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Spain women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Spain national football team.

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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)[1]
AssociationReal Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMontserrat Tomé
CaptainAlexia Putellas
Most capsAlexia Putellas (127)
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)

Spain are the reigning and 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 alongside Germany, to have won both women's and men's World Cups.[4] Spain became the first nation in the women's game to be the world champions in all three categories (U-17, U-20 and senior level) at the same time.[5]

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.[6][7] They also have qualified five times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semi-finals in 1997.[8]

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".[9]

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.[10] 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).[11] 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. In 1988 Nieto was replaced as manager by Ignacio Quereda, who went on to coach the team for the next 27 years. Years later he[who?] would confess: There was never love or support from the Federation towards those women soccer players.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15][16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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,[19] 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.[20] 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.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24] Spain then defeated Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden in the knockout stages to reach their first World Cup final.[25][26] This Women's World Cup was also the first in which Spain reached a semi-final.[27] Spain eventually won, winning their first World Cup title, by defeating England 1–0 in the final thanks to a goal from Olga Carmona.[28]

During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent.[29] 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.[29]

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.[30] Spain finished atop Group C, winning all three of their group matches and accumulating nine points.[31]

In the quarterfinal against Colombia, Spain netted two late-game goals to equalize the match with a 2-2- scoreline. The match was ultimately decided via penalty shootout, in which Spain defeated Colombia 4-2. [32] Despite being regarded as favorites to win the gold medal, Spain was defeated by Brazil in a match that was widely characterized as an upset.[33][34][35] Publications took note of Brazil's dominance and Spain's lapses in defense.[36] Spain were ultimately defeated by Germany in the bronze medal match as a result of the national team conceding a penalty kick, and missing one of their own in second-half stoppage time.[37] Their inability to earn a medal described as an underperformance.[38]

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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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
Stadium: Letní stadion
Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Spain   2–0   Belgium A Coruña
19:00
Report Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
25 July 2024 Olympic Games GS Spain   2–1   Japan Nantes, France
17:00
Report
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
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 Itzel García (Mexico)
Penalties
6 August 2024 Olympic Games SF Brazil   4–2   Spain Marseille, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Attendance: 14,201
Referee: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain)
9 August 2024 Olympic Games Bronze Spain   0–1   Germany Décines-Charpieu, France
15:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Lyon
Attendance: 10,995
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
25 October Friendly Spain   1–1   Canada Almendralejo
22:00
Report
Stadium: Francisco de la Hera
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
29 October Friendly Italy   1–1   Spain Vicenza
18:15
Report
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)
29 November Friendly Spain   5–0   South Korea Cartagena
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
Attendance: 8,660
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
3 December Friendly France   v   Spain Nice
21:00 Stadium: Stade de Nice

2025

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21 February 2025 Nations League Spain   v   Belgium
26 February 2025 Nations League England   v   Spain London
20:00 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
4 April 2025 Nations League Portugal   v   Spain
8 April 2025 Nations League Spain   v   Portugal
30 May 2025 Nations League Belgium   v   Spain
3 June 2025 Nations League Spain   v   England

Coaching staff

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Players

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See also: Category:Spain women's international footballers and List of Spain women's international footballers

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the friendly matches against South Korea and France on 29 November and 3 December 2024.

Caps and goals as of 29 November 2024
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Esther Sullastres (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0   Sevilla
13 1GK Cata Coll (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) 20 0   Barcelona
23 1GK Adriana Nanclares (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Athletic Bilbao
2 2DF Ona Batlle (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25) 56 2   Barcelona
4 2DF María Méndez (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) 10 2   Real Madrid
5 2DF Laia Codina (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24) 22 2   Arsenal
7 2DF Olga Carmona (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 50 3   Real Madrid
14 2DF Berta Pujadas (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) 3 0   Levante Badalona
15 2DF Leila Ouahabi (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) 56 1   Manchester City
18 2DF Jana Fernández (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 5 0   Barcelona
3 3MF Teresa Abelleira (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24) 42 3   Real Madrid
6 3MF Aitana Bonmatí (4th captain) (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 71 27   Barcelona
11 3MF Fiamma Benítez (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) 9 2   Atlético Madrid
12 3MF Patricia Guijarro (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 26) 63 11   Barcelona
16 3MF Sheila García (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27) 21 1   Real Madrid
19 3MF Vicky López (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 18) 6 2   Barcelona
24 2DF Maite Zubieta (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Athletic Bilbao
8 4FW Mariona Caldentey (3rd captain) (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28) 81 27   Arsenal
9 4FW Amaiur Sarriegi (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) 19 13   Real Sociedad
10 4FW Clàudia Pina (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 23) 7 1   Barcelona
17 4FW Lucía García (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) 53 11   Monterrey
20 4FW Cristina Martín-Prieto (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31) 3 1   Benfica
21 4FW Bruna Vilamala (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) 2 1   Brighton & Hove Albion
22 4FW Macarena Portales (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 26) 0 0   Levante Badalona

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 Misa Rodríguez (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) 24 0   Real Madrid 2024 Summer Olympics
GK Elene Lete (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Real Sociedad 2024 Summer Olympics
GK Enith Salón (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) 2 0   Valencia v.   Italy; 1 December 2023 PRE
DF Ana Tejada (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Utah Royals v.   Italy; 29 October 2024
DF Laia Aleixandri (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 24) 35 2   Manchester City v.   Canada; 25 October 2024 PRE
DF Irene Paredes (captain) (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33) 111 13   Barcelona 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Oihane Hernández (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) 27 1   Real Madrid 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Nerea Nevado (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Athletic Bilbao v.   Denmark; 4 June 2024
DF Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30) 53 0   Inter Milan v.   Sweden; 5 December 2023
MF Alexia Putellas INJ (vice-captain) (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30) 127 32   Barcelona v.   South Korea; 29 November 2024
MF Athenea del Castillo INJ (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24) 53 13   Real Madrid v.   Italy; 29 October 2024
MF Silvia Lloris (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Atlético Madrid v.   Canada; 25 October 2024 PRE
MF Maite Oroz (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26) 15 4   Tottenham Hotspur 2024 Summer Olympics PRE
MF Inma Gabarro (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22) 5 2   Everton 2024 Summer Olympics PRE
MF María Pérez (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 5 0   London City Lionesses v.   France; 28 February 2024
FW Alba Redondo INJ (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28) 39 15   Real Madrid v.   South Korea; 29 November 2024
FW Jenni Hermoso (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34) 123 57   Tigres UANL v.   Canada; 25 October 2024
FW Eva Navarro (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) 26 5   Real Madrid 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Salma Paralluelo (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 21) 32 13   Barcelona 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Esther González (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 46 29   Gotham FC v.   Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 PRE

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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Records

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Caps and goals as of 29 November 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 Lola Gallardo 2013–2022 21 38 55.26% 20 0.53
3 Ainhoa Tirapu 2007–2015 20 46 43.48% 38 0.83
4 Misa Rodríguez 2021– 13 24 54.17% 19 0.79
Roser Serra 1991–1998 33 39.39% 36 1.09
6 Cata Coll 2023– 9 20 45% 18 0.9
7 Elixabete Capa 1998–2005 4 26 15.38% 29 1.12
8 Lucía Muñoz Mendoza 2005–2006 3 8 37.5% 14 1.75
Ana Ruiz Mitxelena 1984–1988 15 20% 13 0.87
10 Enith Salón 2022–2023 2 2 100% 0 0
Maríatxi 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
  1991 Did not qualify 1991 UEFA Women's Championship
  1995 UEFA Women's Euro 1995
  1999 6 0 2 4 5 10
  2003 6 2 0 4 8 11
  2007 8 4 2 2 19 14
  2011 8 6 1 1 37 4
  2015 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 2 4 10 9 1 0 42 2
  2019 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 4 8 8 0 0 25 2
    2023 Champions 1st 7 6 0 1 18 7 8 8 0 0 53 0
  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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Olympic Games record
Year Host Round Pos. Pld. W D L GF GA
1996 Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 9 8
2028 To be determined
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
  1987 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 9
  1989 8 2 2 4 4 8
  1991 6 0 2 4 3 13
  1993 4 1 1 2 2 6
  1995 6 3 3 0 29 0
    1997 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 1 2 3 4 6 1 2 3 8 15
  2001 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 6 17
  2005 8 2 1 5 10 10
  2009 8 5 2 1 24 7
  2013 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 6 2 2 43 14
  2017 8th 4 1 1 2 2 3 8 8 0 0 40 2
  2022 6th 4 2 0 2 6 5 8 7 1 0 48 1
  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   1st       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   Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 4th 4 3 0 1 8 1
1993   Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona 4th 2 0 1 1 2 3
1995   Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 3rd 5 2 1 2 9 12
1996   Women's Tournament Slovakia 4th 3 0 2 1 2 6
2005   Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas 2nd 2 0 2 0 2 2
2017   Algarve Cup 1st 4 3 1 0 6 1
2018   Cyprus Cup 1st 4 3 1 0 6 0
2019   Algarve Cup 7th 3 2 0 1 4 3
2020   SheBelieves Cup 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 2
2022   Arnold Clark Cup 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 1
2023   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

Honours

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Major competitions

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Minor competitions

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Individual awards

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Other awards

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Youth teams

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Under-23

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Main article: Spain women's national under-23 football 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

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.
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