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| Nickname | La Tricolor (Three colors) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Ecuador de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Eduardo Moscoso | ||
| Captain | Ligia Moreira | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||
| FIFA code | ECU | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 69 2 (7 August 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 46 (December 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 69 (June 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Brazil 13–0Ecuador  (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Ecuador 6–1Bolivia  (Uberlândia, Brazil; 14 January 1995) Bolivia 1–6Ecuador  (Cali, Colombia; 8 July 2022) Bolivia 0–5Ecuador (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; 18 February 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 13–0Ecuador (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2015) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2015) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in1995) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2014) | ||
TheEcuador women's national football team (Spanish:Selección femenina de fútbol de Ecuador) representsEcuador in internationalwomen's football.[2] The team is controlled by theEcuadorian Football Federation.
It made its debut in the1995 Sudamericano. In thenext edition three years later it reached the semifinals, its best result to date, losing the bronze play-off againstPeru. In the2006 edition, it ranked fifth, qualifying for the first time for thePan American Games. It subsequently hosted the2010 Sudamericano, narrowly missing the semifinals after tying at 9 points withArgentina andChile.
Although football is not popular for women, Ecuador marked their first-ever participation in aWomen's World Cup in theCanada 2015, and also for the first time both men's and women's team participated in World Cup.
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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 theSouth 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 theCampeonato 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 theWomen's Sudamericano Sub 17.
The country qualified for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup after successfully winning theplayoff againstCONCACAF representativeTrinidad and Tobago, but with only amateur and part-time players on the squad, Ecuador was thumped in three games, including the record 1–10 defeat toSwitzerland. Nonetheless, Ecuador impressed in their final defeat to then-defending championsJapan, only conceded a goal in the team's 0–1 loss. Ecuador stood as the worst performed team in a FIFA Women's World Cup edition beforeThailand surpassed Ecuador with an even more disastrous performance in2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In 2019, theEcuadorian Football Federation officially created the semi-professionalSuperliga Femenina, the first step toward moving to professional women's football for the team and a recognition for the team's growing popularity, and Ecuador's performance greatly improved in the2022 Copa América Femenina.[4] Nonetheless, Ecuador's lacklustre performance again hurt its campaign when the team lost three out of four, and failed to qualify for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, though Ecuador did not suffer heavy defeats as expected.
The Ecuador women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "La Tricolor (Three colors)".
Ecuador play their home matches on theEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa.
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Sudamericano | Single round | 0–13 1–5 2–2 6–1 | Brazil Argentina Chile Bolivia | 4 / 5 | |
| 1998 Sudamericano | First round | 2–2 5–2 3–0 0–2 |  Uruguay Bolivia Paraguay Argentina | 2 / 5 | |
| Semifinals | 1–11 | Brazil | |||
| 3rd place | 3–3(PSO: 4–5) |  Peru | |||
 2003 Sudamericano | First round | 2–0 1–1 |  Venezuela Colombia | 2 / 3 | Villón 2 Campi |
| 2006 Sudamericano | First round | 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 | Chile Argentina Colombia Uruguay | 3 / 5 | Velarde 2 Velarde,Vivas |
| 2007 Pan-American Games | First round | 0–1 0–4 0–10 4–2 |  Jamaica Canada Brazil Uruguay | 4 / 5 | Quinteros 2,Freire,Pesantes |
| 2010 Sudamericano | First round | 1–2 2–1 4–3 1–0 | Chile Peru Bolivia Argentina | 3 / 5 | Quinteros Quinteros,Palacios Sánchez 2,Freire, Quinteros Rodríguez |
| 2014 Sudamericano | First round | 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 | Peru Venezuela Colombia Uruguay | 2 / 5 | Barre Vázquez Lattanzio |
| Second round | 0–4 1–2 3–2 | Brazil Colombia Argentina | 3 / 4 | Lattanzio Caicedo,Rodríguez, Lattanzio | |
| 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Group C | 0–6 1–10 0–1 |  Cameroon Switzerland Japan | 4 / 4 | Angie Ponce |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
El Salvador| 19 February 2025 (2025-02-19)Friendly | Ecuador | 4–1 | El Salvador | Quito,Ecuador |
| 11:30 UTC−5 | Report | Cerén 90+2' | Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
v El Salvador| 22 February 2025 (2025-02-22)Friendly | Ecuador | 2–3 | El Salvador | Quito,Ecuador |
| 15:30 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
v Ecuador| 5 AprilFriendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Ecuador | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 17:00 | Report | Barahona 4' | Stadium:Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
v Ecuador| 8 AprilFriendly | Costa Rica | 3–3 | Ecuador | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica) |
v Ecuador| 2 JuneFriendly | Paraguay | 2–0 | Ecuador | Ypané, Paraguay |
| Stadium:CARFEM |
v
Guatemala| 28 June 2025 (2025-06-28)Friendly | Ecuador | 4–0 | Guatemala | Quito,Ecuador |
| 20:00 UTC+0 | Match report – Sofascore | Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
v Guatemala| 1 July 2025 (2025-07-01)Friendly | Ecuador | 1–0 | Guatemala | Quito,Ecuador |
| 16:00 UTC−5 | Espinales 23' | Report | Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
v Uruguay| 12 July2025 Copa América Femenina | Ecuador | 2–2 | Uruguay | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00 | Report (WEB)Report (CONMEBOL) |
| Stadium:Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Daiane Muniz (Brazil) |
v Ecuador| 15 July2025 Copa América Femenina | Peru | 1–3 | Ecuador | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00 |
| Report (WEB)Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium:Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee:Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
v Ecuador| 21 July2025 Copa América | Chile | 2–1 | Ecuador | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00 (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay) |
v Argentina| 24 JulyCopa América GS | Ecuador | 0–2 | Argentina | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00ECT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium:Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia) |
v Ecuador| 24 October2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Bolivia | 0–4 | Ecuador | El Alto, Bolivia |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium:El Alto Municipal Stadium Referee:Anahí Fernández (Uruguay) |
v Colombia| 28 October2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Ecuador | 1–2 | Colombia | Quito, Ecuador |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | Bolaños 52' (pen.) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay) |
v Venezuela| 28 November2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Ecuador | v | Venezuela | Quito, Ecuador |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
v Ecuador| 2 December2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Uruguay | v | Ecuador | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 18:00 UTC−3 | Stadium:Estadio Alfredo Victor Viera |
v Peru| 18 April2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Ecuador | v | Peru | Quito, Ecuador |
| Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
v Argentina| 9 June2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Ecuador | v | Argentina | Quito, Ecuador |
| Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
Updated as 26/01/2024
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Eduardo Moscoso | |
| Assistant coach | Mohammed Rodríguez | |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Joselyn Semenyo | |
| Fitness coach |  Cédric Sánchez |
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Emily Lima (2019–2022)Andres Usme (2022–2024)Eduardo Moscoso (2024-)| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1GK | Kathya Mendoza | (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (age 24) | Independiente del Valle | |||
| 1GK | Andrea Morán | (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 (age 26) | Ferro Carril Oeste | |||
| 1GK | Liceth Suárez | (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (age 29) | LDU Quito | |||
| 2DF | Justine Cuadra | (1998-08-17)17 August 1998 (age 27) | Barcelona | |||
| 2DF | Fiorella Pico | (2007-06-10)10 June 2007 (age 18) | Independiente del Valle | |||
| 2DF | Mayerli Rodríguez | (2001-12-26)26 December 2001 (age 23) | Independiente del Valle | |||
| 2DF | Lia Rodríguez | – | Barcelona | |||
| 3MF | Manoly Baquerizo | (1998-12-15)15 December 1998 (age 26) |  Granada | |||
| 3MF | Kerlly Real | (1998-11-07)7 November 1998 (age 27) |  Parma | |||
| 3MF | Milagro Barahona | (2002-06-20)20 June 2002 (age 23) | Universidad Católica | |||
| 3MF | Evelyn Burgos | (2007-04-19)19 April 2007 (age 18) | Independiente del Valle | |||
| 3MF | Jessy Caicedo | (1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (age 26) | Independiente del Valle | |||
| 3MF | Noemí Camacho | (2007-04-10)10 April 2007 (age 18) | Universidad Católica | |||
| 3MF | Stefany Cedeño | (2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (age 25) | Atlético Nacional | |||
| 3MF | Caprice Chiuchiolo | (2007-04-17)17 April 2007 (age 18) |  GCU | |||
| 3MF | Karen Litardo | (2005-08-18)18 August 2005 (age 20) | Universidad Católica | |||
| 3MF | Ingrid Pianda | (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (age 21) | Universidad Católica | |||
| 4FW | Nicole Charcopa | (2000-04-01)1 April 2000 (age 25) | Independiente del Valle | |||
| 4FW | Emily Arias | (2003-03-16)16 March 2003 (age 22) | América Mineiro | |||
| 4FW | Nayely Bolaños | (2003-02-25)25 February 2003 (age 22) |  UNAM | |||
| 4FW | Karen Flores | (2001-07-24)24 July 2001 (age 24) | Atlas | |||
| 4FW | Doménica Rodríguez | (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (age 26) | Santos Laguna | |||
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Melanie Gutiérrez | (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (age 31) | LDU Quito | v. El Salvador,22 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Samanta Avilés | (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (age 26) | Barcelona [es] | v. El Salvador,22 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Analiz Zambrano | (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (age 23) | - | - | Atlético Nacional | v. Costa Rica,8 April 2025 |
| DF | Ariana Lomas | (2002-01-17)17 January 2002 (age 23) | - | - | LDU Quito | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| DF | Ligia Moreira | (1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (age 33) | - | - | Alba Fundación | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| DF | Danna Pesántez | (2003-08-29)29 August 2003 (age 22) | - | - | Querétaro | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| MF | Ashley Reyes | (2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (age 21) | Buffalo Bulls | v. El Salvador,22 February 2025 | ||
| MF | Geomara Arreaga | - | - | Barcelona SC | v. Costa Rica,8 April 2025 | |
| MF | Maylin Arreaga | (2000-04-22)22 April 2000 (age 25) | - | - | Barcelona | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| MF | Rosa Flores | (2006-06-26)26 June 2006 (age 19) | - | - | LDU Quito | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| MF | Joselyn Espinales | (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (age 26) | - | - | Palmeiras | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| MF | Jessy Caicedo | (1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (age 26) | - | - | Ñañas | v. Argentina,24 July 2025 |
| FW | Yaritza Valencia | (2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (age 21) | Independiente del Valle [fr] | v. El Salvador,22 February 2025 | ||
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*Active players inbold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.
Most capped players[edit]
| Top goalscorers[edit]
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| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 2035 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2015 | Group stage | 8 June | Cameroon | L 0–6 | BC Place,Vancouver |
| 12 June | Switzerland | L 1–10 | |||
| 16 June | Japan | L 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium,Winnipeg | ||
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1995 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1998 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 2003 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 2014 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Total | 9/10 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 94 | ||
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||
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| 2007 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | Squad |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 2/6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | |
| Bolivarian Games record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 | Bronze Medal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
 2009 | Silver Medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2013 to present | U-20 Tournament | ||||||
| Total | Silver Medal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
Third place: (1) 2014
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