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The Portugal women's national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol Feminino) represents Portugal in international women's football competition. 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.
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| Nickname(s) | A Selecção das Quinas[1] As Navegadoras | ||
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| Association | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Francisco Neto | ||
| Captain | Dolores Silva | ||
| Most caps | Ana Borges (164) | ||
| Top scorer | Edite Fernandes (39) | ||
| FIFA code | POR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 22  1 (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 19 (August 2023) | ||
| Lowest | 47 (March 2007; October 2007 – March 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
 France 0–0 Portugal  (Le Mans, France; 24 October 1981) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Armenia 0–8 Portugal (Yerevan, Armenia; 17 September 2011) Portugal 8–0 Moldova  (Setúbal, Portugal; 24 November 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 13–0 Portugal (Reutlingen, Germany; 15 November 2003) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017, 2022) | ||
The Portuguese women's team historically was one of the weakest in Western Europe since its formation. In recent years however the team has made major strides, qualifying for the newly expanded UEFA Women's Euro 2017, marking the team's first appearance in a major tournament. Despite ultimately finishing last in their group, the team put in a respectable performance, picking up a win in their second match against a Scottish side which had been favored to beat them, and only losing to England by one goal.
After finishing a distant third in their qualifying group for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup behind Italy and Belgium and failing to qualify, the Portuguese team then looked forward to trying to repeat their achievement of four years prior by qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2022, which they eventually did under quite unusual circumstances. After a strong group stage campaign in which Portugal won all its games except for the two games against group winner Finland, including beating the heavily favored top seed Scotland both home and away, the team reached the play-off stage where they were drawn against Russia. The team came agonizingly close as they narrowly lost the first game in Portugal 0–1 before managing a goalless draw in the second leg in Russia. As a result Russia originally qualified for the Euro, but due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine all Russian representative teams were banned from competition by FIFA, thus giving Portugal a reprieve as they took Russia's place in Group C of the Women's Euro.[3] Portugal is placed in group C with Sweden, the Netherlands and Switzerland as opponents. They were eliminated in the first round, finishing last with a point obtained thanks to a draw against Switzerland (2–2 after being 0–2 down and having dominated the game overall), and two defeats against the favorites of the group (a close one 2–3 against the Dutch title holders after having recovered a two-goal handicap for a while, then a much heavier defeat 0–5 against Sweden).
Portugal qualified for their first World Cup[4] at the 2023 edition after beating Cameroon 2–1 at the International Playoff Final. They were placed in group E, with the United States, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. They finished third in the group stage. They won against Vietnam, which was their first win in any Women’s World Cup, and also included their first goal in any Women's World Cup, scored by Telma Encarnação.[5] However, they drew with the USA, and lost to the Netherlands, and were eliminated from the competition.
The Portugal women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "A Selecção das Quinas".[6]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| 1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Norway  | 4–0 | Portugal | Oslo, Norway |
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Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| 5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Portugal | 0–1 |  France | Leiria, Portugal |
| 18:15 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 5,337 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
| 21 February Friendly | Portugal | 3–1 |  Czech Republic | Estoril, Portugal |
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 2.000 |
| 27 February Friendly | Portugal | 5–1 |  South Korea | Estoril, Portugal |
| 18:15 UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: no data |
| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–0 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Leiria |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta  | 0–2 | Portugal | Ta' Qali |
| Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
| 31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 4–0 |  Northern Ireland | Leiria |
| 21:45 (20:45 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
| 4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Portugal | Lurgan |
| 20:00 (19:00 UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany) |
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–0 | Portugal | Zenica |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal | 3–1 | Malta | Leiria |
| 19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Francisco Neto |
| Assistant coach | Luis Marques Rita Goncalves Joana Tilly |
| Goalkeeping coach | Nuno Raphael |
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Francisco Neto (2014–)The following players are named in the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs match against Azerbaijan on 24 and 29 October 2024.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Inês Pereira | 26 May 1999 | 42 | 0 |  Deportivo La Coruña |
| 12 | GK | Patrícia Morais | 17 June 1992 | 93 | 0 | Braga |
| 22 | GK | Rute Costa | 0 | SL Benfica | ||
| 4 | DF | Ana Seiça | 25 March 2001 | 9 | 0 |  Tigres |
| 5 | DF | Joana Marchão | 24 October 1996 | 48 | 3 |  Servette |
| 19 | DF | Diana Gomes | 26 July 1998 | 50 | 5 | Sevilla |
| 2 | DF | Catarina Amado | 21 July 1999 | 37 | 1 | Benfica |
| 9 | DF | Ana Borges (vice-captain) | 15 June 1990 | 175 | 11 | Sporting CP |
| 15 | DF | Carole Costa | 3 May 1990 | 169 | 23 | Benfica |
| 3 | DF | Alícia Correia | 29 April 2003 | 11 | 0 | Sporting CP |
| 20 | DF | Ana Rute | 29 January 1998 | 7 | 0 | Braga |
| 6 | MF | Andreia Jacinto | 8 June 2002 | 41 | 1 | Real Sociedad |
| 11 | MF | Tatiana Pinto | 28 March 1994 | 115 | 6 | Atlético Madrid |
| 11 | MF | Francisca Nazareth | Barcelona | |||
| MF | Andreia Faria | 19 April 2000 | 23 | 2 | Benfica | |
| 8 | MF | Andreia Norton | 15 August 1996 | 89 | 5 | Benfica |
| 13 | MF | Fátima Pinto | 16 January 1996 | 88 | 3 | Sporting CP |
| 14 | MF | Dolores Silva (captain) | 7 August 1991 | 163 | 17 | Braga |
| 11 | MF | Andreia Bravo | Sporting CP | |||
| 10 | FW | Jéssica Silva | 11 December 1994 | 115 | 18 | Benfica |
| 23 | FW | Telma Encarnação | 11 October 2001 | 37 | 7 | Sporting CP |
| 21 | FW | Ana Capeta | 22 December 1997 | 38 | 10 | Sporting CP |
| 16 | FW | Diana Silva | 4 June 1995 | 106 | 21 | Sporting CP |
| 7 | FW | Stephanie Ribeiro | 10 June 1994 | 1 | 1 | UNAM |
| 18 | FW | Carolina Mendes | 27 November 1987 | 122 | 24 | Racing Power |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Bárbara Santos | 6 January 1994 | 0 | 0 | Marítimo |
v. South Korea, 27 February 2024 |
| GK | Sierra Cota-Yarde | 4 July 2003 | 1 | 0 |  SMU Mustangs |
v. Malta, 16 July 2024 |
| DF | Lúcia Alves | 22 October 1997 | 22 | 2 | Benfica |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 July 2024 PRE |
| DF | Nelly Rodrigues | 27 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Nantes |
v. Malta, 9 April 2024 |
| DF | Ágata Filipa | 19 October 1999 | 3 | 0 | Braga |
v. South Korea, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Giovana Maia | 3 February 1997 | 1 | 0 |  Panathinaikos |
v. South Korea, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Inês Maia | 17 June 1999 | 0 | 0 |  Besiktas |
v. South Korea, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Mariana Azevedo | 27 September 1995 | 2 | 0 | Braga |
v.  Austria, 31 October 2023 |
| DF | Maria Miller | 12 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Braga |
v. Austria, 31 October 2023 |
| DF | Carole Costa | 3 May 1990 | 169 | 23 | Benfica |
v. Norway, 26 September 2023 |
| DF | Bruna Lourenço | 10 April 1999 | 1 | 0 |  Celtic |
v. Norway, 26 September 2023 |
| MF | Kika Nazareth | 17 November 2002 | 39 | 8 | Barcelona |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 July 2024 PRE |
| MF | Beatriz Fonseca | 15 September 1998 | 1 | 0 | Sporting CP |
v. Northern Ireland, 4 June 2024 |
| MF | Maria Alagoa | 21 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | Florida State Seminoles |
v. South Korea, 27 February 2024 |
| MF | Joana Martins | 4 October 2000 | 8 | 0 | Sporting CP |
v. Malta, 16 July 2024 |
| FW | Ana Dias | 2 October 1997 | 11 | 0 | Portland Thorns FC |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12 July 2024 |
| FW | Nádia Gomes | 9 November 1996 | 2 | 1 | Chicago Red Stars |
v. Malta, 9 April 2024 |
| FW | Mélissa Gomes | 27 April 1994 | 21 | 0 | Reims |
v. South Korea, 27 February 2024 |
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| 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 | |
 1991 |
Did not enter | 1991 UEFA Women's Championship | |||||||||||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
 2015 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
  2023 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | |
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 104 | 138 | ||
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1987 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
 1991 | |||||||||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1997 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2001 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
 2005 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 42 | |||||||||
 2009 |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2013 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||
 2017 |
Group stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2022 |
Group stage[!] | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2025 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
The Algarve Cup is an 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 and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."[10]
| Algarve Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
| 1994 | 5th/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1995 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 1996 | 7th/8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1997 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7th/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 2001 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2002 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10th/12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 11th/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 12th/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8th/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9th/12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2012 | 10th/12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | 11th/12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 12th/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11th/12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8th/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12th/12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3rd/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 12th/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8th/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic[citation needed] | ||||||
| 2022 | 4th/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | – | 106 | 26 | 18 | 52 | 97 | 204 |
| Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
| 2012 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 titles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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