This is a complete list of national teams in

women's association football Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and about 200 national teams partic ...

, arranged alphabetically within their confederations.

Members of FIFA affiliated-confederations

This section lists the current: * 211 women's national football teams affiliated to FIFA, through their national football associations. * 11 women's national football teams who have membership in one of FIFA's affiliated continental confederations, but are not members of FIFA. FIFA members are eligible to enter the

FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior list of women's national association football teams, women's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Footb ...

and matches between them are recognized as official international matches. Based on their match results over the previous four-year period, the

FIFA Women's World Rankings The FIFA Women's World Ranking is a ranking system for women's national teams in association football (commonly known as football or soccer) published by the international governing body FIFA. , the United States is ranked #1. The rankings were ...

, published monthly by FIFA, compare the relative strengths of the national teams. Some national teams that are members of a confederation but not FIFA members compete in confederation-level and subregional tournaments. These teams, however, are not allowed to participate in the World Cup. The six confederations are: * Asia – ''

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

'' (AFC) * Africa – ''

Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Co ...

'' (CAF) * North and Central America and the Caribbean – '' Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football'' (CONCACAF) * South America – '' South American Football Confederation'' (CONMEBOL) * Oceania – ''

Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It ...

'' (OFC) * Europe – '' Union of European Football Associations'' (UEFA) FIFA runs the Women's World Cup as a tournament for national teams to find the world champion. Each confederation also runs its own championship to find the best team from among its members: *AFC – AFC Women's Asian Cup *CAF – Women's Africa Cup of Nations *CONCACAF – CONCACAF W Championship *CONMEBOL – Copa América Femenina *OFC – OFC Women's Nations Cup *UEFA – UEFA European Women's Championship

AFC (
Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
)

Due to the geographical size of Asia, the AFC is subdivided into five sub-federations: * West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) – represents countries at the western extremity of the continent, except Israel. *

East Asian Football Federation The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), founded on 28 May 2002, is an international governing body of association football, football in East Asia. Presidents Member associations EAFF has 10 member associations. All of them are members of th ...

(EAFF) – represents nations in East Asia, plus Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. * Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) – represents countries in Central Asia, comprising Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and most of Soviet Central Asia, except Kazakhstan. * South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) – represents countries in South Asia. *

ASEAN Football Federation The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Fo ...

(AFF) – represents countries in Southeast Asia, plus Australia. # National governing body was formerly a member of OFC (1966–2006) # National governing body is a member of UAFA # Official name used by FIFA and AFC for

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

# Official name used by FIFA and AFC for

Republic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

; national governing body was a member of OFC from 1975 to 1989 # Official name used by FIFA and AFC for Islamic Republic of Iran # Official name used by FIFA for Democratic People's Republic of Korea; official name used by AFC is DPR Korea # Official name used by FIFA and AFC for

Republic of Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

# Official name used by FIFA and AFC for

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

# National governing body is a full member of AFC but not a FIFA member # National governing body was formerly a member of OFC (2005–2009) # Official name used by FIFA and AFC for national team representing the

Palestinian Territories The occupied Palestinian territories, also referred to as the Palestinian territories, consist of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip—two regions of the former Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine ...

CAF (
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
)

Due to the geographical size of Africa, CAF is divided into five regional federations: * Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) – represents nations generally regarded as forming the regions of East Africa and some nations of Central Africa. * Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) – represents nations generally regarded as forming Southern Africa, as well as island states off the coast of Southern Africa. * West African Football Union/Union du Football de l'Ouest Afrique (WAFU/UFOA) – represents nations in West Africa. * Union of North African Federations (UNAF) – represents nations regarded as forming North Africa. * Union des Fédérations du Football de l'Afrique Centrale (UNIFFAC) – represents some of the nations that form Central Africa. # National governing body is a member of UAFA # Official name used by FIFA for

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

; official name used by CAF is DR Congo # National governing body is an associate member of CAF but not a FIFA member # National governing body was a full member of CAF briefly during 2017 # National governing body is a member of ConIFA. Was previously a member of the N.F.-Board.

CONCACAF (
North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...
,
Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
, and the
Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
)

The CONCACAF federation is divided into three regional federations that have responsibility for part of the region's geographical area: * Caribbean Football Union (CFU) – represents all 27 nations in the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

, plus

Bermuda Bermuda is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. Bermuda is an ...

and three nations in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

. * North American Football Union (NAFU) – represents the three countries in North America (not including Central America). * Union Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) – represents the seven countries in Central America. #National governing body is a full member of CONCACAF but not a FIFA member

CONMEBOL (
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
)

OFC (
Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...
)

# Official name used by FIFA for

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

; official name used by OFC is New Zealand # National governing body was formerly a member of AFC (1964–1966) # National governing body is an associate member of the OFC but not a FIFA member # National governing body is a member of ConIFA

UEFA (
Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
)

# National governing body was formerly a member of AFC (1954–1974); joined UEFA in 1994 # National governing body was formerly a member of AFC (1993–2002) # Team currently suspended from participation in FIFA and UEFA competitions in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine

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Members of FIFA affiliated-confederations

AFC (Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...)

CAF (Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...)

CONMEBOL (South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...)

OFC (Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ...)

UEFA (Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...)