Spain women's national football team

The Spain women's national football team, officially known as the Spanish national football team (Spanish: Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international women's football competitions since 1980. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Spain

Nickname(s)	La Roja (The Red)
Association	Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Montserrat Tomé
Captain	Irene Paredes
Most (caps)	Alexia Putellas (117)
Top scorer	Jennifer Hermoso (56)
FIFA code	ESP
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	1 (14 June 2024)
Highest	1 (December 2023 – present)
Lowest	22 (March 2003)
First international
Unofficial  Spain 3–3 Portugal  (Murcia, Spain; 21 February 1971) Official  Spain 0–1 Portugal  (A Guarda, Spain; 5 February 1983)
Biggest win
Spain 17–0 Slovenia  (Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994)
Biggest defeat
Spain 0–8 Sweden  (Gandia, Spain; 2 June 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2015)
Best result	Champions (2023)
European Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 1997)
Best result	Semi-finals (1997)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Champions (2024)

Spain is one of five national teams to have been crowned (world champions), having qualified three times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and winning the title in 2023. They are one of only two countries, along with Germany, to have won both women's and men's World Cups. Together with their youth teams, Spain is the (current world champion) in all three categories (U-17, U-20 and senior level), unprecedented in the women's game.

At continental level, Spain won the first edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League in 2024, becoming the first nation to win both women's and men's competitions. They also have qualified four times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semifinals in 1997.

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 Royal Spanish Football Federation and National Movement's Women's Section, which organized women's sports in Francoist Spain. 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 Murcia's La Condomina against Portugal, 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 Italy in Turin'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 transition to democracy in the second half of the decade RFEF finally accepted women's football in November 1980, creating first a national cup and next a national team, which finally made its debut under coach Teodoro Nieto on 5 February 1983 in A Guarda, Pontevedra. The opponent was again Portugal, which defeated Spain 0–1. The team subsequently played 2-leg friendlies against France and Switzerland drawing with both opponents in Aranjuez and Barcelona and losing in Perpignan before it finally clinched its first victory in Zürich (0–1). On 27 April 1985 it played its first official match in the 1987 European Championship's qualification, losing 1–0 against Hungary. 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 1989 and 1991 qualifiers. After the former Nieto was replaced by Ignacio Quereda, who has coached the team since 1 September 1988. 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 England, which qualified for the final tournament. In these qualifiers Spain attained its biggest victory to date, a 17–0 over Slovenia. In the 1997 Euro qualifying it made a weaker performance, including a record 0–8 loss against Sweden in Gandia, 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 Russia to qualify on goal average over France to the semifinals, where it was defeated 2–1 by Italy. All three goals were scored by Ángeles Parejo.

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 Denmark. In the 2003 World Cup qualifying stage, it again ended last despite starting with a 6–1 win over Iceland. In the 2005 Euro's qualifiers, where a 9–1 win over Belgium was followed by a 5-game non-scoring streak, it ended 3rd behind Denmark and Norway. In the 2007 World Cup qualifying round, the team again ended 3rd behind Denmark and Finland 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 Netherlands. 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 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 after beating Scotland in the qualifiers playoff. In the group stage, a win over England and a draw against Russia 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 World Cup, winning nine of its ten matches of the qualifying round. In the group stage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, however, their campaign ended up being a disaster. Spain managed only a 1–1 draw into the weakest team in the group, Costa Rica, before losing 0–1 to Brazil. In their last match with South Korea, 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 Jorge Vilda, 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 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 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 Algarve Cup winning the tournament. However, its performance in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 was very disappointing: only one match won (against Portugal, the worst ranked team in Euro), two defeats against England (0–2) and Scotland (0–1) in the group stage. Nevertheless, Spain advanced to the quarterfinals, at which point it lost against Austria 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.

Spain women's national team in 2018

At the 2019 Women's World Cup, Spain were in Group B with China PR, South Africa, and Germany. They finished second in the group to progress to the knockout stage 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 United States.

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 FIFA World Rankings 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 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 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 Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas 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 Esther González, but conceded a late equalizer by Ella Toone before Georgia Stanway 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, Real Madrid, 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

Spanish players celebrating winning the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

At the 2023 World Cup, La Roja finished second in Group C. Spain then defeated Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden in the knockout stages to reach their first World Cup final. Spain won their first World Cup title, defeating England 1–0 in the final thanks to a goal from Olga Carmona.

During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso 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 Rubiales affair.

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:

“Beyond a symbolic step, we want it to imply a change in concept, and the recognition that football is football, practiced by whoever practices it… We do not need, on any medium, to differentiate the brands of both teams; Depending on the context, depending on the images that accompany the logo, it is perfectly understood whether we are referring to our champions or our champions"

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2023

Vietnam XI  v  Spain XI

14 July (Unofficial friendly)	Vietnam XI	0–9	Spain XI	Auckland, New Zealand
12:30			Redondo 7' Athenea 12' Paralluelo 51', 88' Esther 60', 65' Hermoso 63', 83' Bonmatí 71'	Stadium: Attendance: 0

Spain  v  Costa Rica

21 July (2023 FIFA World Cup GS)	Spain	3–0	Costa Rica	Wellington, New Zealand
19:30	del Campo 21' ((o.g.)) Bonmatí 23' Esther 27'	Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 22,966 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Spain  v  Zambia

26 July (2023 FIFA World Cup GS)	Spain	5–0	Zambia	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30	Abelleira 9' Hermoso 13', 70' Redondo 69', 85'	Report		Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 20,983 Referee: (South Korea)

Japan  v  Spain

31 July (2023 FIFA World Cup GS)	Japan	4–0	Spain	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00	Miyazawa 12', 40' Ueki 29' Mi. Tanaka 82'	Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Switzerland  v  Spain

5 August (2023 FIFA World Cup R16)	Switzerland	1–5	Spain	Auckland, New Zealand
17:00	Codina 11' ((o.g.))	Report	Bonmatí 5', 36' Redondo 17' Codina 45' Hermoso 70'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Spain  v  Netherlands

11 August (2023 FIFA World Cup QF)	Spain	2–1 ((a.e.t.))	Netherlands	Wellington, New Zealand
13:00	Caldentey 81' (pen.) Paralluelo 111'	Report	Van der Gragt 90+1'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 32,021 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Spain  v  Sweden

15 August (2023 FIFA World Cup SF)	Spain	2–1	Sweden	Auckland, New Zealand
20:00	Paralluelo 81' Carmona 89'	Report	Blomqvist 88'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Spain  v  England

20 August 2023 FIFA World Cup Final	Spain	1–0	England	Sydney, Australia
20:00	Carmona 29'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 75,784 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Sweden  v  Spain

22 September (2023–24 Nations League)	Sweden	2–3	Spain	Gothenburg
18:30	Eriksson 23' Hurtig 82'	Report	Athenea 37' Navarro 77' Caldentey 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,114 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Spain  v  Switzerland

26 September (2023–24 Nations League)	Spain	5–0	Switzerland	Córdoba
21:00	L. García 15' Bonmatí 45+1', 49' Gabarro 57' Oroz 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 14,194 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Italy  v  Spain

27 October (2023–24 Nations League)	Italy	0–1	Spain	Salerno
17:45		Report	Hermoso 89'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 4,694 Referee: (Romania)

Switzerland  v  Spain

31 October (2023–24 Nations League)	Switzerland	1–7	Spain	Zürich
19:00	Pilgrim 69'	Report	Oihane 4' Putellas 11', 62' (pen.) Méndez 56' Athenea 72', 89' Oroz 90+3'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,515 Referee: (Romania)

Spain  v  Italy

1 December (2023–24 Nations League)	Spain	2–3	Italy	Pontevedra
21:30	Athenea 12' Esther 76'	Report	Giacinti 46' Cambiaghi 57' Linari 64'	Stadium: Municipal de Pasarón Attendance: 9,212 Referee: (Greece)

Spain  v  Sweden

5 December (2023–24 Nations League)	Spain	5–3	Sweden	Málaga
19:00	Paralluelo 11' Athenea 51' Caldentey 78', 89' Fiamma 81'	Report	Zigiotti Olme 1' Asllani 14' Blackstenius 29'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

2024

Spain  v  Netherlands

23 February (2023–24 Nations League SF)	Spain	3–0	Netherlands	Seville
21:00	Hermoso 41' Bonmatí 45' Batlle 77'	Report		Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 21,856 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Spain  v  France

28 February (2023–24 Nations League Final)	Spain	2–0	France	Seville
19:00	Bonmatí 32' Caldentey 53'	Report		Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 32,657 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Belgium  v  Spain

5 April (Euro 2025 qualifying)	Belgium	0–7	Spain	Leuven
20:45		Report	Paralluelo 8', 30', 47' Hermoso 16' Esther 64', 90' S. García 85'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,123 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Spain  v  Czech Republic

9 April (Euro 2025 qualifying)	Spain	3–1	Czech Republic	Burgos
19:00	Méndez 58' Hermoso 62' Caldentey 70'	Report	Sonntágová 56'	Stadium: El Plantío Attendance: 9,982 Referee: (Serbia)

Denmark  v  Spain

31 May (Euro 2025 qualifying)	Denmark	0–2	Spain	Vejle
19:00		Report	Hermoso 17' Caldentey 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

Spain  v  Denmark

4 June (Euro 2025 qualifying)	Spain	3–2	Denmark	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:30	Vilamala 74' Paredes 76' L. García 90+2'	Report	Thomsen 8', 72'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 17,532 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

Czech Republic  v  Spain

12 July (Euro 2025 qualifying)	Czech Republic	v	Spain	Chomutov
		Report		Stadium: Letní stadion

Spain  v  Belgium

16 July (Euro 2025 qualifying)	Spain	v	Belgium	A Coruña
19:00		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Spain  v  Japan

25 July (2024 Olympic Games GS)	Spain	v	Japan	Nantes, France
17:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Spain  v  Nigeria

28 July (2024 Olympic Games GS)	Spain	v	Nigeria	Nantes, France
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Brazil  v  Spain

31 July (2024 Olympic Games GS)	Brazil	v	Spain	Bordeaux, France
17:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux

Coaching staff

Current personnel Position Name (Head coach) Montserrat Tomé Assistant coach Javier Lerga Technical coach Irene del Río Fitness coach Blanca Romero Goalkeeping coach Carlos Sánchez Analyst technician Kiko Meléndez Video assistant Rubén Jiménez Doctor Salvador Castillo Psychologist Emilio González Nutritionist Gonzalo Garea Physiotherapists Víctor Cervera Víctor Fernando María Gil Juan José Reyes Darío Vaquero

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Manager history Manager From To Record G W D L Win % Major competitions Rafael Muga February 1971 October 1980 6 0 1 5 8.33% unofficial matches Teodoro Nieto January 1981 26 October 1988 19 4 5 10 34.21% none Ignacio Quereda 27 October 1988 30 July 2015 142 52 38 52 50% Euro 1997 SF Euro 2013 QF 2015 World Cup GS Jorge Vilda 30 July 2015 5 September 2023 108 75 16 17 76.85% Euro 2017 QF 2019 World Cup R16 Euro 2022 QF 2023 World Cup Montserrat Tomé 5 September 2023 current 12 11 0 1 91.67% 2024 Nations League 2024 Olympic Games Q A draw counts as a ½ win

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the (Euro 2025 qualifying) against Czech Republic and Belgium on 12 and 16 July 2024. This list also serves as a preliminary squad for the 2024 Olympics.

Caps and goals as of 5 June 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Misa Rodríguez	(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24)	22	0	Real Madrid
	1GK	Cata Coll	(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23)	11	0	Barcelona
	1GK	Elene Lete	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Real Sociedad
	2DF	Irene Paredes (captain)	(1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33)	106	12	Barcelona
	2DF	Leila Ouahabi	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31)	55	1	Manchester City
	2DF	Ona Batlle	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)	46	2	Barcelona
	2DF	Olga Carmona	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24)	40	3	Real Madrid
	2DF	Laia Aleixandri	(2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 23)	27	2	Manchester City
	2DF	Oihane Hernández	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)	21	1	Real Madrid
	2DF	Laia Codina	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24)	13	2	Arsenal
	2DF	María Méndez	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)	8	2	Levante
	2DF	Jana Fernández	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Barcelona
	3MF	Alexia Putellas (vice-captain)	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)	117	30	Barcelona
	3MF	Aitana Bonmatí (4th captain)	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)	62	23	Barcelona
	3MF	Patricia Guijarro	(1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 26)	52	11	Barcelona
	3MF	Athenea del Castillo	(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23)	43	12	Real Madrid
	3MF	Teresa Abelleira	(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)	31	2	Real Madrid
	3MF	Maite Oroz	(1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26)	15	4	Real Madrid
	3MF	Inma Gabarro	(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21)	5	2	Sevilla
	3MF	Vicky López	(2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Barcelona
	4FW	Jennifer Hermoso	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34)	115	56	Tigres UANL
	4FW	Mariona Caldentey (3rd captain)	(1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)	72	26	Barcelona
	4FW	Lucía García	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 25)	46	11	Manchester United
	4FW	Alba Redondo	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27)	36	14	Levante
	4FW	Salma Paralluelo	(2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20)	25	12	Barcelona
	4FW	Eva Navarro	(2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23)	21	5	Atlético Madrid

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Adriana Nanclares	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Athletic Bilbao	v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 ^PRE
GK	Enith Salón	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Valencia	v.  Italy; 1 December 2023 ^PRE
DF	Nerea Nevado	(2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Athletic Bilbao	v.  Denmark; 4 June 2024
DF	Ivana Andrés ^RET	(1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29)	53	0	Real Madrid	v.  Sweden; 5 December 2023
DF	Claudia Florentino	(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Valencia	v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 ^PRE
DF	Mapi León ^WD	(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)	54	1	Barcelona	v.  Sweden; 22 September 2023 ^PRE
DF	Rocío Gálvez	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Real Madrid	2023 FIFA World Cup
MF	Fiamma Benítez	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20)	9	2	Valencia	v.  Denmark; 4 June 2024
MF	Sheila García	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	19	1	Atlético Madrid	v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 ^PRE
MF	Silvia Lloris	(2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Levante	v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 ^PRE
MF	María Pérez	(2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)	5	0	Sevilla	v.  France; 28 February 2024
MF	Anna Torrodà	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Levante	v.  Switzerland; 31 October 2023 ^PRE
MF	Rosa Márquez	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Real Betis	v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 ^PRE
MF	Irene Guerrero	(1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 27)	26	5	Manchester United	2023 FIFA World Cup
MF	Claudia Zornoza ^RET	(1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 33)	13	0	Real Madrid	2023 FIFA World Cup
FW	Bruna Vilamala	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22)	1	1	Barcelona	v.  Denmark; 4 June 2024
FW	Esther González	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)	46	29	(Gotham FC)	v.  Czech Republic; 9 April 2024 ^PRE
FW	Amaiur Sarriegi	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)	17	12	Real Sociedad	v.  Italy; 27 October 2023 ^PRE
FW	Cristina Martín-Prieto	(1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Sevilla	v.  Switzerland; 26 September 2023 ^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

European Championship (Euro 1997 squad) (Euro 2013 squad) (Euro 2017 squad) (Euro 2022 squad) UEFA Women's Nations League Finals (2024 Nations League Finals squad)

Others (Grand Hotel Varna Tournament 1992 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)

Honours

Major titles

FIFA Women's World Cup Champions: 2023 UEFA Women's Nations League Champions: 2024

UEFA Women's European Championship Semi-finals: 1997

Minor titles

Algarve Cup Champions: 2017 Cyprus Cup Champions: 2018

SheBelieves Cup Runners-up: 2020 Arnold Clark Cup Runners-up: 2022 Cup of Nations Runners-up: 2023

Grand Hotel Varna Tournament Third place: 1995

Individual awards

Grand Hotel Varna Tournament top scorer: Mar Prieto (1992, 1995) UEFA Women's Euro All-Star Team: Ángeles Parejo (1997), Verónica Boquete (2013), Aitana Bonmatí (2022) Algarve Cup best player: Irene Paredes (2017) Cyprus Cup Golden Glove: Lola Gallardo (2018) Algarve Cup top scorer: Jennifer Hermoso (2019) SheBelieves Cup best player: Alexia Putellas (2020) SheBelieves Cup top scorer: Lucía García and Alexia Putellas (2020)

Arnold Clark Cup best player: Athenea del Castillo (2022) Arnold Clark Cup top scorer: Alexia Putellas (2022) Cup of Nations top scorer: Esther González (2023) FIFA Women's World Cup golden ball: Aitana Bonmatí (2023) FIFA Women's World Cup best young player: Salma Paralluelo (2023) UEFA Women's Nations League best player: Aitana Bonmatí (2024)

Other awards

• National Sports Awards – Best national sports team (2014)
• Royal Order of Sporting Merit – Gold Plaque (2023)
• Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year (2024)

Records

Caps and goals as of 5 June 2024.

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most caps # Player Career Caps Goals 1 Alexia Putellas 2013– 117 30 2 Jennifer Hermoso 2011– 115 56 3 Irene Paredes 2011– 106 12 4 Marta Torrejón 2007–2019 90 8 5 Marta Corredera 2013–2021 85 5 6 Mariona Caldentey 2017– 72 26 7 Arantza del Puerto 1990–2005 71 0 8 Silvia Meseguer 2008–2019 67 5 9 Virginia Torrecilla 2013–2020 66 7 10 Victoria Losada 2010–2020 65 13

Most goals # Player Career Goals Caps Ratio 1 Jennifer Hermoso 2011– 56 115 0.49 2 Verónica Boquete 2005–2017 38 56 0.68 3 Sonia Bermúdez 2008–2017 34 61 0.56 4 Adriana Martín 2005–2015 33 39 0.85 5 Mar Prieto 1985–2000 30 62 0.48 Alexia Putellas 2013– 117 0.26 7 Esther González 2016– 29 46 0.63 8 Mariona Caldentey 2017– 26 72 0.36 9 Aitana Bonmatí 2017– 23 62 0.37 10 Mari Paz Vilas 2008–2018 15 26 0.58

Captains (List of captains by appearances as captain) Player Span Conchi Sánchez 1971–1981 Inmaculada Castañón 1983–1988 1989–1990 Elizabeth Artola 1990–1991 Ixiar Bakero 1991–1995 Beatriz García 1995–1996 Arantza del Puerto 1996–2005 Maider Castillo 2005–2007 Itziar Gurrutxaga 2007–2008 Vanesa Gimbert 2008 Melisa Nicolau 2008–2010 Sandra Vilanova 2011–2013 Verónica Boquete 2013–2017 Marta Torrejón 2017–2019 Irene Paredes 2019–2022 2024– Ivana Andrés 2022–2023 Alexia Putellas 2023

Hat-tricks Player Against Home/Away Result Date Competition Mar Prieto^7  Slovenia Home 17–0 20 March 1994 (1995 EURO Q) Mar Prieto  Romania Home 5–1 31 March 1996 (1997 EURO Q) Laura del Río^5  Belgium Home 7–0 29 February 2004 (2005 EURO Q) Adriana Martín^5  Poland Home 7–0 30 March 2006 (2007 WC Q) Adriana Martín^4  Malta Away 0–13 19 September 2009 2011 WC Q Sonia Bermúdez Ana "Willy" Romero Adriana Martín  Turkey Away 0–5 21 November 2009 Adriana Martín^4  Malta Home 9–0 24 June 2010 Verónica Boquete  Turkey Away 1–10 17 September 2011 2013 EURO Q Mari Paz Vilas^7  Kazakhstan Home 13–0 5 April 2012 Natalia Pablos^5  Macedonia Home 12–0 13 February 2014 2015 WC Q Sonia Bermúdez  Macedonia Away 0–10 10 April 2014 Jennifer Hermoso Sonia Bermúdez^5  Montenegro Home 13–0 15 September 2016 (2017 EURO Q) Verónica Boquete^4 Mariona Caldentey  Moldova Away 0–9 19 September 2020 2021 EURO Q Jennifer Hermoso  Moldova Home 10–0 27 November 2020 Esther González^5  Azerbaijan Away 0–13 18 February 2021 Jennifer Hermoso^5 Amaiur Sarriegi^4  Faroe Islands Away 0–10 16 September 2021 2023 WC Q Esther González^4  Faroe Islands Home 12–0 25 November 2021 Mariona Caldentey Salma Paralluelo  Argentina Home 7–0 11 November 2022 Friendly Salma Paralluelo  Belgium Away 0–7 5 April 2024 (2025 EURO Q) ^XThe superscript indicates the number of goals scored by each player in that match

Most clean sheets

#	Name	Career	Clean sheets	Caps	Average	Goals conceded	Ratio
1	Sandra Paños	2012–2022	26	55	47.27%	31	0.56
2	Dolores Gallardo	2013–2022	21	38	55.26%	20	0.53
3	Ainhoa Tirapu	2007–2015	20	46	43.48%	38	0.83
4	María Isabel Rodríguez	2021–	13	22	59.09%	17	0.77
	Roser Serra	1991–1998		33	39.39%	36	1.09
6	Catalina Coll	2023–	6	11	54.55%	8	0.73
7	Elixabete Capa	1998–2005	4	26	15.38%	29	1.12
8		2005–2006	3	8	37.5%	14	1.75
	Ana Ruiz	1984–1988		15	20%	13	0.87
10	Enith Salón	2022–	2	2	100%	0	0
		2006–2007

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 concered per game

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify									1991 UEFA Women's Championship
1995										UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999										6	0	2	4	5	10
2003										6	2	0	4	8	11
2007										8	4	2	2	19	14
2011										8	6	1	1	37	4
2015	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	2	4		10	9	1	0	42	2
2019	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	4		8	8	0	0	25	2
2023	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	18	7		8	8	0	0	53	0
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1 title	3/10	14	7	2	5	24	15		55	38	6	11	189	43

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Qualified
	To be determined
Total	0 Titles	1/10	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA Women's European Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1984	Did not enter									Declined Participation
1987	Did not qualify									6	1	1	4	7	9
1989										8	2	2	4	4	8
1991										6	0	2	4	3	13
1993										4	1	1	2	2	6
1995										6	3	3	0	29	0
1997	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	1	2	3	4		6	1	2	3	8	15
2001	Did not qualify									6	1	1	4	6	17
2005										8	2	1	5	10	10
2009										8	5	2	1	24	7
2013	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	5	7		10	6	2	2	43	14
2017	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	2	3		8	8	0	0	40	2
2022	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	6	5		8	7	1	0	48	1
2025	Qualified									4	4	0	0	15	3
Total	0 Titles	4/14	16	5	3	8	16	19		88	41	18	29	239	105

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	GP	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023–24	A	(4)	1st	6	5	0	1	23	9		1st		2024	Champions	2	2	0	0	5	0
		To be determined												To be determined
Total				6	5	0	1	23	9				Total	1 Title	2	2	0	0	5	0

Other tournaments

Year	Cup	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Grand Hotel Varna Tournament	4th	4	3	0	1	8	1
1993	Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona	4th	2	0	1	1	2	3
1995	Grand Hotel Varna Tournament	3rd	5	2	1	2	9	12
1996	Women's Tournament Slovakia	4th	3	0	2	1	2	6
2005	Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas	2nd	2	0	2	0	2	2
2017	Algarve Cup	1st	4	3	1	0	6	1
2018	Cyprus Cup	1st	4	3	1	0	6	0
2019	Algarve Cup	7th	3	2	0	1	4	3
2020	SheBelieves Cup	2nd	3	2	0	1	4	2
2022