Argentina women's national football team

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

Argentina
Nickname(s)La Albiceleste
(The White and Sky-Blues)
AssociationArgentine Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCarlos Borrello
CaptainEstefanía Banini
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 32 2 (27 March 2020)[1]
Highest27 (June 2008)
Lowest38 (October 2003)
First international
 Argentina 3–2 Chile 
(Santiago de Chile, Chile; 3 December 1993)
Biggest win
 Argentina 12–0 Bolivia 
(Minas Gerais, Brazil; 12 January 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 11–0 Argentina 
(Shanghai, China; 10 September 2007)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup stage (2003, 2007, 2019)
Sudamericano Femenino and
Copa América Femenina
Appearances7 (first in 1995)
Best resultChampions (2006)

Women's football in Argentina remains largely in the shadow of the men in terms of play development and fan support; in women's sports in Argentina, field hockey and volleyball are also more popular. Almost all its members were amateur players until 1991 when the Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino was founded to increase football popularity among women in Argentina.

The Argentina–Brazil football rivalry in women's football cannot be compared to that of men given the big differences between both countries, with Brazil having a competitive professional women's league. Nevertheless, Argentina follows Brazil in the CONMEBOL standings.

The team returned to play in the 2014 ODESUR South American Games, with new coach Luis Nicosia, losing 1–0 the opening match against Chile, winning against Bolivia 4–0 and advancing to the semi-finals, where they won in against their rivals Brazil in penalties after a 0–0 draw. At the final, they win the gold medal by a 2–1 victory against Chile, making Argentina women's team won another gold medal after many years.

Despite a lack of investment, Argentina still managed to qualify for their first two Women's World Cup in USA 2003 and China 2007, though they were eliminated in the Group Stage of both tournaments.

In 2016 the team "effectively" did not exist.[2]

In 2018, Argentina finished third at the Copa América which qualified them for the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off. Argentina defeated the fourth place finisher from the CONCACAF Championship Panama in a two-legged home-and-away play-off in November 2018 to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The team managed a shocking 0–0 draw to Japan, former champions of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, gaining its first ever point in any Women's World Cup.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match against Colombia on 9 November 2019.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Vanina Correa (1983-08-14) 14 August 1983 San Lorenzo
12 1GK Solana Pereyra (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 UAI Urquiza

2 2DF Agustina Barroso (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 Palmeiras
3 2DF Eliana Stabile (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 Boca Juniors
4 2DF Marina Delgado (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 UAI Urquiza
6 2DF Aldana Cometti (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 Sevilla
13 2DF Milagros Otazú (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 Racing
17 2DF Natalie Juncos (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 Racing
18 2DF Gabriela Chávez (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 Boca Juniors
21 2DF Adriana Sachs (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 UAI Urquiza

5 3MF Vanesa Santana (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 Logroño
8 3MF Paloma Fagiano (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 Racing (res.)
10 3MF Justina Morcillo (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 River Plate
14 3MF Miriam Mayorga (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 UAI Urquiza
16 3MF Dalila Ippólito (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 UAI Urquiza
19 3MF Mariana Larroquette (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 UAI Urquiza
20 3MF Daiana Falfán (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 UAI Urquiza
22 3MF Milagros Díaz (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

7 4FW Yael Oviedo (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 Rayo Vallecano
9 4FW Soledad Jaimes (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 Changchun Zhuoyue
11 4FW Nicole Hain (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 River Plate
15 4FW Milagros Menéndez (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 Racing

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Julieta Blanco (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 29–31 October 2019 trainings
GK Melina Melipil (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 River Plate 29–31 October 2019 trainings
GK Ariana Álvarez (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 San Lorenzo v. Satsaid, 20 July 2019

DF Giuliana González (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 River Plate 29–31 October 2019 trainings
DF Aldana Narváez (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 Social Lux 29–31 October 2019 trainings
DF Milagros Vargas (es) (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 San Lorenzo 29–31 October 2019 trainings
DF Virginia Gómez (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 Rosario Central v.  Costa Rica, 2 September 2019

MF Lorena Benítez (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 Boca Juniors v.  Paraguay, 7 November 2019
MF Maricel González (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 UAI Urquiza 29–31 October 2019 trainings
MF Rocío Vázquez (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 San Lorenzo 29–31 October 2019 trainings
MF Yamila Rodríguez (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 Boca Juniors v.  Costa Rica, 2 September 2019
MF Mariela Coronel (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 Granada 2019 Pan American Games
MF Flor Bonsegundo (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 Valencia 2019 Pan American Games PRE

FW Micaela Cabrera (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 Boca Juniors 29–31 October 2019 trainings
FW Rocío Correa (2000-03-22) 22 March 2000 San Lorenzo 29–31 October 2019 trainings
FW Martina Del Trecco (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 River Plate 29–31 October 2019 trainings
FW Selene Básquez Independiente v. Satsaid, 20 July 2019
FW Fiamma Romero (2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 Racing v. Satsaid, 20 July 2019

Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019

28 July 2019 2019 Pan American GamesArgentina 3–0 PeruLima, Peru
20:30 UTC−5 Larroquette  6', 88'
Oviedo  9'
Report Stadium: Estadio Universidad San Marcos
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Assistant referees: Cindy Nahuelcoy (Chile)
Assistant referees: Marcia Castillo (Chile)
Fourth official: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
31 July 2019 2019 Pan American GamesPanama 0–1 ArgentinaLima, Peru
17:30 UTC−5 Report Larroquette  66' Stadium: Estadio Universidad San Marcos
Referee: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)
Assistant referees: Yoly García (Venezuela)
Assistant referees: Yoleida Lara (Venezuela)
Fourth official: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)
3 August 2019 2019 Pan American GamesArgentina 0–0 Costa RicaLima, Peru
17:30 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Estadio Universidad San Marcos
Referee: Silvia Ríos (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Adela Sánchez (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Daiana Fernández (Uruguay)
Fourth official: Milagros Arruela (Peru)
6 August 2019 2019 Pan American GamesParaguay 0–3 ArgentinaLima, Peru
17:30 UTC−5 Report Larroquette  13'
Cometti  20'
Oviedo  34'
Stadium: Estadio Universidad San Marcos
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
Assistant referees: Marcia Castillo (Chile)
Assistant referees: Cindy Nahuelcoy (Chile)
Fourth official: Yercinia Correa (Venezuela)
29 August 2019 Torneio Internacional de Futebol FemininoBrazil 5-0 ArgentinaSão Paulo, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3 Ludmila  18'
Formiga  34'
Debinha  36'
Érika  59'
Juncos  83' (o.g.)
Stadium: Pacaembu
Referee: Edina Batista (Brazil)
01 September 2019 Torneio Internacional de Futebol FemininoCosta Rica 3-1 ArgentinaSão Paulo, Brazil
11:00 UTC−3 Chinchilla  28', 49', Herrera  90+5' Jaimes  57' Stadium: Pacaembu
07 November 2019 FriendlyParaguay 1-2 ArgentinaLuque, Paraguay
09:00 UTC−3 Caceres  22' Hain  69', Larroquette  71' Stadium: General Adrián Jara

All-time record

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia2002010−10
 Bolivia5500340+34
 Brazil132110945−36
 Canada4004111−10
 Chile135351721−4
 China PR511319−8
 Colombia6232114+7
 Costa Rica4122910-1
 Denmark100101−1
 Ecuador5302105+5
 El Salvador110060+6
 England200217−6
 Germany2002117−16
 Guatemala110050+5
 Japan6024012−12
 Mexico6105816−8
 New Zealand200203−3
 Nicaragua110090+9
 Panama110020+2
 Paraguay6510173+14
 Peru532073+4
 Scotland1010330
 South Korea300319−8
 Sweden100101−1
 Trinidad and Tobago110020+2
 United States3003122−21
 Uruguay7700253+22
Total96401046174188−14

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 Did not enter
1995 Did not qualify
1999
2003Group stage3003115
2007Group stage3003118
2011 Did not qualify
2015
2019Group stage302134
2023 To be determined
Total3/89027537
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
2003 Group stage20 September JapanL 0–6Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
24 September CanadaL 0–3
27 September GermanyL 1–6RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
2007 Group stage10 September GermanyL 0–11Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
14 September JapanL 0–1
17 September EnglandL 1–6Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
2019 Group stage9 June JapanD 0–0Parc des Princes, Paris
14 June EnglandL 0–1Stade Océane, Le Havre
19 June ScotlandD 3–3Parc des Princes, Paris

Olympics record

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008Group stage300315
2012Did not qualify
2016
2020
Total1/7300315

Sudamericano Femenino

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 Did not enter
1995Runners-up53021811
1998Runners-up6411189
2003Runners-up5311176
2006Champions7610211
2010Fourth place731377
Total5/63019478134

Copa América Femenina

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
2014Fourth place73131110
2018Third place74031514
Total2/2147162624

Pan American Games

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1999Did not qualify
2003Fourth place4103711
2007Group stage430185
2011Group stage301236
2015Group stage301237
2019Runners-up532081
Total6/6197482930

See also

References

Notes

    Citations

    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
    2. "Women's World Cup: How Argentina lost their team - and then fought back". 14 June 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
    3. "La Selección Femenina venció 2-1 a Paraguay en Asunción" (in Spanish). AFA. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    2003 Brazil 
    South American Champions
    2006 (First title)
    Succeeded by
    2010 Brazil 
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