Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFédération Luxembourgeoise de Football
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDan Santos
Most capsJessica Birkel (40)
Top scorerAmy Thompson (24)
FIFA codeLUX
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 118 Steady (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest70 (December 2006)
Lowest122 (April 2021)
First international
 Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia 
(Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 11–0 Tahiti 
(Molsheim, France; 19 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Luxembourg 0–12 Poland 
(Koetschette, Luxembourg; 12 February 2014)
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Luxembourg national football team.

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

Luxembourg women's national football team was founded in 2003, and played its first international game in 2006. It have been managed by Dan Santos since 2020.

History

The beginning

Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009. Luxembourg were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Luxembourg finished in second place in the group. Luxembourg failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany.

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   Lose   Fixture

2022
19 June International Friendly Luxembourg  2–1  Cape Verde Bettembourg, Luxembourg
19:15
  • Dos Santos 8'
  • Jorge 15'
 Report (FLF) Report (FLF IG)
  • Varela 7'
 Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 880
Referee: Viki De Cremer (Belgium)
24 June 2023 World Cup qualifying Latvia  1–0  Luxembourg Riga, Latvia
17:00
  • Treimane 64'
 Report (UEFA) Stadium: Daugava Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine)
28 June International Friendly Belgium  6–1  Luxembourg Lier, Belgium
20:00
Report (ESPN)
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Helen Byrne (England)
2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying Luxembourg  1–2  Northern Ireland Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
 Report
Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)
6 September 2022 2023 World Cup qualifying England  10–0  Luxembourg Stoke-on-Trent, England
19:30
Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 24,174
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
13 November Friendly Luxembourg  2–3  Lithuania Rumelange, Luxembourg
 Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal, Rumelange
Attendance: 373
Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia)

2023
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) Friendly Malta  2–1  Luxembourg Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 UTC+1 Bugeja 36' (pen.), 67' Report Estevez Garcia 15' (pen.) Stadium: Centenary Stadium
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) Friendly Malta  3–1  Luxembourg Ta' Qali, Malta
11:00 UTC+1
Report Thompson 28' Stadium: Centenary Stadium
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Friendly Luxembourg  5–5  Faroe Islands Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Achille Hammerel
Attendance: 468
Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) Friendly Luxembourg  2–1  Faroe Islands Parc Hosingen, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Georges Wohlfart
Attendance: 312
Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 14 April 2021[2]
Role Name
Head coach Luxembourg Dan Santos
Assistant coach Luxembourg Cristina Correia
Assistant coach Luxembourg Séraphin Ribeiro
Goalkeeping coach Luxembourg Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach Luxembourg Kevin Rutare
Team delegate Luxembourg Liz Thill
Team delegate Luxembourg Sylvie Vidal

Manager history
  • Luxembourg Romain Jean (2006–2012)
  • Belgium Ray Pye (2012–2017)
  • France Samy Smaïli (2017–2020)
  • Luxembourg Dan Santos (2020–)

Players
Main article: List of Luxembourg women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendlies against  Faroe Islands on 5 and 8 April 2023.[3]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against  Faroe Islands on 8 April 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucie Schlimé (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 19 0 Luxembourg CeBra
1GK Céline Töpler (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 1 0 Luxembourg Differdange
1GK Sheila Hoja (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 0 0 Luxembourg Mamer 32
2DF Kimberley Dos Santos (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 30 2 Luxembourg Racing
2DF Emma Kremer (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 16 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster
2DF Mariana Lourenco Magalhães (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 7 0 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch
2DF Andreia Machado (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 6 0 Luxembourg Mamer 32
2DF Aldina Dervisevic (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 3 0 Luxembourg Bettembourg
2DF Eva Fernandes (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 3 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster
2DF Ana Barbosa Abreu (2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 3 0 Germany TuS Issel
2DF Liane Freymann (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 1 0 Luxembourg Ell
3MF Marta Estevez Garcia (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 30 4 Luxembourg Racing
3MF Marisa Soares Marques (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 22 0 Luxembourg Mamer 32
3MF Laura Miller (captain) (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 22 3 Belgium Standard Liège
3MF Edina Kocan (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 14 0 Luxembourg Racing
3MF Charlotte Schmit (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 11 0 Germany SC Freiburg
3MF Catarina Teixeira Lavinas (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 6 0 Luxembourg Racing
3MF Leila Schmit (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 4 0 Luxembourg Merl-Belair
3MF Delcy Monteiro (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 1 0 Luxembourg Racing
4FW Amy Thompson (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 33 24 Luxembourg Mamer 32
4FW Joana Lourenco Magalhães (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 18 7 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch
4FW Isabel Albert (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 15 1 Luxembourg Bettembourg
4FW Caroline Jorge (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 12 2 Belgium Standard Liège
4FW Yana Lentz (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 3 0 Luxembourg Mamer 32
4FW Olivia Konsbrück (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 1 0 Germany TuS Issel
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Emma Goetz (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 1 0 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
GK Anaïs Weyer (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 1 0 France Metz v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
GK Joy Jung (2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 0 0 Luxembourg Racing v.  Belgium, 28 June 2022
DF Jessica Becker (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 12 0 Luxembourg Munsbach v.  Malta, 20 February 2023
DF Ashley Delgado Do Rosario (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 5 1 Luxembourg Young Boys Diekirch v.  Malta, 20 February 2023
DF Catherine Have (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 21 0 Luxembourg Munsbach v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
DF Noémie Tiberi (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 12 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
DF Sadine Correia (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 10 0 Luxembourg Bettembourg v.  Belgium, 28 June 2022
MF Rachel Kirps (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 3 0 Germany FC Saarbrücken v.  Malta, 20 February 2023
MF Kelly Mendes (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 13 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
FW Leticia Mateus (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 3 0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Junglinster v.  Malta, 20 February 2023
FW Julie Marques Abreu (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 18 6 Belgium Standard Liège v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
FW Martine Schon (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 5 0 Luxembourg Wincrange v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
FW Nathalie Ludwig (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 3 1 Luxembourg Entente Rosport v.  Lithuania, 13 November 2022
FW Jill De BruynRET (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 14 0 Luxembourg Ell v.  Belgium, 28 June 2022
FW Kate Thill (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 10 1 United States Bridgeport Purple Knights v.  Belgium, 28 June 2022
FW Kim Olafsson (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 5 1 Germany SV Elversberg v.  Belgium, 28 June 2022

Records
Main article: List of Luxembourg women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 8 April 2023.[4]

Most goals in a match
Player Date Goals Opponent Location Competition Line-up
Joana Lourenco Magalhães 19 February 2022[5] 5 French Polynesia Tahiti[5] Molsheim, France International Friendly Starting

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 to China 2007Did not exist Did not exist
Germany 2011Did not enter Did not enter
Canada 2015Did not qualify 301218-7
France 2019 3003321-18
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 10307945–36
Total-------- 1631121374-61
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
1984 to England 2005Did not exist Did not exist
Finland 2009Did not qualify 311157-2
Sweden 2013 310249-5
Netherlands 2017 310248-4
England 2022Did not enter Did not enter
Total-------- 93151324-11
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Le cadre de l'équipe luxembourgeoise féminine A contre Malte" [Luxembourg women's selections for upcoming matches] (in French). FLF. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.
  5. "Luxembourger Records". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 21 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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