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Spain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)[1]
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMontserrat Tomé
CaptainIrene Paredes
Most capsAlexia Putellas (123)
Top scorerJenni Hermoso (57)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 3 Decrease 2 (16 August 2024)[2]
Highest1 (December 2023 – June 2024)
Lowest21 (June – August 2004; March 2008)
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)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultFourth place (2024)
European Championship
Appearances5 (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 Spain 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 the only country to have won the same number of both women's and men's World Cups. Along with Germany, they 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 five times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semi-finals in 1997.

History

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Early years

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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

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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

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See also: Disputes involving the Spain women's national football team § 1996

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

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See also: Disputes involving the Spain women's national football team § 2011–2015

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

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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

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Main article: Disputes involving the Spain women's national football team § 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

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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"

2024 Summer Olympics

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Spain qualified their first ever team for the women’s football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[27] Spain finished atop Group C, winning all three of their group matches and accumulating nine points.[28]

Results and fixtures

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For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and Spain women's national football team results.
Further information: 2023–24 in Spanish football and 2024–25 in Spanish football
  • 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

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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: Municipal de 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

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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
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  3–1  Czech Republic Burgos
19:00
Report
Stadium: El Plantío
Attendance: 9,982
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark  0–2  Spain Vejle
19:00 Report
Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  3–2  Denmark Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:30
Report
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Attendance: 17,532
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Czech Republic  2–1  Spain Chomutov
18:00
Report Bonmatí 15' Stadium: Letní stadion
Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  2–0  Belgium A Coruña
19:00 Bonmatí 39'
Abelleira 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
25 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Spain  2–1  Japan Nantes, France
17:00 Bonmatí 22'
Caldentey 74'		 Report Fujino 13' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 10,377
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
28 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Spain  1–0  Nigeria Nantes, France
19:00
Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 11,079
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
31 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Brazil  0–2  Spain Bordeaux, France
17:00 Report del Castillo 68'
Putellas 90+17'		 Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 14,497
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
3 August 2024 Olympic Games QF Spain  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Colombia Décines-Charpieu, France
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Attendance: 10,355
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Penalties
6 August 2024 Olympic Games SF Brazil  4–2  Spain Marseille, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Referee: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain)
9 August 2024 Olympic Games Bronze Spain  0–1  Germany Décines-Charpieu, France
Report
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Coaching staff

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Players

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See also: Category:Spain women's international footballers

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the squad for the 2024 Olympics.

Caps and goals as of 3 August 2024
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Misa Rodríguez (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) 24 0 Spain Real Madrid
13 1GK Cata Coll (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) 16 0 Spain Barcelona
2 2DF Ona Batlle (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25) 52 2 Spain Barcelona
4 2DF Irene Paredes (captain) (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33) 110 13 Spain Barcelona
5 2DF Oihane Hernández (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) 25 1 Spain Real Madrid
14 2DF Laia Aleixandri (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 24) 33 2 England Manchester City
16 2DF Laia Codina (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) 17 2 England Arsenal
18 2DF Olga Carmona (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 46 3 Spain Real Madrid
20 2DF María Méndez ALT (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) 8 2 Spain Real Madrid
3 3MF Teresa Abelleira (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24) 37 3 Spain Real Madrid
6 3MF Aitana Bonmatí (4th captain) (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 68 26 Spain Barcelona
7 3MF Athenea del Castillo (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23) 49 13 Spain Real Madrid
11 3MF Alexia Putellas (vice-captain) (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) 123 32 Spain Barcelona
12 3MF Patricia Guijarro (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 26) 58 11 Spain Barcelona
8 4FW Mariona Caldentey (3rd captain) (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28) 77 27 England Arsenal
9 4FW Salma Paralluelo (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20) 30 12 Spain Barcelona
10 4FW Jennifer Hermoso (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34) 120 57 Mexico Tigres UANL
15 4FW Eva Navarro (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) 25 5 Spain Real Madrid
17 4FW Lucía García (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) 51 11 Mexico Monterrey
21 4FW Alba Redondo ALT (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27) 37 14 Spain Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

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  • 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 Elene Lete (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad 2024 Summer Olympics ALT
GK Adriana Nanclares (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE
GK Enith Salón (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Spain Valencia v.  Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE
DF Leila Ouahabi (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) 55 1 England Manchester City 2024 Summer Olympics PRE
DF Jana Fernández (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Spain Barcelona 2024 Summer Olympics PRE
DF Nerea Nevado (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Denmark; 4 June 2024
DF Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30) 53 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Sweden; 5 December 2023
DF Claudia Florentino (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Spain Valencia v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE
DF Mapi León WD (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) 54 1 Spain Barcelona v.  Sweden; 22 September 2023 PRE
MF Vicky López (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Spain Barcelona 2024 Summer Olympics ALT
MF Maite Oroz (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26) 15 4 Spain Real Madrid 2024 Summer Olympics PRE
MF Inma Gabarro (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21) 5 2 Spain Sevilla 2024 Summer Olympics PRE
MF Fiamma Benítez (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) 9 2 Spain Valencia v.  Denmark; 4 June 2024
MF Sheila García (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27) 19 1 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE
MF Silvia Lloris (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Spain Levante v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE
MF María Pérez (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Spain Sevilla v.  France; 28 February 2024
MF Anna Torrodà (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Spain Levante v.  Switzerland; 31 October 2023 PRE
MF Rosa Márquez (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE
FW Bruna Vilamala (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) 1 1 Spain Barcelona v.  Denmark; 4 June 2024
FW Esther González (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 46 29 United States Gotham FC v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE
FW Amaiur Sarriegi (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) 17 12 Spain Real Sociedad v.  Italy; 27 October 2023 PRE
FW Cristina Martín-Prieto (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Spain Sevilla v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 PRE

ALT Alternate.
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

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Honours

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Major titles

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Minor titles

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Individual awards

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Other awards

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Records

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Caps and goals as of 3 August 2024.
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most clean sheets

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# 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 24 54.17% 19 0.79
Roser Serra 1991–1998 33 39.39% 36 1.09
6 Catalina Coll 2023– 9 16 50% 11 0.69
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 conceded per game

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: Spain at the 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
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
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 title 3/9 14 7 2 5 24 15 55 38 6 11 189 43

Olympic Games

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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 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 9 8
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total 0 Titles 1/8 6 3 1 2 9 8

UEFA Women's European Championship

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Main article: Spain at the UEFA 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 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 Qualified 6 5 0 1 18 5
Total 0 Titles 5/14 16 5 3 8 16 19 90 42 18 30 242 107

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG Grp 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 FranceNetherlandsSpain 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

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Year Tournament Pos Pld 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

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Rankings

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FIFA Women's World Rankings

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
22 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 18 17 15 15 16 16 15 14 19 18 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 17 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 7 8 6 7 7 6 2 1 1 1 3

Youth teams

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Under-23

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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

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Main articles: Spain women's national under-20 football team and Spain women's national under-19 football team

Under-17

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Main article: Spain women's national under-17 football team

Under-15

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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[42]

See also

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Women's football in Spain

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 final Spain v England". International Olympic Committee. 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Spain men's and women's teams rebranded as gender-neutral 'Spanish National Football Team' following crunch talks amid fallout of Luis Rubiales-Jenni Hermoso kiss scandal". Goal. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "How Spain became the holders of all three Women's World Cups". FIFA.com. FIFA. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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