Wales women's national football team

Wales
Association	Football Association of Wales
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gemma Grainger
Captain	Sophie Ingle
Most caps	Jess Fishlock (119)
Top scorer	Helen Ward (43)
FIFA code	WAL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	33 1 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest	29[2] (June–September 2018)
Lowest	57[2] (May 2006)
First international
	Wales 2–3 Republic of Ireland; (Llanelli, Wales; May 13, 1973)
Biggest win
	Wales 15–0 Azerbaijan ; (Newtown, Powys, Wales; August 21, 2010)
Biggest defeat
	Germany 12–0 Wales; (Bielefeld, Germany, 31 March 1994); Wales 0–12 Germany; (Swansea, Wales, 5 May 1994)

The Wales women's national football team represents Wales in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 31st in the world[3] and 20th in Europe.[2] The team is run by the Football Association of Wales.

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

2021

9 April 2021 Friendly	Wales	0–3	Canada	Cardiff
18:00		Report	Rose 25' Évelyne Viens 59' Fleming 63'	Stadium: Leckwith Stadium Referee: Kirsty Dowle

13 April 2021 Friendly	Wales	1–1	Denmark	Cardiff
19:15	Fishlock 60'	Report	Harder 24'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)

15 June 2021 Friendly	Wales	0–1	Scotland	Llanelli
19:15 UTC+1		Report	Cuthbert 59'	Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Louise Thomson (England)

17 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Wales	6–0	Kazakhstan	Llanelli, Wales
20:15 (19:15 BST)	K. Green 17', 71' Harding 30' Rowe 54' Evans 90+1' Holland 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

21 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Estonia	0–1	Wales	Pärnu
19:00 (20:00 EEST)		Report	Harding 5'	Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

22 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Slovenia	1–1	Wales	Lendava
	Rogan 69'	Report	K. Green 71'	Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden)

26 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Wales	4–0	Estonia	Cardiff
20:15 (19:15 BST)		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Marta Frias Acedo (Spain)

26 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Wales	5–0	Greece	Llanelli
	Ingle 7' K. Green 17' Holland 26', 56' Harding 64'	Report		Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)

30 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	France	2–0	Wales	Guingamp
	Diani 45+2' Bacha 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

2022

8 April 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Wales	v	France	Wales
		Report

12 April 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Kazakhstan	v	Wales
		Report

2 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Greece	v	Wales
		Report

6 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I	Wales	v	Slovenia
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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 24 May 2021.[4]

Position	Name
Manager	Gemma Grainger
Assistant coach	Loren Dykes
Assistant coach	Richard Thomas
Goalkeeper coach	Jen Herst
Head of physical performance	Luke Taylor

Manager history

Sylvia Gore (1979–1989)[5]
Sue Lopez (1995–1996)
Roy Thomas (1996–2000)[6][7]
Sian Williams (2000–2003)
Andy Beattie (2003–2007)
Adrian Tucker (2007–2010)[8]
Jarmo Matikainen (2010–2014)[9][10]
Jayne Ludlow (2014–2021)[11][12]
Gemma Grainger (2021–)[13]

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers against Greece and France on 26 and 30 November 2021, respectively.[14]
Caps and goals updated as of the game against Norway on 27 October 2020.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Laura O'Sullivan	(1991-08-23) 23 August 1991	35	0	Cardiff City Ladies
1GK	Olivia Clark	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001	0	0	Coventry United
1GK	Poppy Soper	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002	0	0	Plymouth Argyle

2DF	Sophie Ingle (captain)	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991	104	2	Chelsea
2DF	Hayley Ladd	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993	62	2	Manchester United
2DF	Rhiannon Roberts	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990	29	1	Liverpool
2DF	Gemma Evans	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996	24	0	Reading
2DF	Ffion Morgan	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000	10	0	Bristol City
2DF	Lily Woodham	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000	2	1	Reading
2DF	Esther Morgan	(2002-08-28) 28 August 2002	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur

3MF	Jess Fishlock	(1987-01-14) 14 January 1987	119	30	OL Reign
3MF	Angharad James	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994	85	3	North Carolina Courage
3MF	Charlie Estcourt	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998	29	3	Coventry United
3MF	Megan Wynne	(1993-01-21) 21 January 1993	14	1	Charlton Athletic
3MF	Josie Green	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993	11	0	Tottenham Hotspur
3MF	Ceri Holland	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997	2	0	Liverpool
3MF	Anna Filbey	(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999	1	0	Charlton Athletic
3MF	Carrie Jones	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003	1	0	Manchester United
3MF	Georgia Walters	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993	0	0	Liverpool
3MF	Chloe Williams	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000	0	0	Manchester United
3MF	Morgan Rogers				Tottenham Hotspur

4FW	Helen Ward	(1986-04-26) 26 April 1986	89	43	Watford
4FW	Natasha Harding (vice-captain)	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989	86	19	Reading
4FW	Kayleigh Green	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988	49	11	Brighton & Hove Albion
4FW	Elise Hughes	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001	8	0	Charlton Athletic
4FW	Maria Francis-Jones	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003	0	0	Manchester City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for a Wales squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Claire Skinner	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997	7	0	Swansea City	Training camp, 15–20 February 2021

DF	Bethan Roberts	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003	0	0	Reading	v. Scotland, 15 June 2021
DF	Caitlin Morris	(1999-10-31) 31 October 1999	0	0	Southampton	v. Belarus, 1 December 2020

MF	Kylie Nolan	(1998-06-27) 27 June 1998	12	0	Cardiff City Ladies	v. Denmark, 13 April 2021

FW	Rachel Rowe	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992	30	0	Reading	v. Estonia, 21 September 2021
FW	Hannah Cain	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999	0	0	Leicester City	v. Estonia, 21 September 2021
FW	Nadia Lawrence	(1989-11-29) 29 November 1989	42	3	Cardiff City Ladies	Training camp, 15–20 February 2021

Captains

Jayne Ludlow (–2012)
Jess Fishlock (2012–2015)[15]
Sophie Ingle (2015–)

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps
1	Jess Fishlock	2006–	120
2	Loren Dykes	2007–2021[16]	105
3	Sophie Ingle	2009–	102

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Helen Ward	2008–	43	89

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did Not Enter								UEFA EURO 1991
1995	Did Not Qualify								UEFA EURO 1995
1999									6	0	2	4	7	21	-14
2003									6	0	1	5	2	13	-11
2007									6	4	2	0	17	2	+15
2011									8	3	0	5	23	16	+7
2015									10	6	1	3	18	9	+9
2019									8	5	2	1	7	4	+3
2023	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	44	18	8	18	74	65	+9

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984	Did not enter							Did not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	5	36
1997								8	2	1	5	9	15
2001								6	0	2	4	3	16
2005	Withdrew							Withdrew
2009	Did not qualify							11	3	0	8	11	21
2013								8	3	1	4	12	14
2017								8	3	2	3	13	11
2022								8	4	2	2	16	4
Total	0/13	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	15	8	32	69	117

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

European Competition for Women's Football (Unofficial)

1979 : Group Stage[17]

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994 to 2001	did not enter
2002	12th	4	1	0	3	1	9
2003	12th	4	0	2	2	4	8
2004	10th	4	2	0	2	6	8
2005 to 2008	did not enter
2009	12th	4	1	0	3	8	6
2010	did not enter
2011	8th	4	2	0	2	6	7
2012	8th	4	2	1	1	3	4
2013	12th	4	1	2	1	3	4
2014 to 2018	did not enter
Total	7/25	28	9	5	14	31	47

Notes

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
"Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
"FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 4, 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
"GRAINGER CONFIRMS COACHING STAFF". FA Wales. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
"'For Them' – Where 200 games began for Cymru women". Football Association of Wales. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
"North Wales women's football greats: No 3 - Ceryl Tindall-Jones". February 8, 2021.
"Internationale wedstrijden - KBVB". static.belgianfootball.be.
"Keeper coach Tucker joins Swans". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009.
Leighton, Tony (4 October 2010). "New Wales coach Jarmo Matikainen sets sights on Euro 2013 qualification". The Guardian.
"Wales Women lose manager Jarmo Matikainen". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
"National Women's Teams Manager - Jayne Ludow". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2014.
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"Gemma Grainger: Wales appoint new manager to succeed Jayne Ludlow". BBC Sport. 19 March 2021.
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Pitman, Mark (20 February 2015). "Ingle ready to lead Wales". UEFA. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
"LOREN DYKES RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL". FA Wales. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
Erik Garvin. "Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[fifatwo-2] "Wales". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[fifaone-3] "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 4, 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[4] "GRAINGER CONFIRMS COACHING STAFF". FA Wales. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[5] "'For Them' – Where 200 games began for Cymru women". Football Association of Wales. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[6] "North Wales women's football greats: No 3 - Ceryl Tindall-Jones". February 8, 2021.

[7] "Internationale wedstrijden - KBVB". static.belgianfootball.be.

[8] "Keeper coach Tucker joins Swans". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009.

[9] Leighton, Tony (4 October 2010). "New Wales coach Jarmo Matikainen sets sights on Euro 2013 qualification". The Guardian.

[10] "Wales Women lose manager Jarmo Matikainen". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[11] "National Women's Teams Manager - Jayne Ludow". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2014.

[12] "Jayne Ludlow: Wales manager leaves role". BBC Sport. 18 January 2021.

[13] "Gemma Grainger: Wales appoint new manager to succeed Jayne Ludlow". BBC Sport. 19 March 2021.

[14] "Fishlock an inspiration to a generation" – via www.bbc.com.

[ingle_cap-15] Pitman, Mark (20 February 2015). "Ingle ready to lead Wales". UEFA. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[16] "LOREN DYKES RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL". FA Wales. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[17] Erik Garvin. "Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

Wales national football team
General	Football Association of Wales History 1876–1976 1977–present Managers Welsh Football Trust Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre
Venues	Home venues Cardiff City Stadium Aberdare Athletic Ground Anfield Millennium Stadium Ninian Park Old Racecourse Ground Parc y Scarlets Penrhyn Park Racecourse Ground St. Helen's Swansea.com Stadium The Arms Park The National Stadium The Oval Vetch Field
Statistics	Results and fixtures Records European Championship record World Cup record Hat-tricks
Results	1876–1899 1900–1914 1920–1939 1946–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Unofficial matches Matches v Home Nations
Players	Alphabetical 25+ caps World Cup & Euro Championship squads Born outside Wales Other categories
Goals	Gareth Bale Ian Rush
World Cup	1958
European Championship	2016 2020
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Notable matches	First international match (Scotland v Wales) (1876) 1958 World Cup play-off (1958) 1986 World Cup qualifier (death of Jock Stein) (1985)
Culture	The Barry Horns When Pelé Broke Our Hearts "Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)"
Other FAW teams	Men Amateur (defunct) Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-17 Semi-Pro Women Under-17

National women's football teams of Europe (UEFA)
Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia
Other	Great Britain Vatican City

National sports teams of Wales
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Commonwealth Games