Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg
Association	Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Dan Santos
Most caps	Jessica Birkel (40)
Top scorer	Amy Thompson (17)
FIFA code	LUX
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	117 4 (5 August 2022)
Highest	70 (December 2006)
Lowest	122 (April 2021)
First international
	Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia ; (Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 11–0 Tahiti ; (Molsheim, France; 19 February 2022);
Biggest defeat
	Luxembourg 0–12 Poland ; (Koetschette, Luxembourg; 12 February 2014)

The Luxembourg women's national football team represents Luxembourg in international football.

Luxembourg women's national football team was founded in 2003, and played its first international game in 2006. It have been managed by Dan Santos since 2020.

HistoryEdit

The beginningEdit

Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009. Luxembourg were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Luxembourg finished in second place in the group. Luxembourg failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany.

Results and fixturesEdit

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

2021Edit

17 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	4–0	Luxembourg	Larne, Northern Ireland
	Callaghan 16' Furness 23' Wilson 41' Wade 70'	Report		Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Eleni Antoniou (GRE)

21 September 2021 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	0–10	England	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	De Bruyn 83'	Report	White 12', 17' Parris 27' Greenwood 37', 47' Berscheid 61' (o.g.) Mead 66' Bright 78', 90+1' Daly 90+3' England 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)

22 October 2023 World Cup qualifying	Austria	5–0	Luxembourg	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
	Billa 42', 50' Naschenweng 45+2' Enzinger 66' Puntigam 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus)

26 October 2023 World Cup qualifying	North Macedonia	2–3	Luxembourg	Ohrid, North Macedonia
	Rochi 21' Nikolovska 90'	Report	Marques Abreu 8', 62' Thill 67'	Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori Referee: Nadezhda Gorinova (Russia)

30 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	0–8	Austria	Luxembourg
		Report (UEFA)	Enzinger 16', 17', 23' Billa 27', 62' Dunst 48' Höbinger 60' Zadrazil 68'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

2022Edit

16 February International Friendly	Luxembourg	5–0	Tahiti	Mamer, Luxembourg
	Estevez Garcia 40' Miller 42' Marques Abreu 61' J. Magalhães 75' Thompson 82'	Report (FLF)		Stadium: Stade François Trausch Attendance: 120 Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)

19 February International Friendly	Tahiti	0–11	Luxembourg	Molsheim, France
		Report (FLF)	J. Magalhães 14', 39', 41', 60', 69' Thompson 35' Marques Abreu 45+2', 70' Ludwig 46' Dos Santos 57' De Lemos 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Molsheim

9 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	3–2	Latvia	Bettembourg, Luxembourg
11:00	J. Magalhães 50' Thompson 81', 90+5'	Report (UEFA)	Fedotova 29', 47'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

12 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	2–1	North Macedonia	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
18:00	Thompson 28', 45+1'	Report (UEFA)	Rochi 1'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)

19 June International Friendly	Luxembourg	2–1	Cape Verde	Bettembourg, Luxembourg
19:15	Dos Santos 8' Jorge 15'	Report (FLF) Report (FLF IG)	Varela 7'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 880 Referee: Viki De Cremer (Belgium)

24 June 2023 World Cup qualifying	Latvia	1–0	Luxembourg	Riga, Latvia
17:00		Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Daugava Stadium

28 June International Friendly	Belgium	6–1	Luxembourg	Lier, Belgium
20:00	Vanmechelen 15', 44', 48' Tysiak 45+4', 73' Blom 81'	Report (ESPN)	Jorge 34'	Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Helen Byrne (England)

2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	v	Northern Ireland
		Report (UEFA)

6 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	England	v	Luxembourg
		Report (UEFA)

Coaching staffEdit

Current coaching staffEdit

As of 14 April 2021^[2]

Role	Name
Head coach	Dan Santos
Assistant coach	Cristina Correia
Assistant coach	Séraphin Ribeiro
Goalkeeping coach	Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach	Kevin Rutare
Team delegate	Liz Thill
Team delegate	Sylvie Vidal

Manager historyEdit

Romain Jean (2006–2012)
Ray Pye (2012–2017)
Samy Smaïli (2017–2020)
Dan Santos (2020–)

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were named for the friendlies against Cape Verde on 19 June and Belgium on 29 June, and the 2023 World Cup qualifier against Latvia on 24 June 2022.^[3]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against Belgium on 28 June 2022.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Lucie Schlimé	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 18)	13	0	CeBra
	1GK	Sheila Hoja	(1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 34)	0	0	Bettembourg
	1GK	Joy Jung	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Racing

	2DF	Kimberley Dos Santos	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 24)	23	2	Racing
	2DF	Catherine Have	(1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 26)	19	0	Munsbach
	2DF	Isabel Albert	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 27)	12	0	Munsbach
	2DF	Emma Kremer	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 22)	11	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
	2DF	Sadine Correia	(1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 30)	10	0	Bettembourg
	2DF	Noémie Tiberi	(1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 31)	10	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
	2DF	Jessica Becker	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 22)	9	0	Munsbach
	2DF	Ashley Delgado Do Rosario	(2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 17)	4	1	Young Boys Diekirch
	2DF	Mariana Lourenco Magalhães	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 18)	3	0	Young Boys Diekirch

	3MF	Marta Estevez Garcia	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 25)	24	2	Munsbach
	3MF	Marisa Soares Marques	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 29)	17	0	Mamer 32
	3MF	Laura Miller (captain)	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 20)	15	1	Standard Liège
	3MF	Edina Kocan	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 20)	11	0	Racing
	3MF	Charlotte Schmit	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 16)	6	0	Freiburg
	3MF	Rachel Kirps	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 16)	2	0	FC Saarbrücken

	4FW	Amy Thompson	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 28)	27	17	Mamer 32
	4FW	Julie Marques Abreu	(2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 18)	16	6	Standard Liège
	4FW	Jill De Bruyn^RET	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 28)	14	0	Ell
	4FW	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 18)	11	7	Young Boys Diekirch
	4FW	Kate Thill	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 20)	10	1	Bridgeport Purple Knights
	4FW	Caroline Jorge	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 16)	6	2	Munsbach
	4FW	Kim Olafsson	(1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 23)	5	1	SV Elversberg
Notes ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby ^RET = Retired from the national team ^SUS = Serving suspension ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emma Goetz	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Freiburg	v. North Macedonia, 12 April 2022
GK	Anaïs Weyer	(2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 18)	1	0	Metz	v. Tahiti, 19 February 2022
GK	Catherine Keipes	(1985-07-11) 11 July 1985 (age 37)	13	0	Bettembourg	v. Austria, 30 November 2021
GK	Natascha Kremer	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 24)	0	0	UN Käerjéng 97	v. North Macedonia, 26 October 2021
GK	Lena Krier	(1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 28)	4	0	Bettembourg	v. England, 21 September 2021

DF	Gabriela De Lemos	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 25)	23	5	Racing	v. Tahiti, 19 February 2022
DF	Noémie Raths	(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 32)	19	0	Munsbach	v. Austria, 30 November 2021
DF	Jessica Berscheid	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 25)	24	0	Mamer 32	v. North Macedonia, 26 October 2021
DF	Aldina Dervisevic	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Bettembourg	v. England, 21 September 2021

MF	Kelly Mendes	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 25)	11	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. North Macedonia, 12 April 2022
MF	Lisa Kneip	(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Ell	v. Tahiti, 19 February 2022
MF	Hanna Thill	(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Bettembourg	v. England, 21 September 2021

FW	Martine Schon	(1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 29)	5	0	Wincrange	v. Tahiti, 19 February 2022
FW	Belma Sabotic	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 18)	3	0	Fola Esch	v. Tahiti, 19 February 2022
FW	Nathalie Ludwig	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 26)	2	1	Entente Rosport	v. Tahiti, 19 February 2022
FW	Alexia Magalhães	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Austria, 30 November 2021
FW	Anouchka Besch	(1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 22)	9	0	Bettembourg	v. England, 21 September 2021

RecordsEdit

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 28 June 2022.^[4]

Most capped playersEdit

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Jessica Birkel	40	7	2006–2018
2	Amy Thompson	27	17	2011–
3	Rosangela Settanni	26	3	2006–2013
4	Pascale Frising	25	1	2009–2017
5	Marta Estevez Garcia	24	2	2016–
5	Jessica Berscheid	24	0	2014–
7	Gabriela De Lemos	23	5	2013–
7	Kimberley Dos Santos	23	2	2016–
9	Janine Hansen	21	10	2006–2013
10	Anne Bourg	20	0	2012–2017

Top goalscorersEdit

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Amy Thompson	27	17	2011–
2	Janine Hansen	21	10	2006–2013
3	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	11	7	2021–
3	Jessica Birkel	40	7	2006–2018
5	Karen Marin	12	6	2015–2018
	Julie Marques Abreu	16	6	2019–
	Sophie Maurer	18	6	2009–2016
8	Gabriela De Lemos	23	5	2013–
9	Rosangela Settanni	26	3	2006–2013
10	Cathy Da Silva Sousa	6	2	2018–2019
	Caroline Jorge	6	2	2021–
	Maité Machado Palma	10	2	2016–2019
	Joëlle Leuchter	19	2	2006–2013
	Kimberley Dos Santos	23	2	2016–
	Marta Estevez Garcia	24	2	2016–

Most goals in a match
Player	Date	Goals	Opponent	Location	Competition	Line-up
Joana Lourenco Magalhães	February 19, 2022^[5]	5	Tahiti^[5]	Molsheim, France	International Friendly	Starting

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA Women's World CupEdit

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 to 2007	Did not exist								Did not exist
2011	Did not enter								Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	1	8	-7
2019									3	0	0	3	3	21	-18
2023									To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	1	5	4	29	-25

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's ChampionshipEdit

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984 to 2005	Did not exist								Did not exist
2009	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	5	7	-2
2013									3	1	0	2	4	9	-5
2017									3	1	0	2	4	8	-4
2022	Did not enter								Did not enter
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	1	5	13	24	-11