0–1, 0–1 |  Republic of Ireland | Bakero | |||
| 1995 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 4–0 | Belgium | 2 / 4 | Pascual (2), Bakero + 1 o.g. |
| 0–0, 0–0 | England | ||||
| 17–0, 0–8 | Slovenia | Prieto (9), Bakero (4), M. González (3), R. Castillo (2), B. García (2), Pascual (2), Sirgo (2) + 1 o.g. | |||
| 1997 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–1, 2–0 | Denmark | 3 / 4 | |
| 5–1, 2–2 |  Romania | Prieto (4), Cano, R. Castillo, Torras | |||
| 0–8, 1–1 | Sweden | Prieto | |||
| Repechage | 2–1, 1–1 | England | 1 / 2 | Prieto (2), Mateos | |
| 1997 Euro | Group stage | 1–1 | France | 2 / 4 | Parejo |
| 0–1 | Sweden | ||||
| 1–0 |  Russia | Parejo | |||
| Semifinals | 1–2 | Italy | 4 / 8 | Parejo | |
| 1999 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 1–2, 2–1 |  Ukraine | 4 / 4 | Mateos, Torras |
| 1–2, 3–1 | Sweden | Mateos, Prieto | |||
| 0–0, 1–1 |  Iceland | Prieto | |||
| Promotion | 4–1, 0–3 |  Scotland | 1 / 2 | Monforte (2), Auxi, Cabezón, Gimbert, Marco, Mateos | |
| 2001 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 2–5, 7–0 | Sweden | 3 / 4 | Mateos, Rodríguez |
| 1–2, 1–0 | France | Mateos | |||
| 1–1, 1–2 | Netherlands | Fuentes, Gimbert, Moreno | |||
| Repechage | 1–6, 4–2 | Denmark | 2 / 2 | Cabezón, Gimbert, Mateos | |
| 2003 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 6–1, 3–0 | Iceland | 4 / 4 | Auxi (2), del Río (2), Ferreira, Gimbert |
| 2–1, 2–0 | Russia | Auxi, del Río | |||
| 0–1, 3–0 |  Italy | ||||
| Promotion | Cancelled | Hungary | – | ||
| 2005 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–0, 0–1 | Netherlands | 3 / 5 | del Río |
| 0–2, 2–0 | Norway | ||||
| 9–1, 2–0 | Belgium | del Río (5), Vázquez (2), Castillo, Gurrutxaga | |||
| 0–1, 2–0 | Denmark | ||||
| 2007 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 7–0, 3–2 |  Poland | 3 / 5 | del Río (2) |
| 0–0, 0–1 | Finland | Cabezón | |||
| 3–2, 2–4 | Belgium | Adriana (2), Cabezón, Gimbert, Gurrutxaga, del Río + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2–2, 5–0 | Denmark | Adriana, Vilanova | |||
| 2009 EC QS | Regular stage | 6–1, 0–3 |  Belarus | 2 / 5 | Vázquez (3), Romero (2), Auxi, Azagra, Cuesta, Pérez |
| 4–1, 2–2 | Czech Republic | Boquete (2), Adriana, Gimbert, Torrejón, Vilanova | |||
| 2–2, 1–0 | England | Bermúdez, Boquete | |||
| 4–0, 0–3 |  Northern Ireland | Vázquez (2), Bermúdez, Boquete, R. García, del Río, Vilas | |||
| Repechage | 0–2, 2–0 | Netherlands | 2 / 2 | ||
| 2011 WC QS | Regular stage | 9–0, 0–13 |  Malta | 3 / 5 | Adriana (8), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (3), Romero (3), Ibarra (2), Casado, Meseguer + 1 o.g. |
| 2–0, 0–1 |  Austria | Adriana (2), Bermúdez | |||
| 5–1, 0–5 |  Turkey | Adriana (5), Bermúdez (2), Boquete, Olabarrieta, Torrejón | |||
| 2–2, 1–0 | England | Adriana, Bermúdez | |||
| 2013 EC QS | Regular stage | 4–0, 1–10 | Turkey | 2 / 6 | Adriana (4), Boquete (3), Bermúdez (2), Borja, Corredera, Olabarrieta, Vilas + 1 o.g. |
| 3–2, 4–3 | Switzerland | Adriana (2), Boquete (2), R. García, Vilas | |||
| 13–0, 0–4 |  Kazakhstan | Vilas (7), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (2), Borja (2), Adriana, Meseguer, Torrejón | |||
| 0–0, 0–4 | Romania | Boquete (2), Adriana, Bermúdez | |||
| 2–2, 5–0 | Germany | Boquete, Romero | |||
| Repechage | 3–2, 1–1 | Scotland | 1 / 2 | Adriana (2), Boquete, Meseguer | |
| 2013 Euro | Group stage | 3–2 | England | 2 / 4 | Boquete, Hermoso, Putellas |
| 0–1 | France | ||||
| 1–1 | Russia | Boquete | |||
| Quarter-finals | 1–3 | Norway | 7 / 8 | Hermoso | |
| 2015 WC QS | Regular stage | 6–0, 0–5 |  Estonia | 1 / 6 | Natalia (3), Bermúdez (2), Vicky (2), Hermoso (2), Torrejón, Paredes |
| 2–0, 0–0 | Italy | Bermúdez, Natalia | |||
| 1–0, 0–2 | Romania | Natalia (2), R. García | |||
| 3–2, 0–1 | Czech Republic | Bermúdez (2), Boquete, Corredera | |||
| 12–0, 0–10 |  Macedonia | Natalia (6), Bermúdez (5), Hermoso (5), Boquete (2), Calderón (2), Losada, Torrejón | |||
| 2015 World Cup | Group stage | 1–1 | Costa Rica | 4 / 4 | Losada |
| 0–1 | Brazil | ||||
| 1–2 |  South Korea | Boquete | |||
| 2017 EC QS | Regular stage | 5–0, 1–2 | Finland | 1 / 5 | Paredes (2), Hermoso, Putellas, Sampedro, Torrecilla, Torrejón |
| 3–0, 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | Boquete (2), Hermoso (2), Losada, + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2–0, 1–4 | Portugal | Bermúdez, Boquete, Losada, Putellas, Sampedro, Torrecilla | |||
| 13–0, 0–7 |  Montenegro | Boquete (5), Bermúdez (5), Losada (3), Putellas (2), Sampedro (2), Corredera, Hermoso, Torrecilla | |||
| 2017 Euro | Group stage | 2–0 | Portugal | 2 / 4 | Losada, Sampedro |
| 0–2 | England | ||||
| 0–1 | Scotland | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 0–0 | Austria | 8 / 8 | ||
| 2019 WC QS | Regular stage | 2–0, 0–6 |  Israel | 1 / 5 | Hermoso (2), Paredes (2), Latorre, Putellas, Sampedro, Vilas |
| 3–0, 1–2 |  Serbia | Hermoso (3), Guijarro, Sampedro | |||
| 4–0, 0–1 | Austria | Guijarro, Paredes, Putellas, Torrecilla | |||
| 5–1, 0–2 | Finland | Corredera (2), O. García, Hermoso, Nahikari, Paredes + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2019 World Cup | Group stage | 3–1 |  South Africa | 2 / 4 | Hermoso (2), L. García |
| 0–1 | Germany | ||||
| 0–0 | China | ||||
| Eighth-finals | 1–2 | United States | 11 / 16 | Hermoso | |
| 2021 EC QS | Regular stage | 4–0, 0–13 |  Azerbaijan | 1 / 5 | González (5), Hermoso (5), Bonmatí (2), Caldentey, Eizagirre, Guijarro, Navarro, Torrecilla |
| 4–0, 1–5 | Czech Republic | Bonmatí (2), Caldentey, González, Guijarro, Hermoso, Paredes, Putellas + 1 o.g. | |||
| 10–0, 0–9 |  Moldova | Caldentey (4), Hermoso (4), Bonmatí (2), L. García (2), Guijarro (2), Navarro, Putellas, Redondo + 2 o.g. | |||
| 3–0, 0–0 | Poland | González (2), León | |||
| 2021 Euro | Group stage | 4–1 | Finland | 2 / 4 | Bonmatí, Caldentey, L. García, Paredes |
| 0–2 | Germany | ||||
| 1–0 | Denmark | Cardona | |||
| Quarter-finals | 1–2 | England | 6 / 8 | González | |
| 2023 WC QS | Regular stage | 12–0, 0–10 |  Faroe Islands |
1 / 5 | Sarriegi (5), Caldentey (4), González (4), Bonmatí (2), Putellas (2), Aleixandri, L. García, Guerrero, Guijarro, Redondo |
| 3–0, 0–7 | Hungary |
Caldentey (2), González (2), Sarriegi (2), del Castillo | |||
| 5–0, 0–6 | Ukraine |
Sarriegi (2), Eizagirre, Putellas, Redondo + 1 o.g. | |||
| 8–0, 0–2 | Scotland |
Hermoso (3), Bonmatí (2), Caldentey (2), Sarriegi (2), Putellas | |||
| 2023 World Cup | Group stage | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 2 / 4 | Bonmatí, González + 1 o.g. |
| 5–0 | Zambia | Hermoso (2), Redondo (2), Abelleira | |||
| 0–4 | Japan | ||||
| Eighth-finals | 5–1 | Switzerland | 1/16 | Bonmatí (2), Codina, Hermoso, Redondo | |
| Quarter-final | 2–1 | Netherlands | Caldentey, Paralluelo | ||
| Semi-final | 2–1 | Sweden | Carmona, Paralluelo | ||
| Final | 1–0 | England | Carmona | ||
| 2023–24 NL | League A | 5–3, 2–3 | Sweden | 1 / 4 | Caldentey (3), del Castillo (2), Benítez, Navarro, Paralluelo |
| 5–0, 1–7 | Switzerland | Bonmatí (2), del Castillo (2), Oroz (2), Putellas (2), Gabarro, L. García, Hernández, Méndez | |||
| 2–3, 0–1 | Italy | del Castillo, González, Hermoso | |||
| Semi-final | 3–0 | Netherlands | 1 / 4 | Batlle, Bonmatí, Hermoso | |
| Final | 2–0 | France | Bonmatí, Caldentey | ||
| 2025 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–7, | Belgium | ? / 4 | Paralluelo (3), González (2), S. García, Hermoso |
| 3–1, | Czech Republic | Caldentey, Hermoso, Méndez | |||
| 0–2, 3–2 | Denmark | Caldentey, L. García, Hermoso, Paredes, Vilamala |
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UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking
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Under-23
The Spain U-23 is a football team operated under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior Spain women's national team.
Under-20/19
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| 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 | Runner-up | 2020 | Cancelled [lower-alpha 1] | 2022 |  Champion |
2024 | Qualified |
- Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- UEFA Women's U-19 Championship
| UEFA Women's U-19/18 Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | did not qualify | 1999 | did not qualify | 2000 | Runner-up | 2001 | 4th (last U-18edition) |
| 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 | 2017 | Champion |
| 2018 | Champion |
2019 | Third Place | 2020 | Cancelled | 2021 | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Champion |
2023 | Champion |
2024 | Qualified | ||
Under-17
- FIFA U-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 | Champion |
2020 | Cancelled | 2022 | Champion |
| 2024 | Qualified | ||||||
- UEFA Women's U-17 Championship
| UEFA Women's U-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 | 2017 | Runner-up | 2018 | Champion |
2019 | Third Place |
| 2020 | Cancelled | 2021 | Cancelled | 2022 | Runner-up | 2023 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Champion |
2025 | TBC | ||||
Under-15
There is also a women's national team that represents Spain in international football in under-15 (former under-16) categories and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. This team usually participates each year in UEFA Women U-15 Development Tournament (although it is not an official tournament) with remarkable success[40]
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- List of Spain women's international footballers
- List of Spain women's national football team captains
- Spain women's national under-20 football team
- Spain women's national under-19 football team
- Spain women's national under-17 football team
- Spain women's national under-23 football team
- Spain women's national futsal team
- Spain women's national beach soccer team
- Spanish football league system
- Sport in Spain
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | World Champions 2023 (first title) |
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