Spain women's national football team facts for kids
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Nickname(s) | La Roja (The Red) | ||
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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 (115) | ||
Top scorer | Jennifer Hermoso (55) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 12 ![]() |
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Highest | 1 (December 2023 – Present) | ||
Lowest | 22 (March 2003) | ||
First international | |||
Unofficial![]() ![]() (Murcia, Spain; 21 February 1971) Official ![]() ![]() (A Guarda, Spain; 5 February 1983) |
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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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) |
The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spanish national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol) 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.
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. They also have qualified four times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semifinals in 1997.
Contents
History
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".
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. 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). 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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, 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. 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.
2022–23 dispute and withdrawal of las 15
In September 2022, fifteen players sent an email removing themselves from national team consideration. 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.
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.
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2023
Friendly 29 June | Spain ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
Avilés | ||
21:00 | González ![]() Putellas ![]() Espinosa ![]() Guerrero ![]() Navarro ![]() del Castillo ![]() |
https://es.soccerway.com/matches/2023/06/29/world/friendly-women/spain/panama/4077555/ | Stadium: Ramón Suárez Puerta Attendance: 3,611 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
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Friendly 5 July | Denmark ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Gladsaxe | ||
18:00 | https://es.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/05/world/friendly-women/denmark/spain/4076267/ | Battle ![]() Paralluelo ![]() |
Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium Attendance: 2,223 Referee: Maral Mirzai Beni (Sweden) |
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Unofficial friendly 14 July | Vietnam XI ![]() |
0–9 | ![]() |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
12:30 |
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Stadium: McLennan Park Attendance: 0 |
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2023 FIFA World Cup GS 21 July | Spain ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
19:30 |
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https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285033/400222844 | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 22,966 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
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2023 FIFA World Cup GS 26 July | Spain ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
19:30 |
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https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285033/400222840 | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 20,983 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
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2023 FIFA World Cup GS 31 July | Japan ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
19:00 | https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285033/400222845 | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States) |
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2023 FIFA World Cup R16 5 August | Switzerland ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
17:00 | https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285032/400222832 | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
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2023 FIFA World Cup QF 11 August | Spain ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
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https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285031/400258561 | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 32,021 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
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2023 FIFA World Cup SF 15 August | Spain ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
20:00 | https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285030/400258557 | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
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2023 FIFA World Cup Final 20 August | Spain ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Sydney, Australia | ||
20:00 | Carmona ![]() |
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285028/400258554 | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 75,784 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
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2023–24 Nations League 22 September | Sweden ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Gothenburg | ||
18:30 | https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2037967/ |
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Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,114 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
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2023–24 Nations League 26 September | Spain ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Córdoba | ||
21:00 |
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https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2037992/ | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 14,194 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
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2023–24 Nations League 27 October | Italy ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Salerno | ||
17:45 | https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2038018/ | Hermoso ![]() |
Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania) |
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2023–24 Nations League 31 October | Switzerland ![]() |
1–7 | ![]() |
Zürich | ||
19:00 | https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2038068/ |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,515 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
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2023–24 Nations League 1 December | Spain ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Pontevedra | ||
21:30 |
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https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2038042/ | Stadium: Pasarón Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
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2023–24 Nations League 5 December | Spain ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
Málaga | ||
19:00 |
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https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2038092/ |
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Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
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2024
2023–24 Nations League SF 23 February | Spain ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Seville | ||
21:00 | https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2039890/ | Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 21,856 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
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2023–24 Nations League Final 28 February | Spain ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Seville | ||
19:00 |
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https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2039893--spain-vs-france/ | Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 32,657 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
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Euro 2025 qualifying 5 April | Belgium ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
Leuven | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040345/ | Paralluelo ![]() Hermoso ![]() González ![]() S. García ![]() |
Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,123 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
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Euro 2025 qualifying 9 April | Spain ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Burgos | ||
19:00 | Méndez ![]() Hermoso ![]() Caldentey ![]() |
https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040368/ | Sonntágová ![]() |
Stadium: El Plantío Attendance: 9,982 Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia) |
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Euro 2025 qualifying 31 May | Denmark ![]() |
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Vejle | ||
19:00 | https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040395/ | Stadium: Vejle Stadion |
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Euro 2025 qualifying 4 June | Spain ![]() |
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife | ||
https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040418/ | Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López |
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Euro 2025 qualifying 12 July | Czech Republic ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040447/ | ||||||
Euro 2025 qualifying 16 July | Spain ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040468/ | ||||||
2024 Olympic Games GS 25 July | Spain ![]() |
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Nantes, France | ||
17:00 | https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015681 | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
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2024 Olympic Games GS 28 July | Spain ![]() |
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Nantes, France | ||
19:00 | https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015682 | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire |
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2024 Olympic Games GS 31 July | Brazil ![]() |
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Bordeaux, France | ||
17:00 | https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015680 | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
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Coaching staff
Current personnel
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Manager history
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Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Euro 2025 qualifying against Belgium and Czech Republic on 5 and 9 April 2024.
- Caps and goals as of 10 April 2024
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
23 July 1999 | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
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9 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | ![]() |
7 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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2 | DF | ![]() |
10 June 1999 | 46 | 2 | ![]() |
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4 July 1991 | 104 | 11 | ![]() |
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10 April 2001 | 6 | 2 | ![]() |
14 | DF | ![]() |
25 August 2000 | 25 | 2 | ![]() |
16 | DF | ![]() |
15 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | DF | ![]() |
12 June 2000 | 40 | 3 | ![]() |
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3 | MF | ![]() |
9 January 2000 | 30 | 2 | ![]() |
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19 June 2004 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
11 | MF | ![]() |
4 February 1994 | 115 | 30 | ![]() |
12 | MF | ![]() |
26 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | MF | ![]() |
25 March 1998 | 14 | 4 | ![]() |
20 | MF | ![]() |
15 March 1997 | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
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7 | FW | ![]() |
13 November 2003 | 23 | 12 | ![]() |
8 | FW | ![]() |
19 March 1996 | 70 | 25 | ![]() |
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8 December 1992 | 46 | 29 | ![]() |
10 | FW | ![]() |
9 May 1990 | 113 | 55 | ![]() |
15 | FW | ![]() |
27 January 2001 | 20 | 5 | ![]() |
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14 July 1998 | 44 | 10 | ![]() |
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27 August 1996 | 36 | 14 | ![]() |
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24 October 2000 | 41 | 12 | ![]() |
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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23 April 2001 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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24 September 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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29 October 1996 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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22 January 2000 | 12 | 2 | ![]() |
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4 May 2000 | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
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13 July 1994 | 53 | 0 | ![]() |
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10 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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13 June 1995 | 54 | 1 | ![]() |
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14 April 1997 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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18 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2023 FIFA World Cup PRE |
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9 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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11 September 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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18 January 1998 | 62 | 23 | ![]() |
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24 December 2001 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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21 January 2000 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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22 December 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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17 May 1998 | 52 | 11 | ![]() |
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12 December 1996 | 26 | 5 | ![]() |
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29 October 1990 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
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26 May 1995 | 29 | 3 | ![]() |
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5 November 2002 | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
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13 December 2000 | 17 | 12 | ![]() |
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20 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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Previous squads
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Honours
Major Titles
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Minor Titles
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Individual awards
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Other awards
- Premios Nacionales del Deporte (National Sports Awards): Best national sports team (2014)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit (2023)
Records
- Caps and goals as of 10 April 2024.
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most caps
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Most goals
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CaptainsList of captains by appearances as captain
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Hat-tricks
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Most clean sheets
# | Name | Career | Clean sheets |
Caps | Average | Goals conceded |
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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 | 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
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 | |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
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8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
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Total | 1 Title | 3/10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 55 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 189 | 43 |
Olympic Games
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Total | 0 Titles | 1/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UEFA Women's European Championship
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1984 | Did not enter | Declined Participation | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
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Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 14 | |
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
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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
Other tournaments
Year | Cup | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1992 | ![]() |
4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
1993 | ![]() |
4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1995 | ![]() |
3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
1996 | ![]() |
4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2005 | ![]() |
2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | ![]() |
1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2018 | ![]() |
1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | ![]() |
7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2020 | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
2022 | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2023 | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Overall official record
Competition | Stage | Result home, away |
Opponent | Position | Scorers |
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1987 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–2, 0–1 | ![]() |
3 / 4 | Prieto |
0–2, 0–3 | ![]() |
Y. García, V. Hernández (2) | |||
2–3, 1–1 | ![]() |
Y. García, V. Hernández, Prieto | |||
1989 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–0, 1–1 | ![]() |
4 / 5 | Artola, V. Hernández |
0–2, 1–0 | ![]() |
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1–0, 1–0 | ![]() |
Artola | |||
1–3, 0–0 | ![]() |
Artola | |||
1991 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 2–1 | ![]() |
4 / 4 | Parejo |
1–3, 5–0 | ![]() |
Bakero | |||
0–0, 3–1 | ![]() |
Artola | |||
1993 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–4, 1–1 | ![]() |
2 / 3 | Prieto |
0–1, 0–1 | ![]() |
Bakero | |||
1995 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 4–0 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Pascual (2), Bakero + 1 o.g. |
0–0, 0–0 | ![]() |
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17–0, 0–8 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
3 / 4 | |
5–1, 2–2 | ![]() |
Prieto (4), Cano, R. Castillo, Torras | |||
0–8, 1–1 | ![]() |
Prieto | |||
Repechage | 2–1, 1–1 | ![]() |
1 / 2 | Prieto (2), Mateos | |
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Group stage | 1–1 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Parejo |
0–1 | ![]() |
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1–0 | ![]() |
Parejo | |||
Semifinals | 1–2 | ![]() |
4 / 8 | Parejo | |
1999 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 1–2, 2–1 | ![]() |
4 / 4 | Mateos, Torras |
1–2, 3–1 | ![]() |
Mateos, Prieto | |||
0–0, 1–1 | ![]() |
Prieto | |||
Promotion | 4–1, 0–3 | ![]() |
1 / 2 | Monforte (2), Auxi, Cabezón, Gimbert, Marco, Mateos | |
2001 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 2–5, 7–0 | ![]() |
3 / 4 | Mateos, Rodríguez |
1–2, 1–0 | ![]() |
Mateos | |||
1–1, 1–2 | ![]() |
Fuentes, Gimbert, Moreno | |||
Repechage | 1–6, 4–2 | ![]() |
2 / 2 | Cabezón, Gimbert, Mateos | |
2003 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 6–1, 3–0 | ![]() |
4 / 4 | Auxi (2), del Río (2), Ferreira, Gimbert |
2–1, 2–0 | ![]() |
Auxi, del Río | |||
0–1, 3–0 | ![]() |
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Promotion | Cancelled | ![]() |
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2005 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–0, 0–1 | ![]() |
3 / 5 | del Río |
0–2, 2–0 | ![]() |
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9–1, 2–0 | ![]() |
del Río (5), Vázquez (2), Castillo, Gurrutxaga | |||
0–1, 2–0 | ![]() |
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2007 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 7–0, 3–2 | ![]() |
3 / 5 | del Río (2) |
0–0, 0–1 | ![]() |
Cabezón | |||
3–2, 2–4 | ![]() |
Adriana (2), Cabezón, Gimbert, Gurrutxaga, del Río + 1 o.g. | |||
2–2, 5–0 | ![]() |
Adriana, Vilanova | |||
2009 EC QS | Regular stage | 6–1, 0–3 | ![]() |
2 / 5 | Vázquez (3), Romero (2), Auxi, Azagra, Cuesta, Pérez |
4–1, 2–2 | ![]() |
Boquete (2), Adriana, Gimbert, Torrejón, Vilanova | |||
2–2, 1–0 | ![]() |
Bermúdez, Boquete | |||
4–0, 0–3 | ![]() |
Vázquez (2), Bermúdez, Boquete, R. García, del Río, Vilas | |||
Repechage | 0–2, 2–0 | ![]() |
2 / 2 | ||
2011 WC QS | Regular stage | 9–0, 0–13 | ![]() |
3 / 5 | Adriana (8), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (3), Romero (3), Ibarra (2), Casado, Meseguer + 1 o.g. |
2–0, 0–1 | ![]() |
Adriana (2), Bermúdez | |||
5–1, 0–5 | ![]() |
Adriana (5), Bermúdez (2), Boquete, Olabarrieta, Torrejón | |||
2–2, 1–0 | ![]() |
Adriana, Bermúdez | |||
2013 EC QS | Regular stage | 4–0, 1–10 | ![]() |
2 / 6 | Adriana (4), Boquete (3), Bermúdez (2), Borja, Corredera, Olabarrieta, Vilas + 1 o.g. |
3–2, 4–3 | ![]() |
Adriana (2), Boquete (2), R. García, Vilas | |||
13–0, 0–4 | ![]() |
Vilas (7), Bermúdez (3), Boquete (2), Borja (2), Adriana, Meseguer, Torrejón | |||
0–0, 0–4 | ![]() |
Boquete (2), Adriana, Bermúdez | |||
2–2, 5–0 | ![]() |
Boquete, Romero | |||
Repechage | 3–2, 1–1 | ![]() |
1 / 2 | Adriana (2), Boquete, Meseguer | |
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Group stage | 3–2 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Boquete, Hermoso, Putellas |
0–1 | ![]() |
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1–1 | ![]() |
Boquete | |||
Quarter-finals | 1–3 | ![]() |
7 / 8 | Hermoso | |
2015 WC QS | Regular stage | 6–0, 0–5 | ![]() |
1 / 6 | Natalia (3), Bermúdez (2), Vicky (2), Hermoso (2), Torrejón, Paredes |
2–0, 0–0 | ![]() |
Bermúdez, Natalia | |||
1–0, 0–2 | ![]() |
Natalia (2), R. García | |||
3–2, 0–1 | ![]() |
Bermúdez (2), Boquete, Corredera | |||
12–0, 0–10 | ![]() |
Natalia (6), Bermúdez (5), Hermoso (5), Boquete (2), Calderón (2), Losada, Torrejón | |||
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Group stage | 1–1 | ![]() |
4 / 4 | Losada |
0–1 | ![]() |
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1–2 | ![]() |
Boquete | |||
2017 EC QS | Regular stage | 5–0, 1–2 | ![]() |
1 / 5 | Paredes (2), Hermoso, Putellas, Sampedro, Torrecilla, Torrejón |
3–0, 0–3 | ![]() |
Boquete (2), Hermoso (2), Losada, + 1 o.g. | |||
2–0, 1–4 | ![]() |
Bermúdez, Boquete, Losada, Putellas, Sampedro, Torrecilla | |||
13–0, 0–7 | ![]() |
Boquete (5), Bermúdez (5), Losada (3), Putellas (2), Sampedro (2), Corredera, Hermoso, Torrecilla | |||
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Group stage | 2–0 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Losada, Sampedro |
0–2 | ![]() |
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0–1 | ![]() |
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Quarter-finals | 0–0 | ![]() |
8 / 8 | ||
2019 WC QS | Regular stage | 2–0, 0–6 | ![]() |
1 / 5 | Hermoso (2), Paredes (2), Latorre, Putellas, Sampedro, Vilas |
3–0, 1–2 | ![]() |
Hermoso (3), Guijarro, Sampedro | |||
4–0, 0–1 | ![]() |
Guijarro, Paredes, Putellas, Torrecilla | |||
5–1, 0–2 | ![]() |
Corredera (2), O. García, Hermoso, Nahikari, Paredes + 1 o.g. | |||
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Group stage | 3–1 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Hermoso (2), Lucía García |
0–1 | ![]() |
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0–0 | ![]() |
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Eighth-finals | 1–2 | ![]() |
11 / 16 | Hermoso | |
2021 EC QS | Regular stage | 4–0, 0–13 | ![]() |
1 / 5 | González (5), Hermoso (5), Bonmatí (2), Caldentey, Eizagirre, Guijarro, Navarro, Torrecilla |
4–0, 1–5 | ![]() |
Bonmatí (2), Caldentey, González, Guijarro, Hermoso, Paredes, Putellas + 1 o.g. | |||
10–0, 0–9 | ![]() |
Caldentey (4), Hermoso (4), Bonmatí (2), L. García (2), Guijarro (2), Navarro, Putellas, Redondo + 2 o.g. | |||
3–0, 0–0 | ![]() |
González (2), León | |||
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Group stage | 4–1 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Bonmatí, Caldentey, L. García, Paredes |
0–2 | ![]() |
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1–0 | ![]() |
Cardona | |||
Quarter-finals | 1–2 | ![]() |
6 / 8 | González | |
2023 WC QS | Regular stage | 12–0, 0–10 | ![]() |
1 / 5 | Sarriegi (5), Caldentey (4), González (4), Bonmatí (2), Putellas (2), Aleixandri, L. García, Guerrero, Guijarro, Redondo |
3–0, 0–7 | ![]() |
Caldentey (2), González (2), Sarriegi (2), del Castillo | |||
5–0, 0–6 | ![]() |
Sarriegi (2), Eizagirre, Putellas, Redondo + 1 o.g. | |||
8–0, 0–2 | ![]() |
Hermoso (3), Bonmatí (2), Caldentey (2), Sarriegi (2), Putellas | |||
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Group stage | 3–0 | ![]() |
2 / 4 | Bonmatí, González + 1 o.g. |
5–0 | ![]() |
Hermoso (2), Redondo (2), Abelleira | |||
0–4 | ![]() |
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Eighth-finals | 5–1 | ![]() |
1/16 | Bonmatí (2), Codina, Hermoso, Redondo | |
Quarter-final | 2–1 | ![]() |
Caldentey, Paralluelo | ||
Semi-final | 2–1 | ![]() |
Carmona, Paralluelo | ||
Final | 1–0 | ![]() |
Carmona | ||
2023–24 NL | League A | 5–3, 2–3 | ![]() |
1 / 4 | Caldentey (3), del Castillo (2), Benítez, Navarro, Paralluelo |
5–0, 1–7 | ![]() |
Bonmatí (2), del Castillo (2), Oroz (2), Putellas (2), Gabarro, L. García, Hernández, Méndez | |||
2–3, 0–1 | ![]() |
del Castillo, González, Hermoso | |||
Semi-final | 3–0 | ![]() |
1 / 4 | Batlle, Bonmatí, Hermoso | |
Final | 2–0 | ![]() |
Bonmatí, Caldentey | ||
2025 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–7, | ![]() |
? / 4 | Paralluelo (3), González (2), S. García, Hermoso |
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Rankings
FIFA Women's World Rankings
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UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking
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Youth teams
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
- UEFA Women's U-19 Championship
Under-17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||||||
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2008 | did not qualify | 2010 | Third Place | 2012 | did not qualify | 2014 | Runner-up |
2016 | Third Place | 2018 | ![]() |
2020 | Cancelled | 2022 | ![]() |
- UEFA Women's U-17 Championship
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
See also
In Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de España para niños
- Women's football in Spain
- 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