Portugal women's national football team

Portugal

Nickname(s)	A Selecção das Quinas[1] As Navegadoras
Association	Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Francisco Neto
Captain	Dolores Silva
Most caps	Ana Borges (164)
Top scorer	Edite Fernandes (39)
FIFA code	POR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	21 (15 March 2024)[2]
Highest	19 (August 2023)
Lowest	47 (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
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)
European Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017, 2022)

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.

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

Portugal  v  Japan

7 April Friendly	Portugal	1–2	Japan	Guimarães, Portugal
	Ana Capeta 25'		Yui Hasegawa 35' Mina Tanaka 53'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 9.758

Portugal  v  Wales

11 April Friendly	Portugal	1–1	Wales	Guimarães, Portugal
	Encarnação 50'		Rachel Rowe 73'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 11.055

England  v  Portugal

1 July Friendly	England	0–0	Portugal	Milton Keynes, England
15:15				Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 26.227

Portugal  v  Ukraine

7 July Friendly	Portugal	2–0	Ukraine	Porto, Portugal
	Jessica Silva 19' Jessica Silva 45+2'			Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 20.123

Netherlands  v  Portugal

23 July World Cup GS	Netherlands	1–0	Portugal	Dunedin, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12	Van der Gragt 13'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 11,991 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Portugal  v  Vietnam

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)

Portugal  v  United States

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)

France  v  Portugal

22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	France	2–0	Portugal	Valenciennes, France
21:10	Geyoro 27' Bacha 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 18.377 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Portugal  v  Norway

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	Maanum 33' Terland 58'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 6.132 Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

Austria  v  Portugal

27 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League	Austria	2–1	Portugal	Altach, Austria
18:00 CEST	Borges 63' (o.g.) Dunst 69'		Pinto 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)

Portugal  v  Austria

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

Norway  v  Portugal

1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Norway	4–0	Portugal	Oslo, Norway
19:00 UTC+1	Hegerberg 3', 8' (pen.), 49' Román Haug 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Portugal  v  France

5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Portugal	0–1	France	Leiria, Portugal
18:15 UTC±0		Report	Geyoro 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

2024

Portugal  v  Czech Republic

21 February Friendly	Portugal	3–1	Czech Republic	Estoril, Portugal
18:15 UTC±0	Ana Capeta 2' Carolina Mendes 4' Joana Marchão 75'		Khyrova 83'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 2.000

Portugal  v  South Korea

27 February Friendly	Portugal	5–1	South Korea	Estoril, Portugal
18:15 UTC±0	Joana Marchão 18' Andreia 37' Encarnação 45' Jessica Silva 45+2' Jessica Silva 52'		Hwa-Yeon Son 79'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: no data

• Official Portugal results and fixtures

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Francisco Neto

Manager history

• Francisco Neto (2014–)

Players

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Czech Republic and South Korea on 21 and 24 February 2024. ^[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	Bárbara Santos				CS Marítimo
	1GK	Patrícia Morais	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 31)	86	0	Braga
	1GK	Inês Pereira	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 24)	37	0	Servette
	1GK	Sierra Cota-Yarde	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Arkansas Razorbacks
	2DF	Ágata Pimenta	(1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 24)			FC Fleury 91
	2DF	Ana Borges (vice-captain)	(1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 (age 33)	164	11	Sporting CP
	2DF	Ana Seiça	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Benfica
	2DF	Carole Costa	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33)			Benfica
	2DF	Catarina Amado	(1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 24)	29	0	Benfica
	2DF	Diana Gomes	(1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 25)	40	5	Sevilla
	2DF	Giovana Maia	{{{age}}}			Panathinaikos
	2DF	Inês Maia	{{{age}}}			Besiktas
	2DF	Joana Marchão	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 27)	39	1	Servette
	2DF	Lúcia Alves	(1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 26)	14	0	Benfica
	2DF	Nelly Rodrigues	{{{age}}}			Nantes
	3MF	Ana Rute	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26)	4	0	Braga
	3MF	Andreia Jacinto	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 21)	30	1	Real Sociedad
	3MF	Andreia Faria	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 23)	18	1	Benfica
	3MF	Beatriz Fonseca				SC Braga
	3MF	Dolores Silva (captain)	(1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 32)	154	17	Braga
	3MF	Fátima Pinto	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)	82	3	Sporting CP
	3MF	Joana Martins	(2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Sporting CP
	3MF	Tatiana Pinto	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)	107	5	Brighton & Hove Albion
	3MF	Maria Alagoa	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Florida State Seminoles
	4FW	Ana Capeta	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 26)	29	6	Sporting CP
	4FW	Ana Dias	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 26)	4	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	4FW	Telma Encarnação	(2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 22)	28	6	Marítimo
	4FW	Jéssica Silva	(1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 29)	105	16	Benfica
	4FW	Carolina Mendes	(1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 36)	116	23	Braga
	4FW	Melissa Gomes				Reims

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 (age 29)	8	0	Benfica	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF	Mariana Azevedo	(1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 28)	2	0	Braga	Austria, 31 October 2023
DF	Maria Miller	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Braga	Austria, 31 October 2023
DF	Carole Costa	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33)	160	20	Benfica	Norway, 26 September 2023
DF	Bruna Lourenço	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Sporting CP	Norway, 26 September 2023
DF	Sílvia Rebelo	(1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 34)	124	2	Benfica	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF	Alícia Correia	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 20)	10	0	Sporting CP	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup preliminary squad
MF	Suzane Pires	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 31)	28	0	Ferroviária	Costa Rica, 15 November 2022
MF	Vanessa Marques	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 27)	89	12	Famalicão	Wales, 11 April 2023
MF	Kika Nazareth	(2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 (age 21)	32	7	Benfica	France, 5 December 2023
MF	Andreia Norton	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27)	80	4	Benfica	France, 5 December 2023
FW	Diana Silva	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)	99	19	Sporting CP	Austria, 31 October 2023
FW	Nadia Gomes	(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 27)	2	1	San Francisco Glens	Norway, 26 September 2023

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
1991	Did not enter									1991 UEFA Women's Championship
1995	Did not qualify									UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999										6	2	0	4	4	15
2003										6	1	1	4	4	26
2007										8	0	0	8	4	31
2011										8	4	0	4	17	10
2015										10	4	0	6	19	21
2019										8	3	2	3	22	8
2023	Group stage	19th	3	1	1	1	2	1		13	10	1	2	34	12
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total		1/10	3	1	1	1	2	1		59	24	4	31	104	138

*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
1987	Did not enter									Did not enter
1989
1991
1993
1995	Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	13	11
1997										8	2	0	6	5	26
2001										8	2	1	5	5	17
2005										8	1	0	7	5	42
2009										8	0	2	6	4	18
2013										8	2	0	6	16	13
2017	Group stage	14th	3	1	0	2	3	5		10	4	3	3	16	12
2022	Group stage[!]	14th	3	0	1	2	4	10		10	6	2	2	10	3
2025	To be determined									To be determined

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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]

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino record
Year	Result	Position	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2012	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	1	6
Total	1/1	0 titles	4	1	1	2	1	6

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• FIFA profile