The Peru women's national football team represents

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

in international

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and is controlled by the

Peruvian Football Federation The Peruvian Football Federation ( or ) is the body that governs Association football in Peru. It was founded on August 23, 1922, and affiliated with FIFA in 1924. It is a member of CONMEBOL since 1925, and directly oversees the Peru national fo ...

(FPF) (Federación Peruana de Fútbol in Spanish). They have been a part of the

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confederation since its formation in 1996. The Peruvian team has yet to qualify for a

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and is currently ranked 77th in the FIFA Rankings. Peru's best result in major international competitions was in the 1998 Sudamericano Femenino, where they achieved third place. They then achieved fourth place in

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where they jointed hosted with

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and

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. ''La Blanquirroja'' is coached by Emily Lima and plays the majority of its games in the Estadio Nacional in

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History

In 1996 the Peruvian

created the Peruvian Primera División Femenina under the name of Metropolitan women's football championship (currently known as Liga Femenina). On that basis, in 1998 the federation gathered its very best players into a national team, whose first international appearance was the third South American Women's Football Championship played in Argentina, in which the team achieved third place. In the early 2000s, Peru gained fourth place in the

2003 South American Women's Football Championship The 2003 South American Women's Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2003'') was the fourth staging of the South American Women's Football Championship and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 2003 FIFA Wo ...

on home soil and won the gold medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games. The late 2010s saw a decline in Peruvian women's football, being eliminated in the group stage of the Copa America since 2003 and the same for the U-17 and U-20 team. In 2019, the team automatically qualified for the

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for the first time as hosts and placed 8th after losing to

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. With only two goals scored and seven conceded, they finished last in their group with one point. They automatically qualified for the 2027 Pan American Games as hosts.

Team image

Nicknames

The Peru women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "''La Blanquirroja''" or "''La Rojiblanca'' (The White And Red)''".'' They are also often nicknamed ''''''La Bicolor'' (The Bicolour)''.

Home stadium

Peru occasionally play its home matches on the

Estadio Nacional del Perú The National Stadium of Peru (, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,086 seats as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation without the lodges for some thousands more. The stadium was first inaugurated on 27 Oct ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. The VIDENA de Chincha, located in

Chincha Alta Chincha Alta is a Peruvian city located in the Ica Region. A major port at the mouth of the Chincha River, it is the capital of Chincha Province. The city has a population of about 233,000, making it the 17th largest city in Peru. Geography The ...

is the home training ground of the Peru women's national team. Much like the Villa Deportiva Nacional in

, it features numerous training facilities and is receiving a renovation in 2025. The Estadio Félix Castillo Tardío also located in Chincha Alta is being considered as the new home stadium for the women's national team.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

2025

Peru Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Luis Cruzado Luis Fernando Cruzado Sánchez (6 July 1941 – 14 February 2013) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a midfielder for Peru in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Club career Cruzado started his career in 1959 with Universitario de Deportes and playe ...

(2003-2005) * Lorena Bosmans (2005-2009) * Jaime Duarte (2009-2013) * Marta Tejedor (2013–2016) * Vivian Ayres (2016-2018) * Dorival Bueno (2018–2021) * Conrad Flores (2021-2023) * Emily Lima (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against

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on 5 and 8 April 2025. ''Caps and goals are partially correct as of 8 April 2025, after the match against

Recent call ups

The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Captains

* Miryam Tristán (????–)

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks''

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Pan American Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Bolivarian Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' :

Honours

Major competitions

Copa América Femenina The Copa América Femenina (''Copa América Feminina'' in Portuguese), previously the ''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino'' (''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Feminino''), usually shortened to ''Sudamericano Femenino'' (''Sul-America ...

** Third place: (1) 1998

Regional

Bolivarian Games The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deporti ...

** Gold Medalists (1): 2005

References

External links

Official websiteFIFA profile
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