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| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwone (The white and reds) Orlice (The Eaglesses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Nina Patalon | ||
| Captain | Ewa Pajor | ||
| Mostcaps | Maria Makowska (111)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Ewa Pajor (69) | ||
| Home stadium | Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk | ||
| FIFA code | POL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 26 1 (7 August 2025)[2] | ||
| Highest | 26 (August 2025–) | ||
| Lowest | 36 (June 2018) | ||
| First international | |||
 Italy 3–0Poland  (Catania, Italy; 27 June 1981) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Israel 0–13Poland (Ramat Gan, Israel; 25 February 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iceland 10–0Poland (Reykjavík, Iceland; 13 September 2003) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2025) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2025) | ||
ThePoland women's national football team (Polish:Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej kobiet) representsPoland in internationalwomen's football, and is governed by thePolish Football Association, the governing body forfootball in Poland.
Having played their inaugural game in 1981, the team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament fromUEFA Women's Euro 1991 onwards. They have clinched their first successful qualification for a major tournament, theUEFA Women's Euro 2025, after two wins overAustria in the second round of thequalifying play-offs.
Poland was one of the earliest nations in Europe to begin developing women's football, having fielded its female team for the first time in 1981, for a friendly againstItaly away. Poland's debut ended with a 0–3 defeat inCatania.
Since its inception, Poland has had little success at the international stage, and failed to qualify for any major tournament until 2025, although the team had come close on several occasions before that. This had been largely due to most of its female footballers not being professional, playing on part-time or amateur basis, unlike the far more successfulmen's counterparts.[3] Despite their part-time status, the fact that the team has seen its rise in fortune since 2010s, having come very close in qualifying forUEFA Women's Euro 2013,2022, as well as the2011,2015 and2023 FIFA Women's World Cups were seen as signs of potential growth of the women's team.
Since late 2010s, more efforts have been put in order to give the women's national team more recognition. After failing to qualify for theUEFA Women's Euro 2022, thePZPN has undertaken the step to bid for theUEFA Women's Euro 2025, with the establishment of a separate women's football department, while the domestic women's league of Poland,Ekstraliga, is also moving toward establishing full-time professionalism in undisclosed dates.[4][5]
In 2024, Poland failed to score a point during theirUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying run. However, thanks to winning their2023–24 UEFA Nations League group, they were ensured of a play-off spot that would grant them a second chance to qualify for the tournament.[6] After winning both play-off legs againstRomania in October, and their first game againstAustria the following month, Poland sealed their first-ever qualification to a major event on 3 December, 2024, with a 1–0 win (2–0 on agg.) against the Austrians.[7] At theUEFA Euro 2025, Poland lost 0–2 againstGermany and 0–3 againstSweden, and defeatedDenmark 3–2 in the final game of the group stage, thus achieving a historic victory and their first goals and points at a major tournament.[8]
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The Poland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Biało-czerwone (The white and reds)" or "Orlice (The Eaglesses)".
Until 2024, the Poland women's national football team had nonational stadium. On 30 August that year, it was announced thatPolsat Plus Arena Gdańsk would serve as the team's home venue for the next three years.[9]
The then-record attendance of 8,449 spectators was recorded during the first game played at Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk in its new role, a 4–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-off win overRomania on 29 October 2024.[10]
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
Austria| 29 NovemberUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Poland | 1–0 | Austria | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
v Poland| 3 DecemberUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Austria | 0–1 (0–2agg.) | Poland | Vienna,Austria |
| 18:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Viola Park Referee:Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
v
Northern Ireland| 21 February2025 UEFA Nations League | Poland | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium:Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
v Poland| 25 February2025 UEFA Nations League | Romania | 0–1 | Poland | Bucharest,Romania |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Arcul de Triumf Stadium Referee: Fabienne Michel (Germany) |
v
Bosnia and Herzegovina| 4 April2025 UEFA Nations League | Poland | 5–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 18:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
v Poland| 8 April2025 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | Poland | Zenica,Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 15:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Attendance: 120 Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy) |
v Poland| 30 May2025 UEFA Nations League | Northern Ireland | 0–4 | Poland | Belfast,Northern Ireland |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium:Seaview Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland) |
v Romania| 3 June2025 UEFA Nations League | Poland | 3–0 | Romania | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Attendance: 10,685 Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia) |
v
Ukraine| 27 JuneFriendly | Poland | 4–0 | Ukraine | Mielec,Poland |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium:Grzegorz Lato Stadium Referee: Patrycja Turczyn (Poland) |
v Poland| 4 JulyUEFA Euro 2025 group stage | Germany | 2–0 | Poland | St. Gallen,Switzerland |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium:Kybunpark Attendance: 15,972[11] Referee:Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
v
Sweden| 8 JulyUEFA Euro 2025 group stage | Poland | 0–3 | Sweden | Lucerne,Switzerland |
| 21:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Swissporarena Attendance: 14,176[12] Referee:Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
v
Denmark| 12 JulyUEFA Euro 2025 group stage | Poland | 3–2 | Denmark | Lucerne,Switzerland |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Swissporarena Attendance: 14,213[13] Referee:Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
v
Netherlands| 24 OctoberFriendly | Poland | 0–0 | Netherlands | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium:Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk Attendance: 11,022 Referee: Déborah Anex (Switzerland) |
v Poland| 28 OctoberFriendly | Wales | 2–5 | Poland | Newport,Wales |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium:Rodney Parade Referee:Kirsty Dowle (England) |
v
Slovenia| 28 NovemberFriendly | Poland | v | Slovenia | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 18:00 | Stadium:Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk |
v
Latvia| 2 DecemberFriendly | Poland | v | Latvia | Gdańsk,Poland |
| 13:30 | Stadium:Gdańsk Sports Center Stadium |
v
Republic of Ireland| 14 April2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Poland | v | Republic of Ireland | Poland |
v Poland| 18 April2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Republic of Ireland | v | Poland | Ireland |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nina Patalon |
| Assistant coaches | Wojciech Gąsiewski Michał Libich Marta Mika |
| Match analyst | Marta Walczak |
| Goalkeeping coach | Łukasz Maćkowiak |
| Physical coordinator | Remigiusz Rzepka |
| Physical coach | Adam Matuszczak |
| Team doctor | Adam Zaręba |
| Physiotherapists | Bartłomiej Gąsior Anna Modrzejewska Aleksandra Kwiasowska Michał Sówka |
| Psychologist | Rafał Malinowski |
| Team managers | Antoni Kordos Olga Maroszek |
| Kitmen | Daniel Garnicz-Garnicki Paweł Rosiński |
| Cook | Tomasz Leśniak |
| Manager | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadeusz Maślak & Roman Bieszke | 27 June 1981 | 27 June 1981 | |
| Jerzy Pach | July 1984 | December 1985 | |
| Józef Kopeć | 1986 | 1989 | |
| Józef Drabicki | 1990 | 1990 | |
| Jerzy Miedziński | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Władysław Szyngiera | January 1992 | December 1998 | |
| Leszek Baczyński | January 1999 | December 1999 | |
| Albin Wira | February 2000 | 18 September 2003 | |
| Jan Stępczak | 18 September 2003 | 10 June 2009 | |
| Robert Góralczyk | 17 June 2009 | 13 December 2010 | |
| Roman Jaszczak | 11 January 2011 | 21 February 2013 | |
| Wojciech Basiuk | 21 February 2013 | 7 June 2016 | [15] |
| Miłosz Stępiński | 7 June 2016 | 15 March 2021 | [16][17] |
| Nina Patalon | 19 March 2021 | Present | [18][19] |
The following players were called up for thefriendly matches againstSlovenia on 28 November andLatvia on 2 December.[20][21]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Kinga SzemikSLO | (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (age 28) | 32 | 0 |  West Ham United | |
| 1GK | Natalia Radkiewicz | (2003-08-08)8 August 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Pogoń Szczecin | |
| 1GK | Oliwia Szperkowska | (2001-08-27)27 August 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Czarni Sosnowiec | |
| 2DF | Martyna WiankowskaSLO | (1996-12-24)24 December 1996 (age 28) | 98 | 12 | Köln | |
| 2DF | Oliwia WośSLO | (1999-08-15)15 August 1999 (age 26) | 27 | 0 | Nürnberg | |
| 2DF | Wiktoria Zieniewicz | (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (age 23) | 26 | 0 |  Basel | |
| 2DF | Emilia Szymczak | (2006-06-17)17 June 2006 (age 19) | 16 | 0 | Liverpool | |
| 2DF | Milena KokoszSLO | (2001-08-17)17 August 2001 (age 24) | 12 | 2 |  Rosenborg | |
| 2DF | Aleksandra ZarembaSLO | (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (age 24) | 5 | 0 |  UD Tenerife | |
| 2DF | Jagoda Cyraniak | (2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | GKS Katowice | |
| 2DF | Katarzyna Nowak | (2003-12-17)17 December 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | GKS Katowice | |
| 2DF | Katja SkupieńLAT | (2004-08-24)24 August 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Sassuolo | |
| 2DF | Weronika Szymaszek | (1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Szczecin | |
| 3MF | Ewelina KamczykSLO(vice-captain) | (1996-02-22)22 February 1996 (age 29) | 105 | 17 |  Fleury | |
| 3MF | Dominika Grabowska | (1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (age 26) | 90 | 9 | TSG Hoffenheim | |
| 3MF | Adriana AchcińskaSLO | (2002-04-22)22 April 2002 (age 23) | 47 | 7 | Köln | |
| 3MF | Natalia WróbelLAT | (2003-08-09)9 August 2003 (age 22) | 19 | 2 |  Glasgow City | |
| 3MF | Oliwia Domin | (2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Dijon | |
| 3MF | Gabriela Grzybowska | (2002-11-21)21 November 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Dijon | |
| 3MF | Weronika KaczorLAT | (2003-05-30)30 May 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Górnik Łęczna | |
| 3MF | Patrycja Sarapata | (2004-11-26)26 November 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Czarni Sosnowiec | |
| 3MF | Dominika MisztalLAT | (2004-12-17)17 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Stomilanki Olsztyn | |
| 4FW | Ewa PajorSLO(captain) | (1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (age 28) | 104 | 69 | Barcelona | |
| 4FW | Natalia Padilla | (2002-11-06)6 November 2002 (age 23) | 49 | 13 | Bayern Munich | |
| 4FW | Weronika ZawistowskaSLO | (1999-12-17)17 December 1999 (age 25) | 45 | 9 | Bayern Munich | |
| 4FW | Nadia Krezyman | (2004-06-22)22 June 2004 (age 21) | 14 | 3 | Dijon | |
| 4FW | Paulina Tomasiak | (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (age 23) | 11 | 5 | Górnik Łęczna | |
| 4FW | Magdalena SobalLAT | (2004-09-28)28 September 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Servette | |
| 4FW | Zuzanna GrzywińskaLAT | (2006-06-23)23 June 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Czarni Sosnowiec | |
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kinga Seweryn | (2005-03-31)31 March 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | GKS Katowice | v. Wales, 28 October 2025 |
| GK | Julia Woźniak | (2007-04-15)15 April 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Czarni Sosnowiec | UEFA Women's Euro 2025SBY |
| DF | Oliwia Łapińska | (2007-02-09)9 February 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Czarni Sosnowiec | v. Wales, 28 October 2025 |
| DF | Sylwia Matysik | (1997-05-20)20 May 1997 (age 28) | 67 | 0 | Köln | v. Netherlands, 24 October 2025PRE |
| DF | Paulina Dudek | (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (age 28) | 61 | 7 | Paris Saint-Germain | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| DF | Małgorzata Mesjasz | (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (age 28) | 52 | 4 | AC Milan | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| DF | Kayla Adamek | (1995-02-01)1 February 1995 (age 30) | 23 | 2 |  Ottawa Rapid | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Tanja Pawollek | (1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (age 26) | 29 | 1 | Union Berlin | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Klaudia Słowińska | (1999-08-13)13 August 1999 (age 26) | 9 | 1 | GKS Katowice | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Martyna Brodzik | (2001-07-07)7 July 2001 (age 24) | 8 | 0 | Brøndby | UEFA Women's Euro 2025INJ |
| FW | Klaudia Jedlińska | (2000-02-09)9 February 2000 (age 25) | 16 | 2 | Paris FC | v. Wales, 28 October 2025 |
| FW | Krystyna Flis | (2007-01-04)4 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Juventus | v. Wales, 28 October 2025 |
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| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Makowska | 111 | 5 | 1988–2010 |
| 2 | Agnieszka Winczo | 109 | 37 | 2004–2020 |
| 3 | Ewelina Kamczyk | 105 | 17 | 2014–present |
| 4 | Ewa Pajor | 104 | 69 | 2013–present |
| 5 | Marta Otrębska | 101 | 48 | 1988–2007 |
| 6 | Martyna Wiankowska | 98 | 12 | 2015–present |
| 7 | Dominika Grabowska | 90 | 9 | 2014–present |
| Agnieszka Szondermajer | 90 | 33 | 1991–2005 | |
| 9 | Jolanta Siwińska | 88 | 2 | 2009–2021 |
| 10 | Natalia Chudzik | 87 | 7 | 2008–2021 |
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| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewa Pajor | 69 | 104 | 0.66 | 2013–present |
| 2 | Marta Otrębska | 48 | 101 | 0.48 | 1988–2007 |
| 3 | Agnieszka Winczo | 37 | 109 | 0.34 | 2004–2020 |
| 4 | Agnieszka Szondermajer | 33 | 90 | 0.37 | 1991–2005 |
| 5 | Anna Żelazko | 27 | 79 | 0.34 | 2001–2013 |
| 6 | Patrycja Pożerska | 23 | 84 | 0.27 | 2001–2016 |
| 7 | Ewelina Kamczyk | 17 | 105 | 0.16 | 2014–present |
| Jolanta Nieczypor | 17 | 36 | 0.47 | 1990–1999 | |
| 9 | Agnieszka Leonowicz | 16 | 64 | 0.25 | 1993–2004 |
| 10 | Patrycja Balcerzak | 15 | 78 | 0.19 | 2011–2021 |
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||
 1999 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 29 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | ||||||||
 2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||
  2023 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | ||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
   2031 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 35 | 12 | 25 | 149 | 98 | |
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | |||||||
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| 2008 | |||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2016 | |||||||
 2020 | |||||||
| 2024 | Unable to qualify[a] | ||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2032 | |||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UEFA Women's Euro record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | — | |||||||||
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 36 | |||||||||||
 2009 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 |  [b] | 16th | |
| Total | 1/14 | TBD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 24 | 11 | 39 | 116 | 154 | 16th | ||
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | |
| 2023–24 | B | 3 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |  | 19th | |
| 2025 | B | 1 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | | 17th | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 19th | |||||
| Promoted at end of season |
|---|---|
 | No movement at end of season |
| Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Jan Stępczak |
| 2009 | 11th place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Jan Stępczak |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Miłosz Stępiński |
| Total | Runners-up | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | – |
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