Portugal women's national football team

Portugal

Nickname(s)	A Selecção das Quinas[1]
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Francisco Neto
Captain	Cláudia Neto
Most caps	Carla Couto (145)
Top scorer	Edite Fernandes (39)
FIFA code	POR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	40 (26 August 2016)[2]
Highest	32 (October 2003)
Lowest	47 (March 2007)
First international
France 0–0 Portugal  (Le Mans, France; 24 October 1981)
Biggest win
Armenia 0–8 Portugal  (Yerevan, Armenia; 17 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
Germany 13–0 Portugal  (Reutlingen, Germany; 15 November 2003)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	debut

The Portugal women's national football team represents Portugal in international women's football. 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.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019	To be determined
Total		0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Women's Championship record

Year	Round	Position	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
1984	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017	Qualified
Total		1/11	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following squad was announced for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying play-offs against Romania on 21 and 25 October 2016.

Caps and goals as of 31 October 2016.

Head coach: Francisco Neto

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper
1	GK	Jamila Marreiros	May 30, 1988	11	0	CF Benfica
12	GK	Patrícia Morais	June 17, 1992	38	0	Sporting CP
Defender
15	DF	Carole Costa	May 3, 1990	74	6	BV Cloppenburg
5	DF	Matilde Fidalgo	May 15, 1994	27	0	CF Benfica
3	DF	Raquel Infante	September 19, 1990	9	0	Levante UD
4	DF	Sílvia Rebelo	May 20, 1989	64	1	SC Braga
2	DF	Filipa Rodrigues	September 4, 1993	13	3	Atlético Ouriense
Midfielder
9	MF	Ana Borges	June 15, 1990	85	9	Chelsea L.F.C.
19	MF	Amanda DaCosta	October 7, 1989	12	0	Chicago Red Stars
6	MF	Patrícia Gouveia	April 26, 1987	16	0	Sporting CP
17	MF	Vanessa Marques	April 12, 1996	34	2	SC Braga
7	MF	Cláudia Neto (c)	April 18, 1988	97	13	Linköpings FC
8	MF	Andreia Norton	August 15, 1996	1	1	SC Braga
13	MF	Fátima Pinto	January 16, 1996	20	0	Sporting CP
11	MF	Tatiana Pinto	March 28, 1994	17	1	Sporting CP
20	MF	Suzane Pires	August 17, 1992	15	0	Santos FC
14	MF	Dolores Silva	August 7, 1991	71	8	FF USV Jena
Forward
10	FW	Ana Leite	October 23, 1991	35	0	Bayer Leverkusen
18	FW	Carolina Mendes	November 27, 1987	54	9	Djurgårdens IF
16	FW	Diana Silva	June 4, 1995	15	1	Sporting CP

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bárbara Santos	January 6, 1994	0	0	Atlético Ouriense	v.  Poland; January 21, 2016 ^PRE
GK	Neide Simões	July 19, 1988	59	0	Valadares Gaia FC	v.  New Zealand; March 7, 2016
DF	Matilde Figueiras	August 7, 1996	0	0	Sporting CP	v.  Spain; December 1, 2015 ^PRE
DF	Rita Fontemanha	November 13, 1993	2	0	Sporting CP	2016 Algarve Cup
DF	Diana Gomes	July 26, 1998	0	0	Valadares Gaia FC	v.  Republic of Ireland; September 20, 2016 ^PRE
DF	Mónica Mendes	June 16, 1993	34	1	FC Neunkirch	v.  Finland; June 7, 2016
DF	Regina Pereira	August 13, 1992	39	1	Valadares Gaia FC	v.  Republic of Ireland; September 20, 2016
DF	Inês Silva	September 29, 1997	9	0	CF Benfica	v.  Denmark; March 9, 2016
MF	Catarina Almeida	September 16, 1988	3	0	Clube de Albergaria	v.  Denmark; March 9, 2016
MF	Cláudia Lima	September 5, 1996	1	0	Boavista FC	v.  Ukraine; September 21, 2015
MF	Andreia Veiga	July 14, 1989	1	0	CF Benfica	v.  Finland; June 7, 2016
FW	Solange Carvalhas	April 22, 1992	6	0	Sporting CP	v.  Montenegro; June 3, 2016
FW	Edite Fernandes	October 10, 1979	132	39	SC Braga	v.  Republic of Ireland; September 20, 2016
FW	Joana Flores	October 8, 1989	0	0	CF Benfica	v.  Spain; April 8, 2016 ^PRE
FW	Laura Luís	August 15, 1992	30	7	MSV Duisburg	v.  Republic of Ireland; October 27, 2015
FW	Andreia Silva	March 16, 1985	14	1	CF Benfica	v.  Ukraine; September 21, 2015
FW	Jéssica Silva	December 11, 1994	36	6	SC Braga	v.  Poland; January 21, 2016

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global 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 women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994	5/6	3	1	0	2	2	8
1995	8/8	4	0	0	4	1	14
1996	7/8	4	1	0	3	4	10
1997	8/8	4	0	1	3	0	8
1998	8/8	4	0	1	3	3	8
1999	7/8	4	1	1	2	2	10
2000	8/8	4	0	0	4	1	17
2001	8/8	4	0	0	4	3	11
2002	11/12	4	1	0	3	6	10
2003	10/12	4	1	2	1	5	5
2004	10/12	4	2	0	2	7	4
2005	11/12	4	1	0	3	5	9
2006	11/12	2	0	0	2	0	7
2007	12/12	4	0	2	2	2	7
2008	10/12	4	2	1	1	6	5
2009	8/12	4	3	1	0	6	3
2010	10/12	4	2	1	1	7	4
2011	9/12	4	2	2	0	6	3
2012	10/12	4	2	0	2	6	3
2013	11/12	4	1	1	2	3	6
2014	12/12	4	1	0	3	5	9
2015	11/12	4	0	2	2	5	9
2016	8/8	4	0	0	4	2	8
Total[3]	-	89	21	15	53	87	178

References

1. Selecção das Quinas refers to the five shields ("Team of the Escutcheons") or the five dots inside them ("Team of the Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugal for symbolism associated with these bezants.
2. "Portugal: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
3. "Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile