Ecuador women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | La Tricolor (Three colors) | ||
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| Association | Federación Ecuador de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Emily Lima | ||
| Captain | Ligia Moreira | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||
| FIFA code | ECU | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 66 | ||
| Highest | 46 (December 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 110 (March 2009) | ||
| First international | |||
(Uberlândia, Brazil; January 8, 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Uberlândia, Brazil; January 14, 1995) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Uberlândia, Brazil; January 8, 1995) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2015) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2014) | ||
The Ecuador women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Ecuador) represents Ecuador in international women's football.[2] The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
It made its debut in the 1995 Sudamericano. In the next edition three years later it reached the semifinals, its best result to date, losing the bronze play-off against Peru. In the 2006 edition it ranked fifth, qualifying for the first time for the Pan American Games. It subsequently hosted the 2010 Sudamericano, narrowly missing the semifinals after tying at 9 points with Argentina and Chile.
Although football is not popular for women, Ecuador marked their first-ever participation in a Women's World Cup in the Canada 2015, and also for the first time both men's and women's team participated in World Cup.
History
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The women's national football team of Ecuador began in 1995, when the FEF scrapped together a team with players from provincial selectives and some existing clubs to compete in the South American Women's Football Championship. In 2005 a provincial selective was held, and teams were told that the winner would represent the national team. A team from Quito won, but Conmebol disqualified it as it was not a national selective. At this time no women's tournament existed neither professional nor amateur. As the base of relative success, club competition is the source to compete against national counterparts, and so as early as 2013 began the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Futbol Femenino.[3] With the Ministry of Sports impulsing such initiatives, the championship is mandating of at least 2 under 18 players, thinking of the Women's Sudamericano Sub 17.
Team image
Nicknames
The Ecuador women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "La Tricolor (Three colors)".
Home stadium
Ecuador play their home matches on the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.
Overall competitive record
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single round | 0–13 1–5 2–2 6–1 | 4 / 5 | |||
| First round | 2–2 5–2 3–0 0–2 | 2 / 5 | |||
| Semifinals | 1–11 | ||||
| 3rd place | 3–3 (PSO: 4–5) | ||||
| First round | 2–0 1–1 | 2 / 3 | Villón 2 Campi | ||
| First round | 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 | 3 / 5 | Velarde 2 Velarde, Vivas | ||
| First round | 0–1 0–4 0–10 4–2 | 4 / 5 | Quinteros 2, Freire, Pesantes | ||
| First round | 1–2 2–1 4–3 1–0 | 3 / 5 | Quinteros Quinteros, Palacios Sánchez 2, Freire, Quinteros Rodríguez | ||
| First round | 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 | 2 / 5 | Barre Vázquez Lattanzio | ||
| Second round | 0–4 1–2 3–2 | 3 / 4 | Lattanzio Caicedo, Rodríguez, Lattanzio | ||
| Group C | 0–6 1–10 0–1 | 4 / 4 | Angie Ponce |
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 Fixture
2020
2021
| 9 April Friendly | Ecuador | 0–1 | | Quito, Ecuador |
| Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| 12 April Friendly | Ecuador | 0–4 | | Quito, Ecuador |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| 23 October International Friendly | Ecuador | 1–4 | | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha |
| 26 October International Friendly | Ecuador | 1–4 | |
| 25 November International Friendly | Japan | v | | TBD, Japan |
| Stadium: TBD |
| 27 November International Friendly | Ecuador | 0–0 | | TBD |
| Stadium: TBD |
| 30 November International Friendly | Ecuador | 2–2 | | TBD |
| Stadium: TBD |
2022
| July 2022 Copa América Femenina | Ecuador | v | TBD | TBD |
| Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: TBD |
| July 2022 Copa América Femenina | Ecuador | v | TBD | TBD |
| Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: TBD |
| July 2022 Copa América Femenina | Ecuador | v | TBD | TBD |
| Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: TBD |
| July 2022 Copa América Femenina | Ecuador | v | TBD | TBD |
| Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: TBD |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ||
Manager history
- Garys Estupiñán (2003–2006)
- Juan Carlos Cerón (2010)
- Vanessa Arauz (2014–2015)
- Wendy Villón (2018)
Emily Lima (2019– )
Players
- Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the friendly match against Venezuela on 23 and 26 October 2021.[4]
- Caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2021, before the match against
Colombia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Andrea Vera (captain) | 10 April 1993 | 5 | 0 | Unattached |
| GK | Melanie Gutiérrez | 3 March 1994 | ||||
| GK | Jomaira Intriago | 3 March 2003 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Jessy Caicedo | 4 July 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Ariana Lomas | 17 January 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Ligia Moreira | 19 March 1992 | 46 | 3 | |
| 19 | DF | Kerlly Real | 7 November 1998 | 14 | 2 | |
| DF | Danna Pesántez | 29 August 2003 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alexis Valencia | 2 October 1999 | ||||
| 4 | MF | Stefany Cedeño | 6 August 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Emily Arias | 16 March 2003 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Marthina Aguirre | 25 January 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Arella Jácome | 20 August 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Ámbar Torres | 21 December 1994 | 24 | 10 | |
| 14 | MF | Angélica Pachito | 21 January 1997 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Jimena Zambrano | 19 July 2003 | |||
| 17 | MF | Karen Flores | 24 July 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Giannina Lattanzio | 19 May 1993 | 14 | 3 | |
| 24 | MF | Joselyn Espinales | 10 January 1999 | |||
| MF | Ingrid Rodríguez | 24 November 1991 | 37 | 6 | ||
| MF | Isabel Trujillo | 17 November 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | Jael Montalvo | 20 June 2005 | |||
| FW | Kaira Houser | 27 April 1997 | ||||
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to a Ecuador squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Andrea Morán | 14 October 1999 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Irene Tobar | 5 May 1989 | 10 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Ivanna Macías | 26 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Suany Fajardo | 4 February 1994 | 9 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Ericka Gracia | 30 July 1989 | 8 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Manoly Baquerizo | 15 December 1998 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Carla Capurro | 27 November 1996 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Angie Ponce | 14 July 1996 | 31 | 5 | v. | |
| DF | Alexandra Salvador | 11 August 1995 | 14 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Nicole Charcopa | 1 April 2000 | 8 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Inés Jhonson | 10 December 1989 | v. | |||
| MF | Ashley Reyes | v. | ||||
| MF | Nahomy Zamora | 2 September 2004 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Linda Luna | 20 February 2001 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Belén Aragón | 26 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Ana Camila Paladines | 26 September 2002 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Paulina Rosillo | 2 September 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Justine Cuadra | 17 August 1998 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Nayely Bolaños | 25 February 2003 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Milagro Barahona | 20 June 2002 | v. | |||
| FW | Amaranta Delgado | 31 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Denise Pesantes | 14 January 1988 | 35 | 3 | v. | |
| FW | Wendy Carreño | 12 August 1999 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Madelin Riera | 7 August 1989 | 34 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Karen Peralta | 8 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
Captains
- Ligia Moreira (20??–)
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Did not enter | |||||||||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Group stage | 8 June | L 0–6 | BC Place, Vancouver | ||
| 12 June | L 1–10 | ||||
| 16 June | L 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg | |||
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| To be determined | |||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina
| CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| Did not enter | |||||||||
| Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | |||
| Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | |||
| Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Group stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Third place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |||
| Total | 7/8 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 80 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Did not enter | |||||||
| Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 2/6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Bolivarian Games
| Bolivarian Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| Bronze Medal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Silver Medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| U-20 Tournament | |||||||
| Total | Silver Medal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours
Bolivarian Games
- Bolivarian Games Football
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Silver medal (1): 2009. -
Bronze Medal (1): 2005.
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See also
- Sport in Ecuador
- Football in Ecuador
- Women's football in Ecuador
- Football in Ecuador
- Ecuador women's national football team
- Ecuador women's national football team results
- List of Ecuador women's international footballers
- Ecuador women's national under-20 football team
- Ecuador women's national under-17 football team
- Ecuador women's national futsal team
- Ecuador men's national football team
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Official website of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Las Jugadoras Equipo" (in Spanish). Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
