The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spain national football team (), has represented

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in international

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competitions since 1980. It is governed by the

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, the governing body for

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. Spain are the reigning and one of five national teams to have been crowned

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, having qualified three times for the

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and winning the title in

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. They are one of only two countries alongside

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, to have won both women's and men's World Cups. Spain became the first nation in the women's game to be the world champions in all three categories ( U-17, U-20 and

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level) at the same time. At continental level, Spain won the first edition of the

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, becoming the first nation to win both women's and men's competitions. They also have qualified five times for the

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, reaching the semi-finals in

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History

Early years

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

and National Movement's

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, which organized women's sports in

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. 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". 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

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's La Condomina against

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, 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

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'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. 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

After the

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in the second half of the decade RFEF finally accepted women's football in November 1980, creating first a

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and next a national team, which finally made its debut under coach Teodoro Nieto on 5 February 1983 in

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. The opponent was again Portugal, which defeated Spain 0–1. The team subsequently played 2-leg friendlies against

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and

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drawing with both opponents in

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and

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and losing in

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before it finally clinched its first victory in

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(0–1). On 27 April 1985 it played its first official match in the 1987 European Championship's qualification, losing 1–0 against

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. 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

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and

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qualifiers. In 1988 Nieto was replaced as manager by

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, who went on to coach the team for the next 27 years. Years later he would confess: ''There was never love or support from the Federation towards those women soccer players''. 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.

1990s and 2000s: Growing up

The 1995 Euro qualifying marked an improvement as Spain ended 2nd, one point from

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, which qualified for the final tournament. In these qualifiers Spain attained its biggest victory to date, a 17–0 over

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. In the 1997 Euro qualifying it made a weaker performance, including a record 0–8 loss against

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, 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

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to qualify on goal average over France to the semifinals, where it was defeated 2–1 by Italy. All three goals were scored by

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. 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

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. In the 2003 World Cup qualifying stage, it again ended last despite starting with a 6–1 win over

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. In the 2005 Euro's qualifiers, where a 9–1 win over

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was followed by a 5-game non-scoring streak, it ended 3rd behind Denmark and

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. In the 2007 World Cup qualifying round, the team again ended 3rd behind Denmark and

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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

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. 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.

2010s: First World Cups

Spain finally achieved a place in the final stage of a European Championship, having qualified for the

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after beating

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in the qualifiers playoff. In the group stage, a win over

and a draw against

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

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, winning nine of its ten matches of the qualifying round. In the group stage of the

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, however, their campaign ended up being a disaster. Spain managed only a 1–1 draw into the weakest team in the group,

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, before losing 0–1 to

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. In their last match with

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, 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. Later that summer, Quereda stepped down and was replaced by

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, who had previously coached the U-19 team and was on the shortlist for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year. Spain qualified for the

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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

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winning the tournament. However, its performance in the

was very disappointing: only one match won (against

, the worst ranked team in Euro), two defeats against

(0–2) and

(0–1) in the group stage. Nevertheless, Spain advanced to the quarterfinals, at which point it lost against

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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. At the

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, Spain were in

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with

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, and

. They finished second in the group to progress to the

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of a World Cup for the first time in their history. However, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 by the eventual champions

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. 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, that was later reconverted and renamed Spain under-23.

2020s: Golden Generation

Spain broke into the top 10 of the

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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

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undefeated and assembled what would be the strongest ever Spanish team in history, and was ranked among the top contenders for the title. However, just before the tournament began, Spain suffered two big blows, with both

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and

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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

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, but conceded a late equalizer by

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before

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crushed Spain's hope to win a major European title in extra time.

2022–23 dispute and withdrawal of ''las 15''

In September 2022, fifteen players sent an email removing themselves from national team consideration. Seven players who did not sign the letter claimed they were pressured by their club,

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, 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.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup title and controversy

At the 2023 World Cup, La Roja finished second in

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. Spain then defeated

, the

and

in the knockout stages to reach their first World Cup final. This Women's World Cup was also the first in which Spain reached a semi-final. Spain eventually won, winning their first World Cup title, by defeating

1–0 in the

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thanks to a goal from

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. During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President

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kissed Spain player

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on the lips without her consent. 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

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. 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. In a quote, the then interim president Pedro Rocha said:

2024 Summer Olympics

Spain qualified their first ever team for the women’s football tournament at the

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in Paris. Spain finished atop Group C, winning all three of their group matches and accumulating nine points. 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. 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. Publications took note of Brazil's dominance and Spain's lapses in defense. 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. Their inability to earn a medal described as an underperformance.

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. ;Legend

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Current personnel

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for

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. :''Caps and goals as of 3 June 2025''

Recent call-ups

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

;World Cup * 2015 World Cup squad * 2019 World Cup squad * 2023 World Cup squad ;Olympic Games * 2024 Olympic squad ;European Championship * Euro 1997 squad * Euro 2013 squad * Euro 2017 squad * Euro 2022 squad ;Nations League Finals * 2024 Nations League squad ;Others * Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 1992 squad * Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 1995 squad * Tournament Slovakia 1996 squad * Algarve Cup 2017 squad * Cyprus Cup 2018 squad * Algarve Cup 2019 squad * SheBelieves Cup 2020 squad * Arnold Clark Cup 2022 squad * Cup of Nations 2023 squad

Records

:''Caps and goals as of 31 May 2025.'' :Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps

Most goals

Captains

List of captains by appearances as captain

Hat-tricks

^X The superscript indicates the number of goals scored by each player in that match

Most clean sheets

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

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

UEFA Women's European Championship

UEFA Women's Nations League

Other tournaments

Overall official record

Rankings

FIFA Women's World Rankings

UEFA Women's National Team
Coefficient Ranking ;Ziaian Women's Football
Rankings

Honours

Major competitions

** Champions (1):

Friendly

** Champions (1):

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** Champions (1):

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** Runners-up (1):

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** Runners-up (1):

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* Cup of Nations ** Runners-up (1):

* Grand Hotel Varna Tournament ** Third place (1): 1995

Individual awards

Other awards

* National Sports Awards – Best national sports team (2014) * Royal Order of Sporting Merit – Gold Plaque (2023) *

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(2024)

Youth teams

Under-23

Under-20/19

Under-17

Notes

References

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History

Early years

1980s: Officiality of the team

1990s and 2000s: Growing up

2010s: First World Cups

2020s: Golden Generation

2022–23 dispute and withdrawal of ''las 15''

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup title and controversy

2024 Summer Olympics

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Current personnel

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most caps

Most goals

Captains

Hat-tricks

Most clean sheets

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

UEFA Women's European Championship

UEFA Women's Nations League

Other tournaments

Overall official record

Rankings

Honours

Major competitions

Friendly

Individual awards

Other awards

Youth teams

Under-23

Under-20/19

Under-17

See also

Notes

References

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