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| Nickname | La Roja (The Red One)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Sonia Bermúdez | ||
| Captain | Irene Paredes | ||
| Mostcaps | Alexia Putellas (140) | ||
| Top scorer | Jenni Hermoso (57) | ||
| FIFA code | ESP | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 1 1 (7 August 2025)[2] | ||
| Highest | 1 (December 2023 – June 2024, since August 2025) | ||
| Lowest | 21 (June – August 2004; March 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
Unofficial Spain 3–3Portugal  (Murcia, Spain; 21 February 1971) Official  Spain 0–1Portugal (A Guarda, Spain; 5 February 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Spain 17–0Slovenia  (Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 0–8Sweden  (Gandia, Spain; 2 June 1996) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in2015) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2024) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2024) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in1997) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2025) | ||
| Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in2024) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2024) | ||
TheSpain women's national football team, officially known as theSpain national football team (Spanish:Selección Española de Fútbol),[3] has representedSpain in internationalwomen's football competitions since 1981. It is governed by theRoyal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body forfootball in Spain.
Spain are thereigning and one of five national teams to have been crownedworld champions, having qualified three times for theFIFA Women's World Cup and winning the title in2023. They are one of only two countries alongsideGermany, to have won both women's and men's World Cups.[4] Spain became the first nation in the women's game to be the world champions in all three categories (U-17,U-20 andsenior level) at the same time.[5]
At continental level, Spain won the first edition of theUEFA Women's Nations League in2024, becoming the first nation to win both women's and men's competitions.[6][7] They also have qualified five times for theUEFA Women's Championship, reaching the final in2025, lost on penalties.
After underground women's football clubs started appearing in Spain around 1970, one of its instigators,Rafael Muga, decided to create a national team. It was an unofficial project as football was considered an unsuitable sport for women by both theRoyal Spanish Football Federation andNational Movement'sWomen's Section, which organized women's sports inFrancoist Spain. When asked about the initiative in January 1971 RFEF presidentJosé Luis Pérez Payá answered "I'm not against women's football, but I don't like it either. I don't think it's feminine from an aesthetic point of view. Women are not favored wearing shirts and shorts. Any regional dress would fit them better".[8]
One month later, on 21 February 1971, the unofficial Spanish national team, includingConchi Sánchez, who played professionally in theItalian league, made its debut inMurcia'sLa Condomina againstPortugal, ending in a 3–3 draw. The team wasn't allowed to wear RFEF's crest and the referee couldn't wear an official uniform either. On 15 July, with a 5-days delay for transfer issues, it played its first game abroad againstItaly inTurin'sStadio Comunale, suffering an 8–1 defeat. It was then invited to the 2nd edition of unofficial women's world cup (Mundialito 1981), but RFEF forbid them to take part in the competition.[9] Despite these conditions Spain was entrusted hosting the 1972 World Cup. RFEF vetoed the project, and the competition was cancelled and disbanded. The unofficial Spanish team itself broke up shortly after.
After thetransition to democracy in the second half of the decade RFEF finally accepted women's football in November 1980, creating first anational cup and next a national team, which finally made its debut under coachTeodoro Nieto on 5 February 1983 inA Guarda,Pontevedra. The opponent was again Portugal, which defeated Spain 0–1. The team subsequently played 2-leg friendlies againstFrance andSwitzerland drawing with both opponents inAranjuez andBarcelona and losing inPerpignan before it finally clinched its first victory inZürich (0–1).[10] On 27 April 1985 it played its first official match in the1987 European Championship's qualification, losing 1–0 againstHungary. After losing the first four matches Spain defeated Switzerland and drew with Italy to end third. The team also ended in its group's bottom positions in the subsequent1989 and1991 qualifiers. In 1988 Nieto was replaced as manager byIgnacio Quereda, who went on to coach the team for the next 27 years. Years later Nieto would confess (in the bookEl fútbol femenino en 20 toques byDavid Menayo): "There was never love or support from the Federation towards those women football players"
Teodoro Nieto left International Footballer Conchi Sanchez (Amancio) out of the Spanish team even though the player was the first Captain during the 70s and was winning championships in Italy.[citation needed]
The1995 Euro qualifying marked an improvement as Spain ended 2nd, one point fromEngland, which qualified for the final tournament. In these qualifiers Spain attained its biggest victory to date, a 17–0 overSlovenia. In the1997 Euro qualifying it made a weaker performance, including a record 0–8 loss againstSweden inGandia, but the European Championship was expanded to eight teams and Spain still made it to the repechage, where it defeated England on a 3–2 aggregate to qualify for the competition for the first time. In the first stage the team drew 1–1 against France, lost 0–1 against host Sweden, and beat 1–0Russia to qualify on goal average over France to the semifinals, where it was defeated 2–1 by Italy. All three goals were scored byÁngeles Parejo.
This success was followed by a long series of unsuccessful qualifiers. In the1999 World Cup qualifying round, Spain ended last for the first time, not winning a single game. In the2001 Euro's qualifiers, it made it to the repechage, where it suffered a 3–10 aggregate defeat againstDenmark. In the2003 World Cup qualifying stage, it again ended last despite starting with a 6–1 win overIceland. In the2005 Euro's qualifiers, where a 9–1 win overBelgium was followed by a 5-game non-scoring streak, it ended 3rd behind Denmark andNorway. In the2007 World Cup qualifying round, the team again ended 3rd behind Denmark andFinland despite earning 7 more points.
In the2009 Euro qualifiers, Spain made its best performance since the 1995 qualifiers, narrowly missing qualification as England clinched the top position by overcoming a 2–0 in the final match's second half. Spain had to play the repechage, where it lost both games against theNetherlands. In the2011 World Cup, Spain again ended 2nd, with no repechage, after England again overcame a half-time 2–0 in their second confrontation.[11]
Spain finally achieved a place in the final stage of a European Championship, having qualified for theUEFA Women's Euro 2013 after beatingScotland in the qualifiers playoff.[12] In the group stage, a win overEngland and a draw againstRussia was enough to qualify for the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by Norway.
Two years later, Spain qualified for the first time ever to aWorld Cup, winning nine of its ten matches of the qualifying round. In the group stage of the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, however, their campaign ended up being a disaster. Spain managed only a 1–1 draw into the weakest team in the group,Costa Rica, before losing 0–1 toBrazil. In their last match withSouth Korea, they lost 1–2 after an initial lead, becoming the worst European team in the tournament. After the World Cup, the 23 players on the roster issued a collective statement for the end of Ignacio Quereda's reign as head coach.[13] Later that summer, Quereda stepped down and was replaced byJorge Vilda, who had previously coached theU-19 team and was on the shortlist for the2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year.[14][15]Spain qualified for theUEFA Women's Euro 2017 by winning all its matches and finishing 11 points ahead of the second-placed team.In 2017 the national team participated for the first time in theAlgarve Cup winning the tournament.[16]However, its performance in theUEFA Women's Euro 2017 was very disappointing: only one match won (againstPortugal, the worst ranked team in Euro), two defeats againstEngland (0–2) andScotland (0–1) in the group stage. Nevertheless, Spain advanced to the quarterfinals, at which point it lost againstAustria in a match finishing 0–0 after extra time and then 3–5 in a penalty shoot-out. The national football team was therefore eliminated after more than 345 minutes without scoring a single goal.
At the2019 Women's World Cup, Spain were inGroup B withChina PR,South Africa, andGermany. They finished second in the group to progress to theknockout stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history.[17] However, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 by the eventual championsUnited States.
In October 2019, the federation announced the creation ofEspaña Promesas (essentially Spain B), a team for players too old for younger age groups but not in the latest full squad, to provide training and occasional match experience for those in consideration for the future,[18] that was later reconverted and renamed Spain under-23.
Spain broke into the top 10 of theFIFA World Rankings in the early 2020s, while their players won all the categories of theUEFA awards, the first time from a single nation in 2021.
Spain qualified for theUEFA Women's Euro 2022 undefeated and assembled what would be the strongest ever Spanish team in history, and was ranked among the top contenders for the title.[19] However, just before the tournament began, Spain suffered two big blows, with bothJennifer Hermoso andAlexia Putellas withdrew due to sustaining injury. Without the two taliswomen in the squad, Spain failed to perform at full expectation in the tournament and only reached the quarter-finals in second place after Germany. Spain then performed well against England, even took the lead in 54' byEsther González, but conceded a late equalizer byElla Toone beforeGeorgia Stanway crushed Spain's hope to win a major European title in extra time.[20]
In September 2022, fifteen players sent an email removing themselves from national team consideration.[21] Seven players who did not sign the letter claimed they were pressured by their club,Real Madrid, not to do so, a claim the club denied. The initial player complaints included poor quality of training under Vilda and his staff compared to their club environment, a lack of tactical preparation for matches, and claims of a controlling environment in which players would be frequently questioned about their whereabouts and shopping purchases. By April 2023, many of the players had entered talks with the federation.[22]
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At the2023 World Cup, La Roja finished second inGroup C.[23] Spain then defeatedSwitzerland, theNetherlands andSweden in the knockout stages to reach their first World Cup final.[24][25] This Women's World Cup was also the first in which Spain reached a semi-final.[26] Spain eventually won, winning their first World Cup title, by defeatingEngland 1–0 in thefinal thanks to a goal fromOlga Carmona.[27]
During the trophy ceremony, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) PresidentLuis Rubiales kissed Spain playerJenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent.[28] Five days after winning the World Cup, 81 players (including the tournament squad) announced they would refuse to play for Spain until the leadership of the RFEF changed due to theRubiales affair.[28]
During the subsequent aftermath, The RFEF dropped the word "women" from the official title. Both men and women's teams now go by the gender neutral name "Seleccion Espanola de Futbol". The logo and the branding of both teams were also aligned. Each team has one star over the logo in honour of them winning a world cup each.[3] In a quote, the then interim president Pedro Rocha said:
"Beyond a symbolic step, we want it to imply a change in concept, and the recognition that football is football, practiced by whoever practices it… We do not need, on any medium, to differentiate the brands of both teams; Depending on the context, depending on the images that accompany the logo, it is perfectly understood whether we are referring to our champions or our champions"
With the creation of theUEFA Women's Nations League, Spain entered the competition in League A and as one of the heavy favorites to win it. After dominant wins against another one of the favorites Sweden, Spain topped their group and qualified to the final four of the competition. In the semifinals, Spain defeated the Netherlands 3–0 to advance to the first ever final and second final in their history. At the Nations League final, Spain faced France, a team La Roja had never beaten prior to their meeting. In a game controlled completely by La Roja, Spain defeated France for the very first time with a 2–0 score, thus claiming their second ever international trophy and becoming the first champions of the UEFA Nations League. Spain qualified their first ever team for the women's football tournament at the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[29] Spain finished atop Group C, winning all three of their group matches and accumulating nine points.[30]
In the quarter-final against Colombia, Spain netted two late-game goals to made it 2–2. The match was ultimately decided via penalty shoot-out, in which Spain defeated Colombia 4–2.[31] Despite being regarded as favorites to win the gold medal, Spain was defeated by Brazil in a match that was widely characterized as an upset.[32][33][34] Publications took note of Brazil's dominance and Spain's lapses in defense.[35] Spain were ultimately defeated by Germany in the bronze medal match as a result of the national team conceding a penalty kick, and missing one of their own in second-half stoppage time.[36] Their inability to earn a medal was described as an underperformance.[37]
The Spanish women’s national team delivered an outstanding performance atEuro 2025, marked by collective cohesion and structural solidity. Maintaining a clear identity based on ball possession, quick circulation, and high pressing, Spain dominated most of its matches and reached the tournament final for the first time after eliminating established powerhouses. The team displayed strong attacking efficiency during thegroup stage, yet the penalty shootout loss toEngland exposed a certain lack of clinical finishing and emotional control in decisive moments. Overall, Spain’s campaign confirmed its status as a technical and tactical benchmark in European women’s football, while still leaving room to improve competitiveness under maximum pressure.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
v
South Korea| 29 NovemberFriendly | Spain | 5–0 | South Korea | Cartagena |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 8,660 Referee:Kirsty Dowle (England) |
v Spain| 3 DecemberFriendly | France | 2–4 | Spain | Nice |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium:Stade de Nice Attendance: 6,233 Referee:Ionela Peşu (Romania) |
v
Belgium| 21 February2025 Nations League | Spain | 3–2 | Belgium | València |
| 18:45 |
| Report | Stadium:Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 9,369 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark) |
v Spain| 26 February2025 Nations League | England | 1–0 | Spain | London |
| 20:00 | Park 33' | Report | Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 46,550 Referee:Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
v Spain| 4 April2025 Nations League | Portugal | 2–4 | Spain | Paços de Ferreira |
| 19:45 | Amado 27' Costa 56' (pen.) | Report | Guijarro 25' Aleixandri 40'Pina 43'Esther 89' | Stadium:Estádio Capital do Móvel Attendance: 5,225 Referee:Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
v Portugal| 8 April2025 Nations League | Spain | 7–1 | Portugal | Vigo |
| 19:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 15,526 Referee:Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
v Spain| 30 May2025 Nations League | Belgium | 1–5 | Spain | Leuven |
| 20:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Den Dreef Attendance: 8,054 Referee:Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
v England| 3 June2025 Nations League | Spain | 2–1 | England | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:00 | Pina 60',70' | Report | Russo 22' | Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,107 Referee:Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
v
Japan| 27 JuneFriendly | Spain | 3–1 | Japan | Leganés |
| 21:00 | Pina 44' López 66'del Castillo 88' | Tanaka 30' | Stadium:Butarque Attendance: 9,458 Referee:Milica Milovanović (Serbia) |
v Portugal| 3 JulyEuro 2025 GS | Spain | 5–0 | Portugal | Bern, Switzerland |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,520 Referee:Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
v Belgium| 7 JulyEuro 2025 GS | Spain | 6–2 | Belgium | Thun, Switzerland |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Arena Thun Attendance: 7,961 Referee:Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
v Spain| 11 JulyEuro 2025 GS | Italy | 1–3 | Spain | Bern, Switzerland |
| 21:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,644 Referee:Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
v
Switzerland| 18 JulyEuro 2025 QF | Spain | 2–0 | Switzerland | Bern |
| 21:00 |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,734 Referee:Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy) |
v Spain| 23 JulyEuro 2025 SF | Germany | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Spain | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 21:00 | Report | Bonmatí 113' | Stadium:Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 22,432 Referee:Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
v Spain| 27 JulyEuro 2025 Final | England | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1p) | Spain | Basel, Switzerland |
| 18:00BST | Russo 57' | Report | Caldentey 25' | Stadium:St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,203 Referee:Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
v Sweden| 24 October2025 Nations League SF | Spain | 4–0 | Sweden | Málaga |
| 20:00 | Putellas 11',35' Pina 32',90+3' | Report | Stadium:La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,929 Referee:Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
v Spain| 28 October2025 Nations League SF | Sweden | 0–1 (0–5agg.) | Spain | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Report | Putellas 74' | Stadium:Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 15,873 Referee:Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
v Spain| 28 November2025 Nations League Final | Germany | v | Spain | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:30 | Stadium:Fritz-Walter-Stadion |
v Germany| 2 December2025 Nations League Final | Spain | v | Germany | Madrid |
| 18:30 | Stadium:Metropolitano Stadium |
v
Iceland| 3 MarchWorld Cup 2027 qualifying | Spain | v | Iceland |
v Spain| 7 MarchWorld Cup 2027 qualifying | Ukraine | v | Spain |
v Spain| 14 AprilWorld Cup 2027 qualifying | England | v | Spain | London, England |
| Stadium:Wembley Stadium |
v Ukraine| 18 AprilWorld Cup 2027 qualifying | Spain | v | Ukraine |
Current personnel[edit]
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The following players were called up for the2025 UEFA Women's Nations League finals againstGermany on 28 November and 2 December 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1GK | Cata Coll | (2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (age 24) | 32 | 0 | Barcelona | |
| 1GK | Adriana Nanclares | (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| 1GK | Eunate Astralaga | (2005-11-30)30 November 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | SD Eibar | |
| 2DF | Irene Paredes(captain) | (1991-07-04)4 July 1991 (age 34) | 123 | 14 | Barcelona | |
| 2DF | Ona Batlle | (1999-06-10)10 June 1999 (age 26) | 69 | 2 | Barcelona | |
| 2DF | Leila Ouahabi | (1993-03-22)22 March 1993 (age 32) | 66 | 1 | Manchester City | |
| 2DF | Olga Carmona(3rd captain) | (2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (age 25) | 63 | 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2DF | Mapi León | (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (age 30) | 56 | 1 | Barcelona | |
| 2DF | Laia Aleixandri | (2000-08-25)25 August 2000 (age 25) | 48 | 3 | Barcelona | |
| 2DF | María Méndez | (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (age 24) | 18 | 2 | Real Madrid | |
| 2DF | Jana Fernández | (2002-02-18)18 February 2002 (age 23) | 12 | 0 | London City Lionesses | |
| 3MF | Alexia Putellas(vice-captain) | (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (age 31) | 140 | 40 | Barcelona | |
| 3MF | Aitana Bonmatí(5th captain) | (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (age 27) | 86 | 31 | Barcelona | |
| 3MF | Athenea del Castillo | (2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (age 25) | 66 | 18 | Real Madrid | |
| 3MF | Eva Navarro | (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (age 24) | 28 | 5 | Real Madrid | |
| 3MF | Vicky López | (2006-07-26)26 July 2006 (age 19) | 16 | 4 | Barcelona | |
| 3MF | Fiamma Benítez | (2004-06-19)19 June 2004 (age 21) | 9 | 2 | Atlético Madrid | |
| 3MF | Clara Serrajordi | (2007-12-07)7 December 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Barcelona | |
| 4FW | Jenni Hermoso | (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (age 35) | 124 | 57 |  Tigres UANL | |
| 4FW | Mariona Caldentey(4th captain) | (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 (age 29) | 97 | 31 | Arsenal | |
| 4FW | Esther González | (1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (age 32) | 57 | 37 |  Gotham FC | |
| 4FW | Alba Redondo | (1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (age 29) | 44 | 16 | Real Madrid | |
| 4FW | Clàudia Pina | (2001-08-12)12 August 2001 (age 24) | 23 | 11 | Barcelona | |
| 4FW | Cristina Martín-Prieto | (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (age 32) | 9 | 3 | Benfica | |
| 4FW | Edna Imade | (2000-10-05)5 October 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Real Sociedad | |
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 |
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| GK | Esther Sullastres | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (age 32) | 1 | 0 | Sevilla | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| DF | Lucía Corrales | (2005-11-24)24 November 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | London City Lionesses | v. Sweden, 28 October 2025 |
| DF | Sheila García | (1997-03-15)15 March 1997 (age 28) | 23 | 1 | Real Madrid | v. England, 3 June 2025 |
| DF | Laia Codina | (2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (age 25) | 23 | 2 | Arsenal | v. Belgium, 30 May 2025 |
| DF | Silvia Lloris | (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Madrid | v. Portugal, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Berta PujadasPRE | (2000-04-09)9 April 2000 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Levante Badalona | v. Portugal, 4 April 2025 |
| MF | Patricia GuijarroINJ | (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 (age 27) | 75 | 13 | Barcelona | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Maite Zubieta | (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Maite OrozINJ | (1998-03-25)25 March 1998 (age 27) | 15 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | v. England, 26 February 2025 |
| MF | Teresa AbelleiraINJ | (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (age 25) | 44 | 3 | Real Madrid | v. Belgium, 21 February 2025 |
| FW | Salma ParallueloINJ | (2003-11-13)13 November 2003 (age 22) | 44 | 15 | Barcelona | v. Sweden, 24 October 2025 |
| FW | Lucía García | (1998-07-14)14 July 1998 (age 27) | 58 | 13 | Monterrey | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| FW | Macarena Portales | (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Levante Badalona | v. Portugal, 8 April 2025 |
| FW | Amaiur SarriegiPRE | (2000-12-13)13 December 2000 (age 24) | 20 | 13 | Atlético Madrid | v. Belgium, 21 February 2025 |
| FW | Bruna Vilamala | (2002-06-04)4 June 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 1 | América | v. France, 3 December 2024 |
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Most caps[edit]
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| # | Name | Career | Clean sheets | Caps | Average | Goals conceded | Ratio |
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| 1 | Sandra Paños | 2012–2022 | 26 | 55 | 47.27% | 31 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Lola Gallardo | 2013–2022 | 21 | 38 | 55.26% | 20 | 0.53 |
| 3 | Ainhoa Tirapu | 2007–2015 | 20 | 46 | 43.48% | 38 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Misa Rodríguez | 2021– | 13 | 24 | 54.17% | 19 | 0.79 |
| Cata Coll | 2023– | 32 | 40.63% | 27 | 0.84 | ||
| Roser Serra | 1991–1998 | 33 | 39.39% | 36 | 1.09 | ||
| 7 | Elixabete Capa | 1998–2005 | 4 | 26 | 15.38% | 29 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Lucía Muñoz Mendoza | 2005–2006 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 14 | 1.75 |
| Ana Ruiz Mitxelena | 1984–1988 | 15 | 20% | 13 | 0.87 | ||
| 10 | Enith Salón | 2022–2023 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Maríatxi Sánchez | 2006–2007 | ||||||
| Adriana Nanclares | 2024– | 5 | 40% | 5 | 1 |
Clean Sheets: Goalkeeper must play at least 60 minutes to obtain the points of a clean sheet.
Average: percentage of clean sheets achieved per game
Ratio: goals conceded per game
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| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 | Did not qualify | 1991 UEFA Women's Championship | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | |||||||||
 2015 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
 2019 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
  2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
  2031 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 3/12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 55 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 189 | 43 | |
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pos. | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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| 2024 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2028 | To be determined | |||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
.svg) 1984 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
 1987 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | – | |||||||||
| 1989 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | – | ||
| 2001 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | – | |||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
 2009 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 14 | |||
 2017 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 |  [a] | 1st | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 5/14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 90 | 42 | 18 | 30 | 242 | 107 | 1st | ||
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| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 4 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | | 1st |  2024 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | A | 3 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | | 3rd | 2025 | TBD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 1st and 3rd | Total | 1 Title | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
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| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| Year | Tournament | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1992 |  Grand Hotel Varna Tournament | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1993 |  Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Tarragona | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | Grand Hotel Varna Tournament | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 1996 |  Women's Tournament Slovakia | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 |  Torneo Internacional de Maspalomas | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Algarve Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 |  Cyprus Cup | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Algarve Cup | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | SheBelieves Cup | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Arnold Clark Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Cup of Nations | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Competition | Stage | Result home, away | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–2, 0–1 |  Hungary | 3 / 4 | Prieto |
| 0–2, 0–3 | Switzerland | Y. García,V. Hernández (2) | |||
| 2–3, 1–1 | Italy | Y. García,V. Hernández,Prieto | |||
| 1989 EC QS | Regular stage | 1–0, 1–1 |  Bulgaria | 4 / 5 | Artola,V. Hernández |
| 0–2, 1–0 |  Czechoslovakia | ||||
| 1–0, 1–0 | Belgium | Artola | |||
| 1–3, 0–0 | France | Artola | |||
| 1991 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 2–1 | Switzerland | 4 / 4 | Parejo |
| 1–3, 5–0 | Denmark | Bakero | |||
| 0–0, 3–1 | Italy | Artola | |||
| 1993 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–4, 1–1 | Sweden | 2 / 3 | Prieto |
| 0–1, 0–1 |  Republic of Ireland | Bakero | |||
| 1995 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–0, 4–0 | Belgium | 2 / 4 | Pascual (2),Bakero + 1 o.g. |
| 0–0, 0–0 | England | ||||
| 17–0, 0–8 | Slovenia | Prieto (9),Bakero (4),M. González (3),R. Castillo (2),B. García (2),Pascual (2),Sirgo (2) + 1 o.g. | |||
| 1997 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–1, 2–0 | Denmark | 3 / 4 | |
| 5–1, 2–2 |  Romania | Prieto (4),Cano,R. Castillo,Torras | |||
| 0–8, 1–1 | Sweden | Prieto | |||
| Repechage | 2–1, 1–1 | England | 1 / 2 | Prieto (2),Mateos | |
| 1997 Euro | Group stage | 1–1 | France | 2 / 4 | Parejo |
| 0–1 | Sweden | ||||
| 1–0 |  Russia | Parejo | |||
| Semifinals | 1–2 | Italy | 4 / 8 | Parejo | |
| 1999 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 1–2, 2–1 |  Ukraine | 4 / 4 | Mateos,Torras |
| 1–2, 3–1 | Sweden | Mateos,Prieto | |||
| 0–0, 1–1 | Iceland | Prieto | |||
| Promotion | 4–1, 0–3 |  Scotland | 1 / 2 | Monforte (2),Auxi,Cabezón,Gimbert,Marco,Mateos | |
| 2001 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 2–5, 7–0 | Sweden | 3 / 4 | Mateos,Rodríguez |
| 1–2, 1–0 | France | Mateos | |||
| 1–1, 1–2 | Netherlands | Fuentes,Gimbert,Moreno | |||
| Repechage | 1–6, 4–2 | Denmark | 2 / 2 | Cabezón,Gimbert,Mateos | |
| 2003 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 6–1, 3–0 | Iceland | 4 / 4 | Auxi (2),del Río (2),Ferreira,Gimbert |
| 2–1, 2–0 | Russia | Auxi,del Río | |||
| 0–1, 3–0 |  Italy | ||||
| Promotion | Cancelled | Hungary | – | ||
| 2005 EC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 0–0, 0–1 | Netherlands | 3 / 5 | Del Río |
| 0–2, 2–0 | Norway | ||||
| 9–1, 2–0 | Belgium | Del Río (5),Vázquez (2),Castillo,Gurrutxaga | |||
| 0–1, 2–0 | Denmark | ||||
| 2007 WC QS | Regular stage (Class A) | 7–0, 3–2 |  Poland | 3 / 5 | Del Río (2) |
| 0–0, 0–1 | Finland | Cabezón | |||
| 3–2, 2–4 | Belgium | Adriana (2),Cabezón,Gimbert,Gurrutxaga,Del Río + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2–2, 5–0 | Denmark | Adriana,Vilanova | |||
| 2009 EC QS | Regular stage | 6–1, 0–3 |  Belarus | 2 / 5 | Vázquez (3),Romero (2),Auxi,Azagra,Cuesta,Pérez |
| 4–1, 2–2 | Czech Republic | Boquete (2),Adriana,Gimbert,Torrejón,Vilanova | |||
| 2–2, 1–0 | England | Bermúdez,Boquete | |||
| 4–0, 0–3 |  Northern Ireland | Vázquez (2),Bermúdez,Boquete,R. García,Del Río,Vilas | |||
| Repechage | 0–2, 2–0 | Netherlands | 2 / 2 | ||
| 2011 WC QS | Regular stage | 9–0, 0–13 |  Malta | 3 / 5 | Adriana (8),Bermúdez (3),Boquete (3),Romero (3),Ibarra (2),Casado,Meseguer + 1 o.g. |
| 2–0, 0–1 |  Austria | Adriana (2),Bermúdez | |||
| 5–1, 0–5 |  Turkey | Adriana (5),Bermúdez (2),Boquete,Olabarrieta,Torrejón | |||
| 2–2, 1–0 | England | Adriana,Bermúdez | |||
| 2013 EC QS | Regular stage | 4–0, 1–10 | Turkey | 2 / 6 | Adriana (4),Boquete (3),Bermúdez (2),Borja,Corredera,Olabarrieta,Vilas + 1 o.g. |
| 3–2, 4–3 | Switzerland | Adriana (2),Boquete (2),R. García,Vilas | |||
| 13–0, 0–4 |  Kazakhstan | Vilas (7),Bermúdez (3),Boquete (2),Borja (2),Adriana,Meseguer,Torrejón | |||
| 0–0, 0–4 | Romania | Boquete (2),Adriana,Bermúdez | |||
| 2–2, 5–0 | Germany | Boquete,Romero | |||
| Repechage | 3–2, 1–1 | Scotland | 1 / 2 | Adriana (2),Boquete,Meseguer | |
| 2013 Euro | Group stage | 3–2 | England | 2 / 4 | Boquete,Hermoso,Putellas |
| 0–1 | France | ||||
| 1–1 | Russia | Boquete | |||
| Quarter-finals | 1–3 | Norway | 7 / 8 | Hermoso | |
| 2015 WC QS | Regular stage | 6–0, 0–5 |  Estonia | 1 / 6 | Natalia (3),Bermúdez (2),Vicky (2),Hermoso (2),Torrejón,Paredes |
| 2–0, 0–0 | Italy | Bermúdez,Natalia | |||
| 1–0, 0–2 | Romania | Natalia (2),R. García | |||
| 3–2, 0–1 | Czech Republic | Bermúdez (2),Boquete,Corredera | |||
| 12–0, 0–10 |  Macedonia | Natalia (6),Bermúdez (5),Hermoso (5),Boquete (2),Calderón (2),Losada,Torrejón | |||
| 2015 World Cup | Group stage | 1–1 | Costa Rica | 4 / 4 | Losada |
| 0–1 | Brazil | ||||
| 1–2 | South Korea | Boquete | |||
| 2017 EC QS | Regular stage | 5–0, 1–2 | Finland | 1 / 5 | Paredes (2),Hermoso,Putellas,Sampedro,Torrecilla,Torrejón |
| 3–0, 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | Boquete (2),Hermoso (2),Losada, + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2–0, 1–4 | Portugal | Bermúdez,Boquete,Losada,Putellas,Sampedro,Torrecilla | |||
| 13–0, 0–7 |  Montenegro | Boquete (5),Bermúdez (5),Losada (3),Putellas (2),Sampedro (2),Corredera,Hermoso,Torrecilla | |||
| 2017 Euro | Group stage | 2–0 | Portugal | 2 / 4 | Losada,Sampedro |
| 0–2 | England | ||||
| 0–1 | Scotland | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 0–0 | Austria | 8 / 8 | ||
| 2019 WC QS | Regular stage | 2–0, 0–6 |  Israel | 1 / 5 | Hermoso (2),Paredes (2),Latorre,Putellas,Sampedro,Vilas |
| 3–0, 1–2 |  Serbia | Hermoso (3),Guijarro,Sampedro | |||
| 4–0, 0–1 | Austria | Guijarro,Paredes,Putellas,Torrecilla | |||
| 5–1, 0–2 | Finland | Corredera (2),O. García,Hermoso,Nahikari,Paredes + 1 o.g. | |||
| 2019 World Cup | Group stage | 3–1 |  South Africa | 2 / 4 | Hermoso (2),L. García |
| 0–1 | Germany | ||||
| 0–0 | China | ||||
| Eighth-finals | 1–2 | United States | 11 / 16 | Hermoso | |
| 2021 EC QS | Regular stage | 4–0, 0–13 |  Azerbaijan | 1 / 5 | González (5),Hermoso (5),Bonmatí (2),Caldentey,Eizagirre,Guijarro,Navarro,Torrecilla |
| 4–0, 1–5 | Czech Republic | Bonmatí (2),Caldentey,González,Guijarro,Hermoso,Paredes,Putellas + 1 o.g. | |||
| 10–0, 0–9 |  Moldova | Caldentey (4),Hermoso (4),Bonmatí (2),L. García (2),Guijarro (2),Navarro,Putellas,Redondo + 2 o.g. | |||
| 3–0, 0–0 | Poland | González (2),León | |||
| 2022 Euro | Group stage | 4–1 | Finland | 2 / 4 | Bonmatí,Caldentey,L. García,Paredes |
| 0–2 | Germany | ||||
| 1–0 | Denmark | Cardona | |||
| Quarter-finals | 1–2 | England | 6 / 8 | González | |
| 2023 WC QS | Regular stage | 12–0, 0–10 |  Faroe Islands | 1 / 5 | Sarriegi (5),Caldentey (4),González (4),Bonmatí (2),Putellas (2),Aleixandri,L. García,Guerrero,Guijarro,Redondo |
| 3–0, 0–7 | Hungary | Caldentey (2),González (2),Sarriegi (2),del Castillo | |||
| 5–0, 0–6 | Ukraine | Sarriegi (2),Eizagirre,Putellas,Redondo + 1 o.g. | |||
| 8–0, 0–2 | Scotland | Hermoso (3),Bonmatí (2),Caldentey (2),Sarriegi (2),Putellas | |||
| 2023 World Cup | Group stage | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 2 / 4 | Bonmatí,González + 1 o.g. |
| 5–0 |  Zambia | Hermoso (2),Redondo (2),Abelleira | |||
| 0–4 | Japan | ||||
| Eighth-finals | 5–1 | Switzerland | 1/16 | Bonmatí (2),Codina,Hermoso,Redondo | |
| Quarter-final | 2–1 | Netherlands | Caldentey,Paralluelo | ||
| Semi-final | 2–1 | Sweden | Carmona,Paralluelo | ||
| Final | 1–0 | England | Carmona | ||
| 2023–24 NL | League A | 5–3, 2–3 | Sweden | 1 / 4 | Caldentey (3),del Castillo (2),Benítez,Navarro,Paralluelo |
| 5–0, 1–7 | Switzerland | Bonmatí (2),del Castillo (2),Oroz (2),Putellas (2),Gabarro,L. García,Hernández,Méndez | |||
| 2–3, 0–1 | Italy | del Castillo,González,Hermoso | |||
| Semi-final | 3–0 | Netherlands | 1 / 4 | Batlle,Bonmatí,Hermoso | |
| Final | 2–0 | France | Bonmatí,Caldentey | ||
| 2025 EC QS | Regular stage | 0–7, 2–0 | Belgium | 1 / 4 | Paralluelo (3),González (2),Abelleira,Bonmatí,S. García,Hermoso |
| 3–1, 2–1 | Czech Republic | Bonmatí,Caldentey,Hermoso,Méndez | |||
| 0–2, 3–2 | Denmark | Caldentey,L. García,Hermoso,Paredes,Vilamala | |||
| 2024 Olympic Games | Group stage | 2–1 | Japan | 1 / 4 | Bonmatí,Caldentey |
| 1–0 |  Nigeria | Putellas | |||
| 2–0 | Brazil | del Castillo,Putellas | |||
| Quarter-final | 2–2(4–2p) |  Colombia | 4/8 | Hermoso,Paredes | |
| Semi-final | 2–4 | Brazil | Paralluelo + 1 o.g. | ||
| Bronze Medal match | 0–1 | Germany | |||
| 2025 NL | League A | 3–2, 1–5 | Belgium | 1 / 4 | del Castillo (2),González (2),L. García,Martín-Prieto,Pina,Redondo |
| 2–1, 1–0 | England | Pina (2) | |||
| 7–1, 2–4 | Portugal | Bonmatí (2),González (2),Putellas (2),Aleixandri,Caldentey,Guijarro,Paralluelo,Pina | |||
| Semi-final | 4–0, 0–1 | Sweden | ? / 4 | Putellas (3),Pina | |
| Final | – , – | ||||
| 2025 Euro | Group stage | 5–0 | Portugal | 1 / 4 | González (2),López,Martín-Prieto,Putellas |
| 6–2 | Belgium | Putellas (2),Caldentey,González,Paredes,Pina | |||
| 3–1 | Italy | del Castillo,Guijarro,González | |||
| Quarter-finals | 2–0 | Switzerland | 2 / 8 | del Castillo,Pina | |
| Semi-finals | 1–0 | Germany | Bonmatí | ||
| Final | 1–1 | England | Caldentey |
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