Guatemala women's national football team

Guatemala

Association	Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Head coach	Benjamín Monterroso
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores
FIFA code	GUA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	77 1 (25 March 2016)
Highest	72 (July 2003)
Lowest	121 (March 2008)
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1998)
Best result	4th place (1998)

The Guatemala women's national football team is the national women's association football team of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Costa Rica, having won the 1999 UNCAF championship.^[1][2]

History

Following the creation of the first national women's league in 1997, a Guatemala women's national team was formed and in 1998 it began playing official international matches, the first of which was an 11-0 win against Honduras on 19 July 1998. After two more wins against El Salvador and Haiti, Guatemala advanced to the final qualification tournament to the 1999 Women's World Cup, where they finished fourth.

In June 1999 the first UNCAF Women's Championship was celebrated in Guatemala City, where after wins against Hondurasand Nicaragua and a draw against Costa Rica, the host team won the title by beating the latter 2-0 in the final, in front of 12,000 spectators at the Estadio Mateo Flores.^[3] Guatemala captain Magnolia Pérez was the top scorer and best player of the tournament. Guatemala was invited to the 2000 Women's Gold Cup, where they lost all three first round matches against China, Mexico, and Canada.

At the 2001 Central American Games in home soil, Guatemala won their first round group but was then eliminated on penalty kicks in a semi final against Honduras, after which Guatemala beat El Salvador for the bronze medal.^[4]

Guatemala entered qualification to the 2004 Olympic Games, where they earned a place in the final qualification tournament after beating Belize and drawing against Panama in the first round in November 2003, but its participation in the competition was halted and the team was replaced by Panama, as FIFA banned Guatemala from all international competitions in January 2004 until February 2004. Between 2004 and 2010, the Guatemala women's team's participation in international competitions was very scarce, with only two competitive matches played, both in 2006 during qualification to the 2006 Women's Gold Cup.

In 2010 Guatemala won the bronze medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, with a 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses record.^[5] Later that year, Guatemala participated at the IV Women's Gold Cup, losing all three of their first round matches, against Costa Rica, the United States, and Haiti.

Guatemala hosted the 2012 Central American Pre-Olympic tournament, where they narrowly advanced to the final stage, finishing second behind Costa Rica after beating El Salvador 2-1.^[6] At the final qualification tournament in Vancouver, Guatemala lost to Mexico and the United States and beat the Dominican Republic, finishing third in their group and eliminated from the 2012 Olympic Tournament.

Current squad

Roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship.

Head coach: Benjamín Monterroso

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Yoselin Noemy Franco			Unifut
2	DF	Daniela Andrade	4 April 1992 (aged 22)		South Florida Bulls
3	MF	Marilyn Rivera	19 February 1992 (aged 22)		Unifut
4	MF	Mía Espino	6 September 1994 (aged 20)		UW Parkside Rangers
5	DF	Londy Barrios	8 April 1992 (aged 22)		Deportivo Amatitlán
6	DF	Gloria Aguilar			Unifut
7	FW	Alida Argueta	27 January 1996 (aged 18)		Club Xelajú MC
8	FW	Amanda Monterroso	30 November 1993 (aged 20)		Grand Canyon Antelopes
9	FW	Ana Lucía Martínez	8 January 1990 (aged 24)		BCS Clash
10	FW	Kimberly De León	29 August 1989 (aged 25)		Deportivo Amatitlán
11	FW	Vilma López			Deportivo Retalhuleu
12	GK	Alicia Navas			Jutiapanecas Rosal
13	FW	Aisha Solórzano	13 April 1998 (aged 16)		Unifut
14	DF	Coralia Monterroso	26 December 1991 (aged 22)		Unifut
15	MF	Christian Recinos			Tyler Junior College
16	MF	Cinthya López	23 August 1993 (aged 21)		Unifut
17	MF	Jeniffer Barrios			Club Xelajú MC
18	DF	Kellin Mayen			Pares
19	FW	Diana Barrera			Albany Great Danes
20	FW	Melany Cayetano	17 March 1990 (aged 24)		Izabal JC

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup record

Women's Gold Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Fourth Place	5	2	0	3	10	16	-6
2000	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	33	-33
2002	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	11	-11
2014	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7
Total	4/9	14	2	0	12	11	68	-57

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

1. Source: (Spanish) http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/Futbol-aroma-mujer_0_77392318.html
2. Source: (Spanish) http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/edicionesanteriores/junio14/DEPORTES/depor12.html
3. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/junio/13/deportes7.html
4. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cam-games-u21-01.html
5. http://fedefutguate.org/index.php?news=705
6. "Guatemala earns last place in Vancouver". CONCACAF. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile